Damn it...
Even Zhou Tianshen, who considered his temper fairly good, was growing a little angry after being denied again and again.
He felt that the person before him was nine times out of ten Xu Xiaoshou! After all, that talent for provoking people's anger carried the very flavor of Xu Xiaoshou's origin! Perhaps Young Master Xu himself had never noticed it, but ordinary people who received a treasure would not speak with such an attitude, would they? The only explanation left was...
"This person isn't deliberately provoking others' anger. It's simply his habit!"
So he was Xu Xiaoshou! But why wouldn't he admit it? Could I really have mistaken him? Is he merely someone similar, but actually another member of the Xu Clan? Xu Xiaoshou's... younger brother? Zhou Tianshen could not help developing such suspicions.
Then his thoughts truly shifted toward things like, That's right, it seems Xu Xiaoshou has never mentioned his family before.
Hua Xiang, who had been anxiously waiting in the back, had already picked up on something from Zhou Tianshen's repeated denials.
She suddenly realized that perhaps Zhou Tianshen had miscalculated.
If this were an old friend, then Zhou Tianshen failing to recognize the True Person before him was understandable, but still unforgivable!
Besides, Young Master Xu of First Pavilion Under Heaven being Martial Uncle Xu had always been nothing more than Zhou Tianshen's one-sided speculation.
Most likely, the man before them simply should not have been Martial Uncle Xu.
At that thought, Hua Xiang's slightly bowed back began to straighten.
Clarity gradually returned to her frightened eyes, followed by a startling surge of fury! "A counterfeit dares swindle this young lady out of her Bodhi Tree Root?" Hua Xiang clenched all ten fingers, and blazing flames ignited within her half-lidded eyes.
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