Chapter 990 — A Conversation in the Yu Family
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In the study, an urgent telephone rang. This was the Yu family's private line; generally only those with intimate ties to the family knew the number, and those who could call it were, apart from members of the Yu family itself, the heads of the great families.
"Hello, this is Yu Shuixing!" Yu Shuixing's train of thought was broken by the ringing; he picked up the phone.
"Shuixing, it's your eldest brother!" Yu Dansen was delighted. News of his imminent breakthrough was naturally to be shared first with his second and third brothers. "Is Bide with you?"
"Eldest Brother!" The moment Yu Shuixing heard Yu Dansen's voice on the line, all the grievance and fury in his heart surged up at once, and when his brother asked after Yu Bide, his heart clenched with pain. "Bide... he... isn't here..."
"Oh, go and fetch him, then. I have good news to tell you two brothers. This is a thrilling moment for our Yu family!" Yu Dansen had not noticed anything off in Yu Shuixing's mood; after all, they were on the phone, and he could not see his brother's face.
"I... I... I can't call him over..." Yu Shuixing sighed, his voice already carrying the hint of a sob. "Eldest Brother, Bide... Bide is dead!"
"Dead? What do you mean?" Yu Dansen was stunned, not quite comprehending. "What's dead? Who's dead?"
"Yu Bide. Our third brother. He's dead!" Yu Shuixing said mournfully. "Eldest Brother, Bide is dead, and he died horribly!"
"What? What did you say! Yu Bide is dead? How did he die?" Yu Dansen's head went blank with a buzz. He had never imagined Yu Bide could die. How bizarre was this? How long had he been away from the Yu family?
And besides, Yu Bide was a cultivator too. Cultivators rarely fell ill, so how could he possibly be dead?
"He was wounded by someone, and then beaten to death by a dog!" Yu Shuixing said, his voice harsh and stern. "Third Brother died horribly! Eldest Brother, you must seek justice for Bide!"
"What did you say? Beaten to death by a dog? Shuixing, do you have a fever? It isn't April Fools' Day either!" Yu Dansen was dumbstruck. "Your third brother is a fine hand of the early Profound rank. Even wounded, how could a dog beat him to death? And with the influence our Yu family holds in the secular world, who would dare lay a hand on one of ours?"
"Eldest Brother, why would I make such things up? Not only was Third Brother beaten to death, Yu Kun was crippled as well!" Yu Shuixing said, weeping. "Eldest Brother, a formidable hand named Wei Zhao has appeared in the secular world. He is very mysterious, and he does not play by any rules at all. He acts without the slightest scruple..."
"Wei Zhao? Never heard of him! What exactly happened? Tell me in detail!" Only now did Yu Dansen truly believe Yu Shuixing's words. Even Yu Kun had been crippled, so this matter was indeed no small thing. The joy Yu Dansen had felt at his impending breakthrough vanished all at once, replaced by utter helplessness.
"Eldest Brother... it's like this..." Yu Shuixing did not dare conceal anything either. He began with the Yu family's putting the fragmentary map up for auction, and recounted the whole course of events to his brother Yu Dansen in detail. After all, the plan to use the fragmentary map to lure out those in the know had been decided together with his eldest brother; this was not Yu Shuixing's fault.
On the other end of the line, Yu Dansen fell silent after hearing Yu Shuixing's account. He had never imagined that such a formidable hand could be hidden at the side of an ordinary merchant! And the strange thing was, he had never heard of this person! Moreover, judging by what Yu Shuixing said, this man was terrifyingly powerful.