Xiang Yang had previously considered the reason behind the annihilation of the Wen family. The Divine Constable Gate's investigation had concluded that it was connected to Lingya Mountain, but he had thought that possibility was slim, nothing more than a smokescreen. Now, it seemed that might not be the case.
Apart from irreconcilable hatred, an entire family could also be wiped out to keep some secret buried. The Wen family and the Bai family had once taken turns controlling Lingya Mountain. If the Wen family had uncovered some hidden secret and thus brought about the disaster of extermination, it made perfect sense.
"But he really is a scumbag. For wealth and glory, he actually had the heart to offer his own woman to another man. What a piece of trash. And that woman is foolish too—she can't even see through his true nature."
Xiang Yang had found a clue, and joy rose in his heart. He felt he could find time to make a trip to Lingya Mountain and see what exactly lay within. Yet amid that joy, he also felt sympathy and pity for Lady Ruyu inside the room.
A man who, for whatever reason, offered up his own woman was not someone worth entrusting oneself to. Whatever that reason might be, in Xiang Yang's eyes, he was unworthy of trust.
"A woman isn't stupid, nor is she mad. She's merely infatuated—infatuated with love. It's just a pity that she gave her heart to the wrong man. That man is only using her."
Nan Fenglan leaned against Xiang Yang. As though she could read minds, she watched his complicated expression and transmitted her voice to him. Women understood women better, especially since she herself had once been such a fool in love.
Inside the room, as the man continued