The current Jade City was no longer the Jade City of the past. Ever since Xia Zhitong angered the old City Lord to death and Young Master Yu committed suicide, the entire Jade City was under her control. It had become a luxurious and luxurious place filled with power and sex. The entire Jade City was brightly lit regardless of whether it was day or night. Every lake in the city had a flower boat, every street, and every manor had a hidden spring scenery.
Originally, Jade City had been a very ordinary city on the Bifrost Bridge. The Yu family had managed the bark of the Mother Tree to maintain the city's existence, but Xia Zhitong's rise to power had changed the atmosphere of the city. Jade City was now famous even in the Top Realm, let alone the Middle Realm.
Countless people flocked to the city, and it had almost doubled in size.
Xia Zhitong's gigolos had more than doubled in size as well. They spent their days immersed in wine and women, and the city was filled with laughter.
When Lu Yin walked into Jade City, he almost couldn't believe his eyes.
"This place is bustling," he exclaimed.
There were people everywhere, and the restaurants on both sides were filled with laughter. This place was even more bustling than the few cities he had seen on his way here, and it even surpassed Shell City by the sea.
Kui Luo sneered, "Of course it's bustling. Xia Zhitong used her human nature to manage this city, and it's a good thing for the people living in Jade City. Many people have become rich, but unfortunately, they don't even dare to call themselves residents of Jade City. If the people of the Yu family were still alive, they would have been angered to death again."
Lu Yin nodded, "Yes, some businesses can't be exposed, and they've implicated the entire city."
They weren't in a hurry to find Xia Zhitong. With Lu Yin and Kui Luo's strength, they could easily destroy her with a flick of their fingers. However, his identity as Little Prince Yu had to be exposed, and everything he had done before would be exposed.
He wanted to act like someone who would do anything for revenge, and he wanted everyone to feel his hatred.
That night, a flower boat floated alone on the quiet lake.
It seemed a little lonely, but there was only one boat in the entire lake, and it was dedicated to its needs. There was a beautiful courtesan on the boat, leaning against the railing and staring at the lake with misty eyes. She seemed to be waiting for something, and there was a faint smile on her face.
Not long after, a loud laugh was heard. As the boat swayed, the beautiful woman looked towards the deck, and her habitual smile appeared on her face. "Master Ba, you're here."
The one who laughed was a middle-aged man. He looked scholarly and had a bit of a bearing. His eyes were especially attractive, making the woman blush.
Although the middle-aged man looked refined, his actions were very rough. He directly picked up the woman and kissed her.
"Master Ba, why are you in such a hurry today?
Let me slowly serve you. "
"Haha, of course I'm anxious. After waiting for a few days, that woman finally found someone else. Only then did I come to see you, baby," Grandpa Ba said greedily.
The woman giggled. "Aren't you afraid that the City Lord will scold you for saying that?"
"What can she blame me for? So many men are enough for her to play with. After a while, when she's tired of playing with me, I'll accompany you every day. Haha." Grandpa Ba laughed. He was looking forward to that day.
The woman smiled. "Alright, I'll be waiting."
Grandpa Ba laughed again and pounced forward.
"Grandpa Ba, you're in a good mood." A voice suddenly rang out from behind him. It was especially abrupt on this quiet boat.
Grandpa Ba's expression changed drastically. He had been about to pounce on the bed, but he suddenly tore through the void and tried to escape without even looking back.
However, his body was still tearing through the void.
He couldn't move and was suspended in midair. He couldn't see behind him, and he couldn't land either. In front of him was the absolutely beautiful woman's pale face. Through her eyes, he saw a youth sitting in the corner. He didn't know when the youth had sat there, but he hadn't noticed at all.
Beside Lu Yin, Tong Yu casually waved her hand, causing Grandpa Ba's body to flip over and crash into the boat below Lu Yin's feet.
Grandpa Ba's body stiffened, and he slowly raised his head. His mind spun rapidly as he tried to figure out who he had offended. He hadn't been able to retaliate at all, and the person who had dealt with him had an extremely high cultivation. He was at least a cultivator with three or four Origin Tribulations. When had he ever offended such a person?
Grandpa Ba looked up and saw Lu Yin. His pupils shrank and his expression turned extremely ugly, as if he had seen a ghost. "Young, Young Master Yu?"
The absolutely beautiful woman on the bed was shocked. Young Master Yu?
She seemed to have heard of him before. Hadn't he been missing for a long time?
Lu Yin grinned at Grandpa Ba. "Master Ba, are you having fun?"
Grandpa Ba stared at Lu Yin in a daze. He had never imagined that he would see such a face again in his life. "Young, Young Master, what's wrong?
Aren't you? "
Lu Yin smiled. "What's wrong, Master Ba?
Aren't you happy to see me?
You can't even complete a sentence. "
Grandpa Ba gulped and stared at Lu Yin. Why was this person here?
Wasn't he supposed to be dead?
Even though Grandpa Ba hadn't seen him with his own eyes, it was rumored that Young Master Yu had committed suicide. Why was he here?
Could it be fake?
Grandpa Ba stared at Lu Yin's face. It was real, and he wasn't wearing any disguise.
"Master Ba, long time no see," Lu Yin said.
Grandpa Ba's fingers moved, and he glanced at Tong Yu, who was standing behind Lu Yin. His gaze hardened, and he suddenly tried to take control of Lu Yin. However, Tong Yu was faster than him and easily grabbed his arm. She then exerted some force, causing Grandpa Ba to scream in pain as his right arm was forcefully torn off. Blood splattered all over the cabin.
