Unexpected Surprise: Meng Yiran

Yun Piaopiao froze, then stared at Long Wu in disbelief. "That can't be true! The entire Hua Family was saved by Teacher. That's an enormous debt of gratitude—how could they possibly...?"

Long Wu cut her off. "How could they not? I'm the eldest daughter of the Long Family! My father died for the family too, but if not for Teacher, I'd probably have died at those people's hands sooner or later."

"Don't assume the worst of people, but never assume the best either. Give some people enough benefits, and they'll even sell out their own fathers! Let alone Teacher, who's just an outsider."

Yun Piaopiao froze again. She truly hadn't known that Long Wu had once been the young lady of a family. From the sound of it, after her father's death, she had been bullied terribly by her own clansmen.

For a moment, she didn't know what to say.

Not long after Si Tingxuan left, the Hua Family's former patriarch faced off against the current patriarch.

"Didn't Father say that Uncle Fang was Uncle Fang, and the Fang Family was the Fang Family? Why are you...?"

The former patriarch said, "Do you know what it means to be selected for Spirit Hall's key cultivation?"

The patriarch narrowed his eyes. "They came to see you too?"

The former patriarch nodded.

The patriarch frowned deeply. "But what does that have to do with the Fang Family? What does it have to do with Qingluo?"

The former patriarch hesitated for a moment. "This is what they want!"

The patriarch abruptly raised his head and stared at the former patriarch in disbelief. "You want to use Qingluo as a pawn to set a trap for him?"

"You're going to treat Qingluo as a sacrificial piece?"

"Heh. So who will receive their promise of key cultivation? Meng Xin?"

The former patriarch fell silent. "Everything is for the Hua Family!"

The patriarch laughed. "For Uncle Fang, your comrade who's been dead for who knows how many years, you could repeatedly show tolerance to the Fang Family. As your son, I thought you were a man of loyalty."

"Now it seems I was wrong!"

The former patriarch's face darkened. "She is a member of the Hua Family. Sacrificing a little for the Hua Family's future is only right."

The patriarch laughed again, but his laughter was chilling. "True enough. You have plenty of granddaughters. You won't miss Qingluo. But I only have one daughter—Qingluo."

The former patriarch snapped, "Insolence! Don't forget, you are the head of the Hua Family!"

The patriarch said, "I think you're the one who forgot. I am the head of the Hua Family now!"

"Guards!"

Click.

The door was pushed open, but the people who entered made the patriarch's expression change drastically.

Then he turned back to the former patriarch and gave a bitter smile. "I hope your decision is the right one. Otherwise, the sacrifice won't just be Qingluo—it will be the entire Hua Family."

The former patriarch's expression darkened, and he said coldly, "I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. I see things far more clearly than you do."

The patriarch gave a mocking smile. "Is that so?"

At that moment, someone rushed in. "Bad news! Elder Hua Wufeng has taken Miss Qingluo and broken out!"

The former patriarch glared at the patriarch. "It was you."

The patriarch sneered. "I've been the family head for so many years. If I hadn't noticed such major changes within the family, I'd be far too incompetent."

As he spoke, he glanced at the two people who had just entered and added, "I simply didn't expect you to go this far."

Meanwhile, everyone in the Oriental Family was grinning from ear to ear.

At that moment, family head Dongfang Runhong and Elder Dongfang Yuanchen were respectfully waiting at the entrance!

What?

The man who had beaten them a few days ago?

So what if he had beaten them? Nobody had died.

Compared to that, if the Oriental Family gained Si Tingxuan as a backer, their influence within the Oriental Family would become even greater.

A little unpleasantness before, a little grievance—what the hell did that matter?

Didn't they see it? Dongfang Yuanchen, who had been beaten, was standing to the side grinning like a three-hundred-pound fool!

Though he had no idea what the Hua Family had done to anger this man so badly, he had not only moved out of the Hua Residence, but had even come to the Oriental Family, which had always been at odds with the Hua Family.

The implication couldn't have been clearer. The Hua Family was truly courting death!

A cold glint flashed through his eyes as he thought, This time, the Hua Family is finished. Let's see who will come out to save you now.

"Mentor Si Tingxuan, your visit to our humble home truly brings great honor to the Oriental Family!"

Si Tingxuan smiled faintly. "Then I'll be troubling you."

"Grandpa Zhao, is he the Si Tingxuan you mentioned—the one who, with the strength of a Soul Emperor, slew a Soul Sage? The youngest mentor at Odd Weapons Academy?"

At that moment, Zhao Zhengtian, who had received the news, arrived with his granddaughter Zhao Haitang at his side.

The one who spoke was another young girl who had come along with them.

About the same age as Zhao Haitang.

And judging by their tone and expressions, although the three of them seemed quite close, both Zhao Zhengtian and Zhao Haitang subtly kept their posture low around her.

Clearly, this girl's status or family background surpassed even that of the Zhao Family.

Now this was interesting!

Si Tingxuan could not help but grow curious and scanned her with the system.

The girl's information immediately appeared.

Name: Meng Yiran

Identity: Young Mistress of Dragon Snake Manor

Age: 14

Talent: Innate Level Seven

Martial Soul: Serpent Cane

Soul Power: Level 28

Eccentricity Level: Level 3

Martial Soul Compatibility Target: Long Wu

Affiliated Forces: Exotic Beast Academy | Dragon Snake Manor

"!!!???"

Seeing the Martial Soul compatibility, Si Tingxuan was utterly shocked.

At that moment, the system spoke again.

"Ding! Meng Yiran and Long Wu's Martial Souls have been detected to possess compatibility!"

"Mission issued: Take Meng Yiran as a disciple and form the New Generation Golden Iron Triangle with Hua Qingluo and Long Wu."

"Rewards: Three matching Immortal Items, the martial art Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, one Space Soul Guidance Device, one designated soul bone, and three levels of Soul Power."

The generous rewards left even the usually composed Si Tingxuan deeply shaken.

The martial art, soul bone, and Soul Power were one thing. He had received such rewards before, so they were within his expectations.

He directly ignored the Space Soul Guidance Device. It was optional—merely a convenience.

But the three matching Immortal Items practically made his eyes pop out.

Long Wu lacked talent. If she consumed an Immortal Item and her Martial Soul talent improved, the advantages of her twin Martial Souls would be fully unleashed.

Moreover, the system had said the New Generation Golden Iron Triangle.

In other words, it would not merely be that the two of them could form Martial Soul Fusion Skills in pairs. They could also develop a genuine three-in-one technique.

Only...

The rewards were generous enough, but taking her as a disciple would likely meet no small amount of resistance.

Do not forget that she was both a student of Exotic Beast Academy and the young mistress of Dragon Snake Manor under the Meng Family.

Furthermore, Dragon Snake Manor and Exotic Beast Academy were closely intertwined.

With her status as young mistress, it was impossible for her to abandon Exotic Beast Academy!

And go to Odd Weapons Academy to follow him?

What would the outside world think?

That the Meng Family's young mistress believed Exotic Beast Academy was inferior to Odd Weapons Academy?

But no matter what, coming to the Oriental Family this time had truly been the right choice. He had stumbled upon such a huge surprise.

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