My wife is a Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox
Chapter 166: It’s Because of You

Chapter 166: Chapter 166: It’s Because of You

By the end of the conversation, Chen Juan was almost hysterical.

Her entire being seemed to be in an uproar.

Wu Xia was completely bewildered.

He didn’t know why Chen Juan harbored such great resentment towards him.

But he wasn’t angry, after all, she was the fellow villager sister he had watched grow up.

"Juan, what’s wrong with you?" Wu Xia, patiently and softly, said, "If there’s something you want to say, let’s talk properly. Have you encountered some trouble?"

"Haha!" Chen Juan scoffed coldly. "Wu Xia, you’re really good at pretending, aren’t you? Coming to eat breakfast under my apartment just to mock me? What are you pretending for here?"

Wu Xia’s brow furrowed slightly, already sensing there was a problem. He said solemnly, "Juan, it was a coincidence that I came here. What exactly has happened to you?"

"You don’t know what happened to me?" Chen Juan revealed a cold sneer: "You’re the all-powerful, cold-blooded Mr. Wu, aren’t you!"

"I..." Wu Xia was suddenly at a loss for words.

He hadn’t expected his actions would have cast such a great shadow over Chen Juan.

"Wu Xia, please keep your distance from me in the future. Don’t come to disturb me anymore. I have absolutely no relationship with you!"

Chen Juan emphasized again, "If I see you again, don’t blame me for not caring about past relations!"

After speaking, she turned away gracefully and left.

Only then did Wu Xia notice two bodyguards waiting outside for Chen Juan, who followed her as soon as she came out.

Xiao Nihuang looked at Wu Xia with a mischievous smile. "You really leave a trail of sentiments everywhere, and even here you run into someone you know. That bodyguard’s emblem is not simple at all!"

"They are from the Jin Family?" Wu Xia asked in a grave tone.

"Yes!" Xiao Nihuang’s eyes flickered with surprise, not expecting Wu Xia to also recognize the Jin Family’s people.

At that moment, the old boss came over, gave Wu Xia a deep look, then said to Xiao Nihuang, "Xiao, be careful, that woman is not easy to mess with. Last time, a customer accidentally stained her clothes, and she had someone break the person’s arm."

"I heard she’s the lady of the Jin Family’s young master, not to be trifled with at all!"

"Mr. Zhou, don’t worry, it’s fine!" Xiao Nihuang responded with a smile, still using Mr. Zhou’s tone towards Wu Xia, "Not to be trifled with, indeed!"

Wu Xia’s brow furrowed slightly.

Logically, if Chen Juan had become the Jin Family’s young madam, she should have acted very ostentatiously just now, but she clearly appeared very aggrieved.

"Nihuang, help me check what exactly has happened to her!"

Xiao Nihuang pursed her lips, sighed helplessly, and nodded her head.

After the earlier altercation, Wu Xia no longer had the heart to continue eating.

Xiao Nihuang also ate only a few bites before settling the bill and leaving.

Leaving the shop, they reached the end of the alley and then another spacious street, but there were hardly any people or vehicles on the street.

Across the street was an ancient courtyard wall. Xiao Nihuang directly walked to a small gate, tapped lightly twice, and the door was opened.

Two servants bowed respectfully to Xiao Nihuang, "Miss!"

"Hmm!"

Xiao Nihuang nodded and led Wu Xia inside.

Wu Xia looked puzzled; the ancient courtyard wall looked very grand, but this door seemed a bit stingy.

"This is the back court; the front is too flashy, so I prefer using the back door!"

Xiao Nihuang explained.

At that moment, Wu Xia through his Divine Sense, was utterly dumbfounded.

He scanned the entire space within the ancient courtyard wall using his Spiritual Power, finding that the whole courtyard spanned up to twenty thousand square meters.

It was divided into front, middle, and back courtyards, each with gardens, rooms, and dining areas.

This wasn’t a place for ordinary living; it wouldn’t be surprising if it were said to be emperor’s lodging.

A dreadful name suddenly popped into Wu Xia’s mind; he quickly withdrew his Divine Sense, his gaze towards Xiao Nihuang’s back filled with trembles.

"You... who are you?"

He was so nervous he could hardly speak.

Xiao Nihuang rolled her eyes at Wu Xia, and immediately said, "What are you thinking about?"

"I am from the Xiao family, and my father, my grandfather, and my great-grandfather were all military men,"

Nihuang explained, "Our family is of nobility, and my father is the current Lord Xiao!"

Boom!

Wu Xia’s eyes widened, just as he had expected.

He could not understand why Nihuang, already a princess, would still go to the battlefield. She was, after all, a woman.

Nihuang knew what was going on in Wu Xia’s mind, grasping his arm, "There’s only me in the family. I had no choice. My dad is not well, so I had to go."

Wu Xia’s face twitched.

He finally understood the unchanging truth that the child of a soldier goes to the military, and the child of a merchant goes into commerce.

"Okay, don’t think too much. I’ve already had someone check on Chen Juan’s whereabouts; there should be news soon!"

Nihuang stopped Wu Xia by the hand, "After you meet my parents, you’ll get the news!"

"Mm!"

Wu Xia nodded, put his fantasies aside, straightened his clothes, and followed Nihuang inside.

After all, Lord Xiao’s story was well known, even taught in elementary school textbooks.

Now he never thought he would meet the man in person.

What’s funnier was that he had slept with his daughter.

Nihuang led Wu Xia around several bends and finally arrived at the back garden.

At that moment, two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, were in the back garden.

Lord Xiao sat in a wheelchair, looking at the documents in his hands, while the old lady pushed him around the garden.

"Dad, Mom!"

Upon seeing them, Nihuang shouted and ran toward them.

Both parents were overjoyed and extremely excited.

No matter what your status is, at this moment, they were just an ordinary family.

Lord Xiao and his wife had tears brimming in their eyes as they carefully looked over Nihuang.

"You’ve lost weight; you clearly haven’t been eating well!"

"Do your wounds still hurt?"

"How long will you stay this time?"

Wu Xia stood quietly at a distance, not wanting to disturb the family’s warmth.

"Dad, Mom, Wu Xia is still over there!" Nihuang quickly reminded them.

Although she missed her parents dearly, they were about to go to the Inner Court, and she had to take care of business first.

Lord Xiao and the others also realized this and immediately composed themselves, then turned their gaze toward Wu Xia.

A hint of coldness flashed in their eyes.

This was the man who had slept with their daughter, had enchanted her, and had many other women around him.

"Nihuang, you and your mother go change clothes first. I need to have a word with Mr. Wu alone!"

Lord Xiao’s voice was laden with anger, very low and somber.

"Ah?"

Nihuang was horrified; she did not want her father to talk to Wu Xia alone.

"Dad, we need to hurry to the Inner Court. Can’t we talk about private matters after returning from there?"

"No!"

Lord Xiao was firm, "Go change your clothes quickly. After I talk with him and everything is clear, then we can talk about going to the Inner Court or not!"

Nihuang’s face turned pale, and being pulled away by her mother, she could only give Wu Xia a reassuring look, hoping nothing bad would happen to him.

At this moment, Wu Xia felt truly anxious and uneasy.

Although Lord Xiao was disabled and not a cultivator, his royal presence still made Wu Xia shiver.

He could only lower his head, not daring to look up, awaiting his father-in-law’s reprimand!