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Chapter 14 Yang Can's Special Skill

The feud between the Suo and Yu families, who were escorting the brides, had been brewing for a long time.

However, due to mutual concerns, no major conflict has occurred.

But this time both sides were intent on causing trouble, so the fight was exceptionally fierce.

When Steward Yi arrived angrily to stop them, several people had already been injured on both sides.

At least three of them were so badly injured that their lives were in danger.

Steward Yi was furious. He was already annoyed because he knew the secret of the young master's death, and now the two families, who were related by marriage, had gotten into a drunken brawl, resulting in such serious consequences.

"Who started this trouble? Step forward!"

"Where is Granny Tu? Quickly go and fetch Granny Tu!"

Deacon Yi issued two orders in a row, but before he could figure out the reason for the fight, he heard another shocking piece of bad news: Granny Tu was dead!
Deacon Yi was greatly surprised and hurriedly followed the messenger.

When he arrived at the scene, he discovered that Granny Tu had died just over twenty steps from her bedchamber.

This was the center of the entire camp, but there was no campfire and the night was dark where Granny Tu was.

Furthermore, the ground was uneven, so she lay there until she was discovered.

The night wind howled, the campfire still burned, and the bone that had killed him had turned to ashes.

Granny Tu died, and a wolf-tooth arrow was left on the ground where she died.

But there was no blood on the arrow, and the wound on Granny Tu's neck was not caused by a sharp arrow.

However, no other murder weapon could be found at the scene.

Who killed Granny Tu, and what did they use to kill her? And why did they kill Granny Tu?
A series of questions arose, but no one could answer them.

Apart from Leopard Head Cheng Dakuan, no one doubted Yang Can, even though Yang Can had a fierce conflict with Granny Tu before.

Because this Master Yang was adept at social maneuvering, during his tenure as the best man, he was one of the few Yu family members who wasn't too disliked by the arrogant Suo family.

Moreover, both the Suo family and the Yu family knew that this Master Yang was a scholar, and that Yang Can did not know martial arts.

How could a clerk like Master Yang, who doesn't know martial arts, possibly kill Granny Tu silently?
Leopard Head stood in the crowd, staring intently at Yang Can with an extremely eerie look.

Cheng Dakuan didn't think Yang Can had any useful people around him.

This Mr. Yang has only been the young master's advisor for a very short time, and he has been busy arranging the young master's marriage.

Therefore, it's impossible for him to gather any trusted confidants in such a short time.

So, could it be that it was Master Yang who took action?

But how did he manage that? Master Yang... knows martial arts?

Young Master Yu was assassinated, and Granny Tu was mysteriously murdered. Everyone knew that the murderer was among them, but no one knew who he was.

This cast an extremely oppressive atmosphere over the entire wedding procession.

Deacon Yi was overwhelmed with worry. He was a man of great wisdom and resourcefulness, but he truly lacked expertise in investigating and prosecuting cases.

At this moment, Master Yang, filled with righteous indignation, jumped out again.
This time, Master Yang directly targeted the bride's request for a tethered branch.

“Deacon Yi, Yang just said that there was something wrong with the Suo family, and then Granny Tu died. It’s clear that someone killed her to cover it up!”
"In the Suo family, the only one with a higher status than Granny Tu is our young mistress..."

Yang Can had a very loud voice, almost shouting, which gave Steward Yi a headache.

"Yang Can, shut up!" Deacon Yi shouted sternly at Yang Can.

I don't know why Master Yang is so fixated on the Suo family!

The Suo family had the least motive to kill the young master!

Moreover, Steward Yi already knows who the real culprit is.

He simply didn't want that taboo name to come out of his mouth.

Suo Chanzhi trembled with anger at Yang Can's accusations. She stepped forward and said angrily, "Steward Yi, I request that you hand over Yang Can to me for safekeeping from this moment on."

Yi She asked in surprise, "Young Madam, why do you say that..."

Suo Chanzhi appeared very agitated: "This Yang Can is just making things up, saying that my husband's death is closely related to my Suo family!"
Now that Granny Tu has been mysteriously killed, there is clearly a traitor among us!
If anything happens to Yang Can next, I'll be in deep trouble and won't be able to clear my name even if I jump into the Dragon River!

How can I possibly maintain my place in the Yu family after this?"

At this point, the beautiful and virtuous widow was already in tears.

She choked back tears as she said, "Yang Can, he absolutely cannot be harmed again, otherwise, I will have no way to defend myself. Steward Yi, I will personally take responsibility for his safety until we arrive safely in Tianshui!"

“This…” Yi She looked troubled.

Upon seeing this, Suo Chanzhi gritted her teeth and bowed gracefully to him, saying, "Steward Yi, if anything happens to Yang Can during this period, I will bear all the responsibility."

"No, no, young mistress, you absolutely mustn't perform such a grand ceremony..."

Steward Yi quickly stopped Suo Chanzhi, glanced at Yang Can, and then made up his mind: "Very well, I will hand over this Yang Can to the young mistress!"

Yang Can was immediately horrified and cried out, "No! Deacon Yi, you can't agree to her! They'll kill me! I'll die!"

Yi She still has a lot of follow-up matters to handle, so he doesn't have time to listen to his nagging.

With a wave of his hand, Steward Yi ordered the Suo family to take Yang Can away.

Among the crowd, Leopard Head Cheng Dakuan could no longer understand Yang Can's actions.

"Are all scholars' minds so convoluted?"
Mr. Yang, I have followed your plan exactly, so please don't let me down.

