I've planned so much for you, and this is how you repay me?

Chu Xinghe nodded.

"Miss Ling has already admitted it. I have a bit more to say regarding this IOU."

"First of all, you can all see that this IOU exists because I saved her life."

The Three Old Mountain Masters didn't quite understand Chu Xinghe's meaning.

But they could only listen patiently.

Others were even less in a hurry.

Anyway, they were bored; now that there was a show to watch, they might as well watch it.

"Another point, this IOU was signed before this supreme opportunity; you must remember this as well."

Lin Wentian and Ling Yushuang also couldn't understand what Chu Xinghe was up to.

"Below is another important question. When Miss Ling was in danger and shouted for help, my original intention was not to save her, as saving her would bring trouble. It was she who begged me to save her and promised me a reward."

"Regarding this point, may I ask Miss Ling, I didn't lie, did I?"

Ling Yushuang thought back.

It was indeed like that.

"Miss Ling can already testify. Through this, it can roughly be proven that Miss Ling and I didn't know each other before, and didn't even have any relationship."

"This IOU was also a form of compensation for my concern that I might spoil someone's good plans."

Those present looked at Chu Xinghe with new eyes.

This way of solving problems didn't seem like a young person's.

It was very thorough.

If not for Ling Yushuang begging him to save her,

he might really not have saved her.

"Next question. Brother Lin, before Ling Yushuang, did we know each other?"

Lin Wentian shook his head.

"Good. Next, the first time I met Lin Wentian was in the Guanxin Tower in the Tai Prefecture's Yuan City."

"I only got to know Brother Lin through Miss Ling."

"Brother Lin, there's nothing wrong with this, right?"

Lin Wentian nodded.

"Seeing Lin Wentian, I said I saw a shadow of my former self in Brother Lin, and later I described some ways to pursue girls."

"You can go and ask about this as you please."

"I even made a joke. Because my attitude toward Miss Ling was different from other men's, she would surely dress up grandly to try and change my opinion. Brother Lin, as the person involved, you should also know this."

Lin Wentian nodded.

"Good. After this matter, I said I could help Brother Lin pursue Miss Ling."

"Brother Lin, you should admit this much."

"I even had you sign an IOU for a heavenly saint opportunity."

Lin Wentian nodded.

Just as he was about to explain,

"Brother Lin, don't speak yet; there will be a time for you to talk later."

"Let me clarify my side of things first."

"I said I'd help Brother Lin pursue Miss Ling, and he'd give me a heavenly saint opportunity. We reached a contract and then began to take action."

"The first thing was the hero saving the beauty, kidnapping Miss Ling—at least the effect was good."

"The second thing was I had Brother Lin find a woman who loved him and didn't belong to her to appear, to make Miss Ling jealous."

"As for what kind of person Brother Lin found or from where, I don't know."

"That is the reason Luo Qingshui appeared."

"I didn't know Luo Qingshui either."

"It was Brother Lin who took the initiative to introduce his Junior Sister to me."

"I shouldn't be wrong about this, Brother Lin."

Lin Wentian nodded.

"I could see that the girl liked Brother Lin very much, and Brother Lin should have known that too, but he seemed a bit greedy, wanting what was in the bowl while eyeing what was in the pot. It was because of this..."

"I gave up on helping Brother Lin pursue Miss Ling, and even tore up that heavenly saint opportunity between us."

"Later, Brother Lin had his Junior Sister apologize to Miss Ling, and then apologize to me, and then begged me to help him pursue Miss Ling, voluntarily offering an IOU for a supreme opportunity. Regarding this, I'd like to ask Brother Lin, I'm not wrong, am I?"

Lin Wentian nodded.

He really wasn't wrong about this.

"Good, I think my innocence has been proven."

"First, I didn't know them before, and what I did was only because of the opportunities they signed for."

"Second, as for how your Junior Sister died, I really don't know, and it has nothing to do with me. Besides, there's no need for me to lie."

After Chu Xinghe finished speaking, everyone present fell silent.

The Three Old Mountain Masters looked at Lin Wentian.

"What else do you have to explain?"

Lin Wentian's mouth mumbled.

Because he didn't know how to explain either.

Everything Chu Xinghe said was true.

Later, the pursuit of Ling Yushuang was also something he had taken the initiative to propose.

Ling Yushuang seemed to remember something.

"Then why did you take the initiative to tell me that you were the one who saved me? What were your intentions?"

"You even said he was lusting after my body and that you had a grudge against Mount Sumeru."

"How do you explain all of this?"

Lin Wentian reacted instantly.

"Right, how do you explain this?"

Everyone present looked at Chu Xinghe.

Chu Xinghe shook his head with a look as if he were looking at a moron.

"Let's talk about this contract first. Any problems that arise during the process of pursuing Ling Yushuang are your responsibility; it's written clearly right here."

Lin Wentian was instantly silenced.

"Since I was helping you pursue her, of course I couldn't use conventional methods."

"Look at the two of you now, sharing a common hatred."

"Before, I said he wanted your body, and you found out he wasn't that kind of person."

"Before the hero-saving-the-beauty part, I told you he was acting, deliberately deepening your misunderstanding, also to lead to the subsequent involvement between you two."

"In the Secret Realm, you two should have confessed about the previous matters, especially Miss Ling knowing that Lin Wentian was that person, and understanding even more that I was playing with you."

"The misunderstanding is cleared, and you even have feelings for each other. You're about to get together, yet now I've become the villain."

"Brother Lin, your ability to burn bridges is truly impressive. I planned so much for you, and this is how you repay me?"

A sentence of sarcasm left Lin Wentian stunned in place.

Was it really like that?

Really no other thoughts?

Even Ling Yushuang was dumbfounded.

So that's how it was.

Everything behind this was to help Lin Wentian pursue her.

It felt like something was wrong.

But there were no problems.

It was airtight.

Chu Xinghe was right about one more thing.

They had indeed developed feelings for each other.

Lin Wentian looked at the sky, then at the ground.

He looked at the three grim-faced Old Ancestors.

And then at the pained-looking Chu Xinghe.

This time, he had instead become the biggest villain.

Zhongli Qingmeng, who was standing to the side watching the show, suddenly let out a chuckle.

Everyone present looked at Zhongli Qingmeng.

Even the Old Ancestor of the Zhongli Family was bewildered.

Just now, the corners of his mouth were already hard to suppress.

Hearing his granddaughter laugh out loud.

The corners of his mouth curled up.

Finally, he didn't have to hold it in anymore.

"Does Goddess Zhongli have something to say?"

Zhongli Qingmeng nodded.

"What a bunch of pedantic fellows. You value that little girl so much; it seems she had some special ability."

"As her Senior Brother, it's impossible he didn't know a thing."

"Why insist on having his Junior Sister come out? It's obvious—it was to make it easier to strike."

"He loves this Miss Ling, and now Miss Ling even has her Origin within her body."

"Isn't it obvious that he wanted to frame this Young Master once the matter was exposed?"