The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 56 The Mad Sun Yuyang
With heavy hearts, Feng Ling and the others went to the back mountain of the Sun family to pay their respects to the deceased Sun Yunshan.

To Feng Ling's surprise, nearly half a month after Sun Yunshan's death, Zhang Yi and the others had simply frozen him in an ice coffin and had no intention of burying him properly.

"To preserve the appearance of a loved one?"

In a guest room, Feng Ling sat at a luxurious wooden table, frowning as he sipped the freshly brewed tea that had been served, muttering, "This is absurd!"

"Young Master Feng, my son-in-law invites you!"

Suddenly, a crisp sound entered the room through the wooden door, interrupting Feng Ling's thoughts.

Feng Ling looked out at the somewhat dimly lit room and guessed that it was time for the banquet.

Then, a thought struck him: "Alright, I'll trouble Miss Xiao Tao to inform her. I'll go shortly!"

Upon hearing Feng Ling's reply, the maid hummed in agreement and continued on her way with light steps to deliver the message to the next guest's residence.

The Sun family mansion covers an area of ​​nearly 2,000 square meters and is built against the back of the Sun family's mountain.

In a place like Luoyang City where land is incredibly valuable, those who own such a mansion are extremely rare, and must be either very wealthy or of high status.

It should be noted that the total area of ​​Luoyang Ancient City is only about three square kilometers in diameter.

"Young Master Feng, please follow me!"

Upon exiting the building, guards came to escort you.

Feng Ling nodded lightly and followed the man as he wandered around the Sun residence, seeing all sorts of plant carvings, as well as maids and guards along the way.

Feng Ling estimated that there were nearly a hundred servants in the entire Sun family mansion. What surprised Feng Ling was not the number of these guards, maids and servants, but their cultivation levels, which were generally between the fifth and seventh levels.

After countless twists and turns, Feng Ling finally arrived at an open-air pavilion.

At this moment, six people were already seated around the large round stone table in the pavilion, waiting for Feng Ling.

"Humph!"

Wang Tao and the others glared at Feng Ling and muttered, "He really puts on airs!"

Although the whispers among the group were low, everyone present was a highly skilled individual, and they clearly heard every single one of the conversations.

"Ahem, Brother Fengling, you've finally arrived!" Zhang Yi stood up and coughed awkwardly. "Brother, there's no need to be so formal. Please sit to my left!" With that, he welcomed Fengling into the room.

This action made Wang Tao and the others who arrived earlier feel both envious and jealous.

"Gentlemen, let's have an early meal today, and then I'll take you for a stroll around the city!"

Seeing that all the guests had arrived, Zhang Yi immediately greeted them warmly, and only then did everyone begin to eat.

"Brother, why are my brother and sister-in-law not here?"

After everyone had almost finished eating, Qi Cheng couldn't help but ask.

He had tried every possible means and finally learned from the servants, whose mouths were tightly sealed, that Zhang Yi and Sun Yuyang had already been engaged. If Sun Yunshan had not died suddenly, the two of them would have been officially married.

It was precisely for this reason, and to avoid any misunderstanding, that Qi Cheng did not inquire about the whereabouts of his brother and sister-in-law, Sun Yuyang, at the very beginning of the banquet.

After all, this issue is a taboo subject for the two who were once rivals in love, and Qi Cheng doesn't want to be labeled as "coveting someone else's wife."

"Miss, Miss...wait for me!"

Suddenly, several panicked shouts came from outside the pavilion, along with a series of hurried, chaotic footsteps approaching.

Just as Feng Ling and the others were looking puzzled, a crazed figure suddenly rushed in from outside the pavilion: "Ruan Xinrou, you bitch!"

"It was you! It was you who killed my father! Today I will make you pay for my father's life!"

Suddenly, a gust of wind swept by.

A beautiful young woman dressed in gorgeous clothes with messy hair had her fair hands tightly gripping the neck of a pretty woman who was about to wipe her mouth.

These actions happened so fast that Zhang Yi, who was standing next to him, didn't even have time to react.

"Ah! Sun Yuyang, you madman, let go, let go... cough cough cough..."

Ruan Xinrou struggled desperately, and judging from her rapid breathing, she seemed on the verge of suffocating at any moment.

"Miss, let go! Someone will die!"

Upon seeing this, the two maids' hearts skipped a beat. They hurriedly rushed forward and, with great effort, managed to pull the eccentric and pretty woman away.

Feng Ling and Qi Cheng were startled, for the beautiful woman's seemingly nonsensical ramblings contained a wealth of information.

"Godmother, don't be afraid, everything's alright now!"

After calming Ruan Xinrou, who was coughing and panting violently, Zhang Yi turned to angrily rebuke the two maids who were dragging the madwoman: "Chunyin, Xiaotao, you two are really useless. How could you let Yu Yang run around like that?"

"Hmph, I'll settle the score with you later!"

Zhang Yi spoke in a chilling tone, letting out a cold snort.

He stepped closer to the pretty woman, his gaze almost doting, and began to admonish her, "Yu Yang, how can you speak to your godmother like that?"

