Chapter 316: The Lovesick Old Man Men
Yinxiu breathed a sigh of relief and lamented:
"This mass of evil black Qi has been constantly trying to bore into Yin Zhong's heart. Fortunately, Yin Zhong's heart is upright and kind, and he has been resisting this black Qi; otherwise, it would have entered his heart long ago."
After saving Yin Zhong and confirming he was fine, Tong Xin picked up the Nether Sword and muttered:
"How could this happen!
I clearly hid the Nether Sword away, so why did it appear here!
Who exactly is this Qiao Feng who suddenly appeared, and how could he know where the Nether Sword was!"
Tong Xin hung his head in self-reproach; he had to bear great responsibility for the reappearance of the Nether Sword.
Tong Zhan patted Tong Xin on the shoulder and said:
"Tong Xin, where did you hide the Nether Sword?"
Tong Xin replied:
"I hid it in the Mercury Pool inside Yin Zhong's Underground City. Very few people know of that place, and there was a layer of loose rocks over the Nether Sword. I really cannot figure out how this Qiao Feng found it."
Yin Tianxue spoke up:
"The place where Tong Xin hid the sword is indeed a good spot; very few people know about the Underground City.
It seems there is a traitor among us, and Tong Xin must have been followed."
Dou Dou shook her head and sighed:
"If someone could follow a person with skills as good as Tong Xin's, that person's skills must be no less than Tong Xin's.
It seems this traitor is indeed hidden very deep."
Dou Dou looked at the people present; she truly could not see anyone who might possess such great skills.
Dou Dou's gaze never lingered on Duan Fengyun. She had always had a misconception that Duan Fengyun, being such a wealthy tycoon, would not play so many tricks, so she had never suspected him.
At this moment, Tong Bo volunteered:
"Since a traitor has appeared among us, Tong Zhan, Tong Xin, you stay here and keep watch. I will go hide the sword alone; I have already thought of a good place to hide it!"
After hearing this, Dou Dou was worried about Tong Bo going alone, so she volunteered:
"Tong Dage, I will go with you!"
Tong Zhan nodded. He felt that what Tong Bo said made sense; since there was a traitor among them, it was better to let Tong Bo and Dou Dou go hide the sword while they stayed here to guard.
As for Tong Bo and Dou Dou, Tong Zhan certainly trusted them.
After receiving Tong Zhan's affirmation, Tong Bo and Dou Dou took the Nether Sword and left.
Meanwhile, Duan Fengyun complained inwardly:
"My goal in taking the Nether Sword has already been achieved. Once Yin Zhong returns to the Demonic Path, given his connection to the Nether Sword, it will be effortless for him to find it.
Besides, with Tong Bo's current silly and dim-witted appearance, where could he possibly hide the Nether Sword!"
At this moment, Duan Fengyun had already guessed Tong Bo's hiding spot—the Youquan in Hell Valley.
This place was definitely the best hiding spot in Tong Bo's mind.
Not long after Tong Bo and Dou Dou left, Yin Zhong slowly opened his eyes.
Seeing Yin Zhong wake up, Men Jianqiu hugged him directly and said:
"Sha Dage, you're awake, you're finally awake.
You worried me to death!"
Yin Zhong said with a smile:
"Jianqiu, don't worry, I'm fine."
Immediately, Yin Zhong stood up from the bed and thanked Tong Zhan and the others:
"Many thanks to everyone for saving my life; Yin Zhong is grateful!"
"Yin Zhong!"
Hearing Sha Dage refer to himself as Yin Zhong, Men Jianqiu's body trembled as she muttered:
"Sha Dage, have you remembered the things from before?" A tree's shadow, a person's name; during this time, Men Jianqiu had heard plenty about Yin Zhong from Tong Zhan and the others.
The Yin Zhong that Men Jianqiu heard about was a great demonic head who committed every evil and treated human life like grass, which made it impossible for her to associate the silly and dim-witted Sha Dage before her with the Yin Zhong in the mouths of Tong Zhan and the others.
Upon hearing Sha Dage call himself Yin Zhong, Yin Tianxue, Yin Tianqi, Tong Zhan, and Tong Xin all looked at Yin Zhong as if facing a great enemy. Yin Tianxue asked:
"You call yourself Yin Zhong; have you remembered everything?"
Yin Zhong shook his head and said:
"No, I only remembered that my name is Yin Zhong; I haven't remembered the things from before yet."
After hearing Yin Zhong's answer, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, thank goodness; he only remembered his name and not the things from before.
Men Jianqiu hugged Yin Zhong tightly and said:
"From today on, you are my Zhong; I will never call you Sha Dage again."
Tong Zhan reminded Men Jianqiu and Yin Zhong:
"Yin Zhong, there is currently a mass of evil black Qi in your body; we have just helped you suppress it on your back.
You must remember, you absolutely cannot get angry. Once you get angry, the black Qi in your body will inevitably be affected by your anger and break through our seal.
We don't know what you will become after the seal is broken, so you must remember, you absolutely cannot get angry, and even less can you fight with others, as this will accelerate the rate at which the black Qi breaks through.
Jianqiu, if anything happens to Yin Zhong next, come to Longze Villa immediately to find us.
I hope you, Yin Zhong, can remain this upright and kind forever and not let down the painstaking efforts of Dage!"
After speaking, Tong Zhan and the others turned and left!
Seeing Yin Zhong in this state, Duan Fengyun decided to fulfill his wish before letting him return to the Demonic Path.
