Chapter 112

Ping'an Ward, Xu Family Old Residence

"You mean to say that the boy and Yanran have already pledged their lives to each other?"

In the back garden, an old man wearing black brocade sat on a stone stool, holding a cup of flower tea, his expression somewhat conflicted.

"It should be so, Master," Steward Xu said, standing behind him.

In truth, he did not know exactly how far the relationship between Young Master Qin and their young lady had progressed.

But their young lady's temperament had always been to dare to think and dare to act. If she had set her heart on Young Master Qin, she might have had reservations before, but now that the Master had recovered his strength as a third-tier Secret Martial Artist, and he himself had become a Secret Martial Artist with the young lady's help...

I fear that even the Master would not be able to sway the young lady.

Master Xu shook the teacup in his hand gently, tasting it only after a moment.

"Even so, it will not do. Yanran has wandered to various places with me since she was young, so her horizons are inevitably a bit narrow. That Young Master Qin is, at most, a genius from a small place.

We have been in the County City for several days now; have you ever heard the name of a genius surnamed Qin? This shows that although he joined the Copper Bell Sect, he has already faded into the crowd.

Besides, I have already promised a marriage alliance to the Yan family; how can I go back on my word?"

Steward Xu's expression changed slightly, and he seemed to have something to say but hesitated.

"Speak your mind; for so many years, Yanran has relied on your help, and I have long regarded you as family," Master Xu said.

"Master, I have indeed never heard the name of Young Master Qin, but there is one point I think I should tell you, Master.

On the day of the Weird siege in Black Mountain City, that Young Master Qin already possessed strength not inferior to what I have now," Steward Xu said.

Master Xu was stunned upon hearing this, "What did you say? How is that possible! You know the gap between a Secret Martial Artist and a True Martial Artist, don't you?"

Steward Xu nodded slightly; he was not surprised by the Master's reaction, but the facts were just so.

"It is what I saw with my own eyes," he said.

*Tap, tap, tap! * Before Master Xu could react, a burst of rapid footsteps came from outside the courtyard.

"Master! Master! Green Fire Lord! Green Fire Lord!"

A young servant ran quickly into the back garden, holding a visiting card in his hand.

Master Xu stood up directly upon hearing "Green Fire Lord," "What about the Green Fire Lord!"

He had heard that this current Green Fire Lord was extremely powerful! His mastery of the Green Fire Copper Furnace Art was superb, and he was almost on the verge of practicing it to the sixth layer! He was a super genius who suppressed the younger generation of every family!

Moreover, most importantly, this Green Fire Lord was the Fourth Master of the Long Family! He was someone Long Daosheng had personally accepted as a disciple on behalf of his master! His status was second only to the heads of each family and the elders of the Copper Bell Sect! He already had the qualifications to sit on equal footing with the Protectors of the Copper Bell Sect! However, he was also puzzled; his Xu family should have had no intersection with this Green Fire Lord, whether in terms of kindness or enmity.

"Master! It is a visiting card sent by someone on behalf of the Green Fire Lord!"

The young servant handed over the visiting card in his hand, and Master Xu hurriedly took it to check.

A moment later, Master Xu put down the visiting card, a look of contemplation appearing on his face, "This Green Fire Lord seems to be easy to get along with; there is no sense of arrogance in his words.

But... why he wants to visit my Xu family is not stated; what exactly does this mean?"

Steward Xu also frowned slightly. Now that the Xu family had just returned to the County City, although they had used most of their wealth to exchange for his and the Master's promotion, they still possessed a massive amount of wealth.

If someone harbored ill intentions... He looked at that visiting card, and the more he looked, the more he felt he had seen this handwriting somewhere before, but he could not remember exactly where.

He unconsciously stroked his chin, "Could it be..."

"Could it be that the Long Family wants to give our Xu family a helping hand!" Master Xu said with some pleasant surprise.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt this possibility was greater. Back when his Xu family was still one of the Nine Noble Clans, although they were not of the Long Family faction, their relationship was quite good—at least they were in the same camp.

Now that the Xu family had just returned and had not yet reclaimed the name of a Noble Clan, it was exactly the time when they needed help in their hour of need; it was very normal for the Long Family to have such thoughts!

One must know that a lean camel is bigger than a horse; although his Xu family had declined, they still had some foundation.

