Chapter 122: Raising Chaos in the Dukes MansionDai Youheng returned to the inner room and called out plainly, "Ling Ya."A figure silently appeared as if seeping out of the shadows, kneeling on one knee with utmost respect. "Your subordinate is here.""Ling Ya. Your primary mission during this period is to secretly protect my mother, Bai Wanning, and my younger brother, Dai Luoli," Dai Youheng ordered. "I predict that venomous woman will target me a few times first. After failing, she will inevitably jump the wall like a cornered dog and turn her focus to them, attempting to use my mother and brother to threaten me. At that time, you need to intervene 'just right,' fake the scene of their death, and then secretly move them to an absolutely safe place for settlement."Once his mother and brother 'died' by the hands of the Zhu Man, he would obtain the absolute excuse needed to overturn the chessboard and completely condemn Zhu Man and her cronies to eternal damnation! At that point, whether it was internal cleanup of the Dukes Mansion or external explanations, he would stand on the absolute moral high ground."Your subordinate accepts the order!" Ling Ya replied without hesitation."After completing this, you have another task." Dai Youheng paused, his tone softening slightly. "I know this period has been hard on you, but the next mission is closely related to your future great revenge plan."Ling Ya suddenly raised his head, a burning light exploding in his eyes. "Young Lord, you exaggerate! Without the Young Lord, Ling Ya would still be a struggling slave in the Black Market. How could I speak of this Titled cultivation and the hope of revenge? Serving the Young Lord, I would not hesitate even if it meant ten thousand deaths! Moreover, if it benefits revenge, even if it means traversing a mountain of blades or a sea of fire, your subordinate will not flinch!"Dai Youheng nodded in satisfaction. "Very good. I will inform you of the specific task in detail when the time comes. Go now.""Yes!" Ling Ya's figure merged into the shadows again and vanished.Meanwhile, inside Duchess Zhu Man's luxurious courtyard.Just as Dai Youheng had predicted, a trusted maid was nervously reporting the "wild and arrogant words" she had overheard."Pang Cha—!""Hua La—!"Expensive porcelain and exquisite jade artifacts were frantically swept onto the floor and shattered! Duchess Zhu Man looked like she was going mad, her beautiful face distorted by extreme anger and jealousy, her chest rising and falling violently."Evil spawn! Base creature!" she cursed shrilly, her voice tearing with rage. "How dare you covet my son's title! How dare you dream such a pipe dream! Fine! Fine! Since you seek death yourself, don't blame me for being ruthless!"Vicious and frantic light flickered in her eyes, and a malicious plan began to brew in her mind."Dai Youheng—you might have come back, but you might not be able to leave! This Dukes Mansion will be your burial ground!"Inside the Dukes Mansion, undercurrents surged and killing intent had emerged.The next morning, sunlight streamed into the dining hall through the window lattice. The long dining table was filled with exquisite breakfast items, but the atmosphere was suffocatingly heavy.Duchess Zhu Man sat in the main seat, her complexion still sickly pale, but she was trying hard to maintain the dignity of the mistress.Dai Yueheng sat to her left, his empty sleeve particularly glaring, eating in silence.Dai Huabin sat on the right, his eyes hollow, mechanically chewing his food as if indifferent to everything.Dai Luoli sat obediently in a slightly distant spot, while Bai Wanning sat beside her son, appearing somewhat uneasy.What Dai Youheng saw when he came downstairs was this scene of the 'main branch being harmonious, and the illegitimate branch being cautious.'His expression was composed, as if he didn't sense the strange atmosphere."Youheng, hurry over, greet your Legal Mother, and then sit down for breakfast." Bai Wanrou quickly called out softly, afraid her son would forget his manners."No need, Mother, I've already eaten." Dai Youheng smiled slightly, his tone relaxed. He had indeed 'eaten'; just now upstairs, he casually condensed a fate reversal heavenly demon pill and ate it like a candy bean.Even without activating a spirit ring skill, the fate reversal heavenly demon pill was not useless food.The pure energy contained within it was enough to provide for a day's needs, and the taste buds could still sense a strange sweetness. This was a truly efficient Food-type Martial Soul; if Dai Youheng wished, he alone could be a mobile strategic supply depot.He walked up to Dai Luoli and rubbed his hair. "Luo Li, eat obediently. When you grow up a little more, Big Brother