Shen Cang's face turned pale.
He was so preoccupied with planning to "sell" his daughter that he completely forgot about this other matter.
But he certainly couldn't admit that, so he only said, "As a father, how could I not have considered this? But I can't just neglect my daughter for the sake of my son."
"Besides, the dead are gone; the living are the most important people."
"As long as Qiyin wants to marry and the young master is willing to marry her, I'll risk losing face to make her happy, won't I?"
"You really put your heart into this..." Xiao Yan's eyes were frosty, and his tone was low and melancholy.
Upon hearing this, Feng Liu immediately stepped forward and said to Shen Cang, "Our master has other matters to attend to, so please return home first, Master Shen. Good news will arrive at your residence soon."
"Okay, okay!"
Upon hearing the first half of the sentence, Shen Cang initially thought the negotiations had fallen through.
Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.
Even those around Xiao Yan felt that the marriage was a sure thing and there was no chance of it going to fail.
After Shen Cang left, Xiao Yan wiped the Frost-Holding Sword in his hand with a cold expression and said in a chilling voice, "Come out."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ren Dong walked up from the dungeon with an icy expression.
"You heard everything?"
"Um."
Honeysuckle's clenched fist, hanging by her side, trembled slightly, her eyes still burning with anger.
She knew Shen Cang was not a good father, but seeing his disgusting face clearly from an outsider's perspective, she still couldn't help feeling sad and angry for her older sister.
She's already burdened with having such heartless and rotten parents.
But why?
Why is it that her older sister, a person of such high quality, did not have parents who loved and cared for her?
Looking at her resentment and anger, Xiao Yan asked in a cold voice, "Want to kill him?"
Honeysuckle looked stubborn and didn't answer.
Xiao Yan continued, "Your elder sister agreed to let you learn martial arts, not so that you could act impulsively."
"because……"
"The prerequisite for disregarding human life is holding a high position."
Xiong Lu, clinging to the doorframe, listened to Xiao Yan's words to Ren Dong. With a tearful expression, she looked at Chen Bao and asked in a low voice, "Is it right for adults to teach children like this?"
Isn't this making his little cabbage grow crooked?
Chen Bao patted his shoulder reassuringly: "Hey, don't worry."
“Look,” Chen Bao pointed to himself, then to Xiong Lu, and then to all the Thousand Eagle Guards nearby. Finally, he said, “You, me, every one of us, didn’t we all rise up by following the adults?”
"You mean, the adults have a plan in mind?"
"No," Chen Bao shook his head. "What I mean is, is there one that isn't crooked?"
Bear and Deer: "..."
Chen Bao: "So don't worry, it's only a matter of time before the honeysuckle is raised badly."
Xiong Lu was completely distraught.
Just then, he heard Honeysuckle say, "I want to join the Thousand Eagle Guard!"
Xiao Yan's dark eyes flickered slightly: "Your courage is commendable, but I'm afraid your ability is insufficient."
In the blink of an eye, he suddenly picked up a letter from the dossier and threw it at Ren Dong. Although it was called "throwing," the speed and force were basically no different from launching a hidden weapon.
Honeysuckle caught the envelope, but the two fingers holding it felt slightly hot, as if they were burning.
Xiao Yan said expressionlessly, "If you can capture the person mentioned in the letter and find out who the mastermind is within three days, I will allow you to join the Thousand Eagle Guard."
Upon hearing this, Xiong Lu and Chen Bao exchanged a glance, both of them feeling a pang of worry for Ren Dong.
The job of the Thousand Eagle Guards isn't so easy.
It's true that the adults are fond of Miss Shen, and they might take extra care of Ren Dong because of their affection for her, but it's absolutely impossible for them to blur the lines between public and private matters because of this.
Giving Ren Dong water means treating the lives of the Thousand Eagle Guards as a joke, which is not something adults would do.
That's why Xiong and Lu were even more worried.
The difficulty of that task...
I'm afraid this is no ordinary case.
Honeysuckle herself is full of enthusiasm!
She knew very well that Xiao Yan had deliberately arranged for her to listen to his conversation with Shen Cang today, not only to make her understand her sister's situation, but also to subtly remind her to see her own situation clearly.
If one day someone tries to arrange her marriage, her older sister will definitely make plans for her.
But she didn't want that.
She would stand tall and proud between heaven and earth, growing powerful wings strong enough to protect her elder sister and herself!
After Ren Dong left, Xiao Yan immediately called Xiong Lu in.
He said meaningfully, "Following her secretly can only save her, not help her."
"...Understood."
In other words, he must not act rashly unless it concerns the life of Ren Dong.
Xiong Lu and the others left one after another. Xiao Yan seemed to be focused on handling official business, but if anyone were to get close at this moment, they would find that he had only written the two characters "Chen Cang" on the paper.
“Chen, Cang…” He enunciated each word slowly, drawing a large X over the name with a crimson pen, and then uttered a single word in a chilling tone: “Kill.”
That night, the north wind was biting and the chill was penetrating.
Inside the Green Apple Pavilion, however, springtime was in full bloom, with the air filled with the fragrance of warm jade.
Lin Tang kicked the unconscious Shen Cang lying on the ground, then looked at the person sitting at the head of the table with a troubled expression and said, "I dare not disobey what the young master has ordered, but people spend a lot of money to have fun, not to buy such a lousy old man, so the price..." I'm afraid it will have to be greatly reduced.
Shen Cang was not as exaggerated as Lin Tang had described.
However, compared to the "beautiful women" in his building, Shen Cang was indeed at a disadvantage.
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