The Cub I Raised Turned Out to Be a Reborn Boss (GL) - Chapter 10

In just a few short days, what had happened on Wanxue Peak had already spread throughout the entire Yuqing Sect.

The Zou family stayed quiet for two days. In the end, no one knew what they discussed internally, but they actually did not make a fuss at all. Instead, they took the initiative to come find Jiang Yixue and apologize.

Jiang Yixue had originally planned not to see them, but unexpectedly, the Zou family had gone to Lin Chen. Considering Lin Chen’s relationship with Xue Qiancheng, she could not exactly refuse to let Lin Chen through the door.

Song Xi served tea to everyone present one by one.

Under Jiang Yixue’s gaze, Lin Chen felt somewhat restrained. When he took the tea, his hand nearly trembled and knocked over the teacup.

Fortunately, Song Xi was quick-eyed and quick-handed. She reached out and supported the teacup that had almost fallen, smiling as she said, “Senior Brother Lin, be careful. This tea was specially prepared on Senior Sister’s instructions. There’s only this one serving. If you break it, there won’t be another.”

Hearing this, Lin Chen became even more nervous. He was so tense he did not know where to put his hands and feet. Lowering his head, he did not dare look at Jiang Yixue. After stammering for a long while, he finally only managed to say, “Then… thank you, Junior Sister Song…”

The teacup was very small. Song Xi’s fingertips brushed across Lin Chen’s palm, and a smug look could not help appearing in her eyes.

Some time ago, she had wanted to ruin Jiang Yixue’s reputation, but Jiang Yixue had been too vigilant and had actually dodged it. This time, Song Xi was pulling hatred toward her. Surely Jiang Yixue could not dodge this, right?

Having lived through one life, Song Xi naturally knew Lin Chen’s identity—the ninth prince of Eastern Profound Canghai, the future Cang Emperor.

Although Lin Chen was still just a young brat now, once he grew up in the future, he would absolutely be qualified to become a major threat to Jiang Yixue.

In order to leave Lin Chen with a bad impression of Jiang Yixue, Song Xi had specially added something to that cup of tea. She had seen plenty of petty tricks for drawing hatred in her previous life.

Jiang Yixue had originally been watching the Zou family’s performance with the mindset of enjoying a show. But when she saw this scene, she suddenly felt that even the Cui Shan Yunwu tea in her hand was no longer fragrant.

Was this the pink-bubble barrier that appeared when the male lead and female lead met?

Clearly, this was such a formal occasion, yet they could still have physical and verbal interaction. One smiled gently and warmly, while the other was shy and timid. It simply shut everyone else outside the barrier.

Alarm bells rang loudly in Jiang Yixue’s heart. The plot seemed to be gradually developing back toward its original direction again.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yixue said coldly, “Xixi, there’s nothing for you to do here. Go practice cultivation.”

She did not look at Lin Chen. Instead, she turned toward the Zou family.

“Did the Zou family come to plead for Zou Shan? He’s nothing but a silkpants. He shouldn’t be worth such a grand mobilization, should he?”

The person leading the Zou family was a woman dressed in red. Her charm seemed naturally born, and she leaned slightly against the armrest of the grand chair. The red merfolk silk outlined her graceful figure.

She placed the tea back on the table, lifted her chin slightly, and said, “Young Sect Master, you misunderstand. I am Zou Yu, a disciple under Elder Liu of Yangshan from the Technique Hall. Zou Shan is my younger brother. Since he made a mistake, he naturally ought to bear responsibility. We only hope Young Sect Master can give the Zou family some face.”

Zou Shan was part of the Zou family’s direct line. If he was dealt with just like this, the Zou family would definitely lose face among Yuqing Sect’s subordinate clans. They might even be suspected of having been abandoned by Xue Qiancheng, which would have no small impact.

Jiang Yixue understood what she meant. But this Zou Yu’s attitude clearly did not seem like someone coming to ask for help. She was obviously arrogant and overbearing.

So Jiang Yixue paused, then said lightly, “The Zou family’s face must be earned by the Zou family itself. Others cannot give it to you.”

Zou Yu frowned, a faint anger in her voice. “Zou Shan did not commit a grave mistake. He was merely momentarily possessed by foolishness. A small punishment should be enough. How can it be so serious that he is directly expelled from Wanxue Peak? If Young Sect Master insists on acting willfully, the members of the Zou family will surely feel this is unfair. At that time, I cannot guarantee the Zou family will be sincerely convinced by Young Sect Master.”

The loyalty of subordinate families was extremely important to the master of a sect. It was related to the support one would receive when inheriting the position of Sect Master in the future.

But Zou Yu had guessed wrong. Jiang Yixue would not be threatened by her.

Jiang Yixue did not care at all whether this so-called position of Young Sect Master was stable or not. She did not even know whether she might wake up one day and transmigrate back.

In the original plot, among thousands of storylines, there were only four HE routes, and even those HEs came only after countless hardships. Jiang Yixue did not want Song Xi to live that painfully.

