While everyone was happy, Aunt Ru suddenly added, "Feiye, Li 'er's matters have come to an end. You haven't paid your respects to your mother in a long time, right?"
That one sentence instantly silenced everyone.
Han Yunxi only knew that Long Fei Ye's birth parents were both members of the Tang Clan. This was something he'd told her when they were still in the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds. She knew nothing else.
Aunt Ru's words tugged at the heartstrings of everyone present. Their expressions varied as they harbored different thoughts.
A complicated look flitted past Tang Zijin's eyes. He was about to speak when Long Fei Ye retorted, "Who told you that Tang Li's matters were over?"
"What kind of tone is that? Very well, you've grown up and your wings have hardened. Aunt Ru can't control you anymore, nor can she scold you. Is that so? "Aunt Ru huffed.
Before Han Yunxi showed up, Feiye had always been polite to her and Tang Zijin. He'd never been so rude.
Aunt Ru looked like she was flipping out at Long Fei Ye, but her eyes kept darting towards Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi had long gotten used to it. When they first met at the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds, she had a basic understanding of what kind of person Aunt Ru was. In a nutshell, she thought too highly of herself!
Long Fei Ye simply ignored her, while Leng Leng said to Tang Li, "Find out who Cang Qiuzi sent down the mountain and personally apologize to him. Also, immediately announce your marriage with Ning Jing. The sooner the better! "
Aunt Ru had long gotten used to Long Fei Ye's indifference. She smiled coldly in her heart, confident that her question just then was enough to pique Han Yunxi's curiosity.
Feiye's birth parents had too many unspeakable secrets. She believed that no matter how much Feiye doted on this woman, he wouldn't rashly tell her anything about his parents.
Women were prone to jealousy and suspicion.
The more they didn't know, the more suspicious they'd be. Once they suspected a secret, the misunderstanding would grow.
With Feiye's temper, he definitely didn't like women who pestered him endlessly.
Aunt Ru was very satisfied with the foreseeable effect of her words.
"That's right. Announce the wedding as soon as possible to prevent Cloud Realm Trade Consortium from going back on their word," Tang Zijin was still preoccupied with Tang Li's affairs.
Ouyang Ning Nuo was easy to fool, but Ning Cheng and Ning Jing weren't easy to deal with either. If they brought the contract back and Ning Cheng went back on his word, their efforts today would be in vain, and it would be even more troublesome. Thus, they had to strike while the iron was hot. As soon as the Cloud Realm Trade Consortium members at the foot of the mountain retreated, they'd spread the news of the wedding and make it a reality.
"Sect Master Tang, you should be the one to make this announcement. You'd better reflect on yourself first, then give your son a good scolding to appease the public anger," Han Yunxi said indifferently.
Tang Zijin nodded repeatedly. "Yes, esteemed wangfei is smart."
Worry flashed through Aunt Ru's eyes. She had a faint feeling that Tang Zijin had been bewitched by Han Yunxi.
"Sect Master Tang, we can't mess up the order of these two matters. We need to announce the wedding to the world first, then have Tang Li offer a humble apology. That way, Tang Li will have Cloud Realm Trade Consortium backing him up. Perhaps Cang Qiuzi will show some mercy then, "Han Yunxi said seriously.
She wasn't trying to curry favor with Tang Li, but hoping from the bottom of her heart that Tang Li could survive this ordeal.
Tang Zijin's friendliness towards Han Yunxi was all an act, but his view of the woman had changed after this incident. How great would it be if Han Yunxi had no ties to the Shadow Clan?! That very day, Tang Zijin used his status as the Tang Clan Master to make a public announcement. First, he admitted that he was wrong for not teaching his son, then cursed Tang Li bitterly. Finally, he explained that Tang Li had done such a foolish thing because he loved and adored Ning Jing too much. Next, he declared that Tang Li was engaged to Celestial Mountain's Cang Clan, so the Cang Clan would be the ones to blame for such a thing. He was willing to accept any punishment from the Cang Clan, but he had to take responsibility for Ning Jing to the end!
Ouyang Ning Nuo hadn't even returned to Cloud Realm Trade Consortium before the announcement was made. It only took a single day for the news to spread throughout Cloud Realm Continent.
Ning Cheng was still in Western Liang's morning court when he received the news. His cold face instantly turned black, leaving all the civil and military officials trembling in fear. They had no idea what was wrong with him.
Once court was over, Ning Cheng ordered Coldly, "Tell Ning Nuo not to return to Cloud Realm Trade Consortium, but to come here directly! Have him explain things to Ning Jing himself! "
As soon as he gave the order, Ning Jing stormed in angrily and slammed the letter in her hands on the table. "Big bro, let whoever agreed to have a child with them do it himself. I'm not having any!"
She had planned to have Tang Li marry into her family and put him under house arrest. But Ning Nuo not only didn't agree, he even wanted her to have a child! Why didn't he just die?
If Ning Cheng was standing in front of her right now, she'd definitely slap him a few times! Did that fellow's brain go bad because he hadn't done anything for so long!? How could he agree to something like that?
"The Tang Clan has already released the news. What else do you want?" Ning Cheng asked Coldly.
Although he wasn't satisfied with the contract Ning Nuo had brought back, he was satisfied with just one thing. He was satisfied that Tang Zijin hadn't agreed to marry into her family.
If Tang Zijin agreed to marry into the family, he would definitely become suspicious of this matter. Judging from the current situation, Tang Zijin and Long Fei Ye probably didn't know each other, just as their investigations had shown.
"So what if the news has been released?"