"Right, right, right! It must be so! I heard that this Green Fire Lord is actually not of the Long Family's original surname, which makes him just right for doing this kind of thing.

At that time, if there really were any accidents, they could also distance themselves from the Long Family!" Master Xu said.

Steward Xu frowned slightly upon hearing this; he felt that this possibility was actually not very high.

"The time is tomorrow; is it so urgent? Steward Xu, go quickly and prepare; tomorrow we shall set a banquet to entertain the Green Fire Lord! Have Yanran return; she is the same age as the Green Fire Lord and should have more to talk about," Master Xu said.

Steward Xu nodded, "I will go and prepare right away."

"Right, spread the news." "Mm, understood."

The next day, outside the Cloud Crane Courtyard, two teams of Black Armored soldiers were lined up neatly, guarding three carts of gifts.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly; these people were borrowed from Long An.

Originally, Long An had intended to come personally, but Qin Jiang had refused.

After all, it was his first visit; if Long An came, no one would likely think he was the one visiting.

"General Li, I have troubled you this time; I will take my leave first," he bowed slightly.

"Fourth Master, you are too polite! This is what we should do! You go ahead with peace of mind; we will arrive shortly after!"

General Li was a rugged man who carried a long spear and bowed.

"Haha! General, you are too polite! After we return this time, twenty taels of silver for each person as a hardship fee!" Qin Jiang laughed loudly.

"Fourth Master is generous! Brothers, why don't you thank the Fourth Master!" General Li also laughed loudly.

"Many thanks, Fourth Master!"

"Good, brothers, I will take my leave first!"

Having said that, Qin Jiang leaped directly onto his warhorse and galloped toward Ping'an Ward.

The warhorse galloped rapidly through the streets, and before long, he arrived at Ping'an Ward.

After passing through several streets, he looked at the mansion ahead; it was exactly where the Xu family resided.

At this time, the outside of the Xu family mansion was already filled with a welcoming party, and festive red curtains had been hung everywhere.

Qin Jiang's heart tightened slightly; what was the meaning of this, Master Xu? Could it be that he had deduced he was coming to propose marriage from just those few words? But he had not intended to propose marriage today? He spurred his horse forward, and before long, he arrived in front of the party.

"Hey! You on the horse! What are you doing! Don't block the road!"

The leader of the party walked over quickly and shouted.

"Brother, what is going on here?" Qin Jiang asked, a wisp of demonic Qi dropping down, causing the leader to shiver.

The leader sensed that Qin Jiang was not someone to be trifled with, and his attitude immediately softened, "Sir, today our Master is entertaining the Green Fire Lord.

You know the Green Fire Lord, right? The True Transmission Chief of the Copper Bell Sect! It's not that I was being fierce just now, but if you block the Green Fire Lord's path here, it's you yourself who will be unlucky."

Qin Jiang laughed upon hearing this, "No matter, the Green Fire Lord will not mind."

"Sigh! Sir, please be kind; if not, let me lead the horse to the side, and you can stand here yourself; I will definitely not say anything more," the leader said. As long as he didn't block the road, he didn't want to provoke others casually.

"Fine, then I will trouble you," Qin Jiang dismounted and handed the reins in his hand to the leader.

The leader did not hesitate, directly calling someone to lead it away.

Qin Jiang laughed and walked straight toward the Xu mansion.

"Hey! Sir, sir, sir! You are going to ruin me! Why are you going inside?" the leader hurriedly blocked him.

Qin Jiang looked at the leader helplessly but was not angry; after all, it was his duty, and besides, they were Xu family people, so he could not say anything.

"I submitted a visiting card yesterday."

The leader laughed upon hearing this, "Oh my sir, it's not that this little one is being talkative, but every day, there are not just eight or ten visiting cards submitted to our Xu mansion.

However, today you really have to wait in line. Lord Green Fire Lord is coming, and even our Master will have to come out to welcome him personally in a moment; he definitely won't be able to attend to you."

Just as he finished speaking, a burst of footsteps came from inside the Xu mansion; the mighty party had no fewer than twenty people.

At the head was Master Xu, followed by Steward Xu and Xu Yanran.

"You see, aren't they coming now?" the leader said.

Qin Jiang did not respond, looking at Xu Yanran's figure; Xu Yanran also seemed to sense something, her gaze looking toward this side, and the two met eyes instantly.

"Brother Qin!"

(End of chapter)