102: Duan Zhengchun: Open your eyes and look at me.

"Move aside, I have urgent business with Young Master Tang," Zhou Zhiruo said anxiously.

"Heh... who do you think you are? Just because you have business with my husband, does he have to see you? Who do you think you are?" Tang Lan said coldly.

"Miss Tang, I beg of you, let me in. I really have an urgent matter, a matter of life and death," Zhou Zhiruo said.

"What does your 'matter of life and death' have to do with us?" Tang Lan sneered.

Zhou Zhiruo understood then that from the moment she agreed to Duan Zhengchun's conditions, she no longer had any chance of turning back.

As long as she still cared for the kindness shown to her by the Emei Sect, she could never escape Duan Zhengchun or leave his side; she could only obediently be his woman.

If she ever dared to leave, the Emei Sect would suffer for it.

"Sister Tang, I was wrong. Is it not enough that I admit I was wrong?"

"Please, let me see Young Master Tang. Ask him to rescind the order and have The Two Elders of Xuanming return," Zhou Zhiruo said urgently.

"Heh... what our people do, what does it have to do with you?"

"Miss Zhou, have you mistaken something?"

"You have already decided to leave my husband, so you no longer have any relation to him."

"My husband also agreed to let the people of the Emei Sect go before."

"That is correct, isn't it? So, you are even now."

"Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to interfere in our business at a time like this?" Tang Lan sneered.

Zhou Zhiruo knelt down directly and began to plead through her tears.

"It is all my fault. Miss Tang, please let me see Young Master Tang. I will never dare to do it again."

Just as Tang Lan was about to say more, Duan Zhengchun's voice rang out.

"Let her in," Duan Zhengchun said.

Tang Lan gave Zhou Zhiruo a cold look and stopped blocking her way.

Zhou Zhiruo stood up excitedly and rushed into the room.

A smile appeared at the corner of Tang Lan's mouth as she looked at Zhao Min in the nearby pavilion.

The plan was a success.

Indeed, this was all their plan, designed specifically to make Zhou Zhiruo regret her actions.

Only with such a stern lesson would Zhou Zhiruo become obedient.

After Zhou Zhiruo rushed into the room and saw what was happening, she was instantly stunned.

After a game concluded, Duan Zhengchun turned to look at Zhou Zhiruo.

"Miss Zhou, didn't you leave? Why have you come back?" Duan Zhengchun said coldly.

"I was wrong. I should not have broken our agreement. I beg you, please have The Two Elders of Xuanming return immediately. Please, spare Emei Sect," Zhou Zhiruo knelt directly before Duan Zhengchun.

Looking at Zhou Zhiruo kneeling before him, Duan Zhengchun stepped forward with a calm expression and raised her delicate chin with his hand.

Zhou Zhiruo did not dare look at Duan Zhengchun; she could only close her eyes and wait for what would happen next.

It was not that she did not dare look, but rather because Duan Zhengchun...

...was still carrying his weapon, which had just experienced the slaughter of the battlefield, exuding a thick Killing Intent.

Outside the room, Zhao Min and the others were talking in low voices.

"Sister Minmin, do you think Zhou Zhiruo will resent us later if she finds out about this?" Tang Lan said with some concern.

"Don't worry, she will be grateful to us in the future."

"Not just anyone is qualified to become our sister; our husband's standards are very high," Zhao Min said.

"Mm, that is true. Our husband's standards are indeed high; none of us are lacking," Tang Lan nodded.

"Alright, the matter is resolved. We should go back and rest."

"I do not want to eavesdrop here, otherwise, I will not be able to sleep tonight," Zhao Min said as she stood up.

"Right, right, let's go quickly, let's go."

Thinking of what was about to happen next, they all nervously hurried away.

Tang Lan, however, looked back at the room with a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

After her previous experiences, she did not want to leave Duan Zhengchun for a single moment, especially at night.

However, given the current situation, it would not be right for her to go in alone.

She could only spend the night alone in her room.

Just as Zhao Min returned to her room, she heard Ah Da's voice.

"Princess, we have returned," Ah Da said.

"The matter has been settled. After Zhou Zhiruo stopped us, we waited for another hour before returning," Ah Da said.

"Mm, well done. Go and rest. You do not need to be on duty here," Zhou Zhiruo said.

"Yes, thank you, Princess," Ah Da said respectfully.

Having received Zhao Min's order that they no longer needed to keep watch, The Two Elders of Xuanming immediately became excited.

The two of them went out straight away to find some fun.

In Fulong Valley, in front of a wooden house on the water, a white-haired old man sat by the water's edge with a fishing rod.

Beside him was an old woman.

These two were none other than the legendary hero of yesteryear, Shen Lang, and his wife, Zhu Qiqi.

At that moment, the sound of hurried footsteps approached.

A servant came to the old man's side and whispered a few words into his ear.

The fishing rod in the old man's hand snapped instantly, and his aura erupted.

"What did you say? Is this true?" Shen Lang said in a cold tone.

"There is no mistake. The young master's body has already been sent back to Fulong Valley."

"Good, very good. Do you know the exact reason?" Shen Lang said with a grim expression.

"The specifics are unclear. The young master was previously invited to the Tang Family home."

"Very well. Tang Lingfeng, you are truly something, daring to kill even my grandson."

"I want to see just what kind of confidence your Tang Clan has," Shen Lang stood up abruptly, a terrifying aura suddenly erupting from him.

Even the clouds in the sky were stirred by this aura.

"My lord, what is wrong?" Zhu Qiqi asked with concern.

"Lonely Goose has been killed," Shen Lang said with a dark face.

"What? Lonely Goose has been killed? How is that possible? With your reputation in the Jianghu back then, which power would dare to kill Lonely Goose?" Zhu Qiqi said in shock.

"The Tang Clan..." Shen Lang said coldly.

"What? The Tang Clan? How can that be? Didn't Lonely Goose have a marriage contract with that little girl from the Tang Clan? How could it be the Tang Clan who killed Lonely Goose?" Zhu Qiqi said in shock.