Su Qingning’s face turned deathly pale at those words.
Just moments ago, Chu Xiangxue had apologized to her. I really thought she had given up competing for Lin Xiao. But in the blink of an eye, she made such a provocative statement again. This is even more upsetting than her telling me to divorce him.
Suppressing the frustration and bitterness in her heart, Su Qingning’s voice was heavy as she asked, "Miss Chu, you’re beautiful, you have an excellent family background, and you’re a popular superstar. What kind of man couldn’t you have? Why must you cling to Lin Xiao?"
Chu Xiangxue sighed. "I know this will make you very uncomfortable. In fact, if I were in your shoes, I would feel the same. But who can resist Lin Xiao’s incredible charm? I can’t control my own feelings!"
Su Qingning grew even more dejected. Lin Xiao is clearly just a beggar. Yet, when Chu Xiangxue talks about him, he becomes irresistibly charming. Shao Mei’er was the same way, and now Chu Xiangxue is too. I really can’t understand the tastes of these high-society young ladies. Why are they all so perverse?
Su Qingning’s heart ached. Although Lin Xiao was still her husband, she couldn’t shake the feeling that he had already been stolen away. The feeling was agonizing.
Chu Xiangxue noticed Su Qingning’s pain and said, "Actually, Qing Ning, at first I really did want you to divorce Lin Xiao. After all, you two aren’t from the same world. Forcing a union would only bring pain to you both. But after our recent encounters, I realized that Lin Xiao refuses to let you go. He’s extremely protective of you.
"Left with no choice, I decided I had to learn from Shao Mei’er. Of course, I don’t intend to start sharing Lin Xiao with you right now. If the day comes when Lin Xiao truly won’t accept me, I will back out voluntarily. My word is my bond!"
This non-comforting comfort offered Su Qingning’s gloomy heart a tiny sliver of solace. But one look at Chu Xiangxue’s impossibly beautiful face, combined with her terrifying background... any fool would know to choose her instead.
Suppressing her vexation, she asked in a heavy voice, "What would you like to drink? I’ll get you a glass!"
"Anything is fine. Have a drink with me later!"
Su Qingning wanted to refuse, but the words caught in her throat. Although life had tempered her and made her exceptionally resilient, she still felt an involuntary sense of inferiority when facing someone with Chu Xiangxue’s elite status and background.
After sending Huang Xingcheng off, Lin Xiao quickly ordered some takeout and devoured it just as fast. Letting out a few satisfied belches, he was about to go find Su Qingning for a chat when his Second Master, the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion, called.
"Young Master, what are you up to?"
"Just finished eating. If you have something to say, spit it out!" Lin Xiao replied nonchalantly.
Lin Xiao naturally respected his seven masters, but he was also completely unrestrained around them. He knew that every single one of them treated him like a precious treasure, which was precisely why he dared to be so audacious.
His Second Master chuckled. "You brat. I’ve finished investigating that matter with Deng Bingzhong you asked me about last night!"
Lin Xiao froze for a second. "Who’s Deng Bingzhong?"
"What? Didn’t you ask me to investigate him last night?"
Lin Xiao slapped his forehead. "Uncle Zhong from my wife’s bar?"
"Who else could it be?" his Second Master retorted, exasperated.
Lin Xiao grinned. "Don’t be mad, old man. I just didn’t know the geezer’s name. So, what did you find out?"
"You guessed right. That old fellow is indeed suspicious. He’s one of the four great protectors of the Tenth Hall of the Ghost Medicine Sect. He’s been lurking around Su Qingning, supposedly for some object!"
Lin Xiao was stunned. He never would have dreamed that the loyal "Uncle Zhong" Su Qingning always talked about was actually a member of the Ghost Medicine Sect, and one of the four great protectors of the Tenth Hall, no less.
"He escaped. I had Xiao Shixiong send two experts after him, but he ended up heavily injuring them both," his Second Master said.
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"He’s trash, but his cultivation is at the Martial King Realm. An ordinary person is no match for him. It was also partly Xiao Shixiong’s fault for being careless."
That’s not right. If he’s a Martial Artist, why couldn’t I sense any Profound Energy from him? Lin Xiao wondered.
"He probably concealed it. That’s not a particularly difficult feat. But listen, kid, that’s not the important part. What’s important is what he’s looking for. The object must be incredibly precious for him to have been willing to lie low in the Su Family for so many years."
"You mean my wife’s family has some kind of treasure?"
His Second Master chuckled. "As expected of the man I trained. You’re a sharp one. You should investigate this. Also, be wary of Deng Bingzhong. Even though I’ve already had Xiao Shixiong start tracking him and have mobilized all our Heavenly Machine Pavilion members in Jinling City, that piece of trash definitely sees you as a thorn in his side. I’m not worried about you; I’m worried about Su Qingning."
"Understood. I’ll be careful. Once I find him, I won’t let him off easy!"
"Good. It would be best if you could pry out of him what he’s been searching for in the Su Family all these years," his Second Master instructed.
"I will. By the way, Second Master, do you know someone named Shen Jingzhe?"
"Shen Jingzhe? Never heard of him. Why?"
"Some guy popped up out of nowhere and wants to kill me," Lin Xiao said with some frustration.
His Second Master laughed. "What? Is there actually someone in Jinling City who’s a match for you?"
"Hey, you know ninety percent of my cultivation has gone into my wife’s body. I’m really not his match right now."
"Serves you right for being a lecher!" his Second Master chided, laughing.
Lin Xiao felt like crying. "Fine, if there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up."
"Wait!" Lin Xiao said quickly.
"Second Master, what kind of organization is the Dragon Alliance?" Lin Xiao asked. The encounter that afternoon at the entrance to the villa of Zhou Chengding, the King of Jinling, had been a huge blow to his ego. That was why he wanted to know what this so-called Dragon Alliance was.
The single word struck his Second Master on the other end of the line like a thunderclap. Though normally as calm as still water, he now had to frantically suppress the shock roaring in his heart. In a grave voice, he asked, "Where did you hear about them?"
"I ran into someone this afternoon who claimed to be from the Dragon Alliance. His name was Bei Kuang!"
"Who?" His Second Master’s voice trembled slightly, the shock finally breaking through his composure.
"Bei Kuang," Lin Xiao repeated.
"He... He’s still alive?"
"It seems so. His cultivation is monstrously high. Oh, right, and that guy who tried to assassinate me, Shen Jingzhe, his cultivation is even more monstrous than Bei Kuang’s!"
The moment Lin Xiao finished speaking, the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion’s expression turned gravely solemn.
"Okay, I understand. That’s all for now. I need to take care of something else. I’ll contact you later."
With that, before Lin Xiao could even respond, his Second Master hastily hung up the phone.
Without another word, the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Machine Pavilion quickly dialed another number. The call connected almost instantly.
"Boss, that traitor, Bei Kuang... he’s still alive!"