Chapter 259: A Major Incident Has Occurred

"I know, I've been thinking about visiting him these past few days. What happened?" Yu Lingzhou asked, puzzled.

"Your sister, Yu Lingxuan, brought over a hundred people to surround Old Gu. Furthermore, she spoke insolently, saying she would break Old Gu's legs and leave his fate to chance, calling Old Gu an old immortal..."

"What did you say?" Yu Lingzhou's brain buzzed with a loud ring. His face turned deathly pale in an instant, and he roared, "I just returned to Fengling from the war zone, and she's already caused me such a huge mess?"

"My god, what should I do? What can I do? The sky has been poked through."

Yu Lingzhou spoke with a hint of a sob. He, who faced enemies in the borderlands without a shred of fear, was truly frightened to tears. That was Old Gu, after all.

"General Yu, don't lose your composure yet. Take off this uniform and change into casual clothes. If you wear this uniform, Old Gu will be even angrier. He will think you are shielding your family and acting recklessly, and that you are unworthy of these medals," the assistant said hurriedly.

"Right, right, change it off. I'll change it off immediately." Yu Lingzhou hurriedly changed his clothes.

"I want to sever ties with them. Every time I come back, there's a mountain of trouble waiting for me. From now on, I have nothing to do with them," Yu Lingzhou said indignantly.

Half an hour later, a jeep sped over in a rush.

Yu Lingzhou, dressed in ordinary civilian clothes, scrambled out of the car. Because he was moving too quickly, he nearly tripped and fell to the ground.

"Chengzhou, you finally came, Chengzhou. I've been controlled by someone, please save me quickly," Yu Lingxuan said urgently upon seeing Yu Lingzhou.

"Shut up," Yu Lingzhou roared in anger. "You should be locked up and never let out for the rest of your life."

Yu Lingxuan was stunned. She had never seen her brother fly into such a rage. Moreover, he appeared exceptionally low-key today; he usually wore his general's uniform, but now he was wearing ordinary clothes. Did that not mean...

She dared not think further. Her heart sank. It seemed she had truly provoked someone she shouldn't have this time.

"Old Gu." Yu Lingzhou lowered his posture and bowed his head respectfully.

"Little Yu, it's you," Old Gu said, his eyelids drooping. "Calling you over in the middle of the night, I've really troubled you."

"No, no, Old Gu, please don't say that," Yu Lingzhou said, trembling. "It is I who have caused trouble for Old Gu."

"Trouble? I wouldn't dare claim that." Old Gu smiled. He stood up and pointed at Yu Lingxuan, saying, "This is your sister, right?"

"She is my sister, but Old Gu, I am away from home year-round, so I rarely interfere in the affairs of the Yu Family," Yu Lingzhou said cautiously.

"You rarely interfere in the affairs of the Yu Family, yet the Yu Family uses you to do evil, acting like a dog bullying others on the strength of its master's power. Those who don't know better would think Fengling belongs to your Yu Family." Old Gu's voice suddenly rose. "Yu Lingzhou, are you worthy of your position? Are you worthy of your honor?"

"I am sorry, Old Gu." Yu Lingzhou fell to his knees with a thud. "I have never dared to forget my duty, but failing to restrain my family is my fault. From this moment on, I will sever all ties with the Yu Family."

"Brother, what are you doing? What kind of problem is there that cannot be solved?" Yu Lingxuan was shocked; she had not expected things to become so serious.

"Shut up! I, Yu Lingzhou, have spent my life in the military. I have bathed in blood and killed enemies at the border for the sake of this peaceful and prosperous age, not so that you, the Yu Family, could bully others behind my back. From now on, our sibling relationship is severed. I will never return to Fengling again. You are on your own," Yu Lingzhou raged.

"Do you think you're fine just by severing ties?" Old Gu said coldly. "Starting today, all your duties are suspended. You are to enter the Newbie Camp and start from the very bottom for a period of one year. After one year, your duties will be restored. If you commit another offense during this period, you will be stripped of your military status and never employed again."

"Yes." Yu Lingzhou's expression was one of shock. This old man always meant what he said; since he had made this decision, no one could change it.

"As for your sister, she is lawless. Handle her as you see fit," Old Gu said, standing up. "Xiao Yu, let's go."

"Yes." Chen Yu nodded and accompanied Old Gu as he left, along with Gu Ping.

In less than a moment, the scene was completely cleared. Yu Lingzhou stood up, a trace of sorrow appearing in his expression.

His duties were suspended. Although it was only for a year, no one could say what might happen during that time. He originally had a bright future, but it was effectively ruined because of this incident.

"Chengzhou, who exactly is that old man? I really can't think of anyone in Fengling who could go head-to-head with our Yu Family," Yu Lingxuan said bitterly.

"Who?" Yu Lingzhou stared coldly at Yu Lingxuan. "He has climbed Snow Mountains, crawled through grasslands, held the reins for the Commander-in-Chief, and shed blood for this country."

"His surname is Gu. Are you blind, or are your two eyes completely useless? Can you not recognize who he is?"

"He... he is Gu, Old Gu?" Yu Lingxuan's face turned deathly pale in a flash. No wonder she felt the old man was vaguely familiar just now; no wonder even her brother, one of the Six Tiger Generals, was so afraid in front of him.

So it was this old man. Thinking of her own actions just now, it wouldn't have been excessive even if he had truly blown her head off with a gun.

If this were truly investigated, the Yu Family could be directly removed from the Fengling Four Great Families. That was no exaggeration at all.

The more Yu Lingxuan thought about it, the more afraid she became. She broke out in a cold sweat; the events of this evening were enough to give her nightmares.

"What else? I can't control how you bully others or act recklessly in Fengling, but I beg you, if you want to die, if you want to drag the entire Yu Clan to their deaths, you can go die right now, but don't implicate me."

Yu Lingzhou roared, "Do you really think the Yu Clan can act however it pleases?"

"Do you really think that just because you have money and my connection, you can walk sideways? Yu Lingxuan, I'll warn you once: if there is a next time, wash your neck clean and wait for death. Don't ever call me again."

"But, but I didn't know," Yu Lingxuan said urgently. "My daughter was beaten like that. If I don't vent some anger for her, Fengling will really think our Yu Family is easy to bully."

"Besides, that brat Chen Yu is just a nobody. How was I supposed to know he could have a connection to someone of Old Gu's caliber?"

"Heh, that idiot daughter of yours is spoiled rotten by you. Sooner or later, you'll be ruined by her. Which wild man did you give birth to such an arrogant daughter with?" Yu Lingzhou sneered.

"What did you say? Shut up." Yu Lingxuan was trembling with rage.

"I'll shut up, and I'm leaving. In any case, I have no relationship with your Yu Family anymore. I will announce that I have severed all ties with you. From now on, even if you want to take the whole Yu Family to their deaths, it's none of my business," Yu Lingzhou sneered.