Chapter 137: Chapter 135: The Clan Leader Appears
The two colossal hands clashed, unleashing enough annihilating energy to destroy a small world!
Caught in the middle, Jiang Jichen feared he would be instantly engulfed by the Power of Destruction.
Of course, he could have summoned the One Corner of the Sky Killing Array to sweep away most of the Power of Destruction. Surviving wouldn’t have been a problem.
But before he could activate the One Corner of the Sky Killing Array, a hand grabbed him and gently lifted him out of the Destruction Space.
"It’s been a while, Old Sixth. Your Cultivation has grown even more profound!"
At the same time, an aged voice spoke faintly. It wasn’t loud, yet it echoed throughout the entire Hua Mansion.
Was there anyone in the Hua Family who didn’t recognize the owner of that voice?
The Clan Leader!
For the Hua Family, this moment was like a massive earthquake.
According to the rumors, the Hua Family Patriarch had been afflicted with the Thousand Poisons and had been in a coma for days. He was said to be on the verge of death, beyond any cure!
In many people’s minds, the Grand Elder was already considered the next Clan Leader.
In recent days, the Hua Family’s direct lineage had been thoroughly suppressed, and not a single important position was held by any of its members.
Many believed that with the Clan Leader’s impending death, the Hua Family was doomed to decline and eventual ruin.
Thus, in their efforts to curry favor with the Grand Elder, they had done much to suppress the family’s direct line.
And yet, in this very moment, they heard the Clan Leader’s voice!
For them, this was an absolute bolt from the blue.
Even Hua Ming, Lie Xiaoming, and the others had no idea what was happening.
’Wasn’t the Clan Leader poisoned beyond recovery?’
’And how could he have cured the Thousand Poisons without the Thousand-Petaled Flower?’
Everyone was bewildered, because the Thousand-Petaled Flower was still in Jiang Jichen’s possession.
At that moment, an old man with a full head of silver hair had appeared opposite the Grand Elder. He was small and slender, yet as he hovered casually in the air, he exuded an astonishingly domineering aura.
How could any member of the Hua Family fail to recognize the Hua Family Patriarch?
Jiang Jichen had been pulled aside. Hua Xiaoling had also appeared at some point, and she grinned. "Little Chen, you really risked life and limb. Let’s consummate our marriage tonight, shall we? I promised to give myself to you, and I, Hua Xiaoling, never go back on my word!"
Hearing such a lethal opening line, Jiang Jichen was a little dumbfounded. "Well... I’m not..."
However, before Jiang Jichen could finish, Hua Xiaoling cut him off. "I know you’re not that kind of person, but Grandpa Clan Leader really wouldn’t have survived without you. Don’t worry, if you’re shy, I can wait!"
Jiang Jichen was dumbfounded once again. ’I was trying to say I’m not in that much of a hurry, that waiting until tonight would be fine!’
’That’s not what I meant at all! This woman completely twisted my words! I...!’
’But now that she’s said all this, how can I possibly correct her?’
Jiang Jichen could only clear his throat and say, "That’s a minor detail we can ignore for now. Let’s take care of the real business first!"
Hearing this, a hint of melancholy flashed in Hua Xiaoling’s eyes. "How can consummating our marriage be a minor detail? Alas... but you’re right, Little Chen. We’ll consider it after we’ve handled the business here. Now that Grandpa Clan Leader is cured of his poison, the Grand Elder won’t be able to stir up any more trouble. Hehe!"
Jiang Jichen felt as if he’d been struck by lightning all over again.
’Hua Xiaoling, the ’real business’ I was talking about *is* our wedding night!’ he desperately wanted to shout. ’What could possibly be more important than that? Everything else is trivial by comparison!’
But high up in the sky, the Hua Family Patriarch and the Grand Elder had clearly become the focus of everyone’s attention.
Everyone was watching with bated breath, wondering if the two powerful Foundation Establishment Realm experts would break out into a fight.
Upon hearing the Hua Family Patriarch’s voice, the Grand Elder’s expression flickered, but he quickly regained his composure.
He first glanced at the Hua Family Patriarch, then his gaze fell upon Jiang Jichen and Hua Xiaoling. He spoke, "An Innate Third Layer Cultivator dared to break into the Yee Mansion alone at night, deliberately causing a huge commotion to attract everyone’s attention. Everyone assumed the Thousand-Petaled Flower was on this boy, but they didn’t know that Hua Xiaoling had already used the chaos to sneak to the Clan Leader with it. You fought so desperately just now, goading me into action, all to provide cover for her. The scheme wasn’t particularly brilliant, yet you somehow managed to succeed. But tell me, boy, weren’t you afraid of failure? What if the Clan Leader hadn’t arrived in time? Would you still be alive?"
The Hua Family’s Grand Elder laid Jiang Jichen’s plan bare. It was just as he said: Jiang Jichen was responsible for drawing everyone’s attention, while Hua Xiaoling was responsible for sneaking to the Clan Leader’s side with the Thousand-Petaled Flower.
Getting past the third, fourth, and fifth courtyards had been manageable. But to divert the Grand Elder’s attention on the Sixth Layer and keep him from discovering Hua Xiaoling, Jiang Jichen had truly risked his life.
However, Jiang Jichen naturally had one last resort: the One Corner of the Sky Killing Array, which would have been enough for him to escape with his life.
Jiang Jichen would never admit this, of course. He simply replied nonchalantly, "And yet, here I am, alive and well. I never bother with hypotheticals about the past."
The Hua Family Patriarch turned to Jiang Jichen, his eyes full of admiration. "Ling’Er has found a fine husband. Passionate and righteous, brave and brilliant. Excellent, haha..."
The Hua Family Patriarch let out a hearty laugh. And with the exchange between the Clan Leader and the Grand Elder, Jiang Jichen once again became the center of attention.
What happened next was astonishing. The Hua Clan Leader and the Grand Elder continued to converse for a while, but only about trivial matters. They completely avoided the subject of what had just transpired.
Finally, the Grand Elder said, "Congratulations on your recovery, Clan Leader. The revitalization of the Hua Family is now just around the corner!"
The Clan Leader replied, "These past days, it is thanks to you, Grand Elder, that the Hua Family has been managed in such an orderly fashion while I was indisposed. You have my gratitude."
The Grand Elder responded humbly, "You are too kind. It is merely my duty as Grand Elder. Clan Leader, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
The Grand Elder departed. Without another word, the Clan Leader left as well, taking Jiang Jichen and Hua Xiaoling with him and leaving behind a crowd of people who could only stare at each other in bewilderment.
Everyone had expected a world-shaking battle, but the two of them just exchanged a few pleasantries and left?
What was going on?
Among the crowd, Lie Xiaoyu of Heavenly Hunting Mountain had most hoped to see the Hua Family Patriarch and the Grand Elder come to blows. The outcome, however, was not to his liking, and he found the entire scene utterly baffling.
’Logically, since the Grand Elder tried to murder the Hua Family Patriarch, shouldn’t they be like fire and water?’
Even Hua Xiaoling couldn’t understand why her grandfather had let the Grand Elder off so easily.
"Grandpa, the Grand Elder is so wicked. Why did you just let him go?"
But Jiang Jichen, standing to the side, just smiled faintly. "Your grandfather is naturally doing this for the good of the Hua Family."
Hearing this, the Hua Family Patriarch looked at Jiang Jichen in surprise. "Correct. I’m curious to hear what you’ve deduced."
