Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Chapter 534

After Butler Xie parted ways with Wu Xie and the others, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he paused and gazed thoughtfully at Xie Yuchen's study. He wondered if Wu Xie and the others' actions had just been a test. Despite this, he decided to proceed to Xie Yuchen's compound as planned.

When Butler Xie arrived at the door of Xie Yuchen's room, he suddenly stopped, as if held in place by an invisible force. He stood there quietly, staring at the closed door, feeling somewhat hesitant.

After a long while, Butler Xie seemed to have finally made up his mind. He took a deep breath, raised his hand, and knocked twice gently on the door. The knocks echoed in the silent corridor, seeming a little abrupt.

"Master Hei, are you available now?" Butler Xie's voice was slightly low, revealing a hint of caution. He put his ear close to the door, listening carefully for any movement within, but heard no response.

Butler Xie paused for a moment, then knocked on the door again, this time a little louder than before, "Mr. Hei?" However, the room was still quiet, without the slightest sound.

Butler Xie's brow furrowed slightly, a sense of unease welling up in his heart. He hesitated for a moment, then decided to ask again, "Master Hei, are you in the room?" His voice was already filled with a hint of anxiety.

However, there was still no sound coming from the room, not even the sound of footsteps. Butler Xie became increasingly uneasy, and he began to doubt whether Xie Yuchen was really in the room.

Finally, Butler Xie gritted his teeth and said softly, "Mr. Hei, I'm coming in?" After that, he slowly pushed open the door.

As the door opened, a beam of bright sunlight poured in like a golden waterfall, instantly illuminating the previously dim room. The sunlight filtered through the window and cast patches of light and shadow on the ground, bringing a touch of warmth and vitality to the entire room.

Butler Xie took slow steps, each one weighing heavily, as if the weight of the world were bearing down on him. His gaze was fixed on the bed in the room, his heart filled with worry and uneasiness.

When he finally reached the bed, he was shocked by what he saw. It was covered in Xie Yuchen's clothes, piled haphazardly and in disarray. In the middle of the bed, a large, bulging bag appeared, as if something important was hidden inside.

Butler Xie hesitated for a moment, then gently reached out and carefully opened the clothes one by one. Every time he opened a piece, his heartbeat would speed up a little, because he didn't know what secrets were hidden in this big bag.

Finally, after Xie Butler had uncovered countless pieces of clothing, he finally saw the figure he had been looking for—the black leather jacket that Hei Xiazi often wore. The jacket lay quietly in the middle of the bed, as if expressing Hei Xiazi's sadness and despair.

Butler Xie took a deep breath, then folded Xie Yuchen's clothes on the bed one by one and placed them neatly in the closet. His movements were gentle and slow, as if he was afraid of waking up the man immersed in pain.

After finishing all this, Butler Xie turned around and looked at Hei Xia Zi, who was lying on the bed with his arms and legs spread wide. Hei Xia Zi stared blankly at the ceiling, and he looked lifeless, as if he had lost his soul.

"Master Hei, the young master wouldn't want to see you so decadent!" Butler Xie stood by the bed, looking at Hei Xia Zi with a worried look on his face, his voice revealing a hint of helplessness and heartache.

Hei Xiazi's face was ashen, his eyes hollow and lifeless, as if he had lost his soul. He replied weakly, "Without flowers, what's the point of living?" His voice was like a candle in the wind, weak and trembling, as if it could go out at any moment.

Seeing Hei Xia Zi so depressed, Butler Xie couldn't help but feel a surge of grief and indignation in his heart. He quickly walked over to Hei Xia Zi, stared into his eyes, and said firmly: "The young master died in an unclear way. Don't you want to avenge him?"

Hei Xia Zi shuddered slightly, as if Butler Xie's words had touched a corner deep in his heart. However, he was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head, as if he had lost faith in revenge.

Seeing this, Butler Xie became more and more anxious. He continued, "Master Hei is lying on the bed in dejection. Will those who killed the young master be caught and brought to justice?" There was a hint of anger in his voice, hoping to arouse Hei Xia Zi's fighting spirit.

