Afterall, he was an elder of a prominent family in Yin; every time thatthe name Cheng Biyuan was brought up, he was always teased as his swornbrother. Perhaps at the beginning he’d still fight to defend Cheng Biyuan, astimes went on and these incidents took place more and more, he started growingdisgruntled toward this sworn brother of his.
And that was the main reason he had been ignoring his oncegreater-than-life-itself sworn brother. How should he feel about that now?
As Gu Gaoyi was deep in the thoughts about the past, for a moment therehe had even forgotten his main purpose there today was to cancel the betrothalof his son. His thoughts were interrupted by a loud noise.
“Housemaster Cheng, I have had the opportunity to met Maiden Cheng once.I wonder if I may speak to her again?”
Elder Lin, as the leader of the Alliance, was the first to speak.
Under the look of everybody, Cheng Biyuan was a bit surprised. The onethat they wanted to meet the most was him, the housemaster, but his daughterCheng Xiao Xiao, who has the t.i.tle of a beast tamer.
“Unfortunately, everyone, my daughter had took off this morning. Sheonly left a message that she will be back shortly. I honestly do not know whereshe headed!” replied Cheng Biyuan calmly and nonchalantly.
“Took off? How is that possible?” said the elder of Bagua Sect indisbelief.
The deacon elder of the Meng’s of City of Huang also refused to believeit, “Housemaster Cheng, perhaps Maiden Cheng was avoiding us intentionally?”
Naturally, they didn’t believe Cheng Biyuan’s words. Zhu Xiangyu wasprobably the only one who believed him. He knew all along that Cheng Xiao Xiaodidn’t think this auction was a big deal; nor did she care about meeting anystrangers.
Knowing her carefree personality, it was entirely possible that she justwanted to take a quick trip today. As for her being here to welcome thesepeople, it’d be an easier task to make the sun rise from the west instead.
“I believe it!” said Zhu Xiangyu nonchalantly.
His words got the attention of just about everyone. They all turned andstared at him. How was it that somehow who had just showed up at the Cheng’sjust took Cheng Biyuan’s words at face value?
Grandmaster Wudao of the Shengseng Sect nodded and said, “It seemedthere’s no trace of Maiden Cheng at the Cheng’s. I trust that she was truly outand about!”
“……”
The words of Grandmaster Wudao made everybody went quiet. They mightdoubt anyone else, but the words of Grandmaster Wudao carried a lot of weight.
Grandmaster Wudao would not lie; he was well reputed on the continentand was also well respected. Not to mention that the grandmaster was also amartial emperor, the highest cultivation level among everyone there right now.
Naturally everybody would believe in his words that Cheng Xiao Xiao was,indeed, not home.
Everybody had been looking forward to meeting the master beast tamerCheng Xiao Xiao. Now that they found out she wasn’t home, everybody was gravelydisappointed.
“As Housemaster Cheng had explained to us earlier, Maiden Cheng didmention that she will be back soon. Itrust that we will be able to meet her,” came the sound of nun Saochen.
Everybody was hopeful and looked forward to meeting Cheng Xiao Xiao allover again. They were extremely curious whether this young maiden was truly amaster beast tamer or just something made up by the Cheng’s.
“Housemaster Cheng, we have heard that there’s a mystical well at theCheng’s. I wonder if it’s possible for us to take a tour of this mysticalwell?”
The deacon elder of the Luo’s of Yin looked straight at Cheng Biyuan.His manner was there, but his tone was unfriendly. Even though Cheng Biyuan wasthe son-in-law of the Luo’s, n.o.body at the Luo’s have treated him like ason-in-law. Naturally the deacon elder wasn’t all that polite toward himeither.
Cheng Biyuan casted him a sideway look. He could tell his affiliationfrom the family crest on his outfit. His face was cold and he was just about todecline his ask when Grandmaster Wudao spoke up while giving him the utmostpolite bow, “Grandmaster Cheng, this monk would appreciate a tour as well. Wehope that Cheng Biyuan would allow us the honor.”
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