Chapter 433: Could He Also Be a Scumbag?

Han Xing moved forward slowly, a blood‑thirsty smile hanging on his face.

"No, don't come over!" Ye Yu and Zhao Shi immediately stepped back, pressing against the wall with nowhere to retreat, only then did they shout.

"Then, will you speak or not?"

"I speak, I speak—still not allowed?"

Either way it's death, so they'd rather suffer a little less.

"What do you want to know?"

Ye Yu's whole body trembled, nearly wetting himself from fear.

Ye Qingran stared at Ye Yu for a few seconds and asked, "My mother, why did she marry you back then?"

From her vague memories of her mother and others' remarks, one can tell her mother truly was astonishingly talented and stunning. As for Ye Yu, he was decent‑looking but still far from a genuine handsome man. His cultivation talent was merely average.

Originally those outward things didn't matter. As long as Ye Yu deeply loved Yun Sui Feng, that would be fine.

But, contrary to that, Ye Yu didn't truly love Yun Sui Feng.

If he truly loved her, he wouldn't still be nostalgic for Yan Hua Zhi Di months after the marriage and even take a concubine.

Ye Yu clenched his teeth at the question.

In this world, everyone thinks Ye Yu is unworthy of Yun Sui Feng!

"She never truly intended to marry me!"

Recalling those days, resentment flashed in Ye Yu's eyes.

Ye Qingran looked at him, signaling him to continue.

"She agreed to marry me back then only because she was pregnant and wanted to give her child a legitimate status!"

I see!

Ye Qingran raised an eyebrow, "So, before you two were married, my mother was already pregnant?"

"Yes!"

Ye Qingran was rather surprised.

So, Ye Yu was just a tool?

Then who was her father? How could he have impregnated her mother before giving her any official status?

Could he also be a scumbag?

"Do you know who that man is?"

"How would I know?"

Ye Yu said irritably.

"She got involved with that man before she came to Xiliang City!"

Talking about it filled Ye Yu with anger.

Although they had agreed it was merely a mutual benefit, Yun Sui Feng was so strikingly beautiful that anyone would be moved—he was too. Yet she had already been taken by another man, which made him furious.

Even if he could overlook her past with other men, she was extremely aloof; she wouldn't even let him touch her hand, let alone her body. Over time, his love turned to hatred, and he took Zhao Shi.

Zhao Shi, a jealous and scheming woman, constantly coveted the mistress's position, thus plotting against Yun Sui Feng.

He observed silently, but ignored her, only hoping that one day she would come to beg him.

Who knew she had never begged him!

Later, Yun Sui Feng's formidable strength and command talent caught His Majesty's eye; she entered the army and, in three years, became the world‑renowned Grand General Dingyuan.

People of Donglin Country even preferred to call her Female War God.

Because during the ten years she was present, Donglin won every battle, never once defeated.

Donglin Country flourished for a time.

Many questions Ye Qingran had already guessed, so she needn't ask Ye Yu.

For example, the reason Ye Yu agreed to Yun Sui Feng's request back then, besides being attracted by her extraordinary beauty, was that she must have promised him great benefits.

However, there's one thing she doesn't understand.

Her mother was clearly both powerful and intelligent, so how did she suddenly fall?

"How did my mother die?"

When Ye Qingran asked that, her gaze fell on Zhao Shi.

She knew Zhao Shi had been at odds with Yun Sui Feng for years, intent on killing her mother to secure the principal wife's position.

But no matter how scheming Zhao Shi was, it was only petty cleverness; with her mother's intellect, she couldn't be outwitted.

So, what went wrong in between?

Or perhaps, behind Zhao Shi, was there an accomplice?

Sensing Ye Qingran's stare, Zhao Shi flinched.

She lowered her head, eyes darting, unwilling to look at Ye Qingran.

Now she is a prisoner beneath the steps, her cries to heaven unanswered and to earth unheard.

"Zhao Yi Niang, aren't you going to say anything?"

Zhao Shi could only point to her throat, indicating she couldn't speak now.

Ye Qingran chuckled lightly, "Can't speak? So what? You've forgotten, I'm the Medicine King Gu Gu Master."

Zhao Shi's back stiffened; she saw Ye Qingran had a pill in her hand, and before she could react, it shot into her mouth.

It melted upon entry.

Within a few breaths, Zhao Shi discovered she could actually speak!

She was shocked.

"My tongue never grew!"

But she really can speak now!

"I, I can speak now!"

Zhao Shi was so excited she could not control herself.

She hadn't spoken in a long time; now she could finally speak again, the excitement of regaining what was lost made her temporarily forget her situation.

Ye Yu was also greatly shocked.

He never knew that a person could speak without a tongue!

This feeling, it's as if seeing a ghost.

So much so that when he looked at Ye Qingran again, a hint of fear appeared in his eyes. At the same time, he regretted more and more his earlier blindness, having mistaken a pearl for a fish eye.

Zhao Yi Niang, can you speak now?

The excitement on Zhao Shi's face gradually solidified.

"How did your mother die? You should know. She was severely wounded on the battlefield and died untreated after returning." Zhao Shi said calmly.

Severely wounded?

Ye Qingran gave a cold smile.

This reason, at first hearing, seems quite reasonable. After all, Yun Sui Feng has been on the battlefield for years; getting injured is inevitable.

But Yun Sui Feng has been stationed in East Lin for ten years; the first nine years already brought peace to the borders, so what major conflict could there be?

Besides, with Yun Sui Feng's strength so great, how could he easily suffer a severe injury?

Xing Er, it seems Zhao Yi Niang wants to taste the Qiu Xue; you just satisfy her.

Ye Qingran lowered her head to glance at her nails, speaking offhandedly.

"Oh, I see, Zhao Yi Niang, you should have said so earlier!" Han Xing smiled ambiguously as she walked toward Zhao Shi.

Zhao Shi's face turned deathly pale instantly.

I really didn't lie; Yun Sui Feng truly died from his injuries!

Zhao Shi knelt on the ground, her voice hoarse from exhaustion.

Ye Qingran coldly stared at her, her eyes full of icy chill.

This Zhao Shi, even at death's door, still dares to be stubborn.

Ye Qingran ignored her; Han Xing's steps continued forward until she opened the prison door, stopped before her, and only then did Zhao Shi break down.

I'll speak, I'll speak!

Xing Er. Then let's hear what she has to say.

Han Xing stood obediently to one side, playing with the insect.