Ling Yun had spent so much effort to find Ling Xiao's whereabouts through Mo Wudao's divination. Of course, he had to save him as soon as possible.
This was because if Mo Wu Dao's prediction was accurate, then Ling Xiao's current situation would be extremely dangerous!
Ling Xiao was definitely in the hands of the enemy!
Ling Lie thought for a while and nodded. "We are anxious, but we still have to discuss this matter carefully before we take action."
"Before you guys arrived, I had already asked everyone in the courtyard to leave. Now, there are only the few of us here. Let's go to my room and discuss this."
Ling Yun had been in the Ling Family's ancestral home for a long time, so he had already used his divine sense to investigate. Indeed, there was no one else in the Ling Family's ancestral home other than the few of them.
It seemed like Grandpa Ling Lie knew very well that Ling Xiao's whereabouts were of utmost importance. He didn't trust anyone, so he had already sent everyone away.
Even Ling Zhen and Ling Yue had been chased away by him, let alone the others.
Ling Yun nodded his head and followed Ling Lie out of the room.
At this moment, Dong Ruolan suddenly said, "Father, I want … I want to speak to Ling Yun in private."
Ling Lie was just at the door when he heard that. He turned his head slowly and looked at Ling Yun. His gaze was very clear. He was asking for Ling Yun's permission.
Ling Yun didn't say anything and only nodded lightly.
Then, he heard Ling Lie's telepathic message. "Yun Er, Grandpa knows that this situation is very awkward for the three of us. However, Grandpa still has a few things that I shouldn't say."
Ling Yun replied directly, "Grandpa, feel free to speak your mind."
Ling Lie said seriously, "Yun Er, since Ruolan married your father back then, no matter what, she is your father's official wife. Furthermore, I know that she has had a hard time all these years."
Ling Lie paused and seemed to hesitate for a while. Then, he said solemnly, "If Grandpa's guess is correct, ever since Ruolan was confirmed to be pregnant with Little Xue, your father hasn't touched her even once.
"Ruolan, she, she is actually a person with a hard life! The Ling Family has let her down! "
With that, Ling Lie turned around and strode away.
Ling Lie's words were naturally spoken to Ling Yun through telepathy. No one else could have heard it.
Ling Yun was shocked to hear this!
Especially the last sentence to Ling Lie. Ever since Dong Ruolan became pregnant with Ling Xue, his father had never touched her again!
As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father. Ling Lie's words were definitely true.
Eighteen years!
What did eighteen years mean? Dong Ruolan was definitely not more than forty years old this year. Ever since she married Ling Xiao when she was around twenty years old, and ever since she became pregnant with Ling Xue, she had actually been a widow for eighteen years!
For a woman, the age from twenty to forty was the best period of her life. She had a husband and normal needs, but she had spent the best eighteen years of her life like this!
How deeply did Ling Xiao love Yin Qingxuan? Correspondingly, how cruel was he to Dong Ruolan?
Furthermore, just how cruel was Ling Xiao to himself?!
Ling Yun started to pity this beautiful, dignified, and weak ordinary girl behind him.
In just a short while, Ling Lie had already left the third courtyard with Mo Wudao, Cui Lao, and Edward. They went straight to their own courtyard.
Ling Yun turned around slowly and sighed as he looked at Dong Ruolan, who was wiping the bloodstains on the coffee table.
This woman was really innocent.
"Ling Yun, take a seat first. I'll clean up the bloodstains."
Dong Ruolan said in a panic when she saw Ling Yun turn around.
"Auntie Dong, you don't have to do anything first. You can tell me directly if you have anything to say."
Ling Yun didn't sit down but said directly.
Dong Ruolan's body froze, and she stopped what she was doing. She raised her head and looked deeply into Ling Yun's eyes.
"You really look like your father when he was young."
This was Dong Ruolan's opening remark. Then, she continued immediately, "I know about your father and you and your mother."
Dong Ruolan seemed to use a lot of force when she mentioned Ling Yun's mother.
"I'm sure you know about the past now. Your father is a rare gentleman in the world. When he married me, he had already made it very clear to me. He told me that in this life, he would only love your mother. "
"But I'm still willing to marry him."
Dong Ruolan emphasized this sentence. Then, she blushed and said, "Your Ling Family has done the Dong Family a great favor. When I was in my teens, I met your father a few times. At that time, he was the pride of the capital and the most eye-catching person in the entire capital."
Needless to say, Dong Ruolan's love for Ling Xiao was deeply rooted at the age of puberty.
Ling Yun was a junior. Of course, Dong Ruolan couldn't say what she was going to say to him. However, Ling Yun naturally understood.
"Sigh, it's all in the past. Why am I bringing it up again?"
Dong Ruolan seemed to be in a trance. She sighed faintly and mocked herself. Then, she said, "I asked you to stay today because I have something else to say."
