Chapter 125: Simple and Brutal

Yu Yongde wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, lingering fear in his eyes as he watched the shrew finally depart.

He looked at Yu Yan with reddened eyes and a pitiful expression. "Yan'er, look at what your mother did to me—the scratching and clawing. How am I supposed to face anyone like this? And you were far too rude; those people are your uncles and aunts, who watched you grow up from the time you were a child."

"What did you do to them? How did they all suddenly go flying?"

"That aside, Aunt Zhao is different from the others; she is my new wife. She has always been kind to you and is essentially half a mother to you in name. How could you throw her out? You did this, didn't you!"

"And what if my eldest daughter did?"

Chen Biqin, having just finished tidying her appearance, stepped out and heard this. She exploded instantly. "Pah! As if she’s worthy of being my eldest daughter’s mother! Yu Yongde, do you think I’m dead? Yan'er is the child I carried for ten months, the one I nearly lost my life to bring into this world."

"She’s just an old banshee who showed up halfway through—is she really worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as me?"

"Yan'er did the right thing throwing her out! We'll do it again next time!"

Yu Yan pursed her lips and smiled, loving her mother's vibrant spirit. However, her parents were truly "wronging" her this time. "Dad, Mom, this really wasn't my doing. It was my Duoduo being unruly."

"But Dad, don't ever pull a stunt like this again. How could you bring so many people here to block our door?"

"You can't blame Duoduo for acting out after being startled."

"Our Duoduo is a fourth-rank Profound-level ability enhancer, and she was lucky enough to have a spirit vine recognize her as its master. It was that spirit vine, named Jinling, that struck just now. Jinling is wild and untamed; how could it possibly distinguish who your new wife is?"

"The fact that it didn't throw you out along with them under Duoduo's control is a mercy."

Yu Yongde: "..."

He cast a wary glance at Duoduo.

He believed that Duoduo was a fourth-rank Profound-level enhancer and that she had a spirit vine. But as for the idea that throwing those people out was Duoduo's own decision, Yu Yongde didn't believe a single word of it. Did they think he was stupid? If Duoduo had really wanted to throw people out, she would have done it long ago.

The villagers had been swarming around Chen Biqin’s house for ages, and Duoduo hadn't made a move. Why did she start throwing people only when Yu Yan returned? This was clearly Yu Yan’s idea.

However, his eldest daughter had always been a "white-hearted black"—someone who appeared innocent but was devious—and she was the type who had no shame and wasn't afraid of burning bridges. If she had possessed even a shred of concern for her reputation, she wouldn't have just quietly raised a granddaughter as a young, unmarried woman without a word to anyone.

If he truly pushed things to a breaking point, he would be the one to suffer for it.

Realizing this, Yu Yongde decided to be a man who could bend as well as stretch, choosing to swallow this bitter pill for now.

"Well, since it was the granddaughter who did it, I can hardly hold a grudge against a child, can I?"

Just then, the villagers who had been thrown out began to return, their faces full of resentment. They glared at Yu Yan, though they dared not speak their minds. Yu Yongde mustered a bit of courage. "But Yan'er, what about the majority of the spirit beast carcass you promised to share with me? Bring it out quickly."

"Your father isn't a man who likes to eat alone. We’re all neighbors and kin."

"I have already decided to share that spirit beast meat and blood with everyone so we can all enjoy it together."

"What spirit beast carcass?"

"When did I ever promise to share any spirit beast carcass with you?"

Yu Yan looked bewildered. "Dad, are you hallucinating? Look at me—is there anywhere on my body that could possibly hide a spirit beast carcass? Even if I wanted to hide it, I couldn't! You can eat casually, but you shouldn't speak so carelessly."

As soon as Yu Yan said this, not only Yu Yongde but also Lou Yuhui and the others behind her were stunned.

If they hadn't been absolutely certain that Yu Yan had personally promised Yu Yongde in the ancestral hall shortly before to give him the majority of the carcass, they might have actually believed her nonsense, given how solemn her expression was.

"...Yan, you shouldn't lie with your eyes wide open!"

"Exactly! Don't you have that, what is it, space? They say you can store things in there."

"Stop posturing! Don't tell me you're trying to hoard our spirit beast meat? Have you no conscience?"

"With so much spirit beast meat, how many ability enhancers could our village produce? Once we have ability enhancers, would we still have to worry about not having spirit beast meat? Women are always so short-sighted. Yu Yongde, what is wrong with you? A grown man, and you can't even handle your own daughter."

They had already been boiling with rage at being thrown out for no reason. Upon hearing that Yu Yan wanted to swallow the remaining meat without sharing a bit, the villagers exploded.

One after another, they began to denounce Yu Yan.

Yu Yan, however, was not angry. People were, by nature, like this. Their position dictated their perspective, and the vast majority of people, driven by their own interests, would never care what the actual truth looked like. Trying to argue with them about how she was the one who hunted the beast, and that she didn't need their permission to decide how to split the meat?

Better to forget it; it was unlikely they would listen anyway.

Yu Yan’s approach was simple and brutal. "Lou Yuhui, Yu Wei, Yu Rui, Yu Wenjing, Yu Wenmin—you don't need me to teach you what to do, right?"

The five people named stiffened.

It wasn't that they lacked initiative, but they truly had no experience being anyone’s henchmen. Moreover, the crowd surrounding them consisted of neighbors and kin—people they saw every day—and the possibility of using force to suppress them had never crossed their minds.

But after Yu Yan’s reminder, if they still didn't know what to do, they would be far too foolish.

Lou Yuhui moved first, grabbing one person in each hand and tossing them away.

With the aid of his wind-type ability, he was incredibly fast. By the time the other four realized what was happening, Lou Yuhui had already thrown over a dozen people.

Yu Wei and the others felt the pressure. How could they let Lou Yuhui steal the show? This guy had already garnered enough attention in front of Yu Yan, and his ability was the highest among their group of five. If this continued, how were they supposed to get ahead?

Yu Wei and Yu Rui exchanged a glance and immediately rushed to "grab" people.

As for the siblings Yu Wenjing and Yu Wenmin, they worked with tacit understanding—one responsible for tossing people into the air, the other for kicking them away. Their combined speed was actually slightly faster than that of Yu Wei and Yu Rui. Seeing this, Yu Wei and Yu Rui immediately copied the siblings' technique without hesitation.

"Despicable!" Yu Wenmin huffed, glaring at Yu Wei.

Yu Wei laughed, not bothering to argue with her, and simply accelerated his pace.

The people being kicked swore and cursed, not a single pleasant word coming from their mouths.

In the past, Yu Wei might have been enraged. Even if he wasn't, he would have at least been sullen. But looking at Yu Yan, who stood to the side with her arms folded, watching with an indifferent expression, Yu Wei somehow felt that it wasn't worth getting angry at these people.

He simply treated them like flies buzzing in his ears—it was just incredibly noisy.

"Yu Wei, you little hoodlum, I’m your own uncle, and you dare throw me!"

"Aren't you afraid I'll have your father beat you? Your father listens to everything I say..." Yu Wei’s thoughts shifted slightly, and a handful of dirt appeared in his hand, which he shoved into his "uncle's" mouth without hesitation.

The "uncle" spat out the sand and dirt, his face turning beet-red as he glared at Yu Wei in fury.