Chapter 935 — All Forces Converge on Songshan
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Actually, I do want to help the Gu family, but after all, I have no feud with the Xiao family, the Yu family, or Young Master Bing! If I were to step forward without a legitimate reason, I would have a hard time getting by afterward! So the only way is to let Yaoyao marry me—then no one can say a word. Though it may be a grievance for Yaoyao, my devotion to her is visible to heaven and earth, and I will surely treat her well in the days to come!" Seeing Gu Pengzhan remain silent, An Liwen pressed on with his persuasion.
"Oh... I see. You may leave now." Gu Pengzhan nodded and dismissed An Liwen.
An Liwen's proposal held no allure for Gu Pengzhan. If Gu Mengyao had been fond of An Liwen, Gu Pengzhan would naturally have been glad to see them together. But the problem was that his daughter was not fond of An Liwen; marrying her off to him would have been no different from harming her.
"All right, then, Uncle Gu. Please think it over carefully and feel free to call me anytime!" An Liwen nodded, said no more, rose to his feet, and left Gu Pengzhan's office.
At this moment, he understood perfectly that no matter how much he said, he could not make Gu Pengzhan change his mind instantly. Yet An Liwen firmly believed that once Gu Pengzhan could no longer hold on, he would inevitably call him—because that was Gu Pengzhan's only choice!
It looked like he needed to find a way to have the Yu family put even greater pressure on Gu Pengzhan. Only then, with his back to the wall, would Gu Pengzhan come to him.
"I won't see you out!" Gu Pengzhan held An Liwen's behavior of taking advantage of another's misfortune in deep contempt, but he did not say anything more. After all, An Liwen had not come to make trouble, and Gu Pengzhan was already relieved about that.
But now, what was he supposed to do? Slightly bewildered, Gu Pengzhan sank into thought...
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Bad news raced one after another into Palace Master Wan'er's ears, yet she could do nothing about it at all.
Though she alone possessed formidable strength and was honored as the mistress of the Dark Night Palace, the Dark Night Palace was now entirely in the hands of the Supreme Elder. Without the Supreme Elder's consent, no one was permitted to descend the mountain on their own.
Palace Master Wan'er sat in the pavilion, her mind uneasy. At this moment, she had no heart for cultivation at all; her whole heart had already flown to Songshan City... If only she could fly, she would have flown there at once.
"Palace Master, Elder Li has come again..." Xiaoqing looked at her frowning mistress, her own heart aching. But she was only a little maid—what right did she have to speak?
"Let him in! Didn't I tell you that Elder Li may come straight in?" The moment she heard that Elder Li had come again, Palace Master Wan'er hurriedly ordered Xiaoqing.
In the course of this one day, she had already received several pieces of bad news. She had already asked Elder Li to keep a close watch on the goings-on in Songshan City. What new tidings had come now, she wondered? Let it be good news, she hoped.
"Yes!" Xiaoqing replied a little helplessly. "But I have already let Elder Li in directly—it was he who insisted that I announce him to you!"
"Oh? Then bring him in quickly!" Palace Master Wan'er nodded.
"Li pays respects to the Palace Master!" Under Xiaoqing's guidance, Elder Li walked in and saluted Palace Master Wan'er.
"Uncle Li, didn't I tell you to come straight in?" Palace Master Wan'er asked, somewhat impatiently. "How is it over there...?"
"Young Miss, the rules cannot be cast aside. Your old servant cannot let others seize hold of his weakness again..." Elder Li said with a bitter smile. "If I were to hand over even this little authority over the Shadow Group, then I really would be of no use to you any longer..."