By the time Yang Ze made his way to Yang Yuanzhen, the sun was already up. Instead of asking a servant like last time, Yang Ze himself walked to the place where Yang Yuanzhen lived and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?"
The voice was as domineering as before.
"It's me." After replying in a low voice, Yang Ze waited for Yang Yuanzhen.
Sure enough, after hearing his voice, Yang Yuanzhen opened the door before signalling him to follow in.
"Take a seat." Yang Yuanzhen spoke while sitting on the bamboo chair before looking at him.
"Why are you here?"
"Sigh..." Yang Ze sighed heavily in his heart. Compared to the relationship between a normal father and son, their relationship has deteriorated.
"I am thinking of leaving." Yang Ze didn't beat around the bush and stated his purpose.
"Oh...."
"You don't have to though."
"Now that you have married into the Cang Family, you can live there."
The meaning of Yang Yuanzhen's words was obvious. He was reminding him that he is now married into the Cang House and strictly speaking, his place is now in the Cang Family, not in the Yang family.
"I have some matters to take care of." Yang Ze nodded before adding further, "Perhaps, I will live with the Cang family after that."
"Yes... You should do that."
Both of them sat silent for a long time.
"I guess you came here to bid farewell."
By now, Yang Yuanzhen had already understood the reason for his visit.
"I guess so..."
At this time, Yang Yuanzhen hesitated for a moment before standing up and walking to his bed. Bending down, he opened a small chest and took out a pendant from it.
"I never gave you a gift for your marriage..."
With a long silence, he caressed the pendant before handing it over to Yang Ze.
"This is what your mother left for you. I hope you will cherish it."
"Now go away..."
Closing his eyes, he sat on the chair motionless.
"Then I take my leave." Looking at Yang Yuanzhen who was unwilling to speak further, Yang Ze bowed slightly before leaving the room. As for the pendant, he was not in the mood to check it right now, so he put it into the portable space.
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"I think it's time to go."
Taking a last look at the Yang manor, where he spent the first month of life after coming to this unfamiliar world, Yang Ze sighed before heading in the direction of Yang Che's house.
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"So, you are telling me he left the house on my wedding day?"
"Yes, second young master."
"Hmm."
According to the servant in front of him, Yang Che left the city the day he got married.
"Is it because of failing the admission test?" Yang Ze was almost certain that the cause of this action was his recent failure. Even the always arrogant Yang Deyi was feeling down from failing the test, not to mention Yang Che who had even higher hopes.
"Forget it, I will talk to him after reaching Darati."
After making up his mind, Yang Ze slowly walked out of the manor. Compared to the previous times, he wasn't going to rent a horse or a carriage for travelling. Right now, he was already a powerhouse in the realm of innate. If he wanted to, he could just fly anywhere he wanted. The mere distance of two hundred miles was nothing to him.
So, giving away one last smile to the city, Yang Ze walked out alone. The second young master of the Yang family, the son-in-law of the Cang family, and the husband of the most beautiful and talented woman Cang Yue; was walking alone in absolute obscurity.
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While Yang Ze was making his way to the city of Darati, an entirely different scene was playing out in one of the rooms of Steward Li's mansion.
On the bed, the naked figure of Yang Che was entwined with the figure of a beautiful woman. Covered with sweat, both of them were in each other's embrace. It wasn't until an hour passed, that they both separated from each other.
Panting heavily, Yang Che looked at the woman lying beside him with tender eyes. His eyes which should have been filled with desperation after being rejected were now filled with love towards the woman in front of him.
"Hehe... What are you looking at?"
The woman smiled sweetly before poking his nose with her finger.
"Nothing... It's just... How lucky am I? To meet someone like you..."
"Stupid." With a chuckle, the woman hugged him. Feeling the warmth of her body, Yang Che embraced her tightly.
"Che'er... Are we going to stay like this!? I want to spend my life with you." The woman still in his arms, said in a muffled voice.
"I... I Just... I don't know what to do... Father will never allow this thing to happen."
Yang Che, whose face was filled with expressions of guilt and shame spoke in a hesitant voice. If this matter about him sleeping with his own stepmother spread out, he didn't dare to imagine the consequences.
After the death of his mother, his father was his only family. Now, he doesn't want his father to be hurt because of what he did.
Human nature is often unpredictable. Even though he didn't want to hurt his father in any way, he just couldn't give up the temptation of that beautiful figure. It was she who encouraged him to take part in the academy's test. And when he failed, instead of laughing or mocking him, she gave him the comfort that he needed the most. In his entire life, he never loved someone as much as the woman in front of him.
