Chapter 1140: Both soft and hard tactics
"I...I only have one question for you today."

Although she had no momentum, Yun Jianping still held on to her inner stubbornness, staring at Liu Xunyi without looking away, and asked word by word: "Can you really not tolerate my father?"

Before Yun Jianping finished her words, two lines of tears had already slid down her cheeks.

"Yu'er, I'm sorry!"

Liu Xunyi wiped the tears from her face with distressed eyes and whispered, "I thought Yun Zhuiyue would consider your feelings and not tell you these things, but I...overestimated him after all."

When Liu Xunyi uttered the last sentence, a hint of murderous intent flashed quietly in the depths of his eyes.

In fact, Liu Xunyi only said half of what he wanted to say. The reason why Yun Zhuiyue ignored Yun Jianping's feelings and forced Liu Xunyi to change his mind at all costs was ultimately for Xiao Zhirou.

Yun Zhuiyue was willing to use everything to stay by Xiao Zhirou's side. Whether it was Li Haitang and the other two who came to give gifts, or Teng Sanshi and Yun Jianping who were bound by reality or emotions, he used coercion and inducement without any scruples.

Just like now, a storm has turned Liu Xunyi upside down and he cannot rest. On the other hand, Yun Zhuiyue hides far away, only making tricks in the dark, using different people's different identities, from different angles, and in different ways to constantly put pressure on Liu Xunyi, but he himself just watches the fire from the other side of the river and refuses to show up.

Liu Xunyi is not Yun Zhuiyue. He will only see through things but not say them out loud. He will never hurt the mother-daughter relationship between Xiao Zhirou and Yun Jianping in order to expose Yun Zhuiyue's selfishness.

The more unscrupulous Yun Zhuiyue was, the more Liu Xunyi tried to avoid him.

"Why?" Yun Jianping grabbed Liu Xunyi's sleeves with both hands, and asked anxiously, "What did my father do that you can't forgive him? If it was because he took me away that year..."

"No! He took you away and saved you from the suffering of wandering. I... should even be grateful for his care of you." Liu Xunyi shook his head gently, "In fact, I have already made it very clear to him that we should not pursue the past and forget about the right and wrong or the grudges."

"Since we don't care about our grudges, why don't you tolerate him?" Yun Jianping became more and more confused. "Even if we are strangers, we can still treat each other with respect. What's more, he is my father and my grandfather's adopted son. If you do this... how can you teach us how to deal with ourselves?"

"We have different aspirations and different paths." It is undeniable that Yun Jianping was in great pain, and Liu Xunyi was also extremely conflicted, but even so, he still refused to compromise, "We are not the same kind of people as him."

"I'm his daughter, and I've lived with him under the same roof for more than 20 years. You actually say that we are not the same kind of people?" Yun Jianping pushed the stubborn Liu Xunyi away, looked at him with a look of extreme contempt, and laughed angrily, "Then are you and I... the same kind of people? In comparison, I think you are more selfish, more cruel, and more ruthless! At the Anti-Traitor Conference, you killed Miss Luo's grandfather mercilessly because of your obsession. Now, because of your obsession, you disregard the dignity of your grandfather, your mother's situation, and my stay..."

"Ping'er, stop talking!" Hearing Yun Jianping mention Luo Ningyu and Qingfeng, Teng Sanshi's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly tried to stop her, "How can family and enemies be mixed up?"

"What family? What enemies? They are all excuses!" Yun Jianping pointed at Liu Xunyi, who was feeling mixed emotions, and sneered, "Closeness and distance, right and wrong, gratitude and hatred, all depend on his thoughts! When he uses us, we are family. When he no longer needs us, we may not even be enemies..."

"shut up!"

"Snapped!"

Before Yun Jianping could finish her words, the furious Xiao Zhirou suddenly raised her hand and slapped her hard in the face with lightning speed.

