Chapter 116

Chapter 116: Doing Disgusting Things in the Name of “It’s for Your Own Good”

Outside Yiluan Charity, a large crowd had gathered. Many were just there to watch, because since ancient times almost no one has spent their own money to help the poor, except to hand out porridge during disasters to make a show of it. In peaceful times, a good deed like this felt so new that people could not relax.

There were also people in real need who came to see for themselves. The world has many who have nowhere to ask for help. Even the Imperial Court has given up on them. If there truly was a place that would listen to their troubles, grievances, and injustices, it would feel like heaven to them.

Yu Zhi Yi looked at the people packed three and four layers deep and thought: [We hired too few bodyguards.]

Luckily, most had come to gawk, and Yu Zhi Yi herself was what they wanted to see. When she arrived, the crowd made way for her, and she walked in without trouble.

Red Luan had set aside her work today and changed into light men’s clothes, even sticking on two thin mustaches. Standing among the people in the charity hall, she did not stand out. Du Zi Heng still recognized her at once and fell into thought: [So my wife and Miss Red Luan are truly close.]

Old Man Zhang had already looked outside countless times. When he finally saw Yu Zhi Yi, he hurried out on his lame leg and asked: “Lord, where is my son?!”

Yu Zhi Yi said: “We will set out to find him right now,” and Old Man Zhang answered again and again: “Good! Good!”

Yu Zhi Yi glanced at the noisy crowd and spoke calmly: “We need to go outside the city to look for someone. We should be back before noon. If you want to know how it ends, you can come back then to check. For now, both the charity and the nearby shops need to open as usual, so please disperse. If you need help but do not know whether you meet our aid standard, come inside to ask. We have staff for that, but we are short on hands, so come one at a time. Also, if you do not meet the standard, please do not be upset. Those we help are the truly unfortunate. Not meeting the standard is actually a blessing.”

When the crowd had mostly cleared, Yu Zhi Yi had someone help Old Man Zhang into the carriage. It was his first time riding in one. He was nervous, sat stiff and straight, and did not dare to move, afraid he would dirty such a precious thing.

The carriage rolled forward slowly. Behind it followed several fast horses mounted by six staff members from the charity’s relief department. Red Luan had said the charity had just opened and the staff had never handled work like this. They needed to learn. The fastest way to learn was by doing, so Yu Zhi Yi brought them along.

Du Zi Heng lifted the curtain and glanced back with a frown: “Quite a few onlookers are following.” They were idle rich people from the Capital. A rare event had shown up, so they treated it like a joke to enjoy.

Yu Zhi Yi did not find that strange. Before leaving she had cast a divination, and the sign showed a single word: “Change.” It meant the result today was not fixed. The change would likely come from those onlookers. And also, she said quietly: “Do not mind them. The one you should mind is You Bing Yue.”

Du Zi Heng paused: “Bing Yue? She is here too?” He looked again but did not see her in the groups behind.

Yu Zhi Yi pointed: “See that tree over there? Behind the shadow, that is her.”

Following her finger, Du Zi Heng saw how the big tree could hide a slim woman completely.

Yu Zhi Yi said: “Please get down and take her back to the city.” She was not worried about the other gawkers, but You Bing Yue was an unstable factor. Whenever that woman was present, things that should have been almost a sure win would sprout new problems. It happened with the assassin, and it happened yesterday when Wu Liang tried to kill Old Man Zhang.

If she had not used her last-resort skill yesterday to force a reading without Wu Liang’s birth characters, then found flaws in his life path and chose to “trick” him into losing his cool and exposing himself, the matter would still be stuck in arguments now. The man was as sly as a ghost and cruel at heart. If he had escaped, who knew how many more troubles he would cause. If he only ran out of fear, that would be one thing. But he liked killing and was jealous by nature. Yu Zhi Yi feared he would strike out and hurt Miss Feng before fleeing.

Forcing that reading had cost her a lot of Spiritual Energy. Thankfully, Heaven rewarded her with much merit later, which not only refilled what she had spent but also raised her Cultivation Base. Otherwise, she would have been furious.

Du Zi Heng spoke up for the woman he loved: “Bing Yue is skilled. If help is needed, she can help. I do not think she means harm. She just wants to watch…”

Yu Zhi Yi’s face cooled: “Young Master Du, doing wrong is not only when you act with bad intent. Doing bad things in the name of ‘it is for your own good’ is also wrong, and it is disgusting. For example, if she had not acted rashly yesterday, there would not have been that chain of trouble. Yes, she meant well and saved Old Man Zhang, but because of her good intentions I spent a lot of Spiritual Energy. Can you repay that for me, or can she?”

She went on: “In short, even I am not fully sure about today. I refuse to let such an unstable factor follow. If you do not take her away, I will use my own method. My method will not be gentle. If someone gets hurt, and you blame me for being ruthless, it will be too late.”

Du Zi Heng had no answer. He was smart enough to see that, with Wu Liang having destroyed all proof, the best plan was to catch him in the act. To be honest, if Yu Zhi Yi had not read out his life so clearly, they would have had no way to deal with him in front of everyone and would have watched him walk away.

But Bing Yue was his person, and he did not want her labeled a troublemaker. He asked softly: “I will keep her in check and not let her act on her own. Will that do?”

Yu Zhi Yi said: “No,” then she turned her wrist and a talisman appeared between her fingers: “This is a Lightning Command Talisman. Wherever I point, lightning will strike there…”

Du Zi Heng said at once: “I will take her away!” As the last word fell, his figure vanished from the carriage.