"No, impossible!"
Pei Ranzhi's body trembled. "Although my mother has passed away for more than ten years, my father has never had another woman in all these years. He only loves my mother. How could he marry another woman?"
"That's right," Song Shu explained good-temperedly, "Your father didn't take the initiative to ask for marriage. The idea was proposed by Ancestor Xiahou. He originally chose you as the marriage partner, but you ran away, so this job fell on your father's head."
Pei Ranzhi was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that his father was forced, but then he heard Song Shu say, "However, he has already agreed to the marriage proposal from Patriarch Xiahou. It was Qingyu who refused. She was put in solitary confinement for disobeying Patriarch Xiahou's order."
“…How could that be?”
Pei Ranzhi couldn't accept that his father's previous affection for his mother was all a pretense, and he almost collapsed.
"Maybe you didn't listen to your father, so he wants to open a new account."
Jiang Deng patiently advised: "Think about it more positively. It will rain when it does, and your father will marry when he does. It's normal for you to have a stepmother and a stepfather."
“…”
It would have been better if Jiang Deng didn't try to persuade him. The more he tried to persuade him, the sadder Pei Ranzhi's expression became, as if he was about to cry.
Seeing Pei Ranzhi being so ignorant, Jiang Deng didn't waste any more words. She looked at Song Shu and asked, "Where is Xiahou Qingyu being held? Is she also imprisoned at Liushui Peak?"
Song Shu nodded. "Well, everyone in the Xiahou family lives in Liushui Peak now, and Qingyu is no exception. Jiang Deng, what are you planning to do by asking this?"
“Hehehe…”
Jiang Deng touched his chin and smiled, "I have an idea!"
"What idea?" Song Shu asked curiously.
Jiang Deng conveyed his thoughts to Song Shu, who nodded repeatedly.
The group dawdled on the road for a while and returned to Jiange almost on time.
Song Shu did not immediately lead people back to Guanshui Peak where the Song family lived, but instead brought people to Liushui Peak where the Xiahou family lived. As soon as they arrived at the foot of the mountain, they were stopped by people from the Xiahou family.
He glanced at Song Shu and the people behind her, frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"
Song Shu bowed and said, "I am the Young Master of the Song Family. I have lived up to Patriarch Xiahou's trust. I have successfully captured Patriarch Nangong and the others and have sent them to Patriarch Xiahou for personal interrogation."
"Want to see our ancestor?"
The gatekeeper waved his hand and dismissed him, saying, "The ancestor is currently in seclusion and cannot see visitors. Since he has been captured, he will be imprisoned in your Song family first and will be sent to you when the ancestor comes out of seclusion."
"B-but... this is an urgent matter. How can we wait a few days to come back?"
"Then you can go see our master. However, our master is meeting a guest. You can wait here for half an hour and then you can see him."
Hearing this, a trace of confusion flashed across Song Shu's face. She grabbed the gatekeeper's sleeve and said, "...No! I'm really in a hurry. How about you go and report it to me, fellow Taoist?"
"What are you reporting? Get out of here!"
The gatekeeper said impatiently. He tried his best to free his sleeve from Song Shu's hand but failed. "What are you doing? Let go quickly, or I'll call for help!"
"Fellow Daoist, let's talk it over..."
Song Shu continued to harass the gatekeeper. Just when Song Shu completely attracted the gatekeeper's attention, a green figure suddenly flashed by!
In the blink of an eye, he rushed into Liushui Peak. Because he was so fast, he did not attract the attention of the gatekeeper.
"Someone, someone!"
The gatekeeper here was really annoyed by Song Shu's harassment and was about to call someone out to deal with Song Shu, but Song Shu immediately let go of the gatekeeper's sleeve and took a step back.
"Since Patriarch Xiahou is not available to see guests, I will come back in a few days," Song Shu said, turning around to look at the group behind her, "Let's go!"
The group left in a mighty procession, and no one noticed that Jiang Deng was missing from the group...
Looking at the departing crowd, the gatekeeper frowned, "Is this Young Master of the Song Family a psychopath?"
But didn't everyone say before that the Song family's young master was sensible and a gentleman? Why was he acting so recklessly today?
It seems that the rumors are not to be believed.
Although he felt that Song Shu was a little abnormal, the gatekeeper did not report the matter based on the principle of less trouble is worse than more.
The other side.
While Song Shu attracted the gatekeeper's attention, Jiang Deng had already successfully sneaked into Liushui Peak.
During the month she stayed in Jiange, she lived on Liushui Peak. She was very familiar with the road conditions on Liushui Peak. She avoided the patrolling members of the Xiahou family along the way and tried to find where Xiahou Qingyu was imprisoned.
But... nothing has been achieved yet.
The cave where she originally lived also became the residence of the head of the Xiahou family.
The head of the Xiahou family really knows how to choose a place to live!
Jiang Deng gritted her teeth. Just as she was about to turn around and look in another place, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a man walking out of the cave where the head of the Xiahou family lived and coming towards her.
This person was dressed in white, with a white cloth tied over his eyes and a long sword hanging from his waist. He looked very familiar.
"Hmm? Isn't this Yun Haoran?"
Jiang Deng always felt unhappy when she thought that Yun Haoran, the leader of Kaitianmen and the sword servant of his third disciple, did not take people to cause trouble for Lin Jun as she expected after the death of his third disciple, but surrendered to Patriarch Xiahou immediately.
Seeing that Yun Haoran did not walk away from Liushui Peak, but instead walked towards a secluded path, Jiang Deng decisively followed him.
The two of them walked one in front and one behind, avoiding the patrolmen of the Xiahou family and came to the deserted top of the mountain.
Because the top of Liushui Peak was chopped down by Jiang Deng's sword last time, a crack can still be seen on the ground, revealing pure sword intent.
At this moment, Yun Haoran suddenly turned around. Although he was clearly unable to see, he seemed to see someone. He said calmly and calmly, "I wonder if you are following me. What advice do you have for me?"
"Master Yun, long time no see."
Jiang Deng slowly walked out from behind the tree, his eyes extremely sharp.
"So it's Sect Master Jiang," Yun Haoran chuckled at the familiar voice. "I knew you would return to the Ten Thousand Swords Spirit Realm. I bet you came here for the treasure trove left behind by the Sword Master, right?"
Jiang Deng quickly denied it, "Nonsense! Do I look like someone who is so greedy?"
Yun Haoran nodded sincerely, "Sect Master Jiang, you don't look like him, you are him."
Jiang Deng: “…”
Is her character so untrustworthy?
"Stop talking nonsense," Jiang Deng asked directly, "Tell me, what exactly do you want to do by going to see Patriarch Xiahou?"
"Nothing," Yun Haoran explained, "It's just that I realized that Ancestor Xiahou might not be able to maintain his position as Domain Lord, and I didn't want to get involved in this mess, so I thought about resigning from the position of Sect Leader of Kaitian Sect and traveling around the world from now on."
Jiang Deng said impatiently: "Tell the truth!"
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