"A Mongolian prince?" Song Qingshu raised his eyebrows. "Which Mongolian prince?"
Xiu blushed again. "I … I don't know."
Bai Wanjian replied, "Actually, the specific candidate has not been decided yet. It was just an intention. Who knew that this girl would accidentally hear it and run away."
Xiu's face turned even redder. "I … I don't want to marry."
Bai Wanjian frowned and said, "The Mongols have already unified the world. With the status of their princes, I wonder how many girls want to be their wives. Why would they be so hesitant like you?"
Xiu was so wronged that she was about to cry. She bit her lips and did not speak. The tears in her eyes seemed to fall at any time.
Song Qingshu secretly shook his head. The Snow Mountain Sect was planning to curry favor with the powerful. However, with the status of the Snow Mountain Sect, it would be good enough for Xiu to be a concubine. This was only if they gave her face. They might not even accept her even if they gave her face.
"Xiu is now my sister. If she doesn't want to, no one can force her to marry." Looking at Xiu's tear-stained face, Song Qingshu felt pity for her.
Bai Wanjian frowned. "Prince Song is too nosy. After all, this is the Snow Mountain Sect's internal affairs."
"So what?" Song QingShu said faintly, "In this chaotic world, Young Sect Leader Bai still wants to talk about rules with me. Isn't it too pedantic? The reason why I can control it is not because of my own strength, but because of my friendship with the Mongolian higher-ups. As long as I say one word, no prince will marry her.
"You!" Bai Wanjian's face instantly turned red. However, he knew that what he said was the truth. Everyone knew that he had an ambiguous relationship with the Ruyang Palace. He also played a very important role in the peace negotiations between the Southern Song and Mongolia. It was obvious what the Mongolian higher-ups would choose between such a person and the Snow Mountain Sect.
Song Qingshu smiled at Xiu. "Xiu, don't be afraid. No one can force you to marry someone you don't like."
"Thank you, big brother." Ah Xiu showed a hint of happiness, but soon she looked at her father worriedly, "But my father, he …"
Song Qingshu answered, "Don't worry. Your father and the master of the Vajra Sect are behind us, just like the mantis stalking the cicada. They haven't killed anyone from the Vulture Palace. I won't make things difficult for him."
Ah Xiu was so excited that she jumped up, "That's great!"
Seeing her excited look, Song Qingshu couldn't help but smile. This kind of girlish feeling would gradually disappear as she grew older, and now was the time when she was at her most charming.
Bai Wanjian cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your magnanimity. We dare not disturb you anymore. Farewell." After all, he wasn't a person who couldn't tell right from wrong. Although he was a little angry at the other party for interfering in his family's affairs, he still had the necessary etiquette.
Song Qingshu nodded. Now that the Spirit Vulture Palace was in ruins, he still needed time to deal with the various issues after the war.
Bai Wanjian took a few steps and saw that his daughter was not moving from Song Qingshu's side. He couldn't help but feel annoyed, "Ah Xiu, I'm leaving!"
Xiu was a little reluctant in her heart, but she also understood that it was not convenient for a girl like her to be by a man's side, so she reluctantly said to Song QingShu, "Big brother, I'm leaving, will I see you again in the future?"
Song Qingshu smiled slightly, "Of course you can. The Vulture Palace welcomes you at any time. If I have the chance in the future, I will come to the Snow Mountain Sect to look for you."
"Really?" Ah Xiu was a little surprised. "That's a promise."
"That's a promise." Song Qingshu smiled and nodded. Although the Snow Mountain Sect was not a small sect in the West Region, it was insignificant in the world. It was not worth going to, but with this pearl, it was a different story.
Beside him, Bai Wanjian's face darkened. He thought to himself, "Ah Xiu, you really don't want to marry the Mongolian prince. Could it be that you want to marry that Song guy?"
On the way down the mountain, Bai Wanjian looked at his excited daughter and couldn't help but say, "Ah Xiu, you don't want to marry the Mongolian prince. Do you want to marry that Song guy?"
Ah Xiu blushed and said coquettishly, "Of course not. Daddy, don't make fun of me."
"That's good." Bai Wanjian snorted, "Song guy is a famous playboy in Jianghu. I don't know how many women he has around him. Even the princess of the Ruyang Palace of Mongolia is one of them. A silly girl like you will be swallowed whole if you send yourself to him."
"Daddy, I really don't want that." Ah Xiu pouted coquettishly and rode the camel to the front. When she was out of sight, her originally happy and relaxed expression couldn't help but become gloomy.
Meanwhile, in the Solitary Hall, Song Qingshu arranged for people to clean up the mess. However, among the nine divisions of Jiutian, only the Great Heaven Division suffered heavy losses. The other eight divisions were well preserved. With the addition of Granny Yu, Sister Shi, and other highly respected people, the aftermath was quickly arranged and he didn't have to do it himself.
Looking at the chattering Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum beside him, Song Qingshu couldn't help but sigh. The world was really full of strange things. There were actually quadruplets. Besides the color of their clothes, they were exactly the same. It was really hard to tell them apart.
Originally, the four maidservants Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum were serving Heaven Mountain Maiden. Now that their master had suddenly been changed to a young man, their heartbeat involuntarily quickened and their breathing quickened. They felt a little strange. However, they were still young and had grown up in Vulture Palace. They didn't know much about the affairs of the world, so they didn't think too much about it.
"That's right. When those Island Masters and Cave Masters attacked, where were you?" Song Qingshu asked curiously. "I didn't see you in the main hall."
Bamboo Jian answered, "When those servants attacked the palace, the sisters of the Great Heaven Division were all captured. The four of us saw that we couldn't resist the enemy, so we fled to the secret room where Old Lady Tong practiced martial arts. We only hoped that we could think of a way to save them when it was dark."
"A secret room for practicing martial arts?" Song Qingshu's curiosity was piqued. "Take me to see it."
"Yes!" Now that he was the new master of Vulture Palace, in addition to the fact that he had intimidated the crowd, the four maidservants had long been convinced by him. They didn't have the slightest objection.
Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo led Song Qingshu to the back garden. They moved away a fake mountain and revealed the entrance to the tunnel. Plum Jian held a torch high and led the way. The five of them entered in a line. Along the way, Plum Jian kept pressing the trigger in a hidden place to prevent the hidden weapon traps from being activated. The tunnel twisted and turned, spiraling downwards. Sometimes, it would suddenly open up, revealing a huge stone cave. It was obvious that the tunnel was formed by the natural cave in the belly of the mountain.
Along the way, Bamboo Jian explained the situation of their hiding place. Orchid Jian couldn't help but sigh. "Actually, that was just our way of repaying Old Lady Tong's kindness. If Master hadn't come, we would have inevitably lost our lives in the hands of those servants. "
Hearing the young girls calling him Master, even though Song Qingshu had a lot of experience, he still felt refreshed.
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