Bai Sulian had returned to her courtyard and walked directly into the main hall. She knelt down before the old man in the room.
The old man was none other than Bai Sulian's father, Bai Yuanhang.
He was also the cousin of Bai Zhenshan, the head of the Bai family.
"Sulian? What's happened to you?"
"Who injured you like this!"
Bai Yuanhang, who had been reading, looked up instinctively when someone knelt down and his eyes widened instantly.
Kneeling before him was Bai Sulian, and she was covered in wounds. His heart ached inexplicably.
Although Bai Sulian was already a mother, in his heart, she would always be his child.
"Father, your daughter is unfilial. I've caused trouble for you."
Bai Sulian lowered her head, like a child who had made a mistake.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuanhang was stunned. Then, his eyes brightened as if he had thought of something.
"Did you go to seek revenge on Ye Cangtian?"
"And did you kill him?"
As he spoke, Bai Yuanhang's face turned grim.
He naturally knew about Bai Sulian's affairs. After all, Zhou Bang was his grandson, and he felt bad when something happened to him.
However, the Dragon Group had already given an explanation that Ye Cangtian was not greatly involved in the matter, and the culprit was the Eastern Japanese Ninja Division.
When there is a debt, there is a debtor. Since it was not Ye Cangtian, he naturally could not seek revenge.
It was just that his daughter was too stubborn and unwilling to let go of everything. He had tried to persuade her many times without success, and there was nothing he could do.
But now, hearing Bai Sulian say she had caused trouble, his heart suddenly sank.
Ye Cangtian had now become a member of the Dragon Group. If Bai Sulian had indeed killed him, the Secret Service would certainly not let it go.
It might even involve the Bai family, and the situation would be quite serious.
"I went to see him, but we didn't fight."
Bai Sulian said, keeping her head down.
"That's good. It's good that you didn't fight. It's not that I'm saying this, but even if you have hatred in your heart, you must distinguish right from wrong!"
"If you don't think about the Bai family, you should at least think about your father and me!"
"Wait! If you didn't fight, where did all those injuries come from?"
Bai Yuanhang unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. The next moment, seeing Bai Sulian's injuries, he suddenly remembered and quickly asked.
When Bai Sulian heard Bai Yuanhang's questioning, a glint flashed in her eyes.
"It was... a stinky old man fishing by the river!"
She naturally knew Bai Yuanhang's affection for her. For the sake of family and national interests, Bai Yuanhang did not support her seeking revenge on Ye Cangtian. Although she was frustrated, she could not do anything about it.
But if a stinky old man beat her up, Bai Yuanhang would definitely not sit still.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"How can anyone fish in that river? It's more like catching fish." Bai Yuanhang said irritably.
Others might not know the dangers of the great river, but he had been in Longcheng for decades. How could he not know?
The fish in the great river of Longcheng were ferocious, and no one could fish there. If they wanted to eat fish, there was only one way: to go into the river and catch them.
Therefore, catching fish had become a profession with extremely high risk.
Now, Bai Sulian actually said that someone was fishing. It was clear that she was an outsider, or perhaps trying to trick him.
Even if the old man was fishing there, why would he beat Bai Sulian for no reason? Bai Sulian was not someone who would cause trouble!
On the other hand, Bai Sulian immediately became anxious. She was telling the truth!
She hurried to Bai Yuanhang's side and said, "Father, I'm telling the truth! Look at the injuries on my body, they were all caused by the stinky old man hitting me with his fishing rod..."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuanhang glanced at Bai Sulian's wounds.
Indeed, the wounds were slender and looked like they were left by fishing lines.
It was just a bit unbelievable that someone was actually fishing by the great river?
Either this person had a problem with their mind, or they were an outsider!
An outsider?
As he thought about it, Bai Yuanhang's face turned grim. This person dared to beat his daughter, truly had the guts of a leopard!
"Go change your clothes, get bandaged, and then take me to see him!" Bai Yuanhang said in a deep voice, his face expressionless.
