"Headmaster, at least let me see Jian'er to the gate..." I said, taking the opportunity.
"Go ahead, but don't go and never come back. Otherwise, I'll treat your husband as an ownerless thing and leave him here as fertilizer for the Azure Tree Sea." Pan Shu waved for me to hurry along, then shot Kong Yu a cold, mocking glance. With a light sweep of her robe, she departed in a carefree, triumphant manner. For her, today had been an exceptionally good day.
"Of course I won't!" Zhao Jian shuddered from head to toe. If even that didn't make the meaning of "fertilizer for the restricted Azure Tree Sea" clear, then she really would have been an idiot. To cultivate a forest like this, one had to be willing to pay a heavy price—including using people as feed. That old woman was probably capable of it.
After seeing all the disciples leave, Kong Yu lowered his voice and said through clenched teeth, "You really married him and even had a pair of twins?!"
Zhao Jian's face went slightly pale as she glanced left and right, wanting to explain. I was afraid that if she tried to explain to both sides, she would end up pleasing neither, while leaving Kong Yu with a glimmer of hope. If he was pushed too far—or if some accident caused him to expose this matter—it would bring unforeseen danger to both the children and Zhao Jian. So I immediately said, "Senior Kong, of course this is true. After Jian'er left the sect that year, she was listless all day, drowning her sorrows in wine. Fortunately, she met me later, and we fell in love and pledged ourselves to each other. But afterward, I was forced to leave Wangxiang because of certain matters. When I returned