HRPM – Chapter 155 A Formidable Opponent (4)

Jin Luoluo leaned closer to Xiao Yu again. “Hey, hey, stop keeping me in suspense. Hurry up and tell me—who exactly bought that entire street?”

Xiao Yu was in a good mood, the corners of his lips curving upward. He glanced at Xiao Che’s darkened face and felt even more pleased.

“It wasn’t bought by one person, but by a family—a powerful clan with the surname Yun.”

He spoke with a hint of mystery. “Luoluo, have you ever heard of the Yun family that flourished more than a hundred years ago?”

“The Yun family? You mean my predecessor, the world’s richest woman—Yun Menghu?”

Jin Luoluo’s eyes lit up, and she became visibly excited.

A hundred years ago, Yun Menghu was known as the most extraordinary woman of her time. She rose from being an unknown merchant’s daughter to becoming the richest person in the world, building the Yun family’s vast business empire.

It was said that when Emperor Gao Jun faced a shortage in the national treasury, Yun Menghu waved her hand and pledged to cover the military expenses for five hundred thousand soldiers—shocking the entire court.

Yun Menghu probably never imagined that her generosity would eventually bring her great disaster.

Two years after funding the army, Yun Menghu and the entire Yun family disappeared overnight.

There were rumors that the emperor, wary of her immense wealth and fearing she might one day threaten him, secretly had the Yun family assassinated and erased all traces of them in a single night—creating the greatest unsolved mystery in the history of Chu Yun Kingdom.

Other folk tales claimed that the emperor had actually been in love with Yun Menghu, but she already had someone she loved.

She ignored the emperor’s summons to the palace, which led him to turn his love into hatred, ultimately killing both Yun Menghu and her husband.

In any case, there were many conflicting stories. The Yun family of a hundred years ago was like a firework—brilliantly dazzling for a moment before vanishing, leaving behind only a legend in people’s hearts.

“Could it be that the Yun family didn’t actually die? Maybe your great-great-great grandfather still had some lingering affection and spared Yun Menghu? But then how do you explain the whole family disappearing overnight?”

Xiao Che let out a cold snort. “Those folk rumors are not to be trusted. The claim that Emperor Chaohua killed Yun Menghu is complete nonsense. He was deeply in love with her—he treated her with gentleness and the utmost respect, and never once used his imperial power to force her into anything. This is recorded in the royal archives, so it cannot be false. As for why the Yun family suddenly disappeared, the records say it was due to a mysterious agreement between Yun Menghu and Emperor Chaohua. She chose to give up her business and retire into seclusion with her husband and family.”