Chapter 86
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Chapter 86
The clan leader waved his hand, saying it was nothing.
Ye Fengyun glanced at the time and said, “It’s getting late. I should be going. Oh, and by the way, you don’t want the Stone of a Thousand Machines anymore, do you?”
The clan leader smiled. “Of course not.”
Ye Fengyun turned to leave, then suddenly remembered something and stopped.
“Do you know what that man used to disguise himself as you?” Ye Fengyun asked the clan leader.
The clan leader slowly shook his head.
At that moment, the butler said, “I know about that. Once, by chance, I saw the fake clan head applying some ointment to his face in the bathroom every morning. I thought it strange, because our clan head never wears makeup.”
Ye Fengyun hurriedly asked, “Do you still have any of that ointment?”
If he was not mistaken, that ointment should be the stone milk of Kunlun.
The butler nodded. “It should still be there. I’ll go take a look.”
“I’ll go too.”
Without hesitation, Ye Fengyun followed after him.
After he left, the clan leader looked at Yun Mengxi with a smile that was not quite a smile and asked, “Mengxi, aren’t you going with him?”
Yun Mengxi froze for a moment. “Why would I go with him?”
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The clan leader smiled. “That Ye Fengyun may be a little ugly, but he is by no means an ordinary man.”
Yun Mengxi understood the implication behind his words. Her cheeks reddened slightly.
“Dad, what are you saying? He’s already married.”
“So long as they haven’t registered it yet, you still have a chance,” the clan leader said.
Yun Mengxi fell silent.
“Mengxi, I have not had much contact with Ye Fengyun, but even from that little, I could tell he is extraordinary. You have spent far more time with him than I have, so you should understand him better than I do.”
“Mm,” Yun Mengxi answered softly.
The clan leader continued, “The four great families are now in a balance, restraining one another. The moment one family gains Ye Fengyun, that balance will surely be broken. I hope the family that breaks it will be ours.”
Yun Mengxi understood what her father meant and lowered her head, her fists quietly clenching.
When one is born into a powerful family, one is not free to choose. Sometimes, for the sake of the family’s interests, personal feelings must be cast aside.
Though she wanted to resist, she did not have the courage to defy her father.
“You’re grown now. Some things need not be stated too plainly for you to understand. Only if you make great contributions to the family will I have a reason to pass the position of clan head to you. Otherwise, when your younger brother and sister return from abroad, the situation will no longer be so favorable.”
“Mm, Dad, I understand.”
Yun Mengxi nodded and forced a smile. “I’ll listen to you.”
“That’s my good daughter.” The clan leader patted her head.
Bathroom.
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Ye Fengyun and the butler opened the door and went in.
The Yun family’s bathroom was very large, equipped with highly advanced heating facilities. The walls and floor were kept spotlessly clean, and the entire room carried a faint, pleasant fragrance.
It was cleaned daily by servants, so it was immaculate, and the heating systems were also maintained regularly by specialized staff to ensure safe bathing.
The butler led Ye Fengyun to the spot where the fake clan head usually stayed and began searching among the many ointments.
Ye Fengyun gave it only the slightest glance and immediately found the ointment’s location. He silently picked up the bottle, opened it, and sure enough, it was the stone milk of Kunlun.
“This is the one.” The butler reached out to take it.
But Ye Fengyun dodged him and slipped the bottle into his own pocket.
“This is what I deserve,” Ye Fengyun said.
The butler froze, at a loss.
Ye Fengyun said, “Go and tell your clan head. I’m leaving first.”
“Hey—”
Before the butler could say another word, Ye Fengyun had already vanished without a trace.