Zhang Qishan, having received a great favor from the manor, felt it inappropriate to object and ultimately agreed to their request.

After this incident, opinions on Wujian Manor were divided among people in the martial arts world, but Zhang Qishan was no longer someone who could be easily criticized.

But misfortune never comes singly; not long after their divorce, Xie Ming disappeared. He was kidnapped right there at Yufeng Manor—it was utterly ridiculous.

However, after a thorough investigation, it was discovered that the kidnapper was actually Li Buhuan, Xie Qishan's enemy, and that he was the one who brought the kidnapper into the manor in the first place.

Back then, Li Buhuan pretended to be rescued by Zhang Qishan and followed him to the manor, where he lay low and worked as a servant for several years, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge.

Xie Qishan had a mistress and later divorced Xie Muliu. Li Buhuan was filled with hatred and felt that he could not get revenge, so he kidnapped Xie Ming.

At the time, Xie Ming was only 3 years old and didn't understand anything. Li Buhuan tricked Xie Ming into believing that he was an orphan and that he had picked him up. Later, he made Xie Ming become his apprentice.

Xie Ming has no memory of his background since childhood, only that his master is a fierce and terrifying person.

Whenever he made a mistake, his master would punish him severely.

In summer, they were often exposed to the scorching sun, and in winter, they were forced to kneel in the snow as punishment.

Li Buhuan's daily torment of Xie Ming was not enough to vent his anger. To further his hatred, he even fed Xie Ming poison early on, blocking his eight extraordinary meridians. After that, even though Xie Ming was exceptionally talented, he wanted to learn any internal energy cultivation method in his life.

This time, it was that so-called master who clashed with his enemy, and Xie Ming was used as a shield by him and stabbed in the heart.

Xie Ming did not die but was seriously injured. Knowing that his master intended to kill him, he dared not go back.

So he settled down in a small town within the territory of Yufeng Manor, making a living by doing manual labor and suffering a lifetime of hardship.

His good master, Li Buhuan, used him as a stepping stone, and he also formed a close friendship with a young man despite their age difference.

The young man was handsome, exceptionally talented, and chivalrous. Upon learning that his master's wife had been murdered, he took him along to find the villain from that year.

After the truth was discovered, Li Buhuan realized that he had misunderstood Zhang Qishan and cried out that Heaven had wronged him!

Unfortunately, his disciple, whom he had tormented for many years, had died, and he was unable to repay his sins.

Upon discovering that the young man beside him was about the same age as his apprentice, Xie Ming inquired about his family background and discovered that the young man was actually Zhang Kefeng, Xie Ming's half-brother.

At that moment, Li Buhuan made a decision to persuade Zhang Kefeng to take Xie Ming's place and fulfill his filial duties to Xie's parents.

Zhang Kefeng felt deeply sorry for the thief Li Buhuan's unfortunate fate and finally agreed to impersonate Xie Ming.

And so, Li Buhuan went to Yufeng Manor with the token he had taken from Xie Ming years ago.

The mountain villa is no longer what it used to be. Xie Tai and Xie Muliu are exhausted after more than ten years of traveling around to search for their child.

The sight of Li Buhuan carrying thorns and leading a child was undoubtedly a touch of green in the wilderness.

After verifying the token, they discovered that the child looked about 5 or 6 points similar to Zhang Qishan, and both father and daughter believed that the child in front of them was Xie Ming.

Li Buhuan felt he had already compensated the manor, so he quickly escaped while they were still immersed in the joy of their family reunion.

The father and daughter originally wanted to pursue her, but Zhang Kefeng said that Li Buhuan treated him well and that it was better to resolve conflicts than to create them. In the end, he managed to persuade them to give up.

Xie Tai and Xie Muliu thoroughly tested the child and discovered that the child was from a renowned family, both in terms of academic knowledge and martial arts skills.

After that, they completely gave up on seeking revenge against Li Buhuan.

Xie Tai was pleased to find that his nephew was a martial arts prodigy and a kind-hearted person. So he had the idea of ​​passing on Yufeng Manor to him. After discussing it with his daughter, he decided to do so.

That's how Zhang Kefeng learned the biggest secret of the manor. Xie Tai was also very pleased that the manor had an heir.

What he didn't know was that Zhang Kefeng was actually the son of Meiru and Zhang Qishan, who had been secretly fathered together.

After Zhang Qishan and Xie Muliu divorced, he married Meiru at Wujian Villa. Over the years, the two were deeply in love and had three sons and two daughters.

The eldest son rarely appeared in public due to what happened back then, but Zhang Qishan helped him cleanse his muscles and strengthen his bones, and taught him the first half of the "Quenching Technique".

Zhang Kefeng was overjoyed to have obtained the secret manual from the manor. After that, he secretly devoted himself to mastering martial arts at the Imperial Sword Manor.

However, someone leaked the news of the "Quenching Storm Technique," and the Imperial Sword Manor became the target of public criticism, just like Zhang Qishan back then.

Thieves came one after another to steal the treasure, but the Xie father and daughter were no longer the same as before, and were surrounded and attacked by the crowd, resulting in serious injuries.

In the end, they died protecting Zhang Kefeng, falling directly to the swords of others.

Overwhelmed with grief, Zhang Kefeng broke through to the next level and slaughtered his way through the enemy ranks to avenge Xie Tai and his daughter.

Xie Ming patted his chest and leaned against a big tree. He wanted to cheer for Zhang Kefeng, who had just escaped with Li Buhuan. As expected of Zhang Qishan's son, he had killed three generations of the Yufeng Manor family as soon as he appeared.

He strongly suspected that Zhang Qishan had ulterior motives in naming this person.

But nothing else mattered at the moment; he had to get his body fixed first.

That thief Li Buhuan was truly vicious, having ravaged his body to the point of being mangled and broken. He dared not even recall how he had managed to survive with his ailing body in his previous life.

Xie Ming covered his chest and took out the whole bottle of wound medicine, sprinkling it on the wound. After the bleeding on his chest stopped quickly, he took out a Vitality Pill and licked it once.

Even though it was only a single strike, the immense life force made Xie Ming tremble.

He cursed: "What a worthless pill!"

If a martial arts practitioner were to witness this scene, they would surely curse him as a "Versailles."

Only after feeling that his wounds had healed by 3 or 4 points did Xie Ming look around.

He was in a quiet valley, surrounded by lush forests, with a clear stream meandering through it.

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