The woman didn't reply, but kept her head down and laughed to herself in a madman-like manner, as if she couldn't hear anything.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi sighed and clapped his hands. A maid who was careful to watch her step quickly came over, carrying a bowl of hot medicine.

Clearly, this herbal soup, which could be supplied at any time and kept warm, must have been a staple in the Sun household.

The maid was still two steps away from Sun Yuyang when she asked Zhang Yi, "Young master, the medicine has arrived!"

"Are you stupid or what?"

Enraged, Zhang Yi glared at her with a murderous look: "Quickly give it to the young lady!"

Feng Ling frowned as he watched the maid meekly bring the medicine to the madwoman's lips.

He thought to himself: Judging from his behavior toward his servants, he seems to have an excessively strong sense of hierarchy!

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, a crisp cracking sound rang out. The pretty woman smashed the bowl of brewed medicine, struggled to break free from the two maids' restraints, and cried out, "Ouch!" as she slipped!
Immediately, she tripped and fell to the ground, her pitiful appearance making me feel sorry for her.

"Hahaha, I'm not sick, I don't want treatment, I don't want treatment!" The pretty woman collapsed to the ground, laughing maniacally, which made someone's heart ache as if it were being torn apart.

"Yu Yang, what's wrong? It's me, Qi Cheng, it's me, Qi Cheng, do you... remember me?"

Qi Cheng quickly stepped forward, put his arm around Sun Yuyang's shoulder, and asked urgently in a trembling voice.

"Hehe, the red spots...so beautiful!"

Sun Yuyang stood there dumbfounded, grinning foolishly, staring at Qi Cheng with a blank, almost dazed look. Clearly, she no longer recognized him.

Upon hearing this, Qi Cheng felt an indescribable sadness welling up inside him, a sadness that was fermenting and spreading...

The red spots were a lingering ailment he sustained as a child while saving Sun Yuyang from a fire.

Now, however, she treats it as an object of admiration...

"No, no way! This is impossible, I don't believe it..." Qi Cheng released Sun Yuyang in a daze, his whole body trembling as he lurched backward.

Fortunately, Zhang Yi reacted quickly and stepped forward to steady him. Immediately afterward, Zhang Yi felt a lump in his throat and gave the two maids a meaningful look.

"Don't touch me!" Qi Cheng was extremely agitated. He pushed away Zhang Yi, who was helping him up, and pointed at the madwoman being helped away by two maids through gritted teeth: "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

“Alas, Yu Yang was heartbroken not long after her godfather’s death… To tell you the truth, I went to Shili Slope and Luo Bi Cliff this time to risk my life to gather herbs for Yu Yang. That’s why I was able to meet you and Brother Feng Ling on my way back!” Zhang Yi sighed, his eyes filled with desolation.

Sun Yuyang has gone mad; how could he not be heartbroken! "So that's how it is!"

Upon hearing Zhang Yi's explanation, Wang Tao and the others all looked enlightened, and Qi Cheng also calmed down a bit: "Big brother, I'm sorry about earlier!"

At the dining table, Feng Ling's heart stirred, and he thought to himself: Zhang Yi is indeed deeply in love with Miss Sun, and is even willing to risk his life to gather herbs alone. However, the Sun family is shrouded in mystery, and there may be something fishy going on!

Originally, Feng Ling planned to leave the Sun family mansion the next day and then find a place to stay in Sunset City to cultivate his enlightenment.

However, given the current situation at the Sun residence, he cannot leave for the time being. He needs to investigate the matter in secret, as a way of repaying Zhang Yi's favor.

"Big brother, don't call me later, you guys go ahead and explore, I want to keep Yu Yang company!"

Qi Cheng clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhang Yi, turned and left, his back to the setting sun, looking particularly desolate.

"Sigh!" Zhang Yi sighed sadly, shaking his head. He also wanted to go with Qi Cheng.

However, having made a promise to Feng Ling and Wang Tao, he naturally couldn't go back on his word.

"Hey, second senior brother, then we..."

Wang Tao and the other two hesitated, looking at the disappearing figure with great helplessness and indignation: He has abandoned us again!

"Oh dear, I'm telling you, Yi'er!"

"If we let that girl Yu Yang continue to go crazy like this, she'll drive me to my death sooner or later, so I can join your short-lived godfather, sob sob sob..."

Just as the group was lost in their own thoughts, a delicate, aggrieved voice rang out.

The soft, seductive voice that could easily make one's ears tingle and goosebumps made Hu Mei'er tremble involuntarily.

"Godmother, I'm so sorry to have frightened you! I'll have a good talk with the two maids later and ask them to increase their supervision. If all else fails, I'll have to confine Yu Yang to her quarters!"

Zhang Yi stood up and bowed to Ruan Xinrou, who was crying with a resentful tone. When he mentioned the words "confinement," he felt a pang of sorrow in his heart once again.

"Hmph, I hope you can keep your word this time!" Upon hearing this, Ruan Xinrou dropped her pretense and snorted coldly at the bowing Zhang Yi.

"Wanping, let's go!"

Immediately, she got up, called her personal maid, and let her help her away. Judging from her manner, she was showing Zhang Yi no respect whatsoever.

