Chapter 30: Unexpected Turn
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“Do you think he’ll get desperate and make a move against us?” Chen Fei joked.
“Even if he has the guts, he lacks the strength.” Su Ran replied indifferently. “But he’s ruthless. Since he dared to speak like that, he must be planning something. We should be careful.”
“Then I can only rely on my dear wife for protection,” Chen Fei instinctively moved closer to Su Ran.
“You’re the rising dance star of Huangwu City now. Many young ladies would love to dance with you. They will surely protect you,” Su Ran said with a faint, unreadable expression. “Besides, Master Liu Yunyan favors you. Even without the Su family’s support, the Dance Bureau can ensure your safety in Huangwu City.”
Her tone was ambiguous—was she happy for him or jealous?
“No matter what changes, it won’t change the fact that we bowed to heaven and earth together, and you saved my life when I was in danger.”
“So, whether it’s those young ladies or Master Liu Yunyan, I will always respect your opinion,” Chen Fei said seriously.
Su Ran felt warmth in her heart but remained aloof on the surface. “I have no intention of restricting you. The Dance Bureau is a good place. Not only can it better protect you, but it also offers you a chance to go to the capital.”
“Forget it!” Chen Fei shook his head. “If it weren’t for Ye Bufan forcing me, I wouldn’t have considered dancing at all.”
As they conversed, an unexpected commotion broke out.
The previously lively dance party, filled with young men and women enjoying their time together, was suddenly disrupted.
Ye Chunyin abruptly struck her dance partner, sending him flying and causing an uproar.
“What happened?”
“Why did Ye Chunyin suddenly attack Lin Wude?”
Everyone was stunned, unable to comprehend the situation.
Even the older generation, who had been watching the young ones dance, were just as confused.
“Chang’er!”
Lin Yao Hai, the patriarch of the Lin family, was the first to react. He rushed to the dance floor, catching his injured son Lin Yuanchang and immediately channeling spiritual energy to heal his wounds.
“Chang’er, what happened?” Lin Yao Hai frowned deeply. He couldn’t understand why Ye Chunyin would suddenly attack his son.
“Father, I have no idea. She just attacked me out of nowhere!” Lin Yuanchang was aggrieved.
One moment, they were happily dancing, and the next, his partner struck him without warning. Anyone would be confused.
Even Ye Bufan frowned in confusion. Why had Ye Chunyin suddenly lashed out at Lin Yuanchang?
“Cousin, what’s going on?” Ye Bufan asked as Ye Chunyin approached him, his face full of doubt.
The music stopped, and everyone turned their eyes to Ye Chunyin.
Only Chen Fei understood what had happened.
The Heart-Linking Gu Poison.
The poison that had originally been placed on Su Ran’s gown had been switched to Ye Chunyin’s dress. Now, the poison had begun to take effect.
“This is going to be interesting,” Chen Fei murmured to Su Ran.
“A minor incident,” Su Ran replied indifferently. “The City Lord’s Mansion holds absolute authority, and Ye Chunyin is a woman—she can always find an excuse.”
“The Lin family is destined to suffer this loss.”
Su Ran thought she was discussing a different matter from what Chen Fei meant.
But before she could realize it, another unexpected incident occurred.
Ye Chunyin, now standing beside Ye Bufan, ignored his question. Instead, her cold eyes locked onto his dance partner—a young lady from the Liang family.
“Slut!”
With a single word, Ye Chunyin suddenly struck without warning.
Boom!
The poor Miss Liang, merely at the seventh-rank Spiritual Master level, had no chance of withstanding a blow from a first-rank Grand Spiritual Master.
She was instantly killed on the spot!
“Good heavens!”
“Is she insane?”
Everyone was horrified. First, Ye Chunyin heavily injured Lin Yuanchang. Now, she had outright killed a young lady from the Liang family.
Liang Hong, the patriarch of the Liang family, erupted in fury, dashing toward Ye Chunyin.
“Ye Chunyin! Do you think my Liang family is easy to bully?” Liang Hong bellowed, his face livid as he charged forward.
“Old Liang, don’t be rash!” Someone stopped him in time, preventing the situation from escalating further.
“Master Liang, please remain calm. There must be an explanation for this,” Ye Bufan said, his face dark with worry.
A simple dance party had turned into utter chaos. The celebration of the city’s founding was now completely ruined.
“Ye Chunyin, have you lost your mind? Why did you attack Lin Yuanchang and kill Miss Liang?” Ye Bufan demanded furiously.
He knew that if Ye Chunyin couldn’t provide a satisfactory explanation, the Ye family would offend both the Lin and Liang families.
Although the City Lord’s Mansion wasn’t afraid of them, too many noble families were watching. If the Ye family acted lawlessly, they would lose the people’s trust in Huangwu City.
“I am not mad, Young Lord!”
“Lin Yuanchang is a toad trying to eat swan meat—he deserved to be beaten!”
“Liang Ying, that shameless woman, dared to compete with me for you—so she deserved to die!”
As Ye Chunyin spoke, she suddenly knelt before Ye Bufan.
Then, disregarding all dignity, she clung to his leg.
“Young Lord, I love you! Please accept my devotion and let me serve you forever…”
Ye Chunyin’s shocking words left the entire hall stunned!
“What?”
“Ye Chunyin is confessing to Ye Bufan?”
“But they’re cousins—born of the same grandfather…”
The entire hall fell into stunned silence.
Ye Bufan himself was completely dumbfounded!
“How could this happen?”
“The Heart-Linking Gu Poison…”
“This was supposed to be for that wretched Su Ran…”
“How did it end up on Ye Chunyin?”
Ye Bufan was roaring in his mind, unable to comprehend what had gone wrong.
Yet, under the intense gazes of the crowd, he wished he could disappear into the ground.
“Young Lord, my love for you…”
Affected by the Heart-Linking Gu Poison, Ye Chunyin paid no mind to the burning stares around her. She continued clinging to Ye Bufan’s leg, professing her love desperately.
The more frantically she professed her love, the more intense the reaction from the crowd. Even though she was a core member of the City Lord’s Mansion, no one could hold back their laughter.
Ye Bufan’s face burned with shame, his body stiff as he struggled to break free, desperate to stop Ye Chunyin from humiliating the Ye family any further.
