Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 332 - 318: Sister, even Yang Jian gets a headache when he sees me!

Chapter 332: Chapter 318: Sister, even Yang Jian gets a headache when he sees me!

With the voice of the woman in the front hall coming over,

an old crone following by the woman’s side raised her hand.

The pressure of the Purple Mansion Realm transformed into a breeze, directly breaking through the might displayed by Zhang San and Zheng Poyue.

Zhang San had merely been on the defensive, so he suffered no harm when his stance was broken.

However, Zheng Poyue had been relentlessly attacking with his own pressure, and when it suddenly broke, he staggered backwards two steps, nearly spitting blood.

At this moment, everyone’s attention turned to the plainly dressed woman walking in through the front hall entrance, followed by the old crone who had just made her move.

"Sister," Zhang San and Qiong called out in unison.

Pei Shouqi instantly realized that the woman accompanied by a strong individual from the Purple Mansion Realm might well be the mysterious head of the Yu Family, whispered about in legend.

"Pei Family’s Pei Shouqi, I pay my respects to Lady Yu."

Pei Shouqi remembered that before his grandfather went to Sword South Path, he had warned him about certain individuals in the Capital who were not to be trifled with, among them was this Lady Yu.

Even Pei Renwu had specifically reminded him that in the Capital, no matter who came into conflict with Lady Yu, if one must choose sides, they must stand with Lady Yu! Even if it’s the Crown Prince!

Although Pei Shouqi did not know what exactly was the relation between Lady Yu and Kaihuang, seeing Lady Yu now, he immediately stood up and started to apologize.

Lady Yu did not pay Pei Shouqi any heed and instead coldly swept her gaze over everyone present.

"I heard there was some entertainment at the Pei Family today, so I came to have a look. Indeed..."

As she spoke, Lady Yu let out a cold laugh and walked forward.

"A group of grown men, bullying a weak woman."

"A group of honored descendants in the Capital, bullying an outsider martial artist."

"The grand Capital, truly radiant because of you all, isn’t it!"

"You descendants of the nobility, showing such Capital’s grace, huh? Baili Chengfeng, what do you say, right?"

At this moment, Baili Chengfeng crawled out from behind his desk on his knees, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Lady Yu who was walking towards him, trembling all over, unable to utter a word.

Wen Ruyu knew Baili Chengfeng was somewhat averse to trouble,

but she had never imagined that Lady Yu would scare Baili Chengfeng to this extent.

Although she had heard that the head of the Yu Family, Lady Yu, held an extraordinary status, nobody knew exactly what that status was.

Because everyone who inquired would, in the end, receive a piece of advice—don’t inquire! It’s not for you to know.

Therefore, amongst those in the Capital, everyone knew not to provoke Lady Yu, but no one knew why she ought not to be provoked.

But why was Baili Chengfeng so terrified?

Could it be... he knew something?

Lady Yu slowly approached Baili Chengfeng and stopped in her tracks.

"Baili Chengfeng, do you recognize me?"

"Ye... Yes..."

Baili Chengfeng clenched his teeth, controlling his trembling voice and emotions, kneeling without daring to lift his head.

"It seems your Baili Family is quite unhappy at the Town Demon Office. How about moving to the Town Martial Office instead?"

Upon hearing this, Baili Chengfeng’s head buzzed.

Forget the scolding, forget the beating.

Right now, none of those fears occupied Baili Chengfeng’s mind.

The only thought in Baili Chengfeng’s mind was, this can’t happen!

"I... I... Our Baili Family has always been... in the Town Demon Office... If I alone... go..."

"No! You misunderstood. I’m not saying you should go to the Town Martial Office; I mean your entire Baili Family. Do you understand?"

Baili Chengfeng knew that he had neither the right nor the ability to refuse.

When she spoke, her words were more effective than an imperial edict.

"I shall... I shall obey."

When everyone heard that Baili Chengfeng had actually agreed, even though they didn’t know what kind of power the Yu Family held over the Baili Family, they still felt an immense terror.

Then, Lady Yu glanced at Zheng Poyue before turning to look at Pei Shouqi, giving a small smile as she saluted with a cupped fist.

