A cold moon hung over the chilly river. A breeze stirred up waves that lapped against the bank with a soft swish.
Dressed in black, Ye Jingtang stood beneath a willow by the river, gazing at the full moon reflected in the water, silent for a long time.
After today's battle, his feud with the Zhou Family was thoroughly cemented.
Under the Sky-Pacifying Sect's intimidation, the two sides seemed to have reached an agreement, but the Zhou Family had already sensed the pressure of the Red Flower House's imminent resurgence.
Their next move would most likely be to try every possible means to strangle him, the Red Flower House's future hope, in the cradle, lest they rear a tiger that would become a menace.
To prevent any trouble, the Red Flower House members had boarded the ferry as soon as they left Zhou Family Village and sailed along the river toward Qingyang City, which was under Government rule.
On the way back, Third Madam had remained silent. She had probably also recognized that supremely commanding voice as identical to his girl Ning'er's.
Ye Jingtang had never expected Heroine Luo, whom he longed for day and night, to be the Sky-Pacifying Sect Master's wife. Without knowing the full story, he did not even dare explain things to Third Madam. He could only walk slowly along the river outside Qingyang City, considering his present situation.
Stealing the Sky-Pacifying Sect Master's wife in the martial world was no different from stealing the Empress Dowager in the Capital City.
He might still be breathing, but he was as good as thoroughly dead...
Ye Jingtang knew there was more to Heroine Luo's circumstances-her marriage was only a sham, and her husband was a pervert who liked abusing handsome men...
Had this pervert been an ordinary