Chapter 366

Your mother isn't deaf; even though the main hall is some distance away, you just spoke loudly enough—she certainly didn't fail to hear!

Li Ping glared at Zhang Chengyong, but deep down she couldn't help giving this kid a thumbs-up; seeing Zhang Guilian suddenly fawn over her, she felt nauseated and almost wanted to lash out—fortunately Zhang Chengyong arrived in time and snorted coldly:

Although Lady Yu and our family have no ties, she went out of her way for us, resolving the mountain god that had occupied Lion Ridge for your father, letting your father successfully become the mountain god of Lion Ridge—she risked her life, and only then did she succeed in resolving the Lion Ridge monster.

She is goodness knows how many times better than those ungrateful people—our family must certainly remember Lady Yu's kindness!

Li Ping's words paused; she turned her head and glanced at Zhang Guilian, seeing not a trace of anger on her face.

It seemed as if she hadn't understood my sarcasm? No, it wasn't that she didn't understand—she was pretending not to.

Li Ping said expressionlessly:

Guilian, why have you come to see me at this time? Is there something you need? Do you want to go home, worried about your family's business?

If that's the case, with the night dark and people quiet, it wouldn't be safe for your whole family to go back—I'll have Chengyong escort you!

Sister-in-law, look at what you're saying—my older brother just became the Lion Ridge mountain god—cough, cough—my older brother just passed away, he hasn't even been buried yet; if we just go back like this, would we even still be human?

Zhang Guilian smiled obsequiously, but before she could finish speaking, Zhang Chengyong impatiently cut her off.

Mother, you're wrong—it wasn't Lady Yu who resolved the mountain god that had occupied Lion Ridge!

He had no interest in listening to Zhang Guilian's hypocritical words.

What are you joking about? Earlier, Lady Yu and Immortal Official Luo spoke clearly in the main hall—you say the Lion Ridge monster wasn't resolved by Lady Yu, how could that be possible!

Li Ping blurted out instinctively; seeing Zhang Chengyong not joking, his face serious, she exclaimed in astonishment: 'You're telling the truth? The Lion Ridge monster wasn't resolved by Lady Yu—her earlier words were a deception of Immortal Official Luo?'

What?

Zhang Guilian gasped, her face fluctuating between gloom and clarity.

Her older brother—no, if Zhang Deben hadn't succeeded in becoming the Lion Ridge mountain god, then the grievance she just suffered would have been for nothing, right?

Zhang Chengyong ignored her, his face shifting like a chameleon, constantly changing; seeing his mother's flustered look, afraid to frighten her, he hurriedly opened his mouth to explain:

Mother, what I mean is, the Lion Ridge monster wasn't resolved by Lady Yu—it was resolved by someone else!

Li Ping said doubtfully: 'The more you say, the more confused I get!'

Chengyong, can't you just spit out what you want to say all at once? Look, you've scared your second aunt so much her heart's practically leaping into her throat!

Zhang Guilian snorted in dissatisfaction.

If she weren't worried that Zhang Chengyong was deliberately teasing her, she would have couldn't help but lash out, venting all the grievance she'd just suffered.

Fortunately she didn't do that, otherwise it would have been troublesome.

Zhang Guilian said angrily:

Whether the monster that had occupied our Lion Ridge was resolved by whoever, as long as it lets my older brother successfully become the Lion Ridge mountain god, it's a good thing—there's no need to care who resolved it!

Zhang Chengyong couldn't be bothered to deal with Zhang Guilian—he knew exactly what kind of person she was after all these years of contact; as a junior, it was clear to him that such words weren't something a person would say, yet Zhang Guilian might very well say them.

Frankly speaking, the person who resolved the Lion Ridge monster owed his father a life-saving debt; as his son, how could he possibly not care who it was?

Can a life-saving debt be dismissed as nothing? 'Mother, it's like this…'

Zhang Chengyong recounted in detail everything he had heard from Lady Yu not long ago.

According to Lady Yu's account, she would admit in the main hall that she had resolved the Lion Ridge monster; it was Luo Liang's attitude that displeased her, so she said that deliberately just to spite him.

However, she wasn't the type to steal others' credit, so after Luo Liang left, she told the whole story.

She didn't want the Zhang family to thank the wrong person!

You mean, not long ago Lady Yu went to confront the monster that had occupied our Lion Ridge, accidentally fell into its trap, suffered grave injuries, and was on the verge of losing her life, when she fortuitously encountered a master— which master saved her?

After a long while, Li Ping finished listening to Zhang Chengyong's narration, her face full of bewilderment.

She believed her own Chengyong would never joke about such a thing with her, yet after hearing his narration she still found it hard to believe.

Mainly because this matter is too outrageous—although her husband becoming the new Lion Ridge mountain god is also outrageous.

Li Ping said bewilderedly:

'She even asked you whether our family knows any powerful master?'

This novel you have reached

Zhang Chengyong nodded.

Our family is just ordinary mountain folk—how could we possibly know a master? Lady Yu willingly stood up for us, resolved the Lion Ridge monster, and let your father successfully become the Lion Ridge mountain god.

If there were no danger to life, I would already be thanking heaven and earth.

Otherwise your father would have to be a puppet of Immortal Official Luo!

If our family knew any master, how could we have almost agreed to Immortal Official Luo's one outrageous condition after another?

Li Ping's face darkened; as she spoke, a flash of inspiration crossed her mind, and she instinctively turned her head to look at the nearby Wang family members, astonished:

'Dongzhu, you say, the master Lady Yu mentioned who saved her life, resolved the Lion Ridge monster, and let your uncle successfully become the Lion Ridge mountain god—could it be Ping'an's teacher?'

'Impossible—if that person were Daoist Xuanqing, he would definitely have come to our house; he did a good deed, and it's not something shameful!'

Liu Dongzhu instinctively retorted.

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Dongzhu's pupils contracted sharply, a flash of inspiration crossing her mind.

Vaguely, she guessed who the master who saved Lady Yu's life and slew the Lion Ridge monster was.

It was very likely Luo Liang……

Then she remembered that the Luo family had secretly sent life-preserving treasures to their home; although Daoist Xuanqing had guessed who it was, they had never once shown their faces.

'Could it be that the conversation just now between Immortal Official Luo and Lady Yu was all fake, his wanton mockery of our family's Ping'an being fake, his laying out one outrageous condition after another also fake—just so no one would link this matter to him, fearing others would find out—no, does the Luo family have designs on our family's Ping'an?'

Countless miscellaneous thoughts surged in Liu Dongzhu's mind.

Although.

She was unwilling to believe this speculation; after all, Luo Liang's attitude just then had disgusted her, yet thinking of Lady Yu knowing her family's Ping'an's situation, originally preparing to recommend her family's Ping'an to her as a senior, then immediately changing her tone—it's not hard to understand why Luo Liang would act in such a contrasting way.

(End of chapter)