“Thank you very much, Sir.” Nalan Xingde smiled faintly and sat down. He said, “I didn’t expect the owner of the manor to be so young. There are really talented people in the new generation. The servants of my Nalan family, who have come here before, didn’t know how to behave themselves. They disturbed you and other friends from the Ocean Forest several times. They really deserve to be punished. As the head of the family, I, Nalan Xingde, apologize to you.”


  “It doesn’t matter.” Ding Hao said calmly, “It doesn’t matter the servants don’t know how to behave themselves, as long as their master is sensible. I don’t know why you’ve come here.”


  Nalan Xingde was not angry at Ding Hao’s sarcasm. He laughed loudly and said, “I won’t do anything shady in front of a wise man. This time, I’m here for two reasons. One is to apologize to you, and the other is……”


  Speaking of this, he looked a little guilty, and his expression suddenly became a little depressed. He said, “I heard that you came out of the Ocean Forest with a little girl named Chu?”


  A light flashed in Ding Hao’s eyes and he said, “Yes, Chu is my disciple.”


  “Really?” Nalan Xingde looked happy and said, “That’s great. I…… Can I see her?” When he said this, the handsome man, who had always been calm, suddenly became a little nervous.

  Ding Hao carefully examined him and did not see any trace of pretense. He nodded and said, “Certainly.”


  Soon, Nalan Chu and her brother were taken to the main hall.

  Nalan Xingde’s eyes were fixed on the brother and sister. Especially when he saw Nalan Chu, he seemed to recall the herb-collecting woman. His body trembled slightly. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he wasn’t able to say anything……

  Nalan Chu stood quietly beside Ding Hao. Obviously, she had realized something. She looked blankly at the handsome man in front of her. In her pure eyes, there was confusion. She was at a loss what to do.

  The silly Nalan Youxia was holding Ding Hao’s sleeve tightly. He narrowed his eyes and smiled. “Good man, I’m hungry. Give me food……” Then he turned to look at Nalan Xingde and laughed again. He pointed at him and said, “Whee, bad guy. Big bad guy!”


  “This is my disciple Nalan Chu, and this is her twin brother Nalan Youxia.” When Ding Hao stared at Nalan Xingde, his eyes were as bright as lightning. He said, “They are from the Heavenly Wasteland Tribe in the Ocean Forest.”


  “Heavenly Wasteland Tribe!” Nalan Xingde’s body trembled. Obviously, he was extremely excited. He said, “You look like her. You look so much like her……” He suddenly seemed dozens of years older. He stood up and walked toward Nalan Chu. He hesitated and asked, “Girl, how is…… your mother?”


  Nalan Chu subconsciously took a step back and then lowered her head with tears in her eyes. “My mother passed away several years ago……”


  Nalan Xingde was completely stunned as if he had been struck by lightning. After a long while, tears suddenly flowed slowly from his eyes. He breathed a long sigh and said “I have let you down. Qing, I have let you down……”


  Ding Hao frowned and said, “You are the head of an aristocratic family. Your power and status are comparable to that of a Sect Master. Why haven’t you thought about going back for so many years? Now that she has passed away, what’s the use of crying?”


  Nalan Xingde breathed a long sigh and said, “I am useless…… I was the son of a concubine of the former head of the Nalan family. My status in the family was low and I was bullied by others. Fortunately, I was talented in martial arts, so I was not abandoned by my family. Later on, I was sent to the Ocean Forest to take risks and almost died there. If Qing hadn’t saved me, I would have died long ago. I vowed that I would not marry anyone but Qing. But my family sent some people to find me and took me away from the Ocean Forest by force. Later on, I got the news that the son of the legal wife of my father was killed, so my father had no successor. The people in my family remembered me. There are other forces in our family. They chose me as the successor for various purposes. The people in an aristocratic family are more sinister than those in the lawless world. I had no command over myself being in such a family. I originally planned to take Qing out of the forest when I was truly in control of the Nalan family. I wanted her to enjoy the wealth and status…… Who knows that……”


  Speaking of this, Nalan Xingde burst into tears.

  Ding Hao said nothing.

  Nalan Xingde’s description was almost the same as the information he got from the Heaven Sound Pavilion. Nalan Xingde was indeed the son of a concubine and was not valued by the Nalan family. But his talent in martial arts was outstanding and he was a rare genius. Because of the mysterious death of the legitimate son of the former head of the Nalan family, he became the head of the family with great difficulty……

  Nalan Xingde’s eyes fell back on Nalan Chu and Nalan Youxia. He slowly squatted down and said guiltily, “My child, I’m your father. I’m sorry. I’m sorry to your mother……”


  Nalan Chu seemed to be petrified.

  This scene was what she used to fantasize about in the forest which was full of danger. During that cold and lonely period of time, she, who was little, stayed in front of her mother’s grave. At that time, how she wished her father would appear in front of her and hold her and her brother in his warm arms……

  She remembered that before her mother died, her mother had told her, again and again, that she had to go out of the forest to find her father when she grew up. When she thought of this, she didn’t know how to respond to the man in front of her.