Otherwise, even if I, Da Kuan, become a ghost, I will not let you, you lying ghost, get away with it!

……

It was late at night again, just like that wedding night. Except, back then, he and she were the best man and the bride.

Now, however, they are prisoners and judges.

Yang Can was tied up by Xiao Qingmei.

The little girl put in all her strength and tied it very tightly; the rope almost cut into Yang Can's flesh.

After tying him up, Xiao Qingmei stood guard with her sword, ready to stab the bastard to death at the girl's command.

The girl was bullied and bruised all over. Xiao Qingmei couldn't stand it anymore. This kind of scoundrel should be stabbed to death!
"Yang Can, did you kill Granny Tu?" Suo Chanzhi stared at Yang Can and asked coldly.

If she still doesn't realize that Granny Tu's death is related to Yang Can, then she would be incredibly foolish.

Yang Can didn't hide anything from her and nodded frankly.

"How...did you kill Granny Tu?"

Yang Can simply smiled and remained silent.

No one in this world knows that he has a unique skill: "card throwing".

In fact, he can not only play cards in all sorts of fancy ways, like throwing cards to slice fruit, throwing cards to slice mineral water bottles, throwing cards to slice flower branches on the other side of the river...

Even with just a screwdriver, he can nail it precisely wherever he points it.

Because of this skill, before he time-traveled, he was a minor internet celebrity with a group of fans who enjoyed watching him post videos showing off his skills.

He doesn't show his face, and people don't see his face, but rather his unparalleled "card-throwing" skill.

After transmigrating to this world, his kung fu, which was originally only used for performance, finally found a real place to be used.

During the two years he worked as a cow or horse on the ranch, he learned a unique skill of the Northwest shepherds: throwing the sheep.

Throwing shepherds is a survival skill that every shepherd must master.

In reality, it is a sling made of rope and leather pouch. A master of this art can hit the target every time within a hundred paces.

This type of weapon also exists in the West. An ancient Greek proverb says, "The greatest fear of hoplites is not a powerful enemy, but a ragged slinger."

The slingshot technique generates explosive power through rapid wrist rotation. After mastering this technique, Yang Can's wrist strength became stronger than before, and his card-throwing skills also reached a new level, becoming incredibly proficient.

At this point, when he was caught off guard and had no plans, he was virtually invincible.

"How dare you? Why did you kill Granny Tu?"

Yang Can first laughed freely, then slowly suppressed his smile, his expression turning cold: "Why? Doesn't the young mistress... really know?"

"I..." Suo Chanzhi guiltily avoided Yang Can's gaze.

She was about to ask Xiao Qingmei to call over Granny Tu tonight, hoping to persuade her to let Yang Can go.

But she didn't intend to tell Yang Can about this.

Firstly, it's not very convincing to talk about things that haven't been done yet.

Secondly, she didn't want to show weakness to Yang Can; she still wanted to set rules for him.

Yang Can said, "Young Madam, you don't think that Granny Tu only wants to kill me, do you?"
I'm certain that after I die, the second person she'll kill is…”

Yang Can looked at Xiao Qingmei, whose round face still had a bit of baby fat.

She has willow-leaf eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and a small, well-defined mouth with upturned corners that exude a touch of sweetness.

Yang Can said, "This is Qingmei!"

Upon hearing this, the young maidservant's eyes widened in surprise. What? Does this involve me?

Yang Can said, "For Granny Tu, this secret is only a secret if Qingmei and I are both dead!"

Little Green Plum hurriedly said, "She doesn't need to worry about me at all, I'm keeping my mouth shut!"

Yang Can said, "I also believe you are tight-lipped, but Granny Tu doesn't need you to be tight-lipped. She just needs the secret to be kept by her alone."

Xiao Qingmei's mind hadn't quite grasped it yet, so Yang Can explained, "That way, she can use this secret to control the young mistress and the child, turning them into her puppets."

Suo Chanzhi remained silent, for she too had long harbored suspicions.

Just two days ago, Granny Tu told her that she did not intend to report this matter to the head of the family.

Granny Tu said that this matter concerned her reputation, and even among her own family, the fewer people who knew about it, the better.

She also told Suo Chanzhi to give Qingmei some instructions later, so that she wouldn't let anything slip when she met the Suo family.

At the time, she was quite grateful for Granny Tu's thoughtful consideration.

But after calming down and thinking about it, she still felt that something was wrong.

Granny Tu was assigned to her by the eldest branch of the family when she got married. They had no relationship, so why was she being treated so well?

Once this question arose, she thought of the night Yu Chengye died, when she was filled with panic and despair and had no mind to think about anything else.

It was this old woman, Granny Tu, who racked her brains to come up with the idea of ​​a "stand-in groom" and used both soft and hard tactics to force her to comply.

If... if Granny Tu really meant well, she could have just persuaded her to agree, why did she need to intimidate or threaten her?
She had originally planned to use this as a means to persuade Granny Tu to let Yang Can go tonight.

If Granny Tu hadn't agreed, she would have raised these questions to force Granny Tu to comply, but now that was no longer necessary.

Yang Can added, "At that time, with the Suo family as her backer and control over the Yu family's eldest daughter-in-law and eldest grandson, she will have the means to bully her master."

Suo Chanzhi remained silent, but she had completely accepted Yang Can's judgment.

After a moment of silence, Suo Chanzhi said in a somber voice, "Qingmei, untie him."

(End of this chapter)