Ye Zhen followed the boy all the way to a small lake in the backyard. Elder Xu was sitting on a stone chair inside the waterside pavilion. On the stone table was a white jade chessboard. The black and white pieces on it showed an endgame. It felt extremely dangerous, full of murderous intent everywhere.
Except for Mr. Xu, there was no one else in the water pavilion, and the hospitality he said just now was just an excuse.
Mr. Xu looked up at the three of them, and finally his eyes fell on Ye Zhen's face. There was a flash of surprise in his eyes, wondering if he was wrong.
This little girl...why does she look so familiar, has he seen it before
Ye Zhen bowed gracefully, "My little girl has met Mrs. Xu."
Elder Xu came back to his senses and looked at Ye Zhen sharply, "Whose daughter are you?"
"My daughter's father's surname is Lu..." Ye Zhen hesitated for a moment, she almost said that her father was Ye Yiqing.
"Who are you, Lu Lingzhi?" Xu Lao suddenly interrupted Ye Zhen, and his voice became cold.
Ye Zhen looked back at Lu Ling.
"This is her cousin." Lu Lingzhi saluted Mr. Xu.
Boss Xu waved his hand, closed his eyes and said, "Lord Lu, I've looked up to you for a long time, I don't know what's the important thing for the honored guest to come?"
As soon as Lu Ling heard it, he knew that he was not welcome, and he still had a gentle smile on his face, "I have heard about Mr. Xu's name for a long time, so I specially brought my younger siblings to visit today."
He didn't mention a word about asking Lu Xiangzhi to be a teacher, and before they said anything, Mr. Xu had already put on an attitude of not welcoming them, and if he really asked to be a teacher, he would definitely drive them out.
Mr. Xu sneered, "I don't dare to do it, my family is small here, so I'd better invite Master Lu."
"You drive him away, but you can't drive me away, I'm here to break your game." Ye Zhen said softly.
"Aren't you his sister? Now that he's gone, why do you stay? A heartless person is worthy of playing chess with me?" Old Xu snorted coldly.
Ye Zhen smiled and said, "I haven't finished talking yet. They left. I will play chess with you. If I win, you will accept my brother as a student. How about it?"
Mr. Xu laughed angrily at Ye Zhen's brazen words, "Why do you think you can beat this old man?"
"Then let's try." Ye Zhen smiled sweetly and innocently. She could beg Xu Lao for Lu Xiangzhi, but she would definitely not let Lu Lingzhi use Xu Lao to gain more power like in the previous life.
"If you tell me what kind of game I am playing, I will play against you." Xu Lao said.
Ye Zhen looked down at the chess game on the table, "Tian Yuan game."
The Tianyuan game is a lore-killing game. Someone once vomited blood because they couldn't break the situation. This game was set by her father, but no one knew about it.
Old Xu's eyes lit up slightly, and he ordered the boy on the side in a deep voice, "Please invite the two young masters of the Lu family to go to the front for tea."
Lu Lingzhi glanced at Ye Zhen, although there were many doubts in his heart, it was not appropriate to ask at this time, he gave Lu Xiangzhi a wink, and the two left the water pavilion together.
"Sit down, girl." Elder Xu said flatly.
Ye Zhen sat down opposite Mr. Xu, and looked up at the old man who once treated her like a granddaughter. She blinked and showed a narrow smile.
Seeing her smile, Mr. Xu finally remembered who she looked like, "You look a lot like the daughter of an old man."
"Are you talking about Ye Zhen?" Ye Zhen lowered her head and asked softly.
"You know?" Old Xu's eyes turned cold, and he stared straight at Ye Zhen, "Whose daughter are you?"
"My father's name is Lu Shiming, and my mother's family name is Pei. I have been living in the border town for fifteen years." Ye Zhen said softly, "Old man, do you think everyone in the Ye family deserves to die?"
"Some deserve to die, some don't deserve to die!" Mr. Xu looked at her, "Are you Lu Shiming's biological daughter?"
"No, I'm his adopted daughter. No one knows about it, but now you know." Ye Zhen looked up at Xu Lao and said.
Mr. Xu stood up abruptly, "Who are your biological parents?"
"Old man, who do you think should die in the Ye family? Ye Yiqing?" Ye Zhen asked again with a smile.
"Yes, he shouldn't die!" Elder Xu sat down again, his voice lowered, "There are not many good people in the Ye family, and he is a rare good person."
Ye Zhen picked up the sunspot in her hand and put it down gently, "But he is dead, and both his children are dead."
Xu Lao looked at Ye Zhen silently, and after a long time, he whispered, "What is your relationship with Ye Yiqing?"
"I don't know either..." Ye Zhen shook her head, "Since others say that I look like Princess Qin, maybe I have something to do with the Ye family."
"I've never heard Mo Ting say that he has a daughter, but it's good for you now, at least you can escape, and you may have a chance to meet him in the future." Xu Lao sighed softly.
Mo Ting is Ye Yiqing's name. Ye Yiqing has never told anyone about his twin daughters.
Ye Zhen heard something strange in Xu's old words, she squeezed the sunspot in her hand, "Old man, what are you talking about?"
Elder Xu lowered his eyes and said, "The old lady originally wanted to collect the corpse for her friend. There are 130 people in the Ye family, but there is no Ye Yiqing and his son. Maybe they are not dead!"
"Are you serious?" Ye Zhen wanted to control her emotions, but she still trembled, her hands were clasped together, "You said... Ye Yiqing and his son... are not dead?"
"The old man didn't find their bodies, so let's just assume that they are not dead by chance." Old Xu said, as for whether they were alive, he couldn't be sure.
Ye Zhen's hands trembled violently, her right hand grabbed her left hand vigorously, tears welled up, she tried her best to hold back, "They must not be dead yet!"
Dad is so powerful, so omnipotent, how could he die!
That's right, she also dreamed about her father, he told her to wait for him... He must still be alive!
Xu Lao looked at the excited Ye Zhen, and already knew her identity in his heart, but, considering that the Ye family is still a topic that cannot be brought up, he kept his guesses in his heart and pretended not to know anything.
Ye Zhen walked back and forth in the waterside pavilion for a few times, and managed to suppress the excitement in her heart. She turned to look at Old Xu, "Old man, where do you think Ye Yiqing would go if he didn't die?"
"The old man once heard him say that he most wanted to go to sea." Xu Lao said.
"Yeah... that's what he said." Ye Zhen laughed, remembering what her father had said, she took a deep breath, calmed down the excitement in her heart, sat down again, and said with a trembling voice, " Mr. Xu, let's play chess!"
Ye Zhen's heart felt happy and relaxed like never before. In this world, what she cares most about is her father and elder brother. Knowing that they may still be alive, she seems to see a little light in the darkness.
Let her have expectations in the hatred, she wants to find them, for them, she will definitely live well.
Dad, second brother! You must wait for me to come to you.