Ning Jing's eyes flashed shrewdly. "Big bro, why don't we kill Tang Li and shift the blame to the Cang Clan? In the future, you'll still be the one to decide on little sister's marriage. "
If she had to have a child, she'd rather give up the chance to kill Tang Li.
Ning Cheng looked at his little sister as a cold smile rose to his lips. A woman's heart was the most poisonous of all. He liked it. But now that things had come to this, he wasn't going to give up on the fat meat that was the Tang Clan.
He was looking forward to the Pear Blossom Rain Needles!
"You're underestimating Cang Qiuzi too much," Ning Cheng said before waving a hand to dismiss Ning Jing.
He leaned lazily against his chair and stretched out his legs on the table, his posture indolent yet domineering.
"Big bro!" Ning Jing stomped her feet angrily.
Ning Cheng didn't even look at her. "Get out."
"Big bro, I don't care. This matter –"
Before Ning Jing could finish, Ning Cheng cut her off with a Cold Voice. "From now on, if anything happens to Tang Li, I'll blame it all on you! You'll be punished according to clan rules! "
Clan rules …
The Di Clan only had one rule: anyone who violated the clan elders would be expelled from the clan.
Hadn't Ning Jing done everything so she could stay in the Di Clan for the rest of her life and be loyal to them? Once she was expelled, what was the point of living?
Ning Jing didn't say a word. She stood there for a long time before turning to leave. Fine, she'd accept the marriage agreement. But whether or not she could bear a son depended on Tang Li's skills!
Once Ning Jing was gone, Ning Cheng took out a gold needle from his hairpin and toyed with it in his hands. It was certain that this needle belonged to Han Yunxi, but only Ning Cheng himself knew where he'd gotten it.
On the second day after news of the marriage between the Tang Clan and Cloud Realm Trade Consortium spread, Tang Zijin found out that Cang Qiuzi hadn't left Celestial Mountain yet.
Although it was much easier to descend the mountain, Cang Qiuzi didn't take the risk of descending after last winter's snow had sealed off many roads. Instead, he entrusted the marriage to Duanmu Yao, who'd long left the mountain, and said that she could make the decisions on behalf of the Cang Clan.
"Feiye, Cang Qiuzi and Duanmu Yao are fooling around so openly. Are they trying to show off their strength to you?" Tang Zijin asked.
In terms of seniority, martial arts skills, and reputation, Cang Qiuzi couldn't compare to Kenzō, but he'd coveted Kenzō's position for a long time. Moreover, Duanmu Yao was Kenzō's favorite disciple. Once Cang Qiuzi and Duanmu Yao hooked up, half of Celestial Mountain would belong to the two of them. Even Long Fei Ye wouldn't be able to contend against them.
Tang Li's marriage had caused a huge uproar, but Cang Qiuzi had publicly asked Duanmu Yao to handle it on his behalf. It was obvious that he wanted Long Fei Ye to know that he and Duanmu Yao were close.
If this wasn't a show of strength, then was he showing off?
Long Fei Ye nodded before asking Tang Li. "Is Duanmu Yao 18 yet?"
"She's full, she's been full for a long time!" Tang Li asked seriously. "What … do you have in mind?"
On the side, Han Yunxi immediately pricked up her ears to listen, but Long Fei Ye didn't answer. Instead, he said, "Go ask for punishment, but be careful. Cang Qiuzi isn't trying to show off, but borrow someone else's knife to kill him. "
After the Tang Clan's announcement, Cang Qiuzi would be cursed by the people if he punished Tang Li severely. They'd call him narrow-minded and narrow-minded. But if he left the matter to Duanmu Yao, Cang Qiuzi could shirk all responsibility even if she ended up crippling Tang Li.
"Old Man, let's go together!" Tang Zijin grew nervous.
Lady Tang stood up as well. "Cang Qiuzi is too sinister. I'll go too!"
"It's enough for Old Man to go. You don't even know martial arts, so what are you going to do?" Tang Zijin asked unhappily.
"I know how to use assassination weapons!" Lady Tang said righteously. "If we bring the Tang Clan's most powerful weapons, we won't be afraid no matter how many people Celestial Mountain has!"
Tang Zijin wanted to stop her again, but Lady Tang grabbed Aunt Ru's hand. "You have to go too. Otherwise, they'll think there's no one left in the Tang Clan and bully us again! "
Aunt Ru seemed to dread Lady Tang and only agreed with a single word. Although Tang Zijin was unhappy, he didn't stop her. Han Yunxi could tell that Lady Tang was dragging Aunt Ru away on purpose, but she didn't know why she was doing so.
After making up his mind, Tang Li stripped off his clothes and tied a few thorns to his back. Then he walked down the mountain towards Duanmu Yao's inn.
With the three elders accompanying him, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi didn't have to worry about Tang Li.
After sending off Tang Li and the others, Han Yunxi took Long Fei Ye's hand and asked, "Duanmu Yao's already 18 years old. Her safety has nothing to do with you anymore, right?"
"Mm." Long Fei Ye gave an affirmative answer.
Han Yunxi was overjoyed. She took his hands and made him look at her. "Long Fei Ye, from now onwards …"
Before she could finish, Long Fei Ye interrupted her. "This prince is only responsible for you!"
As he spoke, he seemed to be afraid that Han Yunxi wouldn't believe him, so he leaned down and planted a deep kiss on Han Yunxi's lips.
Han Yunxi pursed her lips. She wanted to be more serious and domineering when she made her request, but in the end, she said, "Give me another stamp."
"What?" Long Fei Ye didn't understand what she meant.
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