Chapter 83: His Mother Told Chu Tian to Confess to Yue Xin

Steward Si frowned and shot the old man beside him a furious glare.

“Young master, are you thinking of laying hands on Chu Tian’s senior sister?”

The old man hurriedly lowered his head, too afraid to meet Steward Si’s wrath, yet he could not suppress his curiosity.

“No. The women in that villa are on good terms with Long Tianjiao. We cannot start with them.”

Steward Si’s brow relaxed as he shook his head.

“Then what do you mean, young master?”

The old man grew even more puzzled. If Steward Si was not going after Chu Tian, nor after the women around Chu Tian, then what exactly did he intend to do?

“He killed men of the Si family and shamed the Si family. I want him to pay with blood for blood!”

A dark light flashed in Steward Si’s eyes. He could not forget the humiliation brought upon him by the deaths of his younger brother and Xu Jiao.

At that moment, within Cloud River Villa, just after Han Bao had left, Chu Tian’s phone rang.

“Brat, where are you?”

It was his mother, Lin Yuru. The endearment carried not the slightest trace of irritation for Chu Tian.

“Mom, what’s wrong? Who made you angry?”

Chu Tian smiled.

“You still ask what’s wrong? The school has already told me. You’ve been asking for leave a lot lately, always skipping classes. What exactly is going on?”

“Final exams are just around the corner. With you so careless about your studies, do you still want to get into college or not?”

Lin Yuru scolded him in one breath. Though her voice was stern, it warmed Chu Tian’s heart. After all, in this second life of his, the feelings of family and friends were what he valued most.

“Mom, since Teacher Qin called you, she must have told you that I got full marks on the college entrance mock exam, right?”

Chu Tian smiled. After waiting for Lin Yuru to finish, he finally found a chance to explain himself.

At once, Lin Yuru went silent.

Chu Tian had scored full marks on the mock exam for the college entrance examination, and Qin Fang had naturally told Lin Yuru about it.

Knowing that her son had achieved such excellent results, she felt pride from the bottom of her heart.

Otherwise, if Chu Tian had not performed so well, she would already have come to settle accounts with him over his frequent truancy.

“Xiao Tian, I know your grades are good now, but you still can’t slack off.”

Lin Yuru sighed and resumed her patient, earnest tone.

“Yes, yes, yes.”

Chu Tian nodded repeatedly, agreeing all the while.

At that moment, he was no different from an ordinary high school student; there was no trace left of the decisive and bloodied aura he had shown moments before.

“All right, I won’t ask about your studies for now. Are you free tonight?”

“If you are, come home for dinner. Your Uncle Yue’s family is coming over tonight too.”

Lin Yuru steadied her tone and got to the point.

“Uncle Yue?”

Chu Tian paused, then immediately understood.

The Uncle Yue Lin Yuru spoke of was Yue Zhongzheng, Yue Xin’s father.

Since the two families had been old friends for generations, it was only natural that they kept in touch in private.

“Yue Xin is coming too. Weren’t you always fond of playing with her when you were little? How did you become so distant after growing up?”

“And let me tell you, if you like Yue Xin, you should be bold and say so.”

“A boy can’t be too shy. You can’t always let the girl take the initiative.”

Lin Yuru became long-winded again, speaking with earnest concern.

Hearing this, Chu Tian felt a wave of embarrassment.

When he was little, he had indeed been very close with Yue Xin, but that was all in the past.

Now, Chu Tian had no interest in Yue Xin at all, and there was no possibility of anything developing between them.

Yet Yue Xin clearly had not mentioned those matters at school to the elders, while the elders of both families were also deliberately trying to bring the two together. That left him in a difficult position.

“Mom, where did you get that idea from?”

Chu Tian’s expression was helpless. Even after living five hundred years between his past and present lives, he still could not escape his mother urging him to find a girlfriend.

“Xiao Tian, you’re an adult now. It’s about time you found a girlfriend. Anyway, come home for dinner tonight. I miss you too.”

Lin Yuru regained her composure and asked once more.

“Okay, I’ll be back.”

Chu Tian agreed, then chatted with Lin Yuru for a while longer before hanging up.

Wang Jiulong was still waiting where he stood, too afraid to leave.

“Jiulong, drive me to the Wei family.”

With a wave of his hand, Chu Tian strode out of the villa first, and Wang Jiulong hurried after him.

An hour later, at the Wei residence.

“Old Wei, I took Wang Jiulong in as my disciple without permission. You won’t think I overstepped, will you?”

Chu Tian asked.

“Of course not. That Chu Tian would deign to notice Jiulong is his fortune.”

Wei Yuansheng’s once-gray hair had subtly darkened quite a bit.

It was not dyed. The Nourishing Qi Pill had nourished his internal organs, making him appear far more vigorous and much younger.

Hearing this, Wang Jiulong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When he had taken a master earlier, he had not received Wei Yuansheng’s permission. Now that Wei Yuansheng did not blame him, he could finally put his mind at ease.

“Mr. Chu, there is something this old man does not know whether he ought to ask.”

Wei Yuansheng weighed his words carefully, but in the end could not help speaking.

“Please, Old Wei,” Chu Tian said with a smile.

“I heard that you killed Steward Si Feng. Is that true?”

Wei Yuansheng looked solemn, seeking confirmation.

“It is true.”

Chu Tian nodded, his tone light and unconcerned.

“Then are you aware that the Si family is an ancient martial arts clan with a long inheritance?”

Wei Yuansheng lamented inwardly. Chu Tian had already provoked a catastrophe.

“He wanted to humiliate my second senior sister. Must I spare his life?”

Chu Tian’s face darkened. Even now, when he spoke of it, there was still a hidden murderous edge in his voice.

“Mr. Chu, this old man knows you possess the cultivation of a martial lord, and you may not take the Si family seriously. But the Si family also has a martial lord keeping watch over it. I cannot help but worry for you.”

Wei Yuansheng sighed and shook his head.

“You’re worried the Si family will take revenge on me?”

Chu Tian asked in return.

“Mr. Chu, please do not underestimate the Si family. The Si family is absolutely not as simple as it appears.”

“Moreover, Steward Si and Steward Si Feng are the most promising descendants of the younger generation, future leaders who will shoulder the fate of the Si family. Now that you have killed Steward Si Feng, the Si family will never let this rest.”

Wei Yuansheng was deeply worried. What he did not know was that, if the time came, Chu Tian would also kill Steward Si.

“Old Wei, you seem to know the Si family very well?”

Chu Tian asked.

“I suppose I know a little. After all, the Wei family and the Si family stand among Tianmen City’s four great aristocratic families. Over the years, it would be strange not to investigate each other’s background.”

“The reason the Si family dares to act so arrogantly in Tianmen City is not only because it has a martial lord in charge, but also because its main branch is in Jinling.”

Wei Yuansheng’s expression was grave, and a trace of recollection flickered in his eyes.

“The main branch of the Si family?”

“You mean the Si family in Tianmen City is only a collateral branch of a much larger clan?”

Chu Tian was slightly startled. This news truly exceeded his expectations.