How Had He Run into This Woman?

Wu Zhaoxing could no longer muster any resentment at the concise explanation.

Yun Ji could not help looking at Niu Youdao a few more times. His breadth of mind made her sigh inwardly. She turned back to look at her own son. Both were men—why was the difference so vast?

From those words alone, she understood just how wide the gap was between her son and Niu Youdao. No wonder one had risen in Southern Prefecture while the other lived under someone else's roof. She was convinced and accepted it.

Niu Youdao had not gone far when he stopped and turned around, as though he had remembered something. He returned to Situ Yao and the others and asked, "Your Myriad Grotto Heaven Manor sent fifty people in. Why have only twenty come here?"

Situ Yao said, "The men are scattered everywhere searching for Spirit Seeds, so we can't gather them all at once. Thirty still haven't come over. We were just discussing this. Cai Jinqi and the other Spirit Sword Mountain disciples were wiped out completely, while we return entirely unscathed. Anyone would suspect that we conspired with you. Chu Fengping won't let us off. If we don't go back, we're worried those thirty may come to harm."

"That's simple. There's no need to worry. We'll deal with it later..." Niu Youdao then asked for the detailed account of how their group had arrived.

Once he had clarified everything he wanted to know, Niu Youdao nodded and was about to leave when Situ Yao called out to stop him. Somewhat uneasily, he asked, "How did you get mixed up with them?"

"They're my sworn brothers." Niu Youdao pointed at Fu Hua and the others watching below from the cliff. After that brief reply, he turned and left.

Sworn brothers? Them?