Chapter 527: Damn, it's about to be exposed!

"My mother would think, that she would actually mistake me—no, mistake the mysterious person for Luo Liang!"

Wang Ping'an, who was following his grandmother and his mother, heard his mother's conversation with Xuanqing Daozhang and others, couldn't help shaking his head and muttering a cold laugh:

"Indeed, my mother probably hasn't had much contact with Luo Liang, doesn't know what kind of being he is, so she mistook the mysterious person for him!"

However.

When Wang Ping'an heard Luo Taiqing step forward and oppose his mother's speculation, his heart suddenly tightened with anxiety.

Although he was mocking his mother for mistaking the mysterious person for Luo Liang merely because Luo Liang appeared at the Zhang Family, and the rest was his mother's own imagination, he was still quite pleased with her speculation, for it meant no one needed to worry about the mysterious person's relation to him.

Never expected…

Lord Luo actually stepped forward to expose his mother's lie!

"Xuanqing Daozhang, I recall having told you that, because of my lineage, I left the county town long ago and settled in Qingyang County; unless necessary, I have had little contact with the Luo family of the county town.

Especially this Immortal Official Luo, he is a very proud man; not to mention me, perhaps the whole Qingyang County has hardly anyone he regards.

Therefore, even though he has been in Qingyang County for many years, I have hardly ever dealt with him, and my knowledge of him is only basic information!"

At this point, Luo Taiqing paused, and a flash of anger flickered in his deep gaze as he said:

"But even from these basic reports, I clearly know that our Immortal Official Luo is a person who never rises early without profit; he is not a warm‑hearted person who helps others!"

He could never forget learning that the newly appointed Immortal Official of Qingyang County turned out to be a descendant of the Luo family from the county town, sharing the same ancestor as him.

At that time.

When this news spread through Qingyang County, he didn't know how many people envied him, believing that having such a Qingyang County Immortal Official's assistance would be enough for their Luo family to rise another level; back then, he thought the same.

Therefore.

On Luo Liang's first day assuming his post in Qingyang County, when he went to visit Luo Liang's residence, he didn't even pass the main gate; he cannot forget that he revealed his identity then, claiming to share the same ancestor with Luo Liang, and Luo Liang's family looked at him with utter contempt and disdain.

It seemed as if Luo Taiqing were unworthy of the Luo surname, unworthy of sharing the same ancestor with Luo Liang!

"Lord Luo, you are right; our Qingyang County Immortal Official is not a warm‑hearted person!"

Xuanqing Daozhang nodded, did not deny, and said solemnly:

"But Lord Luo, have you forgotten? Our Immortal Official Luo has a brother within the clan who holds Wang Ping'an in high regard; he would do these warm‑hearted deeds because of Ping'an!"

His understanding of Luo Liang comes not only from Luo Taiqing's words, but also from the information he has gathered over many years residing on Tiger Head Mountain.

As a Qingyang County Immortal Official, Luo Liang is one of the top aristocrats of Qiyang County; if he settles in Qingyang County, even without dealing with Luo Liang, he at least must not offend him, so he deliberately gathers information about Luo Liang.

It is true that Luo Taiqing's words are accurate!

If there is no benefit, expecting Luo Liang to act—even to the point of kneeling to death at his doorstep—is impossible.

Luo Taiqing seemed to recall something, his expression complex as he looked at Xuanqing Daozhang and said oddly:

"Xuanqing Daozhang, not to hide from you, just recently I managed to request an audience with Luo Liang, even spending an expensive heavenly material treasure, and barely managed to verify the truth of a certain matter with him; I wonder if you, Xuanqing Daozhang, know what that matter is?"

Xuanqing Daozhang shook his head.

He is not a worm in Luo Taiqing's or Luo Liang's belly, so how could he know what Luo Taiqing asked Luo Liang to verify? "Xuanqing Daozhang, Luo Liang told me that his clan brother had not considered taking Ping'an as a disciple…"

Before Luo Taiqing could finish speaking, Xuanqing Daozhang instantly understood that Luo Taiqing was hesitating before him, and said:

"Lord Luo, you mean that I am deceiving you?"

"Xuanqing Daozhang, you have misunderstood; I never said you were deceiving me!"

Luo Taiqing's expression was complicated; regarding Luo Quan taking Wang Ping'an as a disciple, Xuanqing Daozhang had not deceived him, but about what followed, whether it was deception, he did not know and could not conclude, and said:

"Initially, Luo Liang's clan brother, that is Luo Quan, had considered taking Ping'an as a disciple because he discovered that Ping'an might possess a Primordial Sword Body…"

As Luo Taiqing narrated, having spent a great price to learn the truth from Luo Liang, before he could finish, Liu Dongzhu shouted in surprise and interrupted:

"Lord Luo, what are you saying? That the Immortal Official Luo and his clan brother once, under the cover of a dark, quiet night, stole our Ping'an away?"

"That indeed happened!"

Luo Taiqing looked at Liu Dongzhu, Wang Lin, and Zhang Guihua, all of whom wore panicked expressions upon hearing his story, gave an awkward smile, and hurriedly changed the subject, saying:

"After Luo Quan stole Ping'an away, he examined him carefully and found that Ping'an was not as he imagined; he possessed a Primordial Sword Body.

It was only because a sword qi injected by the great swordsman Dong Qing was present in his body, causing his body to unintentionally emit sword qi, which led Luo Liang and Luo Quan to mistakenly think Wang Ping'an had a Primordial Sword Body; upon learning the truth, Luo Quan immediately abandoned the idea of taking the child as a disciple!"

In fact.

He also had a sentence he did not utter: that if it were confirmed that Wang Ping'an was a Primordial Sword Body, neither Luo Liang nor Luo Quan would return Wang Ping'an.

This novel you to

This matter.

It was Luo Liang who said it with his own mouth.

However.

If this were spoken, it would frighten the Wang family, and since the events have already passed, there is no need to continue speaking.

"It's over, it's over!"

Deep within Wang Ping'an's gaze lay only gloom; he glared at Luo Taiqing with hatred and muttered:

"You say you, why bother verifying such information when you have nothing to do? Isn't that just idle nonsense?"

For a moment, Wang Ping'an wished he could cut Luo Taiqing to pieces, for during this period Luo Taiqing had helped his family a lot, borrowing Luo Quan's reputation and even leaving letters; with Luo Taiqing saying this, it would easily expose the lie, forcing his master and his family to seek an incredible truth.

"Impossible!"

Liu Dongzhu immediately denied: "Lord Luo, since you have said so much, I will not hide it; during this period, many people from our family have sent items.

Using the reputation of the Immortal Official Luo's clan brother.

"Lord Luo, you say the Immortal Official Luo's clan brother does not wish to take our Ping'an as a disciple, then why does he repeatedly send items to our home?"

(End of chapter)