With a single sentence, Dugu Lianyu’s expression changed drastically. He finally understood Ye Cangtian’s intentions.
But now, under everyone’s watchful eyes, he could do nothing!
It would have been fine if there was no injury. After all, Dugu Jie had also taken a Great Returning Pill earlier. However, the Great Returning Pill had no detoxification function! Everyone knew this.
“Jie'er, come here. Eldest Uncle will personally examine you!”
Just then, Dugu Changfeng’s voice was heard. Dugu Lianyu’s face turned even more ashen.
It was true that Dugu Changfeng did not understand medicine, but he could at least determine if someone was poisoned.
And given Dugu Changfeng’s personality, he would absolutely not fabricate lies. Moreover, what he had done was not worth Dugu Changfeng fabricating lies for him.
*Thump!*
As Dugu Lianyu was at a loss, contemplating various solutions, Dugu Jie, who was beside him, knelt down towards Dugu Changfeng and kowtowed heavily three times.
“Eldest Uncle, it’s all Jie’er’s fault. Jie’er is willing to accept any punishment!”
Dugu Jie knew that as soon as he stepped forward, he would be exposed, so he decided to be direct and confess.
“This…”
Everyone’s gaze turned to shock. Dugu Jie was someone they had watched grow up. He had been well-behaved and obedient since childhood, and was loved by all.
They absolutely did not believe he was capable of doing such a thing.
Not only the crowd, but even Dugu Ling, who was beside him, was full of shock. She walked up, “Jie Gege, what are you talking about!”
Dugu Ling was very emotional. Due to Dugu Lianyu’s pampering, the siblings often played together.
Although they were not biological siblings, they were closer than biological siblings. She did not believe that Jie Gege before her was the true mastermind.
“Ling'er, let him speak.”
Dugu Changfeng’s eyes flickered. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke. He seemed to have thought of something.
On the other side, Dugu Jie shook off Dugu Ling’s hand and said, “Everything was done by me. Did you think I truly considered you a sister? Wrong! It was all an act! You took everything from me…”
Dugu Jie became more and more agitated as he spoke. His relationship with Dugu Ling had indeed been very good.
But ever since Dugu Changfeng succeeded as the family head, and Dugu Ling became the sole heir, he only harbored hatred towards Dugu Ling, with no affection.
As an elder brother, his talent was not much inferior to Dugu Ling’s. In terms of ability, he believed himself to be stronger. Most importantly, he was male.
Yet, despite all this, Dugu Ling still became the heir.
He felt unbalanced!
Therefore, he wanted to reclaim everything that belonged to him. He secretly cultivated a death squad and planned this conspiracy.
On the other side, upon hearing Dugu Jie’s words, Dugu Ling’s tears flowed down.
Her brother, who had grown up with her, had become a different person and meticulously planned to kill her. She found it truly difficult to accept.
“Dugu Lianyu, do you think this is right?”
“As a father, are you truly at peace letting your son take the blame for you?”
Ye Cangtian ignored Dugu Jie’s words. Perhaps Dugu Jie had also spoken his inner grievances, but in his eyes, Dugu Jie was definitely not the mastermind.
“Heh heh.”
Dugu Lianyu listened to Ye Cangtian’s words, gave a bleak smile, and slowly said, “Ye Cangtian, I never thought I would lose to you!”
He could no longer escape responsibility for this matter. Besides, Ye Cangtian was right. As a father, how could he let his son take the blame?
“He who does too much evil will perish by his own hand! Even if it weren’t me, you would have fallen to someone else,” Ye Cangtian said indifferently.
Listening to their conversation, the surrounding people were stunned again. Their minds could no longer keep up.
The Second Leader, whom they respected and feared, was actually the mastermind. This completely shattered their worldview.
“Lianyu, why!”
“Although I have taken the position of family head, I do not believe I have treated you unfairly. Why would you do this!”
Dugu Changfeng clutched his chest. The brothers had always had a good relationship.
Now that Dugu Lianyu had revealed everything, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, making it difficult to breathe. He also could not accept all of this.
“Hmph! Why? Didn’t Jie’er already explain the reason?”
“But since you asked, I’ll make it clearer. If Ling’er were male, I would have no objection to him being the heir!”
“But she is female. After marriage, the Dugu family’s surname would change. With that, wouldn’t you give Jie’er a chance? Shouldn’t I have rebelled…”
Dugu Lianyu spoke everything out in his anger.
It was he who bribed the guards to create an opening for Dugu Ling to leave home, and also leaked Dugu Ling’s whereabouts.
He had intended to kill with a borrowed knife, to have the Dugu family’s enemies intercept and kill Dugu Ling.
But he did not expect the enemy to not come, only the trash from the Black Wind Sect arrived, and Ye Cangtian dealt with them all.
Moreover, his death squad, Cang Lang, stood no chance against Ye Cangtian.
Originally, he only felt anger and resentment towards Ye Cangtian, and had not yet formed the intent to kill. He planned to act after Ye Cangtian left.
But he never expected that Dugu Ling was getting very close to Ye Cangtian.
Coupled with Dugu Changfeng paying attention to Ye Cangtian and intending to recruit him as a son-in-law, all of this completely ignited Dugu Lianyu’s killing intent.
He had repeatedly disrupted his plans, and now he would let Ye Cangtian get involved with the Dugu family?
Moreover, if Ye Cangtian were truly to be with Dugu Ling, wouldn’t it be even more difficult for him to act?
Thus, he had to make this decision, to poison the food and have Cang Lang impersonate the Black Wind Sect.
This way, he could choose freely.
Firstly, Cang Lang would be a puppet of the Dugu family on the surface, and he would control everything from the shadows.
Secondly, he could discard Cang Lang later and regain control of the Dugu family.
But man proposes, and heaven disposes. He had exhausted all his schemes, but he never expected that Ye Cangtian had practiced a detoxification technique…
This led to his complete failure!
Listening to Dugu Lianyu’s words, Dugu Changfeng remained silent.
He felt he bore some responsibility for the way the other party had become.
As for Dugu Ling, she had gone completely numb.
Dugu Jie’s matter had already been difficult for her to accept. Now, her most doting second uncle had also become like this. She truly could not accept it.
Her body swayed, and she fainted.
“Ye Cangtian, do you dare to fight me?”
“Let us decide the victor, and also the victor of life and death!”
Just as everyone fell silent, Dugu Lianyu’s gaze swept towards Ye Cangtian.
With matters having reached this point, killing Dugu Ling and Dugu Changfeng was meaningless. Even if he succeeded, he would not be able to control the Dugu family.
Therefore, it would be better to spare the two. At least the Dugu family could continue to exist.
Thus, he fixed his gaze on Ye Cangtian, who had disrupted his entire plan.
“Nonsense!”
“Lianyu, even if you harbor immense resentment, you cannot lay a hand on him!”
“Have you considered the Dugu family!”
Dugu Changfeng suddenly slammed the table and stood up. He could accept Dugu Lianyu’s other actions, but laying a hand on Ye Cangtian was absolutely out of the question.
Ye Cangtian represented the Hidden Group. If he were to die in the Dugu family, and moreover be killed by Dugu Lianyu, it would be equivalent to the Dugu family declaring war on the Hidden Group.
The Hidden Group would surely retaliate!