CHAPTER 367: CHAPTER 229: POISONOUS WOMAN

"Get out! All of you, get out! I don’t need your feigned concern. ’Master’, you say it’s for my benefit, but aren’t each of you just waiting for Yuyu and me to die? Now you can all rest easy, Yuyu has been exiled! To that bitterly cold place in the west, how can my poor Yuyu endure such hardship," Yun Cangxue cried as she clutched her chest, smashing and cursing throughout the room.

The belongings in her room had already been replaced twice. Yun Bahe, hearing her raging every day, eventually decided to move to a different courtyard under Uncle Yun’s advice and has not been in the Yun Residence for the past few days.

Seeing her own father avoiding her, Yun Cangxue felt even more infuriated. She remembered how before her marriage, her own father doted on her, and her two elder brothers were always obedient to her. But ever since she married and gave birth to Tang Yu, and then her husband tragically died in battle, she had not had a single good day.

She had no intention of remarrying, pouring all her thoughts and care into her only son Tang Yu. His arrogance, his weakness, in her eyes, all appeared as precious qualities.

"Third Miss..." The maid’s voice was shut out beyond the door.

Fury red filled Yun Cangxue’s eyes.

She said bitterly, "You all are trying to force me and my son to death, but I will not let you succeed. Saying it’s for Yuyu’s own good to learn a lesson! If it’s really beneficial, why not let that despicable girl of the Yun family go instead! After all is said and done, it’s because our family’s Yuyu doesn’t bear the Yun surname. That wretched Yun girl, her mind is just as cunning as her deceased mother’s, always denying her recognition of the family, but actually coveting the entire Yun Residence for herself."

As Yun Cangxue rambled on, unbeknownst to her, the maid’s voice outside had quieted down.

She was so engrossed in her shouting that she even forgot to light the lamp in the room. Tired from her tirade, she felt a sudden wave of weakness, having neither eaten nor drunk for several days.

Just as she was about to call someone, she suddenly heard a soft chuckle in the darkness.

The laughter was light and brief, vanishing in a flash, but in the dark night, it brought an eerie feeling to one’s bones.

Yun Cangxue was far from a cowardly person, she boldly asked, "Who’s that daring to trespass into the General Mansion? Continue this trickery and don’t blame me for being rude."

"Hehe, Third Miss Yun, as formidable as the rumors say, a woman who does not yield to men. It’s a pity that you were born a daughter and into a place like the General Mansion where men are held in high esteem. Otherwise, with your capabilities, how could you have ended up in such a plight of losing your husband and child," the voice spoke, and suddenly the lamp in the room lit up to reveal a mysterious red-robed man sitting by the table.

Yun Cangxue was on her guard; although her cultivation was not weak, being at the Martial Venerate Level, she had not sensed this man entering at all.

His cultivation must be far superior to her own.

Yun Cangxue felt a cold sweat in her palm as she nervously watched the red-robed man.

"Who exactly are you? Why appear in my room in the dead of night?" Yun Cangxue thought about calling for help but realizing that Yun Bahe was not around, and her second brother Yun Cang Lang was also absent, and even if other guards were to come, they might not be a match for this red-robed man.

Realizing this, and reflecting on the man’s previous words, she instead calmed down.

"Third Miss Yun seems to have a short memory of the distinguished, it was you who invited me here, do you not recall the blood hand token," the man in red robes leisurely produced a token.

Seeing that token, Yun Cangxue felt a chill down her spine.

"You’re from Blood Hand Ditch?"

Yun Cangxue looked again at the man’s attire, remembered the rumors about Blood Hand Ditch on the continent, and understood that this man was from Blood Hand Ditch.

To protect Yuyu, Yun Cangxue did not hesitate to let others find the Blood Hand Ditch, hoping to use it to strike against the Wolf Fang Hunting Corps.

Yet unexpectedly, Yun Sheng appeared halfway through, and now the case has been solved, with Yuyu being exiled by the Law Department to the bitterly cold lands in the west. How has Blood Hand Ditch come into the picture again?

Earlier on, Yun Bahe had also been wary of Blood Hand Ditch, waiting for several days without anyone showing up. Given that Tang Yu’s affair was now public knowledge, the Yun Residence assumed that Blood Hand Ditch had given up on this deal too.

Who would have known...

Those who come uninvited are up to no good, Yun Cangxue knew that the arrival of the people from Blood Hand Ditch tonight was definitely not for anything good.

"I am a member of Blood Hand Ditch. We have accepted the task that the Third Miss had previously assigned," the other party produced a commission letter.

"There’s no need, you should already be aware that it wasn’t my son who committed the murder. Since that’s the case, there’s no need for me to hire you to kill someone," Yun Cangxue still remembered what Yun Canglang said, that once Blood Hand Ditch undertook a task, the employer had to pay a heavy price.

Her current position in the Yun Residence was precarious, and she absolutely could not afford to get involved with people from Blood Hand Ditch at such a time.

"Once Blood Hand Ditch accepts a task, it cannot be cancelled once entrusted. You should be aware of this rule. However, since it’s Third Miss Yun, I can do you a favor. You can change your Hunter Soldier task. For example, let us ’take care’ of Young Master Tang who has been exiled," the words of the red-robed man were like a sharp sword accurately piercing into Yun Cangxue’s heart.

Her brow twitched, and she excitedly stood up, "What did you say? You can help me save Yuyu?"

The exile of Tang Yu was very secret, and Yun Bahe had made it clear to the Military Department that nobody was allowed to inform Yun Cangxue of Tang Yu’s exact whereabouts.

Even if Yun Cangxue wanted to use some means, she couldn’t find the exact location of her son.

She thought about her son laboring on the border for the next three years, living an inhuman and ghostly life, and she couldn’t eat or sleep at night.

"There’s no one in this world that we, Blood Hand Ditch, cannot find. I can assure you, as long as Third Miss Yun is willing, Young Master Tang will live comfortably for these three years, no less splendid than his days in Yujing," the red-robed man was very pleased with Yun Cangxue’s reaction, and couldn’t help but silently admire his own Young City Lord.

Yun Cangxue was somewhat tempted.

But she was still hesitant, unsure of the other party’s intentions, whether they were good or evil. After pondering for a moment, Yun Cangxue still decided to refuse the other party’s generosity.

"Thank you, but I believe our Yuyu can endure these three years. I will not proceed with this deal," Yun Cangxue dared not take the risk, for fear that the other party would make some demand that she could not fulfill.

"Oh, has Third Miss Yun thought it through properly? The west is not a good place. Demon beasts roam there, poisonous plants and insects are numerous, and some people enjoy bullying noble family young masters who come from a capital like Yujing. Three years is neither long nor short. If a person were to disappear in the west during these three years, I’m afraid no one would know," said the red-robed man, as if he had anticipated Yun Cangxue’s refusal. He wasn’t in a hurry, simply uttering a few words unhurriedly.

These words were like thunderous blows that turned Yun Cangxue’s face pale in an instant.

"You! You are threatening me! There’s no need for Blood Hand Ditch to bully others excessively. I, Yun Cangxue, am not afraid of anyone. Do you really think that with an assassin organization, you can oppose the Yun Residence? You are honestly overestimating yourselves," Yun Cangxue was not someone easily threatened. Her eyebrows inverted, and she cursed out loud.

"Third Miss Yun need not be angry, why don’t you take a look at the gift I’ve brought before you decide," said the red-robed man, taking out an object and placing it under the lamp.

Under the lamp, there was a piece of cloth.