"Kid, I have nothing left to teach you. From today onwards, you leave this place."
An old man dressed in coarse clothing had a profound gaze as he stared into the distance.
"Old man, what kind of nonsense are you spouting this early in the morning?"
Zhou Yu yawned.
"There's no feast that doesn't end, what's more, our destinies have reached their conclusion..."
The old man spoke with a deep tone.
"Old man, speak to me in human language."
Zhou Yu rushed up and grabbed the old man's beard.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, you little rascal, let go of me."
"Are you going to talk or not?"
"I'll talk, I'll talk... just let go first..."
Zhou Yu then released his hand.
With a helpless face, the old man straightened his beard and said with annoyance.
"Twenty years ago, I arranged a marriage for you. This time, it's for you to leave and find your future wife."
"No way!"
Zhou Yu refused without even thinking.
He stared at the old man sidelong.
"Old man, do you even trust your own judgment? Not to mention anything else, just take the six disciples you handpicked from thousands. If they hadn't collectively betrayed and ambushed you, would you have become like this?"
"With your judgment, and you're picking out a wife for me? I wouldn't dare accept her. A little cuckolding might be the least of my worries, but what if she brings me bad luck in spades? That'd be a real problem."
Smack!
A worn-out shoe flew towards Zhou Yu.
"You brat, it's one thing to hit someone, but to insult them over their shortcomings is too much. I was kind enough to find you a wife and yet you dare mock me."
The old man fumed.
"Then forget it."
He took out a photo and was about to tear it up.
Swish!
A dark figure flashed by, and the photograph in the old man's hand disappeared.
Zhou Yu, holding the photo, grinned at the old man.
"No rush, let me check out what she looks like first."
Zhou Yu looked down at the photo, and the next moment, his eyes nearly popped out.
Wow!
There was such a beautiful girl.
"I'm in!"
"Old man, I'm going, where's this girl? I'll marry her right away."
The old man looked at him with disdain.
"Weren't you the one who looked down on my judgment?"
"Old man, I was just kidding. You have eyes like a torch, and I failed to recognize excellence. I was short-sighted, so please don't take it to heart."
The old man cursed with a smile and then threw a battered copper ring to Zhou Yu.
"This is the token. The address is on the back of the photo. Go now."
Having received the items, Zhou Yu patted his chest.
"Don't worry, give me a few days, and I'll bring her back. After that, the two of us will take care of you in your old age."
Smack!
The other worn-out shoe also flew over.
"I'm perfectly healthy, who the hell wants you to look after me in my old age?"
Zhou Yu dodged with a playful expression on his face.
"Old man, unless you have other instructions, I'm heading off now."
"Wait a second!"
The old man stopped him.
"Kid, do you remember the vow you made when I first taught you your skills?"
"Isn't it to clear your name? I remember it well."
"What's the timeframe?"
"Three years."
"Anything else?"
"That's all, isn't it?"
The old man said angrily.
"By your own hand!! You must personally take action, not entrust it to others, got it?"
Zhou Yu squinted his eyes looking at the old man.
"Old man, I'm really curious why you emphasize this point so much. I've asked you for so many years, can you tell me now?"
"Get out, get out, get out, stop asking so many questions."
The old man, holding his walking stick, was ready to strike.
Zhou Yu burst into laughter, turned around, and ran away.
"Like it or not, old man, I'll figure it out eventually, bye!"
Watching Zhou Yu's figure disappear at the entrance of the village, the old man's face turned complicated.
"Everything is fate, ah, this stinky kid, I wonder if he can survive this ordeal..."
...
One day later.
Yancheng, commercial district.
Zhou Yu stood on the street corner, watching the bustling crowd and the steady flow of vehicles, and sighed.
"This is certainly the city! Much livelier than the village."
Not far in front of him was a commercial building with over thirty floors.
This was the address behind the photo.
Looking at the "Lin Corporation" sign shining brilliantly atop the building, Zhou Yu couldn't help but click his tongue in wonder.
"The bride the old man is setting me up with, she couldn't possibly be the heiress of Lin Corporation, could she? Wonder what her temper is like."
Just then, a woman walked out of a nearby café.
The woman was tall and graceful, with fair skin and stunning beauty, seemingly a favored child of the heavens. As she appeared, all other beauties on the street paled in comparison.
Zhou Yu was startled.
"Holy shit, isn't that my wife!"
The woman looked exactly like the one in the photo the old man had given him; he was certain he wasn't mistaken.
Zhou Yu's eyes lit up as he hurried over.
"Wife, what a coincidence, I was just about to go find you and here we meet. Seems like we're really fated..."
Lin Luoluo was feeling a bit restless after staying in the office, so she took a break to buy a coffee and stretch her legs. She didn't expect to be stopped just as she was about to return by a young man dressed like a construction worker.
Lin Luoluo frowned.
"Who are you? What are you talking about? Who's your wife?"
"Wife, let me introduce myself. I'm from Taoyuan Village, my old man and your grandfather know each other, they arranged a marriage for us..."
Zhou Yu hadn't finished speaking when a delivery guy suddenly rushed over in a hurry, accidentally bumping into Lin Luoluo.
Lin Luoluo was caught off guard and stumbled.
"Hey, wife, be careful."
Zhou Yu reacted quickly, stepping forward to catch Lin Luoluo in his arms.
Zhou Yu swore it was truly an accident; he just meant to help.
However, his hand didn't quite know what happened but ended up on Lin Luoluo's chest—a forbidden area.
Whoosh!
Lin Luoluo's face turned bright red instantly.
Full of anger, she hastily pushed Zhou Yu away and slapped him across the face.
Smack!
"You pervert! What are you doing?"
Lin Luoluo's outraged cry attracted a lot of attention.
When the crowd saw a breathtaking beauty being taken advantage of by a beggar-like guy, they all looked on with anger.
This little beggar, going too far.
Still, to be slapped like that for such an act, it's not too bad, if it were me, I might also...
Zhou Yu was at a loss for words, just about to explain.
But at that moment, Lin Luoluo's angry expression suddenly turned blank.
After that, she rigidly walked towards a business-class Mercedes parked by the street as if she had lost her soul.
Zhou Yu was taken aback.
"Wife?"
"What's wrong with you? You..."
Lin Luoluo, who had just been furious at the term, now seemed as if she hadn't heard it at all.
She stiffly approached the Mercedes, ready to get in.
Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes.
Something's not right!
There's a problem!
Zhou Yu dashed forward, grabbing Lin Luoluo's arm and pulling her into his embrace with force.
At the same moment, his fingers swiftly pressed against Lin Luoluo's pulse.
Just as he suspected, there was a problem.
Lin Luoluo had been poisoned!!!
A sharp light flashed in Zhou Yu's eyes as a silver needle appeared between his fingertips, stabbing into Lin Luoluo's finger.
Connected to the heart.
The piercing pain brought a look of struggle onto Lin Luoluo's blank face.
At that moment, a man with a sinister face got out of the business car.
"Where did this country bumpkin come from, get the hell out of my way."