Valley Master Nie demanded angrily, "What do you intend to do?"
Nie Qianxiu looked as though she was ready to tear off all pretense as well. "Father naturally knows your daughter's temperament. I have never stopped until I achieved my goal. If Father only lets that man go to the Incense-Passing Cult, then do not blame your daughter for tipping off the people of the Incense-Passing Cult."
Upon hearing this, Valley Master Nie did not fly into the rage Nie Qianxiu had imagined. He merely smiled. "This old man never intended to conceal Young Hero Ren's identity. Even if the Incense-Passing Cult Envoy learns of this, they will not take offense."
"Is that so, Father?" Nie Qianxiu smiled like a little cat. "Father will surely say that he is Xiao Yu's future husband. The Incense-Passing Cult naturally would not blame us for such an identity. But what if they learn that this 'husband' is nothing but a smokescreen, with not the slightest connection to our Xiao Yu?"
"Oh, and he is a man of unknown origins, too."
"You—" Valley Master Nie finally became furious, roaring, "You dare!"
"What would I not dare?" Nie Qianxiu lifted her chin. "Father will not even lend a hand with this tiny favor. Your daughter truly has no face left to return to the Giant Whale Gang."
Qiangsheng, seated nearby, rose at the right moment and rebuked her, "Xiao Xiu, how can you speak to Father like that?"
He then bowed to Valley Master Nie. "Father-in-law, please do not take offense. Xiao Xiu has always had this temper. You know that she is only speaking in anger. If the people of the Incense-Passing Cult learned of this, would it not become a grave matter? At best, they might sever ties with Hui Chun Valley. At