Chapter 576: Brotherly Dispute

Chapter 576: Brotherly Dispute

The thick fabric couldn't block the warmth radiating from the little girl's palm.

Su Youyue fell silent for a few seconds.

Her strict demands were primarily meant to discourage Qingluo.

Yet, despite such demands, Qingluo agreed without hesitation.

How could she possibly refuse?

"Alright."

Su Youyue agreed.

This exchange with Qingluo had completely calmed her previously chaotic mind.

She smiled slightly, took Qingluo's hand, and gazed out at the snowstorm through the constantly jolting carriage curtain.

"Let's stir up the Holy City and throw it into chaos!"

She would take on the Shen family, kill Meng Ziyu, and rescue Xie Yuan. She wanted Dongrong to return Xie Yuan to her, and return him healthy and unharmed!

Qingluo followed her gaze out the window. Though she still didn't know much, her eyes showed she was ready for anything.

The world was a boundless sea of white.

The snow had piled up knee-deep for an average person.

Shen Yuanfeng, who had lost a leg, couldn't travel even in a wheelchair, yet the comings and goings of the entire Shen household still reached his ears like intersecting streams.

"Second Young Master, I've already instructed everyone not to inform Third Young Master about your injured leg for the time being. The Ministry of War is also aware and has agreed to keep it from Third Young Master, so he can focus on developing the divine weapon."

"Second Young Master, Fourth Young Master left early this morning and returned an hour later, furious... I sent someone to investigate, and it turns out Fourth Young Master went to the Bai family, to Shen Nan's place." Another servant was about to call her 'Young Miss,' but seeing Shen Yuanfeng's icy glare, he immediately clamped his mouth shut.

Ever since Young Miss arrived at the mansion, the Second Young Master, who once smiled often, had grown increasingly stern. A single glance from him was enough to make them tremble.

They had always been afraid of the Second Young Master even when he smiled, let alone now.

"He went to see that bitch again." As expected, Shen Yuanfeng's face darkened instantly, and he hurled a teacup to the ground. "Go, summon Fourth Young Master to me!"

The servant trembled and quickly obeyed, turning to leave. But just then, Shen Yuanyang suddenly stormed into the room.

"No need to summon me, Second Brother, I'm here."

Seeing this, the servant quickly made way for Shen Yuanyang.

At the sight of his younger brother, Shen Yuanfeng's anger erupted. "Yuanyang, have you forgotten your promise to me? She's the one who had my leg broken, and yet you still went to see her!"

Though Shen Yuanyang had rushed into the room, his expression remained surprisingly calm.

"Second Brother, I admit it was wrong of me to promise you and then go see Big Sister. But isn't it because you were wrong that things have come to this between you and Big Sister?"

Hearing Shen Yuanyang's words, Shen Yuanfeng was first stunned, then overwhelmed with rage. The muscles in his cheeks twitched as he clenched his teeth. "Yuanyang! What did you say? Say it again!"

It was the first time Shen Yuanyang had seen his Second Brother so enraged, but he felt no regret. He clenched his fists tightly.

"Big Sister never wanted to come home in the first place. If we hadn't forced her to marry in our place, she could have stayed away from the Shen family forever. Back then, we were the ones who needed her, but how did we treat her after she came? We didn't even give her a single smile!"

"Second brother, it's true that Young Miss is part of the Shen family, but has the Shen family ever supported her over the years? As far as I know, not a single coin has been sent to Jiujiang Pass from the estate all these years. She has come this far on her own, not because of the Shen family. The Shen family has given her nothing; how is that any different from a stranger? What right do we have to demand that she take on the role of a substitute bride?"

Shen Yuanyang felt his mind had never been so clear.

These thoughts had come to him as he trudged back through the heavy snow, pondering deeply and repeatedly until he finally understood. That's why he could now express his thoughts so clearly.

"Compared to us, who are practically strangers to her, it's only natural that Young Miss treats the two maids who have accompanied and protected her as family. What's wrong with her breaking the leg of the one responsible for her dying loved ones?"

"If Second Brother hadn't been so blind and insisted on targeting those close to her, how could she have retaliated?"

Shen Yuanyang spoke rapidly, one sentence after another. The servants in the room went from being stunned to holding their breath, not daring to make a sound, fearing that the second young master's wrath would soon turn on them.

Shen Yuanfeng was indeed extremely furious. After a moment of speechlessness, he pointed at Shen Yuanyang, his finger trembling with tension: "You... you want to acknowledge that wretch as your elder sister? For her sake, you say these things? Fine, very fine indeed, Shen Yuanyang. I think you've gone mad!"

He grabbed another teacup from the tray and hurled it forcefully at Shen Yuanyang's forehead.

Whether Shen Yuanyang hadn't anticipated it or simply chose not to dodge, he stood motionless as the teacup struck his temple with a loud thud.

Instantly, blood streamed down his forehead.

"Fourth young master..." one of the servants exclaimed, unable to hold back as they rushed forward. "Fourth young master, how could you speak to the second young master like that? Shen Nan grew up wild and untamed in the countryside. Everything she's done is far from what an ordinary woman would do. How can you blame the second young master for that?"

In truth, the servant privately thought that the second young master's plans had never been wrong. Who could have predicted that the half-blind person by Shen Nan's side would turn out to be a peerless martial artist?

If it weren't for that person, Young Miss would have submitted, as per the second young master's plan.

Seeing the blood on his brother's temple, Shen Yuanfeng's eyes flickered with regret, but he couldn't bring himself to show concern. Hearing the servant's words, he finally relaxed slightly.

But Shen Yuanyang had no intention of backing down from this confrontation.

"Yes, if Shen Nan were an ordinary woman, she would probably have been bullied to the brink of survival..."

He thought about this possibility and felt even more sorrowful.

It was precisely because Young Miss had such a strong will that she hadn't been completely crushed by the abuse. If it had been an ordinary woman, how could she have handled the relentless troubles that came her way?

Shen Yuanfeng hadn't expected that, even at this point, Shen Yuanyang would still be concerned about Shen Nan. For a moment, he felt the urge to personally go and kill that wretch.

That wretch had clearly bewitched his brother, making him so stubbornly deluded!

"Shen Yuanyang!" Shen Yuanfeng shouted bitterly, a metallic taste of blood filling his mouth.

The blood on Shen Yuanyang's face had run into his eyes. He wiped it away and gave a bitter smile to his enraged elder brother.

"Second brother, what should I do for her to forgive me?"

After the bitter smile, he lowered his head despondently.

"She never will."

"She said the Bai family was destroyed by our father and grandfather working together. Her own mother was framed and driven out, leading to her early death."

"With such hatred, how could she ever forgive me? If it were me, I wouldn't forgive either."