Splendid Twins

The Duke of Zhenguo had a very hard time recently. He had experienced the treatment of a living dead man, being able to eat, drink, and...

I just couldn't get out of bed. I didn't have any strength in my body. In just a few days, I lost a lot of weight. Now that I heard that Si Yao was here, I was so excited that I wanted to get up:

"Help me up...quickly..."

"Master, please slow down..."

The Duke of Zhenguo pushed aside the guards, stared at the door, and held the bed sheet tightly with both hands...

Finally, when he could no longer wait, the familiar figure slowly appeared at the door. She was facing the backlight, so he couldn't see her expression clearly. He only heard her say in a sarcastic tone:

"Tsk, waiting for me?"

After hearing the long-lost voice, the Duke of Zhenguo took a deep breath, as if he wanted to absorb all the tension and pressure into his body, and then exhaled deeply, as if he had unloaded all the burdens.

As he exhaled, his body seemed to lose support and he fell backwards weakly, collapsing heavily on the bed.

With his limbs spread out, his body completely relaxed, like a taut string suddenly released.

There was an indescribable light in his eyes, which was exhaustion, relief, and deep fear...

Si Yao swaggered in, sat opposite the Duke of Zhenguo, crossed his legs, and looked slightly cold:

"Why... not welcome?"

The Duke of Zhenguo felt ashamed and embarrassed. He couldn't beat him or scold him, so he had to close his eyes and pretend that he didn't see it!

I was angry at Zhou Yu again. What was wrong with him? He brought people in and treated them like this?

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps at the door. The footsteps arrived before the person entered. The sound was like a gust of wind, accompanied by a slight gasp:

"Yao Yao..."

"Yaoyao...you are here."

Zhou Yu dealt with the important matters at hand and hurried over, fearing that the two would quarrel again and the situation would be difficult to deal with...

"Dad, please take care of yourself..."

The implication is to stop doing it, life is more important...

My father has been strong all his life and he would not bow his head easily. Si Yao is also a tough person. They are at loggerheads with each other and he has to bear the brunt of the situation.

"Zhou Yu, to cut to the chase, where are the people?"

Si Yao was not interested in seeing the Duke of Zhenguo's ugly face. If it wasn't for Zhou Yu, she would not have bothered to come.

"Bring the people up!"

Zhou Yu naturally understood what she meant. Only after she vented her anger could she talk about other things.

After a while, Ling Feng came in with three men dressed as students.

"Bang!"

"Oh!"

Each of them kicked the other three, and they knelt down on the spot, lowering their heads slightly with gloomy expressions.

"Tell me, what do you want to do outside the examination room?"

Si Yao changed her leg and raised it up. If Ling Feng hadn't acted quickly just now, she would have taken their lives if they dared to ruin Si Qing's scientific expedition!

Unexpectedly, the leading man stiffened his neck and said:

"What do you mean, young lady?"

"Did you recognize the wrong person?"

"If you want to accuse someone of something, you can always find a pretext..."

Although the three men were kneeling, their attitudes were extremely arrogant. When these words came out, Zhou Yu's face turned extremely ugly!

"Ah!"

Si Yao sneered and looked up at Zhou Yu. The look of him laughing at the joke was particularly glaring.

The Duke of Zhenguo wanted to kill him at this moment, he gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger, closed his eyes and said:

"Forget it. Just do whatever you want in the future. The Duke's Mansion will be your backer..."

"unnecessary!"

Si Yao interrupted harshly, you have learned your lesson now, what were you doing before!

"I came here today to seek justice for my elder brother!"

Zhou Yu didn't care about his old father's face at this time and glanced at Ling Feng.

Immediately, a sword light flashed, as sharp as an arrow breaking through the air, tearing through the surrounding air in an instant, making a sharp whistling sound.

"what!!"

The three of them didn't have time to react. They died before the fear in their eyes faded away, with bright red, hot blood flowing from their necks...

Upon seeing this, the Duke of Zhenguo simply turned his head and did not even glance at this incompetent idiot from the time he entered the room until the end.

The house was filled with a strong smell of blood, which made people feel suffocated.

"Yao Yao..."

Zhou Yu slowly walked up to Si Yao, his eyes complicated and heavy, as if containing endless apologies and unspeakable entanglement.

His tone was weak, with a hint of lack of confidence, as if he was trying hard to suppress his inner struggle and anxiety.

"Yaoyao... I won't do that again." He spoke with difficulty, his voice revealing deep helplessness and self-blame, "Father..."

Seeing Zhou Yu in such a dilemma, Si Yao was moved. She walked to the Duke Zhenguo's couch, lowered her head and looked down at him, and said in a cold voice:

"Swear an oath to stay out of other people's way from now on. If you do the same thing again, you will be punished by God!"

These words were extremely vicious. This was the first time that the Duke of Zhenguo had been forced to this point. He stared at Si Yao with a sullen face:

"you……"

"Yaoyao, I promise on behalf of my father that I will never bother you again. Please... show some mercy."

Zhou Yu couldn't help but speak first, for fear that his stubborn father would anger Si Yao again.

"Humph!"

Si Yao stretched out her hand in front of the Duke Zhenguo's forehead to dispel the haze that ordinary people could not see. The spiritual energy flowed through her fingertips into his spiritual center. At that moment, the Duke Zhenguo felt unprecedented ease and comfort.

Seeing his eyes gradually clear up, Si Yao withdrew her hand and looked at Zhou Yu:

"If you want to fully recover, then put it in the sun. But I warn you...if you continue to have evil intentions, the consequences will directly affect your lifespan."

Zhou Yu nodded quickly: "I understand, thank you Yaoyao..."

Si Yao thought of the seven or eight sorcerers and took out a talisman and handed it to Zhou Yu:

"Burn it and share it with the others to drink. Also, get more sun."

After saying that, he didn't stay any longer and turned to walk out.

Zhou Yu first glanced at the weather outside and said in a troubled tone:

“What if it’s cloudy and there’s no sun?”

Si Yao didn't look back, and said as she walked:

"It means God has eyes!"

Duke Zhenguo: “…”

Ling Feng had dragged the body off the ground. Zhou Yu walked up to the Duke of Zhenguo, squatted down, and looked him straight in the face:

"Dad, you see, she is not someone we can control."

The Duke of Zhenguo sighed imperceptibly:

"After this incident, Dad has thought a lot. After you have established yourself in the Ministry of War, Dad will retire and take your grandmother to Jiangnan."

Zhou Yu's throat was dry and his voice was low and slow:

"My son will definitely be able to protect the Duke's Mansion and will never bring shame to our ancestors."

The father and son talked, and the Duke of Zhenguo reached out and patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder:

"Okay, from now on... I'll rely on you."

Afterwards, the two of them tacitly did not mention Si Yao, but instead analyzed the party disputes in the court.

A new emperor appoints new ministers, and the division of power and interests begins all over again...

Si Yao was stopped by the housekeeper halfway through her journey. She remembered the package that the couple had given her when she left.

"Miss, please stay."

Si Yao turned around, her eyes glowing with warmth, and said softly:

"Uncle Zhou, how are you?"