Translated by Hua Li ^_~
“You’re talking nonsense!” When Jiang Lao really stopped, Jiang Suxi exclaimed in excitement.
Gou Liang chuckled, “The transformation technique of the Hehuan Sect? Head Xia seems to be quite knowledgeable about it. Yes, she and this child were used to deceive this old man. Since you’ve seen through it… Nian Nujiao, take her away. With a face that looks exactly like the once renowned beauty of the martial world, your male disciples in the sect will surely be pleased.”
“Yes, Master.”
“What are you trying to do? Let me go!”
Jiang Suxi was frightened by Gou Liang’s words. Having spent months in the Demon Cult, she knew Gou Liang’s character well and didn’t think he was joking. She panicked and cried out, “Charlatan, you clearly said that if I give you the <<Score of Resonance>>, you won’t harm us, mother and son! Eldest Brother, help!”
Gou Liang blocked Yue Qian, who was about to confront Nian Nujiao, with his flute, and said, “Enough.”
Gou Liang raised his hand to stop Yue Qian, who was trying to pull Nian Nujiao away, and spoke with a smile, “As we agreed from the beginning, you were to offer the <<Score of Resonance>> as a token of gratitude for saving you mother and child, but we never promised anything beyond that. Besides, the righteous sects don’t want you around anymore, and you are now a dead person with a grave. I will make the best use of a dead person. Who dares to object?”
“Don’t touch me! Brother, please save us quickly…” Jiang Suxi cried out in fear.
Yue Qian, seeing the little baby about to wake up, hastily said, “Xiao Keng’er, stop scaring her.”
“Suxi!”
Situ Bai, who was previously in a daze, flew down without hesitation and shouted, “Let her go!”
“Bai’er!”
“Brother!”
“Third Junior Brother!”
Everyone from the Nanshan Sword Sect was taken aback.
Situ Bai, with his sword drawn, was ready to fight Nian Nujiao fiercely. Although Nian Nujiao didn’t dare to harm Jiang Suxi, it didn’t mean she would tolerate Situ Bai’s actions towards her. Just as she was about to teach Situ Bai a lesson, Gou Liang said calmly, “Step back.” Immediately, she stopped in her tracks.
“Husband!”
Jiang Suxi ran towards Situ Bai, who had stopped, and the latter embraced her with open arms. The couple burst into tears and couldn’t say a word. Amidst their crying, they woke up the little baby sleeping in Jiang Suxi’s arms, and the baby immediately—
In the midst of the heart-wrenching cries of the family of three, Gou Liang’s lips twitched. Yue Qian, who had anticipated this, suppressed a smile and received a fierce glare from Gou Liang.
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“Shut up!” Gou Liang couldn’t bear it anymore.
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“Grandfather!”
“Suxi… Are you really my granddaughter, Suxi?”
“Of course, it’s me. I grew up with you since I was little. How can you not recognize me?”
Jiang Suxi felt a bit wronged.
Seeing this, Jiang Lao had no more doubts and shed tears of joy. He repeatedly said the word “good” three times, then asked, “What is going on? Back then, I clearly saw… And this child, could it be?”
Emotional and with shining eyes, Jiang Lao stared at the baby swinging its little fists in Jiang Suxi’s arms.
“Look at me!” Jiang Suxi finally calmed down and said, “This is your great-grandson! Husband, look, this is our son. He’s already six months old, and Eldest Brother says he looks just like his mother!”
Situ Bai stiffly and emotionally took the baby from Jiang Suxi’s arms, but unexpectedly, the baby suddenly started crying loudly. He nervously tried to comfort the baby, saying, “My good son, don’t cry, don’t cry. I am your father…”
Jiang Lao quickly took the baby back, as he had experience taking care of babies. He cooed a few times, and the baby’s cries indeed lessened, but it still pouted and shed tears.
Jiang Suxi stuffed Gou Liang’s frequently-played jade pendant to him, calming the situation. Jiang Lao then inquired again, and Jiang Suxi explained, “I don’t know what happened that day. When I woke up, I was already in the Demon Cult. Master Ye saved us.”
Situ Bai was taken aback and looked at Gou Liang and his gentle Eldest Brother. It turned out that what his Eldest Brother had said was true, and he had repeatedly offended the person who saved his wife and child!
Situ Bai blushed and wanted to express his gratitude but couldn’t find the words. He scratched his head, not knowing what to do.
Jiang Lao raised his voice, “Master Ye saved my granddaughter and great-grandson. This favor cannot be repaid. The Jiang Family of the East China Sea owes you, Ye Gui, and will not make things difficult for you. However, the elder of the Demon Cult harmed my son’s life, and this grudge cannot be reconciled. Today, the Jiang Family will fight to the death with the remaining members of the Demon Cult and stand with the righteous alliance. I hope you can understand, Master!”
At this critical moment, he had to make his position clear.
Gou Liang nonchalantly said, “She traded <<Score of Resonance>> for two lives, it was just a transaction between us, nothing more.”
Jiang Lao solemnly bowed and held his precious great-grandson, leading Jiang Suxi and Situ Bai back to the righteous camp.
Situ Bai stood in place, scratching his head and hesitating to leave. Yue Qian conveyed a private message: “Go back, don’t let Master worry. We can discuss this matter later.”
Finally, Situ Bai left, but halfway through, he stopped and turned back, clasping his fists and saying solemnly, “Thank you… for saving my wife and child!”
Having said that, he quickly caught up with Jiang Lao.
Yue Qian held Gou Liang’s hand, using his eyes to plead for Situ Bai. Gou Liang rolled his eyes and said, “Do I look like someone who bothers with this idiot?”
