"Senior brother?"

Despite the pain in his ears, Gong Beize looked at Gong Jianwenhua for confirmation.

Gong Jianwenhua nodded with a smile on his face.

Gong Beize was somewhat incredulous, and then looked at Jian Yixue and Ye Mohan.

Both of them nodded in unison.

Gong Beize immediately realized that he had made a huge blunder.

At that moment, he wished he could just disappear.

He was embarrassed to have so many people watching such an embarrassing incident.

But he had no way to escape, so he turned to Dongfang Tinglan and begged for mercy, "Tinglan, I know I was wrong. You can do whatever you want with me later."

"Could you please let go now? There are so many younger people here."

"Now you know your junior is here? Why didn't you know when you were doing those things?"

Dongfang Tinglan didn't buy it and stared directly at Gong Beize, questioning him.

Gong Beize was speechless.

Can he say that he was so preoccupied with the thought of his wife being taken away that he didn't notice the younger generation watching?

Obviously not.

If I say it out loud, my wife will probably teach him a lesson in front of everyone.

Finally, Gong Jianwenhua spoke first, "Junior Sister, let it go. Ignorance is no excuse. Don't blame him."

The reason why Gong Jianwen was so nice was because Jian Yixue had told him about the love and hate between Dongfang Tinglan and the other two on the way here.

Although he still blamed Gong Beize for not protecting his junior sister, he didn't want their relationship to really have any problems.

After all, my junior sister has suffered too much along the way.

He didn't want his junior sister to suffer any more harm, now or in the future.

Dongfang Tinglan glanced at Gong Jianwenhua, then looked at Gong Beize and said, "Look! Aren't you judging a gentleman by your own petty standards?"

He then let go.

Gong Beize then straightened up and quickly said upon hearing the voice, "Yes, yes, my wife is right. I was being petty. Don't be angry. I'll apologize to my senior brother."

Gong Beize turned to Gong Jianwenhua and said, "I'm sorry, senior brother, I misunderstood you."

Finally, he added, "It's because I care too much about Tinglan that I'm so paranoid."

Gong Jianwenhua naturally understood his ulterior motives, but he didn't buy it after hearing it and said, "Is that so? If you really care about Tinglan that much, then why did you let her marry another man while she was pregnant, and even let Xiaoxue grow up on her own from a young age?"

He didn't want to say things that would upset them both, but when he heard him say he cared about his junior sister, yet had caused her so much pain for so many years, he couldn't help himself.

Upon hearing this, Gong Beize was speechless.

For a moment, I didn't know how to respond.

After a moment of silence, he said sincerely, "Yes, senior brother is right. I failed to take good care of and protect Tinglan and Xiaoxue. You are right to scold me."

You are Tinglan's senior brother, and thus, an elder. I solemnly swear that for the rest of my life, I will protect them, mother and daughter, with my own.

When Dongfang Tinglan heard Gong Jianwenhua's question, she was about to speak, but before she could, she heard Gong Beize's voice.

She was still somewhat touched.

Gong Jianwenhua's expression remained unchanged after hearing this, but he stared at Gong Beize for a long time before saying, "It's easy to say, but I hope you can keep your word."

Gong Beize nodded solemnly and said, "I will do it, Senior Brother."

Afterwards, the group returned to the main tent.

Everyone sat together.

Dongfang Tinglan asked, "Senior brother, what exactly happened all these years? Why are you in the pavilion?"

Ding Yi also looked at Gong Jianwenhua with a puzzled expression.

She was also very puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Gongjian Wenhua sighed and slowly said, "This is a long story..."

It turns out that when Gongjian Wenhua received Dongfang Tinglan's message, he went to the capital, but he arrived too late and received the news of her unfortunate death.

He spent several months finding Jian Yixue and decided to take care of her for five years.

He didn't believe the news of Dongfang Tinglan's death. After inquiring for a long time, he finally learned that no body had been found.

In addition, he was worried about Shennong Pavilion, and Jian Yixue had already developed the ability to protect herself, so he decided to go back and take a look, hand over the matters within the pavilion, and then embark on the journey to find his junior sister.

However, when he returned, he learned of Qu Rui's evil deeds. The pavilion was no longer the Shennong Pavilion he had been in. He had a big fight with Qu Rui, who asked him to stay and marry her so that they could manage the Shennong Pavilion together. He refused and was then locked in a secret room, where he remained for nearly twelve years.

Gong Jianwen sighed, "If Xiaoxue hadn't discovered me, I probably would have died of old age in the secret room."

After listening, Dongfang Tinglan was furious and said, "She's a complete scoundrel! How could she do such a thing to you, Senior Brother, for power and status? It's outrageous!"

"This time, they even kidnapped Lemon! I will never let her get away with this!"

At this point, Dongfang Tinglan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Xue'er, have you found any news about Lemon?"

Upon hearing this, Jian Yixue frowned and said, "No, from the conversation between Qu Rui and her lover, it seems she doesn't know about this."

However, this doesn't stop her from using the lemon incident to trick you into giving her the Shennong Token.

Dongfang Tinglan asked, "How so?"

Just then, Yoruichi's voice rang out from the doorway.

"Master, new information has arrived."

Ye Mohan looked towards the door and said, "Come in."

Ye Yi walked in and said, "Master, Lin Yi sent word that the people from Shennong Pavilion contacted his people, saying that Lemon is in her hands and that we need to exchange it with Shennong Token."

Before Jian Yixue could speak, Dongfang Tinglan immediately reacted upon hearing the voice and asked, "Who is it?"

Ye Yidao, "The Pavilion Master of Shennong Pavilion."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Tinglan understood the meaning behind Jian Yixue's unfinished words.

Seeing this, Ye Mohan said, "I understand, you can go out now."

After Yoruichi left, Dongfang Tinglan said, "She really is incorrigible!"

Then she looked at Jian Yixue and asked, "Where can I find information about lemons?"

In her view, dealing with Qu Rui could be done at any time; the most urgent task was to find Lemon.

Jian Yixue said, "Now that Lan Sha is dead, we can only find out what happened by finding Yan Yuan."

It is very possible that Lansa deceived her.

However, she currently has no evidence.

Ye Mohan, who was standing to the side, said, "I have already instructed Lin Yi to conduct a thorough re-examination in the capital to see if there are any remaining fugitives."

Dongfang Tinglan nodded and said, "Yes, that's how it should be done. We can afford to wait, but Lemon... time is life, it's always better to be careful."