Rebellious Contract Beast

"Master, what's wrong?"

"Did you hear me? I want you to go back! Turn around!"

"Yes Yes!"

Although they didn't know why Zhu Yanzheng was suddenly panicking, the guards around him didn't dare to disobey his orders and shouted: "Everyone, do as the young master said, turn around and go back to the Zhu Mansion!"

"Yes!"

The horses pulling the carriage neighed loudly. When the carriage suddenly turned around, the vendors who were packing up their stalls on the roadside were stunned by this scene and looked at the people around them.

Zhu Yanzheng's carriage on the road ignored them, turned back as fast as it could, and drove into Zhu's mansion again.

"Master Yan Zheng, I just came out, why are you back now?"

The Zhu family guards standing on both sides of the gate looked at the returning carriage, all with strange expressions on their faces, and asked aloud.

"Stop."

In the carriage, Zhu Yanzheng raised his hand and gave an order, and the carriage quickly stopped in front of the guard who was speaking.

Zhu Yanzheng poked his head out and looked outside. After confirming that he was safe, he turned to the guard and asked with a frown, "Why are there so many small vendors outside?"

"Master Yan Zheng, there's no need to make a fuss about this, right?"

"Answer me, how can there be so many peddlers and hawkers in front of the gate of the Zhu family mansion, making such a noise?"

"This..." The Zhu family guards standing by the horse path looked puzzled, but considering that Zhu Yanzheng was the third young master of the Zhu family, they did not dare to disrespect him, so they quickly gave an explanation.

In fact, it’s not that there have never been people setting up stalls to sell things outside the Zhu Mansion, but the huge Zhu Mansion was built in such a location for the sake of tranquility, where it would not be easily disturbed by the outside world.

It's not a busy place outside Zhu Mansion. How much business can you get by setting up a stall here?

So there were vendors selling various snacks, but not many. However, half a month ago, the number of vendors outside suddenly increased. At first, the guards at the entrance and exit of Zhu Mansion tried to drive them away. After all, too many stalls of small vendors would inevitably affect the cityscape and easily disturb the peace of the important people in the mansion.

But after they were driven away, no one knew what these vendors were thinking. They came back the next day. In this way, the guards of the Zhu family drove away the vendors again and again, and the vendors came back again and again.

The vendors had been setting up stalls here for a long time. After a few days, the Zhu family guards' attempts to drive them away were obstructed by a group of young masters and young ladies in the mansion.

The reason is very simple. There are vendors often active outside the Zhu Mansion, selling snacks and the like. At night, if the young masters and young ladies of the Zhu family are hungry or craving for food, they can come out and buy something to take back. It is quite convenient as they don't have to walk several miles to the downtown area.

The guards thought it made sense and after thinking about it carefully, they realized that although there were more vendors in front of the Zhu Mansion than before, they were not that many and the impact was not that big. Besides, big shots like Zhu Jianqing and Second Elder Zhu did not say anything, so they just left it alone.

After listening to the guard's explanation, Zhu Yanzheng's eyes turned cold, but he knew that if he asked too many questions about such trivial matters, people would inevitably feel strange, so he didn't say anything, but just waved his hand: "Let's go."

"Yes! Master."

The driver nodded, raised the whip in his hand, and steered the carriage towards Zhu Yanzheng's residence.

On the way, Zhu Yanzheng said to his guard in the carriage: "There is something I need you to do."

"Master, just give your orders."

"Take two people out of the car and go outside Zhu's house to find out the identities of those vendors outside."

"Master, do you think there is something wrong with those vendors?"

"Yes, they are very wrong."

"I'll take someone there right away, Master, just wait patiently."

"Well, but remember, if those people are suspicious, don't arouse their suspicion, and don't let anyone know your identity."

"Yes."

The guard nodded, looked at the other two people opposite, and then the three of them bowed to Zhu Yanzheng, jumped out of the carriage one after another, and walked towards the exit of Zhu Mansion.

The carriage stopped in front of the house. Zhu Yanzheng pulled up the curtain and jumped out with a sullen look on his face. A servant beside him asked, "Master, do you want to take back the luggage in the carriage?"

"No hurry, wait until they come back."

"Yes."

The servant nodded and stepped aside.

Zhu Yanzheng looked at the people around him, flicked his sleeves and went into the yard, but did not go back to the house. Instead, he sat on the steps in the front yard and waited quietly.

