Chapter 874: The Psychic Master 38

When news spread through the He family that He Tongyang had abolished the ancestral system of close-relative unions, the entire clan was shaken.

For the young women of the family, the reaction was immediate and overwhelming.

Relief.

Many of them could not help but let out long, pent-up breaths, as if a weight that had pressed on them for years had finally been lifted. Gratitude quickly followed, their hearts filling with a quiet but profound appreciation for He Tongyang.

From now on, they would no longer be forced into relationships with their own cousins.

No longer be reduced to tools for “bloodline preservation.”

Of course, not everyone accepted the change.

There were still voices of opposition—those who clung stubbornly to the old system. But by this point, most of the powerful supporters of that ideology had already been quietly removed by He Tongyang.

What remained were only scattered objections, weak and uncoordinated.

And those few remaining dissenters…

Did not last long.

One by one, they were swiftly dealt with.

After that, no one dared to bring up the ancestral system again.

Everyone understood clearly—

This was He Tongyang’s will.

And no one had the power to challenge it.

Because of this decision, the atmosphere within the He family gradually changed.

When the younger generation—especially the women—encountered He Tongyang again, the looks in their eyes were no longer distant or fearful. Instead, they were filled with gratitude, admiration, and genuine respect.

For the first time—

He Tongyang had truly won the hearts of the clan.

Not through fear.

But through change.

Through something that benefited them all.

“Tong Tong, have you noticed?” Tang Wan said with a smile one day, clearly amused. “Everyone in the He family likes you a lot now.”

Hearing this, the corners of He Tongyang’s lips lifted ever so slightly.

But his tone remained calm. “I haven’t paid attention.”

Even as he said that, his thoughts were elsewhere.

If not for you…

I would have destroyed the He family by now.

Before Tang Wan, his hatred toward the clan had run deep. To him, the simplest solution had always been annihilation—cutting everything off at the root.

But now…

That path was no longer necessary.

As she had once said, not everyone in the He family was guilty. There were innocent people. Victims.

Destroying everything might be efficient.

But it would not be just.

Hearing his answer, Tang Wan’s lips twitched slightly.

What a liar.

Clearly, he was pleased.

But she chose not to expose him.

Fine. I’ll let you keep your pride.

Meanwhile, far from the He family estate, Mother He and Wu Jingwen were both stunned when they heard the news.

“He… he really did that?” Mother He asked in disbelief, her eyes fixed on Zhou Fang.

It was he who had brought them the information.

Zhou Fang nodded. “It’s true. I also heard that the elders who opposed him… were all quietly eliminated. Now, almost the entire He family stands on his side.”

For a long moment, Mother He said nothing.

Her lips moved slightly, but no words came out.

Wu Jingwen, on the other hand, felt a complicated swirl of emotions rise within her.

So…

From the very beginning, he had never intended to do anything to her?

All those fears, all those accusations…

Had been based on assumptions.

On what her mother had told her.

She had believed that He Tongyang was nothing more than a perverse product of the He family.

And yet—

He had done something no one else in that family had ever dared to do.

Even when she had been brought there, she had spoken to him harshly, even insulted him.

But in the end…

He had never treated her the way she feared.

At this moment, Zhou Fang smiled slightly, his expression relaxed.

“In that case, you don’t have to worry anymore,” he said gently. “The He family won’t come after you again. No one will force you into anything.”

Wu Jingwen nodded.

“Mm.”

For her, this meant freedom.

No more fear of being taken back.

No more threat of being forced into a life she didn’t choose.

Mother He remained silent.

Her emotions were far more complicated.

For years, she had hated the He family with everything she had.

Hated its rules.

Hated its cruelty.

And yet—

The person who had finally destroyed that system…

Was the very son she had always despised the most.

She couldn’t understand it.

Not at all.

How could someone raised under Old Master He—

Someone born from that very system—

Be the one to overturn it completely?

It made no sense.

It defied everything she believed.

What she didn’t know, however, was this—

He Tongyang had always disliked that system from the start.

And more importantly…

From the age of fourteen, during the most critical period of his growth, the person who had stayed by his side was not the He family.

But Tang Wan.

And because of that—

His path had quietly, irrevocably changed.