novelraw Chapter 606 - 395 Silence
Chapter 606 - 395 Silence
Chapter 395
Chapter 395
It all transformed into a single person, into who she was today.
She walked out the main entrance, down the steps, and along that long corridor...
And came to stand before them.
She stood in front of those pillars of the Palace Family, looking down on them as if from above.
There was a silent three seconds.
In the fourth second, Gong Jiu said, "Feng Sha, clear the way."
What?
Before the others could react, they saw the dozen or so astonishingly powerful individuals of Feng Sha draw their weapons without a word!
Aiming at the heads of Third Master Gong and the others...
Holy shit!
The hands of those in the media shook, nearly dropping their cameras, and many guests were startled. My God, was this a prelude to bloodshed?
It was well known that families like the Palace and Tang had private forces, but no one expected them to be this fierce...
It seemed their style was very... sharp!
In the midst of everyone’s fear, figures like Third Master Gong had no choice but to step back a few paces. Feng Sha glanced at them, tugged at the corner of his mouth, stepped forward, and with a wave of his hand, the media automatically made way, clearing a path...
Gong Jiu narrowed his eyes and said to Xiao Xianting and the others outside, "The inner family has been inadequately disciplined, causing embarrassment for all of you."
What a commanding presence from a family head!
In an instant, people like Third Master Gong were reduced to undisciplined troublemakers.
Many who had looked down on Gong Jiu and thought the Palace Family would decline shuddered and subconsciously nodded their agreement, saying it wasn’t so...
Just as Xiao Xianting was about to step inside...
"What a big show this young one from the Palace Family is putting on! No wonder Gong Shan would rather be harsh to his own children and show favoritism towards you, his grandchild..."
This was clearly a provocation. Gong Jiu’s eyes flickered to the smile on the faces of Third Master Gong and the others—were they reinforcements or someone’s backup?
Those who arrived were a group of individuals from the martial arts world.
Leading them were three elders.
Gong Jiu quickly mentally scanned the group and identified the other party’s identities.
Similarly, Yhan Qingwu also recognized them.
"The Wang family from Nanjing, the Han Family from Jiangxi, the Gao family from Dongdu..."
These families were all famously influential in their regions, not for their wealth, but for their ancient heritage and reputation. This was what the public saw. Privately, as martial arts families, they possessed formidable power unknown to the media.
In their eyes, a family like the Yun Family wasn’t worth more than a dog.
And these three elders... each had a masterful level of Inner Strength spanning two to three hundred years.
If they joined forces, she would not be their match, for her own strength was also only three hundred years after all...
Even after an instant rise, she could stand against one old monster but not three.
Besides, today was not the day for a fight, especially when they were leveraging the status of martial arts seniors!
The pressure was on her to hold her ground!
Gong Jiu looked steadily at the three dignified elders whose expressions were pressing, took a glance, and suddenly smiled.
Her black dress seemed to ripple with her laugh, radiating a bold and beautiful brilliance.
Beneath that brilliance was an uncalled-for, splendid radiance.
Strange indeed, strange. Today’s farce wasn’t enough, nor was being overshadowed, yet she actually laughed, and her laughter was chillingly beautiful.
So beautiful that it left her fair-weather friends and second-generation companions speechless.
They had been stunned from the moment she made her entrance...
Is this Gong Jiu?
Who said that the enchantress of the Palace Family was just a tomboy prone to public outbursts?
This was clearly... a rose with thorns.
Soon they knew why she laughed.
Because someone was coming.
Three cars stopped silently, doors opened, people got out.
Flower Demon, despite being dressed in black funeral garb couldn’t conceal her demon Qi, stepped out of the car with her coldly beautiful face and carried nothing with her, she staggered a step because of someone...
Another dressed in black stepped out from another car, the black clothes were orthodox, leaning towards ancient style, and quite simple.
A common funeral attire, an uncommon person.
Getting out of the car, coming forward, he nodded slightly to Tang Hanyan and her daughter, the Li family, and the Xiao family, and naturally stopped in his tracks, glancing ahead at those three elders.
That glance alone completely reversed the dominance that Gong Jiu couldn’t contend with before...
The three elders’ faces turned pale, and they retreated three steps involuntarily, their eyes filled with horror.
This scene also startled Xiao Ran and the others.
Xiao Ranjun gulped and stared, spellbound. This was Sui Yi...
Her Sui Yi?
The whole place fell silent.
Until someone stepped out from behind Gong Jiu.
Tall and proud, with handsome features, he appeared to be of mixed heritage, with ice-blue pupils and sandy blond short hair. Neatly dressed, he approached with a stern face, appearing before everyone.
His arrival made the eyes of people like Third Master Gong warm, and both the guests and the media took a deep breath.
They knew of this man... They had long since known, yet had no idea why he would show up here.
But indeed, as the rumors said, he was extraordinary.
He had the looks of a Hollywood star.
