The Next Of Phoenix
Chapter 57. Love Or Family

"Young master, are you okay?" ask Fang Laowang's personal bodyguard, Chuyang.

Fang Laowang turned his head briefly towards the man while taking off his wet clothes, then extended his hand towards Chuyang to ask for the towel the man was holding.

"I'm fine," Fang Laowang replied.

Chuyang did not seem so trusting. The man had accompanied Fang Laowang alive for a dozen years, seeing Fang Laowang lie or not before him was an easy choice to guess.

"Are you meeting the Great Lord or Princess Mingyui's people?" chuyang asked as he handed the towel to Fang Laowang.

Fang Laowang nodded briefly, then began to wipe his wet upper body all the way to his face. The man also tried to dry his hair.

"really? Did you manage to prevent that person? Your identity is not discovered, is it? If caught, I'm afraid it'll have a bad impact on you." Chuyang frowned, his countenance extremely serious.

Fang Laowang sat in his chair, then shook his head. "No. I failed."

Chuyang was surprised, how could his Young Master fail?! Although Fang Laowang often spent his time studying, it did not mean that the man's martial abilities were low!

"Is the person sent by Xiao Wangfu the son of Great General Gu? Gu Lingchi?" ask Chuyang.

Fang Laowang shook his head again. "No. That person was Xiao Mingyui himself."

Upon hearing Fang Laowang's reply, Chuyang instantly fell silent. The man no longer dared to ask, now he knew the reason Fang Laowang looked gloomy.

Fang Laowang suffered two defeats at once. The first defeat, he failed against himself to make up his mind, that before knowing who Xiao Wangfu's envoy was about to take the letter, Fang Laowang intended to fight the envoy for his mother's sake. But when he saw Xiao Mingyui, all his plans changed. He failed at the first thing.

The second defeat, when he had sacrificed for love. Helping the enemy that he should have defeated because of love, which turned out to be love instead pierced him. Making him fail now will be both. The man was now in a mess with his own heart.

Fang Laowang glanced at the cold Chuyang, then asked, "What made it come here this late?"

Chuyang instantly realized his purpose here was to meet Fang Laowang, then he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and gave it to Fang Laowang.

"When I was about to get out of Fang Fu, a pigeon came up with this paper roll, Taun Muda. On the surface of the scroll was clearly written this letter addressed to you," Chuyang replied.

Fang Laowang took the scroll, then opened it. Both of his eyes read carefully. The longer he read, the more folded Fang Laowang's forehead became.

Before long the letter was squeezed tightly, then he threw it in any direction while looking at Chuyang. "Don't ever receive any more mail if it looks like it."

Chuyang who was confused because his master looked so displeased even nodded, this was not the right moment to ask.

Fang Laowang glanced at the window of his room, then exhaled softly. The letter was a secret letter sent by Xie Wanting. The woman had recently contacted him frequently to offer 'cooperation' regarding Xiao Mingyui and Xiao Jiwang.

Out of nowhere did the woman know about her feelings towards Xiao Mingyui. But if it was thought back, it was likely that the woman knew this from her own father, Fang Jichang. Given that Fang Jichang had a relationship with Southeast Huan and Xie Wanting was a spy that the country would use to create chaos.

"Young master, you must quickly decide where you are." Chuyang reminded Fang Laowang of the decision that the man had to make quickly. Being on his father's side, or Xiao Mingyui, the woman he loved.

"I can't think." Fang Laowang leaned his back, then massaged his forehead slowly. Heads noisy.

Chuyang nodded in understanding, then said, "Then, I will help you. In the next two days, we'll find a decision soon."

Fang Laowang looked at Chuyang. "How?"

Chuyang quickly asked back. "Did princess Mingyui know how you feel?"

Fang Laowang nodded. "Just now."

Fang Laowang sighed furiously, his two eyes closed as his brain recalled the moment when he and Xiao Mingyui were arguing pettyly.

"bad."

Chuyang clenched his two hands silently, he was also able to feel the pain and disappointment of his master.

"Young master, all we need to do right now is approach both. In addition, think more carefully which one you should choose. Love you or your family. If you choose love, then you must let your family be destroyed, including the great mistress, your mother. And if you choose a family, you should be ready to lose your love, princess Mingyui."

