"Actually, I thought you were a weak man. After listening to aunt and uncle and leaving your sister with some hurtful words."
"But your sister's determination towards you remains the same, which made me want to see for myself what kind of person you truly are."
Mangqi clamped her lower lip tightly, and in her eyes, there was not only unease but also a hint of complexity.
"Yesterday, the things you said seemed like you didn't like your sister."
"Now it seems it may not be like that after all."
"Lord Xian Shen, I'm not sure who you really are, but I just don't want anything to happen to my sister."
"If we really force her to marry, I'm afraid she might do something crazy."
At this point, Mangqi's tone did not show any disdain towards me.
A subtle plea shone in her eyes, as if she were placing her hope in me.
My eyes slightly narrowed into a thin line.
The breathing was not heavy or hurried, just deep and slow.
Not only was it slow, but it was also colder than ever before.
My ears, it seems like I heard Mangqing's voice again.
……
"I understand what you mean, and I also understand why you are apologizing to me."
……
"I have no regrets, and I think I was right."
...
"I will come find you, don't worry."
……
These overlapping hallucinations made my hand tremble.
Mangqing never said these words.
But I am too familiar with Mangqing's voice.
The message she left me in the yellowish-brown paper felt like she was speaking right next to my ear.
"Mangqi, she stands with a straight face and looks down on me, Lord Xian Shen."
"Is this how you protect Mangying?"
I looked at Mangqi and said in a tone without any extra emotional fluctuations, only cold.
"Me…"
Mangqi's face turned pale for a moment, then reddened.
"Master, this has nothing to do with Mangqi, she came to deliver the news. The main issue is with Mangqi's family."
"You must go and fetch Mangying." Tang Quan was full of concern, smoothing things over with a hint of urgency in his tone.
"I know, Uncle Tang."
"Let's go, it's not far from here."
My gaze did not leave, still looking at Mangqi.
Mangqi's face showed hesitation again.
"I... cannot go with you, you'll have to go on your own..." biting her lip, Mangqi whispered softly: "If I accompanied you, uncles and aunt would know that I leaked the news, my parents would be reprimanded and even expelled from the Mangqi family."
"If Lord Xian Shen can take my sister away, that would be the best, but if you don't have the ability to do so, at least I can still look after my sister in the future."
After saying this, Mangqi's face turned pale.
The hope in her eyes weakened, which was a sign of mistrust in my abilities.
I didn't elaborate much, just saying: "Uncle Tang should stay here for safety, please take him and make sure he's alright."
Alas, I walked straight out of the room, hurriedly left the hotel, and headed in the direction of the Mang family.
The sun was gradually setting in the west, and even at mid-afternoon, the sunlight was still blinding.
My fingers slightly trembled, and a razor in my hand kept bouncing.
Most of the people in the Mang family have strength in the art of getting rid of people.
The greater role of the bamboo technique is to use it to capture ghosts and use them for gathering information, or for other purposes.
The bamboo technique can't be used until the sky turns dark.
A significant portion of my skills from the Nine Schools of Mysticism cannot be used either.
Under these conditions, what is more important is the individual's physical skills.
I don't think a bunch of martial artists from the sidelines can beat me.
At least, the skills of the ghost lady's invocation of the star and the nine stars, the gravedigger's binding corpse technique, as well as most of the skills of the shadow-puppet artist and the one carrying the coffin, are all in martial arts.
Soon enough, I arrived at the entrance of the Mang family.
The two stone lions in front of the Mang family's gate shone slightly in the sunlight, their heads glistening with an iridescence from years of being touched by people.
The front door was open, and two rows of people were standing in front of it.
One row was the security of the Mang family, while the other group, dressed in unfamiliar grayish-brown clothing, was thin and small with an ominous look on their faces.
Half of each family, totaling eight people were gathered here.
Instantly, my heart felt even heavier.
But earlier, Mangqi said that the phoenix clan that forced her to marry was coming in the middle of the night.
"Lord Xian Shen? Why have you come again?"
From the security side, one person stepped forward, and the man's gaze towards me was extremely impatient.
The other three people also disliked it.
Although I'm not very familiar with them, it's obvious that they know me.
They must have seen me in some corner yesterday.
The four people on the other side were contemplating me.
I didn't say anything; I just stepped forward and walked up the steps, intending to enter through the main gate.
The four security guards' faces changed simultaneously, and the four of them stepped forward, pulling out the cylindrical objects from their waist.
There was a slight sizzling sound, and the cylindrical objects had arcs of electricity.
The other four people slightly retreated, but they clenched their fists, hunched their bodies, and prepared to fight!
I knew in my heart that words would be of no use.
In front of me, the only thing that could be useful was a punch.
First, you need a hard punch to be able to talk.
Otherwise, the attitude of the Mang family towards me will not change much.
And it will also bring the art family to join against me!
My foot speed did not slow down!
Suddenly, the four security guards rushed towards me!
The electric baton aimed at my chest, shoulder!
At a glance, they seemed to have no special skills, just ordinary people!
My body suddenly bent down, followed by a sweeping kick!
I didn't even use the razor, but I heard a thud, thud, thud of noise. The four security guards collapsed to the ground simultaneously.
The next moment, the other four charged out!
Their speed was almost at the extreme, and they were instantly in front of me!
I was well prepared, suddenly stood up straight, with both hands sweeping across, the razor in my hand blazing out two beams of white light due to the speed increase!
They were fast, but compared to me, they were full of flaws.
The disheveled hair followed suit and flew up.
The four people were so scared that they retreated in a hurry. The middle of their foreheads were all shaved by me, like being bitten by dogs, very ugly.
The way they looked at me was sheer terror.
I stood up straight and slightly shook my sleeve.
"I'm still shaving your heads now. If you don't know when to retreat and block the way, I can't guarantee that I will shave off your scalp or cut off your throat."
Everything happened too quickly.
The security guards who had fallen earlier were in a panic and crawled into the main gate.
The four men were sweating profusely on their foreheads.
One of them coughed and shouted hoarsely: "I'll go notify the Lord Guan, you must stop this person!"
The person who spoke rushed into the courtyard and dashed down a corridor.
I paid no attention to his words and just walked straight into the courtyard.
The four security guards, along with the other three, stumbled backwards and didn't dare to block me.
Soon, I went up the corridor.
There was a sound of hurried footsteps from the opposite side.
Within half a minute, I saw several faces that looked ashen and ugly.
At the head, it was the middle-aged couple, namely the parents of Mangying.
Beside him, there was a short and thin man with sunken cheeks and a very sharp face, also a middle-aged man.
At first glance, he looked like a mouse's head, and he was wearing thick crimson clothing.
Although he looked luxurious, he seemed even less like a human being...