Bai Sulian was overjoyed and quickly agreed, then left the room.
...
By the river.
Ye Cangtian and the old man sat by a small pot, eating delicious fish and drinking wine, enjoying themselves immensely.
"Stinky boy, you really know how to eat, going to the good spots!"
"Leave some for me! There's only one dragon tendon in the sturgeon..."
Ye Cangtian chuckled at the old man's words, but his mouth didn't stop. How could he miss such a delicacy?
He had to admit that there were quite a few delicacies in this ruin!
"Old man, you said a while ago that you might leave soon. Where are you planning to go?"
A moment later, Ye Cangtian asked.
The old man put down his chopsticks and sighed, "I don't know. I'll go wherever I can. If I'm in a good mood, I'll stay for a couple more days. If I'm in a bad mood, I'll move on..."
The old man spoke with a sense of freedom, as if he didn't care, but a trace of unwilling loneliness flashed in his eyes.
It seemed this was not the life he wanted.
"Haha, that's truly enviable!"
Ye Cangtian laughed heartily, not noticing the old man's expression, but expressing genuine envy.
After experiencing storms, he longed for peace, thinking of taking Tang Xinwan to a place with beautiful scenery and living a quiet life.
"What's there to envy? You can do it too if you want!"
"You young people are the ones I envy!"
The old man glanced at Ye Cangtian and then picked up his wine bowl, drinking it down in one gulp.
Ye Cangtian, at such a young age, had his youth to spend, to venture out, and many paths to choose from.
He even possessed supreme talent, with boundless future prospects.
But he was different. In his twilight years, despite having ideals and aspirations, they were destroyed by cruel reality. The current days, for him, were nothing more than waiting to die.
"Hehe, old man, why do you sound so down?"
Seeing the old man in a bad mood, Ye Cangtian playfully teased him.
In his opinion, the old man was simply lamenting his lost youth and harboring regrets. But in reality, who didn't have regrets?
After all, life was never perfect!
"It's there! That's him!"
Before the old man could speak, a voice interrupted their conversation.
Turning their heads, two figures appeared on the shore. One walked a bit awkwardly and was relatively slender, a middle-aged beautiful woman.
The other approached slowly, with white hair, clearly an old man.
As the two approached, Ye Cangtian immediately recognized the woman. Wasn't it Bai Sulian, whom he had just driven away?
Heh, revenge truly comes swiftly.
A wry smile appeared on Ye Cangtian's face. The old man beside him, however, paid them no mind and continued to eat his fish.
Ye Cangtian?
On the other side, Bai Yuanhang recognized Ye Cangtian at a glance.
After all, he was a prime suspect in the murder of his grandson, so he must have seen his photo or portrait.
The next moment, Bai Yuanhang arrived beside them, his gaze fixed on the old man, and said, "I am Bai Yuanhang of the Bai family. Sir, I'm asking you, did you injure my daughter?"
"I just taught her a small lesson, not injured her."
"If I truly wanted to hurt her, would she still be yelling here now?"
The old man said faintly without looking up, then picked up his wine bowl and took a big gulp.
"Taught a lesson?"
"She's my daughter. Do you think you can teach her a lesson?"
This sentence instantly ignited Bai Yuanhang's fury.
In his opinion, the only person in the world who could teach his daughter Bai Sulian a lesson was himself. Even Bai Sulian's damn husband was not qualified!
Now, a random old man with no relation dared to teach his daughter a lesson, it was simply seeking death!
"You dare to call yourself 'my' in front of me?"
The old man glanced at Bai Yuanhang, then turned to Ye Cangtian and said, "Kid, go teach him a lesson. I'm eating fish and don't have time!"
"..."
Ye Cangtian was stunned. Logically, if you didn't like him, shouldn't you be the one to act? And you're asking someone else to do it?
And you say it so righteously, but the reason is too lame!
It was actually because of eating fish...
Ye Cangtian was speechless, but the old man had taught him a lot and was like a half-master, so he had to stand up.
Moreover, the conflict between the old man and the other party was caused by him.