Chapter 73

Feng Xian arranged for Bai Cangdong to stay in the Fengyun Manor, similar to the Honghua Manor of the Hua family, which was the residence for the Feng family's guests.

However, due to Feng Xian's injuries, the Wind Legion was about to change hands, and the Feng family's status in Fenghua City had plummeted. Many of the guests had already left, and only fewer than ten remained in the Fengyun Manor.

Bai Cangdong had just arrived at the Fengyun Manor when a group of people surrounded it.

"Masked Viscount, you really have the nerve to come back. Do you really think we in Fenghua City are all fools?" Hua Mingyang, with a haughty attitude, led the knights to surround the room where Bai Cangdong was staying.

"Are you talking to me?" Bai Cangdong looked at Hua Mingyang calmly, but he was puzzled as to how Hua Mingyang knew he was here.

"Stop pretending, surrender quietly and come back to the Earl's Manor with me." Hua Mingyang ordered the knights to arrest Bai Cangdong.

"Stop, Hua Mingyang, who gave you the nerve to cause trouble and arrest people in the Feng family's manor?" Knowing something was wrong at the Fengyun Manor, Feng Xian hurried over.

Hua Mingyang sneered, "The Feng family is not what it used to be, and neither are you, Feng Xian. Don't be arrogant in front of me. You are harboring a criminal wanted by the Earl. You should think about how to explain yourself to the Earl."

"What criminal wanted by the Earl? Hua Mingyang, stop spreading lies. Do you really think I, Feng Xian, can be bullied?" Feng Xian summoned her equipment, her sword pointing at Hua Mingyang.

Hua Mingyang flinched, having suffered a lot from Feng Xian in the past, which was a natural reaction.

"Hmph, no matter how you try to defend yourself this time, it won't work. Xu Fu, come out and tell Feng Xian if this is the person you saw." Hua Mingyang called someone in, who turned out to be Feng Xian's steward.

"Yes, it's him." Xu Fu, not daring to look at Feng Xian, pointed at Bai Cangdong and said, "This viscount just joined the Feng family and was summoned to the garden by the young lady for a long private conversation."

"Xu Fu!" Feng Xian's face turned ashen. She never thought that even her steward, who had been with the Feng family for decades and had watched her grow up, would betray her.

"I'm sorry, young lady, but I had no choice. My two sons are in the knights, and now the knights are under the command of Hua Knight. I can't ruin their future." Xu Fu shrank back when scolded by Feng Xian.

Hua Mingyang, however, was unconcerned, "Feng Xian, what else do you have to say?"

Feng Xian, after all, quickly regained her composure and looked at Hua Mingyang with a cold smile, "Just because of this, you say my guest is the Masked Viscount."

"How can there be such a coincidence? The Masked Viscount just fled from Fenghua City, and your Feng family recruited a viscount with an unknown background. This viscount even received a private audience with the young lady. If he's not the Masked Viscount, you, the young lady of the Feng family, are taking us all for fools."

"If every viscount recruited by the Feng family is the Masked Viscount, your Hua family has recruited many viscounts in the past two days. Can I also suspect them all to be the Masked Viscount and go to your Hua family's Honghua Manor to arrest them?"

"Whatever you say now is useless. Young Master Yan is on his way. We'll see what you have to say then."

Feng Xian was startled. Hua Mingyang couldn't take Bai Cangdong away from under her nose, but if Yan Mengyun came, it wouldn't matter whether Bai Cangdong was the Masked Viscount or not; Yan Mengyun could take him away.

"Feng Xian, you should think about how you will explain yourself to Young Master Yan." Hua Mingyang felt a sense of satisfaction. Once, the high and mighty Feng Xian, like a fairy, had a day like this.

"There's nothing to explain if it's not true." Although Feng Xian said this, she was very worried and gave Bai Cangdong a glance, hinting for him to escape quickly.

"Young Master Yan, you're here. I've already caught the Masked Viscount, but Feng Xian is blocking me from taking him away. I had to ask you to make the decision." Hua Mingyang said flatteringly to Yan Mengyun.

"Which one is the Masked Viscount?"

Yan Mengyun's expression was somewhat off, but Hua Mingyang didn't notice, pointing excitedly at Bai Cangdong, "That's him, with a sharp mouth and a monkey face, he must be the Masked Viscount..."

Slap!

Yan Mengyun slapped Hua Mingyang, who was stunned, covering his face and looking at Yan Mengyun helplessly, "Young Master... what are you doing..."

"He is not the Masked Viscount." Yan Mengyun calmed down. When she saw Bai Cangdong, she was so excited that she couldn't control herself. Hearing Hua Mingyang insult Bai Cangdong, her anger flared up, and she slapped Hua Mingyang without thinking.

