Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 19: He Must Be Saved

Chapter 19: He Must Be Saved

Yun Ruoyan's words made Pei Yingxiong so angry that she was at a loss for words for a moment, and all she could do was clench her hands while muttering, "Just wait, Yun Ruoyan, just wait!"

Peony and Xi Lan quickly formed a wall in front of Yun Ruoyan, but she instead stepped forward and protected them.

"Sister, aren't you being too heartless?" The voice of the woman came from outside his residence.

The one who spoke was none other than Yi Qianying, who entered in support of Madam An.

“Although you were indeed the one who saved Young Master Pei, sister, she just jumped into the lake because of you. How can you say something so heartless?"

Yi Qianying really did not plan to stop making trouble for her, did she?

In the afternoon, Yi Qianying was unable to threaten her by raising her father, so when Pei Yingxiong actually arrived at her cottage, she immediately brought Lady An over to cause more trouble.

As for Madam An, she had always viewed Yun Ruoyan as a sight destroyer.

Madam An was very polite when Yun Ruoyan was still talented, but once she became useless, Madam An had planned to replace her with her own daughter, Yun Ruoyao.

It seemed like no one had come to his cottage without the urge to cause trouble.

Nevertheless, hiding his irritation, Yun Ruoyan bowed politely to Madam An.

“Mother, it's late at night. Why did you come to my residence?

Madam An ignored Yun Ruoyan's bow. “Ruoyan, your brother told me what happened this morning. How could you tell your sister to hide such a big problem from me, and send Young Master Pei home like that ?!

Madam An's tone became even more spicy. "If someone else finds out about this, then the entire Yun family will be implicated for being ungrateful, not just you!"

“Mother,” Yun Ruoyan straightened up and replied firmly, “I refuse to let my actions be called ungrateful. I will not tarnish my name, and especially the surname!”

Madam An nodded with satisfaction. "That's right! In that case, take the core foundation pill from where your grandfather is now.”

"Take the pills?" Yun Ruoyan made an embarrassed expression. “The core foundation pill has been passed down from my mother's family for generations, and only one remains. It's not something we can spend frivolously. ”

Madam An frowned. "Ruoyan, didn't you say"

“Mother, you must have misunderstood me,” Yun Ruoyan cut him off. “What I mean is, I don't owe Pei Ziao anything. There's nothing I should be grateful for, and this has nothing to do with pills.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard 'Peng!' the hard one from the side. Pei Yingxiong had slammed the palm on his desk with such force that the table leg broke and broke, causing his tea device to fall to the ground and break into pieces.

“You're really good at twisting the truth, aren't you?!”

Pei Yingxiong turned his tiger-like gaze to Yun Ruoyan. “So this is Yun's gratitude? Looks like I have to meet Master Yun myself to get justice for my son!”

“My daughter is naturally stubborn, Elder Pei, so please ignore her disrespect,” Mistress An quickly tried to calm her down. “My husband is handling official affairs today, and I will definitely discipline my daughter on his behalf. Elder Pei, don't worry, I will give you a satisfactory response"

Madam An turned around and looked at Yun Ruoyan firmly. “You are generally quite obedient, but I never thought you were so stubborn.”

Saying this, he sighed. “My brother [1] left this world early, and your father and I can't bear to discipline you too hard. Who knew that you would become so spoiled? Looks like I should be harder on you in the future. Yun Ruoyan, on behalf of your mother, I order you to take this pill from the Lin.” family

“Mother, you forced an impossible decision on me. You know how important the core foundation pill is to Lin. As a member of the Yun family, I find it difficult to make decisions on behalf of the Lin family. Even if Father himself commands me, this will still be my response.”

Yun Ruoyan had decided not to go to the Lin family no matter what.

"You dare?!" Pei Yingxiong's voice was low and deep, the anger in his heart was like a burning ocean. “Then, if you are unwilling to save Ziao, then you can join him in death!”

As soon as he finished speaking, his fist, which had just smashed his desk, punched towards him. His punch was swift and ferocious, and reached Yun Ruoyan's face in the blink of an eye.

No one expected that Yun Ruoyan would be able to dodge in time. After all, Pei Yingxiong was a famous forgemaster, and his cultivation would definitely allow him to kill Yun Ruoyan with a single blow.

But just as the punch was about to land on Yun Ruoyan's body, she somehow managed to dodge the blow.

The punch landed on the seat behind Yun Ruoyan, smashing her to pieces.

Pei Yingxiong could hardly believe his eyes when he saw that the famous fool from the Yun family had completely avoided his punch. He raised his fist towards Yun Ruoyan, who dodged to the side, once again. He only used 30% of his strength last time; now, he used 70%!

Yun Ruoyan gritted her teeth. Old man, you forced me to do this! He was about to release the Feilai Sword when he heard his grandmother's voice from afar.

“Who would dare to behave so cruelly in my house? Are you taking advantage of the fact that my son is not here at the moment?

Matriarch Yun had arrived before Yun Ruoyan's door.

Pei Yingxiong was speechless. Yun Ruoyan hurriedly ran to the door, calling her grandmother.

"Ruoyan, don't worry, come to me." Her grandmother pulled Yun Ruoyan behind her as she glanced at Madam An, standing to the side.

"What kind of mother are you, letting an outsider take advantage of a child?" His tone bit, and his eyes flashed with a spirit incompatible with a woman his age.

Madam An quickly lowered her head. “I apologize for my carelessness, Mother, for not being able to protect Ruoyan in time. However, Ruoyan is indeed wrong.”

"Oh?" Matriarch Yun turned towards Pei Yingxiong.

"I'm too impetuous, and I'm sorry." Pei Yingxiong bowed. "I'm just trying to help save my son!"

Under Madam An's encouragement, Yi Qianying finally told the whole story. Since Yun Ruoyan was present, she could not spice up the truth, but she made Pei Ziao become bolder and willing to make sacrifices than her true self.

"Ruoyan, come with me." His grandmother sent him to her private room. As soon as they were inside, he turned his head towards Yun Ruoyan and said, "You should save Pei Ziao."

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1. Referring to Yun Ruoyan's biological mother. Both are not biologically related.