"This……"

In an instant, everyone was stunned and the whole place was silent. Even Qin Ku, who usually kept himself out of the matter, was frightened by the scene and opened his eyes wide with a look of disbelief.

"Hurtful words and speaking without restraint, are these what you learned from Yun Zhuiyue?" Although Xiao Zhirou regretted her impulsiveness, she still suppressed her inner regret and pity, and sternly reprimanded Yun Jianping, whose cheeks were red and swollen, "Now it seems that your brother was wise to draw a clear line between himself and Yun Zhuiyue! If you continue to stay with him, you will only become more vicious and mean!"

"Yu'er..."

"go away!"

The sudden change made Liu Xunyi's mind go blank. When he gradually regained his sanity, he immediately went forward to check Yun Jianping's injuries, but was unexpectedly pushed away by Yun Jianping while she cried.

Seeing this, Liu Xunyi felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife and his chest was suffocated.

He felt sorry for Yun Jianping, sympathized with Xiao Zhirou, and hated Yun Zhuiyue even more. He was clearly trying his best to save the situation, but the situation was not as he wished, so that more and more people were involved, the relationships involved became more and more complicated, and the whole thing became more and more difficult to control.

At this moment, Liu Xunyi missed Xunzhen very much. If Xunzhen were here, he would definitely be able to come up with a best of both worlds solution to resolve this storm.

It's a pity that even though the matter has become so serious, Xunzhen, who is also in Danfeng Garden, has not shown up yet. This shows that she has no intention of interfering in Liu Xunyi's "family affairs", let alone wading into this muddy water.

"Yu'er..."

"What Yu'er?" Yun Jianping once again ruthlessly interrupted Liu Xunyi's concern and said coldly with tears in her eyes, "I am Yun Jianping, not Yu'er! If God has destined me to choose only between my brother and my father, then I..."

“Don’t say it!” Yun Jianping’s ruthlessness made Liu Xunyi’s heart sink into an icy abyss. He felt chilled and angry, sad and disappointed. He immediately stopped Yun Jianping from continuing to speak, and he himself didn’t dare to listen any more. “Whatever you want to say, don’t say it anymore…some words, once spoken, can never be taken back…”

Hearing this, Yun Jianping's body trembled and tears welled up in her eyes. It seemed that her heart was far from being as cold and resolute as she appeared. Seeing this, Xie Xuan couldn't help but think of Luo Ningyu's beautiful figure in his mind, and he couldn't help feeling sad. He thought to himself: "Alas! Jianping and Ningyu are both daughters of the mansion owner. Their stubbornness is exactly the same."

Although he was filled with emotion, Xie Xuan did not intervene in the conflict between Liu Xunyi and Yun Jianping. He was sure that he could see the shadow of Luo Ningyu in Yun Jianping today, and Liu Xunyi, who was as careful as a hair, would definitely see it as well.

"Finally... I'll ask you one more time!"

Yun Jianping looked at Xiao Zhirou with tears in her eyes, who was hesitant to speak, and then turned her gaze to Liu Xunyi, who had a frown on his face.

Xie Xuan's guess was correct. Liu Xunyi had already seen Yun Jianping's inner fragility and wanted to step forward to comfort her, but was rejected by her again.

"For...your obsession, can you even give up your sister?"

"Of course not! What else can I ask for today? What obsession can I have? All these years, I have endured everything to find you... I can tolerate anything. I can even tolerate enemies who want to kill me. What else can't I tolerate?" Liu Xunyi, whose bottom line was touched, could no longer remain calm. He couldn't let the sister he had finally found leave him again, and he couldn't let Yun Jianping repeat Luo Ningyu's mistakes. So he argued without thinking, "I drew a line between Yun Zhuiyue and me, not because of some bullshit obsession, but because..."

"Why?" Facing Liu Xunyi's voice that suddenly stopped, Yun Jianping ignored his inner struggle and continued to pester him, "Why? What is more important than the relationship between us siblings?"

