Chapter 3347 — Conflict Erupts
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How could that be? It was true that the Yu family had often given alms to the town's poor, and those people had voluntarily helped clean the manor regularly after the Yu family's decline. But what lay before him was certainly not the work of mere cleaning—and besides, no one could keep cleaning for over ten years straight. The Yu family was gone; what would they even be cleaning for?
Moreover, the further in they went, the clearer it became that the manor had been renovated.
"What are you three doing here? This is private property—trespassers die!" Just as Yu Dake was puzzling over this, a squad of black-clad men suddenly rushed out and surrounded the three of them!
In fact, Wei Zhao had sensed these men the moment they appeared. But unfamiliar with the local situation, he gave no sign and decided to see what would happen. After all, these men were mere small fry in Wei Zhao's eyes—their leader was nothing more than a Mystic Rank expert.
"And who are you? What are you doing here?" Yu Dake was taken aback. This was his own home—so why were there outsiders here? But while Wei Zhao's golden finger could discern the leader's strength, Yu Dake had no such ability and naturally could not tell.
"This is the Gu family's manor, and I am its head steward!" the leader declared arrogantly. "Judging by your looks, you're not from this town, are you? Leave at once and I'll let it slide. Otherwise—heh heh—you won't be leaving at all!"
"The Gu family?" Yu Dake had never heard of any Gu family, and was momentarily stunned. "You've got quite the nerve. The Gu family's territory, you say? This is clearly my Yu family's manor—how did it become the Gu family's?"
"What Yu family? Boy, I'd say you've come looking for trouble, haven't you?" The head steward had never heard of any Yu family, and so instinctively assumed Yu Dake was here to make a scene.
"Looking for trouble?" Yu Dake frowned. "Who's in charge here? Have him come out and see me! This is plainly my family's land—how did it get seized by someone else?"
Yu Dake was no longer worried about the house itself, but rather whether the hidden chamber had been discovered—for it held some of the Yu family's ancient texts!
By now, Wei Zhao had finally grasped the situation: so Yu Dake's home had been occupied! Granted, the place had sat empty for over ten years with no one living there, but to simply seize it outright like this was still hardly justifiable—it simply didn't hold up to reason!
Of course, Wei Zhao did not rush to assert himself. If the other side was willing to negotiate and hand the place over, then there was nothing Wei Zhao could do to them. Wei Zhao was a reasonable man; he would not lash out and injure people at random.
"I say you're clearly here to make trouble! And you want to see our Old Master Gu? In your dreams!" The head steward gave a disdainful snort. "Boy, don't say I didn't warn you—if you don't leave now, I'll kill you, understand? Don't you know that in this town, the Gu family calls the shots?"
Yu Dake was furious on the spot! He had meant to talk things over reasonably, but now?