Chapter 935 Matchmaking (Part )

As soon as the young man said this, he immediately attracted everyone's attention. Among them, Yuan Xiao's expression was the most complicated.

Xiao Yang frowned and scolded: "Who do you think you are? When is it your turn to speak here?"

"I……"

"What he said... makes sense."

Before the young man could answer, Xunzhen suddenly raised his eyebrows and said thoughtfully, "Since Young Prince Qin appointed Liu Xunyi as the deputy leader of the Western Law Wu Sect, the power of life and death of the four branches in the Central Plains should be in his hands. In this way, I acted on my own... I have exceeded my authority to some extent."

"Miss..."

"No need to say more!" Xunzhen waved his hand to interrupt Abaolu's defense and said seriously, "The country has its own laws, and the family has its own rules. Xilu Wuzong also has its own rules. No one can be fearless and do whatever they want."

Having said this, Xunzhen cast a meaningful look at Liu Xunyi, who was in deep thought.

Seeing that the time had come, Yuan Xiao hurriedly called Yan Shun and others to kowtow to Liu Xunyi and beg for mercy: "We know we are wrong, and hope that the deputy sect leader will show mercy!"

"This……"

Liu Xunyi seemed to be frightened by the actions of Yuan Xiao and the other three. She subconsciously took two steps back and looked blankly at Xunzhen, who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, as if asking her for help.

"In my opinion, we should kill him quickly to serve as a warning to others!"

Xunzhen pretended that he couldn't see what Liu Xunyi was thinking. Instead of helping him out, he added fuel to the fire, fearing that Liu Xunyi would be soft-hearted.

"Is there no other way?" Liu Xunyi asked tentatively, "Do you really have to put someone to death?"

"Are you asking me?" Xunzhen did not answer but asked, "The deputy leader of Xilu Wuzong is you, not me."

"You mean... I'll be the one to decide on this matter?" Liu Xunyi was skeptical. "You'll have no objection even if I let you off the hook?"

"Will you listen to my opinion?"

"This……"

Faced with Xunzhen's lukewarm response, Liu Xunyi hesitated again and again, then turned his gaze to the young man beside him and asked, "Yuan Ting, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

"This..." Yuan Ting was flustered when Liu Xunyi called him out in public. His eyes became more and more tangled. He said with embarrassment, "Deputy Sect Leader, this matter is related to my father. Logically... I should avoid suspicion."

The "father" Yuan Ting was referring to was Yuan Xiao. Although Yuan Xiao had a large family and great wealth, he only had one son, Yuan Ting.

However, the father and son are a pair of enemies. Ren Yuanxiao is a very versatile person with a smooth and experienced way of dealing with people. He is always successful in dealing with people, but he cannot act freely in front of his own son and even makes fools of himself repeatedly.

The root cause of this was that when Yuan Xiao first became successful, his selfish desires expanded. In addition, he was full of vigor and lust for beautiful women. He spent all day in brothels, visiting beautiful women, which made his wife heartbroken and he died of depression in the end.

As a result, a seed of resentment was planted in the heart of young Yuan Ting, and a rift was created between the father and son.

Fortunately, the death of his first wife made Yuan Xiao wake up. In great grief, he made a vow in front of his deceased wife's spirit that he would never again indulge in wine and sex and live in chaos in this life, but would work hard to expand the family business and let their only son live a life of luxury, without worries, and become the happiest person in the world.

The dead are gone, and the only thing Yuan Xiao can do is to love Yuan Ting even more, which can be regarded as a kind of comfort to his deceased wife.

Over the years, Yuan Ting has grown older and gradually realized Yuan Xiao's good intentions, so the father and son are no longer as incompatible as they used to be.

Especially in the past two years, their relationship has been getting better and better. Although not as close as an ordinary father and son, at least they can live in peace. Unlike in the past, they would quarrel over a few words and part on bad terms.

