Those people opened their mouths and wanted to say something, but they were frightened by Chengfeng's sharp eyes and did not dare to say a word for a moment.
Chengfeng was about to stand up when Jiang Yubai grabbed his wrist.
"… never mind."
Jiang Yubai raised his head, his face a little pale.
Seeing him say that, Chengfeng didn't say anything more.
The few people at the door wisely left quickly. They dared to provoke Jiang Yubai, but they were a little afraid of Chengfeng. Chengfeng looked very cold-blooded and carried a sword with him. He didn't look like a good person.
Jiang Yubai didn't rest for long before he ran to the mourning hall again to continue keeping vigil.
As a result, the Jiang family's relatives invited a wizard to perform a ritual from somewhere. The wizard stared at Jiang Yubai and Chengfeng for a long time, then pointed at Chengfeng and said, "He can't go in."
Jiang Yubai asked, "Why?"
The wizard counted with his fingers in a serious manner, and said solemnly, "The bloody aura on him is too strong. You can't go in and disturb his soul."
Cheng Feng said to Jiang Yubai, "Then go ahead. I'll wait for you here."
Jiang Yubai glanced at him and nodded.
Many other relatives of the Jiang family gathered in the mourning hall, including some distant relatives who had not been seen for a long time and came specially to attend the grandmother's funeral.
Over the years, Jiang Yubai has had very little contact with the Jiang family. In everyone's eyes, he has become an unfilial son, and now he has become the target of public criticism.
It seemed as if everyone was putting the blame on him. It was his fault that he didn't make it back in time, that he didn't let the old grandmother see her most beloved grandson before she closed her eyes, and that he didn't let the old lady pass away without any worries.
No one cared whether he felt the same regret and sadness in his heart. The self-blame and guilt were almost driving him crazy these days.
But more than that, it is the sadness of losing the one closest to you.
Jiang Yubai had been kneeling on the side of the mourning hall. People kept coming in to kowtow and cry to the coffin. Jiang Yubai knelt for so long that his knees became numb.
He stood up and walked to a place with fewer people nearby. When he was about to continue kneeling, he suddenly heard two people talking behind a plain white curtain.
"You can see how much the old ancestor loves him. He wants to pass on all the family property to him even though he hasn't even met him. Then what is the point of us taking care of her for so long? Does he treat us as servants?"
"Keep your voice down. Fortunately, Jiang Yubai came back late. He didn't know that the family property had fallen into his hands. I guess he will leave after he finishes guarding the spirit. Then we can find a way to slowly transfer the family property from his name."
"It's all thanks to my cleverness. When the ancestor asked me to send him a letter, he probably knew he was dying. I tricked him into delaying it for more than half a month before sending it. If he had received the letter and rushed back in time, he might have kicked us out by now..."
Before he could finish his words, the man's eyes widened and he was speechless.
Jiang Yubai lifted the curtain and walked up to the two men. His eyes were bloodshot and he stared at them intently, looking a little scary.
"Say what you just said again!"
"Yu, Yu Bai... we just..."
With a crisp "pa" sound, Jiang Yubai slapped the man without hesitation.
The other person was shocked and stammered, "Jiang Yubai! We are your elders! How dare you be so rude!"
Jiang Yubai raised his hand and slapped the man in the face, a slap even louder than the previous one.
"Elders? You don't deserve it!"
The noise here disturbed the other people in the mourning hall. The crowd gradually gathered over and saw the two old men being slapped by the younger one. They started to teach Jiang Yubai a lesson without saying anything. They all called him an ungrateful person, an unfilial son, a person who didn't know manners, and a person who talked back to his elders.
Jiang Yubai closed his eyes and let them scold him for a while, then he yelled, "Enough!"
His eyes were red from staying up late as he scanned the faces of the people around him.
Most of these people were greedy for the Jiang family's property, but in fact they had long forgotten that he, Jiang Yubai, was the eldest grandson of the Jiang family. It was only because his parents died early that he had no one to protect him since childhood, and he was actually bullied by them.
The people around him fell silent. Jiang Yubai sneered, "I know what you are all thinking. You don't have to pretend to be sad and compassionate. Are you happy in your heart? We can finally divide the family property, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces turned ugly. The thoughts that they had been holding back for a long time were actually exposed in public, and no one could save face.
An old man shouted, "Come here, quickly take this evil boy down. Although the ancestor is gone, the Jiang family's rules are still there. Take him down and punish him according to the family rules!"
Without waiting for anyone to rush over, Jiang Yubai suddenly turned around and walked towards the door.
He walked to the front of the coffin, then knelt down properly and kowtowed three times. There was a red mark on his forehead and some blood was coming out.
Then he stood up somewhat unsteadily, but his eyes were unusually determined.
"From now on, I am no longer a member of your Jiang family. My grandmother is gone, and the former Jiang family is disbanded. I, Jiang Yubai, have nothing to do with you anymore!"
"But remember, no one can take away what belongs to me. I will take it all back!"
After saying this, Jiang Yubai walked out of the mourning hall step by step in front of everyone.
After stepping out of the door, Chengfeng was still waiting outside.
Jiang Yubai didn't even look at him and continued walking.
Chengfeng didn't know what had happened to him, but he noticed that his steps were unsteady and there was a blood mark on his forehead, so he quickened his pace and followed him.
Jiang Yubai continued walking, walked out of the Jiang family’s gate and came to the street.
There were not many people on the street. This city was under the jurisdiction of the barbarians, so there were some barbarian soldiers on the street.
Jiang Yubai walked aimlessly and turned into a pub.
He ordered several jars of wine and started drinking by himself without saying a word. His eyes were gray and lacked the brightness of the past.
Chengfeng sat next to him and watched him drink one cup after another and one jar after another.
