The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1691 - 1690: The Immortal-Binding Rope

"How much do you think your life is worth? How much is your son's life worth? Perhaps you think it's priceless, but in front of us, it's worthless, just like our lives in your eyes, worthless, it's all the same."Tang Rao felt he had vented enough and wanted to hear the old man's opinion.

His grandson was killed.

His son, Tang Rao wanted to kill.

These two people, who had an unusual relationship with the old man, were about to die, and he didn't know what the old man's mood would be.

"Old man, it seems there's someone in your family's side branch named Yan Shu, do you remember?"

Tang Rao did not hide the fact that he had killed people from the Yan Family. Killing one is killing, killing two is also killing, but he always killed those who deserved to die, never saying anyone shouldn't die. Tang Rao had made trouble for others himself before.

"Yan Shu? There is indeed such a person, but all of the Yan Family's side branches have received invitations sent by the Yan Family, and Yan Shu's family clearly stated that they would arrive on time, but I've never seen this person. Do you know him?"

When Tang Rao asked the old man, the old man had already guessed that the absence of Yan Shu's family had something to do with Tang Rao.

"I know him. When I first arrived at East Island, I found an inn to stay. Unexpectedly, relying on having such a big backing like the Yan Family, he came to cause trouble, demanding I give up the top room. I'm not someone who likes to suffer losses, so I had a bit of a contest with him, but he couldn't withstand a fight and I accidentally killed him."

Yan Shu relied on the Yan Family as a backing to commit crimes?

At first glance, the fault indeed lay with Yan Shu, and Tang Rao causing trouble for Yan Shu was justified, but accidentally killing him was a bit troublesome.

The old man looked troubled at the remaining side branches, all of whom were waiting for the old man's stance, wanting to know if he would prioritize justice over kinship in the Yan Family's side branch incident.

"Yan Shu often relied on his privileged background to do wrong outside. Though I never saw it firsthand, I've heard about it long ago. What happened to him was self-inflicted. Death cannot be reversed; he can only blame himself for provoking someone he shouldn't have, and his death was his own consequence."

The old man hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking his mind.

After hearing the old man's words, the entire Yan Family side branch was shocked. They didn't expect the always protective old man to become so righteous and upright in front of Tang Rao, glowing with justice.

"Old man, that is a member of our Yan Family. Saying he's dead so casually seems dismissive, doesn't it? Is that to say the Yan Family won't stand up for the side branches if they get bullied? Don't forget how the main line of the Yan Family survived without the support of these side branches!"

The side branch was dissatisfied. Though Yan Shu wasn't one of their own, he represented the position of the entire side branch in the old man's heart. When there was friction between the side branch and outsiders, regardless of right or wrong, shouldn't he stand with the side branch? How could he just stand with outsiders without hesitation?

Being questioned by the side branch and under Tang Rao's sharp gaze, the old man was overwhelmed.

He had seen Bei Lin and Tang Rao's methods, and after witnessing these two young men today, the old man realized he should never oppose them and should forge a good relationship. The world was constantly changing, and it was only advantageous to him to befriend someone with such capabilities.

"We shouldn't speak nonsense now. Helping kin over justice brings no benefits. The second child is an example; being overly indulgent led to his present behavior. Helping him is harming him. With lessons learned, whether main branch or side branch, I will only support reason!"

The statement 'I will only support reason' was emphatic, and once the old man said it, his aura seemed to grow to two meters eight, towering and imposing.

Tang Rao did not expect the old man to be very righteous. Seeing the old man announce his stance publicly was a result far exceeding Tang Rao's expectations. Perhaps this was today's greatest gain.

"Now the danger has been eliminated, those who need to die have died, and what needed to be gained has been gained. I wonder if the old man's previous agreement to give me the Yan Family land is still valid?"

At that time, the old man agreed that if Tang Rao could protect his life, he would hand over the Yan Family and its land. Tang Rao succeeded, though there was a bit of luck involved.

Having been in power for many years, the old man had a certain decisiveness; after Tang Rao asked, he promptly decided without hesitation: "I did promise to give it to you, and once this farce is over, I'll naturally hand over the place to you."

The old man hadn't decided where he would go afterward.

The demand for land was sudden, not allowing the old man much time to think.

"The Yan Family's land is considered a treasure, it's been in our possession for over a thousand years, and now it's being handed over to outsiders so casually. Isn't it irresponsible to the whole Yan Family?"

The main branch people did not oppose; the biggest commotion was made by the Yan Family's side branch. After the old man gave his word, the Yan Family seemed to be in for quite a show.

Of course, Tang Rao was not interested in that show.

"Old man, all seniors, since you still have many things to resolve and we've celebrated your birthday, we'll take our leave now."

Tang Rao did not want to intervene in the Yan Family's internal conflicts. Of course, not involving himself in internal conflicts did not mean he would let go of Yan Xiong.

When the old man mentioned supporting reason over kinship, it meant he would stand on the side of ethics and abandon his biological son.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Yan Xiong thought his nightmare was about to end and believed Tang Rao's words were just a scare, when Tang Rao took out the Binding Immortal Rope and tied Yan Xiong up, no matter how he struggled, it was ineffective.

Upset and ashamed, he asked Tang Rao what he meant by doing this.

Tang Rao was not angry, pulling one end of the Binding Immortal Rope, dragging Yan Xiong along, and sighed while saying, "It doesn't really mean anything. I'm someone who stands by my word, said you'd find living unbearable and dying impossible, so I would never go back on my word."

Finding living unbearable and dying impossible?

Yan Xiong believed it. Just looking at Tang Rao's 'sincere' eyes, he knew there was nothing Tang Rao couldn't do in this world. This guy is just not human.