Sang Hua stepped forward, blocking Linghu Yaqi's path.
"Uncle-Master Tian Ze, are you alright?"
Tian Ze shook his head and walked directly towards Xiao Man, who was lying on the stone bed. Nangong Yu blocked his way. "Thank you, fellow immortal, for your assistance."
"Nangong Yu, move aside," Tian Ze said gently but with undeniable authority.
Nangong Yu looked at Linghu Yaqi beside him. "Your fiancée is right there. Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Move aside," Tian Ze said coldly. "As you are now, you are no match for me."
Nangong Yu's expression darkened. He remembered saying something similar to Wen Mohan before. Back then, Wen Mohan was remarkably patient, always smiling as if bathed in spring breeze when provoked by him. He thought he had the upper hand, but in the end, it was he who lost.
"I heard your name is Zefang?"
"Tian Ze," Tian Ze said slowly. "My birth name is Lei Tian Ze."
Nangong Yu still showed no sign of moving. "Does Aman know?"
"It has nothing to do with you." Tian Ze pushed Nangong Yu aside and sat by the bed. He took Xiao Man's pulse and, confirming she was not seriously injured, breathed a sigh of relief. "Why are you carrying the Demon Lord's contracted beast?"
"I don't care who the Black Dragon was contracted to before. He is my contracted beast now," Nangong Yu said indifferently. "You'd better think about how you'll explain yourself when Aman wakes up."
"You worry too much."
"What exactly do you want?" Nangong Yu asked coldly. He found many things incomprehensible. Wen Mohan was dead; that was beyond doubt. If Wen Mohan was Lei Tian Ze, then he should have known that uniting with Xiao Man would cost him his life, yet he still did it. Why?
"There's no need to explain to you."
"No need to explain to me?" Nangong Yu was furious. He drew his sword and slashed. Tian Ze raised his hand and caught Nangong Yu's sword. "I told you, you are no match for me."
"Being no match doesn't mean I'll let you bully me!" Nangong Yu abandoned his sword and lunged forward, landing a punch on Tian Ze's face. The two cultivators fought fiercely in the cave like street brawlers, trading blows. Su Dan Novel Network.
"Senior Brother, should we break them up?"
"Even if the two of us combined, we're no match for either of them. Are you sure we can pull them apart?" Sang Hua whispered. "Let's just watch. It's not like they'll kill each other."
"Senior Brother, are Xiao Man and Zefang Senior Brother truly not related?"
"You're asking me? How would I know?" Sang Hua said with a wry smile. "I only received a message from the Sect Master, asking me to help Xiao Man at the right time. He said she was Zefang Junior Brother's only hope. I don't know anything else."
"I feel like I've been abandoned," Linghu Yaqi said calmly, her tone devoid of anger. "Zefang Senior Brother's attitude towards Xiao Man, the look in his eyes... it's palpable."
"Is Junior Sister jealous?"
"Is jealousy useful?" Linghu Yaqi asked indifferently. "If a man's heart is no longer with you, no amount of jealousy will help."
Sang Hua looked at Linghu Yaqi. He had expected her to fly into a rage, but she was unnervingly calm. "Aren't you angry?"
"I am, but what use is anger?" Linghu Yaqi's voice was as cold as her expression. "Linghu Yaqi wasn't born to live for men."
"Perhaps things aren't as you think."
"Whether they are or not, we'll know if we ask," Linghu Yaqi said slowly. "Zefang Senior Brother becoming Uncle-Master Tian Ze, this also needs a proper explanation. If I recall correctly, Uncle-Master Tian Ze went missing for many years, and when he returned, his cultivation had fallen to the Nascent Soul stage."
When the two of them were tired and collapsed on the ground, Linghu Yaqi stepped forward and looked at Zefang. "Are Zefang Senior Brother and Uncle-Master Tian Ze the same person?"
Lei Tian Ze got up from the ground and brushed the dust off his clothes. "Yes."
"What is your relationship with her?" Linghu Yaqi pointed at Xiao Man and asked.
"Husband and wife. We have a son."
Linghu Yaqi had considered the possibility that Tian Ze might like Xiao Man, but she never expected Lei Tian Ze and Xiao Man to be husband and wife, and to have a son. She was momentarily stunned.
"Then why did you get engaged to me?"
"When did I get engaged to you?" Tian Ze retorted. "From beginning to end, this was the Sect Master's wishful thinking. I never agreed."
Linghu Yaqi thought carefully. It seemed that was the case. The Sect Master had announced the engagement, but Tian Ze had never acknowledged it.
"It seems I misunderstood," Linghu Yaqi admitted generously. "The Sect Master chose me as your fiancée, and I thought you were aware of it. Since you were unaware, then from this moment on, our engagement is nullified."
"I was never engaged to you, so where does an engagement come from?" Tian Ze returned to Xiao Man's bedside and looked at the sleeping Xiao Man with a gentle expression. "The one I have an engagement and a marital bond with, from beginning to end, has always been her."
Linghu Yaqi took a deep breath. Sang Hua was afraid she would draw her sword in anger and fight Tian Ze, as this was a considerable humiliation for any woman.
"Zefang... no, Uncle-Master Tian Ze, since you are already married to Xiao Man, why have you not reported it to the sect?"
"When I return this time, I will report to the Sect Master and explain the entire situation. Whatever the Sect Master decides, I will accept it." Tian Ze took a deep breath. "However, she cannot go to the Heavenly Profound Sect now."
"Why? Since she is your wife and you have a son together, even if the Sect Master doesn't consider your face, he will accept her for the sake of the child."
"You misunderstand. I am worried that Man'er will not accept the Heavenly Profound Sect."
"Who exactly are you?" Nangong Yu asked the question that had been troubling him. "You are not Wen Mohan."
"Does it matter so much to you whether I am Wen Mohan or not?" Tian Ze said slowly. "Or are you worried that if I am Wen Mohan, it will shake your position in Man'er's heart?"
"If you are Wen Mohan, then your intentions in approaching her are not pure. Perhaps even her coming to the Cang Xuan Continent is related to you," Nangong Yu analyzed calmly. "But I still have many doubts. If you are the same person, then you should know the consequences of uniting with her."
"Aren't you still alive?"
"You see that I'm still alive, so you want to risk your life to try?" Nangong Yu sneered. "The Wen Mohan I knew was not this foolish. Tell me, why are you approaching her?"
"Approaching?" Tian Ze gave a bitter smile. "How do you know it's approaching and not guarding?"
"What do you mean?"
"To ensure she grew up safely, I sent her to the Yong An Continent. Knowing she would face a tribulation, I had to protect her original body so that she could return. I don't know where something went wrong, causing her return to be earlier. Otherwise, how could you have taken advantage of the situation?"