When Pu Zixuan learned that the little boy's true body was Xiaoye Hongdou, he suddenly realized: "No wonder, you call yourself a 'little tree', what about your father?"

Xiaoshu said dejectedly: "The demonization of our family began from my grandma's generation. My father and I were naturally Xiaoye Hongdou. However, my father became a half-demon queen, lost his memory and became a madman. Shortly after Brother Pu left, his father passed away, leaving me alone in Lijiang. Unexpectedly, one day they suddenly broke into my house and captured me. Brother Pu, can you save me?"

Seeing that Xiaoshu was so helpless, Pu Zixuan begged again: "Master, this little boy is indeed my friend. As long as you can let him go, you can do whatever the conditions."

Su Sanniang also advised: "Master, I think this Ba Laizi is a kind monster, so you might as well agree to Pu Zixuan."

Seeing the two of them looking forward to each other, Zhu Shixia did not give in at all: "Impossible! Do you know what it means to us to have such a monster? As long as you walk with him, whether you are a purifier or a monster, your aura will be covered up. For those in our circle, it is like putting on an invisible cloak. From now on, the enemy is in the light and I am in the dark. Whether it is a demon subduing or a sect competition, how much help will it bring to us? Have you ever thought about it? Can money be exchanged for?"

When Pu Zixuan heard this, he immediately understood the rare value of Xiaoshu, and knew that no matter what price he offered, he would not be able to get Xiaoshu's freedom at the moment. However, he could not see Xiaoshu walking into such abyss, and still tried hard to say: "The disciple is willing to participate in the New Year with Su Sanniang as a disciple of the Immortal Sword Hall. All the monsters he caught belong to the master! Is this condition OK?"

After hearing this, Zhu Shihua trembled slightly, but soon shook his head and raised his hand and said, "Okay, there is no room for discussion on this matter, don't mention it again."

Pu Zixuan suddenly felt angry. Although he called the person in front of him "Master", the two of them were just a first-time acquaintance and had no master or apprentice. At present, they were just some politeness. Seeing that Zhu Shixia was so tough, they had a thought and wanted to ruin the agreement to learn from his master.

Pu Zixuan was hesitating whether to have an attack. Suddenly, another disciple came from the courtyard. The guard at the gate who led him to meet Zhu Shihua, and came forward to report: "Master Zhu, there are two more people outside the gate asking for a meeting."

Zhu Shixiao was stunned and said to herself, "It's so lively today." Then she turned around and asked at the doorman, "Who is it?"

The guard said: "It is a man and a woman, who is said to be a man from the Eternal Life Sect, and there is something important to report."

When Zhu Shixia heard this, she was furious: "Hmph, they killed my people and stole my baby, and they are so embarrassed to come to see me? Reply to them, no see!"

The guard stammered: "This... they are the leaders of the alliance..."

Zhu Shihua said even more angrily: "Hmph, this is what I hate the most. I always use the identity of the leader to suppress us! I have worked hard to regain these Ba Laizi just to strengthen my strength and win back the leader's throne in time! Today, I will give them a warning to let them know that I, Zhu Shihua, are not a person who can be slaughtered!"

The guard advised again: "But they were carrying a big box in their hands, saying that they were here to apologize to Lord Zhu and to compensate the family of the deceased. If they were not seen, I'm afraid... I'm going to be unable to calm the anger of the brothers."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Shixiao suddenly softened: "Oh? Could it be that they found out? Okay, let them wait in the lobby, I'll go later, I want to see which one they performed!"

After the guard took the order to leave, Zhu Shixiao ordered Pu Zixuan and Su Sanniang, "I have something to deal with, Su Sanniang, you take Pu Zixuan to the wing room to settle down. Tomorrow morning, we will officially start practicing."

"Yes!" Su Sanniang pulled Pu Zixuan's clothes and whispered, "Let's go, settle down first. Let's take a long-term plan for the little tree in the future."

"Then, Master, I'm going." Pu Zixuan held back his anger, squeezed his eyes at Xiaoshu, and left helplessly with Su Sanniang.

Then, Zhu Shixia also walked out of the house where the monster was imprisoned and rushed to the guards and told him: "Remember, no one is allowed to open the door without my orders, and Feng'er is not allowed to do it!"

...

