“You’re saying the He family’s girl was kidnapped by an old man?”
At the Wang family, the family head frowned, looking at the bandaged guest elder before him.
“Yes, that old man may be aged, but he’s incredibly powerful.
Judging by his strength, he’s likely at least at the Tendon Tempering Realm.
To help his disciple snatch the bride, he didn’t hesitate to break the tournament rules and ambushed me…”
The guest elder’s face was full of indignation, as if he’d suffered a great injustice.
His words were carefully crafted.
If he admitted he was beaten by a young man who broke his hand bones, it’d be too humiliating.
Luckily, the news of the He family’s daughter being kidnapped had spread like wildfire through the streets, growing more exaggerated with each telling.
So, he decided to make up a nonexistent old man to save face.
“This old man is truly outrageous!”
The Wang family head immediately showed an indignant expression, then asked, “How does that old man’s strength compare to mine?”
“Well…”
The guest elder’s eyes darted around.
If he said the old man was weaker, the family head might go confront him directly, and if no old man showed up, his lie would be exposed.
No, he had to make the old man sound formidable…
“Family Head, though that old man is aged, his strength is terrifying.
I estimate he’s not just at the Tendon Tempering Realm—he might even be a Bone Tempering Realm expert!”
“Is that so…”
The Wang family head nodded impassively, his brows still furrowed, but the earlier indignation silently vanished from his face.
“Ahem—”
He coughed twice, patted the guest elder’s shoulder, and said, “Song, my guest elder, you’ve been injured, and I’d naturally spare no expense to seek justice for you!”
His words were filled with righteous fervor, as if he meant every syllable.
“But…”
Then, his tone shifted.
“But you said that old man is incredibly strong.
With Yuzhou City in such turmoil right now, it’s not wise for me to act rashly, so I’ll have to correct you for now…
Rest assured, once the Wang family becomes the overlord of Yuzhou City, we’ll definitely avenge you and reduce that old man to ashes!”
Hearing this, the guest elder responded with feigned gratitude, “Thank you for your concern, Family Head.
Rest assured, I, Song, am a man who can bend or stand tall.
I won’t take this matter to heart—family interests come first!”
Of course, while he said this, he was inwardly cursing the Wang family head—“Hypocritical coward, chickening out the moment he hears the enemy’s strength. Good thing I didn’t actually risk my life for you!”
Though, to be fair, he had also lied to the Wang family head…
The Wang family head’s words?
He took them as hot air.
The Wang family becoming the overlord of Yuzhou City?
That’d take forever.
Forget the Cheng family and the negligible He family—did they really think the city lord would just sit back and let them do whatever they wanted?
“Song, my guest elder, you truly understand the bigger picture.
Rest assured, the Wang family will never mistreat you in the future!”
The Wang family head said with a pleased expression.
Little did he know, beneath his own smiling face, he was also cursing the guest elder.
“You dog, nearly provoking a great expert! If you’d brought trouble to the Wang family, I’d hand you over to that expert to vent his anger in a heartbeat!”
The two smiled brightly at each other, but beneath those smiles, each harbored their own schemes.
Meanwhile, Lin Guiming was grappling with a headache of his own…
He had explained countless times that going up on the stage was just a misunderstanding and shouldn’t count, but the mother and daughter before him seemed to have no intention of listening to his explanations…
“Let’s not talk about that for now, Guiming.
Your marriage with Wanying should start soon.
It’s getting late, and you’ll need to consummate the marriage tonight…”
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