Outside Fengyan Pavilion, holding her "Brother Feng" close, Xu Shuyin thought of what Master Nangong had told her in private back on the mountain.
A blush flashed across her cheeks, and her mind was made up.
She decided to give herself to Brother Feng tonight!
Not only would this help Brother Feng survive a fatal tribulation by suppressing the pure yang energy within his body, but it would also make up for all the guilt she felt toward him.
"Girl, did the rest of the Xu Family force you?" Bai Feng asked, his expression full of anger and his tone extremely grim as he thought of what his fiancée had endured.
Xu Shuyin nodded gently and recounted everything that had happened. She had originally planned to take poison before going to see her grandfather, but now that Brother Feng had come, she no longer needed to take that final step.
"I'm sorry. I'll take care of the rest. Let's go see Grandpa now, and tomorrow morning I'll take you to the Xu Family to clear everything up. Sound good?"
Bai Feng paused slightly, his tone full of self-reproach. He hadn't expected that the old master of the Xu Family had passed away a year ago.
"Brother Feng, this isn't your fault. I'm just so content that you came," Xu Shuyin said obediently.
"All right, then let's go pay our respects to Grandpa first," Bai Feng said in a deep voice.
"Mr. Bai, Ms. Xu, my name is Chu Tian. President Li sent me to pick you up. She is handling some urgent business in the West City and won't arrive in Fengcheng until tomorrow morning. Please get in the car."
At that moment, a white Mercedes-Benz van stopped smoothly beside them. A chauffeur in a suit stepped out, opened the car door, and looked respectfully at Bai Feng and Xu Shuyin.
"Alright, I understand. Take us to Lanshan Cemetery first, and thank you for your trouble."
Bai Feng nodded, his mind involuntarily recalling his wild and carefree third senior sister, Li Qingmo. He understood that his third senior sister, currently in neighboring West City, had long been aware of what had happened to the Fengcheng Xu Family.
At the tomb of the old master of the Xu Family in the Lianhuanshan Cemetery in the western suburbs.
"Grandpa, Brother Feng has come to see you."
With her eyes brimming with crystal-clear tears, Xu Shuyin looked deeply saddened and distressed, yet a faint smile forced its way onto the corners of her lips.
"Old Master, rest in peace. I will protect Shuyin. The promise I made before to make the Xu Family a top-tier family in Fengcheng—I will keep my word. However, before the Xu Family becomes a top-tier family in Fengcheng, I'm going to change this heartless family of yours."
Reaching out to steady the swaying Xu Shuyin, Bai Feng spoke softly as he looked at the old man's photograph on the gravestone.
Back on the mountain, after his marriage engagement with Xu Shuyin was settled, he had made certain private promises to the old master.
A promise is a promise, and since he was a man, he would naturally stand by his word!
Meanwhile!
In the banquet hall of Fengyan Pavilion, Zhang Shihao woke up from his faint only to learn that the man who had struck him had already left with Xu Shuyin.
His eyes were bloodshot, his expression extremely ferocious and terrifying, and his entire body trembled violently.
"He must die! That bastard has to die!"
Zhang Shihao roared at the top of his lungs through gritted teeth, pushing himself so hard that bright red blood spilled unheud from the corners of his mouth.
Witnessing this shocking scene, all the guests in the hall fell into a dead silence, not daring to even breathe loudly for fear of becoming his target for venting his anger.
"What are you all staring at for? Take me to the hospital, a bunch of useless trash!"
Seeing the blood dripping onto the floor, Zhang Shihao's anger flared even higher as he roared again.
Instantly, Zhang Shihao's lackeys scrambled into action.
Bang!
"Go back and tell that old fogey in the Xu Family that if they don't give me a satisfactory explanation for this matter, don't blame the Xu Family for being completely ruined. I, Zhang Shihao, always keep my word. Did you hear that clearly?"
Catching sight of Xu Shushan standing nearby with an unsightly expression, Zhang Shihao lashed out with a kick and roared again.
Thud!
Xu Shushan was sent crashing to the ground, panic and terror instantly flooding his face as he nodded frantically like pounding garlic.
"Brother-in-law, please don't be angry. I promise to deliver your exact message. Besides, the Xu Family guarantees that first thing tomorrow morning, we'll clean Xu Shuyin up and send her right over to you."
Xu Shushan's teeth and body shook uncontrollably, his hatred for Xu Shuyin and Bai Feng reaching its absolute peak.
Originally, he had shared the same plan as the rest of the Xu Family: to use the stunning Xu Shuyin as a stepping stone to board the grand ship of the Fengcheng Zhang Family, and then secure a commercial partnership with Xianyun Group.
If that happened, the Xu Family might just use this opportunity to squeeze into the ranks of Fengcheng's top-tier prominent families.
Yet he never expected such a twist, one that, if handled carelessly, could bring total ruin to the Xu Family!
"If I don't see her by tomorrow morning, don't blame me for turning hostile."
Zhang Shihao roared once more before being hurriedly carried off to the hospital for treatment.
Amidst the disdainful and contemptuous gazes of the guests, Xu Shushan scrambled away from the banquet hall on all fours.
After leaving Lanshan Cemetery, Bai Feng brought Xu Shuyin to the Xishan Yuehai Villa District.
After getting out of the car, Xu Shuyin looked around, a flash of surprise crossing her eyes as she asked softly, "Brother Feng, do you live here?"
The Xishan Yuehai Villa District was a place that truly demonstrated status and prestige. It contained ninety-nine villas, each with its own independent gate and courtyard, and every resident was either wealthy or noble.
"Yes, this is my home, but it's my first time here too."
Bai Feng smiled as he produced a set of keys, taking Xu Shuyin's hand and walking toward the courtyard gate ahead.
"Brother Feng, people outside say the owner of Number One Courtyard is the King of the Northwest. Do you know him?"
Inside the first-floor lobby of the villa, the curiosity and surprise in Xu Shuyin's eyes grew even stronger.
The villas here were divided into three independent areas; the lower the villa courtyard number, the higher the status and prestige.
Number One Courtyard on the peak occupied the largest area and exclusively enjoyed the entire West Mountain, belonging to the upper tier. Courtyard Number Two to Number Ten at the foot of the mountain formed the middle tier, while anything ranked after Number Ten could only be considered the lower tier.
Therefore, everyone universally believed that the true owner of the mountaintop Number One Courtyard villa was the King of the Northwest.
As for the Zhang Family—ranked at the very top of Fengcheng's elite families and belonging to Zhang Shihao—they only possessed Courtyard Number Four at the foot of the mountain in the middle tier.
The former was in the heavens, while the latter was in the dirt.
"I don't know any King of the Northwest. From now on, we are the owners here. Let's pick a room for you now, shall we?"
Bai Feng smiled and said. Although the villa keys had been handed to him by Chu Tian at the instruction of his third senior sister, the villa itself was a gift from his master.
After taking a tour around the villa, the two of them selected a room that caught the sunlight morning and evening. Through the east-facing floor-to-ceiling windows, they could see the broad, rippling expanse of Yuehai Lake.
To the west, they could see the renowned and majestic Helan Mountain, and in winter, they would even be able to witness the magnificent sight of snow on Helan Mountain.
"It's getting late. Go wash up and get some rest, girl. Tomorrow morning we'll go have a showdown with the Xu Family. I'll be in the next room, so just call me if you need anything."
Seeing the sweet smile return to Xu Shuyin's face, completely replacing her previous grievances and sorrow, Bai Feng felt immensely pleased.
"Brother Feng, I'm scared being by myself. Can you stay and keep me company?"
Xu Shuyin lowered her voice, her cheeks burning red.