I cultivate the Purple Mansion Golden Elixir Dao on Earth

The middle-aged man with a hooked nose had sinister eyes.

He was dressed in a high-end casual suit, and his every move exuded an air of imperious authority.

One look at him and you know he is no ordinary person.

Seeing the middle-aged man looking at her coldly, Jiang Songjing remained silent, only turning her head to look at Yang Ruixing:

"Who is this?"

But Yang Ruixing did not answer him immediately.

After his facial muscles twitched violently a few times, he looked at the middle-aged man and, in a moment of panic, blurted out:

"...Second Uncle, what are you doing here?!"

"What, can't I come?!"

The middle-aged man he called his second uncle sneered.

"If I hadn't come... wouldn't the Yang family have been completely divided up by that guy surnamed Ying? Who would know whether the group would belong to the Yang family or the Ying family then?"

The man confronted Yang Ruixing, yet he appeared calm and collected, a stark contrast to Yang Ruixing's loss of composure.

It seems that the internal conflicts within the Yang family are quite significant.

However, this is none of my business.

Jiang Songjing kept his eyes down, oblivious to the middle-aged man's clearly malicious gaze.

The next moment, he continued:

"Ying Manyuan did a good thing!"

"Over the years... he, an outsider, has taken charge of the group, even managing family affairs on behalf of the Yang family, stirring up trouble. My family originally wanted to utilize his abilities, but who would have thought that his selfishness outweighed his talent!"

"If it weren't for Wanyi reminding me, I wouldn't have known that he was secretly plotting to usurp the throne and take over the host's position!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruixing's expression changed instantly.

The conversation between the group was so loud that it caused a slight commotion among the security guards on duty.

Yang Ruixing gave the guards a sharp look, then made a hand gesture. Uncle Shan, who had remained unmoved until now, gave the guards an order:

"...Stay away, everyone. Come back when you receive orders!"

The guards dared not show the slightest reluctance and immediately withdrew far away.

Seeing that the irrelevant people had been dismissed, Jiang Songjing immediately turned her gaze to the other side, looking at the woman who was standing aside with a cold smile, as if it were none of her business.

"...Sister, did you leak this information? Why did you do that?!"

Why?

Yang Wanyi gave a cold laugh.

"Since that old man's condition was that I go with him to bring his children he left outside to Jingzhou, and I've already brought them there, isn't that enough?!"

"As for whether I should tell others after I bring it, or whether I should ask someone to be a witness... that's my own business. Why are you so nosy?"

"you……"

Yang Ruixing lowered his voice coldly, suppressing his anger, and looked at Yang Wanyi, saying in a tone that was half admonishing and half threatening:

"Sister, Yang Wanyi, I know what you're thinking, and I know you're unwilling. But don't forget, you are also Father's child, a member of the main branch of the Yang family. You will inevitably have shares in the group in the future!"

"The main branch? Haha!"

Yang Wanyi's eyes instantly sharpened.

Her gaze, however, was fixed on Jiang Songjing, who stood quietly to the side, having not spoken for a long time.

"You... weren't you planning to have a win-win situation with that old man's illegitimate child? Seeing the two of you win together is even more unpleasant than seeing me lose alone."

"Therefore, it's better to lose multiple times than to lose once!"

"Besides... I might not even lose!"

She looked at Jiang Songjing, her eyes filled with such intense hatred that it seemed almost unbearable.

Others might wonder where this hatred came from, but Jiang Songjing had a vague understanding of it.

"This hatred seems to have a flavor of 'hating the house because of the crow'."

"...It seems I took the blow for the sect leader!"

Thinking this way, Jiang Songjing did not feel any displeasure, and even felt a little pity for Yang Wanyi.

Others are one thing, but he... knows best what kind of existence that sect leader is and what kind of supernatural powers he possesses!

Although he is unaware that Yang Wanyi's past offense had already cost her eighty percent of her life, and she is now blinded by misfortune.

But even a fool could see that it would be suicidal for a mortal to harbor such obvious hatred towards an immortal who can read minds and predict fates...

Thinking of this, he saw the intense hatred in Yang Wanyi's eyes, and the slight bloodshot in them.

Jiang Songjing was startled!

"This woman isn't usually such an unwise or foolish character, yet she's resorting to such a desperate measure!"

"So, this is also the backlash from harboring hatred towards immortals? In that case... she might serve as a vivid negative example, a glimmer of inspiration for me on my path of cultivation regarding the elusive and fleeting principles of 'fate' and 'fortune'!"

"...Could this also be part of the sect leader's plan?!"

Thinking of this, Jiang Songjing was not angry but pleased. Looking at Yang Wanyi, he revealed an unprecedentedly gentle smile.

Seeing that smile, not only Yang Wanyi, but everyone else was stunned. They seemed to have never expected that this illegitimate son would not feel embarrassed at all in this situation, but instead...

...take it all in stride!

"you……"

Yang Wanyi was taken aback and wanted to make a sarcastic remark, but Jiang Songjing stepped forward at that moment.

"Everyone... I think you've been misunderstanding something all along."

"I went to Jingzhou not to inherit Ying Manyuan's property, nor did I have any interest in participating in the Yang family's affairs."

"From beginning to end, neither Ying Manyuan nor the Yang family has been within my scope of concern."

"...Then why did you go to the capital?"

Yang Wanyi asked sharply.

"I'm here for only one thing."

Jiang Songjing smiled and glanced at her.

"I want to ask Ying Manyuan about my birth mother!"

"A mother gives birth to a child, and the child cannot help but inquire... This is the principle of being human!"

"besides--"

He stretched out his hand, fingers pointing to the sky, as if making a vow.

"—I hereby swear!"

"I will absolutely not accept either Ying Manyuan's personal property or the Yang family's group shares!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was taken aback.

Only Yang Xiyi, for some reason, turned her face away and looked at the road outside.

Yang Ruixing and Yang Wanyi were still stunned when they heard this.

Yang's second uncle's expression suddenly changed.

His originally fierce expression softened, transforming into a gentle smile, like a spring breeze.

Then he clapped his hands lightly at Jiang Songjing and cheered:

"Good, good! You're a young man with ambition!"

After saying that, he lowered his hand, looked at Jiang Songjing, and said with a smile:

"But young people, we live in a society governed by law... an offer made on the basis of a verbal promise can easily be ambiguous."

"Since you've made your decision, why don't you write down a document relinquishing your inheritance rights, and then have it notarized and preserved? What do you think?"

"There is nothing wrong with that."

Jiang Songjing nodded slightly, but under the middle-aged man's admiring gaze, she looked at her nominal older brother, who was still standing there in a daze with a mixture of joy and anger on his face.

This person is really inexperienced... Compared to the older generation's skill in changing faces, he is still too immature.

If Ying Manyuan were to pass away... I'm afraid he alone wouldn't be able to inherit the Yang family's business.

Thinking this, Jiang Songjing shook her head inwardly.

"...But what does that have to do with me?"