"Young Master, he really is..." Hua Mingyang was not a smart person. If he were, the Hua family would be led by him, not Hua Qianwu.

"I said, he is not the Masked Viscount. Anyone could be the Masked Viscount, but he cannot be." Yan Mengyun took a deep breath, walked slowly to Bai Cangdong, and said softly, "It's been a long time. Would you like to come to my place for a chat?"

"Sure." Bai Cangdong nodded slightly.

Hua Mingyang watched in disbelief as Bai Cangdong got into Yan Mengyun's carriage, cursing to himself, "What a disaster. I thought it would be a great achievement, but it ended up like this."

Thinking of the instigator, Hua Mingyang became even more furious, "Good, Xu Fu, you did a great job. I underestimated you and the Feng family. You are truly cunning and skilled. I, Hua Mingyang, admit defeat this time, but we'll see what happens in the future."

He glared at Xu Fu with hatred and left, believing that Xu Fu's betrayal was a plot by the Feng family, thinking that Feng Xian and Xu Fu had set him up.

"Master Hua... it's not like that..." Xu Fu tried to explain, but Hua Mingyang ignored him and left with the knights.

"Miss..." Xu Fu turned to Feng Xian, looking at her bitterly.

"Go. From now on, you have no relation to the Feng family." Feng Xian ignored Xu Fu. Even if she let him go, Xu Fu's life would not be easy, and he and his family would likely not be able to stay in Fenghua City.

Bai Cangdong and Yan Mengyun looked at each other silently. Yan Mengyun struggled to control herself from throwing herself into Bai Cangdong's arms and crying.

"I heard you went to Goutian Cliff to hunt the Divine Archer. They all said you were dead. When Miss Xiangfei came, I even asked her, and she said you might be dead." Yan Mengyun was very agitated, tears welling up in her eyes, ready to fall at any moment.

"I killed the Divine Archer and became a viscount, but I was severely injured and had to recover. I only recently came to Fenghua City. How are you? I heard you have become the successor of Fenghua City. Congratulations."

"If I had a choice, I would rather be just a common martial artist in the Daolun Society." Yan Mengyun's expression darkened, lowering her head, not daring to look at Bai Cangdong, "You shouldn't have come. Go back to Daolun City."

"Why?" Bai Cangdong asked calmly.

"It's not worth it for me." Yan Mengyun said softly.

"I think it's worth it if I think it's worth it." Bai Cangdong grabbed Yan Mengyun's hand, pulled her into his arms, and hugged her slender waist.

Yan Mengyun could no longer hold back, leaning into Bai Cangdong's chest, hugging him and sobbing softly.

"Miss, we've arrived." The female knight driving the carriage called out from outside.

Yan Mengyun wiped away her tears, tidied her makeup, and got off the carriage with Bai Cangdong, entering a small teahouse.

The teahouse was very quiet, with few customers. They found a private room and sat down, and a waiter brought them tea.

"Is there something troubling you?" Bai Cangdong held Yan Mengyun, letting her lean against his chest.

"We can't be together now; it would only get you killed." Yan Mengyun closed her eyes, feeling Bai Cangdong's broad chest.

"Why?" Bai Cangdong asked.

"The Earl won't allow us to be together. If she finds out about our relationship, she will kill you."

Bai Cangdong was even more confused, looking at Yan Mengyun with doubt.

"Her life is running out, so she has always warned me to focus entirely on becoming an earl and not to be distracted by anything else before I achieve that." Yan Mengyun said bitterly, "A few days ago, because I liked the Boyun flowers and often tended to the garden, the Earl destroyed the entire garden, leaving only scorched earth."

"What right does the Earl have to treat you like this? You are her successor, not her slave." Bai Cangdong was furious.

"I am not her slave, but I am her daughter, her biological daughter."

Bai Cangdong was stunned, shocked, and many of his questions were answered.

Why could Yan Mengyun, with her background, become one of the five successors? Why did she suddenly become a genius after returning to Fenghua City? Why did the Earl of Fenghua so easily choose her as the successor? All of this was because Yan Mengyun was the Earl of Fenghua's daughter.

"Why didn't the Earl of Fenghua reveal your true identity and just announce you as the successor?" This was still something Bai Cangdong didn't understand. If Yan Mengyun was the Earl's biological daughter, she could have been announced as the successor without all the trouble.

"Because my biological father is someone she can never admit to. Therefore, she cannot acknowledge me as her biological daughter. Even in her grave, my name will not be on her tombstone, because I am only her successor in name, not her daughter."