Celestial 'War God' Return

"Regarding the matter of Sun Weitian and the Sun Clan, Tang Xiao is smarter than you, Lingxi." Situ Lingxi looked at Murong Xianyin in confusion. "He deliberately didn’t discuss the matter further because he could already see our reaction, and he knew that we couldn’t remain silent on this matter."

"Why is that?" Situ Lingxi asked in confusion.

"Isn’t his reason obvious, Little Lingxi?" Situ Lingxi was increasingly confused by Dugu Xinyue’s question. "Instead of discussing the matter of Sun Weitian and the Sun Clan, he chose to talk about his personal relationship with us because he wanted us to know that he wanted you as his wife, and he wanted to assure us that his other wives wouldn’t treat you badly if you two ended up together."

"He could see our treatment of you, so he deliberately revealed everything to us, and we had no other choice but to help him." Situ Chengyan added.

Situ Lingxi smiled sweetly. "I still don’t know Tang Xiao very well, but I know that he is different from my father or Sun Weitian. Even though I haven’t met his other wives, I know that he loves them the same, so I decided to be with him."

"How can you be sure of that?" Dugu Xinyue and Murong Xianyin curiously asked.

Situ Lingxi explained to them about the various events in the forest, especially regarding her actions, Shangguan Qingyue’s plans, and many other things. "Besides, Mu Qingge has also shown me some things, so I know that Tang Xiao treats them fairly and equally."

"Is Shangguan Qingyue really targeting Tang Xiao?" The three seniors wore serious expressions.

"Yes," Situ Lingxi nodded. "I heard about this matter from Mu Qingge and Su Xiulan, and Shangguan Qingyue repeatedly tried to get close to the former. However, she didn’t know that Feng Xiao was Tang Xiao, and he thwarted her plans to get close to his wife."

"Do you know the reason why Shangguan Qingyue targeted Tang Xiao?"

Situ Lingxi shook her head. "I don’t know the exact reason, but Su Xiulan and Chen Hongde said that Shangguan Qingyin deliberately sent Shangguan Qingyue to the Nine Profound Sect to get close to Tang Xiao. However, he wasn’t in the sect at the time, so she took the opportunity to get close to Mu Qingge first, and she wanted to get rid of her."

"Then, how could Tang Xiao be with them?"

"Before Shangguan Qingyue joined their sect, Tang Xiao received information about Shangguan Qingyin’s plans from Huangfu Lingxuan." Their expressions changed upon hearing the old man’s name. "In fact, his relationship with Old Huangfu is quite close, and that old man seems to fully support him, but I don’t know the exact reason."

The three seniors exchanged shocked glances; they didn’t expect Tang Xiao to have such a close relationship with Huangfu Lingxuan. Although the old man was always relaxed and calm, they knew that not everyone could form a close relationship with him, let alone someone from the younger generation.

Situ Lingxi continued. "After Shangguan Qingyue joined their sect, her first action was to approach Mu Qingge, and she forced herself to join her team. Thus, she informed Tang Xiao about that woman, and he rushed back to the sect to keep an eye on her."

The three seniors recalled Tang Xiao’s actions just now; they realized that he could commute to the Nine Profound Sect easily using his ’space’ element, and he rushed back to the sect as soon as he received news about Shangguan Qingyue from Mu Qingge.

"Throughout their journey, Shangguan Qingyue repeatedly approached Mu Qingge, but Tang Xiao continued to stay by his wife’s side."

Situ Lingxi took out a device and displayed some of the events in the forest ever since she joined Tang Xiao’s group, allowing the three seniors to see everything for themselves.

From all those events, the three seniors could see that Tang Xiao was deliberately keeping Mu Qingge away from Shangguan Qingyue, and he was not treating her very well, which made her furious.

"Hmm?" Situ Chengyan suddenly received two voice transmissions, and his expression turned to shock after he listened to them.

Dugu Xinyue looked at her husband. "Did something happen? Why is your expression so shocked?"

"Something happened." Dugu Xinyue, Murong Xianyin, and Situ Lingxi looked at Situ Chengyan seriously. "Old Huo and Old Dugu just contacted me, and they told me that Huo Mianmian is back."

"Huh?" The three women looked shocked upon hearing this news.

