Among the women Zhong Wen knows, Liu Qiqi can be regarded as the one with a bigger heart.
However, she did not expect that her adoptive mother would behave so ugly in front of all her peers. With such a strong temperament, she could not help but blush with shame, and tears of grievance fell from the corners of her eyes.
After all, Liu Dalang was a man. Seeing his wife acting like this, his old face turned slightly red. He hesitated for a long time, but in the end he still did not step forward to dissuade her.
"Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu." Nangong Ling suddenly interrupted, "I wonder how much dowry gift Mr. Ye gave?"
"No, not much." Liu Dalang blushed and hesitated, "We are also considering Qiqi's future, so we don't care much about betrothal gifts."
"Uncle Liu, what do you think of this?" Nangong Ling said with a slight smile, "Since Qiqi wants to stay in the sect to practice, then our Piaohua Palace will pay double the betrothal gift Mr. Ye offers, and we ask you two to refuse. How about Mr. Ye’s kindness?”
"This..." Liu Dalang was very moved when he heard this, "That Mr. Ye's betrothal gift was quite large, including ten spiritual crystals..."
In fact, after the Ye family learned that Liu Dalang's adopted daughter was a genius girl who studied under the "Flowing Sword" Liu Qiqi of Piaohua Palace and ranked fifth on the Daqian Heroes List, they sincerely offered five pills. Unexpectedly, Lingjing's "high" betrothal gift reached the mouth of the greedy Liu Dalang, and he actually doubled it again.
"no!"
Before he could finish his words, his wife Zhu Cuihua interrupted her sharply, "We don't want this money, Qiqi must marry Mr. Ye!"
Isn’t it money that we are after?
Liu Dalang glanced at Zhu Cuihua in surprise, wondering what medicine his mother-in-law was selling in her gourd.
Zhu Cuihua secretly winked and signaled him to shut up, and then shouted loudly: "Unless you, Piaohua Palace, use your power to bully others and save our lives, this marriage is settled!"
No matter how greedy and unreasonable they are, Liu Dalang and his wife are still Liu Qiqi's adoptive parents. A principled person like Lin Zhiyun will naturally not be able to use force on them based on their cultivation.
Although the Piaohua Palace is a women's sect, it has also experienced many storms. No matter whether it faces the first family, the enemy's army or the people in the Holy Land, they all move forward bravely and fearlessly. However, this pair of middle-aged people with no cultivation As a couple, Lin Zhiyun felt helpless, and the scene fell into an awkward stalemate.
Naturally, Liu Qiqi didn't have much admiration for Liu Dalang and his wife who had abused her in every possible way since she was a child. However, because of their status as adoptive parents, she really couldn't hit or scold them.
Seeing that her master Lin Zhiyun, a dignified spiritual master, was being humiliated because of herself, Liu Qiqi was so angry that she burst into tears. She stamped her jade feet fiercely and said loudly: "I will not marry that Young Master Ye, Abba." If mom keeps pushing me hard, I will die in front of you!"
After saying that, she turned around and ran towards the backyard of Piaohua Palace, and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Qiqi!"
Zheng Yueting was the best friend with her. Seeing that Liu Qiqi had been wronged, she glanced at Zhong Wen apologetically, and then quickly chased after her.
Yin Ning'er had spent the longest time with Xiao Loli and Liu Qiqi. When she heard her "suicide" declaration, she couldn't help but feel worried, and followed Zheng Yueting into the backyard.
"Palace Master Lin, look at how well this girl is!" Zhu Cuihua was contradicted by Liu Qiqi, and her voice was even louder, showing her true nature as a shrew, "Is this how you teach your disciples in Piaohua Palace? It seems that it was a wrong decision to agree to send her to study art!"
"Shut up!" Lin Zhiyun finally couldn't help but yelled angrily, "The two of you are Qiqi's adoptive parents after all. Do you have to force her to death?"
"It is natural for us to marry our daughters, even if it means going to the emperor, it is also reasonable!" Zhu Cuihua seemed to have seen through that Lin Zhiyun would not take action against her, and retorted without fear, "You Piaohua Palace doesn't know how to give Qiqi What kind of ecstasy soup was poured into her, and she was tricked into giving up on all important things in her life? I’m afraid she’s not an evil sect!”