Hei Xiazi's body trembled again, and his lips moved, but no sound came out. Seeing this, Butler Xie knew that his words had had some effect, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "Master Hei, don't you even have the courage to avenge the young master?"

This last sentence was like a heavy hammer, hitting Hei Xia Zi's heart hard. He suddenly jumped up from the bed, but because he had not eaten for several days, his legs were weak and he collapsed to the ground.

Butler Xie stood where he was, and did not rush forward to help the fallen Black Blind Man as usual. Instead, he stood there with an indifferent expression, looking down at the Black Blind Man lying on the ground.

Hei Xia Zi's body was trembling slightly. His hands were clenched into fists and he pounded the ground hard, as if he wanted to vent his inner anger and unwillingness.

"Master Hei, look at yourself now!" Butler Xie's voice was filled with sarcasm and disdain. "You're still thinking of avenging the young master? Judging from your appearance, it's simply a pipe dream! Do you think you have the ability to deal with those people?"

Hei Xiazi raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, and glared at Butler Xie. "Don't look down on me! As long as I eat well and gather my strength, one day I will tear off those people's heads and place them in front of Hua'er's grave to comfort his soul in heaven!"

Hearing what Hei Xia Zi said, Butler Xie's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a barely perceptible smile.

"Master Hei, that's right!" Butler Xie's tone suddenly softened. "Only when you're full can you have the strength to seek revenge. How can you possibly defeat those people if you're hungry like this?"

As he spoke, Butler Xie slowly walked to Hei Xia Zi, stretched out his hand, and carefully helped him up from the ground.

Hei Xia Zi looked at Butler Xie in surprise, not understanding why he suddenly changed his attitude.

Butler Xie seemed to see Hei Xia Zi's confusion. He smiled and explained, "Master Hei, what I said before was also for your own good. I know you are loyal to the young master and want to avenge him. But revenge also requires a method, right? You have to take care of yourself first, so that you have a chance to deal with those enemies."

After hearing what Butler Xie said, Hei Xiazi's anger gradually subsided. He looked at Butler Xie with gratitude and nodded.

Upon seeing this, Butler Xie quickly brought over the food that had been prepared long ago from the table nearby. "Master Hei, I prepared this specially for you in the kitchen. Eat it while it's hot. If it's not enough, there's more in the kitchen!"

While Butler Xie was keeping Hei Xia Zi eating, he was secretly applying eye drops to Wu Xie and the others. "Alas! Logically, I shouldn't say this, but it's really disappointing!"

Hei Xia Zi ate without even looking up. While swallowing his food, he glanced at Butler Xie, who was immersed in sorrow. "What's wrong? What happened?"

Butler Xie sighed pretentiously, looked at Hei Xia Zi, but finally laughed it off and said it was okay, but the expression on his face did not seem to indicate that nothing was wrong.

Hei Xiazi put down his bowl and chopsticks, frowning, "What happened? Is there someone in the Xie family who has second thoughts? Or what? Uncle Xie, just tell me, I can cover for you if you have any problems."

Butler Xie opened his mouth, and under Hei Xia Zi's repeated insistence, he finally blurted out, "It's all because of those two in the backyard!"

As soon as Hei Xia Zi heard it, he knew that Butler Xie was talking about Wu Xie and Fatty Wang who lived in the backyard. "Wu Xie and Fatty Wang? What happened to them?"

Steward Xie said with embarrassment, "Seeing that the young master was gone and the Xie Mansion was leaderless, they actually...! They actually...! Alas!"

Hei Xia Zi was completely impatient with Butler Xie's hesitant words. "Tell me! What's going on?"

Seeing Hei Xia Zi completely enraged, Butler Xie said with a determined heart, "They actually stole the Xie family's property and sold it to outsiders at a low price. After being discovered, Wu Xie said that the young master was gone, and these things should be considered as compensation from the young master! After all, the young master said that he would support him for the rest of his life and let him not worry about money!"

