After Recklessly Courting Death, I Caught the Attention of a Yandere - Chapter 40

While Yun Dan helped Dongfang Wuchen apply medicine to the slap marks on his face, she pondered over the words he had spoken.

She thought to herself that this person’s moral compass was quite upright.

Even though he was born into such a prominent family, and surrounded by people who despised evil and couldn’t tolerate even a grain of sand in their eyes, he could still develop such righteous values. It was truly not easy.

“Actually, your viewpoint isn’t wrong at all. However, from Mingyue Manor’s standpoint, what you said was indeed rather inappropriate.

Moreover, you were indeed too impulsive. Although I also support your viewpoint, you must understand that the people who came today are all rather important figures in the martial arts world. They came here hoping to discuss these matters with your parents.

If you speak up for Xiao Yueqing at this moment, they will inevitably despise your viewpoint, and might even slander you, defining you as someone who’s whitewashing Xiao Yueqing.

Mingyue Manor cannot bear such consequences, so one of the reasons your mother was angry should be this. Of course, I actually think you did nothing wrong either. Even if someone is considered a bad person in others’ eyes, only evidence can judge them, not condemnation through mere words.

Bad people aren’t necessarily always bad, and won’t necessarily never do a single good deed. We can’t view people through colored glasses. That you can think this way proves you’re a person with great perspective, not someone narrow-minded.”

Dongfang Wuchen hadn’t expected that Yun Dan would actually support his viewpoint, and even analyze such a long passage for him.

Speaking of which, what Yun Dan said was indeed some of his own thoughts.

He knew that he had indeed been too impulsive today.

So much so that he hadn’t considered the consequences.

But he didn’t regret it.

“My father taught me from childhood to be an upright and honorable person. Although I’ve never crossed swords with that Xiao Yueqing, I feel that even if he’s a bad person in others’ eyes, pinning all the blame on him alone would be far too unfair.”

Moreover, incidents like family exterminations weren’t uncommon in the jianghu.

If everything were pushed onto Xiao Yueqing alone, it would be rather unfair.

But what Yun Dan said wasn’t wrong either.

The people who came today were all very prestigious families, even Young Master Luo Yue had emerged from seclusion.

Speaking such words in front of all of them was indeed somewhat inappropriate.

But there was still one thing Dongfang Wuchen didn’t quite understand.

“But what I don’t understand most now is why my mother sounds like she particularly dislikes Xiao Yueqing? She has never liked us mentioning such a person in front of her. There’s actually no major grudge between Mingyue Manor and Tianqing Manor, and we’ve never crossed swords with him…”

Yun Dan also didn’t understand why.

Thinking it over, it was probably just that Lady Dongfang loved her son dearly and feared that her son would be criticized by others, so she became somewhat extreme?

“Although I don’t quite understand why your mother would do this either, I do have a guess at the moment. I think perhaps it’s because she’s afraid you’ll be criticized by others.

After all, as you said, those who came are all relatively prestigious families. If they develop opinions about you in their hearts, it will certainly have some impact when you succeed as lord of Mingyue Manor in the future.”

Whether the visitors were men or women.

Even men had very strong gossiping abilities.

Really couldn’t underestimate them.

Lady Dongfang clearly placed all her hopes on her son, so she valued his every word and action greatly.

Speaking of which, Yun Dan didn’t envy such a life at all.

It was simply like living in prison – what fun could there be in that?

These days, even freedom of speech wasn’t allowed, so what was there to talk about regarding human rights?

However, looking at the slap marks on Dongfang Wuchen’s face, Yun Dan ultimately couldn’t bear it.

Moreover, she was still a spy, and still needed to find ways to curry favor with the future manor lord, so that her undercover work would go more smoothly.

“I don’t want to be this manor lord at all. Since childhood, my mother hasn’t allowed me to play like other children. If I ran out to play and came back, she would beat me, because I’m the young manor lord. She hopes I can become the person she wants me to be, but I really don’t like such a life.”

Hearing this, Yun Dan felt an additional trace of sympathy for Dongfang Wuchen.

Originally, she thought that the lives of such young masters and young manor lords from prominent families would surely be very wonderful. Although they would certainly be scolded when they talked back, she hadn’t imagined that his life was even worse than hers.

Tsk tsk tsk, was this like training a character in a game?

“But she only has you as a son, so she’ll certainly hope you can become better. I can understand this point – after all, hoping sons become dragons and daughters become phoenixes is human nature.”

However, Dongfang Wuchen told her news that surprised her.

He said, “But I still have an older sister. If we’re talking about succeeding Mingyue Manor, I think my sister would be much more suitable than me. I’ve never thought about succeeding this manor.”

“Older sister?”

How did she not know that Dongfang Wuchen had an older sister?

What the hell was this?

“I never knew you had an older sister, but isn’t it always rumored throughout the world that Mingyue Manor only has you?”

Regarding this question, Dongfang Wuchen also gave his own explanation.

“My sister is called Tang Huairou. She’s been at the Tang Sect during this period, so it’s normal that you don’t know about her existence.”

If Dongfang Wuchen hadn’t explained, it would have been fine, but with this explanation, Yun Dan felt like she was even more confused.

A person surnamed Dongfang, yet having a sister surnamed Tang who frequently stayed at the Tang Sect.

How was this accomplished?

She scratched her head somewhat vexedly, looking at Dongfang Wuchen with a completely bewildered expression.

“Your sister is surnamed Tang and frequently stays at the Tang Sect, so why don’t you two have the same surname?”

Surely no one had an affair?

“Actually, when I was very young, I had the same questions as you, but later I learned the reason. My father was married before. His first wife was from the Tang Sect, the second young lady of the Tang family, who was weak and sickly from childhood.

Back then, the Tang family wanted my father to marry her, so my father married her and was devoted to her wholeheartedly, even letting my sister take her surname. But she passed away just two years after giving birth to my sister. My father was heartbroken for a long time, until later when he met my mother.”

Yun Dan couldn’t help but swallow.

Thinking that this was quite a large amount of information.

So this couple both had pasts.

One had a dead husband.

One had a dead wife.

When former lovers meet again, it’s completely rekindled passion…

Oh no, rekindled old feelings.

Yun Dan patted her chest, thinking it was fortunate she was only thinking this in her heart and hadn’t said it out loud in front of Dongfang Wuchen.

Otherwise…