Crown of Silence

Chapter 483 Son-in-law and Father-in-law

"For example, you, Ye Qingxuan."

In the silence, Yunlou Qingshu smiled and threw out a trump card again.

He patted Ye Qingxuan on the shoulder and said with a happy expression: "You are much better than that fool the eldest prince, much better than anyone else. Don't you think so?"

"Mr. Yunlou, you think too highly of me."

Ye Qingxuan's expression was indifferent: "To put it harshly, I am just an Anglo thug. Even though I have gained some fame after becoming a musician, I still have no chance of real power and power."

"Don't belittle yourself, young man."

Yunlou Qingshu said calmly: "You are only nineteen years old this year, right? In more than half a year, you have broken through from a clueless apprentice to an intervention-level powerhouse, holding an artifact like the Jiuxiao Ring Pendant. Carrying the secret inheritance of countless schools of thought, and possessing such an important weapon as the Philosopher's Stone.

The rebel Ye Lanzhou is your father, Mr. Bach’s only disciple Langdi is your good friend, Maxwell regards you as the successor of his mantle, Angelou recognizes you as their sword bearer and the future shadow minister, the fifth The top person in charge of the department. The Silent Organization spares no expense to recruit you and make you one of them. Even Constantine, the core of the future cardinals, admires you very much. The seemingly inconspicuous Ciel just now also regards you as more important than his own life...

As far as Angel is concerned, you are the mainstay of the future, and Lancelot dreams of getting you back into the family. Not to mention Her Royal Highness Mary, who has a deep love for you.

When you officially take the throne, you will be the first uncrowned king in a century to hold the Sword in the Stone, the Fifth Sector and the Armor of Lancelot...

As far as Dongfang is concerned, you are the well-deserved head of the Ye family. I don’t know how many people are looking forward to your return to Dongfang. When you pass the test of the Dragon Blood Way, you will become a noble prince, equal to me, and have a bright future..."

Yunlou Qingshu stared at Ye Qingxuan, as if he were looking at a priceless treasure: "How many people do you think are worthy of being compared with you in terms of talent, connections and background?"

"I see."

Ye Qingxuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "If it hadn't been for my husband's reminder, I wouldn't have realized that I was so noble. Unfortunately, since I have a bright future, why do you think I will marry Bai Xi?"

"Then will you let her marry someone else?"

Yunlou Qingshu asked back.

Ye Qingxuan was silent.

Yunlou Qingshu smiled happily and poured wine for Ye Qingxuan.

"Ye Qingxuan, look, you care about her."

He whispered softly in the young man's ear, his voice hoarse, like a ghost: "Rather than giving my daughter as a toy to someone who doesn't love her, why don't I find a good man for Bai Xi who is willing to give everything for her? ?”

Ye Qingxuan sneered: "Not only for Bai Xi, but also for you, I will give everything, right?"

"Ye Qingxuan, you are almost twenty years old, why don't you look like a man?"

Yunlou Qingshu shook his head regretfully, stood up, seemed drunk, looked around the empty and luxurious restaurant, stared at the noisy night scene outside the window, and showed a mocking smile:

"Why don't you dare to face your desires, Ye Qingxuan? A man should hold what he loves in the palm of his hand!"

"No matter if that thing is beauty, power, wealth or a country. If it doesn't belong to you, then what's the meaning of your love for it? Do you really have the heart to watch Bai Xi marry a bald and fat man? Old man?"

The voice was like a devil's whisper.

Yunlou Qingshu walked up behind Ye Qingxuan and pressed his shoulders gently with both hands.

He was still smiling gracefully, but there was a hint of drunkenness and a hint of madness in his smile, and his voice sounded like he was coming from purgatory:

"She is only nineteen years old this year, Ye Qingxuan. She is so young and cute. When she holds your hand, she will tremble shyly. She is so sweet and intoxicating.

You have paid so much for her, and she should be yours!

Think about it, if it weren't for you, that white and tender body would be pressed down and played with by a hateful old man until the tears dried up, and it would be dressed up as a doll displayed at home..."