In fact, no matter how much resentment there is, no matter how discord there is, father and son are still father and son after all, and how can the relationship of blood is thicker than water be easily erased?
Seeing Yuan Xiao facing "life or death" today, Yuan Ting was extremely worried, which shows that he is not without feelings for Yuan Xiao. He just buried his family affection deep in his heart and did not want to show it to others easily.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Xunyi somehow found out about the past of Yuan Xiao and his son, so she took the initiative to win over Yuan Ting, who had great ambitions but had always been held in the palm of Yuan Xiao's hand and cared for, so that the hero had no place to use his talents.

Since their ages were similar, and Yuan Ting, like Yuan Xiao, had heard of the famous Liu Xunyi and admired him, the two hit it off right away.

To put it bluntly, Liu Xunyi was able to successfully find out many problems in the four prefectures of Shangjing. In addition to the outstanding abilities of Tang Afu and Pan Yuyin, Yuan Ting also made great contributions. Helping Liu Xunyi to check the accounts is likely to cause trouble for Yuan Xiao. Yuan Ting was not unaware of this, on the contrary, he "knowingly committed the crime".

After twenty years of being influenced by him, Yuan Ting was very afraid of the "unpredictable" and "all-powerful" Shao Qin Wang. He wanted to take this opportunity to remind his father not to make the same mistake again, so as not to anger Shao Qin Wang and fall into eternal damnation. However, he never expected that the consequence of helping Liu Xunyi was not a small punishment, but endangering Yuan Xiao's life.

If he had known this, even if Yuan Ting admired Liu Xunyi, he would not have agreed to help him.

Unfortunately, it was useless to regret now. Yuan Ting had no way out and could only grit his teeth and take one step at a time.

"You have an open temperament, quick thinking, and often unexpected ideas. I have deeply experienced this in the past few days." Liu Xunyi said indifferently, "Today, I hope you can temporarily put aside your identity as the son of the Yuan family like you did in the past few days. Discuss the matter objectively. How do you think I, a 'deputy sect leader' who has just arrived and doesn't even remember all the names, should solve this matter so as not to give others an advantage?"

"Since the deputy sect leader believes in me, then... I will speak frankly." Yuan Ting was concerned about Yuan Xiao's safety, so he stopped refusing and thought, "As the old saying goes, 'No one is perfect except saints and sages,' and 'It is the greatest virtue to know one's mistakes and correct them.' My father... and my three uncles were temporarily bewildered and did make mistakes. However, their loyalty to the young king of Qin has remained unchanged for twenty years and has never wavered in the slightest. Most importantly, they never dared to forget the instructions of the young king of Qin and worked hard all day to expand the power of the four prefectures in Shangjing. Otherwise... they would not have had the opportunity to... I hope that the deputy clan leader will spare my father and three uncles’ lives and give them a chance to make amends for their mistakes, considering that they have worked hard for more than 20 years. If the deputy clan leader punishes them severely, although it can be a fair punishment, it will also easily hurt the hearts of thousands of brothers in the four prefectures of Shangjing. After all, the deputy clan leader has just arrived and is not familiar with the upper and lower levels. If he rashly kills the meritorious officials, it will inevitably cause criticism. What’s more, when entering the Central Plains in the future, the deputy clan leader will still need my father and three uncles to assist him. I think…”

At this point, Yuan Ting glanced at the account book in Liu Xunyi's hand, took a deep breath, and mustered up the courage to say: "I think the deputy sect leader can imitate 'Cao Cao burning the letter' and burn this thing in public. First, it can show the deputy sect leader's generosity. Second, it can reassure my father and three uncles. Third, it can take the opportunity to eliminate the misunderstanding between you and make the Xilu Wuzong united. I believe that as long as the deputy sect leader and the four helmsmen put aside their prejudices and treat each other sincerely, the Xilu Wuzong will be able to flourish and dominate the world."

