#70 - The story of the Xu and Lin families - Immortal Emperor, you dare to steal the bride? Backhand dig your supreme bone

Lin Shu and Lin Jian silently retreated.

Lin Zhan and Xu Tianyi gradually finished venting.

The two sat there.

"To be honest, Brother Lin, Qingzhu will definitely not be wronged following my family's Qiu'er."

"Get out of here, I would never let Qingzhu marry your son, you two are not good people. If it weren't for Her Majesty the Empress, I'm telling you, your son can forget about having any contact with Qingzhu in this lifetime, he's not worthy."

"Yes, yes, yes." Xu Tianyi took a sip of wine: "An Immortal Emperor at the third level at twenty-eight years old is not worthy, destroying Misty Peak alone is not worthy, destroying the Medicine Emperor Sect is not worthy, entering Dao through poetry is not worthy, helping the Poetry Saint advance to Supreme Immortal Emperor is still not worthy, right?"

Lin Zhan spat: "I don't care about you, why haven't you improved your realm in over a decade?"

Xu Tianyi smiled bitterly.

Lin Zhan frowned: "If what you said when you were drunk just now is true, then I look down on you even more."

Xu Tianyi gave a self-deprecating smile, then looked at Lin Zhan: "What? Is Brother Lin worried about me?"

"Don't be ridiculous, I can't wait to kill you. Also, don't even think about Qingzhu, that girl is engaged. In a couple of days, I'll go talk to Her Majesty the Empress and have her leave your son's side."

"This girl is engaged? To whom?" Xu Tianyi asked.

"Gu Family's Gu Changsheng," Lin Zhan said.

Xu Tianyi frowned.

"Is this Gu Changsheng even half as good as Qiu'er?"

Lin Zhan raised his head and gulped down a mouthful of wine, looking at Xu Tianyi: "Xu Tianyi, I'm asking you, why exactly did Ya'er fall? It's been so many years, you should tell me now, right?"

Xu Tianyi lowered his head and remained silent.

"Xu Tianyi, if she was killed by a powerful person, then we'd risk our lives and fight it out, we'd at least bite off a piece of their flesh. For so many years, you've done nothing. I've always thought you were afraid, a coward. I look down on you. Now, you tell me, what exactly happened!"

Xu Tianyi remained silent.

Lin Zhan became emotional: "Xu Tianyi, do you know how people outside are evaluating you? Coward! The dignified patriarch of a ten-thousand-year-old imperial clan, his beloved woman fell, and he doesn't even have an explanation. You don't even dare to say who did it. If you don't dare, I'll do it, alright?"

Xu Tianyi sighed.

"I liked her, but I also wished you well. Putting that aside, Ya'er and I were also close friends for many years. What did you do? The Lin family doesn't welcome you!"

Lin Zhan pointed outside and roared.

Xu Tianyi stood up: "Take care."

Lin Zhan overturned the table.

Back then, Lin Qingzhu and Gu Changsheng were still young.

Lin Zhan and Gu Fangzhou arranged a betrothal after drinking.

Their thinking at the time was very simple.

He just didn't want Xu Tianyi to feel good.

He just wanted to oppose Xu Tianyi.

Gu Changsheng was excellent, and the Gu family was more powerful than the Xu family.

The Gu family also had a bad relationship with the Xu family.

He also hated Xu Tianyi, so marrying his daughter to the Gu family would definitely be a good thing.

His daughter wouldn't be wronged marrying into the Gu family.

Now, Xu Fengqiu is at the peak of his success, and he's actually happy deep down.

Because Xu Fengqiu is her child.

Lin Zhan and Xu Tianyi's disagreement was because of a woman, but it was just disagreement. They had fought before.

Losing was losing.

He was sad, but he also gave his blessings.

He hated him because Xu Tianyi didn't take good care of her, causing her to leave the world.

He hated Xu Tianyi even more because he thought Xu Tianyi was heartless.

He didn't take her death seriously.

Why?

