Upon hearing this, not only the Grand Master, but also the Ji brothers and the Su father and son hiding in the shadows were completely dumbfounded.
"Patriarch Su, do you want to give an explanation?"
Upon hearing this, Su Lingzhang and his son immediately emerged from the shadows.
Ji Bochang looked at Su Lingzhang with ill intent: "Uncle Su, what exactly is going on?"
Su Lingzhang shook his head: "Nephew, don't worry, I don't know about this either."
Ji Bochang frowned: "In the entire city of Juzhou, besides your Su family, who else has the surname Su? Uncle Su, if you want this Pinyue Residence..."
"You can just talk to my father about it. We'll be in-laws soon, and I intend to use this Pin Yue Ju as part of the dowry for the Su family. Why rush things?"
Su Lingzhang hurriedly said, "Nephew, please don't misunderstand, we don't know him at all."
The Su brothers, standing nearby, also said, "Brother Ji, our Su family and your Ji family have been friends for generations."
How could they possibly do such a despicable thing? It's best to find out the truth to avoid any misunderstandings.
Ji Bochang nodded, then asked Liang Hao, "May I ask, fellow Daoist, who is this person surnamed Su?"
Liang Hao: "Listen up, you ants! This woman surnamed Su is naturally my sworn sister, and also the future Empress, Su Yunying!"
"Su Yunying? Who is that?"
"I don't know him."
Ji Bochang and Ji Bochu looked at each other, somewhat bewildered.
Su Lingzhang and the other three were deeply shocked, utterly shocked.
After a long silence, Su Lingzhang asked again, trembling, "You said, Su what?"
Liang Hao: "Su Yunying, remember this name. One day, her name will resound throughout the entire continent. She is destined to be an existence that you cannot reach."
Su Lingzhang took a deep breath, his face instantly blending into the night.
Ji Bochang noticed the strange expressions on the faces of the father and his three sons and immediately asked, "What's wrong, Uncle Su? Do you perhaps know this Su Yunying?"
The Ji family was unaware of Su Yunying's deeds.
Originally, Su Lingzhang didn't want to make things clear so quickly, but it seems that if things aren't clarified now, the Su family might break ties with the Ji family, which would be detrimental to the family's development.
Taking a deep breath, Su Lingzhang said, "Nephew, I will give you a satisfactory explanation for this matter. Why don't we go to your residence for a chat first? Pin Yue Ju will definitely return to the Ji family."
"What? Is this really related to your Su family? You must explain it to me now."
"Sigh, it's a long story."
Seeing that the group was about to start a casual chat in the street, Liang Hao couldn't take it anymore: "Gentlemen, before you deal with your own business, can you resolve the issues between us first?"
Su Lingzhang immediately put on a smiling face: "Fellow Daoist, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding my foot! You think you can escape your crimes by clinging to connections just because you can't beat them?"
Old man, your wishful thinking is a bit too ambitious!
"If you anger the tribunal and think you can just run away, there's no way you can."
Before Su Lingzhang could explain, Liang Hao rejected him outright: "No need to say anything. Just hand over your storage bags for me to keep, and then you can get lost!"
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"What? Xuejiao is an adopted daughter? Uncle Su, this is a huge joke."
"Your father knows about this, but he hasn't told you."
After being thoroughly exploited by Liang Hao, who even checked under their fingernails to make sure they couldn't find any extra spirit stones, the Su and Ji families returned to the Su residence in a sorry state.
Along the way, Su Lingzhang truthfully told Ji Bochang and Ji Bochu about the identities of Su Xuejiao and Su Yunying.
"That wild girl was only recently found, but unfortunately she has no manners whatsoever and is completely ill-mannered."
"Young Master Ji, rest assured, our only sister is Xuejiao; she is the legitimate daughter of the Su family!"
The three Su brothers kept comforting Ji Bochang.
However, Ji Bochang remained silent.
It wasn't until he arrived at the Su residence and saw Yin Jiao'e and Su Xuejiao waiting anxiously at the entrance that Ji Bochang managed to force a smile and went to greet them.
Seeing their dejected looks, Su Xuejiao roughly guessed that the trip to Pin Yue Ju had yielded little result, but she still asked with concern:
"Father, eldest brother, second brother, third brother, Brother Ji, Young Master Ji, you're back? Mother and I have been waiting for a while."
Looking at Su Xuejiao's captivating face, Ji Bochang's initial resentment dissipated.
"Forget it, let's leave it at that. Xuejiao is kind and understanding, and stunningly beautiful. So what if she's not the Su family's biological daughter?"
So she went up to them and said, "Xuejiao, we're sorry to have worried you and your aunt. We're fine."
Seeing the young couple so affectionate, the unpleasant experience that the Su father and son had previously encountered in Liang Hao's place lessened considerably.
When Su Lingzhang realized that Su Yunying was nowhere to be seen, he was slightly furious: "Where is that girl? Why didn't she come to greet us?"
Upon hearing this, Yin Jiao'e scoffed, "You know what kind of person this girl is. When has she ever listened to me?"
Upon hearing this, Su Xuejiao quickly whispered to comfort her, "Father, Mother, don't blame my sister. She must have been too tired to come out. She didn't mean to."
Su Jinyi quickly interrupted her, "Little sister, don't speak up for her. Tonight we've seen just how arrogant this girl is!"
Hearing Su Jinyi's words, Yin Jiao'e frowned slightly and asked Su Lingzhang, "What's wrong?"
"Let's go inside and talk. Have someone bring that girl to the main hall!"
Su Lingzhang, his face dark, went straight into the mansion.
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