Chapter 823: Chapter 819: Tao Zhenghao’s Foresight
After comparing the handwriting of the love letter, it was confirmed that it was written by one person. Additionally, with Tao Zhenghao now confined and unable to step out of the door, people couldn’t help but suspect that perhaps the love letter was never written by him in the first place?
If this speculation holds true, then the matter is indeed quite significant, akin to a slap in the face.
It’s as if the prestigious sects of Heartbreak Valley and Wind Blade Valley were played for fools by the letter writer.
When Heartbreak Valley informed Wind Blade Valley of the situation, the latter didn’t even bother to dwell on the previous issues. Instead, they directed their fury at the letter writer, swearing to find and flay him alive to uphold the sect’s reputation!
However, despite the combined manpower sent by the two sects, they were still unable to find the person delivering the letters, while the love letter continued to appear beneath the stone outside the gates of Heartbreak Valley every day.
This situation led Heartbreak Valley and Wind Blade Valley to involuntarily think of another major force—Profound Spirit Valley.
The reason was simple: within a thousand miles, only Profound Spirit Valley possessed the strength to compete with Heartbreak Valley and Wind Blade Valley.
Moreover, the sole beneficiary of the tension between Heartbreak Valley and Wind Blade Valley was also Profound Spirit Valley, making them the prime suspect.
When Heartbreak Valley and Wind Blade Valley jointly confronted Profound Spirit Valley to question their intentions, the Sect Leader there flipped the table on the spot.
"I originally just wanted to be a bystander enjoying the show, and now I’m being dragged into it. Is there such a reason in this world?!"
Unable to swallow their grievances, Profound Spirit Valley felt more wronged than Dou E and immediately started a verbal battle with Heartbreak Valley and Wind Blade Valley over the matter.
The three factions all rolled up their sleeves, flexed their muscles, and joined the fray, once again maintaining a delicate balance. Without external interference or a breakthrough, it seemed this would endlessly drag on.
However, not long after, the long-awaited breakthrough quietly emerged.
It appeared once again in the daily letters.
About a week later, when people from Heartbreak Valley went as usual to the stone five hundred meters in front of their gate, they saw the unsealed letter from afar, as always.
For this, the disciples of Heartbreak Valley, long numb to the sight, picked up the stone and retrieved the envelope, turning back to leave.
However, when the envelope was delivered back to the sect and the Immortal Envoys saw it, their expressions turned quite amusing, leaving the delivering disciple puzzled but too afraid to ask.
After a moment, Xu Ming spoke calmly, "Go bring Sun Miaohan here."
This had become such a routine that the disciple was very familiar with it, the procedure ingrained in his memory.
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Before long, a listless Sun Miaohan stepped into the attic. Seeing the same routine about to unfold again, she couldn’t help but show a pained expression.
"Master, I really can’t see anything from those saccharine words, and besides, I didn’t write them. I’ve even forgotten what that Tao Zhenghao looks like. Please give me a break!" Sun Miaohan pleaded.
Faced with Sun Miaohan’s plea, the usually magnanimous Xu Ming didn’t smile it off as he usually did, but said, "First, finish reading the words."
With a look of helplessness, Sun Miaohan had no choice but to pick up the letter from the table and quickly read through it.
"Dearest Hanhan!"
The first sentence made Sun Miaohan unable to resist rubbing her temples. Even though such terms were used frequently in previous letters, seeing it each time still made her teeth ache.
Clenching her teeth, suppressing the turmoil in her stomach, Sun Miaohan continued to read. Yet, the subsequent content made her eyes widen in disbelief, as if witnessing something astonishing.
"Dearest Hanhan, when you read this letter, assume I have been confined by Father inside the house and cannot continue to contact you."
"But please believe, my heart cannot be confined by this wooden door. Over this period, every moment, every second, I cannot stop thinking of you!"
"Our future is bright. As long as you are willing, I can do anything for you!"
"You should know, I am my father’s only son and the future heir of Wind Blade Valley. I hope you can wait for me. When I take over the sect, I will officially marry you."
"Of course, if you are unwilling to live such a life, then I can immediately renounce my position as Sect Leader, and we can find a secluded place to live."
"In spring, we stroll through the flowers, in the embrace of warm sunshine, watching the plants grow by the riverbank bit by bit."
"In summer, we sit under the big tree, talking and laughing, and when night falls, we lie on the rooftop, gazing at the stars in the sky..."
Taking a deep breath, Sun Miaohan finally couldn’t bear it anymore and skipped over such content altogether.
However, in doing so, she skipped over two full pages and directly to the end.
"A million words cannot convey my endless love for you."
"I promise! You won’t have to wait too long."
When Sun Miaohan saw the signature "Yours lovingly, Haohao," a jolt seemed to shoot through her entire body, leaving her momentarily speechless.
It wasn’t until Sun Ming spoke that Sun Miaohan snapped out of her daze.
"What do you make of it?" Xu Ming asked coldly, a hint of pity unintentionally appearing in his gaze towards Sun Miaohan.
As Sun Miaohan’s master, Xu Ming knew very well what was going on with her. However, at the time, her voice was small, lacking the authority to speak out, so he merely asked pro forma.
After a while, Sun Miaohan was dumbfounded and said, "Master, I have said many times that Tao Zhenghao definitely has mental issues. I’m the one being wronged here!"
Xu Ming didn’t want to press his disciple any further, so before the other Immortal Envoys could speak, he said, "All right, you may leave now."
Hearing this sound like a heavenly melody, the originally dejected Sun Miaohan immediately threw a grateful look at Xu Ming, and her look of dismay disappeared instantly.
After Sun Miaohan hastily took her leave, the higher-ups of Heartbreak Valley gathered to discuss, eventually choosing to make the letter public to clear the name of Profound Spirit Valley.
Profound Spirit Valley was naturally very grateful for being exonerated, but Wind Blade Valley didn’t fare as well.
Especially Wind Blade Valley’s Sect Leader, who nearly fainted with anger upon seeing his son write in the letter that he was willing to relinquish the sect leader’s position for Sun Miaohan.
In a fit of rage, Wind Blade Valley’s Sect Leader, Tao Ruili, didn’t even bother to condemn Heartbreak Valley for their reprehensible act of publishing the letter without discussion. Instead, he stormed into his son Tao Zhenghao’s room.
Ultimately, the incident ended with Tao Zhenghao being brutally beaten until he was bedridden with all four limbs broken, and Wind Blade Valley suffered a certain degree of impact as a result.
