Dai Shu hesitated for a moment, then took the key and walked towards the wardrobe opposite. He pushed hard on the side of the wardrobe, and with a *swish*, it opened, revealing a safe behind the wall.
*Clatter, clatter...* As expected, Dai Shu opened the safe with the key without any effort. Inside, there was no cash or jewelry, only stacks upon stacks of files and documents... filling it completely.
"This is all my property. It's all here. Choose whichever one you want!" Yan Yun said with a cold smile, his expression as calm as clouds.
"Hmph! I certainly won't take any of the Yan family's assets! But what rightfully belongs to the young lady must be given to her!" Dai Shu's lips trembled slightly. Was this all the Yan family's property? The Yan family was known as the foremost family in the capital. No one knew their exact assets. Now, everything the Yan family possessed was laid out before him.
"Patriarch, Young Master! This is all my fault, but everything I did was for the young lady's well-being. I apologize to you both!" Dai Shu said, suddenly turning and picking up a pot of tea from the side. He poured a cup for Yan Yun, Yan Menghan, and Elder Chang.
Zhao Xiaoyun's expression changed instantly.
"Everyone! After drinking this cup of tea, we will leave immediately." Dai Shu said, handing a cup of tea to Yan Yun and the others.
"Dai Shu! Let's just leave! What's done is done, there's no point in asking for forgiveness." Zhao Xiaoyun's face turned tense, and she suddenly stood up.
"Young Lady! If we don't drink this cup of tea from the Yan Patriarch, can we leave with peace of mind?" A murderous glint flashed in Dai Shu's eyes as he stared chillingly at Zhao Xiaoyun.
Zhao Xiaoyun trembled all over. She realized something from Dai Shu's gaze: "Dai Shu... I only want to reclaim what belongs to me."
"Hmph..." Dai Shu's expression grew more ferocious.
"Hmph! Could it be that this tea is poisoned? So this is how you've been poisoning people all these months." Before Dai Shu could speak, a voice suddenly came from the doorway, followed by Lu Fan's appearance.
"You..."
"You..."
Seeing Lu Fan, Dai Shu and Zhao Xiaoyun's faces changed dramatically, leaving them speechless with shock.
"Lu Fan!"
"Lu Fan!"
Yan Menghan and Yan Yun were also surprised. Didn't this kid leave?
"You want to ask how I'm still alive? Tch! Just a few people like that want to kill me?" Lu Fan sneered, walked to the tea table, picked up a cup, sniffed it, and said, "It is indeed poisoned! And this time, a lethal dose. You really intend to seize the Yan family's assets!"
Everyone in the room's faces changed. Dai Shu had arranged for someone to kill Lu Fan?
"Kid! Since you escaped, you shouldn't have come back! You're looking for death!" Dai Shu's face changed drastically. Since he had been exposed, there was no need to pretend. *Swish...* He suddenly pulled out a delicate pistol and aimed it fiercely at Lu Fan.
"The thing I hate the most is people pointing guns at me!" Lu Fan's mouth twisted into a grimace. He turned sharply and slapped the pistol out of Dai Shu's hand, sending it clattering to the floor. Then, he kicked Dai Shu in the abdomen.
*Whoosh...* Dai Shu suddenly shifted his weight back slightly, his body cleverly tracing an arc, and he managed to dodge Lu Fan's kick.
"Kid! Go to hell!" *Whoosh...* Dai Shu's aura erupted, and with a series of *bangs*, he unleashed three palm strikes towards Lu Fan.
"Grandmaster?"
"Grandmaster?"
Yan Menghan, Yan Yun, and Elder Chang were stunned. Dai Shu had been in the Yan family for twenty years, and no one knew he was also a super expert.
"You're not qualified to kill me!" Lu Fan sneered. He had long suspected Dai Shu was an expert, but he thought he was someone secretly kept by the Yan family, so he hadn't exposed him. He didn't know Dai Shu had been hiding from the Yan family for twenty years.
*Bang, bang, bang...* Lu Fan and Dai Shu clashed.
Lu Fan had to admit that Dai Shu's strength was indeed extraordinary. He seemed no weaker than that skinny-fingered "Soul-Snatching Weng" from the Eagle Claw Sect. However, Lu Fan's abilities could now be described as advancing by leaps and bounds. Back then, dealing with Cang Weng required some effort, but now... Hmph! He could handle it with ease.
However, the Yan family members and Elder Chang were all dumbfounded. Several of them, affected by the muscle-relaxing powder, sat on the sofa unable to move, watching the intense fight as if it were a performance. They were surprised that Dai Shu was an expert, and even more surprised that Lu Fan, at such a young age, was superior to Dai Shu. Within ten moves, he had forced Dai Shu into a somewhat flustered state.
*Bang...* Suddenly, Lu Fan's fist landed on Dai Shu's back.
*Stagger, stagger, stagger...* Dai Shu stumbled forward several steps and crashed into the coffee table. *Shatter...* The coffee table broke, and Dai Shu collapsed on the ground.
Zhao Xiaoyun, her face pale with fright, retreated to the side, trembling.
"Alright! I admit defeat! Dispose of me as the Yan Patriarch sees fit!" Dai Shu's face turned extremely grim as he looked at Yan Yun, unwillingly stating.
"Hmph! My business with you isn't finished yet. I didn't say anyone else could handle you for me!" Lu Fan snorted coldly and stepped forward, placing a foot on Dai Shu's calf.
Everyone clearly heard the sound of bone cracking: *crack, crack, crack...*
"Ah..." Dai Shu let out a piercing scream. The others also trembled, none of them expecting Lu Fan to be so ruthless.
"Speak, why did you want to kill me?" Lu Fan asked coldly.
"You... you ruined our plans! Everything has come to this because of you!" Dai Shu gritted his teeth and said.
"Damn it! You're doing bad things and you blame me?" Lu Fan's forehead was covered in black lines. He didn't intend to get involved! He just came to help Brother Yan with his illness! He never expected that the foremost family in the capital would be messed up by him... m.oΓg
"Yan Yun... Yan Yun! This is all my fault! It's all my fault! I'll bear everything alone. Please don't blame anyone else!" Zhao Xiaoyun suddenly knelt before Yan Yun, crying.
"Hmph! How will you bear it?" Yan Yun said with a cold snort.
"I... I am willing to die to atone!" Zhao Xiaoyun said, then abruptly popped a pill into her mouth.
"Little Fan... quickly, quickly save her!"
"Little Fan, save her quickly!"
Yan Yun and Yan Menghan on the side shouted almost in unison.
"Mom... Mom... don't... don't..." Yan Mengxi cried out in alarm and rushed into Zhao Xiaoyun's arms.
"Holy crap..." Lu Fan felt another headache coming on. These big families had too many dramatic twists. Should he save her or not?