Duan Zhengyang pulled Jiujiu's hand and walked toward his courtyard without hesitation. As he walked, he told Jiujiu about how he had fallen off the cliff in a low voice.
Duan Zhengyang was unhappy that his cousin was trying to steal his woman, and Jiujiu did not want to talk to her cousin at all. The two of them went to Duan Zhengyang's courtyard as if no one else was around, and then they began to talk in low voices.
When Jiujiu walked out of the courtyard with a dirty man, the manservants were instantly stunned. When they heard Jiujiu say that it was Duan Zhengyang, they were first stunned, then ecstatic. The housekeeper ordered people to prepare clothes and hot water for Duan Zhengyang while he quickly went to the study to look for Old Master Bai to inform him of Duan Zhengyang's return.
This was because Duan Zhengyang had been on the stone platform for more than half a year, and he had to use three buckets of water to wash himself completely. When he reappeared, although his fair and handsome face had turned into a healthy wheat color, he had grown taller by more than half a head, and his obviously sharp eyes made people have a good impression of him.
Compared to his cousin who had only been here for less than half a year, Old Master Bai's heart was naturally more biased toward Duan Zhengyang, whom he had watched grow up.
As Old Master Bai ordered the servants to prepare food, he held Duan Zhengyang's hand and asked him in detail how he had come back.
When he heard that Duan Zhengyang had been saved by the trees that grew out of the cliff, Old Master Bai immediately chanted Amitabha several times in his heart.
It was really Buddha's blessing. Fortunately, there were trees growing out of the cliff. Otherwise, Duan Zhengyang's life would have been in danger.
This was because when he was talking to Jiujiu earlier, Jiujiu had said that Duan Zhengyang's martial arts practice was a little unbelievable, and that it would scare people if he said it out loud. Therefore, Duan Zhengyang directly said that he had used the vines growing out of the cliff as a rope to descend bit by bit, and then found his way back.
Duan Zhengyang's excuse fit his sorry state just now. Therefore, everyone believed Duan Zhengyang's excuse in an instant.
Of course, among so many people, there was naturally a doubtful voice. This doubtful voice was naturally the cousin of Duan Zhengyang, who had originally thought that he and Jiujiu were in the bag, but who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
His cousin looked at Duan Zhengyang suspiciously and said, "The cliff is so high. How could there be so many vines for you to climb down?"
This sentence sounded quite reasonable, but he was refuted by Jiujiu as soon as he opened his mouth.
Jiujiu looked at her cousin with a smile. Her voice was still gentle, but her tone was exceptionally sharp. "Cousin, why do you sound like you've fallen off a cliff? How do you know there aren't so many vines on the cliff? "
Her cousin had never fallen off a cliff before, so he was naturally rebuked by Jiujiu.
Her cousin was at a loss for words. He could only purse his lips and remain silent. However, he still felt that Duan Zhengyang was lying.
However, his cousin's order didn't cause much of a stir. Everyone was happy that Duan Zhengyang had returned.
The Bai Family was in an uproar on the first day of Duan Zhengyang's return. Madam Bai even personally cooked to welcome Duan Zhengyang. On the second day, Duan Zhengyang followed Old Master Bai to the study to continue learning how to manage the shop and other matters.
Seven days after Duan Zhengyang's return, Old Master Bai directly asked someone to send his cousin back.
After all, Jiujiu's fiancé had returned. What was the point of his cousin still staying here?
Naturally, his cousin didn't want to go back. Once he went back, it would mean that he had completely said goodbye to the Bai Family's assets.
His cousin had endured the humiliation for half a year in order to win back Jiujiu's heart. In the end, he was sent back before he had even achieved anything.
However, no matter how unwilling his cousin was, Old Master Bai had already given a death order. What could he do if he didn't want to?
His cousin was sent back unwillingly. Old Master Bai also sent back a thank-you gift.
When his cousin was sent back, although no one said anything, they all knew that his cousin was going to marry into the family. Now that Duan Zhengyang was back, his cousin's existence naturally became awkward.
It was Old Master Bai's idea to bring his cousin over. Old Master Bai felt that he didn't do it well, so he simply turned his cousin's arrival into his company.
Although her cousin felt uncomfortable in his heart, Master Bai had already said so and had even prepared a generous gift. If they continued to argue, they were afraid that it would make Master Bai unhappy.
After his cousin was sent away, the relationship between Jiujiu and Duan Zhengyang became particularly harmonious again.
Duan Zhengyang felt that the secret manual was very useful to him. When he was with Jiujiu, he directly told her the secret manual and asked Jiujiu to read it a few times when she was free. Even if she couldn't become a martial arts master, there was nothing wrong with it to strengthen her body.
After hearing the secret manual recited by Duan Zhengyang, Jiujiu was particularly amazed.
She had been practicing the Ice Palm. Because she had practiced it countless times, practice made perfect. Now, she was already at the sixth level. However, after reading this secret manual a few times, she vaguely had the intention of breaking through to the seventh level.
What surprised Jiujiu the most was that this secret manual didn't need to meditate or practice. She only needed to read it a few times when she was free.
After Jiujiu felt Duan Zhengyang's pulse, she was surprised to find that Duan Zhengyang's inner strength was not inferior to hers. This showed how good this secret manual was.
Although it was said that one strong person could defeat ten skilled people, it was not good to not have some martial arts skills. Jiujiu thought about it and directly asked Little White to make a picture book of her previous martial arts skills. Then, she threw it to Duan Zhengyang for him to practice when he was free.
If someone else gave him something like a picture book and asked him to practice, Duan Zhengyang would definitely be unhappy. However, if the person who gave him the picture book was Jiujiu, Duan Zhengyang would practice it every day as if he was holding an imperial edict.
Duan Zhengyang was originally talented and had inner strength. Naturally, he practiced martial arts very quickly. In less than half a year, Duan Zhengyang's martial arts skills were already on par with Jiujiu's.
At this time, there was still more than a year before Jiujiu's hairpin ceremony.
Lord Bai basically gave everything that could be given to Duan Zhengyang. Jiujiu and Duan Zhengyang's relationship grew deeper day by day.
How deep was it? It was probably because there was not a single woman in Duan Zhengyang's courtyard. Even the cook was a man. Even if he saw Jiujiu's maidservants, he would look away without glancing at them. Even if he accidentally met their eyes, he would immediately close his eyes and walk around the maidservant. As Duan Zhengyang's martial arts skills improved, he would use his qinggong to sweep past the maidservants when he saw them.
Jiujiu was very satisfied with his attitude of avoiding other women like snakes and scorpions. Lord Bai said that love made people stupid.
At this time, something big happened. Even Lord Bai, a landlord, knew about it.
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