Chapter 1719 — A Letter
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Yet although in his heart he too leaned toward killing Wei Zhao and being done with it, he showed nothing on the surface. This was, after all, a major matter, and he could not decide it lightly. What he weighed was the overall interest of the hidden Yu Family. If in dealing with Wei Zhao they drew impeachment from the Hidden Clan Arbitration Association, the loss would far outweigh the gain!
So Yu Xiaochen drove straight up the mountain to seek out his father, intending to discuss with him how this matter should be handled!
On the mountain, it was still Yu Yi who led Yu Xiaochen into the place where the Yu Family's ancestral elder cultivated.
"Xiaochen is here." The Yu Family ancestral elder glanced at Yu Xiaochen and nodded.
"Father, Yu Huoxing came to see me just now... He wants our hidden Yu Family to stand up for them..." Yu Xiaochen said.
"Mm, I already know all about this. It's all because of that Wei Zhao, isn't it." The Yu Family ancestral elder nodded and said mildly, "But first, read this letter before we go on!"
"Oh? What letter?" Yu Xiaochen was slightly taken aback. He was not surprised that his father knew what was happening outside, for although Yu Xiaochen could be said to hold complete control of the Yu Family, the ancestral elder still had many trusted confidants within it. These people were Yu Yi's usual eyes and ears, and it was from them that the ancestral elder got his information!
Of course, so long as Yu Xiaochen did nothing to betray the Yu Family, these people would naturally obey him as well. Otherwise, his position as patriarch would be worthless. This was also why Yu Xiaochen, whenever a major matter arose, would come to consult the ancestral elder!
But the ancestral elder's sudden instruction to read a letter left Yu Xiaochen rather puzzled. He took a sheet of letter paper from the ancestral elder's hand and began to read!
"Hm? A letter from Yu Bing?" Yu Xiaochen was at once somewhat surprised. He knew the rules of the Ice Palace as well: newly admitted outer disciples there had no right to correspond freely with their families. Yet Yu Bing apparently labored under no such restriction, which left him very perplexed.
"Mm, it seems this child Yu Bing is doing quite well in the Ice Palace!" The Yu Family ancestral elder said approvingly. "If not for Xiaoning's sake, Yu Bing would in fact be the best candidate for patriarch of the Yu Family!"
"Father, Xiaoning, she..." Yu Xiaochen did not understand Yu Ning's situation very well either; he only vaguely knew the general outline, and the ancestral elder had never spoken of it in any detail. This was precisely why he had always felt that Yu Bing should be the one to succeed as patriarch.
"That is something I cannot speak of. It concerns the great secret of our Yu Family's rise!" The Yu Family ancestral elder said. "The time is not yet right. I cannot tell you the details..."
"The great secret of our Yu Family's rise?" Yu Xiaochen frowned. "Xiaoning is going to receive some kind of inheritance, isn't she? But what inheritance exactly? Is there any hope in it? Wasn't it something you happened to see in the ancient ruins? Does it really work?"
"The ancient ruins—that was merely the story I put out to the world. The truth is otherwise!" The Yu Family ancestral elder shook his head. "Xiaochen, do you truly believe that our hidden Yu Family rose to power simply because we found some so-called ancient ruins? Do you think your father truly has such talent that, by consulting the ancient ruins, he could cultivate and break through to the Heaven-Rank?"
"Then..." Yu Xiaochen looked at the Yu Family ancestral elder in some confusion.
"All you need to know is that our hidden Yu Family does in fact have backers above us. And moreover... Xiaoning's matter is their will!" The Yu Family ancestral elder said. "That is all I can say. Do not let word of it spread..."