Not long after, the three guards who had jumped off the carriage and left earlier came back. No one knew what news they had found out, but their faces looked particularly ugly.

"Master."

"What did you find out?"

"No, those people are very tight-lipped. I have tried my best, but I couldn't get any useful information from them."

"Could it be that you didn't find out anything?"

"No, Master. Although I didn't get anything useful from them, before I left, I happened to see a man with a sword wheel tattoo on his shoulder."

"Sword wheel?" Zhu Yanzheng frowned. He seemed to have heard of this tattoo...

It didn't take long for him to remember it, and his pupils trembled for a moment.

"Look carefully, it's really the sword wheel."

"Master, what I said is absolutely true. It is indeed a sword wheel pattern."

"So those people are... from the Xu family?"

"I'm afraid so... Xu's husband..."

The guard expressed his guess about the identities of the vendors outside Zhu's mansion, and his expression became even uglier.

Zhu Yanzheng had a dazed look on his face.

Now thinking back to the way those vendors looked at him, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. If he hadn't noticed these things just now, and just left Zhu Mansion in silence, he wouldn't know where he would be dead now.

The "husband-controller" of the Xu family never shows mercy!

But...why did the Xu family send Yu Fu to kill me, and even went so far as to have people disguised as vendors and wait in front of the Zhu Mansion?

He soon figured out the reason.

It must be because of Nanmen Lu’s death that the Xu family suspected me. Why did they suspect me?
It's not hard to guess.

Zhu Yanzheng quickly thought of two people, one was He Jian Yanqiu and the other was Wan Gaoyue. The former got the information from somewhere and directly confirmed that it was he who sent people to kill her, and the latter was the one who ordered him to kill He Jian Yanqiu, so how could he not know about it?
In short, one of these two people must have reported the incident to the Xu family, and given Xu Zhenping's personality, he would never let go of anyone who was involved in the murder of Nanmen Lu.

Now Zhu Yanzheng became even more desperate!

In the Zhu Mansion, the mistress of the Zhu family and the second wife of the Zhu family wanted to kill him. If he left the Zhu Mansion, he would have to face the wrath of the entire Xu family.

In this case, what should I do?

Given his current situation, even if he wanted to take it step by step to avenge his brother Zhu Yantao, he no longer had the conditions to do so.

He didn't have time, and he was afraid that he would die in Zhu's mansion before he could take revenge. What should he do?
What should I do myself?
Zhu Yanzheng lay on the steps and closed his eyes in despair.

This is an extremely desperate reality, that is, he cannot take revenge, unless he is like He Jianchuyun, who has two spiritual-level strong men as guards. In this way, he still has a chance to turn the tables.

Unfortunately, that was not the case. He was not only a little envious of He Jianchu Yun, but even though her father's family was gone, she still had a powerful mother's family to support her. They were willing to send strong men from a distance of nearly ten thousand miles to protect her safety.

On the other hand, my biological mother was born in poverty, and I had nothing except the identity of being Zhu Jianqing's third son...

Wait... nothing?

Yes, I have nothing left except my identity. Now I am trapped in Jiangzhou City, and everyone wants to kill me!

He cannot hide forever. One day, he will be killed and die in this Zhu Mansion.

If I can't survive, then what relationship do my past achievements and accomplishments have to who I am now?
Rather than dying in silence and humiliation, it is better to give it your all and take a gamble.

I would rather die standing than live on my knees!
I, Zhu Yanzheng, am the pride of the Zhu family. How can a man of this eight feet tall kneel down just to survive? ?

Thinking of this, he suddenly opened his eyes, stood up from the steps, took out his sword, looked determined and sharp, and strode out of the house.

"Master, where are you going?"

"I'm going to see Tsurumi Hatsuun."

"Young Master." Upon hearing the answer from their young master, the faces of several guards changed slightly. They immediately understood what he was going to do and hurriedly tried to stop him.

"Master, no! He Jian Chu Yun is surrounded by strong guards. You will die if you go over there!"

"This young master knows." Zhu Yanzheng said coldly, and with a force he pushed aside the guard who was blocking him, and then kept walking.

Seeing Zhu Yanzheng's determined look, determined to find He Jianchuyun, the guards who knew him well knew that they couldn't stop him, so someone simply said, "Master, I'll go with you!"

