Chapter 60: The Other Meaning of Lighting the Heavenly Lantern (Part Four)

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Chapter 60: The Other Meaning of Lighting the Heavenly Lantern (Part 4)

"Although our Wu family has the least assets among the Nine Gates, we are certainly not so poor that we can't scrape this money together!" Wu Yu smiled. "Besides, Wu Tianzhen's guarantor is none other than Little Ninth Master Xie Xiao from the Nine Gates. That man is a genuine God of Wealth!"

This was also something Wu Yu found difficult to comprehend. The original story was the same; the Wu family wasn't short of money, and after all, Tianzhen was the sole heir of the Wu family—how could they possibly let him come to real harm?

"Huh? Shouldn't the auction have started? Why are they singing operas again?" The auction in the main hall outside had unexpectedly been suspended once more, which piqued Wu Yu's curiosity and made him look at Yin Jiangxue.

However, Yin Jiangxue's next words left him enlightened and suddenly understanding the whole situation.

"Lighting the heavenly lantern means that kid has to propose marriage to our Yin family!"

"???" Hearing this, Wu Yu couldn't help asking Yin Jiangxue, "You mean you're going to be my sister-in-law?"

"Pui! This young lady and you Wu family members are irreconcilable enemies!" Perhaps stimulated by the words "sister-in-law," Yin Jiangxue bristled all over like an enraged cat.

"Wait, isn't this just a gimmick your restaurant uses to make more money? Lighting lanterns and all that—how did it suddenly turn into something serious?" Wu Yu asked curiously, while seemingly beginning to understand something.

He remembered that in the original novel, the final head of the Crescent Hotel was Yin Nanfeng, but right now she was probably only a little older than Bai Haotian.

And if he remembered correctly, Yin Nanfeng wasn't even from the main branch of the Yin family; generally speaking, she shouldn't have been able to sit in the position of the head of the Crescent Hotel.

"So what do we do now?" Wu Yu shrugged. "Anyway, this has nothing to do with me. I didn't sit there, and I didn't light the heavenly lantern. Why are you even talking to me about this?!"

He glanced at Yin Jiangxue, taking in her standard oval face, a pair of alluring almond-shaped eyes, and a slender waist. He believed his aunt would definitely approve.

"Bastard! What on earth are you thinking about?!" Yin Jiangxue looked at Wu Yu, grinding her teeth. "Among the three brothers of the Wu family's second generation, Wu Sanshu outwardly travels to hustle, takes care of all the Wu family's businesses, and serves as the Wu family's spokesperson."

"But in reality, the true helmsman of the Wu family is your father, Wu Erbai, who controls everything from behind the scenes, and even holds the current Nine Gates Token. Among the second generation of the Nine Gates, everyone follows Wu Erbai's lead and dares not disobey!"

"Now that the crown prince of your family's third generation has caused such a huge mess in my Crescent Hotel, if I don't look for you, who am I supposed to look for?!"

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"Where on earth did you hear such nonsense? If my third uncle hears this, he'll surely go and pick a fight with my dad! This is a conspiracy! This is a rumor intended to cause internal discord within our Wu family!" Wu Yu curled his lips. Such a thing could never be admitted, even if beaten to death.

Even if everyone outside already knew, he could never admit to any of it out of his own mouth.

"Bang!"

"Wu Yu!!!!!!"

Yin Jiangxue slammed her palm directly against the load-bearing pillar, leaving an imprint so clear that even her fingerprints were visible.

Wu Yu glanced at it and immediately recognized that this one-meter-diameter log was the heartwood of an ironwood tree at least eight hundred years old, and its sturdiness was definitely no less than ordinary steel.

Yet this young lady actually struck it with a single palm, leaving such a deep imprint... Just this martial arts skill alone was probably more formidable than his own!