Ye Qingxuan remained silent without saying a word.

But under the long white hair, his complexion was ashen, and there was an angry moonlight in his eyes:

"Mr. Yunlou, enough is enough..."

"Is enough enough?"

Yunlou Qingshu was amused, "Where do you think this is? Ye Qingxuan, this is the Holy City. Do you know what kind of monsters these sanctimonious big shots look like after taking off their uniforms?"

Have you ever seen the way they play with women? After they get tired of playing, I'm afraid they will call their friends, three people, five people, or even..."

"I said, enough is enough!"

Ye Qingxuan growled.

The icy moonlight phantom rose from the void.

In an instant, the moonlight swept across the void like a sword.

Six ripples suddenly appeared in the sea of ​​ether, but they were forcibly crushed by the moonlight before they were brewing.

In the silence, a series of crackling sounds sounded from between the two people. Two powerful forces suddenly burst out of nothingness, solidifying the world and distorting reality.

In an instant, two completely different music theories collided in a short but fierce battle.

It distorted reality from the material world, then rose into the etheric sea, setting off strong winds and huge waves. Before triggering the realm of the Holy City, he quietly turned the fight into darkness.

The crazy confrontation in the deepest part of the etheric sea set off the aftermath. The moonlight sword criss-crossed, invincible to those who blocked it, breaking through sixteen interceptions in a row, forcing the opponent into a passive defense.

It's just that the opponent is obviously a scepter-level figure. Even if he uses Yunlou Qingshu as the source and fights Ye Qingxuan thousands of meters away, he can still advance and retreat freely, ensuring Yunlou Qingshu's safety.

The battle in the ether sea was reflected back into reality, and only a series of sharp sounds were heard. Under the terrifying aftermath of the nature's interference, stone bricks, walls, and crystal chandeliers were broken one after another.

The table melted into mud, but the tablecloth became as hard as iron. The wine glass vaporized in an instant, but the red wine in the glass solidified into a foul-smelling gel...

When the short and shrill scream suddenly stopped, Ye Qingxuan's fingers were already pressed on Yunlou Qingshu's neck.

On Yunlou Qingshu's body, the etheric fluctuations exuded a furious aura, but due to Yunlou Qingshu's comfort, he couldn't bear to express it.

That person never thought that Ye Qingxuan, who was hailed as having a bright future, would now have such a high starting point...

In the moment just now, Ye Qingxuan was overwhelming with sheer force. Xiaoyuan pried the sea of ​​ether and forcibly destroyed the defense he attached to Yunlou Qingshu.

Just use the Philosopher's Stone to make an iron ball and hit people. It's a waste of resources!

Now, Ye Qingxuan only needs a thought and the sound of his heart to activate, and he can turn the princes of Yunlou into a ball of rotten flesh from the inside out. That person didn't dare to move again or take such a risk.

"Calm down, young man, calm down."

Yunlou Qingshu seemed not to feel his situation and showed no fear:

"Do you think I'm that dirty and shameless person? Don't worry, I'm her father. How could I let something like this happen? You won't let this happen either, right?"

"You are right about something you said, Mr. Yunlou Qingshu."

Ye Qingxuan loosened his fingers and said expressionlessly: "I have paid so much for her, so she no longer belongs to you.

——No matter what cards you have or what plans you have. I hope that before you leave the Holy City, you will not appear in front of Bai Xi...

Otherwise, I swear, I will make you very unhappy. "

"You learn so fast, Ye Qingxuan."

Yunlou Qingshu patted his shoulder approvingly: "You did not disappoint me. You are more valuable than I thought. If possible, I even want to marry you with Chaoyue... But, Now you won’t listen to anything I say, right?”

He stretched out his hand and took off his torn coat. The servant who was hiding in the dark came up and respectfully put on a new robe for him, which was as clean as new.

Still majestic and luxurious, without losing grace.

"It's getting late. It's time for me to leave. There is also a cardinal making an appointment with me tonight on behalf of the Holy City."

He looked at his pocket watch and sighed softly: "I didn't expect that the first unpleasant meeting between father-in-law and son-in-law would end here.

