Chapter 1165: Pitiful Old Man

"Cough, cough, cough, cough..."

A violent coughing sound broke the silence in the Yaochi council hall.

There was a smear of blood on the old man's palm covering his mouth, and his whole person appeared increasingly withered and weak, very frail, with a very rich death aura in his body, as if he were about to die at any moment.

Several deacons and the remaining Yaochi disciples present changed their expressions, recovering from the matter of the marriage contract.

"Xu... Elder Xu, are you okay? Why do you have such injuries?" At this moment, Bai Cailing couldn't care about the marriage contract anymore, hurriedly supporting the old man and asking.

Although Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude stole the treasure pavilion of Yaochi, Xu Que also saved her life back then, so Yaochi didn't intend to really hold it against him. At most, they would teach those two thieves a lesson when they found Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude, and wouldn't implicate Xu Que.

Now that this old man who claimed to be Xu Que's father had come, everyone was very polite to him, just wanting to ask what was going on with the marriage contract. Unexpectedly, he really took out a marriage contract with Bai Cailing's divine soul aura on it, which meant that the marriage contract was indeed signed by Bai Cailing herself.

Everyone was a bit stunned, including Bai Cailing herself, who was very confused.

However, the old man's sudden coughing fit pulled them back to their senses. Seeing the blood on the old man's palm, they couldn't help but feel horrified.

Although this old man only had the cultivation of the Human Immortal Stage, he could be considered to have stepped into the realm of immortals. Why would he be injured to this extent, and it looked like an old illness, with that thick death aura in his body constantly devouring the old man's lifespan.

"Sigh, it's okay, it's okay, it's an old problem!" At this time, the old man also slowly recovered his state, waved his hand, and smiled slightly.

Bai Cailing saw that he didn't want to say more, so she didn't continue to pursue, but her eyes fell on the gold paper, and she pursed her lips: "Elder Xu, was this marriage contract given to you by Xu Que? Actually, what I signed back then was just an IOU, but..."

"Yes, yes, yes, it was sent home by Xu Que, but you can rest assured, I will absolutely not let this rebellious son ruin you. I think this marriage contract is invalid!" The old man said immediately, and at the same time, he tore the gold paper hard, wanting to tear it to pieces.

But after the gold paper was torn into two halves, it restored itself again.

"Elder Xu, I'm afraid that's useless. If I'm not mistaken, this marriage contract is condensed from Xu Que's divine soul and Dao essence. Only he himself can cancel this marriage contract." Bai Cailing shook her head, smiling bitterly with helplessness.

She now basically understood that Xu Que had tricked her back then, tricking her by saying it was an IOU. In fact, she didn't look at it much and signed it directly, but she never expected that a condition was hidden on it: if the Immortal Artifact wasn't returned on time, she would have to marry him.

"This..." Upon hearing this, the old man was also stunned for a moment, and then full of self-blame.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

He raised his fist and smashed it hard on his chest, annoyed and guilty: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault! I taught such an unfilial son. Everyone in Yaochi, and Saintess, kill me, let me use this old life to atone for all the mistakes made by that rebellious son Xu Que!"

"Ah? Elder Xu, wait a minute, don't be like this!" Bai Cailing was startled and hurriedly stopped the old man.

All the other women also stood up. The old man himself was full of death aura and ailing, and could be considered to have one foot in the coffin. If he kept hammering himself like this, I'm afraid he would really die here after a few more punches!

"Elder Xu, it's okay, I believe this marriage contract is just a joke by Xu Que, don't take it seriously. How about this, you go and rest first, we will help you find Xu Que." Bai Cailing pacified the old man's emotions, and at the same time waved to summon a female disciple, letting her take the old man to rest.

The old man seemed immersed in grief and self-reproach, shaking his head repeatedly with tears streaming down his face, allowing the female disciple to lead him away from the council hall.

His weak body seemed to have no strength to walk. Even leaning on a cane, he could fall down at any time.

The female disciple felt heartache watching him, tightly supporting the old man and slowly leaving.

In the council hall, several Yaochi deacons and the remaining female disciples looked at the old man leaving, and their expressions gradually became serious.

Among them, the oldest middle-aged woman looked at Bai Cailing: "Saintess, this matter is of great importance. Regardless, that marriage contract cannot be kept, otherwise once it spreads..."

"I know!" Bai Cailing nodded, gritting her teeth: "The top priority is to find Xu Que. That guy is too dark, actually tricking me like this."

"It seems that there is really no good person in their Zha Tian Bang. Whether it's that dog and that old man, or that Xu Que, they are truly hateful!" The middle-aged woman said gloomily.

Bai Cailing smiled bitterly helplessly: "Deacon Lin, in fact, this matter is still my fault. If I hadn't been competing with Xu Que back then, I wouldn't have been deceived by him. Forget it, let's find that guy first."

"Alright! This bastard really has no conscience. His father at home is so sick, yet he has never gone back to visit him once, but instead let that sick old man travel thousands of miles to find him, just to have a meal with him." The middle-aged woman said indignantly.

Bai Cailing also nodded in agreement: "In this point, that bastard Xu Que is indeed excessive. However, I also checked the old man's injuries just now, which are very unusual, completely covered by a terrifying death aura. I'm afraid even the Holy Mother would be powerless."

"Sigh, a pitiful old man! Send him some medicine later, even if it's useless, just to show our heart!" The middle-aged woman sighed.

At the same time, in a guest room in the Yaochi Holy Land.

The old man was sitting on a chair, pouring a cup of tea and drinking it with immense leisure. There was no trace of the sickly appearance from just moments ago on his face, and the roguish smirk hanging at the corner of his mouth undoubtedly exposed his true identity!

"Hehe, this Acting Cool Saint is still witty! Pretending to be my own father, although whether it was before or after crossing over, I was an orphan without father or mother, but this Acting Cool Saint's acting is still online!" Xu Que said to himself with a smile in his heart.

When deciding to come to Yaochi, he used the Immortal Grade Disguise Puppet to transform himself into an old man. In order to act realistically, he didn't hesitate to use the Ancient Life and Death Wheel to introduce a large amount of death aura into his body, acting out a twilight old man vividly.

However, he felt a bit bored now. He originally thought that Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude had done bad things in Yaochi, and Yaochi would definitely implicate the Zha Tian Bang. Unexpectedly, the other party was so polite and reasonable. This was probably because of Jiang Hongyan and Bai Cailing's face.

So Xu Que felt uncomfortable instead. He wouldn't hit a smiling person. Since the other party was so polite, he didn't need to stay here to play with them. It was better to find a chance to leave and find Er Gouzi and Duan Jiude to settle the score!

"Knock, knock!"

At this time, the door was suddenly knocked gently.

"Come up... cough, cough, come in!" Xu Que responded.

Creak!

The door was pushed open, and a young and beautiful Yaochi female disciple sent a spirit medicine, saying: "Elder Xu, the Saintess wants you to rest well. Please come to the council hall again tomorrow to discuss finding Xu Que. Regarding his tracks, there might be some clues!"

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