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the women around him changed, and the atmosphere in the entire courtyard instantly solidified.
"Honey, just say a few words." Liu Dalang saw that Zhu Cuihua had angered the entire Piaohua Palace, so he couldn't help but pull her sleeves, for fear that he would really offend the practitioners and cause death for the two of him. .
In fact, in his mind, if he could get twenty spiritual crystals from Piaohua Palace, it would be enough for him and his wife to spend in the next life. Even if the expenses for marrying wives for his two sons were included, it would still be more than enough. Therefore, he was quite dissatisfied with Zhu Cuihua's behavior. For puzzlement.
"Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, marriage is not a trivial matter after all. The two of them suddenly showed up to ask Qiqi to get married. It was hard for her to accept it for a moment. It is human nature." Nangong Ling suddenly said softly, "If you really force her to die, She is not good to you or me, so why not let her calm down first and then we can discuss it in the long term."
"What the girl said is that it's better to let the girl calm down." Liu Dalang got the steps and naturally walked down the slope. He grabbed Zhu Cuihua who was about to speak, "Then let's wait until tomorrow."
At this time, Zhu Cuihua also realized that her words were a bit excessive, and her tone was slightly relaxed: "Since Da Lang said so, I will let it go now. Please also advise Qiqi well and let her not make any mistakes!"
"Aunt Liu, don't worry. If Qiqi can really find a good home, our fellow apprentices and sisters will be happy for her." Nangong Ling's beautiful eyes flashed with smart light, and there was a slight smile at the corner of her mouth, "Two You have come a long way, so why not stay in the mountain? When she figures it out in two days, she may follow you down the mountain."
"That's okay, that's okay." Liu Dalang agreed readily when he heard that he could live and eat for free.
Zhu Cuihua seemed to intend to refuse, but her husband overcame her, so she had to stand aside and say nothing, which was regarded as acquiescing to Liu Dalang's decision.
When Nangong Ling diligently led the two of them to the guest room in the backyard, the solemn atmosphere in the front yard finally eased slightly. Lin Zhiyun then looked at Zhong Wen, forced out a smile and said, "You're back?"
"Well, I'm back." Zhong Wen smiled back, then pointed to Zhuma and Ji Weizhu beside him and said, "Sister Palace Master, this is your new disciple Zhuma. The sister next to you is called Ji Weizhu. , from the Holy Land of Lingxiao.”
After his introduction, Lin Zhiyun and others expressed friendly welcome to Zhuma and Ji Weizhu, and the atmosphere in the courtyard improved again. However, the depressed emotions caused by Liu Dalang and his wife still lingered in everyone's minds. It is difficult to dispel for a while.
Not long after, Nangong Ling's slim figure appeared in the courtyard again.
"Ling'er, how do you plan to deal with them?" Lin Zhiyun knew that Nangong Ling would not really persuade Liu Qiqi to go down the mountain, so she couldn't help but ask, "I think Mrs. Liu has a very stubborn temper, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade her. "
"Master, it's useless to persuade such greedy and ruthless market people." Nangong Ling replied, "Rather than wasting your efforts with earnest words, it would be more effective to scare them."
"They are Qiqi's adoptive parents after all." Lin Zhiyun also said that Nangong Ling wanted to use his cultivation to threaten the other party, and couldn't help but advise, "Don't go too far."
"If it were my nature, I wouldn't need to be polite to this kind of person." Nangong Ling said with a slight smile, "It's just that Qiqi doesn't have a good face, so she has to use some tactics."
"What do you want to do?" Lin Zhiyun asked curiously.
"Since Liu Dalang thinks that Mr. Ye is great, he might as well tell them that Qiqi is attracted by a more powerful person." Nangong Ling's eyes flashed with wisdom, "Let them retreat when they see the difficulties."
"Where can we find such a person for a while?" Lin Zhiyun asked in confusion.
"Isn't there one right in front of me?" Nangong Ling's eyes suddenly stopped on Zhong Wen, and he covered his lips and said with a smile.
"Me? No, no." Zhong Wen was startled and quickly defended, "There is nothing between me and Qi Qi. There is nothing. Sister Jun Yi and Wu Shuang are both here. Sister Nangong must not be wronged. Got me."