One could see that this man conveyed the elegance and precision of an English temperament with a reserved and indifferent demeanor distinct from Xiao Xianting’s. For instance, as he approached, he extended his hand, "Hello, Miss Sui, I am Old Mr. Gong’s lawyer. You can call me Justin. I am in charge of handling the distribution of his special overseas assets. However, you should have a look at these documents first—if you wouldn’t mind reviewing them here."
His words were straightforward and left no room for refusal.
Having said that, he passed a stack of documents to Sui Yi.
Those ice-blue eyes just watched Sui Yi, too beautiful perhaps, scrutinizing her but not allowing any emotions to be perceived.
Justin, a synonym for justice, law, and also for meticulousness.
These usually also meant coldness and rules.
Without looking at him, Sui Yi reached for the documents under the astonished, suspicious, jealous gazes of Third Master Gong and the others, and upon opening the first page, she was met with a passage of script.
Warring States ancient script.
It contained the words Gong Shan wanted to say to her...
She briefly glanced over it before flipping through the rest, which were all transfer documents for various assets.
She read very quickly, skimming carelessly yet seemingly attentively...
Justin swiftly assessed some information about this girl in his mind.
Expertise in ancient scripts, calm and meticulous, terrifying self-restraint, mysterious and powerful.
And... he stole a glance at her flawless skin and at her profile, which was difficult to look away from...
An appearance that transcended Eastern and Western aesthetics, and most precious of all, her temperament.
She was worthy of those vast assets.
Even though she was not from the Palace Family...
The elder generation of the Palace Family had arrived and seeing Sui Yi finish with the documents, they exchanged solemn looks with each other.
"Uncle, Father has given all his wealth to Gong Jiu; does he intend to give his other assets to this stranger as well? What have we done to displease him so much? I am certain someone has tampered with his decisions, and you must stand up for us..."
Yet those elders ignored such remarks and stepped forward in unison, resting their hands clasped in front of them, slightly bowing their heads.
"Miss Sui, our Family Head is simply grateful for your help towards our Palace Family and wishes for you to provide your protection to the Palace Family in the future..."
At these words, the faces of Third Master Gong and the others went through a swift play of emotions, and the three elders’ expressions were just as grave.
Who exactly was this girl, to instill such fear in them?
She was terrifying.
The old man of the Palace Family was much more formidable than them, yet he seemed to be extremely wary and eager to please her.
The snap of the plastic file cover closing startled many—it was just a few seconds that had passed, after all.
Sui Yi clutched the stack of documents, her gaze sweeping over the people from the Palace Family, her eyes cool as she indifferently said, "The Palace Family... she can protect."
She can...
Gong Jiu, who had previously been holding back emotions, suddenly felt her eyes well up with tears, while the others were startled.
What level of trust was this?
"As for these..."
With a flick of her finger, the folder was sent flying, the dozens of pages and the plastic clips scattering in the air. Some reflexively tried to catch them, but as soon as they touched them...
Whirl~
A flurry of white fragments, like snowflakes, scattered fiercely in the wind, drifting past many faces and eyes.
In the midst of that snowfall, the girl in black walked past Gong Jiu, lightly raising her hand and caressing her head.
Even without wearing high heels, she wasn’t shorter than Gong Jiu, her slender figure as gracefully towering as bamboo amidst the falling snow.
Some vaguely caught a gentle word from her.
"I will only protect Ah Jiu."
I will only protect Ah Jiu—how much favor and care did that imply?
And what had she just thrown away?
Many were still struggling to comprehend, while Sui Yi and Gong Jiu had already left. Flower Demon Yaofei arched her eyebrows, wrapped her arm around Tang Qingwu’s shoulders and sighed, "I’m so envious..."
"Yes," Tang Qingwu smiled.
"What are you envious of? She dotes on you too..." Flower Demon Yaofei was sour with jealousy, but Tang Qingwu responded, "Just being envious for you."
"...."
Justin was already being stopped by others, including those old men from the Palace Family, who were detained by Third Master Gong and the rest, beating around the bush trying to find out whether those documents were Gong Shan’s personal assets and how much they were worth...
Justin said nothing, simply raised a finger, and left.
As for the old men of the Palace Family, they were entangled in their thoughts.
"Did she refuse?"
"Seems so. She threw away all those assets, isn’t that a rejection?"
"No, she mentioned she would protect only Ah Jiu, but Ah Jiu, in turn, is the protector of our Palace Family. By that logic... hasn’t she effectively agreed to protect the Palace Family too?"
Realizing this, the old men’s thoughts cleared. Gong Jiu, the Family Head of their Palace Family, was only 25 with three hundred years’ worth of Inner Strength, more than enough to command respect in the Martial Arts World; their Palace Family wouldn’t decline...
However, regarding those pieces of paper and the plastic folder just now...
What kind of terrifying control over Inner Strength was that, and how strong was her actual power?
To slaughter us would be like slaughtering dogs!
Left with no choice, those three old men had to quietly make their entrance, daring not to make a sound...
The media too continued to take photos with thoughts all over the place...
As for what they had just seen, could they report it? Of course not! If they did, it would turn into a ghost story!
They’d surely be complained about!
Moreover, they were promptly given a warning...
Some people are not to be mentioned.
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