"Today is the birthday of the Eldest Young Master of the Pei Family. My apologies for the intrusion by members of the Yu family; I hope for your understanding."

Pei Shouqi wasn’t foolish; if Lady Yu could have the Baili Family at her mercy, she certainly didn’t need to apologize to him.

He quickly returned the gesture with a cupped fist and said, "It is our Pei Family who has not been hospitable enough; I hope Lady Yu will forgive us."

Lady Yu did not continue with the topic, instead she spoke softly, "My Yu Family still has some business matters to attend to; though it may not be a path that some appreciate, it nonetheless affects the livelihood of countless people, so I shall take my leave now."

Upon hearing that Lady Yu was departing, Qiong said, "Sister, if you’re leaving, I’ll go with you."

Zhang San also said, "Sister, wait for me; your brother will leave with you."

As he spoke, Zhang San and the others stood up and cupped their fists towards Pei Shouqi.

Zhang San didn’t know how his sister managed to be so powerful, easily manipulating the Baili Family, but he thought it best to leave now.

Who knew what trouble might come if he stayed.

Lady Yu instructed Pei Shouqi to entertain the guests inside while she personally saw everyone out to the front hall.

On the way out, Zhang San saluted Lady Yu with a cupped fist.

"Lady Yu, to tell you the truth, I, Zhang San, am on an imperial mission to investigate the Floating Corpse Case. My presence here today is partly due to my good relationship with Pei Shoushen, and partly to handle the case involving your family. Those six floating corpses above Qu Pond Fang are all members of the Yu family."

Lady Yu sighed and said, "Having seen Zhang San and Wen Ruyu from the Town Demon Office, I had already guessed as much. However, why my grandfather and the others were murdered, I truly do not know. The intention behind my husband’s grand birthday celebration was also to ask his friends to help in the investigation."

"After all, my Yu Family has rarely visited the Capital and has not made any enemies there."

Zhang San advised, "Take your time to think about it, Madame. You can inform me, Zhang San at the Town Martial Office, about any person or matter that is at all related to your Yu Family."

After Lady Yu saw everyone out, Zhang San smiled at Lady Yu and said, "Sister, that was quite imposing! I made so many comments earlier and got nothing, but with sister here, you intimidated the whole room!"

Lady Yu glanced at Zhang San and smiled, "I hadn’t expected my brother to be so impressive, making such a name for himself in just a few days in the Capital."

Zhang San chuckled.

"Your martial strength is quite extraordinary for someone at the Five Emperors’ Proper Position Realm; truly exceptional, you can be considered a prodigy in the world. And your sixth brother, Wang Ziteng, was deemed a prodigy from birth. So, what are you good at, my fifth brother?"

Zhang San noticed that Lady Yu’s question was probably not out of her own curiosity, but rather she was asking on behalf of Qiong, and he glanced at Big Head Wang.

Big Head Wang was taken aback and said awkwardly, "I... I..."

Zhang San gave Big Head Wang a kick to the behind, berating him for his lack of competitiveness, "In front of our sister, can’t you present yourself better?"

"I... My name is Wang Junwu, I... I am an honest person, tall..."

At that moment, Big Head Wang’s brain was working overtime, knowing that this was akin to showcasing his strengths in front of Qiong’s family.

"I have a big fate! Initially, whether a sword pierced my heart or brain, I didn’t die. And after that, I even got smarter!"

Zhang San felt that after Big Head Wang had his brain pierced by a sword from Bai Yucheng, he did indeed seem smarter.

But now that he had seen Qiong, he seemed to be playing the fool again.

Lady Yu couldn’t help but laugh as she looked at Big Head Wang’s silly demeanor.

"Indeed a straightforward person. Alright, we’ll be heading back now. If you, my brother, need anything in the future, just send this Wang Junwu to the Yu Family to find Qiong, and she will let me know."

"Sure thing, sister. And one more thing..."

Zhang San leaned in close to Lady Yu and whispered, "Sister, what exactly is your identity? I feel like an ordinary merchant could not be as capable as you are."

Lady Yu smiled and said, "Well, even Yang Jian gets a headache when he sees me."