Evil Emperor's Wild Consort - chapter-423

“Xiao Ye.”

Gu Ruoyun said, looking a little awkward, “Actually, I…”

Before she could finish her sentence, a gentle voice like a piece of jade
suddenly sounded from behind them, “Yun’er, your maternal grandfather has
asked for you to join him in the meeting hall. He wishes to speak to you.”

Dongfang Shaoze’s words lightly snapped Gu Ruoyun out of her awkward
state and she stuttered, “Xiao Ye, do you want to come with me?”

Qianbei Ye stared blankly, What did Xiao Yun mean by this? Could it be
that she’s no longer angry with me?

“Let’s go.”

Gu Ruoyun did not wait for Qianbei Ye to step out of his blank state and
turned towards Dongfang Shaoze with a smile, “Uncle, may I trouble you to
escort us?”

“Alright.”

Dongfang Shaoze smiled as he swept his gaze from Gu Ruoyun to Qianbei Ye
but said nothing more and turned towards the direction of the meeting
hall.

From afar, Gu Ruoyun could hear the sounds of a debate coming from the
meeting room. She could not help but frown and a peculiar glint flashed
across her eyes.

…

At this moment in the meeting hall, the atmosphere was stern and
suffocating.

The elders argued amongst one another endlessly and Master Dongfang, the
Head of the Dongfang family, knit his brows without saying a word. His
elderly face was cold and grim, his eyes were lit with a sharp glint from
within.

“Master, I’m not chastising you but Gu Ruoyun is a person with a
different surname. She’s not even a member of the Dongfang family. Don’t
you know that daughters who have been married off cannot be retrieved?
Her daughter clearly isn’t related to the Dongfang family and besides,
her ladyship left of her own accord without saying goodbye or with your
permission. Her daughter is also spoiled and rude. Otherwise, she
wouldn’t have embarrassed Yan’er.”

The person who was speaking was Dongfang Yan’s father, Dongfang Linli. He
never expected that the girl responsible for his daughter’s punishment
would turn out to be the much-talked-about Gu Ruoyun!

Most importantly, how could the Master let her represent the Dongfang
family in the Divine Trials?

How could they allow a person of a different surname to represent the
family in such an important event like this? Even though she was now a
part of the Dongfang Family, it doesn’t change the fact that her surname
is Gu!

Master Dongfang did not speak but his face sank further and further by
the minute.

“Pfft.”

The sound of a giggle was heard, coming from the only woman amongst the
group of elders. Her lips were curled into a smile as she cast a
disdainful gaze towards Dongfang Linli, “Elder Linli, that girl’s surname
may be Gu but for goodness sake, her mother was Dongfang Yu. She has the
blood of the Dongfang family flowing through her veins and that girl
definitely has power. I don’t believe that allowing her to represent the
family would mean that the Dongfang family has no other representatives.
Even if she does not have the Dongfang surname, it does not change the
blood flowing in her veins.”

In her life, there were not many people who Dongfang Changjin would
admire. Years ago, when she was still young and frivolous, the only
person whom she had admired amongst the youth of her generation was
Dongfang Yu.

She once considered her a rival, because of her she had once rushed over
from afar to fight with her.

She still remembers that fateful day… That woman was dressed in
snow-white robes and was standing tall above the clouds. Her eyes had
seen nothing worthwhile around her. That day, she only used three
techniques to defeat her once arrogant self.

From then on, she changed her name to Dongfang and entered the Dongfang
family in order to chase after her beloved idol.

Who would have guessed that not too long after she had entered the
Dongfang family, she would receive news of Dongfang Yu’s death. It cast
her fully into regret for many years.