"Well said!" Liu Xunyi praised, "As the saying goes, 'a tiger father will have a dog son'. As expected of Captain Yuan's son, he is truly affectionate and reasonable."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ting showed joy, but Yuan Xiao felt secretly ashamed.

After saying that, Liu Xunyi no longer hesitated. He lit the candlestick in front of everyone and burned the account book in his hand to ashes.

"Liu Xunyi, what are you doing?" Xunzhen pretended to be displeased. "I can let him off the hook, but how can you burn the evidence?"

"You just said that I am the deputy leader of Xilu Wuzong." Liu Xunyi said with a smile, "Besides, why make a fuss over such a trivial matter? I think... there is no need to alarm the Young King of Qin about this matter. I believe that the four helmsmen will not commit the same mistake again in the future."

"Of course! Of course!" Yuan Xiao and the other three quickly agreed.

"Liu Xunyi, you said these words yourself! Since you have protected the lives of the four captains, from now on you will be responsible for anything that Xilu Wuzong does in the Central Plains." Xunzhen's eyes straightened and he said in a mysterious way, "If you dare to 'escape from the battlefield', their lives... I can take them away at any time."

"Why don't you thank the young lady for not killing you?"

Seeing Xunzhen relent, Liu Xunyi felt relieved and urged Yuan Xiao and the other three to thank Xunzhen.

"Thank you, Miss..."

"Why are you thanking me?" Xunzhen said without any appreciation, "If you want to thank someone, thank Liu Xunyi!"

"Thank you very much for saving our lives, Deputy Sect Master! We have offended you many times in the past. We hope that you will not bear grudges against us and will not treat us with disdain." Yan Shun rolled his eyes and was filled with gratitude towards Liu Xunyi. He thanked him repeatedly, "From now on, we are willing to serve you like dogs and horses, even if it means risking our lives!"

"We are willing to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire, and even die for the deputy sect leader!" Yuan Xiao, Hong Si, and Lei Zhen's "sincerity" followed closely, drawing cheers from all the disciples in the hall.

"The four of you, please stand up quickly!"

Liu Xunyi helped Yuan Xiao and the other three up one by one, and said humbly: "I was at my wit's end, with nowhere to go. Fortunately, Xunzhen saved me and I was lucky enough to escape. Now I am imprisoned and surrounded by enemies. I am fortunate to receive your generous help. I am really grateful. What virtue and ability does Liu Xunyi have? How dare I take over the position of the host and override you four? If it weren't for the love of the young king of Qin, I would never dare to usurp the position of 'deputy leader'. The four major branches of the Central Plains are composed of the four prefectures of Shangjing, and the four prefectures of Shangjing are the empires that you four have worked hard to build. I dare not take chicken feathers as a command, let alone point fingers and issue orders in front of you four. I think that in the future we don't have to stick to conventional etiquette, and there is no need to distinguish between big and small. When something happens, we will discuss it together. I hope you four can give me more advice."

"This……"

"Don't worry about it, it's settled!" Before Yuan Xiao and the other three could exchange pleasantries, Liu Xunyi said firmly, "If you don't agree, I'd rather not be the deputy sect leader..."

"Absolutely not!" Yuan Xiao's face changed. After hesitating for a long time, he simply made up his mind and agreed readily, "Okay! Everything will be as the deputy sect leader says. From now on, we will share life and death and we will be together forever."

"Okay!"

Gradually, Liu Xunyi and the four governors of Shangjing broke the barriers and treated each other honestly, and the tense atmosphere in the hall immediately became much more relaxed.

While chatting and laughing, Yuan Xiao and Xunzhen looked at each other subconsciously, and the corners of their mouths simultaneously raised a hint of a subtle smile.

What’s interesting is that although the weirdness on their faces and the cunning in their eyes were very subtle and even fleeting, they were still seen clearly by Tang Afu who was standing in the corner and remained silent.

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(End of this chapter)