Chapter 1515

Zhu Yanyi spoke softly, "Father, Mother, please do not be sad now. There is no time for grief. We must save Grandfather first."

"Yes, yes," Huang Meiying agreed, her voice trembling with worry. "I have been in the capital for a week, plus three days on the road. It has been over ten days. Your father’s health is getting weaker every day. If we do not save her soon, I fear it will be too late." That was why she had rushed to find Zhu Yanyi.

Zhu Yanyi looked at Yan Aohan. "Aohan, can you rescue Grandfather secretly, without anyone knowing?"

Yan Aohan nodded slightly. "It is easy. Give me some of your Dream Fragrance later. I will take people in and rescue Grandfather effortlessly."

"Then our urgent task is to rescue Grandfather," Zhu Yanyi said with a faint smile. "As for the Zhu family in Zhu City and the fake Zhu Shenfu in Xiangjiang… I will settle that debt with them slowly." Her words carried a sharp, cold killing intent. She had truly decided to kill. Both the Zhu family in Zhu City and the impostor in Xiangjiang had crossed her bottom line.

Zhu Yanli looked at Taishu Yuanxiang. "Yuanxiang, you must cooperate with your brother-in-law."

"Understood," Taishu Yuanxiang nodded. "We will rescue Grandfather together."

Yan Aohan turned to Taishu Yuanxiang. "Prepare the plane. We will fly to Zhu City tonight, rescue him, and return directly." He already had a plan. Then he spoke to Huang Meiying. "Grandmother, you must go with us. You are familiar with the location of the ancestral hall."

She then looked at Zhu Yanyi. "Ani, prepare the hospital in the capital to receive Grandfather."

Zhu Yanyi gave Yan Aohan an 'OK' hand gesture.

"I want to go too," Zhu Shunyao said seriously. "I have never met my own father."

Yan Aohan and Taishu Yuanxiang exchanged a glance. Yan Aohan said, "In that case, Father, you go with us. Yanli, Doumiao, and Mother will stay home and wait. Do you agree?"

"Good. Let’s do as you say. This is a good plan," Zhu Shunyao nodded seriously. Time was of the essence.

Once the plan was set, Yan Aohan and Taishu Yuanxiang went aside to discuss the details. The faster they acted, the better. According to Huang Meiying, Zhu Shenfu was likely surviving only on sheer willpower. No one knew what sustained that will, so they had to hurry.

Xie Xinlian could not help with the rescue, so she went to prepare food. Zhu Yanyi took a bottle of Spirit Spring water and handed it to Yan Aohan. "When you find Grandfather, give him this water first. It will keep his current vitality from dissipating. This way, I can treat him when he arrives in the capital."

"Understood," Yan Aohan nodded seriously. He then left the courtyard with Taishu Yuanxiang, Zhu Shunyao, and Huang Meiying.

Zhu Yanyi returned to her room to prepare medicine. Going to the hospital immediately was not realistic, so she prepared some vitality-restoring herbs in advance. However, she would definitely go to the hospital after receiving news from Yan Aohan that night.

Yan Aohan, Taishu Yuanxiang, Huang Meiying, and Zhu Shunyao flew directly to an open area near Zhu City. As soon as they landed, people were waiting for them. These were men arranged by Yan Aohan, and also the Ma family members Zhu Yanyi had arranged earlier.

"Let’s go. Head to the area near the Zhu family immediately," Yan Aohan said, checking the sky. "While it is not yet dark, we will reach the destination, eat something, and wait until nightfall to enter the Zhu family ancestral hall."

Everyone agreed with Yan Aohan’s arrangement.

"Lord Yan, why don’t you go to our Ma family home now?" The man waiting there was Ma Guang, the son of Ma Tianliang.

"Will that alert the Zhu family?" Yan Aohan asked.

Ma Guang smiled. "No. The Zhu family is in the east of the city, and my home is in the south. The Zhu family never interferes in matters outside their territory. Besides, everyone has relatives. It is normal for me to have a few relatives visiting."

Yan Aohan gave Ma Guang a thumbs-up. "Not bad. It seems your Ma family has managed well in Zhu City these past few years."

"To avoid being discovered by the Zhu family, our Ma family members scattered and hid upon arriving in Zhu City," Ma Guang explained with a grin. "Some are in the south, some in the east, and some in the west. We do all kinds of jobs—decoration, selling fruit, daily necessities, working for others, or even collecting trash. We broke up into small groups. Our family head said, and the Young Master said, that the Zhu family in Zhu City is unusual. As outsiders, we must protect ourselves first, then slowly figure out how to deal with them."

"Very good. Then let’s go to your home," Yan Aohan said seriously.

Ma Guang nodded and led the four of them to his house. On the surface, it was just a fruit shop.

As they walked into the fruit shop, a neighbor laughed. "Little Ma, do you have guests?"

"Yes, my cousin is traveling and passed by. I am hosting him," Ma Guang replied with a smile. "Uncle Lin, please save some fresh vegetables for me."

"No problem," Uncle Lin agreed readily.

Ma Guang took the vegetables from Uncle Lin. Seeing that the time was right, he closed the shop door and led Yan Aohan and the others to the house behind the shop.

"I bought this house," Ma Guang explained with a smile. "When I came to Zhu City, I got lucky. Someone was selling the fruit shop and the housing unit, so I bought both. This gave me a place to stay."

Yan Aohan looked around. The house was small, with one bedroom and one living room. Newspapers were pasted on the walls. No one would guess that the residents were core members of the Ma family. "Great hermits hide in the city. It is true. Who would think you are from the Ma family?"

Ma Guang invited everyone to sit and went to the kitchen to cook. Huang Meiying went to help him directly. Soon, they prepared six dishes and one soup. Ma Guang looked apologetic. "Since we cannot attract attention, the food is just ordinary guest fare. Please do not mind."

Yan Aohan waved his hand. "This is fine. Our goal is just to rest here."

"Ma Guang, how long does it take to get to the Zhu family from here?" Taishu Yuanxiang asked.

"Forty minutes on foot, or fifteen minutes by car," Ma Guang answered quickly.

Yan Aohan nodded. "After dinner tonight, we will use the excuse of visiting the night market to leave. Once we are near the Zhu family, we will wait for the right moment."