Chapter 67: Each Harboring Their Own Thoughts

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Nuo and Gao Dakuan had already stayed at the Song Family for three months. During these three months, however, there was not the slightest bit of news regarding Lin Fan. In the end, both of them felt a sense of foreboding in their hearts!

They had witnessed the power of Sun Yiyang detonating his Golden Core back then; perhaps Lin Fan had also perished in that destructive attack, otherwise, it was impossible for him to delay coming to the Song Family for so long.

During these three months, Song Ziyu came to see the two of them every day—or more accurately, she came to see Zhang Nuo. However, Zhang Nuo was filled with worry during this time and had no heart to chat with her, which made Song Er Xiaojie somewhat depressed.

Late one night, Zhang Nuo was sitting cross-legged on his bed meditating when suddenly, a slight fluctuation seemed to come from the Storage Bag at his waist. His Divine Sense slowly penetrated into the bag, and he saw the "Nine Dragon Sword Case" emitting a faint white light throughout its body. It appeared to be gathering Spiritual Qi, but the Storage Bag isolated everything from the outside world, so even Spiritual Qi could not enter.

During this period, because he was in the Song Family, Zhang Nuo had not taken out the Sword Box, but he had not expected it to be restless today. He tilted his head and glanced at Gao Dakuan, seeing him meditating and cultivating with all his heart.

Slowly rising and leaving the room, Zhang Nuo looked toward the vast Starry Sky, and the melancholy in his heart increased by a few points. If he were still in the Divine Sword Sect now, the results of the Chief Disciple Assembly would have already been announced; would he have been the first place?

He shook his head slightly; thinking about these things was useless. Now that the Divine Sword Sect had been destroyed, the name "Divine Sword Sect" would never exist in the world again.

Standing in the courtyard, Zhang Nuo filled his five fingers with Spirit Power, reached out and took the "Nine Dragon Sword Case" from his Storage Bag, and then swung it onto his back.

Immediately, the Sword Box absorbed the Spirit Power fluctuations radiating from Zhang Nuo's body. If someone were to scan Zhang Nuo with Divine Sense now, he would be nothing more than a mortal without the slightest bit of Spirit Power.

With a slight push from his toes, his body leaped over the courtyard wall. Zhang Nuo had previously heard Song Ziyu say that on the left side of the Song Family, there was a relatively large garden filled with flowers and plants, which were especially fragrant when summer arrived.

Song Ziyu had invited Zhang Nuo to visit this garden several times, but due to his mood at the time, Zhang Nuo had declined them all. Tonight, the "Nine Dragon Sword Case" had suddenly gathered Spiritual Qi, and Zhang Nuo did not dare to do it boldly in someone else's courtyard, so he thought of that garden.

The garden was not far from where Zhang Nuo lived; even relying only on footwork, he arrived in a moment. Although it was the dead of night, with Zhang Nuo's Foundation Establishment Stage eyesight, he could still see everything around him very clearly.

The size of this garden far exceeded Zhang Nuo's imagination. He had previously thought that Song Ziyu had exaggerated the beauty of the garden, but now it seemed that she had not lied, and it was even a few points better than she had described.

All kinds of bright flowers were magnificent; some flower branches could reach over three zhang in height, looking like large trees, while others were only an inch high, no different from small grass, yet the flowers blooming on them were exceptionally fragrant.

After strolling through the garden for a while, Zhang Nuo finally chose a place where the flower branches were thickest and burrowed into it. The flower bushes shook for a moment, and then everything returned to calm. Zhang Nuo sat quietly within, letting the Sword Box on his back slowly absorb Spiritual Qi.

Not long after Zhang Nuo's body had burrowed into the flower bushes, the sound of two people walking came from deep within the garden. The footsteps were very light, as if they were made by two women.

Zhang Nuo, who had been closing his eyes to rest his mind, suddenly opened his eyes and simultaneously took a deep breath, holding his own breath. At this moment, even if someone were to scan him with Divine Sense, he would be nothing more than a dead object, without a trace of vitality.

Following the sound of footsteps, the conversation between the two women gradually became clear.

"Sister! That Zhang Nuo is so hard to approach! It's already been three months, and he still refuses to be alone with me!"

Hearing this voice, Zhang Nuo's heart stirred. How familiar! It sounded like the Song Family's second young lady, Song Ziyu!

"He has just experienced such a great disaster; his mood won't improve that quickly! You must have patience! If you don't want to go anymore, Sister can take your place!"

Another woman's voice rang out, and Zhang Nuo was shocked at once. This was clearly the voice of the Song Family's eldest young lady! Why were these two sisters not sleeping in the middle of the night and instead running to the garden to talk? Listening to the content of their discussion, it seemed to have something to do with him.

"I certainly won't! Although he looks rather wooden, he is a rare, once-in-a-century talent. If I could have such a husband in the future, this life would not be in vain!"

Song Ziyu hurriedly interrupted her eldest sister, her face flushed red as she spoke.

"Rest assured! Hasn't Sister already yielded him to you? Besides, whether that Zhang Nuo can accept you is still up in the air; you must work hard!"

Smiling faintly, Song Meiyu looked at her sister's childish nature and shook her head.

"Don't worry! With my beauty and wisdom, making him marry into our Song Family is truly too easy!"

Song Ziyu said with full confidence. Hiding in the flower bushes, Zhang Nuo almost bit his tongue when he heard this. Making him marry into the Song Family—what was this all about?

At this time, the footsteps of the two sisters slowly faded away, but Zhang Nuo's heart could not calm down. Listening to the meaning of their conversation just now, it seemed they wanted to recruit him to marry into the Song Family! What on earth were they up to?

He carefully analyzed the matter of his entry into the Song Family, but from beginning to end, he had never leaked his secrets. Whether it was the Spirit Insect, the Sword Box, or even his Double Spirit Sea, he had never told anyone. But why did the Song sisters say he was a rare talent? Could it be because he had cultivated from the Qi Refining Stage Level 6 to the Foundation Establishment Stage in just a few years?

In fact, Zhang Nuo did not know that Song Yi had already seen through his identity as a Dual Spirit Sea Cultivator via secret techniques; he just didn't know it himself.

Nearly an hour passed, and the "Nine Dragon Sword Case" had stopped absorbing Spiritual Qi, but Zhang Nuo still did not rise. He was deep in thought about the previous events—why did the Song Family value him so much, even going so far as to be willing to marry the second young lady to him?

A morning glow appeared on the horizon. Only then did Zhang Nuo wake from his daze. He took a deep breath, jumped out of the flower bushes, put the Sword Box back into his Storage Bag, and then strolled toward his residence. However, along the way, he had already made a decision in his heart!

No matter what, he could not stay in the Song Family. Song Yi was willing to pay a heavy price to marry his daughter to him; there must be an unspeakable secret in this. Perhaps the Song Family had already discovered one of his secrets, otherwise, there would be no need to even sacrifice his own daughter!