Chapter 2421 — New Stirrings in the Yu Family
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"My idea is simple enough. The two of us go ahead to the natural ski resort in Jidun City, take a look at the place, and then think up some way to stage a few romantic incidents," You Panhu said. "Girls like romance, don't they? And Wang Xinyan is your fiancee besides — invite her along, do a few romantic things together, and I really don't see much of a problem."
"You're right!" Kang Jinglong nodded in wholehearted agreement. "I'd thought about asking my little brother for advice, but what you say makes excellent sense, Brother You. Shall we go scout the place this afternoon, then?"
"Done! I'll go with you." You Panhu needed to cultivate ties not only with Bai Lingtou and Han Jingyi but with Kang Jinglong as well, so he agreed readily enough.
In offering this idea, he had in fact also been angling for a chance to get closer to Kang Jinglong.
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At the hidden Yu family, Yu Yi lost no time in reporting the situation of Shen Yushu and Wei Zhao to the Yu family's Old Ancestor, Yu Xiaochen.
In the secret chamber, the Yu family's Old Ancestor knitted his brows tightly, as though weighing the feasibility of the matter. After a long while he heaved a sigh. "Enough. Since Wei Zhao cannot be killed for the time being, we won't kill him. Keeping Yushu at his side will serve as a check on him as well. So long as he does not meet Yu Ning and has no contact with her, the two of them should not be able to do anything that catches us off guard."
In truth, the Yu family's Old Ancestor was merely comforting himself. Matters had come to this pass; he had no means to do away with Wei Zhao — openly it would not work, and covertly it would not work either. He had no choice but to deceive himself, hoping that on his side he could keep a close watch on Yu Ning and keep her from meeting Wei Zhao, while Shen Yushu on the other side checked Wei Zhao, so that at the first sign of any movement he would be told at once.
"We won't make trouble for Wei Zhao, but given the rate at which he's growing, I fear Wei Zhao may make trouble for us first!" Yu Xiaochen hesitated a moment, then voiced his own view. "Wei Zhao's rate of growth is truly astonishing. When we wiped out the mundane Yu family, we did not think much of him — we assumed that once Yu Huoxing took the field, he would be dealt with. But now, in the blink of an eye, Wei Zhao has become a formidable enemy of our Yu family!"
"Indeed." Yu Yi nodded as well. "From what Miss Yushu describes, Wei Zhao is far too formidable. Poison doesn't work on him, and the herb of repose is of no use against him either. For now we can only hope that that matter arrives as quickly as possible — then we send Yu Ning and the others away, shift the conflict onto that place, and need not fear Wei Zhao coming to make trouble again."
"How could the affairs of that place be anything we can guess at?" The Yu family's Old Ancestor smiled bitterly. "Whatever they tell us to do, we can only do it! Still, if this matter succeeds, then whether or not Yu Ning and the others can return, our hidden Yu family will be counted great benefactors, and that place will not treat us shabbily."
"It seems we can only bide our time," Yu Xiaochen said with a nod.
"Quite so. As for Yushu — you've spoken with her, haven't you? She must on no account let anything happen between her and Wei Zhao?" the Yu family's Old Ancestor asked.