A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

Wei Yu led Qin Qiong and the other two to the eastern part of Luoyang, where the city's high-ranking officials and nobles resided.

The Yuwen family also took their seats here.

Upon learning that Yuwen Zhiji had been killed in the street, both Yuwen Shu and Yuwen Huaji were furious. They summoned Yuwen Chengdu and directly called over all of Yuwen Shu's personal guards who had once helped him conquer the world.

"Good, good, not only are they not running away, but they're heading in the direction of the Yuwen family."

"It seems that if the Yuwen family doesn't show its power, everyone will think it's a pushover."

The Yuwen family was highly regarded by Emperor Yang Guang, and their family mansion was located very close to the palace, second only to a few long-established noble families such as the Wei family.

Therefore, in Yuwen Shu's view, Wei Yu, Qin Qiong, and the other two came from the direction of their Yuwen family.

"Let's go and meet them, and see where these outsiders have come from."

Yuwen Shu, along with Yuwen Huaji, Yuwen Chengdu, and his eight hundred veterans, blocked the main street in front of the Yuwen Mansion.

There were quite a few onlookers around.

With such a major event occurring in Luoyang, the surrounding families naturally received the news and wouldn't miss out on the excitement.

They were also very curious about who dared to kill the eldest son of the Yuwen family in Luoyang.

Even Emperor Yang Guang in the palace was alarmed and sent a group of imperial guards to maintain order at the entrance of the Yuwen family's residence.

Wei Yu led Qin Qiong and the other two, and when they were almost at Yuwen's residence, they turned a corner and headed towards another residence.

This mansion is closer to the palace, indicating that the owner of this mansion is of a more noble status than the Yuwen family.

"arrive."

Wei Yu and his group stopped, and Qin Qiong and the other two looked at the mansion in front of them with surprise on their faces.

The plaque above the entrance to the mansion reads "Wu'an Prince's Mansion".

This place actually belongs to the residence of the Wei family's Wu'an Prince lineage.

"Take this."

Wei Yu handed Qin Qiong a token, with the character "Wei" written on one side and the characters "Wu An" on the other.

This token represents the lineage of the Wei family's Prince Wu'an. By obtaining this token, one can request the Wei family's Prince Wu'an lineage to do something for them.

As the largest branch of the Wei family besides the Prince of Yan's lineage, the Prince of Wu'an's lineage wielded immense power. The mere Yuwen family didn't even have the right to enter the mansion through the main gate.

With the token in hand, Qin Qiong naturally gained the protection of Wei Yu's lineage. With the protection of Wei Yu's lineage, killing Yuwen Zhiji in the street was no big deal.

Even the current Prince Wu'an of the Wei family has declared his intention to protect Qin Qiong and the other two. Does the Yuwen family dare to contradict him?

So what if your direct descendants die?

Isn't it because you started this whole thing?

I'm too lazy to reason with you; you don't deserve to listen.

After delivering the token, Wei Yu turned and left, already hearing the other guys laughing at him.

Holding the token, Qin Qiong nervously knocked on the gate of the Prince of Wu'an's mansion.

After the gate opened, the two guards glanced at him, and Qin Qiong quickly handed over the token in his hand.

The soldier took it and confirmed that it was indeed the highest-level token issued by the Prince of Wu'an's mansion. One of them quickly opened the main gate and welcomed the three in, while another prince took the token and went inside to find the steward.

Nowadays, none of the direct descendants of the Prince of Wu'an's mansion are in Luoyang City, and the affairs of the mansion are all handled by the steward.

Upon seeing the token, the steward hurried to the door to greet the three, leading them to the main hall and personally serving them tea, which made Qin Qiong and the other two feel flattered.

Even a third-rank official must be treated as an equal before the prime minister, let alone the steward of the Prince of Wu'an's mansion, or even the head of the three provinces of the imperial court.

"I wonder if the three of you have come to the Prince of Wu'an's residence with these tokens because you need the Prince's assistance?"

The steward had been managing affairs within the Prince of Wu'an's residence and was unaware that the three had killed Yuwen Zhiji. The life or death of Yuwen Zhiji was of little concern to the steward.

Qin Qiong then recounted the whole story to the steward, without embellishment or exaggeration, simply stating the facts.

The butler nodded slightly, somewhat curious about who had given Qin Qiong the token.

"Rest assured, three heroes. Stay at the Prince's residence. No one in the world will dare to act recklessly in the Prince of Wu'an's residence."

Qin Qiong and the other two nodded and bowed to the steward. They did not think the steward was exaggerating, but rather that it was only natural.

This is the steward of the Prince of Wu'an; who dares to be disrespectful?!

The steward arranged for guest rooms to be prepared for Qin Qiong and the other two, and then showed them around the palace before telling them to rest as soon as possible while he went to help with the matter.

Yuwen Shu, accompanied by his personal guards and the imperial guards sent by Yang Guang, waited foolishly at the gate of the Yuwen Mansion for three hours, but didn't even see a hair on Qin Qiong's head.

"What's going on? Didn't we already head in this direction?"

Yuwen Shu smelled of anger.

"Lord Qi, they are indeed heading in this direction, but they did not come to the Yuwen residence."

The steward of the Yuwen family ran over from a distance and spoke to Yuwen Shu.

"They turned at Chungmuro."

"Chungwu Road!"

"What are they doing over there?"

Yuwen Shu frowned. Zhongwu Road was full of the residences of various branches of the Wei family. He had already looked at the information of Qin Qiong and the other two. They all came from humble backgrounds and could not be traced back several generations to the Wei family. Why would they go to Zhongwu Road?

Could it be that mysterious person?

"My lord, that person gave Qin Qiong a token, and Qin Qiong used this token to enter the Prince of Wu'an's mansion."

"Keep the main entrance wide open!"

The butler emphasized that, as a butler, he naturally understood the difference between opening the main gate and not opening it.

Even if Yuwen Shu wanted to visit the Prince of Wu'an's residence, he couldn't enter through the main gate; he could only enter through the side gate.

A token?!

What kind of token would make the Prince of Wu'an's mansion open its gates to welcome you?

Yuwen Shu's expression became quite interesting. What were clearly three small fry with no backing had suddenly transformed into a prehistoric behemoth.

He originally planned to mobilize troops within the city, both to avenge his son and to anger Yang Guang, hoping to seize this opportunity to escape the sinking Sui Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, the Yuwen family might even outlive the Sui Dynasty.

"go home!"

Yuwen Shu uttered two words, then turned and led his men back to the Yuwen residence.

"Father, why?!"

"Even the Prince of Wu'an's mansion should be reasonable, shouldn't it?!"

Yuwen Chengdu said to Yuwen Shu.

Yuwen Shu wanted to curse, to curse his dead second son. Yes, the Wei family was actually very reasonable, but the problem was that the truth was not on their side.

It was their second son who started the trouble and broke the rules first. If they still went to cause trouble under these circumstances, then they were just being provocative.

They're in the wrong!

Yuwen Chengdu quickly realized what had happened and hurried home with his head down, feeling extremely ashamed.