Ling Yun didn't say anything and listened attentively.
"Ling Yun, now that you've returned to your family, I actually had a premonition that the day would come. I've been waiting for this day.
"You're his and Yin Qingxuan's son. You're strong and capable. You're the pride of your parents and the pride of the Ling Family!
"I also know that my current identity is very awkward. That's why I'm not asking for much.
"However, your father and I have a child too. She's the one you saw in the photo just now. Her name is Ling Xue.
"Ling Yun, if you really have the ability to find your father, save your mother, and lead the entire Ling Family to resist the attack of those people …" Ling Yun sighed deeply.
"Then, on the day your mother returns, I will voluntarily withdraw and choose to divorce your father.
"However, Ling Xue is innocent. As a mother, I hope that she can live a happy life. I hope that you can … treat her well.
"I only have this one request. Can you … agree to it?"
Ling Yun listened to Dong Ruolan's words from the beginning to the end, but he didn't utter a single word. However, he was shocked in his heart. He thought that this woman was very sensible. She had already seen everything clearly.
Dong Ruolan thought that Ling Yun wouldn't agree to it. She panicked and blurted out, "Ling Yun, Ling Xue has the same father as you after all …"
Ling Yun suddenly broke into a radiant smile, revealing his red lips and white teeth.
This was the first time he smiled at Dong Ruolan.
"Auntie Dong, what are you saying? I'm not here today to listen to you. I'm here to find my father's whereabouts.
"My father, my mother, as well as you, are matters between you elders. It should be handled by the three of you. As a junior, I have no right to butt in."
"As for Ling Xue, she is my biological sister. Needless to say, I will naturally protect her for the rest of her life. I guarantee that no one will bully her!"
Ling Yun emphasized the words' biological sister 'to tell Dong Ruolan that he would not only treat Ling Xue well, but he would also dote on her like a biological sister.
Did he need Dong Ruolan's instructions? When Ling Yun returned from Turtle Island and met Ling Xue for the first time, he had already treated her as his biological sister.
After that, Ling Yun smiled brightly again, and the dimple on his left cheek trembled slightly. He asked, "Auntie Dong, is there anything else?"
Dong Ruolan's eyes became moist after hearing Ling Yun's words. Tears rolled down her cheeks like pearls from a broken necklace.
Ling Yun was a very sensible child!
Every word he said touched the bottom of her heart.
"Good, good, good."
Dong Ruolan wiped the tears on her face and said 'good' three times in a row. Then, she said, "Auntie, I really didn't expect you to be such a sensible child. I'm relieved."
Words could not be said clearly, and things could not be said clearly. Once the words were spoken, the awkwardness would naturally disappear.
Ever since Dong Ruolan met Ling Yun, there was an invisible wall of awkwardness between the two of them. Now, that wall was completely gone.
"Auntie, don't worry. I will definitely save my father! Moreover, I won't let Sister Ling Xue stay in the Condor Team anymore. She's only seventeen years old, and it's not safe for the Ling Family to run around all day. "
As Ling Yun spoke, he took out a tuft of Chinese knotweed. This was the last tuft of Chinese knotweed he brought out from Shennongjia.
"Auntie Dong, this is a tuft of Chinese knotweed. It's more than two thousand years old. Just a little of it can turn white hair black. Look at my grandfather's condition."
"Nice to meet you. This is my gift to you."
Ling Yun's heaven-defying cultivation made him very hard-hearted. However, that was only toward his enemies. He was very soft-hearted toward his own people.
Especially a sensible person like Dong Ruolan. She was simply Ling Yun's weakness. He couldn't bear to see such a person suffer.
If Dong Ruolan wasn't such a person and didn't behave the way she did today, Ling Yun would have given her a tight slap if she showed any dissatisfaction or resentment after seeing Ling Yun and brought up her identity as Ling Xiao's wife.
However, Dong Ruolan wasn't like that at all. From the beginning to the end, Ling Yun was very satisfied with her behavior.
She was a good and decent woman. At the same time, she was pitiful and had a hard life. However, she was also a sensible woman.
To Ling Yun, that was enough.
He believed that his father would solve his own problems. There was no need for him to interfere.
That was Ling Yun's principle of doing things.
"No, no, no. This gift is too expensive. Auntie can't accept it …"
Dong Ruolan had stayed in the Ling Family for eighteen years. She naturally knew how precious the tuft of Chinese knotweed was. She quickly rejected it.
Ling Yun smiled brightly. "It's not for an outsider … Keep it. I'm going to see my grandfather."
With that, Ling Yun turned and left.
Dong Ruolan stared at Ling Yun's back in a daze. She let her tears flow freely.
Meanwhile, in Ling Lie's courtyard, Grandfather Ling, who had been eavesdropping, had a gratified smile on his face. (To be continued.)
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