Hua Rou followed Mu Jun to the bamboo forest and practiced a few moves, then suddenly realized: "No wonder it didn't feel quite right here, I was wrong."

  "Not bad." Mu Junwu's eyes had a hint of approval: "You've grasped about 80% of the techniques and mental methods in the Three Pure Spirit Scripture, it won't be long before you can make further progress!"

  Hua Rou heard Mu Junwu praising her and immediately blushed, shyly saying: "It's all because of Big Brother Mu's good teaching!"

  "As for him teaching well, I've also taught you before, why don't you praise me?" Tang Liu'er walked in carrying things, and Hua Rou immediately jumped to Tang Liu'er's side: "Sixth Brother Master, you're great too."

  Tang Liu raised his chin: "This is almost enough."

  I glanced at Tang Liu with a hint of admiration and then lowered my eyelids.

  "Sixth Master, is this your new firearm?" Hua Rou noticed that Tang Liu had a strange box in his hand.

  "No, this is an old object, I have some doubts about it, so I brought it specifically to ask for your advice, Master!"

  Tang Liu said and immediately went in front of Mu Junwu, raised his hand, and held the box with a sincere gaze.

  But Mu Jun didn't even bother to ask, just glanced at the thing and then lowered his head to tidy up his clothes as if he had lost interest.

  "Don't be like that, I'm really not making things difficult for you. This is an old mechanism from the Tang Sect twenty-five years ago. According to Master, in the early days of the Tang Sect, mechanisms were combined with firearms, creating many formidable gadgets, but unfortunately nothing remains now..."

  "Early years?"

  Upon seeing Mu Jun, Tang Liu immediately became excited: "That's right! I'll tell you, although our Tang Sect is independent and low-key, many earth-shaking events actually involve us!"

  Hua Rou's face was bewildered, but Mu Jun Wu gave Tang Liu a sideways glance.

  "Ah! I'm telling the truth, no kidding! Like Tang Wang Xuanwu's struggle for power, if it weren't for the people from our Tangmen's Soul-snatching Chamber stepping in, Tang Wang might not have succeeded back then..."

  "Nonsense!" Mu Jun turned his head and refused to talk to him again.

  Tang Liu'er became anxious and moved the box to a place where Mu Junwu couldn't see: "I didn't speak nonsense, these are all things that Brother Ji told me."

  "He wasn't born hundreds of years ago, how would he know? He's just coaxing you."

  "Wow, the Soul Snatching Room has 'Tangmen's Record of Events', which records the events and outcomes of the Soul Snatching Room disciples throughout the generations of Tangmen. Jie Ge has read a lot in the Soul Snatching Room, so he knows these things. What he told me must be true, or else he wouldn't deceive me!"

  "Really?" I raised an eyebrow and asked you.

  "If I cheat you, then let me always lose to you!"

  Mu Jun rolled his eyes at the words, while Hua Rou burst out laughing: "Sixtao Shixiong, aren't you always losing to Mu Da Ge now?"

  Tang Liu clenched his neck: "I won't always lose, sooner or later I'll beat him!"

  Hua Rou smiled and nodded: "Okay okay okay, sooner or later, you still have to figure out what's in your hands with Mu Gege first!"

  Tang Liu immediately handed the box to Mu Junwu, with a flattering expression: "Right, right, right, help me take a look at this first."

  Admiring you, I glance at Hua Rou, then look at Tang Liu'er, and finally reach out to take it for a closer inspection.

  ……

  That night, Mu Junwu left the organ room again, covering his body with the night curtain, and quietly came to the outside of the Soul-snatching Room.

  He wants to figure out some things, so he must come and find clues. The "Tang Men Ren Shi Lu" that Tang Liu'er mentioned during the day, he had already flipped through it that day but didn't bother to look at it carefully, today he wanted to take another look.

  For some reason, the defense of the Soul Snatcher's lair was even stricter than last time. Not only were there more people, but there were also patrols outside the courtyard.