Take care, Ye Qingxuan. "

He glanced at Ye Qingxuan one last time, turned and left, and the door slammed shut behind him.

-

Outside the door, in the quiet night wind, a luxurious car was parked on the roadside, and the servants were half-kneeling on the ground to welcome Yunlou Qingshu's return.

Ke Yunlou Qingshu stopped at the door, but turned around and looked to his side.

On the roadside, Abraham sat alone on a fire hydrant, smoking a pipe with his head down. His clothes were not good-looking, and he also wore an old hat. He didn't look like a musician, but like an old tramp.

Yunlou Qingshu stood beside him, holding a cigarette:

"Can I borrow a fire?"

"certainly."

Abraham raised his hand, rubbed his steel fingers, and flames burst out, lighting the cigarette. Yunlou Qingshu used the firelight to look at Abraham's face:

"I have heard about you twenty years ago. Abraham's name is like thunder, and I have admired him for a long time."

"Thanks."

Abraham shook his head: "That's all in the past. Now I just want to be a teacher, but you want to take away my students. So, don't say anything you have admired for a long time."

"no way."

Yunlou Qingshu shook his head helplessly: "Fathers should always be stricter."

"What a coincidence, I am the same person."

Abraham said calmly: "Bai Xi is a very good girl, well-behaved and cute. Therefore, if she doesn't like you, it must not be because you are strict, but because you are not good to her."

Yunlou Qingshu remained silent.

Faced with many words, he always had room for justification, but faced with Abraham's straightforward logic, he didn't know how to respond.

He sighed: "Sir, you misunderstood me deeply."

"do you know?"

Abraham put out his pipe, knocked off the ash on the fire hydrant, put it into his pocket, and looked back at Yunlou Qingshu: "For a moment..."

He said:

"——I really want to kill you."

——

When Ye Qingxuan found Bai Xi, Bai Xi was sitting on the swing in the backyard of the embassy.

Ye Qingxuan looked at her back in silence. After a long time, she lowered her head, wiped her face bitterly, and then turned her head. Her eyes looked a little red, but she was not sad anymore.

"Did you beat him?" Bai Xi asked.

Ye Qingxuan nodded, "beat him up."

"Did you win?"

Ye Qingxuan thought for a moment and shook his head: "I didn't lose."

"oh."

Bai Xi was a little frustrated. Soon, she stood on tiptoes and patted his shoulder: "It doesn't matter. If you work hard, you can win next time."

"kindness."

Ye Qingxuan nodded and smiled: "Let's go back, the teacher and Charles are very worried about you."

Bai Xi nodded obediently, pulled his sleeves, and followed him.

But Ye Qingxuan paused and held her hand.

Her hands were very cold, slender and small. Holding them in her hands made people dare not use force, for fear that they would melt like ice and snow in their palms.

Bai Xi's body stiffened.

"cousin?"

She raised her head to see Ye Qingxuan, but Ye Qingxuan was walking in front. Against the light, she couldn't see Ye Qingxuan's expression clearly.

"Bai Xi..."

"Um?"

"Will you go back with your father?"

Bai Xi smiled and shook his head: "No."

"real?"

Bai Xi nodded vigorously, "Really."

"Um."

Ye Qingxuan lowered his head, held her hand tightly, and seemed to smile:

"It would be great."

——

A few days later, it was still snowing endlessly in the Holy City.

Tomorrow is the Winter Veil Festival, most shops are closed, and there are fewer pedestrians on the road. The sound of falling snow covered up the hustle and bustle, making this steel city quiet and peaceful.

Ye Qingxuan let the snowflakes fall on his body, stepping on the soft falling snow and making a crunching sound.

Until finally, he pushed open the antique door, and the heat from the fireplace hit his face.

The decoration in the antique shop is low-key and comfortable. The fireplace is burning and exudes the aroma of pine wood. Maybe spices are sprinkled in it, which gives off a faint aroma that makes people feel peaceful.

Among those old and precious antiques, someone was sitting on the sofa, covered with a blanket, immersed in a book and writing something.