  In terms of hatred, she definitely hated her father.

  When her mother was alive, she missed this man every minute and every second. But he hadn’t come back before she died. Thinking of her mother’s eyes that had gradually dimmed and despaired before she died, Nalan Chu could not help but want to ask him loudly where he had been.

  However, seeing his face full of tears and remorse, Nalan Chu couldn’t blame him.

  After all, the man in front of her was her father. Her mother was deep in love with him till she died.

  Nalan Chu could endure all kinds of suffering, but she really did not want her mother, whose soul was in heaven, to be disappointed and sad.

  “Dad…… Dad!” Timidly, Nalan Chu lowered her head and was pulling Ding Hao’s sleeve.

  The girl had extremely complicated feelings as if tugging on Ding Hao’s sleeve lightly could give her great courage.

  Nalan Xingde smiled happily when he heard the word “Dad”. He was as happy as a child. He quickly nodded and said, “Yes. Yes. Good girl…… Hahaha, good girl!”


  As he spoke, he was about to hold Nalan Chu in his arms.

  Ding Hao quietly pulled Nalan Chu back and said calmly, “You’ve forgotten yourself. I sent someone to mention this to the Nalan family a long time ago. Why do you come to see your children so late?”


  There was a trace of anger on Nalan Xingde’s face as he said: “Recently, I was not in the Stone Mouth City, so I didn’t know about this at all…… I am ashamed to say this, but the force of my son and my wife were afraid that I would go to recognize Chu and Youxia after I knew it. They did their best to hide it from me, and they even sent people to assassinate Chu and Youxia. They were going too far. Fortunately, I got the news in time. This time, I am here to bring Chu and Youxia back. I want to compensate them for all the years of deficiencies. If those reckless fools still dare to secretly cause trouble, I will definitely let them know my rage.”


  Ding Hao nodded.

  This reason was indisputable.

  It was said that the Nalan family was now divided into three major forces. Back then, in order to become the head of the Nalan family, Nalan Xingde married Zhong Ling. She was now the power-holder in the Nalan family. Her status was second only to the head of the family. Rumor had it that Nalan Xingde was a little afraid of his wife, but no one knew if it was true or not.

  While they were talking, Ding Hao asked some people to take the middle-aged woman in a luxurious dress and more than ten masters of the Nalan family, who had been imprisoned in the dungeon of the manor, to the main hall.

  “My Lord, my Lord……” The masters of the Nalan family were all excited when they saw Nalan Xingde was there. The head of their family must have been angry and have come to save them. The good days of the barbarians from the Vast Ocean had come to an end.

  Only Madam Wuyan, the middle-aged woman in a luxurious dress, felt that something wasn’t quite right. She looked around and frowned. She asked, “My Lord, did you come here alone?”


  Nalan Xingde slowly stood up and looked at the group of people in front of him. A trace of killing intent suddenly flashed in his eyes. His body moved, and with a whoosh, more than ten masters of the Nalan family were beheaded. Blood shot up to the sky from the cut on their necks.

  Heads dropped to the ground one by one, and their faces were filled with disbelief.

  At the moment of their death, these masters of the Nalan family still did not understand why the head of their family would kill them.

  “Nalan Xingde, what are you doing? Are you crazy?” The middle-aged woman in a luxurious dress was furious and questioned him loudly.

  “They cheated the head of the family and secretly tried to assassinate my son and daughter. They must die.” Nalan Xingde said coldly, “Everyone has something he can’t tolerate. I was tolerant toward your force these years. No matter what kind of mistake you made, I always forgave you. Looks like I have really spoiled all of you. You dared to do such an unforgivable thing behind my back.”


  “Nalan Xingde, do you know what you’re talking about? It was Ling who sent us here. These people were all Ling’s trusted subordinates. You killed them all. Do you still want to be the head of the family?” Madam Wuyan, the middle-aged woman in a luxurious dress, scolded him in fury.

  “Hahaha, I am the head of the Nalan family. You’ve crossed the line.” Nalan Xingde laughed heartily in a heroic manner. His eyes became serious as he said, “You have a different last name. If it wasn’t for my wife’s sake, how could I tolerate your arrogance till now? You dared to hunt down Chu and Youxia behind my back. You must pay the price.”


  As he spoke, he moved his body again and pointed at the space between the eyebrows of the middle-aged woman in a luxurious dress.

  “You……” Madame Wuyan was terribly frightened. She flew backwards while unleashing a palm strike.

  In terms of strength, she was no match for Nalan Xingde, not to mention that she had been locked up in the Red Stone Manor for such a long time. She was in a dispirited state, so she wanted to escape as soon as possible. She could see that Nalan Xingde really wanted to kill her.

  But how could the Heavenly Wrath Sword allow her to escape?