Hei Xia Zi angrily threw the bowls and chopsticks directly to the ground, crackling and scattering the broken ceramics and leftover food all over the floor. "Wu Xie is worthy of being a member of the Wu family! He is not a good person! Hua Er actually thought Wu Xie was a rare clean stream in the Wu family before!"

When Hei Xia Zi got emotional, he stood up and overturned the entire table. "It's hard for Hua'er to have thought so much about him when she was alive! He couldn't even wait for these three short days!"

Butler Xie stood behind Hei Xia Zi, his eyes filled with mockery. "That's right! I used to see the young master busying himself until the early morning every day for Wu Xie, and he actually turned his back on me like this!"

After hearing what Butler Xie said, Hei Xia Zi rushed out of the room regardless of Butler Xie's obstruction and went straight to where Wu Xie and the others lived.

Butler Xie chased for a long time but couldn't catch up. After looking around, he found that no one was watching him. He made a silent gesture with his hand and turned back to Xie Yuchen's room.

After searching Xie Yuchen's room for a while, Butler Xie was exhausted but found nothing.

"This Xie Yuchen is so vigilant!"

Butler Xie wiped the sweat from his head and looked at the mess he had made in the room. "I don't believe it! Where could he hide the thing?"

Butler Xie stayed in Xie Yuchen's room until dark but didn't find what he wanted. Until someone knocked on the door outside, reminding him that Hei Xia Zi had come out of Wu Xie and his friends' yard and was heading this way.

Butler Xie looked at the messy room and said, "Send a few people to clean the room! Remember, there must not be even the slightest deviation. Send someone to stop Hei Xiazi and make sure the room is clean before he comes back!"

"I understand!" The person standing behind Butler Xie flattered Butler Xie.

After Hei Xia Zi left the room, he looked angry all the way. Everyone in the Xie Mansion saw Hei Xia Zi heading straight towards the yard of Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi.

Not long after, the servants passing by Wu Xie's yard heard a loud noise in the yard, and there seemed to be the sound of things being smashed.

The servants with sharp ears could even hear words like "ungrateful!", "betrayal" and "birds of a feather" coming from inside. These were not nice words at all!

Hei Xia Zi made a lot of noise in Wu Xie's yard for a long time before coming out. After Hei Xia Zi left, some curious people took a peek inside. The scene was really as scary as it could be.

It is said that everything in the room was broken, even the bed was smashed into pieces, and there was not a single thing in the whole house that was intact!

I heard that Wu Xie and Fatty Wang's faces were so black that day that they could have been used as ink! But they didn't dare to say a word and just closed the gate in silence.

After Hei Xia Zi left, when he passed by the garden, he heard whispering coming from behind the rockery. Hei Xia Zi originally didn't intend to care about it, but those people actually insulted Xie Yuchen, which was simply a stab in Hei Xia Zi's heart.

Hei Xia Zi kicked the rockery with one foot, then climbed over the rockery and landed directly in front of the two gossiping servants. With a scream, one of the gossiping servants was kicked away by Hei Xia Zi, and he hit the rockery and fell to the ground.

The other servant had no time to react before being grabbed and thrown out by the blind man.

The servant who fell to the ground rolled and crawled to Hei Xia Zi's feet, hugged his legs and began to cry, "Hei Ye, we were wrong! I was really wrong! Don't kill me!"

Another servant who had been thrown out also hurriedly crawled over, hugged Hei Xia Zi's other leg and cried, "Hei Ye! We really didn't mean it! We just heard it from others!"

Hei Xiazi looked at the two of them with a gloomy expression, "Who said that?"

The two servants exchanged a glance, their faces pale as they moved their lips a few times. "We don't know either. We heard it from a servant passing by our cleaning area when we were cleaning today!"

Hei Xiazi looked up at the sky and said, "I can escape the death penalty, but I can't escape the living punishment!"

Hei Xiazi found two men in black from somewhere and said, "Take these two away and torture them thoroughly!"

The two servants were so frightened by the sudden appearance of the man in black that they collapsed to the ground. They wanted to beg for mercy from Hei Xia Zi, but they found that they could not make a sound at all. They could only watch themselves being dragged into the darkness step by step.