Chapter 230

At this very moment, the wall that had just been motionless suddenly began to crack at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The thick stone wall cracked into countless openings very evenly, and then, with a 'clatter', uniform stone blocks fell down one by one.

Yun Qiyue watched this scene, unable to help but look at Ye Lanjue with starry eyes.

Imperial Uncle is so amazing!

He is truly amazing.

Just a casual palm strike, a palm strike that didn't seem to have any power.

But this one palm strike not only created a pressure wave, not only allowed the thick stone wall to crack, but it also made every crack split very evenly.

It was as if it were the feeling of tempered glass shattering.

I have to say, the Imperial Uncle is truly amazing, beyond the reach of ordinary people.

However, when the stone blocks fell and formed a pile, Yun Qiyue's mood was like the rubble on the ground.

Except for Yun Jiande, everyone else was stunned.

Behind the stone door was a very large space.

With such a large space, if it were filled with treasures, it would surely be more than an ordinary family could spend in several lifetimes.

But inside, it was empty at this moment.

Yes, let alone treasures, not even an empty box could be seen.

"Where are my things?" Yun Yongyuan was furious.

Naturally, he was aiming at Yun Jiande.

If it weren't for the old man's good physical condition, he would surely have been angered to death at this moment.

Others didn't know how many things were inside, but didn't he know?

As early as when Yun Jiande said the key was lost, he had some suspicions in his heart.

But no matter how suspicious he was, he hadn't suspected that the treasure vault had been emptied.

Things that an ordinary family couldn't use up in several lifetimes had been emptied in just three years; how could he not be angry?

It was almost enough to anger him to death.

Yun Yongyuan held his chest with one hand and looked at Yun Jiande with fury.

Li Shulan couldn't hold back either and looked at Yun Jiande, "Head of the family, where are the things inside?"

She had stood on Yun Jiande's side before because there was profit to be made.

Now, this empty treasure vault made her eyes go dark.

Where was the profit now?

These things had clearly been emptied, and their third branch would get nothing.

As soon as Li Shulan thought that she would get nothing, her face turned black.

And Yun Jianye clearly hadn't expected that the treasure vault would be empty and have nothing at all.

Even if he wasn't the head of the family and couldn't enter the treasure vault, he knew that the treasures in the Yun family's treasure vault were a pile and absolutely couldn't be empty.

Yun Jianye couldn't accept it.

Let alone Yun Jianye, even the old Madam, Yun Yarou, and the others, who could accept that the family's treasure vault was empty?

One by one, their gazes all fell on Yun Jiande, all waiting for Yun Jiande to give them an explanation.

After a flash of panic in Yun Jiande's eyes, he finally showed the same angry and shocked expression as the others.

"How could this be? Where are the things inside?" Yun Jiande's face was pale, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

Then, with a 'thump', Yun Jiande knelt down and looked at Yun Yongyuan, "Father, it must be that thief; he moved the things in the treasure vault away. Father, if you want to punish someone, punish me; it is my fault for not fulfilling my duty of guarding it."

Yun Yongyuan looked at Yun Jiande with a dark face, unable to see too much emotion in his heart at this moment.

Yun Jiande felt guilty, his hands trembling slightly, but he tried to steady himself.

At this time, Ye Lanjue spoke, "A thief?"

Although it was only two words, no one present could ignore these two words.

Neither could Yun Jiande.

Not only could he not, but at this moment, Yun Jiande even felt an inexplicable chill.

Biting the bullet, Yun Jiande said, "Yes—it must have been done by that thief who stole the key."

"Heh—" Ye Lanjue gave a light laugh.

However, this laugh made Yun Jiande's scalp tingle.

Ye Lanjue looked at Yun Qiyue with doting eyes, "Does the Princess Consort want to catch that thief?"

Yun Qiyue met Ye Lanjue's gaze.

Then, she curled her lips.

"Since he even dared to steal my dowry, I naturally want to catch him; otherwise, how can people know that stealing things comes with a price?" As she spoke, Yun Qiyue looked at Yun Jiande and smiled, "What does Uncle Yun think?"

Yun Jiande: "... Yes... that is the logic."

By the time Yun Jiande finished speaking, he was already covered in sweat.

Anyone with eyes could see that there was a problem with Yun Jiande.

But Yun Qiyue considered herself a reasonable person and naturally wouldn't deal with people for no reason.

Therefore, it was better to speak with evidence.

As she spoke, Yun Qiyue looked at Ye Lanjue, wanting to see how Ye Lanjue wanted to handle this matter.

"Chen Feng—" Ye Lanjue spoke.

Yun Qiyue was surprised.

Chen Feng?

Did he follow?

Just as she was thinking this, Chen Feng walked out from the shadows.

Yun Qiyue: "..." Why didn't she notice?

She always felt that she seemed to have become a bit weak in front of the Imperial Uncle.

Of course, it might also be that she was used to being protected, so her senses had become slack; this was not good.

Just as Yun Qiyue was thinking, Chen Feng had already walked up close.

Then, Chen Feng took out a round stone from his bosom.

Yes, just a round stone.

Others didn't react when they saw this round stone, except for Yun Yongyuan and Yun Jiande.

When Yun Yongyuan saw the stone, his eyes darkened even more.

And Yun Jiande's face turned deathly pale, his pupils constricted, and his body trembled.

"Princess Consort, this is the key to the treasure vault."

The Yun family members were shocked.

Because none of them had expected that the so-called treasure vault key would be a stone that looked plain and unremarkable.

And what Yun Qiyue found strange was, how could this stone become a key?

In this whole area, it seemed she hadn't seen any place where a round stone could be inserted.

However, the door was already shattered and couldn't be practiced on, so Yun Qiyue quickly suppressed this thought.

Taking the key, Yun Qiyue asked Chen Feng, "Where was this key found?"

Chen Feng: "In the bedroom of the eldest master of the Yun family."

Yun Jiande: "..." He slumped to the ground, his body weak, unable to argue.

"Slap—" Yun Yongyuan could no longer suppress his anger and slapped Yun Jiande across the face, "You bastard, stealing from your own family, you really are something."

Every word, Yun Yongyuan said through gritted teeth.

And from Yun Jiande's instantly swollen face and bleeding lips, one could tell that Yun Yongyuan's slap was truly solid, without any water added.

It could be seen that he was truly angry.

And Yun Jiande just bowed his head, not saying a word, and others couldn't see his expression either.

"Bastard, tell me, where did those things go?" Yun Yongyuan asked with a dark face.

Others also looked at Yun Jiande, waiting for the answer.

Everyone present wanted to know where the things in the treasure vault had gone.

Because these Yun family members all felt that the things inside should have had a share for them.

Yun Jiande: "... I... used them all up—"

"Asshole!"

Yun Jiande's words made Yun Yongyuan completely furious.

Seeing this, Yun Yongyuan struck a palm full of murderous intent straight toward Yun Jiande...