Fang Laowang opened his eyes again, then said, "Fang Jichang, that man is not my family. My family is one, mother. I'm staying here for mom."

Chuyang was not surprised anymore, he understood Fang Laowang's hatred towards his own biological father. Fang Jichang was too ambitious to pursue wealth and power to be willing to forget family happiness and make his own wife. And now that he was born to be the first son, the man without caring and thinking about his feelings, forced Fang Laowang to follow in his footsteps while forcing him to be perfect. It was Fang Jichang's reasoning out of concern that Fang Tianyao, the previous Fang family heir who had retreated from choosing love back. Fang Jichang was too afraid of Fang Tianyao, afraid that the man would suddenly appear and reclaim his entire power and treasure.

Amidst his conversation with Chuyang, suddenly an urgent knock sounded from the door of his room. Fang Laowang and Chuyang quickly looked at each other curiously, the two of them worried that Fang Laowang's tacit departure was known to Fang Jichang.

Chuyang with a pounding heart walked towards the door, then opened it slowly. A crying old female servant appeared, quickly entered and kneeled towards Fang Laowang.

"Young master! Young master! Help Furen! Furen was about to be whipped by the great Lord!" The old lady's servant cried as she held back her trembling body.

Fang Laowang quickly stood up, then picked up his new clothes and ran out while putting on his clothes in a hurry.

The man continued to gallop towards the main courtyard of their Fang Fu residence, his heart was extremely anxious, worried that his mother would be severely injured and for too long feel the lash.

"Stop! Stop this! What did you guys do to Furen?!" Fang Laowang shouted out loud, then mindlessly caught the whip that was about to be floated onto his mother's back. As a result, the man's palms reddened and slightly bleed due to the whip kite he held using his bare hands.

"Laowa! How dare you!" Fang Jichang stared ferociously at his son, but Fang Laowang did not heed his father's clasping. The man glanced at his mother's back. When he saw the bloodstains on his mother's clothes, the man gritted his teeth. Only then did he turn to look at his father.

"I should have asked, Dad. What are you doing to your mom?" said Fang Laowang, his countenance looked very gloomy. Despite that there was a hint of fear in his heart to fight Fang Jichang.

"Your mother has been presumptuous to disturb my busy life, isn't it worth punishment?!" fang Jichang replied, his eyes staring hatefully at his wife.

Fang Laowang threw down the whip, then turned to help his mother stand up. Fang Laowang clutched his mother who was crying so hard. The man will protect his mother tonight, no matter if he has to replace her sentence.

Fang Laowang looked at the two thinly dressed women and slightly opened up behind Fang Jichang. The man's hatred and anger were growing higher, his father must have invited the woman again from the brothel for fun. Bastard.

Fang Laowang tried to take a breath to calm his heart as well as his mind, he had to be careful not to get the wrong words so as to aggravate the atmosphere.

Fang Laowang hugged his mother tighter and tighter, then said, "Dad, this action is inappropriate. I'm afraid today's incident leaked out of the residence. For the good name of all of us, it's better for all of this to end."

Fang Jichang snorted. "Then what if it leaks? Your mother was punished for her own misdeeds!"

Fang Laowang frowned deeply. "Then people will find out about this issue further. An honorable family lord punishes his own Furen whip. Well, it doesn't matter if you're acting disrespectful. But what if other people also knew the facts besides that? Like ... two women behind you."

Fang Jichang choked, the man immediately turned coldly back to look at the two sexy and beautiful women, then looked back at Fang Laowang and his wife who were still tightly hugged by the man.

Seeing his father having trouble answering, Fang Laowang tried to smile amidst his anger and hatred, then said, "Rubber, right? It's better if it ends soon. You can give a lighter sentence than this if it is true that you think the mother's actions are very deviant."

Fang Jichang was still silent, until he finally gave a rude snort and turned away leaving Fang Laowang with his mother while saying, "Everything, disperse and shut up over the events tonight."

Fang Laowang sighed in relief inwardly looking at his father figure who was slowly moving away, then lowered his head to look at his mother who was still crying.

Fang Laowang kissed his mother's head. "Relax, mother. Your son is here." Then he carried his mother's body while walking towards his residence.

"Tonight you will sleep in my house first. You can calm yourself while telling a story."