  After evading you with great care, I hid in the treetops and waited for the moment of relaxation during the early morning shift change. However, when he looked down at the courtyard from his high vantage point, he discovered that even the patrol teams inside the courtyard had increased by one more group.

  Wasn't it because I was detected sneaking in last time?

  He eats in an uncertain situation, but he will not back down.

  Just as Mu Junwu was quietly waiting, the atmosphere in Grandma's bedroom was strange.

  The grandmother, who should have been asleep, not only didn't rest but instead sat on the couch with her eyes closed, fiddling with a nine-linked ring in her hand. Her face was gloomy and obviously displeased.

  Tang Xiao was kneeling straight on the ground in front of her bed, with a sincere and stubborn look in his eyes.

  On the square table in the Arhat bed, a stick of incense was lit. At this time, the last wisp of smoke had burned out, and the smoke curled up in several circles before disappearing.

  Grandma opened her eyes.

  "Do you know where it went wrong?"

  "When I see Hua Rou appear in the forbidden area, I should immediately take her away..."

  "Bang!" Grandma slammed the nine-linked lock on the square table: "You knelt for an hour, and you came up with this?"

  Tang Xiao looked up at her grandmother: "Grandma, this matter was originally not Huajuan's fault, it was Tang Feiyan who had a vicious tongue..."

  "Don't I know?"

  Tang Xiao looked at the anger in Grandma's eyes, shut her mouth and lowered her head.

  "What I want you to reflect on is not that Huā Róu appeared in the forbidden land, but why you haven't been paying attention to Fēi Yàn for these past few days!"

  "She's pretending to be righteous, slandering others with her glib tongue. I won't bother dealing with such a despicable person!"

  "You think you can look down on her? Humph, with your integrity, you may be able to look down on her, but for the sake of the Tang family's future and the responsibility on your shoulders, even if you want to, you cannot neglect her!"

  "Grandma, I... " Tang Xiao clenched his teeth and raised his head: "I don't want to marry someone like that as my wife!"

  "Your grandmother's eyes widened with emotion: 'You promised me at the time, now there is no room for regret.'"

  "At first, I thought she was just a bit spoiled and willful, with a bad temper, but I had no idea she would fabricate false accusations against others and put their lives in danger. To be married to her, I am ashamed."

  Tang Xiao felt very wronged.

  As a child raised by his grandmother, he never dared to "follow private interests", all his choices were loyal to the Tang family, loyal to his grandmother's will, even if it meant marrying someone he didn't like.

  The problem is, Tang Feiyan's true face was exposed, making it unacceptable for him, and he naturally didn't want to bother with the other party.

  "It's unbearable, but you can only admit it!" Grandma's voice rose a few degrees: "For the sake of the Tang family, you must make some sacrifices, must... cough cough cough..."

  Grandma was so excited that she started coughing violently and had trouble catching her breath.

  Tang Xiao, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately stood up and took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom, poured out a pill and crushed it at Grandma's nose tip.

  A green dust floated in, Grandma took a deep breath, coughed several times, and finally spat out a mouthful of black blood.

  Tang Xiao didn't show any surprise, but his face no longer had a look of grievance, instead it was filled with remorse: "Grandma, it's Xiao's fault, don't get agitated, I..."

  Grandmother Tang grasped Tang Xiao's hand, took two deep breaths, and said with a hint of helplessness: "Xiao'er, you were raised by me personally. I know you're wronged, and I'm not heartless towards you either. However, as the master of the Tang clan, I have to take responsibility for the entire Tang clan."

  "Xiao'er knows."

  "I don't know how much longer I can hold on, but as long as you can't become the new master of Tangmen with stability and confidence for a day, I won't fall down for a day, nor will I be at peace!"

  "Grandma, I..."

  "Xiao Er, Flying Swallow is indeed not a good match for you, but she is the daughter of the masters of both Jian Ye House and Feng Zhuang House. Only by marrying her can you stabilize the current situation."

  Tang Xiao let out a deep sigh, that was his helpless resignation, the only compromise he could make: "Xiao'er knows, Xiao'er...obeys."