Chapter 607 - 606: News in the Newspaper
Chapter 607: Chapter 606: News in the Newspaper
"Sir, I don’t read much. Would you mind reading the newspaper for me?" a woman sitting not far from Su Qing asked the man beside her with a smile.
"Sure, no problem." The man agreed and loudly read the newspaper report about the Qiutian Clan and the Ye Yue Family.
Su Qing listened in silence. When she heard the news that an elder of the Ye Yue Family was suspected to have been injured by an Onmyoji, she became even more certain. ’The one who ambushed Elder Ye Yue must be Qian Ying.’
"Wow, did the Qiutian Clan and the Ye Yue Family offend someone?" one passenger wondered aloud. "To think something this major would happen."
"Heh, I bet the two families are just trying to sabotage each other." The train had started moving again, and the news from the paper sent a buzz through the car. Everyone was chattering back and forth about the two families. A man with a slick side part shook his head knowingly. "If you ask me, this is a classic lose-lose situation."
"Huh? Do the two families have a grudge against each other? No way," someone said, clearly skeptical.
"Exactly. The Ye Yue Family is an Onmyoji family. Would the Qiutian Clan really dare to go up against them?"
"That’s what you don’t know," the man with the side part said smugly. Seeing that all eyes were on him, he tilted his chin even higher. "The Qiutian Clan was involved in a major incident in Hua Country. I won’t get into the specifics, but they hired a disciple from the Ye Yue Family to go with them. And guess what? That disciple from the Ye Yue Family died in Hua Country."
"What, really?!" Many people didn’t know about the Qiutian Clan’s business. Hearing the man’s words, they all gaped in disbelief.
Su Qing also put on a curious expression and looked at the man.
This made the man even more smug. He nodded eagerly. "Of course, it’s true. And just like that, the Qiutian Clan and the Ye Yue Family became enemies. Do you know who the disciple from the Ye Yue Family who died in Hua Country was?"
"Who?"
"It was Master Ye Yuefeng."
"What? It was actually Master Ye Yuefeng?!" The listeners were even more astonished. They had heard of Ye Yuefeng; he was the most promising disciple in the Ye Yue Family. Rumor had it he’d placed in the top three at last year’s Onmyoji competition. He was considered an incredibly powerful and promising talent among the younger generation of Japan’s Onmyoji. In fact, many Japanese teenagers who admired Onmyoji saw Ye Yuefeng as their idol and role model.
"Are you sure? Be careful you’re not spouting nonsense. Don’t come crying to us when the Ye Yue Family comes looking for you," someone said, still unconvinced.
"Of course it’s true! I wouldn’t say it if I wasn’t sure," the man said, getting flustered at being doubted.
"So what happened next? Tell us!" Most people love this kind of gossip, so they urged the man to continue.
The man continued smugly, "Well, I heard—and this is just a rumor, mind you—that the Ye Yue Family was furious about Master Ye Yuefeng’s death and took it out on the Qiutian Clan. They supposedly sabotaged several of the Qiutian Clan’s major business deals, costing them a fortune. And you know the Qiutian Clan, they’re a huge family. Do you think they’d just stand for that? So, I’m thinking it must have been the Qiutian Clan who struck back at the Ye Yue Family."
"But that seems too far-fetched." A man looked at the newspaper in his hands, his face a mask of disbelief. "The paper says Elder Ye Yue’s injuries are so severe he might not pull through. Even for a major family, would the Qiutian Clan really dare to go against a Yin Yang Master Family like that? Are they really that bold?"
"Tch, that part I don’t know." The man shook his head. "How could regular people like us ever understand the affairs of these great families? We should just watch from a distance. It’s got nothing to do with us, anyway."
"That’s true enough." Hearing him, many people nodded in agreement. They were just common folk at the bottom. They had no say in the struggles of the powerful. The most they could do was watch the drama unfold. No matter what, those families were far richer and more powerful than they could ever be.
Still, a juicy piece of gossip this big couldn’t be kept to oneself. It definitely had to be shared with friends and family.