Chapter 1878: Zheng Yang Meets His Girlfriend (Part 2)

Zheng Yang scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

"I agree!"

Seeing his expression, Wei Ruyan shook her head, her eyes filled with anticipation. "Do you need me to poison them? I guarantee they'll die instantly, without any trace. I can also help dispose of the bodies, poison an entire family, and eliminate any chance of retaliation..."

"No need..."

Zheng Yang shivered, suddenly feeling that asking his junior sister for help might not have been the best idea.

"Don't be shy. If you don't want to poison them now, I can also refine some medicine for you that will turn them into puppets. After taking it, they will willingly become your playthings and won't resist..."

Wei Ruyan's expression remained unchanged.

"Ahem..." Zheng Yang said with a serious face, "Junior Sister, I just remembered I have other matters to attend to. You seem quite busy too, so I won't trouble you. Goodbye..."

He turned and left.

As expected of the Poison Hall Master... truly someone not to be trifled with!

Before he had gone far, he heard a whooshing sound behind him. A faint figure continued to follow. He turned his head and was scared half to death.

"Junior Sister..."

Zheng Yang grimaced.

"Alright, stop babbling. I was just talking casually; I'm not a murderer! Even if I wanted to kill, it would have to be an ancient saint. Ordinary people don't interest me much!" Wei Ruyan snorted.

She was just talking casually. Although she was the Poison Hall Master, she wasn't someone who would casually murder innocent people. How could she just poison someone to death on a whim? If she really did that, her teacher would probably be the first to beat her to death.

"But..." Zheng Yang's face was bitter.

Although he knew she was probably joking, he didn't dare to casually use a powerful person who could unleash poison at any moment! What if she got angry and poisoned a whole area? Their deaths would be in vain, and she would be held accountable.

"No 'buts'. Lead the way. If you babble anymore, I'll poison you dumb first!" Wei Ruyan waved her delicate hand.

"..." Zheng Yang felt like crying. What kind of situation was this? He regretted ever talking to her... Now he was stuck on a pirate ship with no way off.

The two quickly flew out of the area of Hongtian Academy and soon arrived at a spot, stopping before a massive estate that stretched far into the distance, its buildings rising and falling.

"That's not right..."

Standing in the air, Zheng Yang looked around, utterly perplexed.

"What's wrong?" Wei Ruyan came closer.

"This used to be a civilian area where I lived. How did it turn into such a huge estate?" Zheng Yang landed, looking puzzled.

His family's financial situation wasn't good; otherwise, with proper education, he wouldn't have even failed to get into Teacher Wang Chao's class. A year and a half ago, this was just a slum. When did such a large estate suddenly appear?

"That's simple enough. Just ask someone..." Wei Ruyan snorted softly and landed. She walked a few steps to a tea stall and asked the vendor, "Friend, I'd like to ask, was this estate recently built?"

The vendor initially didn't want to bother, but seeing the girl's beauty, he immediately smiled. "You must be new to Tianxuan City, miss! This estate began construction a year ago and was completed in less than a month. They hired the best craftsmen. Look at the layout of the courtyards and the architecture. I heard they even used landscape architects! It's even more magnificent than the imperial palace!"

"They even used landscape architects?" Wei Ruyan and Zheng Yang exchanged glances.

Others might not know about landscape architects, but they did. They were incredibly rare; even a major family like the Zhang clan would find it difficult to hire one. Yet, one appeared here to build a luxurious mansion?

"Whose residence is this?" Unable to hold back, Zheng Yang asked curiously.

"The Su family!" the vendor replied.

"The Su family?" Zheng Yang was full of surprise. "When did a Su family suddenly appear in Tianxuan Royal City?" The four great families of Tianxuan Royal City—Wang, Liu, Bai, and Du—were all renowned. He had never heard of any Su family.

"You don't know the Su family? Their patriarch is Su Maoqing!" Seeing his puzzled expression, the vendor frowned.

"Su Maoqing?" Zheng Yang's body swayed, as if he had heard something unbelievable. "Is his daughter... Su Feifei?"

"That's right!" The vendor nodded. "If it weren't for his daughter finding a good son-in-law, could Su Maoqing live in a house like this? To tell you the truth, two years ago, he couldn't even afford tea from me, and he barely had any decent clothes. Now, he spends lavishly. I heard he spent more than ten gold coins on a single meal yesterday..."

"Son-in-law?" Zheng Yang interrupted, clenching his fists.

"Indeed. It seems you're not aware, but you've asked the right person. I've been doing business here for over ten years, and I know everything that happens around here clearly!" The vendor opened up, showing no sign of stopping: "It was his daughter, Su Feifei. Somehow, she met some young master from an empire. He was rich and powerful, which is why they have this luxurious mansion. Otherwise, do you think they, father and daughter alone, could afford such a large place?"

"I see..." Zheng Yang shook his head, as if an emotional knot was about to untangle.

"So this Su Feifei is the girl you used to like? It seems her taste isn't very good!" Wei Ruyan chuckled softly, transmitting her voice to him. What kind of imperial young master? Even the Emperor himself would be nothing compared to Zheng Yang. This Su Feifei actually took a liking to such a person, abandoning the gem right in front of her. Wei Ruyan truly couldn't understand what she was thinking.

"I..." Zheng Yang was speechless. Before he became his teacher's disciple, he had just suffered a setback: his confession was rejected. This was why his powerful spear techniques became hesitant, and he ultimately failed to enter Teacher Wang Chao's tutelage.

"Look, they're coming out..."

Just then, the gate of the estate slowly creaked open. A beautiful young woman, arm-in-arm with a middle-aged man, slowly emerged. The young woman was not exceptionally pretty, merely above average. She was far less striking than Wei Ruyan, Zhao Ya, or even Shen Biru. The middle-aged man beside her was obese, with an ugly face, and his build seemed even more exaggerated than Yuan Tao's.

Any normal person walking arm-in-arm with such a man would feel ashamed, yet the girl was strutting proudly, as if accompanying a noble and handsome prince, her face radiating indescribable pride and arrogance.

Wei Ruyan scoffed, "So ugly, so old—and he's called a young master?" In her opinion, a "young master" should be handsome, dashing, and lavish with money. She hadn't expected him to be fat, ugly, and old. How could this girl have taken a liking to him?

"Let's go!" Zheng Yang let out a breath and turned away.

She was the first girl he had ever liked, a crush he'd harbored for no less than five years. He had only returned this time to see her once and resolve the obsession in his heart. Now that he had seen her, and she seemed... very happy, he felt satisfied, and the emotional knot could finally be untied.

"Go? The good show hasn't even begun. How can we leave?" Wei Ruyan smiled faintly, a mischievous smirk playing on her lips.