Miao Tianxiang's lingering resentment stems from this very point: if Li Baiyan had married her back then, with her beauty and intelligence, their offspring would definitely be hundreds of times better than Li Wuming's.

Moreover, the Li family might not be schemed against and suffer a complete destruction.

But she didn't know that Li Wuming's two shortcomings were actually Yin Yu's deliberate act. How could he possibly raise the son of his enemy to be so brilliant and powerful?

Li Wuming was conflicted, but still very happy. He was taken in by Yin Laogui when he was still an infant, and grew up to be eighteen years old in a daze. He always thought he was his master's most beloved disciple.

Because if his fellow disciples didn't learn well, they would be severely punished by Yin Yu, but only he... his master never punished him, only told him to do his best.

Therefore, although he ranked second, his skills were the worst among the eight. Even the sickly one who joined the group last could easily poison him. But he was always carefree and never thought much about it, until one day.

Li Wuming overheard Yin Yu and his senior sister Ji Wuxin's conversation and unexpectedly learned about his background. After that, he began to investigate the Li family and was fortunate enough to find some of the Li family's collateral branches and learn about what happened back then.

He originally planned to continue lying low by Yin Yu's side to gather information, but he was unexpectedly ambushed by Zhu Zi. Even Yin Yu couldn't concoct an antidote for the time being. Knowing that the old ghost wouldn't do his best to save him, Li Wuming decided to save himself.

That's how my trip to Hong Kong came about.

Unexpectedly, they found their grandfather's former lover.

"Calling you 'Grandma' makes you feel old. 'Sister' is much better." Li Wuming chuckled, making Miao Tianxiang giggle and feel even better.

"When I met your grandfather, your parents didn't even exist yet!"

Miao Tianxiang's words left Li Wuming speechless once again. His eyes widened, and he counted on his fingers for a long time before staring at Miao Tianxiang in astonishment. Could this woman also borrow life like Yin Laogui?

Although Yin Yu looks young, he is actually quite old, and no one knows his exact age, not even Ji Wuxin, who trusts him the most.

However, during one gathering of his disciples, Yin Yu let slip that the year 1900 had happened and that the Boxers had entered Beijing. But Yin Yu only mentioned it briefly before moving on to other topics.

Li Wuming calculated that the year the Boxers entered Beijing, the Gengzi year, was 1900. Even if Yin Yu was an infant at that time, he would be ninety-six years old now. Moreover, judging from Yin Yu's tone, he was definitely not an infant in the Gengzi year; at least he was able to move around freely.

If you calculate it this way, Yin Yu must be over a hundred, but he looks to be only in his forties at most. He is full of energy and often asks his senior sister Ji Wuxin to keep him company in bed.

Ji Wuxin was nominally Yin Yu's apprentice, but in reality, he was Yin Yu's bed partner and the person Lao Gui trusted most.

Li Wuming also discovered that Yin Yu's ability to maintain his youthful appearance was mainly due to borrowing life force, in addition to the spiritual tonics he took.

Borrowing life is a sinister and evil technique. Li Wuming doesn't know the specifics of how it works, but every few years, Yin Yu would bring in a young and strong man. In just one night, the man would turn into a white-haired, dried-up corpse, while Yin Yu would be full of energy.

Li Wuming assumed that Miao Tianxiang, like Yin Yu, possessed these evil arts, and became wary.

He would rather die than associate with these evil monsters, no matter how much money you offer him. He's a man of principle!

Miao Tianxiang had no idea that this guy had imagined so much in such a short time. Her method of maintaining her youthful appearance was different from Yin Yu's. She relied entirely on money and Ye Qingqing's Ice Skin Snow Cream to maintain her youthful appearance.

“I am your grandfather’s friend.” Miao Tianxiang said this with a very complicated expression, her heart filled with mixed feelings.