The beautiful woman screamed and fainted.
Grandpa Ba clutched at his broken arm and stared at Tong Yu in shock.
Lu Yin looked at him in amusement. "Master Ba, why are you giving me such a huge gift?
How do you think I should return the favor? "
Grandpa Ba's face paled, and he immediately knelt down and begged, "Young Master, what happened back then had nothing to do with me. Please let me go. It really has nothing to do with me. It was Xia Zhitong and her lover who did it. It was the Xia family who instigated it. I was just one of her gigolos, and I definitely didn't help her deal with the old city lord."
Lu Yin's smile disappeared. "Do you have some misunderstanding about this matter?
Xia Zhitong is my wife. You had an affair with her, but you make it sound like it doesn't matter. Why, do you need me to congratulate you? "
Beads of sweat dripped from Grandpa Ba's forehead, and he continuously kowtowed. "Young Master, I was wrong. I was an animal, and I was wrong. But please believe me, I definitely didn't help her deal with the old city lord, nor did I have any intentions of doing anything to him. It was all her doing, and it had nothing to do with me." He kowtowed as he spoke, causing the boat to crack and water to leak out.
Lu Yin quietly watched as Grandpa Ba kowtowed. Beside the lake, Kui Luo watched this scene and sighed with emotion.
Revenge could only be considered revenge if one took it personally. Lu Yin had returned with Young Master Yu's appearance, which could be considered another form of revenge.
After kowtowing for half an incense stick, Lu Yin grew tired of it. "You said that Xia Zhitong and her lover were the ones who attacked my Yu family. Who was her lover?
Have I seen him before? "
Grandpa Ba's voice trembled as he replied, "Yes, he was the one who married her off to Yucheng.
Uncle. "
Lu Yin was stunned. Uncle?
His surname was Xia, so he couldn't be her biological uncle, right? If he was, how could the Xia family tolerate it?
"Actually, I thought that Xia Zhitong was just playing around, but after so many years, I realized that she was sent by a side branch of the Xia family to deal with the Yu family. Because the Yu family had once been close to the Lu family, they wanted to announce the Yu family's fate to the entire Astral Tree Realm so that no one would dare to help the remaining Lu family members. That's why they spread the news of what happened in Yucheng and even changed the city to its current state.
"Back then, the old city lord was angered to death, and the Young Master went missing. The Xia family used this matter to their advantage, and many of the remaining Lu family members were betrayed in the Central Realm. No one wants to become the next Yu family."
Lu Yin's expression darkened. In order to protect the Yu family, Yu Hao's father had deliberately betrayed his own father, who was Yu Hao's grandfather. Only then had Yucheng remained safe and sound. Of course, this was likely something that the Yu family had discussed beforehand. They were smart, but the Four Cardinal Scales were not stupid either. Since they could not deal with the Yu family openly, they had chosen to do it secretly, using such a despicable method.
The Yu family's reputation had been completely ruined by Xia Zhitong. When this matter was publicized, one could imagine how many people would mock Yu Hao. His reputation was so terrible that any normal person would not be able to bear it and commit suicide, because there was no hope of turning things around. He was facing the Four Way Scale's Xia family, a colossus.
Not everyone was like Progenitor Chen, and even Progenitor Chen had only been able to do so because of Lu Tianyi's support. Otherwise, he would have been destroyed by the Xia family long ago.
This consecrated Grandpa Ba had no value at all. If not for the fact that Lu Yin needed someone to investigate Yu Hao after his identity as Yu Hao had been exposed, he would not have sought out this person at all.
However, after listening to Grandpa Ba's explanation, Lu Yin realized that it had not been a waste of time. Grandpa Ba truly wanted to do something for the Yu family. No matter what the Yu family's stance was after the Lu family was exiled, they had still been in trouble because of the Lu family.
"Little Lord, I've thought about looking for you, really. I wanted to hide you and let you live out your life peacefully, but you went missing and I couldn't find you no matter what. Little Lord, you have to believe me," Grandpa Ba hurriedly said as he seemed to sense Lu Yin's killing intent.
Lu Yin stood up, exhaled, and turned to leave.
Grandpa Ba still wanted to say something, but he was killed by Lu Yin's gaze. He fell into a pool of blood with his eyes wide open.
This was the first.
Kui Luo left the lake and walked out.
"It's just as you said. The Yu family suffered because of my Lu family, but it's even worse than what you said. They purposely spread the news about the Yu family's fate, warning the entire Astral Tree that as long as the Four Cardinal Scales were in power, the Yu family would always be a joke, a huge joke. Xia Zhitong would always be free."
"The more free she is, the more miserable the Yu family will be, and more people will know about it," Lu Yin said indifferently.
Kui Luo laughed strangely, "Some people can't even imagine how ruthless they can be. That old man from the Yu family is still in the Star Alliance, and we don't know if he's dead or alive. If he knew about the Yu family's fate, he would probably die of anger."
"It's also possible that he's hiding his hatred for revenge one day," Tong Yu interjected.
Kui Luo looked at Lu Yin, "Which one do you hope for?"
Lu Yin was stunned, and a complicated expression appeared on his face. Normally, he would hope that Old Man Yu was still alive. After all, the Yu family was too miserable, and Old Man Yu was on good terms with the Lu family.
However, it was precisely because of the Yu family's misery that he would lose his mind and not only hate the Four Cardinal Scales, but also the Lu family.
If not for the Lu family, the Yu family would not have ended up like this.
This was human nature. If that was the case, Lu Yin did not know how to face Old Man Yu.