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If someone else were standing at the entrance of the Moonlit Pavilion at this moment, it would have no impact whatsoever.
But that person was Mu Yuan, Chong Lian's adopted son, the number one martial artist in Chong Huo Palace, and a protector with power and influence comparable to the Palace Master.
The situation took a dramatic turn, and Xuezhi successfully escaped.
She had been searching for Mu Yuan for a long time, and seeing him should have made her either excited or angry. But in this situation, she especially wanted to escape from this place.
Yan Zihua was so angry with Mu Yuan that her face turned red, but she couldn't say anything. She turned to look at Liu Hua. Liu Hua still looked half-dead, pointing to the door with her long, pointed chin. Yan Zihua was furious, but she had no choice but to leave the hall.
As soon as Yan Zihua left, Yuan Shuangshuang also left with Liu Hua.
Everyone present was speechless with astonishment.
Even Feng She was somewhat incredulous—he had seen all sorts of sordid things in his world, and he had always thought that Shangguan Tou was completely different from the people he had seen. Although he was naturally frivolous, he was a true gentleman, so he had always respected him.
At this point, I wouldn't say I had a bad opinion of him, but disappointment was inevitable.
Shangguan Tou looked at Xuezhi, then at Mu Yuan, his face filled with astonishment.
Actually, Shangguan Tou wasn't the only one surprised; Lin Yuhuang was too. Although she knew Chonglian had always favored Mu Yuan, she didn't know that Chonglian had actually betrothed her most precious daughter to him.
Shangguan Tou had been waiting.
He was waiting for Xuezhi to come forward and explain.
The atmosphere was very strange.
Lin Fengzi had already left Yue Shang Lou.
Xuezhi looked up and smiled, "There's no need to bring up these trivial matters here. It would be better if we discussed how to find out where 'Lotus Wings' is."
Shangguan Tou is still waiting.
The windowpanes are dimly lit, and everything is hazy. The bleak winter has frozen everything in the world—water, and even people's hearts—into ice.
Meanwhile, directly south of Zhenxing Island.
Entrance to Moon Valley.
It was pitch black. Only a few pale-colored figures reflected the faint moonlight.
A deafening slap echoed between the two mountain walls.
Yanzihua covered her face and sobbed softly:
"Master, it's not my fault."
"I know you don't want to live anymore," Yuan Shuangshuang said coldly. "I told you to expose Shangguan Tou, but who told you to say Feng Zi's name?"
Liu Hua said, "Master, this is indeed not Yan Zihua's fault. If we don't reveal the name, it will be difficult to convince everyone."
Yuan Shuangshuang said, "I've said it before, Lin Fengzi is my most precious daughter. Whoever hurts her, I will take their life. Yanzi, you've been lying low in Emei for many years, which has been tough. I won't kill you, you can end it yourself."
Yan Zihua immediately knelt down: "Master, I beg you! I'm doing this for your own good!"
"You're doing this for my own good? Tell me then, how are you doing this for my own good?"
"I, I..."
"Go ahead and say it."
Yan Zihua was speechless for a moment, her hands trembling as she reached for the long sword at her waist.
At this moment, Liu Hua suddenly smiled sweetly: "Master, if Lin Fengzi never marries, she will stay by your side forever. Isn't that good enough?"
Yan Zihua stopped what she was doing. Yuan Shuangshuang also slowly turned around to look at Liu Hua.
"You little Liu girl, you're really something."
Liu Hua smiled again and said, "Besides, at this time, if you were to comfort Miss Lin and shield her from the rumors, she would probably be even more grateful, wouldn't she?"
Yuan Shuangshuang laughed heartily: "You're right."
Yan Zihua kowtowed repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Master, I did this all for your own good."
Yuan Shuangshuang kicked her in the face: "You little bitch, get out of here."
At this moment, the moon shines over the main hall of the building.
Mu Yuan brushed off the ice crystals from his body, took off his thick cloak, and walked to his seat at Chonghuo Palace. After putting the cloak back on, he whispered a few words to Xue Zhi, then looked up and said, "I have a general understanding of the discussion we had at the beginning. The problem that has been troubling you all is actually easy to solve—Chonghuo Palace will do everything in its power to eliminate the person who stole the manual. Once 'Lotus Wing' returns, as long as you find my sect's 'Azure Sea Snow Lotus Sword,' I can destroy it in front of everyone in the world."
Xuezhi glanced at Mu Yuan and whispered, "Is this appropriate?"
Mu Yuan waved to her from below.
After a moment of deliberation, Master Xingyi said, "This is far too unfair."
"It would be too unfair to eliminate the 'Lotus Wings' belonging to Chonghuo Palace."
Master Xingyi remained silent.
Finally, Fengcheng stood up and applauded: "Hahaha, heroes emerge from among the young! The Huashan Sect agrees to proceed as planned. This discussion ends here. Our Manman has already prepared the soup and should go back to check on the cooking. Farewell."
The Huashan Sect evacuated the hall.