After several days at the Tan family estate, everything remained calm. But Ye Chu knew this tranquillity was only superficial and would soon be broken.
The news of Tan Miaotong’s return to the Tan family had already spread. It would not be long before someone took action. Before those people arrived, the Tan family would definitely make a move.
Ye Chu’s presence severely hindered the interests of the Tan family. Because of his deep love for his daughter, Father Tan could tolerate such things happening and even give up the family’s interests. But not everyone would be like him. More people believed that as the Holy Maiden of the Tan family, Tan Miaotong should prioritise the family’s interests.
So despite the calm these past few days, many elders close to Tan Miaotong had come to talk to her. Ye Chu did not need to guess what they were talking about.
These people had not yet made a move because they wanted to find a breakthrough from Tan Miaotong. As long as Tan Miaotong followed their wishes, Ye Chu would be nothing to fear.
However, even though they visited Tan Miaotong one by one, the results were not as they had expected. No matter how eloquently they spoke, Tan Miaotong remained unmoved and did not make the slightest promise to them. Most of the time, she just listened quietly, letting the Tan family elders chatter on endlessly.
Just like that, the elders of the Tan family gave up. After a period of calm, their attention finally shifted to Ye Chu.
Ye Chu was invited to the Elder Hall of the Tan family. He did not refuse and accepted the invitation. Tan Chen reminded Ye Chu at this time, “You should be able to guess what those people in the Elder Hall want to say. But my advice to you is to endure it no matter what they say. It is unwise to conflict with them in a place like the Elder Hall.”
Ye Chu smiled and did not promise Tan Chen anything, heading to the Elder Hall alone. After exchanging a glance, Tan Chen and Ye Jingyun followed Ye Chu.
Ye Jingyun had quite a changed opinion of Ye Chu at this moment. Although Ye Chu had countless shortcomings, he was exceptionally manly this time. As a woman, Ye Jingyun had always despised Ye Chu’s behaviour, and she also felt it was unfair to Tan Miaotong.
Tan Miaotong was so outstanding that following a man like Ye Chu was simply a stain on her. But at this moment, Ye Jingyun felt that even if Ye Chu had a thousand flaws, this single dedication to Tan Miaotong made everything worthwhile.
When Ye Chu arrived at the Elder Hall, there were dozens of old men inside. These elders sat there with cold expressions, and the atmosphere was exceptionally heavy.
This oppressive atmosphere did not affect Ye Chu’s mood. He walked in with a smile, casually approached a seat, and bowed to the elders, saying, “Junior Ye Chu greets all the seniors!”
“Hmph!” The crowd snorted coldly, their displeasure fully displayed on their faces. Each of them had a sullen face, their eyes full of disdain. Everyone exuded an intimidating aura without being angry, making the atmosphere even more oppressive.
When Tan Chen and Ye Jingyun arrived, they both felt extremely uncomfortable in such an environment.
But Ye Chu was unhurried, seemingly oblivious to it all. He sat down in his seat without saying a word and simply closed his eyes to rest.
Tan Chen and Tan Miaotong looked at Ye Chu in astonishment, thinking his mental fortitude was truly formidable. In such an environment, he was surprisingly calm and quiet, ignoring the numerous elders.
Time passed little by little, and no one spoke. Ye Chu just sat there cross legged, peacefully brewing the tea on the table by himself.
The longer time passed, the thicker this oppression became. In the end, Tan Chen secretly glanced at the many elders and saw their faces were ashen.
In the spacious hall, it was as silent as a desolate night. The sound of Ye Chu brewing tea was exceptionally jarring in this silence. This oppression, accompanied by the numerous ashen faces, continued to escalate.
As a top tier Emperor, Tan Chen somewhat regretted coming. At this moment, he felt as if a dark cloud was hanging over his head. He did not know when these heavy clouds would erupt into a thunderstorm and pour down rain.
Tan Chen sat there restlessly, while Ye Chu, on the other hand, peacefully brewed and drank his tea, completely oblivious to the impending storm.
“Are you Ye Chu?” Amidst this extreme oppression, an elder finally could not hold back and shouted at Ye Chu.
“That is indeed this junior!” Ye Chu put down the teacup in his hand and smiled at the other party.
“Hmph! You still have the face to call yourself a junior. You have been here for so long, yet you do not even know how to conduct yourself?” This elder had a somewhat fiery temper and scolded Ye Chu.
“Your words make me feel quite wronged, Senior. Upon arriving here, this junior greeted all the seniors, but you all ignored me. I thought the seniors preferred quietness, so I did not dare to speak again. Seeing tea leaves here, I remembered a saying from my elders. The most important thing in life is to cultivate one’s moral character. So I brewed tea to nurture my mind. I truly do not know why Senior says I do not know how to conduct myself,” Ye Chu said, looking at the other party with a smile.
“You…” Rebutted by Ye Chu’s words, the other party’s expression became even uglier, and he glared at Ye Chu. He was about to explode, but thinking of something, he forcibly held it back, took a deep breath, and slowly sat down.
“You are quite sharp tongued! However, Wuxin Peak has always been rumoured to be a gathering place for lunatics. I am rather curious that someone who cultivates their moral character could come from there. This is truly hard for us to believe,” one of the elders stood up and said, looking at Ye Chu.
“A senior of your stature surely would not listen to outside rumours. Although my Wuxin Peak is not a large mountain, it is not as outsiders say. Lunatics? Who in the world is a lunatic?” Ye Chu suddenly laughed.
“Everyone in the world says so! And your master is considered the best among them!” the other party replied.
Ye Chu shrugged and said, “I do not know who everyone in the world is. But if Senior can say this in front of my master and have my master admit it, then everyone at Wuxin Peak is a lunatic. Otherwise, just throwing dirty water behind people’s backs is not the behaviour of a gentleman.”
This remark made the elder’s face ashen as well. He stared fixedly at Ye Chu, his eyes full of coldness.
What did he mean by this? Was he saying that he did not dare to clamour in front of that lunatic? Yes, he indeed did not dare. But saying this here was a complete provocation to everyone!
“What a brat! It matters not if your Wuxin Peak is full of lunatics, but this is the Tan family. Now that you are here, you should follow the rules of our Tan family. The Tan family does not like ill bred young people,” one of the elders snorted.
Ye Chu nodded and said, “Senior speaks very rightly. This junior also particularly dislikes ill bred young people. At the same time, I also especially hate those old guys who flaunt their seniority!”
Listening to Ye Chu’s words from the side, Tan Chen’s heart pounded with fear. Before coming, he had told Ye Chu not to provoke them. But Ye Chu’s words were tit for tat, not yielding an inch. If this went on, he was afraid things would end badly.
Sure enough, he saw the faces of the numerous elders turn gloomy. Some even clenched their fists, with blue veins bulging on their arms!