"Absolutely not, absolutely not! Regent, you cannot force your way in!"
"When did I force my way in? You ungrateful wretch!"
Despite his words, he was accompanied by several guards with drawn swords, their fierce expressions radiating menace.
Relying on his status as Regent, the guards and soldiers of the General's mansion dared not draw their weapons without orders, and proceeded directly towards Yun Shu's courtyard.
Yun Shu's hearing was extraordinary.
She heard the commotion ahead of time.
At the same time, as she pushed open the door, she commanded Jing Heng, "Jing Heng, you don't need to come down yet."
Then, standing at the doorway, she addressed the three little ones, "Cake Mama likes to eat it very much. You all eat your breakfast first, alright? No matter what happens outside, don't go out. Mama will handle it."
She truly did not wish for these messy adult affairs to taint their innocent eyes.
"Okay!"
The three little ones responded in unison.
Yun Shu closed the door and walked out.
As she stepped out, Yun Changfeng had already arrived, alerted by the news. "Why has the Regent forcibly entered a private residence?"
Zhan Ming remained unfazed, his attitude arrogant and self-righteous. "I am not forcibly entering your residence. It is for your own good. I was merely passing by your General's mansion and could have ignored this matter. However, considering it is the General's mansion, I decided to meddle. General Yun should not be hostile towards me; he should be thanking me."
"I was passing by the General's mansion earlier and discovered a joyous occasion within the mansion today. While it is a good thing, I also detected an inauspicious omen, a sign of great misfortune! If the joyous occasion today proceeds as planned, everyone connected to it will be in mortal danger!"
An elder beside Zhan Ming, with white hair and a full white beard, explained their purpose to Yun Changfeng.
His words, delivered without any exaggerated tone, conveyed the terrifying sense of unknown danger.
Better to believe it than not.
The servants who overheard his words paled, their expressions shifting.
Even Yun Changfeng's brow furrowed, his gaze fixed on the elder with suspicion.
Yun Shu inwardly sneered, wondering where Zhan Ming had found this person.
"Nonsense!" Yun Changfeng reacted, shouting in anger.
The elder clearly felt confident and was not intimidated by Yun Changfeng's roar. Instead, he shook his head. "Great General, there is no need for such anger. This matter concerns your mansion. I am merely passing by to inform you. For me, it is merely an act of merit."
"Did you hear that?! General Yun, this is your mansion's affair. I am merely here to help you. Why are you so distrustful of me? Does General Yun think I'm here to cause trouble?" Zhan Ming feigned a sense of being wronged.
His peripheral vision caught Yun Shu. He narrowed his eyes, then immediately turned to Yun Shu and said, "Have you heard what the Master said? Absolutely no joyous occasions can take place in your General's mansion today. Once there is a joyous occasion, disaster will befall the General's mansion."
This was not something he fabricated out of thin air.
He had indeed intended to fabricate something earlier.
But unexpectedly, with the Master's arrival, he truly detected a calamity awaiting the General's mansion.
Whether it would endanger lives, the Master could not yet ascertain, but the matter was no longer a lie; it was true.
With this thought, Zhan Ming suddenly felt that even if he couldn't prevent their engagement today, it wouldn't matter. Perhaps the more he obstructed now, and the more he allowed the Master to reveal the news of the General's mansion's impending doom, the less Yun Shu and Yun Changfeng would believe him. The less they believed, the more it would benefit him.
No matter the outcome today, it would be advantageous for him!
Yun Shu looked at Zhan Ming, who was outright lying, and then cast a glance at the so-called recluse, the Master who had appeared from nowhere.
"Once there is a joyous occasion settled today, disaster will befall the General's mansion?" Yun Shu raised an eyebrow, asking with a half-smile.
Yun Changfeng's brow furrowed deeply. He stared at the Master and said, "Utter nonsense! Shu'er, you must not believe these heretical ways. It is clear they are trying to prevent your engagement to Prince Ye."
Then, Yun Changfeng looked at Zhan Ming with displeasure. "There is an important matter in the mansion today, and we are not receiving any guests. We will invite the Regent another day."
With that, he gestured for Zhan Ming to leave immediately.
Scum would always spew garbage. How dare he come to ruin Shu'er's lifelong happiness!
The so-called Master frowned with some dissatisfaction. "What I said today is not false. If you do not believe me, find me again in the future. I will absolutely not act, because my fate with you is tied to this day."
He could not believe that a dignified Great General would be so ignorant!
When disaster strikes, even a Great General who could conquer battlefields would be unable to turn the tide.
Suddenly, Qin Yiqing emerged from the side.
She clasped her hands behind her back, walking with a leisurely stride. Her bright and enchanting face made Zhan Ming stare blankly.
She looked at the Master and asked with a cold sneer, "May I ask, Master, where do you hail from? Your abilities are not great, yet you put on quite a show!"
Having followed Ji Rong, she had encountered many kinds of charlatans, each more unreliable than the last, who would say anything for a bit of money.
Ji Rong had once told her that many people couldn't distinguish between truth and falsehood, were frightened and worried by these liars' words, and some even lost their lives due to self-inflicted fear.
After speaking, she winked at Yun Shu. "Don't believe these江湖骗子 (jiānghú piànzi -江湖 swindlers)!"
Then, she gave Yun Changfeng a thumbs-up. "General Yun truly has sharp discernment; you can tell at a glance that this person is a great liar."
"Who are you calling a great liar?! I have traveled the world for many years and helped countless people. You are the first person to call me a liar!" The Master was enraged.
Zhan Ming snapped back to reality. He had initially thought Yun Shu was peerlessly beautiful, but he hadn't expected the woman before him to be her equal! Moreover, she struck a chord with him. With a hint of wicked interest, he curled his lips, his gaze greedily fixed on Qin Yiqing. "Who are you?"
Qin Yiqing felt a wave of nausea from Zhan Ming's gaze, and said with a cold face, "Who I am has nothing to do with you."
"Regent, please," Yun Shu reminded Zhan Ming to leave quickly.
As a Regent, he was both insidious and lecherous.
Zhan Ming ignored Yun Shu entirely, his eyes fixed on Qin Yiqing. He took a step closer to her. "Tell me, who are you?"
Qin Yiqing looked at him as if he were an idiot. Is this person crazy?
Yun Changfeng stepped in front of Qin Yiqing. His imposing aura as a Great General directly intimidated Zhan Ming. "Regent, please!"
At this moment, the Master stared intently at Qin Yiqing and pointed at her, saying, "I have seen you. I have definitely seen you somewhere!"
Yun Shu's eyes flickered. She had a guess. Qin Yiqing occasionally traveled the world with Ji Rong. With Ji Rong's reputation, many diviners in the world would want to associate with him. Even centenarians wanted to become Ji Rong's disciples. Perhaps this Master swindler had indeed seen Qin Yiqing.