Chapter 18

Qianshou Feijian Residence.

Late at night, Qianshou Feijian stayed alone in the house.

The dim yellow light flickered, casting his shadow askew on the ground.

The low table before him was laden with dishes; the originally rising steam had long dissipated, and the food had lost its warmth.

Qianshou Feijian did not pick up his chopsticks; his brows were knotted, his face grim.

Today, Uchiha Xiao Gui went to school and had no time to make dinner.

He hadn't cooked in a long while, so on a whim he prepared a lavish spread, hoping Lian Ye would taste his cooking.

But Qianshou Feijian hadn't expected that this brat Lian Ye hadn't come home at all.

At first he occasionally went to reheat the food, but after reheating it several times, he gave up.

"What the hell is this brat up to?" Qianshou Feijian said, suppressing his anger.

How long has it been, and he still hasn't come back?

Could it be… he went to do something bad!

"Born evil, that Uchiha brat!"

The more he thought, the more likely it seemed; Lian Ye was probably up to no good.

For example, bullying classmates, insulting classmates, beating classmates…

Just as he was about to get up and go out to look for him, Lian Ye happened to walk into the courtyard.

Just entered the house.

Lian Ye immediately noticed the food on the table and Qianshou Feijian's grim expression, instantly knowing what had happened.

Looks like this old guy waited for me quite a while…

"Brat, what did you do this afternoon?" Qianshou Feijian's face turned ashen, his eyes fixed tightly on Lian Ye.

The ninja school lets out early, around three in the afternoon.

But it's almost eight o'clock at night now.

Qianshou Feijian was very curious—what did Lian Ye do in those five hours?!

If it were someone else, he might not interrogate them like this.

But when facing an Uchiha, he had to be wary.

The Uchiha lot are all madmen, even the brat is no exception.

Moreover, the village has recently heard of many disputes between the Uchiha clan and other families.

That arrogant bunch surely wouldn't do anything good.

Qianshou Feijian had no choice but to treat them cautiously.

Even though this Uchiha had gotten along with him for a year…

Faced with Qianshou Feijian's questioning, Lian Ye showed an embarrassed expression.

He had intended to casually find an excuse to get by, but seeing the other's dangerous look, he abandoned that idea.

This old guy guards against me like he's guarding against a thief.

If he discovers I'm lying, things will get troublesome.

Thinking this, Lian Ye decided to tell the truth: "In the afternoon history class, I found it too boring and fell asleep. When I woke up, it was already dark."

Qianshou Feijian was somewhat taken aback; he hadn't expected Lian Ye's late return to be for this reason.

【Sleeping in class is fine; at least it's better than bullying classmates.】

Qianshou Feijian thought so.

"Who knows who compiled this book; it's utterly meaningless." Lian Ye spread his hands, "I don't get it—Konoha Village's founding time is younger than my age; is there a need to publish a separate history?"

Qianshou Feijian had a black line across his face, glaring at Lian Ye unhappily,

"Brat, what do you know?"

Don't look at Konoha's history now being just a few thin pages; in ten or twenty years it will become a thick volume.

Moreover, the existence of a history book can truthfully record current events, letting future people know what happened in this period.

In response, Lian Ye snorted, curling his lip, and muttered, "I doubt the authenticity of history books."

Qianshou Feijian: "..."

Isn't he just "slightly" exaggerating the Senju clan's achievements?

Does this brat really need to say that?

He also wrote about the Uchiha clan, didn't he!

He didn't deny the Uchiha clan's achievements either; is Qianshou Feijian that kind of person?

【In the first year of Konoha, the God of Shinobi Senju Hashirama and the Uchiha clan reached cooperation, ended the wars, and founded Konoha Village. Senju Hashirama was deeply beloved by the villagers, becoming the village's Kage, leading Konoha to prosperity. (Selected from Konoha History)】

This old guy Qianshou Feijian even deleted Madara Uchiha's name.

No way, who made Madara defect?

Even if the Uchiha people raise objections, they'll be shut down by the fact that Madara Uchiha defected.

Thus, the Senju clan could rightly become the greatest contributors to founding Konoha Village.

This is also a little thought of Qianshou Feijian when compiling the history.

After all, everyone hopes their family name will be remembered in history…

Perhaps Qianshou Feijian never imagined, even to his death, that the Senju would someday be wiped out.

"Uncle, the food's cold." Lian Ye, not wanting to discuss further, pointed at the dishes on the table and said.

"Don't sleep in class from now on."

After Qianshou Feijian gave his warning, he picked up the dishes and headed to the kitchen.

…………

After the meal.

Lian Ye came to the training ground to practice shuriken throwing.

After a year, his throwing skill improved greatly, and he could almost hit a fixed target every time.

Just then, a shout came from outside the door.

"Lord Feijian, the Hokage is calling you to the office!"

Upon hearing this, Qianshou Feijian came out of the room, glanced at Lian Ye, and said:

"Kid, I have something to do, I'm leaving first."

After saying that, he opened the courtyard gate and left.

"What could be happening at this late hour?" Lian Ye muttered to himself.

However, he didn't worry too much; with Senju Hashirama in Konoha, it was the safest place, and the sky wouldn't fall.

But Lian Ye didn't realize that this matter was closely related to him.

Not long after, Qianshou Feijian returned with a grim face.

Lian Ye noticed Qianshou Feijian's grim expression and felt curious.

What on earth happened to make this old guy so angry?

"Kid, did you hit someone today?" Qianshou Feijian said, suppressing his anger.

Hearing this, Lian Ye's expression froze; he hadn't expected the other to ask that.

This thing was done so covertly—how could it have been discovered?

At the time, he had checked the surroundings and only acted when he saw no one around.

Before acting, he even put a bag over Uchiha Reifeng's head and remained silent the whole time.

Lian Ye didn't understand how it could have been exposed.

Seeing this, Qianshou Feijian immediately understood.

As expected, it was this brat who did it!

"Kid, quickly say it wasn't you!" Qianshou Feijian said, suppressing his anger.

"What?" Lian Ye looked bewildered, rubbed his ears in disbelief—he thought he might have misheard.

"I know this matter has nothing to do with you," Qianshou Feijian continued.

Lian Ye immediately reacted, solemnly saying: "I didn't hit anyone; this matter has nothing to do with me."

Hearing this, Qianshou Feijian nodded satisfactorily: "I knew it wasn't you. Alright, go get some sleep."

Watching Lian Ye return to his room, Qianshou Feijian sighed helplessly: "This kid really knows how to cause trouble for me…"

The whole thing is actually quite simple.

Uchiha Reifeng was secretly attacked, and his father found out about it.

Reifeng's father, a deputy captain of the Security Forces, after asking his son whether he had provoked anyone these past two days, pinned the suspicion on Lian Ye.

So he stormed angrily to the Hokage Office to lodge a complaint against Senju Hashirama.

He demanded a confrontation with Qianshou Feijian and claimed that Lian Ye had been instigated by Feijian…

Qianshou Feijian naturally could not admit it; after a war of words, Uchiha Reifeng's father, lacking evidence, could only leave unwillingly.

That's how the earlier scene came about.

Qianshou Feijian's goal was simply to get Lian Ye not to admit to hitting someone.

If it were a fair sparring match and he won, that would be one thing, but secretly striking from behind is truly disgraceful.

After all, this is Konoha Village, not a battlefield.

Uchiha Reifeng is a comrade, not an enemy…