"Second Young Master... Second Young Master."
Outside the house where Yang Ze lived, a servant was shouting anxiously. Looking at his face which was filled with sweat and his rugged breath, one could imagine he must have been in a hurry. Yet even after shouting for such a long time, there was no response from the inside.
If not for the reports from the guard and the door being locked from the inside, he would have guessed that the second young master was still not home.
It wasn't until fifteen more minutes, that the door slowly opened before the figure of a young man walked out with a yawn on his face.
"What the hell? Why are you making a ruckus this early in the morning?"
"Gulp." Swallowing, the servant looked at the bright sun that was shining directly above his head before looking at Yang Ze. Trying to find words, the servant was flustered. It was at this moment, that Yang Ze shook his head before speaking again. "Just tell me what's the matter."
Sighing in relief, the servant looked at Yang Ze before respectfully speaking again. "It's lord Li. He wants to see you."
"Huh?" Yang Ze's eyes narrowed for a moment. There is only one person here the servants call 'Lord', it is the steward Yang Li. The day he came here, Steward Li was all smiles. During his short stay here, it was the steward Li who always came to him, not the other way around.
"Interesting." Even though Yang Ze wasn't entirely familiar with the customs of this world, there was one thing that he was sure about; a mere steward would never dare to act so cockily in front of an heir of the direct bloodline unless something major happened.
"Wait for a moment, I am gonna wash my face first." Whatever the reason, he was about to go and meet him. As a person from modern times, he wasn't overly smitten by the pride and arrogance of a young master of a big family. As a carefree person, he won't be stuck on such small details. Now that he was already in the peak Qi-Guiding realm, there were even fewer things that could threaten him in such a small city.
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The house of the steward Li was located at the bottom of the mountain, just outside Darati City. With all the decorations and the luxurious state of the building, it was better to call it a luxurious manor instead of a house.
Entering the gate, there were only some servants that were tending to the flowers. Yang Ze looked around for a while but didn't find the figure of Steward Li. Instead of getting angry, Yang Ze was getting more and more curious.
"Second young master, please follow me."
Guiding him towards the manor, the servant stopped at the door, before respectfully guiding Yang Ze to the inside.
Looking around the luxurious room, Yang Ze nodded with a smile. Just as he had expected the house was cladded in luxury. There were various ink paintings adorned on the walls depicting scenes of nature and beasts.
"Do you like what you see?" At this time the familiar voice of Steward Li sounded in his ears. Turning his head, the figure of Steward Li along with his son came into his view.
"Not really." After giving them a glance, Yang Ze focused his vision on the paintings again. "I never understood the meaning of the paintings."
"Ooh!"
"Hahahaha. Nephew Yang Ze must be joking. How can the second young master of such a big family can not understand it."
Yang Ze's eyes narrowed for a moment before returning to normal. Just now the steward Li called him a nephew. For a mere steward like him to call the second young master of the direct bloodline nephew, was considered a heresy, not to mention the two of them weren't even that familiar with each other.
"Well, we can talk about the paintings later. Why did you call me here?"
"Oh, a letter just came from the main family." With a smile, Steward Li pulled out a letter and placed it on the table in front of him before looking at Yang Ze with a smile.
"Interesting." Looking at the steward Li and his son Yang Che who both were standing there with a smile without the slightest intention to hand the letter directly to him, Yang Ze smirked for a moment before going forward to pick it up.
Steward Li who had a smile on his face had been observing Yang Ze since the moment the servant brought him here. Noticing his lack of anger, he had already guessed the reason behind it. According to the news he received after Yang Ze's departure to the Ignis city, the second young master wasn't here with any orders or to carry out a secret mission. Instead, he was kicked out of the family for being an absolute waste. The only purpose of his departure from the main family was to make way for the third young master as the future patriarch of the Yang family.
Earlier due to the distance he didn't know the complete information, but after a few days. he had confirmed the truth of this matter.
The letter that arrived from the Yang family a few days ago was the final nail in the coffin.
"Sigh." After reading the entire letter, Yang Ze shook his head. The letter was from his father informing him about the major events going on there. The first one was that the people from the Xuanwu family had arrived there and they would start their admission test in a few days. The other was about his third brother being crowned as the next patriarch of the Yang family. They were going to throw a party after all these events to celebrate the admission of Yang Hai before announcing Yang Shen as the future patriarch during the party in front of the entire city. In the last few lines of the letter, he also asked him to come to attend the party, as it was a special request from his 'brothers'.
'Uuugh. What a pain.' Shaking his head, Yang Ze put the letter back on the table before standing there in deep thought. Now he understood the reason for the behaviour of the steward Li in front of him. 'It seemed like this guy was already displeased because of his arrival here. In his heart, he was afraid that I was going to take the textile industry from him. Now, as soon as he confirmed my situation as an abandoned young master, he wants to deal with me.'
Frowning his brows, Yang Ze was silent. It seemed even though he told him he wouldn't interfere in the textile industries, this guy was still afraid. And as soon as he read the letter, he became confident in dealing with him.
"Nephew Li, what are you going to do next?" Steward Li constantly had a smile on his face, but his meaning was obvious.
"Sigh." After taking a deep breath, Yang Ze opened his eyes. "If the family doesn't want me, then I too shall not take care of family affairs."
"Steward Li. Send a letter from me to the family. Tell them, I am not going to take care of the textile industries from now on." In a fuming rage, he walked out of the manor and headed back to his house.
Both Steward Li and his son Yang Ze stood there stunned for a long time. It wasn't until the figure of Yang Ze disappeared that they looked at each other in disbelief before bursting out in laughter.
"Hahahahaha. That fucking moron."
"Hahahahaha. Dad, is he being serious? No wonder the main family kicked him out. Such an idiot, who would want him?"
"Haha. And here your dad was thinking of ways to deal with him. Looks like I was overthinking. We don't need to worry about this brain-dead brat anymore. Leave him as he is."
"You are right. I was a fool to think of himself equal to me. He is nothing but a waste."
While both the father and the son were laughing, Yang Ze was standing outside a gate with a twitch on his face. With his strength, he could hear every single word of them clearly. Closing his eyes, Yang Ze took a deep breath before shaking his head.
'I will take care of this father and son at an appropriate time. Right now, I need to get some more martial arts and a way to step into the innate.' The priority for him was to step into a higher realm as soon as possible... not to deal with these idiots. With these thoughts, his eyes looked at the screen.
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{Name: Yang Ze}
{Realm: Peak Qi Guiding}
{XP: 200}
{Technique: Seaheart Art Fifth Layer}
*Reached the limit of knowledge.
{Personal Space : 3 cubic meters}
{Efficiency : 300 XP/day}
{Level: 2} (1/100 spirit stones needed to upgrade)
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