In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1351: Confrontation

Chapter 1351: Chapter 1351: Confrontation

The topic shifted too drastically and too swiftly, which left Old Cheng somewhat unable to keep up.

He looked at her intently, remained silent, and turned to walk inside, "With your sharp intelligence, Empress, could you not guess who it is that wishes to meet you?"

Su Pan’er immediately followed up, "I truly have no idea."

Old Cheng bringing her here made it obvious that the person who directed Old Cheng to kidnap Ke’er and thus lure her here must have connections with the Valley of Ghosts.

And her ties with the Valley of Ghosts were both distant and close.

However, among the people she knew from the Valley of Ghosts Sect in this time and space, aside from the present Old Cheng and Qin Yi, there were no others.

Wait, wait just a moment, could it be him...

Su Pan’er suddenly thought of someone! Her expression changed instantly!

No, it couldn’t be! It absolutely couldn’t be him! Su Pan’er comforted herself.

Back then, she and Qin Yi in the cave, saw with their own eyes those two skeletons, and had buried them with their own hands. How could it possibly be that now someone would emerge and identify her? It couldn’t be, definitely not!

As Su Pan’er’s thoughts spun rapidly, her steps did not slow down as she followed Old Cheng into a hall at the very back.

Indeed, there was someone sitting in the hall.

The person wore a conical bamboo hat and did not look up even as the sound of their footsteps entered, seemingly deep in thought.

Su Pan’er glanced and sensed a vague familiarity.

After pondering carefully for a moment, a figure flashed suddenly in Su Pan’er’s mind.

"It’s you!"

A realization crossed her mind; it was actually him! The mysterious figure whom she had heard thrice but never seen!

She remembered, back then, in the greenhouse garden of the Zhang Family’s Mansion, hearing the dialogue between him and Lord Zhang. Later, she saw him walking together with Bald Donkey Liao Jue. The last time, it was during the life-and-death struggle between Venerable Priest Liao Chen and Bald Donkey Liao Jue.

In those three encounters, she never saw his face, but the tone of his voice and that goosebump-inducing momentum was unmistakable!

"Hmm? You’ve seen me before?"

Perhaps noticing Su Pan’er’s shock, the mysterious man suddenly spoke and slowly turned his head to look at her.

He then smiled, "Indeed! Back then, you and I had a fleeting encounter by the willow bank outside the moat of Changze County. I did not expect you to remember me from such a distance. The Empress truly is no ordinary person, such an unforgettable skill is indeed surprising!"

Moat?

The willow bank outside the moat...

Su Pan’er recalled the note she found under the tree after Su Sikong died that year. Recalling the feeling of strangeness she had, intending to investigate, but her rational instincts told her it was too dangerous, prompting her to leave.

In the end, she had abandoned continuing the pursuit and instead, walked away.

So, the source of the danger she felt that year originated from this mysterious person before her.

"Are you a disciple of the Ghost Valley Sect?"

"You are right."

The mysterious man slowly stood up, reached for the conical bamboo hat on his head, and revealed his face: "You can call me the master of Hengyang Hall. And I, your so-called mentor, the master of Hengxiang Hall, Ma Huifeng, were not only close friends but grew up together like brothers!"

Su Pan’er’s eyes suddenly narrowed but quickly returned to normal.

"Now you understand where you slipped up, don’t you?"

The master of Hengyang Hall suddenly laughed loudly: "Ma Huifeng always preferred to be alone in the valley but made an exception only for me! After all these years of walking in and out together, how could I not know if he had taken any disciples?"

He suddenly started pacing around Su Pan’er: "Behind the swamp of Deicide Mountain, there are two skeletons buried in the cave. It seems you and your husband killed and silenced them, then finally buried their bones there. And this Silver Whip by your side is Ma Huifeng’s personal weapon. Killing for treasure, what wouldn’t you do?"

"You dug up their remains?"

Su Pan’er suddenly realized!

Initially, she and Qin Yi had taken the Water-avoiding beads and closed the cave’s passage to this side. But the water level in Shuanghekou River suddenly surged. She had thought it was an accident caused by water backflow.

It seemed clear now; this man must have used the Water-avoiding beads again to open the cave, and the water from the underground hidden river she had rerouted gushed out, creating today’s Shuanghekou!

Realizing this, Su Pan’er suddenly became furious: "Since you’ve dug up their remains, you should understand that they had been dead for many years before being buried! How old was I, Su Pan’er, when they died? Even if I were capable, I couldn’t turn back time! This is indeed a baseless accusation!"

"What does that matter? If it wasn’t you, then it was some other member of the Su Family. The Su Family members, eager to seize the martial arts of our Ghost Valley Sect, obtained the martial arts manual when you were still young, leading to murder and robbery out of anger. You did not kill the person, yet he died because of you. How can this be considered a false accusation against you?"

His words made Su Pan’er clench her teeth, staring at him angrily.

"Do you think, with the master of Hengxiang Hall and Hengming Hall’s skills, that people from the Su Family without martial arts could fight them? You clearly know this, yet you deliberately make such a baseless inference, assuming the Su Family would be helpless to clarify even with eight mouths?"

"Then how do you explain your mastery of the Ghost Valley Sect’s Internal Strength Method and kung fu routine?"

The other party continued to press her, showing no intention of letting her off.

Su Pan’er opened her mouth, feeling unable to explain.

She surely couldn’t tell others that she was a wisp of ghost from the new century, could she? If she really said that, she would undoubtedly have cemented the excuse of borrowing the corpse to resurrect. In that case, how would she clarify herself?

"We accidentally entered the cave and then found the Internal Strength Method on the two corpses. When we discovered them, the two were positioned as if they had been killing each other, and the one sitting against the wall had a will. Following that, I studied the Internal Strength Method and martial arts as stated in his last wish. Why they had fought to the death, I truly do not know."

Su Pan’er explained briefly, seeing the disbelief on their faces, and she too became tired of arguing further.

"Actions speak louder than words, whether you believe it or not, the true story remains as such. Whatever you want to do to me, just bring it on!"

The other side had come prepared today; how could they change their minds because of a simple explanation?

She had seen through this but had still elaborated a little more, considering they were both disciples of the same Ghost Valley Sect.

However, it seemed her efforts had been in vain.

Clap, clap, clap! —

Suddenly, a burst of applause rang out, followed by a male voice: "Well said!"

Su Pan’er was momentarily stunned. There was someone else nearby? She hadn’t noticed and, instinctively turning her head towards the source of the voice, immediately saw a person she hadn’t expected.