Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

I don't know since when, the big tree in Zhuo Yichen's yard no longer has the green shade it once had, but has begun to wither year after year. Until this year, the once dense green leaves have fallen, leaving only a few yellow leaves hanging.

Today, Zhuo Yichen, who was sitting by the waterside pavilion in the courtyard reading a book in his hand, felt a momentary pain in his heart. The moment he looked up, the last green leaf of the big tree in the courtyard fell from the dead branch and landed silently in the pond in the courtyard.

"Second Young Master!"

Zhuo Yichen turned around suddenly and saw that it was the housekeeper Liu Bo. He had red eyes, shaking hands and sad eyes.

"Uncle Liu, what's wrong? Is my brother back?" Zhuo Yichen knew that his brother had been out for a long time this time and there had been no news from him.

When Zhuo Yichen stood up and passed by Liu Bo, he only heard a trembling voice into his ears, "The eldest young master is back." There were also some people crying.

"My brother is back, shouldn't that be a happy thing? Why do you, Uncle Liu, look...?" Zhuo Yichen wanted to persuade himself, but when he turned around, what caught his eyes was the dead tree and the last green leaf that fell into the water.

"The eldest young master's body has returned. And so have all the people from the Demon Collection Bureau who went with him. They have returned home in glory!" Uncle Liu could no longer hold back his tears.

"You're talking nonsense! My brother won't die! He said he would return safely this time!" Zhuo Yichen looked at Liu Bo in disbelief and ran towards the gate of Zhuo's house.

Zhuo Yichen staggered to the gate of the mansion. Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling, who had been staying in Tiandu City, just stood at the door. There were thirteen stretchers covered with white cloth on the open space in front of Zhuo's mansion.

When Zhuo Yichen saw the body at the front, he knew that his brother was gone and would never come back. His brother would no longer tell him bedtime stories, nor would he sit by his bed and hold his hand to coax him to sleep when he couldn't sleep at night.

"Second Master Zhuo, we have been ordered to bring back the bodies of Master Zhuo and the people from the Demon Collection Division."

Zhuo Yichen looked at the person who was speaking, it was Zhen Mei, the commander of Chongwu Camp.

Originally, Zhen Mei had a plan in mind. He was planning to take advantage of the affairs of the Demon Collection Division to make fun of the people there, so that everyone could see how miserable the Demon Collection Division was.

Not only that, he also wanted to take this opportunity to publicize in front of the ignorant people how powerful and brave his Chongwu Camp was, so as to elevate the status and prestige of the Chongwu Camp.

However, things did not go as planned! Just as they were about to start showing off their so-called great achievements, an unexpected person appeared - the ancestor of the Zhuo Mansion actually showed up at the door of the Zhuo Mansion! This really caught them off guard.

The old man looked solemn, his eyes were like torches, and he exuded a kind of majesty. He first glanced at the people present, and then ordered Liu Bo beside him: "Liu Bo, quickly arrange for the servants to carry the young master and other personnel from the Demon Collection Bureau back to the mansion.

In addition, we will also send people to pick up the relatives of those who unfortunately died in the Demon Collection Division. Our Zhuo family will definitely take care of the parents of the victims and their wives and children in the future. "After saying this, Hua Yu gently stretched out his hand and steadily grabbed Zhuo Yichen who was about to rush forward.

Then, he patted Zhuo Yichen on the back, as if to calm his excitement, and whispered: "Don't be afraid, Yuanbao, we are here for you." Although Zhuo Yichen was full of doubts, under the gentle and firm gaze of his father, he finally suppressed his dissatisfaction and confusion in his heart and stood there obediently.

"Second brother! Father! Big brother..." Gong Yuanzheng ran out of Zhuo's house in panic, shouting non-stop. As the incident happened suddenly, he didn't even have time to tidy up his appearance, and his expression looked extremely flustered.

At this moment, Zhang Qiling appeared beside Gong Yuanzheng like a ghost, and quickly protected him behind him. At the same time, he stretched out his hand and gently covered Gong Yuanzheng's face to prevent it from being seen by others.

"There are too many people here and it's not a good place to talk. We'll tell you in detail when we return home." Zhang Qiling whispered to comfort Gong Yuanzheng while he quickly put a thick cloak on him and carefully put on his hood. Then he pulled Gong Yuanzheng and Zhuo Yichen and walked quickly into the mansion.

