37: Yu Yuanzhen was speechless

Hearing Yu Yuanzhen's questioning, Yu Tianxin and Yu Tianheng both stood to the side, not daring to make a sound.

Born into the Family, they enjoyed resources and treatment that those outside did not have.

At the same time, their awe for the Family elders and the strictness of the rules were much more severe than on the outside.

Yu Luomian stared intently at Yu Mengzhang, his expression frighteningly gloomy.

Yu Mengzhang gave Yu Luomian a faint glance.

Without even thinking, he could guess that the other party was afraid of his secrets being exposed.

"Speak up! Let me hear it. Has the Family raised a pack of ungrateful wolves? Over all these years, during every festival, how much have we given you?"

"Which Family would give you subsidies during a year of great drought?"

"Which Family..."

Yu Yuanzhen said coldly.

Yu Mengzhang suddenly asked, "Subsidies? What subsidies?"

"???" A look of blank surprise appeared on Yu Yuanzhen's face.

"During the year of the great drought, what the village received was not subsidies, but the forced purchase of land at low prices through threats and inducements."

Yu Mengzhang looked up at Yu Yuanzhen, his golden eyes carrying a hint of emotion.

Yu Yuanzhen furrowed his brows, "What are you saying? How could there be no subsidies? I gave the orders myself!"

"What does a child like you know?!"

Yu Yuanzhen said dissatisfiedly.

"I was in the village, how could I not know? Five silver coins per acre of land," Yu Mengzhang said indifferently.

"???"

"That was the subsidy given by the clan! It was never said that we wanted your land!"

Yu Yuanzhen immediately shouted in dissatisfaction.

He subconsciously assumed Yu Mengzhang was being deliberately difficult.

But after looking into Yu Mengzhang's eyes, that golden light gave him an inexplicable sense of trust.

This person likely disdained lying... He slowly turned his head to look at Yu Luomian.

Yu Luomian's expression changed, and he said urgently, "Big brother, it might be the people below acting on their own cleverness. I... I'll take him to investigate right now!"

"Wait a moment!" Yu Yuanzhen grabbed Yu Luomian's shoulder.

With a pair of cold, sharp eyes, he continued to stare at Yu Mengzhang.

"The clan is supposed to give subsidies. Those below may be greedy, but..."

"But the fact is, the village never received any subsidies. They never enjoyed the clan's benevolence; instead, they were exploited by the clan. Other disaster-stricken areas might have received subsidies from the Empire, but all the villages under the clan had no such opportunity! Instead, their land was swallowed up at low prices!"

Yu Mengzhang said coldly.

Yu Yuanzhen's face flushed red, feeling as if he had been slapped repeatedly.

He said in a fit of rage, "Bastards! Those bastards! They actually used the clan's good intentions as a means to profit for themselves!"

"I will make them pay the price! I definitely will!"

His voice was extremely loud, shaking the entire room as if it were vibrating.

"..."

The two brothers, Yu Tianxin and Yu Tianheng, had already run to the corner, not daring to listen any further.

Yu Mengzhang looked at the enraged Yu Yuanzhen.

He believed the other party truly was unaware.

However, that could not dilute the Family's persecution of the village.

"Furthermore, does the Clan Chief know of my parents?"

Yu Mengzhang continued to ask.

Since they were going to sort things out, they might as well make everything clear.

"Who are your parents? There are too many collateral branches outside the clan, how could I possibly remember them all?" Yu Yuanzhen frowned.

"My parents were from within the clan."

"Impossible! If your parents were from within the clan, how could you have grown up in an outside village? Are you trying to deceive me to gain sympathy?"

"Six years ago, my parents died while protecting the village..."

"..."

After hearing about the death of Yu Mengzhang's parents, Yu Yuanzhen's eyes widened, and the flush on his face turned a dark crimson.

He looked at Yu Luomian with a look of incomprehension, gritting his teeth.

"Second Brother!!! Explain this to me! What happened here?! Why did members of the clan sacrifice themselves, yet I didn't know about it?!"

Yu Luomian was startled, and cold sweat broke out across his face.

He couldn't even bother with trying to pressure Yu Mengzhang anymore.

Wiping his sweat, he said guiltily, "Because... because..."

"Because my parents died in an accident caused by Yu Luomian's private imprisonment of Spirit Beasts," Yu Mengzhang interjected coldly.

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen's gaze toward Yu Luomian seemed ready to spit fire.

"You... you're framing me!" Yu Luomian pointed at Yu Mengzhang, his voice cracking.

"Big brother, you wouldn't believe a mere child, would you? What does he know? Someone must be trying to set me up!"

Yu Luomian explained hurriedly, his voice trembling as he looked at Yu Yuanzhen's furious expression.

Yu Yuanzhen took a deep breath, "I strictly forbade this matter, it is not allowed..."

Before he could finish, Yu Mengzhang took out that thousand-year Spirit Bone from his robe, "This is the evidence..."

Yu Mengzhang described the location and situation of the dungeon.

His words were so realistic and specific that it was obvious at a glance they could not be fabricated.

"!!!" The color instantly drained from Yu Luomian's face.

There was no escaping it!

All of his shady methods were now being exposed!

"I, I..."

Slap...!!!

A loud, resounding slap landed on Yu Luomian's face.

Yu Luomian instantly fell to the ground, a blood-red handprint appearing on his cheek.

"Second Brother! You have disappointed me too much!"

Yu Yuanzhen was shaking all over with anger.

Now, he "did not dare" to look at Yu Mengzhang.

Yu Mengzhang's life story was a definitive manifestation of a "stain" on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

He had come aggressively, thinking he stood on the moral high ground.

As the First Master of the Family that provided Yu Mengzhang with resources and an environment, nothing he did would have been out of line.

But now, the fact was that the Family had only brought oppression to the village.

The Family had failed Yu Mengzhang's parents even more.

What face did he have now to criticize Yu Mengzhang?

On the contrary, Yu Mengzhang's existence only made him feel ashamed.

"I... I will definitely give you an explanation! Since your parents died for the village, they are heroes of the clan and deserve a hero's treatment!"

"But you, as a member of the Family, should also prioritize the Family's interests."

Yu Yuanzhen said coldly.

Yu Mengzhang shook his head and began to communicate with the Dragon Qi beneath his feet. His Divine Soul began to stir, and the two began to resonate.

"No need..."

Yu Yuanzhen said coldly, "Since the Family has wronged you, it will definitely make amends! Has Yu Luomian done anything else to wrong you?"

"He offended the Azure Dragon Divine Lord and should be punished."

Yu Mengzhang's body emitted a faint azure light.

A magnificent Aura rapidly spread out.

Everyone's gaze focused on Yu Mengzhang.

An intense panic emerged in everyone's hearts.

"Offended... Second Brother, what did you do?" Yu Yuanzhen's expression was ugly; the way he looked at Yu Luomian now made it seem like he wanted to swallow him whole.

"I, I... Big brother, don't listen to this little brat! He's just talking nonsense..."

Yu Luomian had not even finished speaking.

Roar...!!!

A deafening dragon roar suddenly rang out.

Almost simultaneously, the floorboards beneath their feet shattered, and a massive dragon head burst out from the ground. Azure light exploded, sending countless pieces of broken wood flying into the sky...