Zhu Yanyi was a bit boastful and thick-skinned, but it was undeniable that she was telling the truth. The only question was whether Zhu Yongfu could accept it.
Zhu Yongfu’s heart skipped a beat. She looked at Zhu Yanyi. "What do you mean by that?" She did not believe Zhu Yanyi knew the truth of certain matters.
Zhu Yanyi coughed twice, then spoke slowly. "If I guessed correctly, the person you saw in the space-time rift was not my grandfather. It should have been my father. My father rose to fame because of me and the Azure Sovereign Group. Similarly, the lives in Four Towns improved because of the Azure Sovereign Group, and the Zhu family of Four Towns prospered."
Zhu Yongfu was completely stunned. Her eyes widened in shock. How could the result be like this? If Zhu Yanyi was right, she had mistaken the person. She did not want to face such a result. "You are lying. It cannot be like this. I could not have mistaken the person."
Zhu Yanyi looked at Zhu Yongfu with pity. "The truth is the truth. But it is not your fault. First, my father is seventy percent similar to my grandfather. Second, whether it is a space-time rift or a space-time image, the figures appearing are shadows of what is to happen. They only have forty or fifty percent similarity. So, combining these factors, it is understandable that you mistook my grandfather for the rising figure. Most importantly, you did not mistake Zhu Guifu for the person in the image. This shows you have good judgment.
However, thinking about it another way, it is similar. Without my grandfather, there would be no my father. So, if you comfort yourself by thinking my grandfather is the source of the Four Towns Zhu family’s rise, that is also acceptable."
Zhu Yanyi spoke slowly, then looked at Zhu Yongfu again. "Actually, there is one thing you definitely do not know."
"What?" Zhu Yongfu did not know what to say. His mind was in chaos.
Zhu Yanyi spoke calmly. "Actually, the inheritance of a family involves bloodline and quality. In ancient times, many people had no descendants, but they adopted children or took disciples. As long as the legacy continued, it could be inherited without blood ties.
The Zhu family of Zhu City is the same. Bloodline is important, but lack of blood ties is not a problem, as long as you live earnestly.
But the Zhu family of Zhu City forgot that you are a separate family, no different from others. So, you are unwilling to admit that blood ties do not matter. You are unwilling to admit that as long as you have brotherly love and friendship, the legacy can continue.
You neglected this point. Therefore, the decline of the Zhu family of Zhu City was destined. But actually, the responsibility for the decline lies not with us, the Four Towns Zhu family, but with you, the Zhu City Zhu family yourselves."
Zhu Yanyi put down her teacup and stood up. "From today on, my forces will comprehensively strike all the forces of the Zhu family of Zhu City. This is a warning to you, a suppression of you, and also revenge against you. Of course."
Zhu Yanyi paused, then spoke slowly. "This country is a rule-of-law nation. I will not kill people randomly. I will only push the Zhu family of Zhu City out of the ranks of local aristocratic families. So, do not worry about dying. Besides, if I really wanted you dead, you would not have survived at all."
Zhu Yongfu smiled bitterly. She knew Zhu Yanyi was telling the truth. A doctor, especially an all-around divine doctor, could kill people very easily.
However, Zhu Yongfu did not want to be controlled by Zhu Yanyi like this. "Little Divine Doctor, I must admit your story is wonderful. Of course, there is truth in it. I, Zhu Yongfu, do not fear people knowing my deeds. Imprisoning Zhu Xinfu for over forty years and crippling her—these were all done by me. I admit it.
Actually, my only regret now is my greed. I wanted to obtain his opportunity. If I had killed him directly back then, perhaps none of this would have happened today."
Zhu Yanyi raised a finger and shook it slightly. "You are wrong." She continued, "You reap what you sow. If you had killed my grandfather, the entire Zhu family of Zhu City would have been destroyed today."
"If I had killed him, who would know the result?" Zhu Yongfu said directly.
Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "I will not say more. I will let you feel it yourself. Why not have another dream?"
She then took an incense burner with reverse-flow incense from a nearby medicine box and lit an incense grain. Seeing Zhu Yongfu’s suspicious expression, Zhu Yanyi smiled. "Rest assured, this incense will not kill you. It will give you a dream. I call it 'Heart Demon'."
An incense that induces dreams is called Heart Demon. Zhu Yongfu wanted to say something, but she found that Zhu Yanyi had disappeared. She seemed to have returned to over forty years ago. She was young again. She saw Zhu Xinfu and Zhu Shenfu arrive. For the future of the Zhu family, she decided to kill her. Indeed, after careful planning, she successfully killed her.
Then, she arranged for Zhu Liangfu to impersonate Zhu Shenfu and go to Xiangshui. Unknowingly, over forty years passed. Later, to control the Little Divine Doctor, she sent Zhu Shenfu to come. Of course, the Little Divine Doctor also came. But somehow, the Little Divine Doctor knew the truth. Then, overnight, with a gust of wind, all the members of the Zhu family of Zhu City stopped breathing in their sleep. There was no disturbance, no trace. Only she clearly saw the Little Divine Doctor, Zhu Yanyi, acting. She did not do much, just scattered a handful of medicine. That handful of powder destroyed the foundation of the entire Zhu family.
No, it is not like this! She was startled in her heart and woke up. She looked at Zhu Yanyi. Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly. "You are awake. Just in time. The Heart Demon incense has just burned out. How was it? Did you see what you wanted to see in the dream?"
"You killed our entire Zhu family." Zhu Yongfu looked at Zhu Yanyi. She was a doctor, so why could she kill people so decisively?
"That was your dream." Zhu Shenfu and Zhu Jinfu, who had been silent all along, did not know what happened to Zhu Yongfu. But from Zhu Yongfu’s eyes, they saw that Zhu Yanyi was definitely not as peaceful as she appeared on the surface.
"If it was a dream, didn’t you make him have this dream?" Zhu Jinfu asked unconsciously.
Zhu Yanyi nodded happily. "Yes. I administered the medicine to make her dream. It just showed her what might happen. If she had killed my grandfather back then, the events in her dream would likely have become reality." Zhu Yanyi did not avoid the question at all.
"If you had not made him dream, how would he have such thoughts?" Zhu Shenfu said.