Chapter 836: Duan Yu: Time to settle the score! [1]

"Eh."

Zhen You, of the fourth branch of the Zhen clan, looked toward the west of the city, then let out a soft 'eh' and lowered his voice to speak to Zhen Jian before him: "Brother, that seems to be... seems to be Zhen Jiang's carriage."

Zhen Jian looked in the direction Zhen You was pointing.

Sure enough, a carriage escorted by a team of cavalry was slowly driving in from the west of the city.

Although it was still far away, judging from the general outline and appearance of the carriage, it really did look like the Zhen clan's carriage, and the very one she had ridden when she left.

Zhen Jian, having seen it clearly, snorted: "Hmph."

"The Zhen clan has no such unfilial descendant."

"She must have seen the Liangzhou troops arrive and knew the crisis outside the city was resolved, which is why she's back!"

Zhen Ren and Zhen You both nodded.

"She thought that if she didn't have to ask Li Zhao for help, she wouldn't have to hand over the production methods for white paper and snow salt."

"Her thinking is quite thorough," Zhen Jian said with a cold face. "Today, no matter what, I will make her hand them over."

Although Zhen Jian's voice was not loud, Duan Yu, who was standing opposite him, heard it clearly.

However, Duan Yu did not interrupt Zhen Jian.

In the distance, Zhao Yun and Zhao Feng were escorting Zhen Jiang's carriage as it gradually drove toward their direction, getting closer and closer.

After Zhen Jian spoke a few words with Zhen Ren and Zhen You, he turned to look at Duan Yu and said apologetically: "General of the Front, I have some family matters to deal with here."

"I hope the General of the Front will forgive me."

"We will enter the city when the General of the Front's wife arrives," Zhen Jian said, cupping his hands.

The corners of Duan Yu's mouth rose slightly, and he nodded with a smile: "Good. Since it is a family matter, you go ahead and handle it."

Zhen Jian hurriedly thanked him, then faced the direction of Zhen Jiang and said to Zhen Ren and Zhen You: "Without my order, do not allow them to enter the city."

"Also, Fourth Brother, go into the city and bring out the Zhang woman, Zhen Jiang's two brothers, and her sisters."

After Zhen Jian gave the order, Zhen Ren and Zhen You both took action.

Before long, Zhen Jiang's carriage, protected by Zhao Yun, Zhao Feng, and dozens of cavalrymen, was surrounded by the Zhen clan's private soldiers.

Zhao Yun looked at Duan Yu for instructions, and Duan Yu signaled with his eyes for Zhao Yun to remain calm.

Zhen Jiang, sitting in the carriage, looked at Duan Yu from the window.

Duan Yu nodded with a smile.

Everything was under control.

With Duan Yu as her strong and solid backing, Zhen Jiang, sitting in the carriage, was not worried at all.

Instead, she waited quietly.

"I apologize for the embarrassment, General of the Front; it is just some family ugliness of the Zhen clan," Zhen Jian apologized to Duan Yu again.

Before long, Zhen You brought the Zhen clan's private soldiers and escorted a group of people to the north gate of the city.

Duan Yu looked over.

At the head was a middle-aged beauty wearing a long black dress.

Behind the middle-aged beauty were two young men, both around twenty years old.

Further back was a young girl of an age similar to Zhen Jiang, with a somewhat similar appearance.

Additionally, there were younger ones, looking to be around ten years old, and among them was a little girl held in a maid's arms, looking as exquisite as a porcelain doll.

Although it was his first time seeing them, Duan Yu guessed their identities based on his speculations.

The one walking in front was certainly Zhen Jiang's mother, the wife of the Shangcai Magistrate Zhen Yi, Lady Zhang.

Lady Zhang was from Changshan Commandery and also came from a prominent, high-ranking family.

Behind Lady Zhang should be Zhen Yi's two sons, Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao.

Besides them, Zhen Jiang had four younger sisters: Zhen Tuo, Zhen Dao, Zhen Rong, and the famous Goddess of the Luo River, Zhen Mi.

