Chapter 19

"Here's quite lively!" Amidst the laughter and chatter of the crowd, a young man stepped in, and everyone's attention was involuntarily drawn to him!

"Second Young Master Ye has arrived!" The crowd exclaimed in surprise, amazed that Ye Chao had also been invited by Qing Xiangming. If Qing Xiangming was the center of their circle, then Ye Chao and Su Rong were the center of the entire Yaocheng young generation.

In terms of reputation and ranking, Ye Chao could place in the top ten among the young generation of Yaocheng, while Qing Xiangming was outside the top ten!

"Brother Qing! Long time no see!" Ye Chao smiled and nodded at Qing Xiangming, then turned his gaze to Su Rong, "Miss Su Rong, it's been a long time!"

"Indeed, it has been a long time since I saw Second Young Master Ye!" Su Rong couldn't help but turn her head to look in the direction of Ye Chu, but she saw that Ye Chu was no longer there. She thought that Ye Chu had finally realized the situation and left.

Ye Chao smiled, nodded to everyone, and greeted them kindly, without any arrogance. His demeanor was extraordinary, earning him even more admiration from the crowd!

Thinking about it, although the Ye family had produced a scoundrel, the eldest and second young masters were both outstanding. The eldest young master, who could rank in the top three among the talented young men of Yaocheng, didn't need to be mentioned. The second young master was also quite remarkable, rumored to have reached the upper level of the True Qi realm.

Among the young generation of Yaocheng, there were fewer than ten people with such strength, and Qing Xiangming was still one step away from the upper level!

Looking at Ye Chao and Su Rong, who were surrounded by everyone, Liang Shan's gaze involuntarily turned to Ye Chu, and indeed, he saw Ye Chu standing there silently. Ye Chao was his second elder brother, the second young master of his uncle's family! Ye Chu was once the most beloved grandson of the Marquis of Weiyuan, even surpassing the eldest son, Ye Tian. All the good things in the family were first given to Ye Chu before being distributed to the two of them. This made Ye Tian and Ye Chao extremely jealous, and combined with Ye Chu's past lack of discipline, which tarnished the reputation of the Marquis of Weiyuan's residence, the three of them, though cousins, were not close. Although they didn't have any deep grudges, they were somewhat distant, and when they met, they would just exchange greetings!

Ye Chu hadn't expected that after three years, the two of them would have such a high reputation and become leading figures among the young generation of Yaocheng.

Seeing Ye Chao, Ye Chu's expression was somewhat complex. If he appeared in front of Ye Chao, the news of his return to Yaocheng would definitely reach the Marquis of Weiyuan's residence, and Ye Chu didn't know if this was good or bad!

Three years ago, the Marquis of Weiyuan had beaten him until his skin was torn, but Ye Chu didn't hate him at all! Given the extent of his past misdeeds, the Marquis of Weiyuan's anger at his failure to become a capable person was understandable, and not killing him outright was already lenient! As for the previous owner, his death was due to his excessive indulgence in debauchery, which had weakened his constitution.

When the Marquis of Weiyuan expelled him from the Ye family and let him fend for himself, he had said that if he ever saw him return to the Ye family, he would beat him to death. Ye Chu didn't think this was a joke; the Marquis of Weiyuan had made this vow before the ancestral tablets!

Ye Chu vaguely remembered that after making this vow, the Marquis of Weiyuan shed tears, and his entire person seemed to age several years!

Thinking of this scene, Ye Chu felt a bit melancholic, thinking that at that time, Ye Chu had already deeply hurt the Marquis of Weiyuan's heart and left him completely disappointed. Under the pressure of the two women's backgrounds, he had no choice but to make that decision.

Reining in his emotions, Ye Chu took a step forward! Although the Ye family no longer recognized him, Ye Chu couldn't bear a grudge against the Ye family; he could only blame himself for his past misdeeds! Moreover, Ye Chu couldn't deny the kindness the Marquis of Weiyuan had shown him in the past!

Seeing Ye Chu's actions, Liang Shan was startled and quickly pulled him, "What are you doing? You should leave quickly, or you'll be in trouble if they see you."

Ye Chu smiled at Liang Shan, pushed his hand away, and walked out, making Liang Shan jump with worry!

"Second Brother!"