So he spoke up:
"Master Men, now that Sha Dage, no, Yin Zhong, has narrowly escaped death with such difficulty.
Why don't we fulfill the marriage between him and Jianqiu, and let them get married as soon as possible."
After hearing this, Men Jianqiu and Yin Zhong looked at Men Laotou with anticipation, wondering if Men Laotou would still stop them from getting married at this point.
Looking at the expectant eyes of the two, Men Laotou sighed:
"Heaven wants to rain, a mother wants to remarry; since things have reached this point, could I possibly stop it?
Fine, fine, the day after tomorrow is a good day, the two of you shall complete your marriage the day after tomorrow."
Upon hearing Men Laotou agree to the marriage between herself and Men Jianqiu, Yin Zhong excitedly picked up Men Jianqiu, and the joy overflowed from their faces.
"But we are getting married the day after tomorrow, we haven't prepared anything, and we haven't invited any guests. Is there enough time?
Is the day after tomorrow a bit too rushed? Dad, why don't we find another date."
Although Men Jianqiu was anxious to marry her sweetheart, the time to complete the wedding the day after tomorrow was truly too tight, so Men Jianqiu put forward her thoughts.
Duan Fengyun laughed heartily:
"Jianqiu, if you don't have enough manpower, come to me.
My Ririsheng Guild has so many people, I'll just have someone close the shops later and come over to help.
You shouldn't have many guests, I'll just have Wu Tong write the invitations for you.
Please believe me, give me half a day and I will definitely get all of this done perfectly for you!"
Duan Fengyun patted his chest and guaranteed it to Yin Zhong and Men Jianqiu.
And as Dazhu and Men Laotou watched such a dedicated Duan Fengyun, if it weren't for the fact that their family had nothing worth paying attention to, they would have suspected whether Duan Fengyun had ulterior motives for doing this.
Actually, their guess was correct; Duan Fengyun indeed had ulterior motives.
He was simply letting Yin Zhong fulfill his wish before Yin Zhong returned to the Demonic Path. Hearing Duan Fengyun helping so actively, Yin Zhong said with a face full of guilt:
"Boss Qin, that Jianqiu and I can be together today is all thanks to your planning.
Now you are going to help us prepare for the wedding again, I, Yin Zhong, truly have no way to repay you, I can only be a beast of burden in the next life to repay you."
Duan Fengyun muttered to himself:
"What nonsense, you, Yin Zhong, are already an Undying Demon Body, how could there be a next life."
But he pretended to be enthusiastic and said:
"I said from the beginning, just offer me a cup of matchmaker wine on the day you and Jianqiu get married.
Through the two of your affairs, I thought of another good business opportunity; I'm going to open a matchmaker shop, specifically to play matchmaker for people, so that everyone can find their own happiness."
Hearing Duan Fengyun's business opportunity, Dazhu volunteered:
"Boss Qin, can I be the first customer of your matchmaker shop?
I hope to be a test subject for your matchmaker shop; you can take multiple young ladies and try to set me up with them. I am willing, and I won't charge any testing fees."
Looking at the thick-skinned Dazhu, Men Laotou retorted:
"Just you, a person who can't even forge iron well, and can't even support yourself, what family's daughter could fancy you!
You had better obediently stay here with me and learn to forge iron!"
After speaking, Men Laotou smiled fawningly at Duan Fengyun:
"Boss Qin, that brat Dazhu has no special skills and definitely can't support another girl.
But I, this old man, am different. I am good at forging iron, and I believe I can definitely give someone happiness.
Could I trouble Boss Qin to see if there is a suitable old lady for me, and introduce one to this little old man? I would be infinitely grateful."
Hearing Men Laotou's words, Dazhu looked disdainful, as if he had known Men Laotou would say this.
Men Jianqiu was in disbelief; she didn't expect that Men Laotou, who had been lonely for a lifetime for her mother's sake, would actually come to this realization now.
Men Jianqiu voiced the doubt in her heart and asked:
"Dad, didn't you refuse before?
How come you've thought it through and brought it up yourself now?"
Men Laotou smiled awkwardly:
"Before, I was worried that if I found a stepmother for you, you would be bullied.
Now you are grown up and are about to get married.
And I should also find an old companion to keep me company. You wouldn't oppose me, would you?"
Men Jianqiu waved her hand and said:
"How could that be? I am hoping for you to think it through."
After speaking, Men Jianqiu smiled at Duan Fengyun:
"Boss Qin, then I will trouble you with two things.
For the wedding between Zhong and me, please trouble you to find someone to help us decorate.
The other thing is for you to open your matchmaker shop early, so that my dad can find his companion."
Duan Fengyun laughed heartily:
"Hahahaha!
No problem, these two things are all on me!
Jianqiu, Yin Zhong, you two hurry to the fabric shop now to pick out some good fabric and make a set of wedding clothes.
Report my name to the boss and have them speed up the production. I will solve the money issue, you don't need to worry.
Don't forget to pick a suitable one for Master Men as well. For such an important matter as marrying off a daughter, Master Men must be in high spirits.
Master Men, you and Dazhu think about who you want to invite and give me a list, so I can arrange for people to write and send the invitations this afternoon.
If there is nothing else, I will go home first and send people to call the staff of the Ririsheng Guild back."
Seeing that the few had nothing more to say, Duan Fengyun left with a smile.
End of Chapter
