Who in the world does not know you?

Chapter 15 You're Disappointed

Qingchuan was prone to madness at times, and his thoughts and ideas differed from those of ordinary people.

Ning Qi and Yun Luobai came to the General's Mansion because they were worried that Qingchuan and Mu Li had developed some kind of emotional entanglement. Qingchuan had acted rashly and killed the courtesan in the Rouge Pavilion.

However, seeing the funeral being held in the General's Mansion now, anyone could see that Mu Li was not killed by Qing Chuan at all.

Even if we assume that Mu Li was indeed killed by Qing Chuan, given his status as the young master of the General's Mansion, the local government of Ningzhou Prefecture would not dare to take any rash actions against him. This is also why Ning Qi's father, Ning Mu, felt that if the case was indeed committed by Qing Chuan, it would be very troublesome.

If any family has a son like Qingchuan, they're truly going to have their heads pounding...

Seeing that Qingchuan was like a lump of mud and couldn't stand up, Ning Qi simply sat down next to him.

Feeling awkward standing alone, Yun Luobai sat down on the ground as well.

So the three men sat side by side in the mourning hall beside the empty coffin, the white candles casting a warm glow. The long-awaited reunion between the brothers seemed insufficient to dispel the gloom of Qingchuan's loss of his beloved.

"Third brother, you're holding a funeral for a prostitute at home. If the general guarding the border finds out, then..."

"So what if he knows? Can he kill me? It would be better if he did, so I can reunite with my mother sooner..."

Qingchuan's face still bore obvious tear stains, but now that he had disregarded life and death, a disdainful smile appeared on his lips.

With Qing Sheng not in Ningzhou Prefecture, the General's Mansion was entirely under Qing Chuan's control.

Qing Sheng's wife passed away early, and the couple had a deep affection for each other. They had not taken any more wives or concubines for many years. Naturally, he doted on and spoiled Qing Chuan, the only son left by his wife. Qing Sheng would turn a blind eye to many of Qing Chuan's strange behaviors.

Qing Sheng could never have imagined that Qing Chuan would be holding a funeral for a prostitute in the general's mansion.

Ning Qi sighed softly. He knew better than anyone that Qing Sheng had many family businesses in Ningzhou Prefecture and its surrounding areas, enough for Qing Chuan to squander and live a life of extravagance every day.

If Qingchuan were truly the kind of good-for-nothing young master from a wealthy family, that would be one thing, but he is not. Under the glory of his father's generation, he has never abused his power to bully others.

However, his mother died early and his father was away fighting for many years, leaving him with an indescribable loneliness due to the lack of family affection.

Ning Qi understood Qing Chuan's loneliness, so he often visited the General's Mansion as an elder brother, thus continuing their childhood friendship to this day.

"Third brother, look who this is! This is your second brother. He's been back for a while now, and you haven't even gone to see him..."

Ning Qi then pointed to Yun Luobai beside him. Qingchuan followed his gaze and looked at Yun Luobai, who was also sitting on the ground. The figure in front of him gradually overlapped with the gentle and refined figure in his memory. It must have been several years since they last met.

Qingchuan narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of disbelief appearing on his face.

"Yun Luobai...you actually survived..."

"What, you're disappointed to see me still alive?"

Yun Luobai smiled slightly, but when his eyes met Qingchuan's, the smile on his lips turned icy cold in that instant.

"How can you talk to your second brother like that? We're all brothers, and you're probably hoping he gets better and comes back too. Second brother, don't take it to heart, that's just how he is, you know..."

Ning Qi tried to mediate between the two, turning his head left and right, constantly glancing at the two people beside him.

There was originally no enmity between Yun Luobai and Qingchuan.

Qingchuan was never happy that Yun Luobai was the second oldest, while he was the third oldest.

Yun Luobai was sent to Yun Ping's house for foster care. At that time, Qingchuan had just been born. The two were about the same age. Since no one knew Yun Luobai's exact birth date, Qingchuan was always dissatisfied that Yun Luobai was born before him.

As for Ning Qi...

This guy looks almost as mature as his father, let's not even mention him...

Qingchuan's gaze fell on Yun Luobai's harmless and kind face, and the latter's words just now resurfaced in his mind. He felt that something was strange.

In his memory, Yun Luobai was a pushover and would never speak like that.

Based on their close relationship, Qingchuan naturally knew that Yun Luobai had been taken away three years ago to treat tuberculosis, but Yunping had never mentioned to anyone who had taken him away, as if he had made some kind of deal with someone.

"My second brother and I came here to ask you if Mu Li's death had anything to do with you, but I suppose there's no need to ask... I know you're a sentimental fool, and it's understandable that you might like any girl, but holding a funeral in the General's Mansion is really too much. I heard from my second brother that the hairpin you gave Mu Li, named 'Two Hearts in Harmony,' is worth at least 100,000 taels of silver. You're quite generous, casually giving away things that I couldn't earn in my entire life working in the yamen..."

"You suspect I killed Mu Li? Ah, Mu Li and I were deeply in love, how could I possibly bring myself to harm her?"

Qingchuan glanced at the coffin beside him, wiped away the tears on his face, and his expression returned to normal, as if the mourning hall he was in had nothing to do with him in an instant. Even the thick drunkenness that had just appeared on his face vanished in an instant, which was really puzzling.

Fortunately, Ning Qi was already used to Qing Chuan's words and actions. Seeing Qing Chuan stand up from the ground, he also pulled Yun Luobai to stand up.

As noon approached, the three brothers, having had this opportunity to reunite, decided to find a restaurant to have a few drinks and celebrate.

As for the murder case in the Rouge Pavilion...

It can only be put on hold for now...

Just as Ning Qi was about to offer to treat everyone, the sound of fighting came from outside the mourning hall.

The three of them stepped out of the house and followed the sounds of fighting to a pond next to a snow-white stone bridge. There they saw a middle-aged man in purple robes with an extraordinary air confronting the three uninvited guests.

Judging from their attire, these three men were all from the martial arts world. Their expressions were fierce, their eyes gleaming, and their gleaming blades were all pointed at the purple-clad man in front of them.

Although the world is vast and they roam freely, they should, in principle, know what General Yun Que's mansion is.

The fight broke out in the blink of an eye. The three men, each wielding a long sword, attacked the man in front of them from all sides, but the middle-aged man in purple stood still and unmoved.

As the three blades, gleaming with cold light, approached his body, his sleeves billowed suddenly, and the vast internal energy within him surged out like ripples, invisible yet powerful.

Three streams of internal energy surged from his body and immediately separated, each striking the chests of his three opponents. In an instant, the three men coughed up blood and flew backward.

As the saying goes, the layman sees the spectacle, while the expert sees the details.

Seeing the scene before him, Ning Qi, who was also a martial artist, couldn't help but praise it.

"As expected of Steward Lan, with such profound internal strength, he would be a top-tier expert even in the martial arts world..."

Yun Luobai glanced at the three people on the ground in the distance who couldn't get up after being hit, then looked at the tall figure that Ning Qi called Butler Lan, and then looked away.