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Chapter 1275 - Chapter 1275 Chapter Five Hundred Sixty-Seven Parting

Chapter 1275: Chapter Five Hundred Sixty-Seven: Parting Chapter 1275: Chapter Five Hundred Sixty-Seven: Parting Given Tang Luo’s disposition, even if he were angry, he wouldn’t trouble a young girl, so he casually ordered her around and planned to leave the law office to fight another day.

However, when he saw Su Yun turning around, he detected something unusual.

This girl, who had only completed her Foundation Building and had a body tempered, had on her back an exceptionally obscure Spiritual Power aura. Had she not been facing away from him, even he might have missed it.

She was an unfamiliar face with an inexplicably abstruse and strange type of Spiritual Power, which immediately aroused Tang Luo’s suspicion.

As Su Yun placed the teacup on the table, he nonchalantly asked, “Which power sent you to Chaochang?”

Su Yun, who was kneeling on the ground arranging the tea set, stiffened, then turned her head with a pitiful look that tugged at the heartstrings, “Wha… What are you talking about, young master?”

“I am…”

“Xiao Yun, come out at once!”

Yun Xiu’s call from the door interrupted Tang Luo’s questioning. The maid who heard her mistress’s summons quickly arranged the tea set and, not forgetting to bow to Tang Luo, scurried on tiptoes to her mistress’s side.

“Let’s go.”

From beginning to end, Yun Xiu didn’t give Tang Luo a single glance, simply taking Su Yun and leaving.

Watching the receding figures of the two maidens, Tang Luo unconsciously furrowed his brows. This girl named Su Yun appeared at too strange a time, and Yun Xiu’s attitude was even stranger.

Although his wife was a very kind person, due to her identity as a descendant of the Yun Clan, she never dared to get too emotionally involved with others.

Even when operating Du Shi Agency, she never thought about getting a maid to serve her. So, what was the story with this girl?

Tang Luo, upon leaving the law agency, went straight to find a quarantine manager, inquiring about the maid who had suddenly appeared beside Yun Xiu.

Although Yun Xiu was indifferent to Tang Luo, Longxi’s Pride’s notorious reputation resonated throughout all of Chaochang at this time.

It was said that even mothers threatening their children would say, “If you don’t behave, Tang Luo will catch you and burn you,” and such.

Faced with such a legendary monster, who would dare to lie? The person immediately spilled the beans on Su Yun’s background.

“You mean the young lady? Alas, she’s also a person of misfortune,” spoke the middle-aged man.

“When the patrol found her, she had been poisoned, delirious, and was being… by a mob.”

“The patrol then saved her and brought her back. The Heavenly Maiden, while treating her, recognized her as a long-lost sister.”

“To be honest, we all understand that the young lady and the Heavenly Maiden don’t bear the slightest resemblance. This story was just a way to look out for this poor girl.”

“So, we all call her the young lady. After all, we’re just a bunch of brutes, and with her serving the Heavenly Maiden, it can allow her to relax a bit more, right?”

The middle-aged man spoke of Yun Xiu with the affection one might have for their daughter, but after such a long talk, he didn’t provide Tang Luo with any genuinely useful information.

For example, what was the girl’s full name, where did she come from, how did she get here.

Considering the closeness between Yun Xiu and her, it was apparent they were old acquaintances, but upon arriving in Chaochang, Yun Xiu was known as Boss Yun. Were these old acquaintances of Boss Yun or of Yun Xiu?

If they were acquaintances of Boss Yun, it would still be fine. But if they were Yun Xiu’s, that could complicate things.

After all, before Chaochang, Yun Xiu was in Zhongzhou’s Longyuan for training, her network limited to only the Yun Clan’s influences. Now, with Longyuan broken and adrift in the void, and Wang Xun claiming to have captured over ten thousand prisoners, it couldn’t help but make one feel that there were dangerous, unusual signals involved.

However, considering Yun Xiu’s fond attitude towards Su Yun, it seemed likely she was an old acquaintance from Boss Yun’s past, maybe a kin’s child or a sister?

After all, his own wife was a Wind Media well-trained in protocol. She wouldn’t just forget everything upon seeing an old acquaintance from Longyuan in Chaochang.

She wouldn’t… right?

Thinking this to himself, Tang Luo was about to leave the Lower City District to fight another day when he was stopped.

“Longxi’s Pride, please wait…”

Seeing Tang Luo about to leave, the middle-aged man suddenly spoke up, asking him to stay.

“What is it?”

“You.. You like the Heavenly Maiden, don’t you?”

“Yes, what’s the problem?”

Tang Luo’s brow furrowed tightly. Could it be that this guy was a deranged fan of the father, wanting to warn him?

“No, no, no, there’s no problem, just wanted to wish you an early success in winning the lady’s heart.”

“Heh, well said!”

Patting the middle-aged man on the shoulder, Tang Luo turned around in high spirits, feeling blessed by the good wishes and thinking he might reconcile with Yun Xiu the next day.

Elsewhere, Su Yun, led by Yun Xiu, timidly asked her mistress.

“Miss, will this Longxi’s Pride become our son-in-law?”

“He won’t.”

Without any hesitation, Yun Xiu said directly, “He’s only after the status of the Yun Clan’s Heavenly Maiden, wanting to legitimize the Tang Clan’s claim to Chaochang. How could someone with such ulterior motives become my husband?”

“Oh… okay.”

The maid nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite, and then as if suddenly realizing something, exclaimed, “Ah, Miss, has your identity been exposed?”

“Yes.”

Yun Xiu nodded, then touched Su Yun’s little head and said, “That’s why we have to leave here quickly. Otherwise, once the Tang Clan becomes free to act, it’ll be dangerous.”

The maid’s face turned pale with fright, and she clung to Yun Xiu’s arm as if there were Tang Clan spies all around. Her timid and scared appearance was pitiful to watch.

“Don’t worry, I won’t leave you behind again.”

Gently patting the maid’s back, Yun Xiu comforted her softly, but the reluctance and complexity in her eyes–who could see that?

She was the legitimate daughter of the Yun Clan, burdened with responsibilities she couldn’t shrug off. Trading the safety of her family for her own preservation was never their way.

…

Longzhou Calendar, year 1787

The first day of May, early morning light rain

Tang Luo, carrying a lunch box, arrived at the isolation area in the Lower City District.

There wasn’t any resentment that good food couldn’t solve. If it couldn’t be resolved, then there simply wasn’t enough food!

His wife was so busy with these refugees that she didn’t even have time to sleep. As her husband, bringing her food as a form of complimentary visit, it was such a harmonious scene. Hopefully, he wouldn’t be outright rejected.

After all, as the saying goes, a fierce woman fears a pestering husband; moreover, what misunderstandings can’t be cleared between two people in love?

If not in one day, then in three days; if not in three days, then in ten days. Eventually, there will come a time when everything is cleared up.

Even if he was rejected, it didn’t matter. Time would eventually conquer some, and he had to be prepared for a prolonged pursuit.

After all, they were roommates for life, privately. They couldn’t just break up over some misunderstanding or unpleasantness.

The worst-case scenario would be to change his identity and woo her again. Consider it playing a role and starting the conquest anew–it doesn’t sound too bad.

The huge lunch box was pinched between two fingers by Tang Luo; his towering figure nearly two stories tall drew looks wherever he went. One would think that with his impressive stature that even the night couldn’t hide, he would quickly grab attention–someone should at least inform him of Yun Xiu’s whereabouts, but where did everyone go?

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