In the magnificent lobby, He Xichen and Lin Huinan were sitting on the side chairs, tasting the Qintang Maojian tea brewed by the attendant of the Xianjian Hall.

The two had been waiting for a while, and saw that the seat under the plaque of "Xianjian Hall" was empty. Lin Huinan was not impatient and savored the tea leisurely: "Well, this Qintang Maojian is green and moist, and looks comfortable. It tastes tender chestnut fragrance, and the taste is also very sweet. When the business is done, you must bring a few kilograms back."

He Xichen couldn't help but mutter: "Uncle Lin, it's not that I said you, you are still in the mood to taste tea. I was so nervous that my palms were sweating. Oh... Master Zhu is too slow."

Lin Huinan comforted, "Be patient, we are the first to be in the wrong, and it is natural for Lord Zhu to be angry. You must be sincere in apologizing later, and don't ruin the harmony between the two families."

He Xichen hummed, "Dad is so generous. Will he also convey his proposal about the status of the leader to Master Zhu?"

Lin Huinan nodded: "After Master He made a statement, he will never take it back. Anyway, he will announce it sooner or later. I will inform Master Zhu in advance today, which will be more conducive to dispelling his resentment."

He Xichen was unwilling to say: "You said that a few days ago they said he was not at home, so why did he go out to practice? Is it an excuse? In fact, it was deliberately embarrassing us, which made us wait for more than ten days?"

Lin Huinan smiled and said, "Come on, what have you done in the past ten days? Don't Uncle Lin know? Speaking of which, I really want to thank that Pu Zixuan. Although I fought with me, I relieved my heart. Now, after finishing my business, I can go back to Guilin with Uncle Lin with him safely?"

He Xichen pouted and said, "Hmph, it's hard to say. When I saw that Chen Shuqing left in anger, I felt that there was still a chance. I was still wondering whether to stay in Guiping for two more days? Maybe he and Chen Shuqing had a breakup, and they changed their minds and came to Yanmen Tower to find me."

Lin Huinan immediately cried out, "Oh, Miss, don't bother me anymore."

As he was talking, Zhu Shixia came late and walked into the lobby. He deliberately was late for a while in order to embarrass the other party.

When the two saw Zhu Shixia, they quickly stood up and bowed: "Oh, Master Zhu, you are taking the liberty to bother you, you will offend me!"

Zhu Shixia was not polite, but just nodded slightly, until the master seat sat down, and narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh, it turns out to be Brother Huinan, who is this little girl?"

He Xichen said: "Uncle Zhu doesn't remember me anymore? I am He Xichen, the daughter of Chief He."

Zhu Shixia was stunned. Unexpectedly, He Tianao, the head of the Yongsheng Sect, actually sent his daughter. It seemed that he was still a little sincere, so he said, "Oh, He Xichen, it's you. The last time I saw you, I was still such a little girl taller."

He Xichen smiled and said, "Yes, when Uncle Zhu came to visit my Yongsheng Sect, I was only eight years old. In a flash, seven or eight years have passed."

Zhu Shixiao was resentful and did not ask by the way, "Sect Master He is fine." He looked at the Zhumu box next to Lin Huinan, took a deep breath, and asked seriously: "Then, come and find me, what's the point of doing?"

The atmosphere became solemn in an instant.

He Xichen was not long-winded and said openly: "Uncle Zhu asked us to investigate the matter, Uncle Lin and I have already found out. The culprit was the damn Qin Yong! That day, he intercepted Guitang's men on the mountain road and offered 200 gold to buy the treasure in the cage. After being rejected, he led everyone to force the robbery by force and killed eleven disciples of Guitang. Later, his purification power was exhausted. After being blinded by your grandson Zhu Yafeng, he led the remaining troops to flee north, and there has been no news yet."

Zhu Shixiao sneered: "So, do you admit that this is what the Eternal Life Sect does?"

He Xichen explained hurriedly: "Although Qin Yong is a disciple of the Yongsheng Sect, there is no instruction from my father in this matter at all. It is entirely his personal behavior! After my father learned the truth, he was shocked and immediately ordered Qin Yong to be driven out of the sect!"

"Hmph, if you say it was Qin Yong's personal behavior, you could throw away the blood debt completely. Why should I trust you?"

He Xichen strived to say: "As the leader of the New Year League, my father has always used the word "sincerity" as the foundation of his foothold in this world. For many years, he would never do such despicable behavior!"

