Chapter 279: A Flawed Act, Yet You Can't See Through It

"Daha, Erha, Sanha... this..." Yao Wuxie was utterly dumbfounded. What the hell was going on? The scene before him had already left him stunned.

A figure burst through the door. Yao Shengtian's face was full of murderous intent, the long sword in his hand glinting with a cold light under the moonlight.

"Big brother, what are you doing?" Yao Wuxie was somewhat bewildered.

"Hmph, you waste. Even if you've gained the favor of a master, so what? Now that Father and the Ancestor have left and won't return for years, once you die, we can just find a suitable excuse to cover it up. Remember, the Yao family is not a place for a waste like you to act recklessly." Yao Shengtian snorted coldly.

Yao Wuxie finally understood—his elder brother wanted to kill him. Although only his eldest brother had come, Yao Wuxie believed the others were hiding somewhere, lying in ambush for him.

"Big brother, we're blood brothers..." At this moment, Yao Wuxie roared.

"Hmph, kill him." Yao Shengtian waved his hand, and the surrounding warriors, with murderous glints in their eyes, charged forward fiercely.

"Erha, Sanha, protect the young master and get him out of here. I'll hold them off. Go!" Daha roared, drawing his sword and charging forward to block all the warriors.

"Daha..." Yao Wuxie watched Daha rush forward fearlessly, his heart filled with worry.

"Young master, hurry!" Erha and Sanha exchanged glances, then grabbed Yao Wuxie, leaped up, vaulted over the wall, and fled outside.

"There must be a misunderstanding. Let me ask clearly!" Yao Wuxie said, his face pale.

"Young master, at a time like this, how could there be any misunderstanding? The eldest young master wants to eliminate you." Erha and Sanha said urgently.

"Ah..."

At that moment, a scream suddenly came from within the Yao residence.

"Daha..." Yao Wuxie's expression changed. He hadn't misheard—that was Daha's voice.

Daha and the other two had grown up with him. Although they were his subordinates, their bond was deep.

"Young master, hurry! Don't let Daha's sacrifice be in vain." Erha said.

Inside the Yao residence.

Daha stood there, pretending to scream. The pitiful cries were heart-wrenching to hear.

Daha watched the young master disappear into the distance, a faint hope stirring in his heart.

He hoped the young master would pull himself together.

When the family head and the ancestor had called them in to plot this, they had agreed without any hesitation. It was all for the young master's good—why not do it?

Although deceiving the young master like this was unfair, he would surely understand their intentions in the future.

At that moment, two pairs of eyes were fixed on the situation. Everything had been arranged according to the master's plan. As long as there were no mistakes, there would be no problems.

On the main road in the city.

Since it was already late, there was no one on the road.

"Young master, let's go through the north gate. From there, we can enter the forest. Once we reach it, we can escape." Erha and Sanha escorted Yao Wuxie all the way.

Yao Wuxie was completely stunned. His mind still hadn't processed what was happening. Why was all this happening?

He hadn't done anything wrong. He had no interest in the position of family head. So why did his eldest brother have to do this?

Tap, tap...

Footsteps.

A large group of Yao family warriors were tracking them from behind.

"Kill Yao Wuxie!" A roar came from behind.

Yao Wuxie recognized it—it was his third brother's voice. So all five of them wanted his life.

"Young master, great! The north gate isn't closed, and no one is guarding it. Hurry!" Erha and Sanha said.

Yao Wuxie nodded fearfully and rushed toward it.

But the moment he passed through the gate, he realized Erha and Sanha weren't following.

"Hurry up and come!" Yao Wuxie roared anxiously.

"Young master, go quickly! We'll hold them off." Erha and Sanha's acting was superb. Their eyes revealed a look of determination mixed with reluctance.

"Hold them off, my ass! Hurry up!" Yao Wuxie shouted. Daha was already dead; he couldn't let Erha and Sanha suffer the same fate.

"Young master, go now, or none of us will survive. We've grown up with you, and we're already content. Although you've been idle all day, you've never done anything bad, and we three brothers admire you deeply. Young master, you must become strong and stand on your own." Erha and Sanha pushed the city gate with all their might. For experts at the Divine Entry realm, pushing a gate was effortless, but to make the scene more dramatic, they pushed slowly.

Swish...

An arrow flew through the air, piercing Erha's shoulder.

"Erha..." Yao Wuxie watched the scene, his eyes turning red.

"Young master, go!" Erha and Sanha roared with ferocious expressions.

"Kill them!" At that moment, the main force caught up. With a command, blades and shadows came from all directions.

Yao Wuxie stood there dumbfounded, watching Erha and Sanha's final gazes, his heart aching with tangled pain.

Blood splattered, spraying from Erha and Sanha's backs.

"Young master, go!"

"Boom..."

The massive city gate slammed shut. Yao Wuxie heard the agonized roars from the other side.

In that final moment, he saw Erha and Sanha using their bodies to block the gate, their fingers digging deep into their flesh.

"Young master, go quickly! Avenge us!" At that moment, a roar pierced the sky from the other side of the gate.

Yao Wuxie trembled, tears glistening in his eyes. Finally, he wiped his eyes, turned around, and ran toward the distant forest.

It was all his fault. He was too weak, unable to protect even his closest friends.

Bastards! I, Yao Wuxie, will chop you all to pieces!

Daha, Erha, Sanha, rest assured. I will become strong and avenge you.

Yao Shengtian, if I don't kill you, I swear I'm not human!

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Back in the city.

Erha and Sanha's backs hurt so much they gasped for air.

Yao Tian and the Yao Ancestor appeared. The ancestor quickly took out precious pills to heal their wounds.

"Good. You three have done well. From now on, you are freed from servant status and will be members of the Yao family's collateral branch for generations." Yao Tian said.

"Thank you, family head." The three nodded, but they didn't care much about the reward. Instead, they looked at the gate that separated them from the outside, hoping only that the young master would truly grow up.

The Yao Ancestor sighed. Although this was unfair to Wuxie, it had to be done for a better future.

Yao Shengtian stood there, his expression neither sad nor happy. He had no thoughts about Yao Wuxie's future, but his father and the ancestor had already promised him.

The position of Yao family head would be passed to him.

In Yao Tian and the ancestor's view, the position of family head might be important to others, but if Wuxie could truly grow into the kind of existence the master had described, then the family head position would naturally be beneath his notice.

"Send people to pursue him. Remember, only apply pressure—do not harm his life." The Yao Ancestor ordered.

"Yes."

This whole setup was full of flaws, but to the simple-minded Yao Wuxie, it seemed so real. He believed he had escaped only because Daha and the others had sacrificed their lives.

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