Chapter 863 - 863: When the Sun Reaches Its Zenith, It Starts to Decline

Inside the Bai Family Manor.

Bai Huanyu, dressed in a white Tai Chi outfit and wearing flat-soled cloth shoes, moved slowly and deliberately through the courtyard with each Tai Chi move.

This was a habit he developed thirty years ago, not for the purpose of causing harm, but to understand the profound truths of life through the movements.

After a long time, he finally finished a set of movements. A young man who had been waiting beside him immediately handed over a towel.

Bai Huanyu took the towel, wiped his face, then his hands, handed the towel back, and said, "Tie Niu, life is like Tai Chi, one yin and one yang, one positive and one negative.

The ups and downs are not frightening; what is truly difficult is how to consistently maintain positive momentum. You must remember this wisdom in your heart."

"I will remember!" the young man said solemnly.

He had delicate features, with a semblance to Cai Huaiyu of about seventy to eighty percent. It would be hard for anyone not to suspect there's some special relationship between them.

And indeed, there was.

Outsiders only knew that Bai Huanyu had both sons and daughters, unaware that he also had an illegitimate son like this.

In this regard, he could be said to still be strong and vigorous in his old age.

"I've told you more than once, in this household, do not reveal the relationship between us," Bai Huanyu said with disapproval.

Bai Tieniu grinned sheepishly, "But isn't there no one else around?"

"Even so!" Bai Huanyu reprimanded angrily, "Many people fail because of this false sense of security. As the heir of the Bai Family, you must engrain crisis awareness in your mind, and never be careless at any time."

"Heir?!" Bai Tieniu's eyes widened, his hand trembled uncontrollably, as if incredulous.

Bai Huanyu nodded seriously, "Your brother and sister are already set in their ways; no matter how they are nurtured, that's all there is to it.

But you are different. You are still young and have infinite potential and unlimited possibilities.

So, from now on, I will hold you to the standards of the next generation of Bai Family leaders."

Bai Tieniu's breathing became rapid, his face flushed with excitement, as he quickly replied, "I will do my best!"

"Very good!" Bai Huanyu said with a smile, "Once we've dealt with Xiao Feng this time, your identity can be made public.

At that point, the Du Family and the Chang Family will all have to bow down to our Bai Family."

"The Du Family is in its prime now; we must quickly resolve the issue with Xiao Feng, or if delayed too long, it might be difficult to shake their position." Bai Tieniu analyzed in a seemingly proper manner.

"Ha!" Bai Huanyu sneered in contempt, "The Du Family may seem prosperous on the surface, but at its core, it is still borrowing light—do you think the Chang Family keeps giving face to the Du Family for no reason?

It all boils down to Xiao Feng. Without Xiao Feng, the Du Family is just a piece of fatty meat. We wouldn't even need to do anything, the Chang Family would consume most of it.

As the saying goes, a tiger never sired a dog. Just look at Du Zhixiang's character to gauge Du Qingyun's level."

However, after saying this, Bai Huanyu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. His own sons weren't much better.

But still, better than just knowing to engage in debauchery!

"Go call Du Zhixiang over, say I have something to arrange for him," Bai Huanyu instructed coolly.

"Yes!" Bai Tieniu replied and quickly left.

As the morning breeze rose, it fluttered Bai Huanyu's loose Tai Chi outfit, and the flowers in the pots in the courtyard swayed with the wind.

At this moment, the sky suddenly dimmed.

"Hmm?"

Bai Huanyu furrowed his eyebrows and looked up at the sky, noticing a dimly colored cloud passing by the sun.

After pondering for a moment, he placed his right hand before his eyes, using his thumb to count against his index, middle, and ring fingers until stopping at the upper section of the index finger.

"Fifty-five, mid-day then slant?"

Bai Huanyu's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and a smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

The saying "Fifty-five, mid-day then slant" refers to the fifty-fifth hexagram recorded in The Book of Changes, known as the Feng Trigram, an extremely favorable hexagram.

"The ancient mirror has been dim for years, polished one morning, bright as the full moon. When gentlemen encounter this hexagram for planning, good fortune and opportunity arise naturally." Bai Huanyu read the hexagram interpretation, silently nodding to himself.

Has the time finally come for change?

"Uncle Bai, didn't we finalize the plan last night? Why did you call me again?" Du Zhixiang's voice came, clearly expressing discontent.

Bai Huanyu slightly frowned, snorting from his nose, "Hmm?"

Realizing something was amiss, Du Zhixiang gave a flattering smile, "I mean, just tell me what you want me to do."

"I called you over for one thing." Bai Huanyu didn't mince words, pulling out a sheet of A4 paper from his sleeve, and said, "Copy the contents of this map and send it to your daughter."

Du Zhixiang took it and looked, realizing it was a map of the area outside the "Feng Hua Xue Yue Wedding Dress Shop," based on its structure and notable buildings.

Marked around it were numbers from one to nineteen.

Below the map were annotations, detailing how many people were stationed at each numbered point and their specific responsibilities.

"It seems useless, that brat Xiao Feng surely won't believe it," Du Zhixiang said lazily.

Bai Huanyu said coldly, "Just do as I say. Whether it's useful or not is not your concern."

"Yes, yes, yes," Du Zhixiang nodded repeatedly, taking the paper and pen from the table, and began copying the map.

The deployment details shown on the map naturally weren't real.

Bai Huanyu didn't expect Xiao Feng to believe it, but disrupting his sensory perception was still achievable.

Furthermore, making Du Qingyue feel sad was also an important aspect.

Because if Du Qingyue was sad, it would surely distract Xiao Feng.

The disruption planned for tomorrow's opening ceremony was only the first shot; there would be many subsequent encounters.

Based on this, Bai Huanyu didn't consider his actions a waste. Using any measure that could affect Xiao Feng was undoubtedly the right move.

One or two moves might not stand out, but when ten or a hundred are stacked, the effect will be strikingly obvious.

While Du Zhixiang's pen moved swiftly across the paper, Bai Huanyu once again extended his right hand to his eyes, silently counting with his mouth.

The result was the "Jie Trigram," another extremely favorable hexagram, which directly contained the words "good fortunes turn" in its interpretation.

"When good fortunes turn, joy is born, ascend the stage to become a god as Jiang Taigong did, at this point all gods withdraw, even disasters will not turn ominous."

Bai Huanyu silently recited the hexagram interpretation, his eyes gleaming with ever-increasing joy.

Two successive favorable hexagrams in the early morning were undeniably a good omen!

"Xiao Feng, I want to see how you stand in the face of overwhelming power!" Bai Huanyu snorted coldly, filled with confidence.

After watering the flowers in the courtyard, Bai Huanyu walked inside, seeing Du Zhixiang still writing, and couldn't help but feel amused inwardly.

Du Qingyun, how did you end up with a nest of traitors?

Your sons stand on this side, your granddaughter collaborates with me, completely unaware of scheming with the tiger.

With the timing, location, and people all in harmony,

not toppling the Du Family would indeed be an injustice to oneself!