Chapter 88

Now no one believed him even more. You were cultivated by the Huang family to enter Weiyuan Hall; how could you not know the daughter of the Huang family?

"The daughter of the Huang family's Second Master, Huang Linger?"

Xu Yang pondered slightly and soon understood that this Huang Linger was probably the woman the Huang family intended to use to marry into his family.

He had clearly refused last night, and he didn't know what went wrong in the middle to make this woman think he wanted to marry her, running here to humiliate him.

It was also possible that his two refusals had made this young lady angry from embarrassment.

In any case, it was hard for him to explain. After all, he had received favors from the Huang family and had refused the Huang family twice. If he stood up to explain, it would be a slap in the face to the Huang family, and his uncle would also be in a difficult position in the Huang family.

Moreover, he didn't care about these things. Whether it was him refusing Huang Linger or Huang Linger refusing him, it didn't matter. If the Huang family thought this could save some face, he was happy to fulfill it.

But soon Xu Yang discovered that he had underestimated this Huang Linger. He thought Huang Linger was simply turning his refusal of the marriage into her refusal of the marriage to find some psychological balance.

The matter was far from just that.

Huang Linger had long since arranged for people at Weiyuan Hall.

Not long after Huang Linger left, rumors about the matter between him and Huang Linger began to spread at Weiyuan Hall.

It was said that after Lu Ren left the Huang family, he thought the Huang family needed him again, so he sent word to the Huang family through his uncle Zhou Shunchang that as long as they married Huang Linger to him, he could leave the Liu family and become an offering for the Huang family. He didn't expect Huang Linger to look down on him at all, so she specifically ran to Weiyuan Hall to refuse him.

Suddenly, the way many people in the inner courtyard looked at him changed.

Some felt he was unrighteous, actually making such an excessive request while Lu Ren was betraying the Huang family.

Others felt he was overestimating his own abilities; with only C-minus root bone, he actually had the face to propose such conditions to the Huang family.

"Having hit a wall and broken his head, he finally opened his eyes, but it's too late."

Jiang Ping believed that Xu Yang realized the importance of having a power to cultivate him and regretted not marrying into the Liu family back then, so he set his sights on the Huang family, which had lost Lu Ren, only to be refused by the Huang family.

"Thinking that because the Huang family lost me, they would look down on him—simply naive," Lu Ren laughed.

The Huang family liked to bet big with small stakes. Even if Xu Yang had some talent, it was impossible for them to spend a large amount of resources to cultivate Xu Yang.

"This shall count as my repayment to the Huang family."

Xu Yang didn't intend to explain this matter; he planned to fulfill the Huang family's reputation.

He didn't care about this kind of reputation. Whether it was the Huang family actively seeking him out and being refused by him, or him seeking the Huang family to marry into the family and being refused, it was all the same to him.

He could not care about reputation, but he couldn't accept Huang Linger's humiliation for nothing. He could choose not to explain and fulfill Huang Linger and the Huang family's reputation, but he would treat this matter as having repaid the Huang family's favor, and from then on, he and the Huang family would have no connection.

"Looking at his face is truly disgusting. Being ungrateful and still having the face to show it off—Senior Brother Xu wanting to get ahead is just human nature," Qiu Wenjie said, looking at Lu Ren's face with indignation.

Xu Yang: ……

Even Qiu Wenjie thought he was the one who actively sought out the Huang family. He feared that even if he explained, few people would believe that it was the Huang family who actively sought him out twice to marry into their family.

Zhang Yong frowned: "With someone like Lu Ren, how does the Gu family dare to want him? Aren't they afraid of being betrayed one day?"

He was still somewhat puzzled.

Lu Ren had talent, but for someone who didn't understand gratitude and righteousness, no matter how good the talent was, he would betray them again sooner or later.

Zhang Hong said: "It is said that it is for the martial examination Dragon Ascension. The Gu family's eldest son is ambitious to achieve a ranking, which is why he spared no expense to befriend geniuses in various martial arts halls. Otherwise, how could a young lady with Senior Sister Gu Fang's status come to Weiyuan Hall to apprentice?"

Wu Yongfeng nodded: "That's it. If it's for the martial examination Dragon Ascension, then it makes sense. The Gu family doesn't need Lu Ren's loyalty for a lifetime at all. With Lu Ren's talent, he will leave Qingyuan sooner or later; it is impossible for him to serve the Gu family for a lifetime."

Qiu Wenjie was still puzzled and said: "But just for the title of Martial Scholar, is it that important?" ===== CHAPTER 89 =====