I have never seen Jiang Yubai like this before. He looked so decadent and lifeless, as if all his spiritual support had been taken away.
It was not until he got drunk that Jiang Yubai's pale cheeks slowly began to turn rosy, and his eyes became misty.
"Grandma... Grandma... I miss you so much..."
Jiang Yubai lay limply on the table, murmuring unconsciously.
“… I’m sorry… I came back late… Are you… Are you blaming me…”
As he was talking, he actually started to cry out of grievance, "... You must be blaming me... You blame me... I know..."
The more he cried, the sadder he became. His tears kept flowing and all flowed into his sleeves. His eyes were red and swollen from crying, and he looked fragile and helpless.
"... When I was little... they all bullied me, saying that I had no parents... Only you were kind to me and protected me everywhere... I know that I am not likable at all, but you said that I am the one you like the most."
Jiang Yubai was tired of crying, so he picked up the glass of wine and was about to drink it, but someone grabbed his wrist and then the glass was taken away.
—A cold voice sounded beside my ear, "You are drunk, you are not allowed to drink anymore."
Jiang Yubai pursed his lips and burst into tears, "I want to drink... you lied to me... I drink... I'm not drunk... not drunk..."
He struggled and threw himself into Chengfeng's arms, using both hands to search all over his body, trying to find the wine glass.
Chengfeng's breath was choked, and he grasped his rebellious hands tightly and pulled him off his body.
But as soon as it was pulled off, Jiang Yubai's tears began to fall, like a child who had made a mistake. He had lost his usual eloquence and could only cry and repeat over and over again, "You lied to me... I want to drink... You lied to me... You lied to me..."
Then she climbed up Chengfeng relentlessly, sat on his legs, and hugged his neck tightly without letting go.
Chengfeng didn't dare to pull him again, for fear that he would cry again, so he could only let him spray his hot breath into his neck and rub it a few times.
Jiang Yubai lay on Chengfeng's shoulder, closed his eyes, and suddenly leaned close to his ear and asked softly, "Can you... take me home... please..."
Cheng Feng's body stiffened, "Come down, I'll take you back to the Jiang family."
Jiang Yubai seemed to be afraid that he would tear him off, so he hugged him tighter, "No... I won't go back to the Jiang family... I'll go back to your home..."
Chengfeng thought about it and pulled Jiang Yubai off his body. Before he continued crying, he took him out of the tavern. Instead of returning to the Jiang family, he found an inn to stay in.
It was not easy to get Jiang Yubai to **. After he was drunk, he was really a completely different person from when he was sober. He was just like a clingy child.
After settling him down, Chengfeng blew out the candle and prepared to get up and leave, but a hand suddenly stretched out from his bed and tightly grasped the hem of Chengfeng's robe.
He turned around and could only see the naked person in the faint moonlight, with a pair of dark and bright eyes shining.
Then a dark shadow climbed up from the bed, grabbed Chengfeng's neck, and a warm breath came up.
"you… "
"Please don't leave... stay with me..."
The next morning, when Chengfeng woke up, he was the only one in the room. He had never slept so soundly before that he didn't even notice that the person next to him had left.
Today is the day when Jiang's grandmother is buried. Jiang Yubai came to the cemetery early. He watched the group of people busying around, but did not go forward and just watched from a distance.
Jiang Yubai waited until all the people had left, then walked over slowly.
He stared blankly at his grandmother's tombstone for a long time without saying anything.
He had shed enough tears and they were almost dry. Jiang Yubai knelt down and kowtowed to the tombstone.
Yu Guangzhong noticed someone approaching, Jiang Yubai looked over, and saw Chengfeng also kneeling down and kowtowing with him.
He kowtowed a few times, and Chengfeng followed suit.
After standing up, Jiang Yubai suddenly smiled and asked, "What are you knocking on?"
As soon as I said this, I realized my voice was a little hoarse.
Chengfeng stared at Jiang Yubai's face without saying anything, but saw a slight blush slowly appearing on that fair cheek.
"Look... what are you looking at! Don't look!"
Jiang Yubai yelled, then walked away, "Go, go, go! Go home!"
"I want to sell my property!"
Not all of the Jiang family's property was under Jiang Yubai's name, but most of it was left to him, and this old house was also under his name.
Jiang Yubai sold everything that could be sold, leaving only this old house, but he had everyone else living in the house kicked out.
He left this house for his grandmother, not for those people.
All the people who were kicked out of the house gathered outside and cried. Without this old house, they had no place to live.
Jiang Yubai didn't even show his face. He looked at him coldly from a distance for a while, then turned and left.
But the momentum of his departure was still there, but the way he walked seemed a little awkward.
Chengfeng asked behind him, "What happened to your leg?"
Jiang Yubai's breath suddenly suffocated his chest, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay!"
Then he rolled his eyes in anger, didn't want to pay any attention to the people behind him, and walked faster.
Helplessly feeling a little uncomfortable, Jiang Yubai almost tripped over himself.
Cheng Feng quickly supported him, "Last night..."
Jiang Yubai interrupted him loudly, "How dare you mention last night! I, I... you, you..."
He stammered for a long time without making any clear statement. Chengfeng looked confused, but Jiang Yubai was furious again.
He used to think that the little prince had the soft and tender personality of a little white rabbit, and would allow Pei Zheng to flatten and knead him. He didn't expect that he, Jiang Yubai, would also capsize in a ditch one day and be almost tortured to death.
Jiang Yubai turned around and walked away. Chengfeng supported him by the side and asked softly, "How about I carry you?"
"don't want!"
"I hug you?"
"don't want!"
Later, the two did not return to the imperial capital, but met up with the young prince outside the city. Then, the imperial capital was breached.
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