At this time, Hua Yu was left alone at the gate of the mansion, dealing with the unfriendly commander of Chongwu Camp, Zhen Mei. Hua Yu crossed his arms, with a half-smile on his face, and said coldly: "Unfortunate commander, what else do you want to bother you with? If you have nothing to tell me, I am still busy taking care of the afterlife for my poor junior."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Mei's face instantly became extremely gloomy, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart, stared at Hua Yu, and said word by word: "In accordance with His Majesty's order, Zhuo Yichen, the second son of the Zhuo family, is specially ordered to take over the post of the Demon Sorting Bureau and appointed as the commander of the Demon Sorting Bureau." After that, he winked at the servant beside him, and the servant hurriedly took out a bright yellow imperial edict and handed it forward.

However, what was unexpected was that Hua Yu just raised her hand slightly and the yellow cloth flew into her hands as if it had life.

He didn't even unfold the imperial edict to take a look. A scornful smile rose on his lips: "I will go back and tell my adopted son later. As for Commander Zhen, if there is nothing else important, you might as well go back to the camp and discipline those men in your Chongwu camp who only know how to indulge in debauchery and have no military discipline, so that they won't embarrass themselves outside all day and ruin the reputation of your Chongwu camp."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Mei hurriedly looked in the direction Hua Yu had just pointed, and saw several of his men not far away.

These guys were drunk at this time, standing on the street, staggering, and wantonly molesting a passing little girl. The little girl was frightened and struggled desperately to escape from their clutches, but she was unable to get rid of their entanglement due to the disparity in strength.

At this moment, the girl's family rushed over after hearing the news. Seeing this scene, they were immediately furious and picked up the broom in their hands and beat the drunkards fiercely. For a moment, the scene was in chaos, with shouting and crying mixed together.

"How could such a corrupt person appear in my dignified Chongwu Camp? It has brought shame to our Chongwu Camp!!!" Zhen Mei was so angry that she was shaking all over, veins popped out on her forehead, and her eyes were wide open as if they were about to spit fire.

He tightly gripped the sword at his waist, wishing he could rush forward and kill those idiots who were more likely to cause trouble than help.

Seeing this, Hua Yu raised his mouth slightly, revealing a half-smile. He said calmly: "In my opinion, when you are selecting guards for the Chongwu Camp, it is not enough to just consider some martial arts skills, but you must also carefully examine the person's character. Otherwise, things like today will probably happen again and again. Do you think I am right, Commander Zhen?" As he said this, he turned to look at Zhen Mei, with a barely perceptible sarcasm flashing in his eyes.

After hearing what Hua Yu said, Zhen Mei's face instantly turned a little ugly, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart, bowed his hands and said: "Thank you for the reminder, Lord God. When I go back, I will severely punish today's incident and will never tolerate evil. These evil people must be punished as they deserve, so as to give the people and the humiliated girl a satisfactory explanation." As soon as Zhen Mei's righteous words came out, the people around him who did not know the truth nodded in praise and cast approving glances at him.

However, Hua Yu was not moved at all by Zhen Mei's performance. She still stood there expressionlessly, as if waiting to see what he would do next.

Hua Yu just flicked her sleeves and walked into Zhuo's house, closing the door to block out all the discussions outside.

When Hua Yu walked into the main hall, she saw Zhuo Yichen and Gong Yuanzheng lying on Zhuo Yixuan's body, crying uncontrollably.

"Daddy! My brother!" Zhuo Yichen was crying bitterly. Gong Yuanzheng was also biting his lips. His tears were not streaming like Zhuo Yichen's, but he also looked at him with tears in his eyes.

"Yuanbao, Zhuo Yixuan's fate is like this. He should have died at the hands of the out-of-control Zhu Yan like your father four years ago. It's just that I didn't want you, Yuanbao, to suddenly lose the two most important people overnight, so I was soft-hearted and let your brother stay." Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling each helped one person up.

"Yuanbao, the morning dew arrives suddenly. To me, a hundred years of life is but a fleeting moment, and cannot even stir up a ripple in my long life; but to you, in just a hundred years you will experience a lot, grow up in constant losses, and then leave this world full of regrets without any preparation." Hua Yu slowly showed the two people that the scene of flowers blooming and falling foreshadowed a person's life.