"Boss, it's so hard to find someone like you."

Ye Qingxuan stamped his feet at the door, shook off the snowflakes on his body, and walked into the house.

Hermes waved: "You are finally here, I thought you came back a few days ago.

I'm still a little busy here. You can sit down wherever you want. There's wine in the cabinet and you can pour it yourself. "

Ye Qingxuan stood next to the sofa and looked at him for a long time before confirming that this guy was the unscrupulous boss he knew.

When I saw him two days ago, he was still a bloated and fat man, but now he is extremely thin, or in other words, he has regained his original thinness and delicacy.

Now he looks like a middle-aged aristocrat in his thirties, with a handsome face and pale skin, faintly revealing his original feminine beauty. It is indistinguishable between male and female.

Just like when we first met, the blond boy had grown up in a short period of time and was completely different from his original obese appearance.

"Boss, what medicine have you taken?"

Ye Qingxuan frowned: "You have lost at least fifty pounds, right?"

"Shh!"

Hermes waved impatiently, holding the pen in his hand and writing something quickly on the notebook in his hand. Ye Qingxuan looked over and felt his eyes hurt.

With his meager attainments in mechanical engineering and understanding of alchemy, he could only tell that Hermes was drawing a design of some kind of behemoth. What he saw was only a part of it, but it was incredibly complicated. understand.

He could understand some of the parts about alchemy, but he could only notice that some of the music theories were exactly the same as his own understanding, with the shadow of Ye's Ladder mixed in, but he couldn't understand its actual function and appearance.

He tried to deduce using the interpretation method, but before the deduction even started, the overwhelming changes and music theory almost made his eyesight go dark. At that moment, he only saw a huge and fuzzy structure, as if hidden in the fog. …

"What is this?" He couldn't help but lost his voice.

"secret."

Hermes showed a strange smile, and quickly wrote down the last formula with a pen, and then closed the book in his hand: "I will show it to you after I finish writing it in two days, you will be scared.

I didn't expect that after I planned to say goodbye to alchemy and forging, I would be able to come up with such a terrible idea. It will definitely change the world, Ye Qingxuan. "

“…it’s not surprising that everyone wants to change the world.”

Ye Qingxuan shook his head. He couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was being sold in the Hermes bottle, so he simply stopped caring about it: "Why did you suddenly lose so much weight?"

"——Of course it depends on fitness and exercise, but also on diet?"

Hermes whistled: "Good fitness habits are the guarantee of a healthy body. Ye Qingxuan, do you want me to give you a pair of running shoes? Running is very healthy!"

running? Go away! You have to run back and forth from the Holy City to Angelou every day to lose such an exaggerated weight, right?

Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but curse, took off his coat, hung it on a hanger, and then sat down opposite him unceremoniously: "Boss, you must understand my purpose."

"Yunlou Qingshu?"

Hermes seemed to have known about it for a long time and was not surprised: "Have you already met that guy? It seems that he has put a lot of pressure on you. After all, it is a son-in-law meeting his father-in-law, so it is normal to feel pressure."

"Boss, can you stop talking nonsense?"

Ye Qingxuan sighed: "If you really have that kind of father-in-law, it's better to wipe his neck as soon as possible. I would rather donate all my things to street children than let that kind of bastard get a dime from my hand. "

"Oh, it seems that the husband-in-law is not getting along, and the family home is unstable."

Hermes pinched his chin and smiled strangely: "Then you came to me, it seems that you want to collect some black materials on your father-in-law?"

"What trump card does that guy have?"

Ye Qingxuan asked directly: "He came to the Holy City so confidently to see his daughter who wanted to kill him a long time ago. What is he relying on?"

"Well, you asked a good question."

Hermes pinched his chin and said seriously: "This has to start from the birth of Yunlou Qingshu forty-six years ago..."

"Please, keep it brief."

Ye Qingxuan really didn't want to listen to his long speech.

"Okay, okay."

Hermes shrugged helplessly: "Then let's start from twenty-three years ago..."

Five thousand words chapter~