"Aha, those are all ancient history now. What 'lighting the heavenly lantern means getting married'? That old routine of your Yin family doesn't work anymore! If you don't say anything, won't nobody know about this?" Wu Yu chuckled dryly and sat down.

"Hmph! Since this is your attitude, I have nothing more to say." Yin Jiangxue suddenly stood up, looked at Wu Yu with chillingly cold eyes, and unmasked her killing intent. "I guarantee you, the moment Wu Tianzhen steps out of the Crescent Hotel will be the day of his death!"

With that, she turned around and left the room, ignoring Wu Yu completely.

"Wait... What do you mean by this? Look down on me, do you?!" Seeing this, Wu Yu couldn't help standing up, wanting to find Yin Jiangxue and demand an explanation, but he didn't expect Zhang Rishan to walk out from the secret room.

He looked to be in decent shape, but Wu Yu could sense that because he had mobilized a massive amount of Kirin blood and Qi to suppress the Curse Eye for him, his current state was extremely weak.

"Senior..." Wu Yu looked at Zhang Rishan with gratitude.

"Alright, this old bone of mine hasn't reached that point yet!" Zhang Rishan waved his hand and said, "However, you'd better hurry up and solve the problem Yin lass mentioned. She wasn't joking about that."

"Light the heavenly lantern, win the item, and demonstrate your sincerity and resolve. If the person doesn't propose marriage to the Yin family, there are only two outcomes!" Zhang Rishan said indifferently. "Either Wu Tianzhen is hunted down by the Yin family until the day he dies, or Yin Jiangxue is stripped of her status as the Yin family's heir and imprisoned for life in the Yin family ancestral hall!"

"And as far as I know, among this generation of the Yin family's main branch, Yin Jiangxue is the only successor!"

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"Damn it, isn't this a dead knot that can't be undone?!" Hearing Zhang Rishan's words, Wu Yu also realized that the situation was probably far from as simple as he had imagined.

Regardless of which of these two outcomes came to pass, the relationship between the Wu family and the Yin family would completely shatter. Refusing to have any dealings with each other until death would be the lightest consequence!

In the end, it was probably inevitable that it would culminate in bloodshed!

Although his family might not necessarily fear the Yin family, it would definitely result in a thousand enemies destroyed at the cost of eight hundred of their own. When that time came, those hidden enemies of the Wu family would likely all jump out to beat a dog in the water.

As for what would happen to the Wu family then, even he couldn't guess.

"There is only one way to untie this deadlock now," Zhang Rishan looked at Wu Yu and said.

"Me?" Wu Yu was completely bewildered. "If the Yin family agrees, I'm willing to apologize for Tianzhen's recklessness this time, and tomorrow the relevant data and shares of the Emperor's Pavilion will be transferred under Boss Yin's name!"

After thinking for a moment, Wu Yu still made his decision. Although a lot of painstaking effort had been put into the Emperor's Pavilion, if this could avoid a conflict between the two great families, he had no objections.

Zhang Rishan shook his head. "The Yin family is a very stubborn clan; they don't value money much!"

"Then what should we do?" Wu Yu couldn't help asking. "Could it be that the only path really is to marry Yin Jiangxue? If it comes to that, I can't call the shots, Senior!"

"No, there is still one other way!" Zhang Rishan turned around, took a box from the shelf on the wall, and placed it on the table. "Do you know the process by which the Buddha of the past came to the Crescent Hotel?"

"I've heard a hint of it. It was to procure the Deer-Restoring Herb for the wife of Second Master Hong of the Nine Gates at the time," Wu Yu said. His mother had also been relying on it to extend her life over the years, so Wu Yu was well aware of this.

"That's right," Zhang Rishan nodded. "But that auction back then was a blind-box auction, so in order to accurately secure the Deer-Restoring Herb, the Buddha not only mortgaged all the assets of the Zhang family and the Hong family, but even mortgaged the entire territory of Eighth Master Qi and nearly half the assets of Ninth Master's family!"

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(End of this chapter)

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