Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 52: This is Impossible!

Chapter 52: This is Impossible!

"Sister." Yun Ruoyan turned her gaze back to Yun Ruoyu once again. "I have repeatedly claimed that I can't take the point now, but that's because I handed it over to Housekeeper Wu as soon as I stepped through the front door. I'm sure it's already in the warehouse by now, but if you don't trust me, you can call Housekeeper Wu to take a look"

Yun Ruoyan's words shocked everyone.

Yun Ruoyao, Yun Ruoyu, and Yi Qianying had only obtained a few low-grade monster cores, and they could not wait to hand them over directly to Yun Lan as proof of their efforts. But Yun Ruoyan had handed over the mid-level monster core to the housekeeper?

Who would believe that?!

Matriarch Yun, who was sitting quietly by Yun Lan's side as if asleep, finally opened her eyes and turned to one of her servants. “Call Old Wu and have him carry the tiger core with him. It's been a long time since I've seen a real treasure, and I want to see it.”

"Good mistress." He leaned over and rushed out.

Not long after, Housekeeper Wu walked in with a black velvet box, which he handed over to the old matriarch.

He slowly opened the box and saw a golden yellow crystal, as big as a baby fist.

The illumination from the crystal brightened his old, wrinkled, and smiling face.

"Treasure, is treasure!" He smiled and handed the box to Yun Lan, whose icy-cold demeanor finally melted a little upon seeing it.

"Son, you must have worked hard for this!" He stretched out ancient claws lined up towards Yun Ruoyan.

Yun Ruoyan immediately stepped forward to help support her grandmother. “It's okay, Grandma. I'm glad to have the opportunity to do something to help our family.” He raised his hand and wiped his eyes, his voice choking with emotion.

"Good, good girl." Matriarch Yun patted Yun Ruoyan's hand in a friendly manner. “Good if you think like this. After all, you are the only daughter born to the wife of the Yun family, and you should shoulder more family responsibilities.”

As soon as Matriarch Yun said these words, Madam An and Yun Ruoyao's faces darkened. For a very long time, Yun Ruoyan's position as the only daughter born as a wife had been replaced.

All along, Madam An had intended to look for an opportunity to get rid of Yun Ruoyan completely so that her daughter, Yun Ruoyao, could fill that position.

But matriarch Yun's words confirmed Yun Ruoyan's position once again. Would her long-planned plan just go to waste? Madam An was unwilling to hold the handkerchief in her hand even tighter.

“But Sister Ruoyan ignored all of us so she could claim the treasure! Will he be free from punishment for that?" Yun Ruoyu refused to give up.

If he did not speak up, Yun Ruoyan would not say it, but she would not let go of such an easy opportunity to strike back. "Ruoyu, I really don't understand your words."

He stood up from his grandmother's side and walked over to his sister. “You have said once and again that you were the one who was attacked by the tiger, while I went with Qingchen and Qingxue. At the same time, you kept telling me to hand over the sharp-fanged tiger core. Don't you think there's a gap in your logic ?!"

Yun Ruoyu momentarily fell silent. He turned his head to the side and looked at Yun Ruoyao for help, but Yun Ruoyao simply sat up straight, not saying a word.

When Housekeeper Wu entered with the ornate box, Yun Ruoyao knew that they had lost once again.

Yun Ruoyu glared at the dagger at Yun Ruoyan. She could not help but recall their Grandmother's anniversary last year, when they all walked together towards their Grandmother to hand over their gifts.

She walked right next to Yun Ruoyan and purposely stepped on her dress, causing Yun Ruoyan to fall over and shatter the jade ornaments she had prepared as her reward.

But when Yun Ruoyu apologized insincerely to Yun Ruoyan, she instead blamed herself for her awkwardness.

From then on, Yun Ruoyu treated Yun Ruoyan like a submissive.

Yun Ruoyan's doormat personality was so ingrained in everyone's minds, and Yun Ruoyao's group was eager to trap her, that they completely missed the logical inconsistencies in their words.

But Yun Ruoyan was no longer Yun Ruoyan before, and not only did she eliminate the charges against her, she even turned things around on them.

Yun Ruoyu gnashed her teeth, thinking that she preferred Yun Ruoyan in the past. He really could not imagine what caused such a drastic change in Yun Ruoyan's personality!

"Do you have nothing to say for yourself?" Yun Ruoyan's face scoffed.

Yun Ruoyu's face flushed red as she stuttered, "That, that, the situation is complicated—"

"All right!" Matriarch Yun waved his hand, clearly impatient. “We are all family, so let's stop these baseless claims from each other. I'm tired, so let's postpone today.” Then he smiled and turned to Yun Ruoyan. “Ruoyan, you must be tired. Why don't you go back to your cottage and rest well?

Then he looked at his servant. “From now on, start sending some tonics to Ruoyan residence every day. He's too thin and needs more nutrition.”

Yun Ruoyan understood that their Grandmother was trying to calm Yun Ruoyan down in order for her to undo the matter. Although she was a bit reluctant, she knew that this was not the right time to push any further, and she simply replied, "Thank you, Grandma."

Matriarch Yun walked slowly out of the hall, supported by her maid, while Madam An left with Yun Ruoyao and the other girls. Just as Yun Ruoyan was about to leave, Yun Lan called her back.

