Wu Di immediately turned to Wu Zhongshui, who had been standing by his side, and asked, "Are those bodies still there, not yet disposed of?"
"Not yet!" Wu Zhongshui replied.
Wu Di glanced at Qin Yi, then at Hu Yitong, and said, "Let's go, we'll go and look at the bodies again!"
With that, he rose from his seat, preparing to head to where the bodies were kept.
Wu Yao and Wu Deshang followed suit.
Hu Yitong and Hu Lekuo's faces flickered with complex emotions.
Hu Lekuo's face showed a hint of urgency as he whispered to Hu Yitong, "Dad..."
The next moment, Hu Yitong seemed to have made a decision. He stood up abruptly and said, "I was merely proposing a marriage for Lekuo. If you don't agree, so be it, but now you're deliberately finding such an excuse!"
"What? You're going to disown the favor our Qian Zhu Sect did for your Wu family by catching the culprits? Does your Wu family truly intend to be so ungrateful?"
"If I had known your Wu family would be so ungrateful, I wouldn't have helped you deal with the culprits yesterday. That way, several disciples from our Qian Zhu Sect wouldn't have gotten injured!"
Wu Di and Wu Yao stopped, speechless, unsure how to respond.
Most importantly, they were not sure if Qin Yi's words were true. What if it wasn't as Qin Yi described, and Hu Yitong had indeed led the Qian Zhu Sect disciples to find the culprits? Then they would be ungrateful, truly forgetting past favors.
Qin Yi noticed the hesitation and difficulty on Wu Di and Wu Yao's faces. He then addressed Hu Yitong again, "If what I said is false, and you're not feeling guilty, then why are you reacting so strongly when the Wu family head and others are going to inspect the bodies? Why don't you want them to go?"
"Also, Sect Leader Hu, you claim that several disciples from the Qian Zhu Sect were injured fighting those culprits! Can you tell us now which disciples from your Qian Zhu Sect were injured? Show us the evidence!"
Hearing this, Wu Di reacted and asked, "Right, Brother Hu, which of your disciples were injured? Could you tell me their names? Regardless, they were injured because of our Wu family. When the opportunity arises, I would like to personally express our gratitude to them with Yao'er."
"..."
Hu Yitong fell silent, unable to answer immediately.
After several seconds, he finally uttered a few names.
Qin Yi then said with a half-smile, "What, you're not even familiar with your own disciples? You have to think for so long to recall their names?"
Upon hearing this, a murderous intent surged in Hu Yitong's eyes. He could no longer restrain himself. Turning around, he struck out a palm towards Qin Yi.
"You talk too much, brat! Die!"
His palm strike was incredibly fast and carried immense power.
In an instant, it was before Qin Yi!
Fortunately, as quickly as he moved, Qin Yi's reaction was just as swift. Qin Yi instantly got up and dodged, causing his palm to strike empty air.
With a clatter.
However, the force of Hu Yitong's palm strike sent a cascade of bowls and plates from the table tumbling to the ground.
Qin Yi, holding Han Xin's hand, retreated to the side, shielding her behind him.
Looking at the overturned tableware, he chuckled, "What, are you enraged because I've exposed your lie?"
"You little imp, if I don't smash you to death today, I'm not surnamed Hu!"
Hu Yitong fumed, raised his palm, and once again struck towards Qin Yi.
However, this time, before his palm was even close to Qin Yi, Wu Di had already flashed forward and blocked him.
Hu Yitong was forced to stop and yelled at Wu Di, "What are you doing?"
At this point, Wu Di no longer harbored the grateful enthusiasm he had for the other party earlier.
He stood in front of Qin Yi and retorted, "Sect Leader Hu, what do you want to do? Could it be that what friend Qin said is true, and you're feeling guilty?"
Hu Yitong stood there, his face so grim it seemed ready to bleed. He didn't know how to answer.
After a moment, he looked directly at Wu Di and said, "Brother Wu, I'll ask you one last time. Does Lekuo marry Xiao Yao, do you agree or not?"
Wu Di almost burst out laughing!
Now, he suspected the other party had deceived him, and his impression of them and Hu Lekuo had drastically diminished. Yet, they still brought up Hu Lekuo marrying Wu Yao...
Instantly, Wu Di refused without any hesitation, saying decisively, "Yao'er and Lekuo are not suitable. I will never let Yao'er marry Lekuo!"
"Good!"
Hu Yitong roared, "You said it yourself. Don't regret it!"
"Lekuo, let's go!"
He called out to Hu Lekuo and turned to walk out of the villa.
Hu Lekuo cast a resentful glance at Qin Yi, then a reluctant one at Wu Yao, and followed.
"Friend Qin, are you alright???"
As soon as the two left, Wu Di asked Qin Yi with concern.
Qin Yi shook his head, "I'm fine. Do I look like I'm not?"
To be honest, if Wu Di hadn't blocked him earlier, and Hu Yitong had attacked again, he was prepared to fight back.
And once he fought back, Hu Yitong would definitely be the one to suffer.
"Friend Qin, I apologize for frightening you!" Wu Deshang apologized to Qin Yi.
Qin Yi waved his hand, unconcerned.
After the commotion caused by Hu Yitong and his son, the meal was ruined. Afterward, they went to the place where the culprits' bodies were kept.
Upon inspection, Wu Di, Wu Deshang, and Wu Yao were shocked to discover that the wounds on these bodies were exactly as Qin Yi had described.
Indeed, there was only one wound on each, and it was on the back.
It was at this moment that Wu Yao stared at one of the corpses for a long time before finally exclaiming, "I remember! I've seen this person before. He's from the Qian Zhu Sect!!!"
Wu Yao recalled that a long time ago, about one or two years back, Hu Lekuo had asked her out. Beside him was a subordinate, and it was this person!
No wonder she had felt that the corpse she saw yesterday looked familiar!
Wu Di and Wu Deshang were stunned when they heard her words. Then, Wu Di, realizing something, exclaimed in shock, "He's from the Qian Zhu Sect? Could it be... could it be..."
His eyes widened, and he didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear.
Wu Deshang said grimly, "The attackers on Xiao Yao were people from the Qian Zhu Sect. Hu Yitong and the others staged this themselves?"
"Damn it, we shouldn't have let them leave just now!" Wu Di lamented.
Qin Yi listened to this scene, holding Han Xin's hand by the side, and remained silent.
He could see now that the Wu family and the Qian Zhu Sect were not as harmonious as they appeared on the surface.
Between them, there were many conspiracies and schemes, and internal struggles!
At the same time.
Hu Yitong, with Hu Lekuo, had already left the island and stood on a boat about a hundred meters away from the island on the river.
Hu Lekuo faced the Wu family's island, his face filled with unwillingness. "Dad, we're just going back like this?"