"I……"

Facing Yun Jianping's aggressive questioning and the curious eyes of the people around him, Liu Xunyi seemed to be upset and unable to speak. He hesitated for a long time but still couldn't say anything.

"Xunyi, is it possible... that you really have something to hide?" As the saying goes, "Aging makes people wiser." Seeing Liu Xunyi's hesitation, Teng Sanshi had already guessed what was going on and asked tentatively, "If there is really a problem, just speak up and Grandpa will definitely make the decision for you!"

"I……"

"I may know the crux of Young Master Liu's problem."

At the critical moment, Si Wudao, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke. As soon as he spoke, he immediately attracted everyone's surprised eyes.

Before Liu Xunyi could respond, Si Wudao stepped forward, looking at the stern Liu Xunyi with a half-smile, clasped his hands together, and pretended to be sincere: "The Holy Lord knows that Young Master Liu is kind-hearted and always upholds morality. Your inability to tolerate Longxiang Mountain for a long time is probably due to the contradiction of morality. Therefore, the Holy Lord specially prepared a small gift for you. I didn't have the opportunity to present it just now. Now... I really don't want to see you and your sister have a rift because of this, so I dare to present the gift. I hope that after seeing this gift, Young Master Liu can make peace with Longxiang Mountain."

"Yun Zhuiyue gave me a gift?" Liu Xunyi frowned and asked teasingly, "Are you trying to humiliate me?"

"Humiliation?" Tang Xuan's face darkened, and he retorted without hesitation, "This morning, the three of us stood in front of your door for more than two hours. In terms of humiliation, who is humiliating whom?"

"Where is Yun Zhuiyue?" Liu Xunyi had no intention of arguing with Tang Xuan, so he asked coldly, "Today's troubles are all caused by him. We are in a hurry, but he is happy to have nothing to do. Have you ever thought that if you dare to play so many tricks in my territory and provoke my murderous intention, everyone in Longxiang Mountain will not survive today."

"Liu Xunyi, you..."

"Hey!" Si Wudao waved his hand to interrupt Tang Xuan's rebuttal. He still maintained a calm demeanor and pointed at the wooden box in Li Haitang's arms. He smiled mysteriously and said, "Before Young Master Liu gets angry, why don't you take a look at the gift in the box? Maybe... this thing is just what Young Master Liu wants."

"Brother Liu..."

Under Si Wudao's urging, Li Haitang, with an embarrassed look on his face, walked forward and respectfully handed the wooden box to Liu Xunyi with both hands.

"Yun Zhuiyue thought I would covet his gift?"

Facing Liu Xunyi's disdainful eyes, Si Wudao smiled without saying anything, pointed at the wooden box again, and signaled him to take a look at it first.

Seeing Si Wudao's mysterious and confident look, even Liu Xunyi, who had a heart of stone, couldn't help but look suspicious.

At the same time, the others could no longer suppress their inner anxiety and came closer, casting curious glances at the wooden box.

"Coercion, inducement, and a combination of soft and hard tactics. As I expected, this should be Yun Zhuiyue's last trick to force me to submit."

While speaking, Liu Xunyi had already placed one hand lightly on the wooden box. He glanced at Li Haitang, who was both embarrassed and nervous, again, and then without hesitation, he clamped the lock of the box lid tightly with two fingers. With a fixed look in his eyes, he lifted the lock upwards with both fingers, and the box lid opened.

"hiss!"

Instantly, a foul and pungent smell of blood escaped from the box, causing the people nearby to frown. When the lid of the box was completely opened, everyone was dumbfounded and pale after seeing the gift inside the wooden box.

Inside the wooden box was a bloody human head.

Although the head had disheveled hair and a hideous face, Liu Xunyi still recognized his identity at a glance. He was the culprit who had murdered the Pan family of Yingchuan and killed Pan Chuba, one of the Ten Impermanence of Longxiang Mountain, Xu Ren!
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(End of this chapter)