While chatting with Qing Xiangming, Ye Chao heard a somewhat familiar voice. He turned his head in confusion and saw a young man smiling behind him. Although the young man's appearance had changed somewhat from three years ago, Ye Chao recognized him immediately.

"Ye Chu!" Ye Chao couldn't help but be startled. He never thought he would see this cousin who had disappeared for three years and whom he thought was dead! But after his initial surprise, Ye Chao quickly regained his composure, his face turning cold, "What are you doing in Yaocheng? The Ye family has nothing to do with you anymore, don't call me Second Brother!"

Ye Chao was extremely angry. Although he had been jealous when his grandfather gave all the good things to Ye Chu, he had never competed with him, thinking it was normal for an older brother to yield to a younger brother! But Ye Chu was too despicable, not only causing trouble in Yaocheng but also attempting to harm his maternal grandmother's adopted daughter, Lin Shixin, and the direct descendant of the Imperial Ye family, their distant cousin, Ji Die. The Yaocheng Ye family was just a branch of the Imperial Ye family, and because of Ye Chu's despicable behavior, the Imperial Ye family began to suppress the Marquis of Weiyuan's residence. If his grandfather hadn't sworn before the ancestral tablets to disown Ye Chu, the Yaocheng Ye family might have already been destroyed!

Even so, the Ye family had been declining year by year, and even the king had begun to distance himself from the Ye family. Clearly, all of this was caused by Ye Chu!

How could Ye Chao have any good feelings towards Ye Chu?

Seeing Ye Chao's reaction, Ye Chu smiled bitterly, thinking that the previous Ye Chu had reached the point of being abandoned by everyone, truly a top-notch scoundrel!

In reality, Ye Chu was only the physical body of a Ye family member, but his soul was not! Of course, Ye Chu wasn't so shameless as to occupy someone else's body and deny being a descendant of the Ye family! However, since Ye Chao didn't recognize him, Ye Chu didn't force the issue!

Su Rong, standing beside Ye Chao, watched as Ye Chu approached the crowd, and she couldn't help but be somewhat dazed! She hadn't expected that Ye Chu would dare to appear in front of everyone. Was he really fearless, or was he just foolish? Didn't he know the consequences? How many people in this crowd had he not offended? How many young ladies had he not teased in the past?

Sure enough, as Su Rong had imagined, after Ye Chao scolded Ye Chu, the crowd also reacted, angrily shouting at Ye Chu, "It's you, this scoundrel, who actually dares to show up in Yaocheng!"

"Good! Good! I thought I would never see you again, but I can finally take revenge for the time you threw me into a cesspool."

"Sisters, it's this scoundrel! The degenerate who peeped at us while we were bathing!"

"For the people of Yaocheng, you won't have an easy day today!"

"..."

One angry shout after another echoed, and as Su Rong and Zhang Suer listened to the crowd recount Ye Chu's crimes, they were shocked to learn the extent of his despicable actions, wondering how someone could be so degenerate!

Qing Xiangming, hearing the crowd's indignant shouts, couldn't help but recall the time Ye Chu had allowed his subordinates to rape his favorite servant. His eyes filled with hatred, and he took a deep breath to suppress his anger, waving his hand to stop the crowd's shouts, and stared at Ye Chu, "I didn't expect you to dare to show up at the Marquis of Qingyang's residence, but you will have to pay a price for it!"

Ignoring the crowd's shouts, Ye Chu smiled and looked at Qing Xiangming, "What price? Like them, do you want me to leave here lying down? Isn't that too unoriginal?"

"Too lenient!" Qing Xiangming stared at Ye Chu, and the memory of his favorite servant being violated made his anger rise.

Ye Chu shook his head, "None of you can make me leave here lying down. I came here only to exchange for that 300-year-old ginseng you have. There's no need to treat me as a mortal enemy!"

One sentence made the crowd fall silent, but soon they burst into laughter, full of ridicule and mockery.

Su Rong and Zhang Suer exchanged glances, wondering if Ye Chu was really foolish or just pretending. Given his past actions, how could he dare to come to someone's home and demand an exchange? Was he joking?

It's a bit late today! Sorry! I spent a lot of time revising the three chapters I posted today, trying to make them as perfect as possible! Hehe, I always want to write something better than "Mingyin" and "Jiading"!