However, at this time, the famous Goddess of the Luo River, Zhen Mi, was still in swaddling clothes.

The one being held by the maid, looking as exquisite as a porcelain doll and biting her finger in confusion, must be the future famous Goddess of the Luo River.

Zhen Jian, along with several of the Zhen clan's private soldiers and the third and fourth branches of the Zhen clan, Zhen Ren and Zhen You, arrived beside Zhen Jiang's carriage.

"You still have the face to return!" Zhen Jian scolded angrily with a dark face: "The Zhen clan has no such unfilial descendant."

"For the sake of selfish gain, you actually disregarded the entire Zhen clan, and now you still have the face to return."

Lady Zhang and Zhen Jiang's two brothers all kept their heads down.

Zhen Jiang, inside the carriage, also lifted the curtain and stepped out.

Logically speaking, such family ugliness should not be exposed in such a public setting.

But Duan Yu had said earlier that he was waiting for his wife.

And Zhen Jiang happened to have arrived here, and Zhen Jian could not leave, so it had to be resolved here.

Zhen Jiang, wearing a snow-white dress, stepped out of the carriage. This time, Zhen Jiang did not lower her gaze, nor did she avoid the eyes of Zhen Jian and her family.

She stood in place with a calm and graceful expression.

"Zhen Jiang, I will ask you one more time: are you going to hand over those two production methods today, or not!"

Zhen Jian looked at Zhen Jiang with a cold, stern gaze: "If you don't hand them over, I will order that your branch be expelled from the Zhen clan immediately, and you must leave Wuji County at once!"

"Don't blame me, your eldest uncle, for being heartless."

"You could abandon the entire Zhen clan and leave for your own selfish gain, so I can expel your branch from the Zhen clan."

"Now, the outside is full of Huang Jin rebels; whether you live or die, you will have to leave it to fate."

At this moment, Lady Zhang and Zhen Jiang's two brothers, Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao, all cast their gazes upon Zhen Jiang.

Only Zhen Jiang's younger sister, Zhen Tuo, bit her red lips and looked at Zhen Jian and the others, her beautiful eyes filled with grievance and tears.

"You... how can you bully people like this!"

"How can you bully my sister like this? Those are my sister's things, not yours!"

"If you want to ask for help, why don't you bring out your own family assets?"

"Why must you take my sister's!"

Zhen Tuo shouted loudly at Zhen Jian and the others.

Zhen Jian turned his head abruptly to look at Zhen Tuo, his brows locked: "Truly, you are all of the same family; even now, you still don't know how to repent!"

Zhen Jian pointed at Zhen Jiang: "As the head of the Zhen clan and the eldest branch, I ask you one more time!"

"Zhen Jiang, are you handing them over, or not!"

Zhen Jiang met Zhen Jian's gaze and shook her head slowly: "I... will not hand them over."

"Good!"

"Good!"

"Good!"

Zhen Jian gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and raised his hand, intending to slap Zhen Jiang across the face.

However, at this very moment.

Zhen Jian discovered that the hand he had just raised seemed to be fixed in place by a pair of iron pincers.

Zhen Jian turned his head mechanically to look behind him.

He saw a massive figure completely enveloping him from above.

A pair of eyes, cold as biting ice, were staring fixedly at him.

"Gen... General of the Front."

Gulp.

Facing Duan Yu's powerful oppressive force, Zhen Jian swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"General of the Front, this is..."

Zhen Jian was dumbfounded.

Zhen Ren was also stunned.

Including Lady Zhang, Zhen Jiang's two brothers, and Zhen Tuo, who was standing up for Zhen Jiang, all opened their beautiful eyes wide to look at Duan Yu.

"You just said this was your family matter?" Duan Yu spoke in a cold, chilling tone.

Zhen Jian, whose arm was being held, had his feet almost off the ground. ===== CHAPTER 838 =====