Chapter 739

It was just that the two of them were no match for Shi Potian.

Bai Bai Axiu saw the topic suddenly turn to herself.

She was also wrongly accused by Ding Dang of having a relationship with Shi Potian.

Her heart loved Gu Gu Hanyuan.

How could she accept such slander?

She pleaded aggrievedly:

"Miss Ding, I do not have that kind of relationship with him, and I also feel he does not seem like Shi Zhongyu."

The meeting between Bai Bai Axiu and Shi Potian was purely accidental.

She and her grandmother, Shi Xiaocui, suffered qi deviation while cultivating.

They happened to meet Shi Potian, who had just entered the Jianghu.

Shi Potian kindly saved Shi Xiaocui.

But Shi Xiaocui believed he was Shi Zhongyu pretending to be foolish.

Therefore, she ambushed and severely injured him.

Afterwards, she was rescued by Bei Haishi.

He disguised himself as Shi Zhongyu.

Bai Bai Axiu's mind was pure and kind.

During her brief time with Shi Potian,

she intuitively felt Shi Potian was not Shi Zhongyu.

Furthermore, since Shi Potian had clearly saved her and Shi Xiaocui,

yet Shi Xiaocui had attacked Shi Potian,

she spoke up for Shi Potian out of guilt.

Seeing Bai Bai Axiu defend Shi Potian,

Ding Dang became even more convinced that Shi Potian was Shi Zhongyu.

She glanced contemptuously at Bai Bai Axiu.

Her tone grew more mocking as she said:

"That is why they say his skill in coaxing women is truly amazing; he has already tricked Miss Bai into being completely confused so quickly."

Bai Bai Axiu was naturally a person with thin skin.

Hearing this now, she was so anxious that tears were about to fall.

Just at this moment,

two fine horses, one black and one white, galloped over.

The riders on them were also one black and one white.

They were none other than Shi Qing and Min Rou.

Shi Qing still looked like a middle-aged chivalrous hero.

He just appeared a bit more travel-worn and haggard.

As for Min Rou, although she too was covered in dust from travel,

her beauty remained undiminished.

It was clearly because, back then in Jiangling City,

the nourishment Gu Gu Hanyuan gave her allowed her to maintain her radiant appearance.

The two of them had met Shi Potian even earlier than Ding Dang.

They also took him for Shi Zhongyu.

Min Rou wanted him to avoid the trouble first.

But Shi Qing intended to take Shi Potian back to Wu Dangpai.

Because of their disagreement,

they had separated from Shi Potian several times due to accidents.

Now they were also tracking him down.

Seeing Shi Potian confronting Ding Dang and the others,

Shi Qing spoke urgently before even dismounting:

"Yuer, come back to Wu Dangpai with us. We will do our best to plead for you."

Seeing Shi Qing and Min Rou arrive,

Ding Dang felt even more confident.

She teased Bai Bai Axiu, saying:

"Miss Bai, look, even his parents have come. Do you still think he is not Shi Zhongyu?"

Hearing this, Bai Bai Axiu also began to hesitate.

She even suspected her own intuition might be wrong.

She hesitated and said:

"But..."

Bai Wanjian, standing beside Bai Bai Axiu, seeing her defend Shi Potian,

frowned tightly and scolded:

"Bai Axiu, why do you keep speaking up for this evil thief?"

Hua Wanzi, traveling with them, leaned close to Bai Bai Axiu's ear and whispered:

"Bai Axiu, speaking up for him like that — aren't you afraid Young Master Gu will be angry?"

Bai Bai Axiu did not take Bai Wanjian's rebuke too much to heart.

But the moment Hua Wanzi mentioned Gu Gu Hanyuan,

she could not help but hurriedly explain:

"Sister Hua, that's not what I meant — I just feel he doesn't seem like Shi Zhongyu."

Bai Bai Axiu also knew that Hua Wanzi likewise harbored feelings for Gu Gu Hanyuan.

Worried that, once misunderstood by Hua Wanzi,

it would reach Gu Gu Hanyuan's ears,

that would be far too unjust a grievance for her.

Shi Potian caught sight of Shi Qing and Min Rou.

Delight immediately spread across his face, and he said:

"Hero Shi, Heroine Min. I too wish I could have parents like you, but I truly am not your son."

He felt an instinctive, strong fondness for Shi Qing and Min Rou.

He always, almost unconsciously, drew close to them.

If it were not for his honest and good-natured disposition,

he would likely have gone along with the mistake and acknowledged them as his parents.

Yet he did not know that he really was Shi Qing and Min Rou's son,

and Shi Zhongyu's own younger brother.

On Min Rou's beautiful face, a helpless look surfaced.

She gently tried to persuade him:

"Heh. Why are you this stubborn, child? Could we possibly mistake you for someone else?"

Because of Shi Qing and Min Rou's arrival on the scene,

the situation grew several degrees more chaotic.

Bai Wanjian harbored an extreme hatred for Shi Zhongyu.

If Gu Gu Hanyuan had not already handed down the verdict to take Shi Zhongyu back to Wu Dangpai,

he would certainly have escorted Shi Zhongyu back to the Xueshan Sect himself.

And the outcome would not have been as gentle as Wu Dangpai's.

Even if Shi Zhongyu did not die, he would still be crippled.

At this moment, seeing that Shi Potian still refused to admit his identity,

fury rose from his heart.