When he heard the little woman talk about the identity of the leader, his words were vaguely condescending, Zhu Shihua was even more displeased and asked, "Hmph, what if he is the leader? How can he convince others if he is the leader? What is the evidence for everything you said?"

He Xichen said, "We also found out that after Qin Yong escaped, the disciples of the Yongsheng Sect who supported him and opposed him on the road were also divided for the two factions, and there was an internal strife. All twelve opposition members were killed and most of the supporters were killed and injured. In the end, Qin Yong and the remaining four people disappeared. Please believe in the little woman and my father for the sake of our two families for many years!"

"Okay, even if it is indeed as you said, it is Qin Yong who has become greedy and does such a thing that harms the will of heaven and justice, but that is also the fault of your father He Tianao's lack of discipline! It is his indulgence over the years that has cultivated a demon like Qin Yong! We can't just suffer such a big loss because of your explanation, right?"

Seeing that Zhu Shixiao actually criticized his father, He Xichen suddenly became angry and raised his voice and said, "Do you think my father is willing? Do we have any losses than your Fairy Sword Hall? Now, Qin Yong is not only an enemy of your Fairy Sword Hall, but also an enemy of our Eternal Sect! My father is already looking for him everywhere, vowing to mobilize the power of the entire sect to arrest him, and then behead him to the public to thank the world! This is the responsibility of our Eternal Sect as the leader. Can it be done if it is another sect?"

Zhu Shihua slapped the table suddenly: "Rareless!"

Lin Huinan saw He Xichen talking about gunpowder, immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile: "The little girl doesn't know how to speak. Master Zhu must not bother with her! The fact is that Master He also realized that this was his fault for his poor discipline. In addition to severely punishing Qin Yong, he also decided to compensate the disciples who died in the hall."

After saying that, Lin Huinan opened the box and pointed to the full box of gold and silver and said, "There are 37 taels of gold and 624 taels of silver here. There are only so many that we can repay in Guiping County for the time being. I hope Lord Zhu will forgive me."

Zhu Shihua did not answer, slowly walked off the seat, came to the box, silently picked up a ingot of gold, squinted, and lowered his voice slightly, "I will accept compensation. Everyone knows that I, Zhu, is a person who loves money, but I will give all of these gold and silver to the families of the deceased, and not keep a single son. But this is not enough. I want you to rectify the Fa Qin Yong in front of many of my disciples, and I will watch him fall down and watch him struggle desperately in the pool of blood to relieve my hatred!"

Seeing Zhu Shihua giving him a step, Lin Huinan smiled knowingly and said with the flow: "The Lord Zhu and Lord He thought of it together. Lord He said that if other sects find Qin Yong first, no matter how alive or dead they are, as long as they are handed over to him, he is willing to give up the position of leader!"

This completely touched Zhu Shihua's heart, and he was shocked: "He really has this intention?"

He Xichen whispered: "It's absolutely true. We dare not talk about such a major decision."

Zhu Shixiao sighed: "Even in our covenant, there is no regulation that if the leader of the alliance is injuring other sects, he must give up his position as leader. Everyone knows that Master He regards benevolence as the foundation, and it is indeed well-known... Okay, since Master He is so sincere, I, Zhu, can temporarily put this grudge. When Qin Yong goes to hell, our Immortal Sword Hall and Eternal Life Sect will still be a family that will share the blessings and be together in difficulties!"

Lin Huinan hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Zhu!" After saying that, he also winked at He Xichen.

He Xichen reluctantly said: "Thank you, Lord Zhu."

Zhu Shihua was about to see off the guests, but Lin Huinan suddenly thought of something and said, "Oh, there is another thing. I hope Master Zhu will give me some advice."

Zhu Shixia was stunned: "What else is there?"

Lin Huinan Road: "I wonder where the Qintang Maojian tea is sold? I want to bring a few kilograms back to Guilin."

He Xichen squinted his eyes: "Tsk! Boring!"

Zhu Shixiao laughed and said, "Don't look for someone else. It's rare to come here once. You two will stay in our mansion for a night tonight, and we will take care of food and accommodation. I will arrange for you to prepare a full box of Qintang Maojian for you. You will be fine based on the market price. Come on, prepare two guest rooms!"

Lin Huinan said happily: "Thank you, Lord Zhu!"
Chapter completed!