"Master, we are yours in life and your ghosts in death. Since you have made up your mind, even if it is to hell, we will follow you!"

"If it weren't for the young master, I would have died five years ago. Now this life was given by the young master, and it's time to return it to the young master. I will go too!"

"..."

After listening to the words of these guards, Zhu Yanzheng paused with a complicated expression, but he turned back and shouted angrily: "Stop right there!"

"Master..."

"You stay here and I'll go alone..." He paused for a moment, then spoke again in a softer tone, "I still have some money in my room, not much, but enough for you to leave Jiangzhou and live a peaceful life. It's in a suitcase under the bed. If I'm not back by night, you can divide the money, leave Jiangzhou, and never come back."

After saying that, Zhu Yanzheng turned and left, and the guards stared at him in a daze.

"Master..."

Zhu Yanzheng left without looking back.

He walked farther and farther away, towards the orange-red sky, leaving only a lonely and determined silhouette of his back to everyone.

……

Boom boom boom!
"Who?"

"Congratulations Yanzheng."

"Third Master, what are you doing here?"

"I want to see Tsurumi Hatsuun."

Inside Mingyan Courtyard, the two guards at the gate were a little confused. Zhu Yanzheng was a very unexpected guest to them.

After thinking for a moment, one of the guards said, "Young Master, please wait a moment. I will go in and inform the young lady."

"..."

Zhu Yanzheng didn't say anything, and the guard was too lazy to wait for his answer. He turned around and went to the backyard to find He Jianchuyun.

"Zhu Yanzheng, what does he want to ask you for?"

Hearing Zhu Yanzheng's arrival, Shen Yi's eyes were full of surprise, and he couldn't help but look at the old witch next to him.

He Jian Chu Yun didn't understand either. She frowned and thought for a while. She said to the guard, "Let him in. I want to see what he is up to."

"Yes, ma'am."

The guard who reported the news clasped his fists in response, then turned and ran towards the front yard.

As soon as he left, He Jianchuyun asked Shen Yi in confusion, "What do you think Zhu Yanzheng wants me to do?"

"How would I know? Anyway, it's nothing good. Be careful and don't let anything go wrong."

“That’s right!” He Jianchuyun nodded. After all, it was not normal for Zhu Yanzheng to come to him. It was very likely that he found out that it was impossible to take revenge on him by normal means in his current situation, so he wanted to take a risky move.

She became extremely alert and waved her hand, calling over Bo Nian, Xiang Tao and two maidservants who were not far away.

Soon, Zhu Yanzheng came over under the leadership of Xi Qing.

"Our lady is right here, just tell me what you want to say."

Zhu Yanzheng stopped and glanced at the people around He Jianchuyun. There was no expression on his face, and he just took out the sword.

Seeing his actions, Bo Nian narrowed his eyes slightly, but did not make any other movements. He could see that although Zhu Yanzheng's eyes were full of hatred when he looked at He Jian Chuyun, he had no intention of suddenly attacking him.

How could one take down the sword before committing an assassination?
As expected, Zhu Yanzheng did not do anything excessive. After he took down the sword, he pulled it out with a "clang" sound, pointed it at He Jianchuyun who was five meters away, and shouted: "He Jianchuyun, I want to duel with you!"

As soon as these words came out, the air around them suddenly became quiet.

Two seconds later, Xi Qing sneered and said in a muffled voice, "Master Zhu, do you think this is a sect where you can challenge anyone you want?"

Zhu Yanzheng ignored her and pointed his sword at He Jianchuyun: "Do you dare to accept the challenge?"

He Jian Chuyun supported his cheek with one hand and looked at Zhu Yanzheng speechlessly.

"You came here just to compete with me?"

"It's not a competition! It's a duel!"

"Oh, oh, let's have a duel, right? No matter life or death?"

“No matter life or death!” Zhu Yanzheng roared, with bloodshot eyes.

Xiang Tao, who was standing by, looked around and said to He Jian Chu Yun, "Miss, I think this man is crazy. Why don't you just kick him out and ignore him?"

He Jian Chuyun shook her head: "No need." After she responded, she stood up and said to Zhu Yanzheng: "Okay, since you sent it, then I will accept it. Where shall we duel? You choose the location."

"right here!"

...(End of chapter)