For so many years, her death had been a mystery!

Xu Tianyi had never given any explanation for her death.

If she was killed, even if it meant risking his life, shouldn't he have sought revenge?

He originally thought that Xu Tianyi was just like that.

But today, after opening his heart to Xu Tianyi, he understood some things for the first time.

It turned out that Xu Tianyi had been living so painfully all these years.

"This guy, what kind of trouble is he in?"

Thinking about it, this Xu Tianyi was definitely not such a cowardly person.

Lin Zhan took a sip of wine and looked up at the sky: "Since ancient times, beautiful women have had tragic fates. Ya'er, but you gave birth to a good son. Five years ago, I secretly saw him once, and he looks just like you."

"Father, the Gu family head has arrived," Lin Shu walked in.

Lin Zhan frowned and said, "Please come in."

Gu Fangzhou walked in laughing: "Hahaha, Brother Lin, drinking alone?"

Lin Zhan said: "Brother Gu, please sit."

Gu Fangzhou sat down: "Am I here at a bad time? Brother Lin, what's this?"

He naturally saw Lin Zhan's red eyes.

"A few days ago was her memorial day."

Gu Fangzhou sighed: "Brother Lin is truly sentimental. After so many years, you still haven't forgotten her. That Xu Tianyi is indeed not a good person. Until now, I still don't even know why Immortal An fell. If she was killed, at least he should show his attitude, right? Has this matter just been left unclear and unexplained?"

Gu Fangzhou then said in a low voice: "I heard that Xu Tianyi might have secretly colluded with another woman to kill Immortal An."

Lin Zhan clenched his fist: "Brother Gu, what brings you here?"

"Oh, it's this."

Gu Fangzhou smiled and took out the marriage certificate.

"The Qingzhu girl and Changsheng have a good relationship, and they're getting to the age. I was thinking, it's time for this marriage. If our two families marry, joining forces strongly, wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Lin Zhan said: "But Qingzhu is now Xu Fengqiu's maid."

"Wouldn't it be fine to discuss this with Her Majesty the Empress?"

"I am a subject."

Gu Fangzhou pondered for a moment: "Then what is the Lin family head's opinion?"

"As Qingzhu's young master, Xu Fengqiu now has the right to decide Qingzhu's fate. What I say doesn't count. It has to pass that hurdle. Either, the Gu family head asks Her Majesty the Empress to withdraw her decree, or he has Xu Fengqiu's consent."

"Alas, I can understand the Lin family head's anger. The Xu family is already the most hated, and his own daughter has condescended to be Xu Fengqiu's maid. There's a third way."

"Please speak, Gu family head."

Gu Fangzhou: "Destroy the Xu family, wouldn't that free Qingzhu?"

"If Brother Gu can do that, it would naturally be best."

"If Brother Lin and I join forces..."

Lin Zhan shook his head: "Her Majesty the Empress is showing favor to the Xu family. As a subject, how could I possibly join forces?"

"If Qingzhu can cooperate from within..."

Lin Zhan frowned: "She can't. She has admiration for Xu Fengqiu."

"I understand. Then I'll go back and think of another way. The Lin family head should fully support all my actions, right? After all, we're family."

There was actually a hint of threat in these words.

"Naturally. Farewell, Brother Gu."

After Gu Fangzhou left.

Lin Zhan sighed: "Alas, Qingzhu, Father is not a good father. I didn't expect that a moment of impulse after drinking back then would cause the consequences of today. This Gu Changsheng, I'm afraid he's not a good person."

Clearly, Lin Zhan regretted it.

He had regretted it long ago.

Today, Xu Tianyi had also met him for the first time in so many years.

And he had said some heartfelt words.

He regretted his actions even more.

"Shu'er."

Lin Shu walked in.

"Send someone to the Xu family to notify Xu Tianyi to be careful of the Gu family. Also, alas, please ask Xu Tianyi for a favor."

"Yes."

......

In a flash, seven days passed.

And in the secret realm, two months had passed.