So Zou Shan was actually the monkey Jiang Yixue was using to warn the chickens. She had to make others afraid to bully Song Xi.

And now the Zou family had eagerly come chasing after her, wanting her to release this monkey meant to warn everyone. And with this kind of attitude, too.

Jiang Yixue smiled lightly. “As for what exactly he has done, and whether or not it is enough to have him expelled from the sect, I don’t think there is any need to investigate each matter one by one and lay them out before Junior Sister Zou. Otherwise, that would be when the Zou family truly loses face.”

At the end, Jiang Yixue added, “As for the Zou family going through all this trouble for such a silkpants, is that the Zou family’s intention, or Junior Sister Zou’s own intention…”

With one sentence, Jiang Yixue exposed Zou Yu’s thoughts.

Zou Yu’s visit today had been on behalf of the Zou family, whose intention was not to become enemies with Jiang Yixue.

Although their first choice was for Jiang Yixue to spare Zou Shan, if Jiang Yixue did not want to release him, then as long as they selected another member of the Zou family to enter Wanxue Peak, it would show that Xue Qiancheng had no objection to the Zou family.

But Zou Shan was Zou Yu’s biological younger brother. She wanted to save Zou Shan no matter what, so the moment she opened her mouth, her attitude had been aggressively pressing.

Zou Yu gave Lin Chen a look. “Senior Brother Lin?”

“This…”

Although Zou Yu and Lin Chen had some friendship, Lin Chen was still very hesitant. He could tell Jiang Yixue was not very happy.

Lin Chen took a small sip of the tea in his hand, and his brows immediately wrinkled into a ball.

Bitter.

The excellent Cui Shan Yunwu tea had been mixed with coptis, making it so bitter it was astonishing.

Lin Chen instantly thought of Song Xi’s words. This was tea Jiang Yixue had specially prepared for him. There was only this one cup. If it broke, there would be no more.

Cui Shan Yunwu tea had a clear, sweet fragrance. It was like a person—originally pure. But once even the slightest unclean thing stained it, it would become a cup of tea so bitter it was hard to swallow…

Lin Chen felt he instantly understood Jiang Yixue’s meaning. A layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

Senior Sister Jiang was warning him to stay away from the Zou family!

In recent years, the Zou family had indeed been acting outrageously. Relying on the Zou family ancestor’s peak Heaven-rank cultivation, the Zou family’s position among the subordinate families was unshakable. Because of that, over the past few years, they had often secretly suppressed the children of other families and even used the sect’s name to seek profit for their own clan.

The things the Zou family had done were almost known by everyone in the sect. Xue Qiancheng might currently feel that the Zou family was still useful, but what about the future? This kind of behavior that harmed others to benefit oneself would sooner or later backfire.

Almost imperceptibly, he shifted slightly farther away from Zou Yu and said lightly, “Senior Sister Zou, I brought you here, so I have already repaid the favor. I will not accept the reward you promised yesterday. This matter belongs to the Zou family. As an outsider, it is not convenient for me to comment.”

The scene before her left Jiang Yixue a little confused.

Shouldn’t Lin Chen be taking the initiative to help Zou Yu persuade her right now? Why did he look like he was avoiding Zou Yu like a plague?

In the end, Jiang Yixue took the initiative to break the awkwardness before her and said coldly, “Junior Sister Zou, there is no need to say more. Junior Brother Lin cannot change this outcome either. If everything were handled according to sect rules, your younger brother’s punishment would not be as simple as this. Please leave.”

Jiang Yixue did not give Zou Yu any opportunity to mention a second solution. She swiftly expressed her attitude of sending the guests away.

Having returned with no success, Zou Yu’s face was full of anger. But she still had to think about how to explain this to the family after going back.

So the moment she left Qinglian Residence, she flew away on her sword, leaving only a red afterimage in the sky.

When Lin Chen reached the door, his steps paused. He lowered his voice and said to Song Xi, who was seeing the guests out, “Junior Sister Song, I understand Senior Sister Jiang’s meaning. Please tell Senior Sister Jiang that from now on, I will draw a clear line between myself and the Zou family.”

“Senior Brother Lin…”

Before Song Xi could finish speaking, Lin Chen interrupted her. “I know Senior Sister Jiang is doing this for my own good. I understand. I am not someone who cannot distinguish gratitude from resentment. Junior Sister Song, don’t worry. I will remember Senior Sister Jiang’s kindness this time.”

Song Xi was completely unable to understand.

How had this person’s brain circuit allowed him to sit on the position of Cang Emperor?

Across half the courtyard, Jiang Yixue saw Song Xi staring blankly at Lin Chen’s departing back through the window. Her delicate brows were furrowed, and her eyes were full of solemnity.

It seemed the male and female leads really did have a bit of protagonist halo and a pink-bubble barrier between them.

She had to take action to keep these two people away from each other. She did not want to busy herself for so long, only to end up making wedding clothes for the male and female leads.