will treat you to some very magical candy beans."Dai Luoli blinked his innocent big eyes, looking confused. Aren't candy beans for children? Why does he have to grow up first? Big Brother is strange.The Zhu Man watched Dai Youheng completely ignore her, and her face instantly darkened enough to drip water."Dai Youheng!" Dai Yueheng slammed the table, making the dishes rattle. He glared angrily at this increasingly arrogant illegitimate son. "Do you have any respect for rules! Your mother is here, and you didn't even greet her. What kind of behavior is this!"Dai Youheng turned around, his face still bearing that unfathomable smile. "Dai Yueheng, why ask if something exists when it never has? Instead of asking me, why don't you ask your good Second Brother next to you? When he brought people to corner and humiliate the three of us—my mother, my brother, and me—in the courtyard, and repeatedly targeted Aunt Yun and Aunt Yun's son until he killed Aunt Yun, did he have any so-called rules or brotherhood in his eyes?""You!" Dai Huabin, having his old wounds exposed, especially in front of his mother, immediately jumped up in furious shame. "The hierarchy between the main branch and the illegitimate branch is natural law! Do you, an illegitimate son, even qualify to talk about rules? It is already Mother's benevolence that allows you to have a meal in this mansion!""Hierarchy between the main branch and the illegitimate branch?" Dai Youheng chuckled, but the laughter carried a bone-chilling coldness. "I don't care about other families' broken rules, but if you want to use this set to suppress me, Dai Youheng, then I'll just have to trample this rotten set of rules completely!"Before his voice fell, his figure flashed like Gui Mei! Dai Yueheng didn't even have time to release his Spirit before he felt a strong gust of wind rush past him!*Pa!*A crisp, loud slap landed heavily on Dai Huabin's face, immediately sending him staggering a few steps before he fell awkwardly onto the ground."Youheng!" Bai Wanning cried out in alarm."Dai Youheng, how dare you!" The Zhu Man trembled with rage, suddenly standing up, and eight spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and four black—instantly rose from beneath her feet! A powerful Spirit Douluo Aura spread out!However, this Aura only lasted for an instant before fluctuating violently, the spirit rings flickering erratically. The Zhu Man's face suddenly flushed crimson, then turned ghastly pale. She bent over, coughing violently as if trying to cough up her lungs, completely lacking any trace of a Spirit Douluo's Aura."Mother!" Dai Yueheng hurriedly supported her.Dai Youheng watched with cold eyes, his tone carrying undisguised mockery. "Someone who is severely ill and already has one foot in the grave shouldn't forcefully activate her spirit power to put on airs. Otherwise, if you can't catch your breath and cough yourself to death right here, the Zhu Man's manner of death would be too ridiculous and unsightly."The reason he dared to be so reckless was that he was certain the Zhu Man was already terminally ill and completely unable to fight. The main forces of the Dai Family were all on the front lines, and the strongest experts remaining in the Dukes Mansion, besides herself, were only at the Spirit Emperor level.Dai Youheng truly wasn't afraid of an average Spirit Emperor."Dai Youheng, I'll kill you!" Dai Huabin had never suffered such humiliation. He leaped up from the ground and lunged forward like a mad tiger."Truly—it hurts my ears." Dai Youheng didn't even look at him, casually kicking back with his foot, accurately striking Dai Huabin in the chest, sending him flying out again and knocking over a chair.He stopped paying attention to the two useless brothers and the Zhu Man who was coughing too hard to speak. He turned instead to his mother and brother, whose faces had turned pale with fright, and his tone instantly became gentle. "Mother, Luo Li, have you eaten enough?"Dai Luoli subconsciously nodded and whispered, "B-Big Brother, we've eaten enough.""It's good that you've eaten enough." The smile on Dai Youheng's face became even more 'brilliant,' but his eyes were icy cold. "These few have been chattering annoyingly until now, so it seems they've lost their appetite. Since they don't want to eat—"Before he finished speaking, he suddenly reached out, grabbed the heavy tablecloth, and yanked it hard. "Then no one eats!"*Hua La La—!!!*The entire table of exquisite tableware, hot soup, dishes, and juice—splashed directly onto the Zhu Man, Dai Yueheng, and the just-rising Dai Huabin. Instantly, soup and liquid poured everywhere, creating a mess, and the three of them were covered in food scraps, looking utterly wretched!
