I'm only one year old, what the heck is a Overturning System?!-Chapter 457 - 198: Mountain Worship! (Please Subscribe)

Late at night.

Torrential rain poured down in Kyoto Prefecture, bringing a biting spring chill, as the night wind battered the trees in the garden behind Duke Jingye Mansion, branches clashing with loud rustling sounds.

Accompanied by the pattering of raindrops on the pond, faint sobs came from the pavilion.

"Thirty-eight years, thirty-eight years..."

"My Zhou Family still has descendants!!"

Zhou Tiance, with tears streaming down his face, his wrinkled visage contorted as gnarly as an old demon.

Before the stone table, Chen Yuan sat expressionless, completely unaffected by him, quietly sipping wine.

Chen Ke sat beside the two, pouring wine for them while attentively looking after Zhou Tiance.

"Mr. Yuan, congratulations on inheriting the Marquis position," Chen Ke raised his cup with a smile.

"Damnation!"

Just as he finished speaking, Zhou Tiance cursed, saying, "What Mr. Yuan? Call him Marquis!"

Chen Ke lightly slapped his mouth, apologizing with a smile, "The Old Marquis is right, this servant misspoke, my mistake."

"Marquis, to your health."

Chen Yuan glanced at the two and drank the wine in his cup silently, saying, "The Holy Emperor has not yet decreed, it’s too early to be called Marquis."

"No, it’s not too early," Zhou Tiance wiped his teary face, drunkenly waving his hand, saying,

"The Holy Emperor’s words are golden, as soon as he speaks, the imperial decree will soon be delivered to Marquis Mansion."

"Old, Old Man’s only concern is your marriage, Yuan Er, what are your plans?"

Chen Yuan’s fingers twitched slightly as the wine cup shattered, his tone cold, saying, "I beg your pardon, but I cannot agree to the marriage decree."

Zhou Tiance’s expression turned cold, his tone becoming stern, "Yuan Er, that is a marriage decree from the Holy Emperor—are you going to defy his will?!"

Chen Yuan remained silent, his eyes coldly fixed on him, with a faint chill of Sword Intent diffusing around.

"Grandpa, I agreed to inherit the title of Duke Jingye, but not without conditions!"

"Conditions?"

Zhou Tiance’s face tensed with rage, his finger trembling slightly as he pointed at him, saying, "You, what conditions do you have?"

Chen Yuan calmly said, "Refusing the Holy Emperor’s marriage decree is one of them!"

"The second condition is the safety of my mother and the people of the Chen Family. If you dare to harm them again, the bloodline of the Zhou Family will be severed hereafter!"

"Only these two?"

Zhou Tiance narrowed his eyes, his gaze sharpening like a hunter eyeing his prey despite his cloudy pupils.

"What about the marriage decree from the Holy Emperor?"

"I refuse!"

Zhou Tiance glared at him relentlessly, saying, "You have no say in the Holy Emperor’s marriage decree!"

"You should know! Even if you refuse, even if the Old Marquis agrees, the Holy Emperor will still make you accept!"

"Since the Holy Emperor’s ascension, there is not a single thing he wants to do that he hasn’t accomplished!"

Chen Yuan’s eyelids lifted slightly, his silver-white hair fluttering in the wind, he asked indifferently, "If that’s the case, why then is there the matter of the Beixiong Pass?"

"You?!"

Chen Ke quickly intervened, repeatedly casting glances at Chen Yuan, signaling him not to provoke the Old Marquis further.

"Old Marquis, Young Master, today is a day of great joy, let’s only speak of happy things, shall we?"

Chen Yuan remained indifferent.

Zhou Tiance, panting heavily, was gently pressed down by Chen Ke, who then drank two more cups.

There was a prolonged silence; none spoke further.

Only when the torrential rain had slowed to a gentle drizzle, and the sound of raindrops hitting the pond had ceased, did Zhou Tiance speak dejectedly, "Enough, enough, when you succeed as Duke Jingye, all these matters will be up to you."

He raised his hand slightly and pointed at Chen Ke, "Chen Ke, in the days to come, do take care of Yuan Er."

"It’s not just ’Hidden Dragon’, but also the current Devoted Army... tomorrow, you will bring Chou Long and the others to meet Yuan Er."

Chen Ke nodded, saying, "Old Marquis, rest assured, this servant knows what to do."

Zhou Tiance waved his hand to signal him to leave first.

Chen Ke hesitated for a moment, glanced at Chen Yuan, and then got up to leave the pond, taking the surrounding guards with him.

Once everyone had left, Zhou Tiance completely regained his composure, as if everything before had been an act.

He looked straight at Chen Yuan, "What I’m about to say next, remember it in your heart, not a single word must be forgotten."

Chen Yuan remained silent but thought of what he had heard from the Left Minister during the day.

"You cannot trust anyone, whether it’s Zhou Tiance and me, or those in the court, even people from the Chen Family, you can’t trust!"

"Does that include my second brother?"

"Including! Although, if it’s Chen Yi, the Old Man believes he won’t harm you."

Trusting no one...

Chen Yuan looked at the sincere and earnest Zhou Tiance and nodded slightly.

"Good boy, good boy."

Zhou Tiance’s expression softened a bit, leaning back slightly as True Yuan circulated within him, several streams of Spear Intent erect around the pavilion, cautiously sealing off everything here.

In addition, he activated the Array around the pond, doing his best to prevent any sound from escaping.

"That year, Xie Jing persuaded me to set aside our grudges for the time being, at first, I agreed."

"But no matter what I tried, I couldn’t do it, I’m old now and severely injured."

"Even with the will, I’m no longer able to build the Devoted Army as in my youth, to protect all of the Zhou Family. So..."

"So I changed the ’Hidden Dragon’ strategy, and even the past strategy of opposing the Demon Court!"

Zhou Tiance paused, his expression laced with pain, as if unwilling to bear that past.

"Yuan Er, do you understand my feelings?"

"Compared to the ferocious and brutal demons, those beasts in human skin on the court deserve to die more!"

"They all deserve to die, all of them!"

Witnessing the agitated Zhou Tiance, Chen Yuan furrowed his brows slightly, sensing what Grandpa was about to say.