Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 364 - 235 Actually, I Have a Daughter_2

Chapter 364: Chapter 235 Actually, I Have a Daughter_2

Unexpectedly, a hand wrapped in bandages trembled as it lifted and lightly touched him.

"Please, do as you wish."

He promptly amended his words and took two steps back.

This left Xin Yue at a loss whether to cry or laugh, realizing that his authority as a Domain Master was apparently not as significant as that of a junior’s reputation, and he continued to place his hand gently on Lu Luo’s head, afraid of causing her any pain.

"Please rest assured, Young Master, I am merely checking this child’s body. After all, given the extent of her injuries, even the Fox Clan’s secret treasures will require some time to heal."

Nodding continuously, he listened intently, while Lu Luo, sitting in the wheelchair, also felt that long-lost tenderness, somewhat reminiscent of her mother stroking her head when she was young.

Eyes closed, she refused to take another glance; she admitted that the beautiful woman before her was kindhearted both towards her and the other children in the clan, but...

"How could she be injured to such an extent?"

Her gentle expression changed slightly, her almond-shaped eyes narrowed, and even her tone unconsciously became colder. She knew of the critical injuries and damage to Lu Luo’s Dan Mansion.

But she could never have anticipated the injuries would be this severe!

Nearly none of the meridians were intact; all were reconnected, the Dan Mansion wasn’t just ruptured – it was shattered, with a massive gap.

Her bones were broken into pieces, a pitiful state that made one suffocate even at a glance. Frowning deeply, if it weren’t for a spiritual energy even stronger than her own continuously stitching and protecting the body, this young girl might already be a lost soul.

"The perpetrator is the golden-furred Hou from the Vajra Temple adopted a hundred years ago, who goes by the name Jin Shan."

A cold voice sounded from beside her.

In this kind of situation, only Liu Tangxi could speak, her hands still holding a steaming cup of tea, naturally used to serve guests, though the flavor was somewhat bland.

Her eyebrows lifted, her eyes revealing disbelief; evidently, she had heard the name before.

Don’t forget, Xin Yue only returned to the Demon Race a hundred years ago. Before that, no one knew of such a powerful individual in the Fox Clan, and her heritage remains a mystery to this day.

She had heard a little about Jin Shan. At the time of her return to the Demon Race, she had to fight other Family Heads for the right to lead the Fox Clan. The Hou Clan became involved due to their connection to her, resulting in many disciples being displaced without a trace.

One of the untransformed golden-furred Hou was taken in by the Vajra Temple, and at that time, there were many slanderous and questioning voices within the Demon Race – after all, the Demon Race finds nothing more intolerable than Buddhism.

"His strength was only at the Core Formation Stage, and during the battle, he broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage. If it were only this, his disciples should have been able to retreat unscathed even if they couldn’t win the fight."

Removing her hand from the forehead, Xin Yue took her seat back on the stone chair and nodded seriously.

"It is only because that demon monk took a few items from the Vajra Temple that significantly increased his power and left her in such a state."

"One of them is the Mixed Element Two Soul Vajra Bell."

Her finger, which had just touched the teacup, instantly stiffened.

Her eyes conveyed incredulity. Some magic treasures were only known in name by someone with Liu Tangxi’s experience and who had fought them personally. Someone like Jiang Feng, although he had fought with Jin Shan, wouldn’t have recognized these artifacts at all.

Xin Yue’s mind uncontrollably thought of a person, the man she had hated for hundreds of years, the man who left her mother regretful for a lifetime.

His ultimate fate was to have his soul placed inside the Mixed Element Two Soul Bell, to be refined alive.

"Whew~"

Taking a deep breath.

"Su Yi, along with Young Master Jiang and Miss Jiang, could you please help bring Lu Luo back to her room to rest? It’s a bit chilly outside. I will come back to reminisce after I finish tea with Liu Jianxian."

In the past, Jiang Feng didn’t understand why Sister Su Yi was so sweet-spoken and eloquent, but now it seems she learned it from the elders at home.

Although she wanted them to leave, the way she worded it indeed made everyone feel comfortable. Jiang Feng nodded, didn’t say anything more, and began to push the wheelchair, stepping onto the wheelchair’s footrest before embarrassingly releasing his leg.