"What should we do...!?"
Just when he was lost in thoughts, the door of the room burst open before the familiar figure of his father Yang Li came in.
"This..."
"This...."
The pair of three eyes looked at each other in confusion, shock and disbelief. For a moment, the entire room was plunged into a deathly stillness. But this silence didn't last long before a roaring sound shattered it...
"YOU..... YOU BASTARD..... WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?"
Looking at the naked Yang Che and the woman, who was covered in sweat and embracing each other, even a fool would be able to guess what transpired between them, not to mention Yang Li.
"Father... Father let me explain..."
"EXPLAIN??? EXPLAIN WHAT?? YOU BASTARD, IS THIS HOW YOU PAY FOR ALL THE LOVE AND CARE THAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU?"
With eyes that were now completely red with anger, Yang Li was shouting at the top of his lungs. Even in his wildest dreams, he didn't think something like this would happen to him. For a moment he was even wondering whether he was still in a dream or not. But the bone-chilling coldness in his heart was enough to answer this question of his.
"Don't be afraid Che'er. Now that the cat is out of the bag, tell him about us. Tell him... tell him that both of us love each other."
"YOU... YOU WHORE... I WILL DEAL WITH YOU LATER..." In his anger, Yang Li picked up the stick that was placed near him, before rushing forward and smashing it at Yang Che.
"FATHER..."
Shouting in pain, Yang Che moved his body to cover the woman. Even then, the hits only get stronger and stronger. Even though he was already in the Qi condensing realm, this continuous barrage of beatings left deep red marks on his body.
"I DO NOT HAVE AN UNFILIAL SON LIKE YOU....."
"STOP IT. STOP HITTING CHE'ER."
"SHUT UP YOU BITCH. HOW DARE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH. HAVE YOU NO SHAME."
The beatings only grew more fierce.
"ARE YOU GOING TO KILL HIM, JUST AS YOU KILLED HIS MOTHER?"
"huh??????"
Both Yang Che and his father Yang Li stopped instantly. Yang Li's hand trembled before he shouted in a loud voice.
"WHAT NONSENSE ARE YOU TALKING NOW YOU BITCH. HOW DARE YOU."
"HEH. I HAVE HAD ENOUGH."
With a firm voice, she looked into the eyes of Yang Che which seemed to be filled with disbelief.
"Che'er, your father once proposed to marry me when your mother was alive. At that time I rejected him. I didn't want to marry a person who was already married."
"So, after a few days, he came again with the proposal... Only this time, his wife died mysteriously."
Listening to her, Yang Che's body started trembling. He just couldn't believe his ears. His own father??? The only person he loved and trusted the most, turned out to be the killer of his mother. And he killed her for what?? So he could marry a beautiful woman again?
"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING YOU BITCH. WHEN DID I EVER COME TO YOU FOR MARRIAGE?"
"I am lying??? Me? You old man, how shameless can you be!? At least be a man and accept what you did?"
'SLAP'.
A loud slap brought Yang Che out of his stupor. Looking at the red mark on the face of the beautiful woman in front of him, he was suddenly overcome with rage. This man in front of him not only murdered his mother but is now hurting the person he loves the most.
Yang Che didn't know why, but at this moment the play about the king and his son came to his mind. He seemed to find himself in the shoes of the young prince who lost the love of his life because of his father, whose entire life was filled with tragedy. He seemed to see the very fate that befell the prince hanging above his head.
It was at this moment, that he seemed to remember the conversation between him and Yang Ze.
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"What do you think the prince should have done."
"I don't think he could have done anything. He never was more powerful or influential than his father, he didn't have enough wisdom or plans. All in all, he was doomed to fail from the very beginning."
"Was there really no other way?"
"Well, there is just one thing that can save the love of the prince and that woman."
"If the prince could kill the emperor, he would be able to save himself from this terrible fate."
"Not to mention saving himself and the woman he loves, he would also be the new emperor of the entire kingdom. It's a win-win situation."
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With eyes that were still filled with rage, Yang Che reached out to the table near the bed and picked up the knife that was placed on it.
Before anyone in the room could react, he rushed forward and plunged the knife into the heart of the man in front of him.
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"You??????" With a face that was still filled with shock, Yang Li tried to grab Yang Che in front of him. But with each passing second, his breathing grew slower until he completely stopped breathing.
"Thud..."
With a loud sound, the body of Yang Li fell onto the floor. The slowly forming blood puddle under his body and the shocked expression of Yang Che became the serene scenery of the room.