Chapter 151: Rescuing Wanyan Xinyi

The cat demon continued to cry, her voice trembling: "Husband... it was the Young Manor Master... he said he had something to tell me. I didn’t think too much of it and just followed him... but he... he tried to... I could never have complied... It was almost... but luckily, Husband, you came in time."

"You’re slandering me! I—"

"Silence!" Wanyan Aguda’s voice boomed with anger. "I know exactly how you usually behave, yet I never imagined you would dare to act so audaciously, even striking your own mother."

"She’s not my mother."

"Even if you don’t consider her your mother in your heart, that doesn’t give you the right to lay a hand on her! Someone, throw the Young Manor Master into the dungeon immediately."

"Yes, Manor Master."

...

Bai He had waited a long time and finally saw Ye Shiyuan return while bringing Xu Feng with him.

"Are you alright? Did anyone hurt you?"

"Master, you and Senior Brother just left like that. I thought you didn’t want me anymore! Thankfully, Wanyan Xinyi was there, otherwise, I would have been captured for sure."

Bai He let out a long sigh: "It’s good that you’re unharmed. As for Jurchen Manor, we’ll assess the situation tomorrow."

After resting for the night, the three of them descended the mountain and arrived at Wanyan City.

Bai He never expected that so much could happen in just one night.

He could not imagine that Wanyan Aguda would actually lay a hand on his own son.

Wanyan Aguda’s new wife had already borne a child, which naturally meant that Wanyan Xinyi could no longer be considered his only son.

Today, Wanyan Xinyi would be paraded through the streets, publicly humiliated, and he would no longer hold the title of Young Manor Master of Jurchen Manor.

Bai He ate the fruit given to him by Ye Shiyuan and was utterly shocked when he learned the news: "Shiyuan, can humans and cats even have children?"

"No, Master. Humans and demons cannot have children together!"

Bai He nodded, realizing that it was simply part of the rules.

"Then... isn’t that lying?"

"Of course it is! Last night, I didn’t notice that the cat demon was pregnant. How could she possibly have a child overnight?"

"Master, Senior Brother, I feel like I slept through last night and missed so many things."

Xu Feng realized that in the conversations between Bai He and Ye Shiyuan, there was no way for him to contribute.

"See what happens when I let you drink," Bai He muttered as he shaking his head.

"Master, the wine is really good. Do you want some too?"

As Xu Feng’s words fell, he immediately felt the displeased gaze of Ye Shiyuan: "Master is still young."

"Senior Brother, whatever Master wants to do is her business. You shouldn’t casually, again and again, make decisions on his behalf."

Ye Shiyuan pursed his lips: "Are you sure you want to speak to me this way?"

Xu Feng: ...

Well, what could he do? He could only back down.

"Alright, don’t quarrel over something like this."

They were, after all, a close-knit family, and in the end, it was still Xu Feng at fault.

Ye Shiyuan was right, he was still young; how could he be drinking alcohol?

Besides, he didn’t even know how to drink.

"Here they come, here they come. Let’s go see."

Everyone went out, eager to witness the spectacle of Wanyan Xinyi being paraded through the streets.

Bai He and the others, too, followed out of curiosity.

Just yesterday, Wanyan Xinyi had been dazzling and confident and now he had become this pitiful sight.

It was truly heart-wrenching.

Bai He sighed inwardly and glanced at Ye Shiyuan: "Shiyuan, save him."

"Master, there are too many people here. I want to wait until it’s less crowded before rescuing him."

"Mm, alright."

Ye Shiyuan simply wanted him to experience a little hardship first.

"Then Shiyuan, later we’ll still wait for you at the place from last night. You go first."

"Mm."

After Ye Shiyuan left, Xu Feng spoke unwillingly: "Master, why can’t I go with Senior Brother?"

"You? With Shiyuan alone, I can still feel at ease. But with you added... I cannot relax. You better not cause trouble. I need the Nuwa Stone, and you’re still slacking off and not practicing. When will you ever catch up to Shiyuan?"

Xu Feng was left speechless by Bai He’s scolding.

"I understand, Master."

Knowing one’s mistake and correcting it, that was the behavior of a good child.

After wandering for a while, Bai He and Xu Feng returned to the mountain from the previous night.

After waiting about half an hour, Ye Shiyuan finally brought the thoroughly disheveled Wanyan Xinyi over.

He looked completely drained and even utterly pitiful.

"Hey, are you alright?"

Wanyan Xinyi laughed bitterly a few times: "Haha... my father wanted to kill me, all because of a woman... he actually wanted to kill me."

This was something that was hard to comprehend and Bai He could very well understand his inner turmoil. Yet... some things were still...

"Actually, you don’t need to be so upset. Your father might not have truly intended to kill you."

"I heard it with my own ears."

"Your father was being controlled by the cat demon, and it’s the kind of control that cannot be resisted. With the Nuwa Stone in her possession, your father simply cannot fight back, unless the stone is taken from her hands."

Wanyan Xinyi’s expression lightened slightly: "Then why don’t you take it? Aren’t you supposed to be pretty powerful?"

Wanyan Xinyi could sense Ye Shiyuan’s strength and felt confident it would be no problem.

"I won’t listen to you."

Wanyan Xinyi turned his gaze toward Bai He, and Bai He immediately felt awkward: "Why are you staring at me like that?"

Wasn’t he afraid that Ye Shiyuan would hit him?

"He listens to you."

"I..."

Constantly troubling Ye Shiyuan wasn’t right.

He wasn’t here to serve as his laborer, but Bai He always felt indebted to him.

"Well, Shiyuan, how about..."