Almost out of habit, he was ready to ride the wheelchair back like a kick scooter.

Miss Lin also promptly nodded obediently, ready to leave. It was quite normal for the younger generation to make themselves scarce during elder’s conversations, and over the past two years, she had also grown accustomed to being part of the "Jiang" family.

Su Yi took the initiative to push the wheelchair side by side with Jiang Feng, an ordinary person might not even be able to push this finely crafted iron wheelchair, but only cultivators like them could push it effortlessly.

"You stay behind."

The cold voice stopped Jiang who was just about to make a run for it in his tracks!

"Me?"

"Who else? You’re the only one present relevant to this matter."

"Oh..."

He responded weakly.

His expression rather crestfallen, it was clear that Jiang Feng had wanted to slip away early on; the other two cast him a somewhat sympathetic glance, especially Miss Lin, who even stuck out her tongue, showing a helpless expression.

But Xin Yue’s previously relaxed expression again filled with confusion, why did they insist on keeping a junior like him here? Some things should not be accessible to someone of Jiang Feng’s realm.

Liu Tangxi’s expression remained unchanged, she simply took a sip of her tea and continued the previous topic: "Secondly, the Thirteen-story Exquisite Tower, holding dozens of demons, including a Golden Body Arhat under Master Guang Xian."

His cheeks trembled uncontrollably.

Even with Xin Yue’s strength, she couldn’t help but gasp upon hearing this.

That man, after perishing under siege, remained undying in flesh, so he was locked into the Thirteen-story Exquisite Tower, to be refined until his body completely disintegrated, leaving no remains.

Although there were conceptual conflicts between Taoism and Buddhism, they were essentially of the same kind, any disagreements wouldn’t lead to major conflicts, but their Demon Race was different, once a war with Buddhism started it’d be relentless and chaotic.

Even over the course of a hundred years in her higher position, she had seen at least three Golden Arhats, such Arhats not only within Vajra Temple but scattered throughout the whole Western Heaven Buddha Country.

To put it this way, even she would have no means against these Golden Arhats, how did this group of Core Formation Stage survive from Jin Shan’s hands?

By playing dead?

But Liu Tangxi hadn’t finished speaking, continuing leisurely: "Thirdly, is that demon monk who stole a Grotto Heaven from within the temple, called Fangcun Mountain, and hidden within it were eight Vajra statues personally carved by Master Guang Xian."

Her pupils suddenly constricted!

She opened her mouth, hesitant to speak, realizing that what Liu Tangxi was disclosing, everything seemed to subtly point towards the man she’s supposed to call "father".

Even these three Magic Treasures once participated in that great battle, but why was Jin Shan able to steal them from inside Vajra Temple? And why speak of them in front of a junior...

"Wait."

She looked at the man standing behind Liu Jianxian with an almost incredulous expression.

With red lips and white teeth, handsome as jade, his appearance starkly different from the portrait her mother left behind, yet that inexplicable sense of intimacy left her feeling somewhat dazed.

"Xin Yue, when you first arrived at the mountain, you originally wanted to see that leading youngster."

"Perhaps you think that if it weren’t for him taking the lead, Lu Luo wouldn’t have ended up like this, but I didn’t let you see him, instead, I chose for my Disciple Brother to return to meet you."

"This was not a coincidence, but an inevitability. Speaking of which, there’s something quite interesting."

"That is when Jiang Feng first joined the sect, he came to my study to look at the Evil Chasing Book, and the first one he took interest in was Master Guang Xian, even asking me why such a man of kind eyes and kind features would be hung on the wall."

"From that moment, I knew this entanglement would continue even to the second life."

"As for your origins, I can guess a bit, and in today’s world, people who know about this are fewer than the number of fingers on one hand, and you should probably be the fifth."

"What do you think of this answer?"

No response.

After Liu Tangxi said those words, her gaze had been fixed on Jiang Feng the whole time, eyes brimming with various emotions, even her hanging hand slightly trembling.

Throughout the process, only Jiang Feng was completely lost.

"Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? What are they saying? Is it about me?"

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