Matchmaker Old Man looked at Jiang Lin earnestly:
"Back then... when you pursued Tian Fang, I refused because I only had this one granddaughter.
Rather than saying I didn't want Tian Fang to meet the wrong man, it would be more accurate to say that I wanted Tian Fang to spend more time with this old man.
So I deliberately made things difficult for you, saying that if you wanted to marry Tian Fang, you had to offer the heads of ten Jade Purity Realm cultivators from the Vast and Righteous World as the betrothal gifts."
At this point, Matchmaker Old Man let out a soft sigh and continued.
"Originally, I only wanted you to retreat in the face of difficulty, but who could have known that you would love my granddaughter so much?
You voluntarily enlisted in Ten Thousand Mile City! You went to claim the heads of ten Jade Purity Realm cultivators from the Vast and Righteous World! In the end, you were actually on the verge of succeeding.
Unfortunately, in the final battle, you were too impatient and fell into the Vast and Righteous World's formation.
The generals of the Demon Race World had already planned to abandon you.
But this foolish granddaughter of mine charged straight into the layers of encirclement and rescued you!
However, you were already gravely wounded. After you awoke, you had lost your memory."
Listening to the story Matchmaker Old Man had woven, Jiang Lin was utterly dumbfounded.
The problem was that Matchmaker Old Man's expression was incredibly sincere, and that kindly old grandpa image gave him quite a boost.
If Jiang Lin still had no memories, he really might have believed it!
Murong Qin had even stopped struggling, while Shui Chan opened her little mouth in astonishment. Shu Lu's gaze had