Otherworld Advance Team-Chapter 1753 - 1746: Expanding and Thriving

"Thus, how the Patriarch makes decisions depends on the interests of the Yichuan Clan." The old man said, closing his eyes and waving his hand.

Seeing his gesture, the surrounding mansion guards immediately understood and orderly left the hall, including the guards holding Yishan. The entire hall was left with only four people.

Then the old man stopped talking to the children and looked at the two people, asking, "Yue’er, when did you start?"

"O-One year ago..." Yichuan Yue said timidly.

"You were only eighteen then..." The old man sighed deeply.

He continued to ask, "Do you truly love him, or are you deceived by him?"

"I, I am not deceived," Yichuan Yue said excitedly, "Father, you know I have listened to you since I was a child, I read and write, and excel in literature. I know what I am doing; I truly like Yishan."

"What do you like about him?" the old man closed his eyes.

"I like his unwavering companionship..."

"That is because I sent him, and he dared not leave." The old man said.

"But, but he was the one who appeared by my side when I needed him the most..."

"He is your Shadow Guard; that is only natural."

"I don’t think it’s entirely like that, Father."

"Sigh..." Hearing his daughter’s words, the old man sighed again.

"He is merely a commoner, and you are the esteemed daughter of the Yichuan Clan." The old man continued.

"I don’t care," Yichuan Yue said emotionally, "If Father truly cares about status, then how do you explain mother and me? She is also a commoner, yet I am the esteemed daughter of the Yichuan Clan."

"Your mother and I have a legitimate marriage, whereas you are indulging in illicit relations." The old man said.

Yichuan Yue was momentarily speechless because she indeed could not deny this point.

"I originally intended to marry you to a young master of a prestigious family..." the old man paused and then continued.

"But Father, you also promised me, allowing me freedom in love and marriage, and I have made my choice." Yichuan Yue continued.

"If that’s the case, why did you not tell me!" The old man slammed the table loudly, questioning sternly.

"I..."

Yichuan Yue trembled all over, unsure if it was from being frightened or from guilt, she couldn’t utter a word.

"It is I who let the master down; I was taken into the mansion by the master when I was young, graced by the Yichuan Clan with no way to repay, yet sought to harm my benefactor for my desires, a truly unforgivable sin. I dare not argue, willing to die for my crime, just pleading for the master’s forgiveness towards the Young Master, not implicating because of me." Yishan knelt and said loudly.

"Father," Yichuan Yue took a deep breath and looked straight at the old man, "I know my sin is unforgivable, I don’t ask for Father’s forgiveness, but I beg to die on the same day as Yishan. Please Father, allow me to give birth to the child, then I shall join Yishan in the depths of the river."

"Young Master, do not speak such words, if you die, who will care for the child?" Yishan looked at Yichuan Yue, anxiously said.

"The Yichuan Clan will take care of it, but without you, I would just be the Walking Dead." Yichuan Yue said blankly, no turning back.

"You two have committed the grave sin of an illicit affair, deserving execution. But what benefit does it bring to kill you, for the Yichuan Clan?" The old man sighed deeply.

He closed his eyes again, remained silent for a while, then sighed and said, "Since the flowers have bloomed and borne fruit, it is futile to make things difficult for you two. However, such great offenses cannot go unpunished. You two are expelled from home, demoted to commoners, you may leave."

"Fa-Father..."

The two seemed unable to believe the old man’s decision, staring at him wide-eyed.

"You are of noble birth, and once demoted to a commoner, you will have to fend for yourself, I am worried about you..." the old man said faintly.

"Father, I’m sorry..."

The old man’s words seemed to hit Yichuan Yue’s sore spot, and she couldn’t help bending over, crying loudly.

"Yishan, the child in her belly is yours, are you just going to watch like that?" The old man looked at Yishan and asked.

"Oh," Yishan was stunned for a moment, hurriedly helped Yichuan Yue up, and on her behalf, kowtowed several times with a loud sound to the old man, "Thank you, master, for fulfilling, thank you, elder, for fulfilling."

"You are expelled from the family, now no longer a member of the Yichuan Clan, take care of yourselves." The old man said, closing his eyes.

"Subordinate understands." Yishan continuously kowtowed.

"You have been by my side for many years, you should be very clear about what I want to do, right?" the old man continued to ask.

"The master’s intentions, the subordinate fully understands, the master rest assured, the subordinate will definitely take good care of the Young Master and her child." Yishan said excitedly.

"You have good skills, you must protect Yue’er well, never let enemies find their way." The old man continued.

"Don’t worry, master, the subordinate pledges to protect the Young Master unto death!" Yishan said with a fist salute.

"She is no longer a Young Master..." The old man seemed to choke up when he said this, taking a deep breath.

The child next to him looked up at his grandfather and was surprised to find that the old man’s face full of wrinkles kept twitching, faintly visible crystal tears at the corners of his eyes.

"Go," finally regaining strength, the old man waved his hand and said, "Remember, you were expelled, not sent away. Do not call yourselves Yichuan Clan members out there." ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"Father," Yichuan Yue broke free from Yishan’s hand, sobbing, saying, "I part from Father now, perhaps never to meet again in this life. Yue’er unfilial, unable to fulfill filial piety for Father. Please accept my three bows, in the next life, if fate allows, to be father and daughter again."

Saying so, she knelt once again, respectfully kowtowed three times. By the time she had finished the third kowtow, tears were flowing like rain.

"Go, go, do not appear again..." The old man waved his trembling hand, urging as if.

Under his urging, Yishan supported Yichuan Yue, slowly leaving the hall. What awaits them no longer matters; as long as the Patriarch old man is willing to let them leave, then even with heavily guarded soldiers in the mansion, they will not be stopped.

After a long time, the old man finally regained his composure, slowly opened his eyes, his eyelids were already red and unknowingly so.

He took a deep breath, turned his head to look at the child, and with some sobbing asked, "Fei’er, do you know why this had to be done?"

"The child does not know." The child honestly shook his head.

"This act is called expulsion, but in secret, it is to disperse the descendants of the Yichuan Clan; never put all eggs in one basket. From your grandfather’s grandfather’s time, the Yichuan Clan has been spreading its descendants across Kyushu. Do you know why?"

"I don’t know."

The old man took a deep breath again and continued, "What the Yichuan Clan does, is an act of defying destiny, this path is bound to offend many people. Ever since the day I became the Patriarch, I live every day with the anticipation of our clan’s extermination."

As he spoke, he looked at the child and continued, "You are incredibly talented, unlike your unremarkable father. One day, the position of the Yichuan Clan Patriarch will still need to be held by you. You must also follow in your grandfather’s footsteps, neither reluctant nor harsh with the clan members."

"Outside the Yichuan Clan, all are enemies; outside the Liangyu Mansion, all are fierce rebels. The more it is at such times, the more the internal Yichuan Clan needs unity and must not be allowed to split. This is your grandfather’s wish for you, and I believe you can achieve it, right?"

"Yes, child understands what to do." The child solemnly nodded.

Seeing his assurance, the old man nodded with satisfaction, then looked up towards the door, faintly saying, "After they leave the Liangyu Mansion, there will be mansion guards following them in secret. The direction they go, the place they hide, everything will be arranged for them."

"As long as people outside do not know their identity, they may hide from the world, free from the threat of the Yichuan Clan’s identity. If people know their identity, they will only know that they were expelled from the Yichuan Clan. Even using them to threaten the Yichuan Clan would be futile. Thus, their family can be protected."

"Remember every word, every phrase I said, Fei’er, in the future, you must do the same, even better than your grandfather, never allow any omissions."

"Child understands."

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