Yue Qian chuckled.
The return of Jiang Suxi and her child did not elicit any goodwill from the righteous sects. They still doubted Jiang Suxi’s identity, fearing she might be a spy for the Demon Cult, ready to collaborate with them at any time—after all, everyone witnessed the severe injuries she suffered; it was impossible for her to survive!
Only Head Xia, who was the first to doubt, was amazed and said, “I didn’t expect Bao Jiu, you, to have such excellent medical skills, even surpassing Immortal Hua Huichun’s miraculous revival techniques.”
“Immortal Hua Huichun? What’s he worth? Dare to compare him with me.”
Gou Liang dismissed it.
Madam Xia, who was born in the Medicine Valley, was enraged. “You’re speaking arrogantly! Back then, you intruded into the Medicine Valley, killed my grandfather, and took away our sect’s treasure! Now, you’ve only stolen our sect’s heritage, yet dare to boast openly!”
“Haha, if Hua Huichun hears you say that, he’ll probably be embarrassed and hit his head against the wall again before dying.”
“You!!!”
Touching upon the Medicine Valley’s elders, Madam Xia, who had always been gentle and elegant, became fierce with anger.
Gou Liang couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to her. He played with the jade flute and said, “The personal matters are settled; now let’s talk about business.”
He blew another tune, and after the stirring melody, the deafening sound of the poisonous army moved closer to Wumo City by inches, exerting immense pressure that left the righteous sects with no time to spare for the revival of the dead.
Gou Liang smiled, “Now, you have only two choices before you: surrender or die. I don’t have much patience. You have the time it takes for a incense stick to burn to make your decision. Those who surrender, come down on your own. Be a step late, and the consequences will be yours to bear.”
The righteous sects were in an uproar.
Everyone looked towards Fanyin Pavilion. Chief Ye’s face was pale, and she shook her head, “If the three elders of the pavilion were here, we might have a chance, but now…”
She was powerless to disperse the poisonous army.
Everyone felt solemn, and the incense stick that the Demon Cult ignited seemed to burn faster than usual under the scorching sun. As they watched the incense diminish rapidly, the sense of urgency grew stronger!
Xia Xinya, both afraid and resentful, couldn’t hold back her anger and said, “Father, isn’t Yue Qian down there? I refuse to believe he would disregard his Master’s life. We might as well ask Master Situ to intervene. At the very least, even if he doesn’t help us, he wouldn’t—”
“Shut up!”
Head Xia interrupted her, but this time, he didn’t wait for her to get slapped. The sound of a flute rang out. The Bat King let out a sharp cry and led hundreds of bats to swoop down. Head Xia and the others scrambled to deal with the situation, but when the bats left, they discovered that Xia Xinya had been taken away!
“Dad! Dad, save me!!”
Xia Xinya struggled in mid-air, emitting a desperate and piercing scream.
“Ya’er! Husband, quickly save Ya’er, save her!”
Madam Xia cried out.
As they watched Xia Xinya being taken to the place where the bats had discarded the white horse, her screams becoming more and more tragic, Head Xia’s face turned extremely grim, clenching his fists tightly, “Bao Jiu, you’re going too far, release my daughter quickly!”
Gou Liang chuckled, “Head Xia, your words are truly amusing. Even if I killed her, so what? Even if I killed you, so what?”
“Ahh! Help!! Don’t kill me, don’t kill me!!!”
Xia Xinya futilely called out, her voice sending chills down everyone’s spine.
Gou Liang said, “If you want me to release her, that’s possible. Just tell everyone, who was it that enjoyed a night of passion with the seductive ghost?”
“I didn’t…”
“It was me!!”
Dangling about 30 feet above the ground, a terrified Xia Xinya immediately confessed.
“What else?”
“Also, also…” Xia Xinya didn’t dare to speak, but when she saw the dense ant colony on the ground and remembered the horse that had turned into bones earlier, she couldn’t care less, “It was my father! It was my father…”
Xia Xinya broke down and burst into tears.
The righteous sect members were all aghast!
Head Xia’s face turned unsightly to the extreme. He wanted to take action immediately, but the poisonous army that was inching closer made him give up the idea. However, his whole body was terribly gloomy.
Gou Liang smiled as he recited, “Flying down three thousand feet, she is lonely, and I am romantic. Out of Eight hundred respected disciples, while I have a thousand hairs, he is hairless! I never thought this hairless person would be Head Xia. It seems that he’s following in his ex-son-in-law’s footsteps, which is quite embarrassing for Mrs. Xia.”
Amidst her tears, Xia Xinya continued crying, and Mrs. Xia anxiously glanced at her husband’s angry expression. However, her motherly instincts took over, and she called out loudly, “Please, let Ya’er go!”
Gou Liang chuckled, “Head Xia’s family upbringing is truly impressive.”
Gou Liang didn’t bother with Xia Xinya any longer and let the Bat King return her. After all, her return would be her true suffering rather than death.
“Ya’er.”
Madam Xia embraced her daughter, who had collapsed on the ground. When she smelled the urine odor on her, she frowned, and her tears, which hadn’t fallen yet, froze in place.
Those families are messy. But I guess that’s more normal than my “you don’t wanna mess with me cause if you mess with me you’re messing with my family” family.
Thank you for the chapter!
Thanks for the chapter!
Gou Liang is already a pro at getting what he wants XD thanks for the update
Tskk.. Why is he indecisive?? If you want to kill her then kill her, if you want to kill the entire sect then kill them? What’s the used of scaring them then redrawing? Remember what happen when you let your enemies live in the last world? Your lover was killed. 🙄🙄😐😑