Yun Ruoyan stood still there, her head slightly lowered, as she waited for Yun Lan to speak.

Yun Lan looked at the slender girl in front of her, looking surprised by how she suddenly grew up.

In the past, Yun Ruoyan would hide in a corner, withered like a shrimp, never daring to raise her head in front of him. Even when he met her occasionally and called out "Dad", it would always be in a very small voice, as if he would devour her alive.

But Yun Ruoyan before her eyes was already half a woman, wearing a pink dress that she had never seen before. When his head was lowered at that angle, he was completely similar to his mother.

Only Yun Lan was aware, but what she asked later was something that made Yun Ruoyan speechless. "How old are you?"

How old are you?! Although he was more or less expecting his father's negligence, he had no idea so far. As his father, how could he not know his age?!

Yun Ruoyan laughed bitterly in her heart, but her expression was a perfect and respectful mask. "Dad, I'm thirteen, and I'll be fourteen in two months."

"Oh," Yun Lan seemed to be muttering to herself. “Almost at married age.”

In the Chenyuan continent, a girl becomes a woman at the age of fifteen, and then qualifies for marriage.

Yun Ruoyan was still a little curious about the sudden question.

"Well, you can go now." Yun Lan waved her hand at him.

"Yes, Dad." Yun Ruoyan turned around and left.

Yun Lan looked at Yun Ruoyan's back and sighed, pitying her daughter's appearance. If not for her birthmark, based on Lin Yuemei's beauty, she would have been beautiful if she had inherited only one-tenth of her mother's genes.

If that was the case, coupled with her status as the only daughter born as the wife of the Yun family, it would be impossible for her to marry in the palace.

He narrowed his eyes, suddenly thinking of something, and his lips inevitably curved.

Yun Ruoyan returned to her residence, and Peony and Xi Lan were naturally very happy to see her. They beat him with reports of what happened while he was away.

Xi Lan mentioned that, ever since Yun Ruoyan obtained the qualifications to enter the imperial territory, the other servants began to treat them with more courtesy, as well, although there are still some persistent people waiting to laugh at his anticipated failure.

Then, the two maids looked at Yun Ruoyan expectantly. Ever since Yun Ruoyao and the others returned, the two girls were like ants on the stove, eagerly going out every day in an attempt to get word of their master.

And now he's finally back.

Yun Ruoyan wanted to make them wait longer. It was only after a long, circling recount that he finally relented and announced that he had indeed passed the examination and would soon become a student at Kongming Academy.

Cheers burst out from his room during the announcement.

Peonies, on the other hand, commented on how much quieter it had been since the needless servants were removed from the residence. Yun Ruoyan could not help but think of Ling Lan, the servant she had planted in Madam An's residence, and ask about how she was doing.

Since Yun Ruoyan was not present, Madam An did not ask anything unusual about Ling Lan, and she simply reported it to the Peony.

Yun Ruoyan began to think as she snacked on the fresh green bean cake that Peony had made. After thwarting Madam An's plans once again, she was confident that Madam An would make a move, and Ling Lan would be useful by then. Peony should make sure to keep an eye on him in the near future.

“Qiu,” As Yun Ruoyan pondered, Qiuqiu's voice emerged from her mind. “Mistress, now that you have cleared the toxins from your body, the next few days will be a good opportunity to cultivate. Don't miss your training, madam!"

Qiuqiu's reminder immediately made Yun Ruoyan drop her thoughts. To find the culprit who has poisoned him and his mother and exacted revenge, he needs strength.

He bathed in warm water for a long time, relieving his fatigue, before starting to cultivate once more.

Meanwhile, it returned to the fate of the poor Dou Yao who had repulsed Yun Ruoyan and Lin Qingchen when he peeked at them taking a bath.

The hair he had stored for seventeen years was shaved off by a single blow from Yun Ruoyan, and he was extremely desperate, in a hurry to escape, he was completely lost.

When night fell, he quickly found a bush to hide in. Condemning her luck, she lay down recklessly and tried to sleep, but she could not help but shudder when recalling the scene of the two girls bathing.

He thought that he would be treated, but the two girls somehow managed to make him bald.

Oh, how his brothers would laugh at him!

As he was in a daze, he suddenly heard a call for help from afar.

"Please help!" The voice was faint, as if the person had trouble speaking.

Dou Yao immediately woke up from his stupor. "Who is this?" He asked calmly from within his bushes.

"Save me, brother, please save me." The voice became louder.

Do Yao crept carefully. The moonlight pierced through the bushes, and he saw a seductive female figure on the ground. If it was her usual self, she would pounce on him without hesitation, but her meeting from the previous day had left her shaken.

“Are you human or a ghost? I also can't be lucky to meet ghosts at night, right?” Dou Yao carefully tiptoed forward, but not too far away, keeping a careful distance from that figure on his stomach.

“My brother, I'm not a ghost. My group betrayed me, and I was seriously injured. Please, save me, ”the girl pleaded while slowly raising her head.

Under the moonlight, Dou Yao could see the face of a beautiful girl, though covered in blood.

And this girl was none other than the girl from the Yue kingdom who had been stabbed in the heart by Pei Ziao, Jin Fei'er!