Once Ye Guxian, Chu Xiudao, and Chen Yi had flown away, Xiao Fengchun's ruddy complexion instantly returned to normal.
He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the stars in the night sky, and sighed. "That young man truly has an extraordinary temperament."
"No wonder everyone among the Barbarian Tribe valued him so highly, even going so far as to send an Earthly Immortal to keep him in their territory."
Fu Wanqing naturally understood his thoughts. Smiling, she said, "Your carefully laid plans came to nothing, husband."
"What carefully laid plans? I merely wanted to find Wan'er a suitable husband."
At this, Xiao Fengchun remembered something and turned to Xiao Jinghong. "I heard Father found you a husband? A boy from the Chen Family of Jiangnan?"
Xiao Jinghong nodded. "His name is Chen Yi, courtesy name Qingzhou. He is-"
Xiao Fengchun raised a hand to interrupt her, then asked, "I heard he did a great many disreputable things after coming to Shuzhou?"
Xiao Jinghong froze for a moment. "Father, who told you that?"
"Chu Xiudao, Senior Blade Ghost. According to him, your husband tried to run away on your wedding day and nearly angered Father into falling gravely ill."
"Is that true?"
"Yes, but-"
Xiao Fengchun immediately frowned. "The Chen Family of Jiangnan is a great lineage with centuries of heritage. How did they produce such a fool?"
"Did he also visit Yanhuaxiang south of the city?"
"No, he only took Wuge there-"
"What?"
"That brat even dared take Wuge to Yanhuaxiang with him?"
"Father, please hear me out first."
"What else is there to say?"
"I never liked the Chen Family of Jiangnan to begin with, especially that fellow Chen Xuanji. When the fighting was fierce and provisions were scarce, I personally wrote to the Provincial Administration