"Ahem..." Zhang Yi, who was still in a respectful posture, coughed and looked at the elegant figure who left without buying it, looking quite embarrassed.

"Well then, before the sun sets, let's go out for a stroll together, my brothers!"

Zhang Yi reacted quickly, diverting Wang Tao and the others' attention with just one sentence.

"In that case, it's all up to Brother Zhang to decide!"

Wang Tao and the other two replied excitedly, and judging from their expressions, they probably wanted to go out for a stroll a long time ago.

"Yes, thank you!"

Seeing Zhang Yi looking at him, Feng Ling remained calm and indifferent.

His attitude, however, angered some people, who gritted their teeth in frustration.

Unfortunately, Feng Ling pretended not to see it, letting the group of patients with conjunctivitis glare at him angrily.

Zhang Yi looked at the group and shook his head helplessly.

At that moment, he led a few people out of the Sun residence and headed towards Luoyang City, where the night market was already open and the streets were brightly lit.

……

"Oh, young master! Please come in..."

"Welcome to our shop! Please come upstairs, sir!"

Zhang Yi led Feng Ling and the others as they walked and looked around. After awkwardly dodging a wave of flirtatious prostitutes, they unknowingly arrived at the door of a shop full of ancient style and charm.

"Come on, brother, there are a few more people, let's go in and take a look!" Since they were just wandering around aimlessly anyway, Zhang Yi called out, and the others naturally nodded in agreement.

"Bang! Bang!" As I entered, two crisp sounds of collision and squeezing came from both sides of the door frame.

Immediately, Feng Ling followed Zhang Yi's steps as if nothing had happened, and entered the shop first.

"Damn it! That bastard..."

"Let's find a chance to kill him!"

Watching Feng Ling's swaggering figure, Wang Tao and Li Si gritted their teeth.

They were filled with hatred, but they could only suppress their anger and follow after them with grim expressions.

With Qi Cheng absent, how could they not see that Zhang Yi clearly favored Feng Ling? Not only did he address Feng Ling as "brother" repeatedly, but he also belatedly added general terms like "you guys" or "us" to appease them.

Therefore, how could Wang Tao, who was used to being arrogant and domineering, accept this?
Therefore, Wang Tao originally intended to work with Li Si to squeeze Feng Ling, who was in the middle, into the last person to enter the door.

Unexpectedly, their attempt to steal a chicken backfired, and they ended up scraping their arms instead of getting what they wanted!
"Good place!"

Upon entering, Feng Ling couldn't help but exclaim in admiration after just one glance around. Even Wang Tao and the others, who were still seething with resentment, were momentarily stunned.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!" Hu Meier exclaimed excitedly as she ran to a small corner of the store and picked up a colorful silk umbrella. Wang Tao and the other person went off separately to find something that interested them.

"Brother Feng Ling, won't you take a look?"

Seeing the joyful expressions of Wang Tao and the other two, Zhang Yi smiled and turned to ask Feng Ling, who was standing calmly to the side.

"Being born from humble beginnings is commonplace!"

Feng Ling responded calmly. His words left Zhang Yi, a man of such illustrious lineage, somewhat speechless, and he could only nod with a forced smile.

The shop is small, with two floors, each a dozen square meters, and the goods inside are antique in style.

There are vibrant and colorful silk fabrics, lifelike bamboo figurines, and exquisite tea sets carved from precious agarwood. Countless items are there, each one irresistible.

After wandering around for a while, Wang Tao and his companions really wanted to buy all these rare items, but unfortunately, they didn't have that much cash in their pockets.

"Check out!" Wang Tao and his group carried a huge pile of miscellaneous items and slammed them all over the counter.

"Sir, ten taels of gold in total!" The old shopkeeper's voice trembled, his excitement overflowing.

"You unscrupulous merchant! What are you doing..." Wang Tao and the other two's expressions changed, only to see Feng Ling looking at them with a mocking expression.

Immediately, the group regained their composure on the surface, but inwardly they were very distressed as they paid the bill to the beaming thief shopkeeper.

"What a bumpkin who doesn't know how to appreciate art! He's completely unmoved by so many works of art!"

They quickly packed up their belongings, and when they turned around and saw that Feng Ling's hands were empty, they immediately gave him a cold shoulder and mocked him viciously: "Or maybe you're just a poor wretch!"

"Ignorant!" Feng Ling glanced at Wang Tao and the others, retorting with two words that were quite impolite, his disdainful gaze even stronger than theirs.

It's true that these are commonplace items in ordinary households, yet some people are so concerned about being ripped off. I really don't know who the real "country bumpkins" are!
As for money, it is nothing but external possessions. How could Feng Ling be burdened by gold and silver?
"Ahem, alright, my dear brother! Stop arguing, everyone. Next, I'll take you out for a look around!" Zhang Yi smiled gently, seemingly hinting at something, interrupting the group that was about to clash.

Upon hearing this, the group's eyes lit up, and they quickly followed Zhang Yi out of the shop.

Judging by the time, it should be time!

Life is not about persevering because of hope; it's about seeing hope because we persevere.

The world is full of chaos and troubles; may the sages offer you a pure land for your souls.

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(End of this chapter)