"What, just because you're willing to give it to me, I must accept it? Then if I ask you to die, will you go and do it?"
Tang Youyou's words once again left the two of them speechless.
The young general barely managed to hold back his anger and looked at the scholar on the other side, not knowing how to start.
The scholar bowed slightly and said in a gentle and elegant manner, "If the young lady understands the origin of the Blood Clan, you should also know that all of us in the Blood Clan are of the same lineage."
Saying this, the scholar continued, "The two of us are both from the Blood Clan. My name is Su Bai, and the young general is Su Ran."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou frowned slightly. "Since you've already admitted your Blood Clan identity, why did you kill my father? What on earth did he do wrong!"
"Because your father once betrayed the Blood Clan, so the Blood Clan sent two great elders to deal with him." The scholar's tone was calm but carried a hint of indifference.
After hearing this, there was no expression on Tang Youyou's face. Instead, she continued, "Well, have you ever thought about what the fate of those who betray the Blood Clan is?"
Hearing this, Su Ran and Su Bai were momentarily stunned.
Su Bai asked, "Has the young lady ever asked herself this question?"
Tang Youyou said, "Can you tell me your answer?"
"Our answer is, of course, a dead end!" Su Ran replied.
Tang Youyou smiled and said, "Since you already know this outcome, why do you still want me to enter the Blood Clan? A clan that has nothing to do with me at all. Why should I become its clan leader?"
"No, all of this is just because you're the same as us. You, too, are from the Blood Clan!"
Tang Youyou looked at Su Ran, her eyes gradually turning cold. "So what if I'm from the Blood Clan? Since we all belong to the Blood Clan, then what if I don't enter the Blood Clan?"
"No matter what the identity of the Blood Clan is, you have to accept it. At least you don't have to accept it for now."
Su Ran looked at Tang Youyou, his eyes full of expectation.
"But once you enter, you'll slowly find that the good things about the Blood Clan are more than you can imagine, and it's even more suitable for you, young lady!"
After saying that, Su Bai turned around and looked at Tang Youyou, his eyes full of hope. "This time, the young lady should understand our purpose. You're the one we've been waiting for."
Tang Youyou didn't reply, which could be regarded as a tacit agreement. She just stood up and slowly walked towards the door.
Pushing the door open, Tang Youyou saw an empty room.
This room was very big, big enough to hold the entire courtyard.
Her eyes drooped slightly. It was almost time...
In a blink of an eye, several people set off on the road again...
"Master, where are we going now?" Su Ran asked impatiently.
Su Bai on the side gave him a cold look and stood in front of him.
"Now that we've left the Valley of Evil People, the master should be at ease."
Tang Youyou nodded. "We're going to the Great Ming Kingdom. Let's go back and take a look, at those crazy commoners and that frustrated emperor."
"Yes, master!"
...
Just as Tang Youyou finished speaking, she staggered and almost fell.
Su Ran immediately reached out to support her.
She gently broke free from Su Ran's support, steadied herself, and glanced around. "No need."
Her voice was weak, as if it might break at any moment.
"Miss." Su Ran was a bit worried.
"I'm fine. Don't worry about me." Tang Youyou waved her hand and continued walking forward.
"Yes, master!" Su Ran and Su Bai replied respectfully.
Tang Youyou lifted her feet and walked towards the outside of the city. Suddenly, she found an inn.
The innkeeper was bustling around. When he saw the three of them coming, Su Ran casually glanced at the signboard of this inn. Only four words could describe it.
Run-down.
It was not only dirty and messy here but also had a strong musty smell, which obviously meant it hadn't been open for a while.
Moreover, there seemed to be a cold and gloomy aura in this inn.
Tang Youyou walked into the inn and headed straight for the back kitchen.
The waiter in the inn, seeing Tang Youyou come alone, immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Hey, young master, are you here for a meal or to stay overnight?"
"To stay overnight."
"Hey, young master is really lucky. What would you like to eat, young master?"
Tang Youyou gave the waiter a cold look and said indifferently, "A bowl of porridge and a plate of steamed buns."
"Alright!" The waiter shouted cheerfully.
Seeing the waiter's obsequious expression, the disdain in Su Ran's eyes became even more obvious. Looking at this godforsaken inn, there were very few people coming and going.
"No wonder this inn has such bad business. It's so shabby." Su Ran murmured to himself.
Su Bai looked at the waiter and snorted. "Such a shabby inn. How can it be worthy of being called an inn?"
"Yes... yes, you two young masters are absolutely right. We can only let you stay here reluctantly."
Seeing that the waiter was quite smart, Tang Youyou said, "Waiter, has something happened on Chang'an Street recently?"
Saying this, Tang Youyou took out a silver ingot from her bosom and looked at him with a teasing look in her eyes.
"Hey, look at what you're saying, young master. There have been a lot of things going on on Chang'an Street." The waiter nodded repeatedly.
Seeing the waiter's attitude, the corner of Su Ran's eye twitched a few times. "Then tell us about it." Saying this, Tang Youyou took out another silver ingot and glanced at the waiter.
Seeing this, Su Ran glared at the man angrily. "A waiter. Do you still expect him to provide you with anything useful?"
Tang Youyou suppressed the smile in her eyes and said indifferently, "I want you to tell me what happened on Chang'an Street."
The waiter's eyes immediately lit up when he saw the silver ingot in Tang Youyou's hand. "Young master, you may not know this. The other night on Chang'an Street, a group of people in black suddenly appeared and blew up the street to pieces!"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou's heart skipped a beat, and a glint flashed in her eyes. "Who were those people in black?"
"I'm not quite sure about the details. I just vaguely felt that they were like people from the martial arts world."
People from the martial arts world?
Would people from the martial arts world appear on Chang'an Street?
Could it be...
A bad premonition welled up in Tang Youyou's heart, but she still tried to suppress her thoughts and continued to ask, "Were all the people on Chang'an Street arrested?"
"Yes. I heard that those people in black have all been imprisoned in the jail."
Before the waiter could finish his words, Su Ran interrupted him. "I advise you not to tell lies, or the sword in my hand won't spare your head!"