Everyone knows that Shangguan Tou and Fengcheng are relatives. Fengcheng's hearty laughter and quick agreement were simply because he couldn't sit still any longer.
However, the next few sects also expressed their agreement.
Soon everyone decided to gather at Shaolin Temple in a few days to officially begin investigating the whereabouts of "Lotus Wings" and the cultivators.
Since their debut, Shangguan Tou and Mu Yuan have been compared by many in the martial arts world. Both are formidable young talents and master martial artists at a young age. One comes from a wealthy family, and the other from a major sect. One is romantic and passionate, while the other is steady and taciturn. In every aspect, the result of their contests is always evenly matched.
Never before had Shangguan Tou suffered such a crushing defeat.
Everyone had left, leaving only the two ice-sculpted left and right hands, and a few bewildered island owners. He, however, remained alone, sitting on the ground against the wall.
Some rushed back to their sects overnight, while others stayed behind for the night. But regardless, after this night, the whole world would know what had happened that day.
When Xuezhi left, she didn't even look back at him.
If he hadn't secretly practiced martial arts, and hadn't lost his mind due to the imbalance of his internal energy and qi due to qi deviation, he wouldn't have made such a grave mistake.
But it was too late.
Later, he drove everyone away and sat quietly alone in the valley master's seat. The hall was exceptionally empty, with teacups, fruit plates, and other items scattered sparsely on each square table, creating a desolate atmosphere of the music ending and the guests departing.
Shangguan Tou looked down at the ground, still waiting.
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The Bauhinia forest has been eroded by the cold. The sound of branches snapping and cracking echoes through the valley from time to time, as if limbs are already breaking beneath the skin. Every now and then, large pieces of branches fall to the ground with a sound, broken by the severe cold and wounded by loneliness.
A woman's footsteps lightly entered the hall.
Shangguan Tou suddenly looked up—
But it wasn't Chong Xuezhi.
He realized how ridiculous he was when he had that thought.
After what happened, will she come back?
The newcomer was a very thin young woman, whose appearance was just as her name suggested—slender and graceful, with beautiful features.
Liu Hua looked around and said, "Everyone's gone?"
"Um."
"It's over so quickly?" Liu Hua asked knowingly, then gracefully walked over and took a shawl from Yuan Shuangshuang's seat. "The sect leader forgot to take her things."
"Um."
Liu Hua glanced at him, stepped forward, and said softly, "Even though this happened and no one believes you, I know you were framed. The innocent will be proven innocent, and one day the truth will clear your name."
"I am not."
"What?"
"I wasn't framed."
Liu Hua looked slightly surprised, and after thinking for a while, she tentatively asked, "As far as I know, Yan Zihua has feelings for you... Are you sure she's not framing you because she can't have you?"
Shangguan Tou didn't look at her, but spoke very clearly: "She said she wasn't wrong."
“But I don’t believe you would hit a ten-year-old girl—it sounds absurd, you must have your reasons, right?”
There is no reason.
Liu Hua couldn't continue. Their plan wasn't originally like this.
"I once heard the manor owner say that some people are just born with a stubborn temper, preferring to be wronged a hundred times rather than explain themselves once. I didn't believe there were such people at the time, but now that I've met you, I've learned something new."
"Miss Liu, let's talk about this another day."
Liu Hua was slightly taken aback.
If Shangguan Tou showed even the slightest sign of grievance, she could take advantage of the situation. But...
However, relentless pursuit is a trick of Yanzihua, and she would never do it. In terms of beauty, she is far inferior to Chong Xuezhi. But many women don't understand that men say beauty is very important to women, but in reality, this definition of "beauty" is entirely their own.
She can make herself beautiful if she wants to.
Liu Hua smiled and said, "I only have one thing to say: Young Master Ban Xingxiu is as outstanding as ever. I am truly sorry to have disturbed Young Master Shangguan."
Even Yuan Shuangshuang often jokingly sighed that if Liu Yatou possessed Chong Xuezhi's appearance, she would probably have unified the martial arts world long ago.
Chong Xuezhi was standing in the desolate Bauhinia forest.
Mu Yuan stood face to face with her, fastening the cloak that had just been handed to him but was returned.
The sky was too dark, and the land too vast. Lin Fengzi was hidden in the jungle, unnoticed by them.
Although he had been in a state of mental turmoil, it was a fact that Mu Yuan's personality had changed. Not only she noticed this, but many people in Chonghuo Palace had also noticed it.
Mu Yuan has become more talkative than before, expressing his thoughts more openly and showcasing his strengths more effectively—in other words, he's become more like a person. Actually, that's a good thing.
“Don’t take what I said at the Moonlit Pavilion to heart.” Mu Yuan moved closer. “Actually, your father told me that if you grow up and no one marries you, I must marry you.”
"It turns out that my great-uncle was worried that I wouldn't be able to get married. He's really gone to a lot of trouble."
“You had a bad temper when you were young, and you weren’t as stunningly beautiful as you are now, so it’s natural that Palace Master Lian would be worried.”
"Brother Mu Yuan, you've changed so much that it's a little... hard for me to accept."