"It's just a pretense. Do you really want to marry Qiqi? It's not a good idea." Nangong Ling was angry and funny at the same time, "You already have so many confidantes. Even if Qiqi is willing, I still can't. I don’t agree.”
"That's good, that's good." Zhong Wen breathed a sigh of relief and stared at Shangguan Junyi and Leng Wushuang with wide eyes, as if he was silently telling his innocence.
Shangguan Junyi was amused by his pretended innocent expression, and then glared at him coquettishly and angrily, while Leng Wushuang smiled at him, her expression as gentle as she wanted.
The sight of two long-separated confidantes, one delicate and charming, the other exquisitely elegant, made Zhong Wen's blood boil and his heart beat wildly. His body, which had been transformed by Dilong's painstaking efforts, almost reacted.
"...Zhong Wen, are you listening to me?"
When his mind was far away, Nangong Ling's words brought him back to reality.
"Huh? Oh, oh!" Zhong Wen scratched his head in embarrassment and replied hesitantly.
"You!" Nangong Ling couldn't help crying or laughing, and couldn't help but shook his head slightly, "I asked you to dress up in disguise, then go down the mountain to recruit some people, pretend to be a murderer in the cultivation world, and then go up the mountain in front of Liu Dalang and his wife. Please marry Qiqi."
"This is a great plan!" Zhong Wen was stunned for a moment, then showed a suddenly enlightened expression and praised loudly, "Sister Nangong is indeed unparalleled in her wits, I admire her!"
"Go, go, go!" Nangong Ling smiled and waved his hand, "It won't do any good to flatter me."
"I'll go right away." Zhong Wen nodded and rolled his eyes, "There's no need to recruit people. I happen to know some suitable candidates."
"Could it be the Zheng family of the Golden Blade Sect?" Nangong Ling said lightly, "It's also a good choice."
When Nangong Ling revealed what he was thinking, Zhong Wen couldn't help curling his lips and complaining in frustration: "Sister, can't you pretend to be stupid sometimes? Women who are too smart will make the man you chat with feel very unfulfilled. "
"Oh, really?" Nangong Ling looked at Zhong Wen with a pair of beautiful eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"I, I'm going!" Zhong Wen's scalp was numb when she saw him, and a chill ran up his back. He quickly turned around and ran out of the hospital in a panic, and soon disappeared without a trace.
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"Honey, that Nangong girl's offer is so generous, why don't you agree?" In the guest room, Liu Dalang finally couldn't hold it in anymore and asked his doubts, "If I offend Piaohua Palace to death, how can I really do that?" If we don’t let Qiqi go down the mountain, won’t we lose everything?”
"You, you are such a pig head." Zhu Cuihua stretched out her finger, poked Liu Dalang's head, and said angrily, "The money given by Piaohua Palace is just a one-time deal. If Qiqi marries Mr. Ye, we will The old Liu family has become in-laws with the Ye family, and the benefits of this are not comparable to a few spiritual crystals?"
"But Palace Master Lin..." Although Liu Dalang felt that what his wife said was true, he still said worriedly.
"I've always known people since I was young. This Palace Master Lin is an honest and kind-hearted person, and he will never bully ordinary people based on his cultivation." Zhu Cuihua added, "Besides, she is only the master, and we are Qiqi's parents. That's right. We are on our side, are you afraid of a hammer?"
"What you said makes sense." Liu Dalang nodded convincingly, his face full of excitement, "If we become the in-laws of the Ye family, there will definitely be a steady stream of benefits in the future, maybe those two incompetent boys , you can also marry a girl from the city!"
"So, I still have to make the decision for this family." Zhu Cuihua said proudly.
"Honey, since our family is about to become prosperous." Liu Dalang smiled flatteringly and hugged Zhu Cuihua's not-slim waist, "How about having another child?"
"You damn ghost!" Zhu Cuihua rolled her eyes at him charmingly, half-nudging him, half-reluctantly, and then welcoming him back.
Liu Dalang had just met all the beauties in Piaohua Palace, and his heart was already burning with passion. Seeing that his wife was in high spirits, he hurriedly pushed her towards the bedside.
Who knows what kind of psychological shadow the commotion between the two of them has brought to the girls of Piaohua Palace who have keen senses...