After all, Huo Mianmian had been missing for so many years, and no one had managed to find any trace of her over the past years, yet she suddenly returned.

Situ Chengyan continued. "Old Huo told me that Tang Xiao found Huo Mianmian, and he brought her back to the Huo Clan before he came to our clan."

"What?"

"Is it true that Tang Xiao found Huo Mianmian, Father?"

Situ Lingxi also found it hard to believe, as Huo Mianmian had disappeared without a trace many years ago. Even the Huo and Dugu Clans had never managed to find her, but Tang Xiao managed to find her and bring her back to the Huo Clan.

"Old Huo told me about it himself, so I can’t be wrong, Xianyin." Situ Chengyan paused and thought about something else. "It seems Tang Xiao intends to gain support from the Dugu Clan to fight against the Shangguan Clan, which is related to Shangguan Qingyin and Shangguan Qingyue’s plans against his wives."

Murong Xianyin nodded in agreement with her father-in-law. "Tang Xiao should already be aware that he can’t face the Shangguan Clan on his own, so he’s seeking outside support to fight them. His best option is the Dugu and Huo Clans, as they’ve harbored hatred toward that clan since Huo Mianmian’s disappearance several years ago."

"But how did Tang Xiao know about Huo Mianmian’s matter?" Dugu Xinyue asked.

"What else, Mother?" Murong Xianyin pointed to her daughter. "Lingxi must have told Tang Xiao about Huo Mianmian."

Situ Lingxi scratched her head. "I did tell Tang Xiao about Huo Mianmian, and I also informed him about the connection between Dugu Cangxu and Shangguan Qingyue. However, I didn’t know that he immediately moved to look for her whereabouts, let alone that he managed to find her. Even the people from the Dugu and Huo Clans never managed to find her, but he managed to bring her back in such a short time."

"It seems we’ve underestimated that young man, Husband." Dugu Xinyue sighed, thinking back to Tang Xiao.

Situ Chengyan agreed with his wife. "Old Huo told me that Tang Xiao found Huo Mianmian in a humble house covered by a concealing formation in the Shangguan Clan’s area, and Shangguan Qingyue used the Forgetful Soul Elixir on her."

"The Forgetful Soul Elixir!" Dugu Xinyue, Murong Xianyin, and Situ Lingxi screamed at the same time.

"Tch! That Shangguan Qingyue is truly despicable!" Situ Lingxi cursed.

Murong Xianyin glared at her daughter because she was no different from Shangguan Qingyue when she was in a relationship with Situ Weitian, and her actions were much worse than hers.

Situ Lingxi hurriedly shut her mouth, knowing what her mother was thinking about her. ’You don’t need to look at me like that, Mother! I did make a lot of mistakes in the past, but I won’t repeat them again.’

"But how can Huo Mianmian be free from the effects of the elixir?"

"Tang Xiao removed the effects of the elixir from Huo Mianmian’s body, but she didn’t give a detailed explanation to her grandfather to protect him." Situ Chengyan walked away. "Let’s go, wife; we have to go to the Dugu Clan to meet them."

After Situ Chengyan and Dugu Xinyue left, Situ Lingxi sat beside her mother and hugged her arm. "Mother, I—"

"I know." Murong Xianyin embraced her daughter. "Honestly, I don’t want you to live a life like mine, and I don’t want you to share a husband with many women. However, Tang Xiao is no ordinary man, and he is different from your father, so I won’t object anymore if you want to be with him."

"Really? Are you really okay with our relationship, Mother?"

"Yes," Murong Xianyin nodded. "However, I want to meet all of Tang Xiao’s wives first, and I will observe their characters myself; otherwise, I will never feel at ease with the two of you being together."

"Hehe," Situ Lingxi hugged her mother. "Thank you, Mother."

Murong Xianyin inwardly sighed. "By the way, don’t let your father and Pan Yuezhi know about this matter for now, especially the latter. She has quite a close relationship with Ning Zhiya, and she will inform that woman from the Ning Clan about your relationship with Tang Xiao, which will give him a lot of trouble."

"Humph!" Situ Lingxi was furious as soon as she remembered Pan Yuezhi. "My father is truly an idiot for taking that disloyal and scheming woman as his second wife! Compared to her, Hong Ruoyan is much better, even though her character is a bit shy and introverted!"

"You’re right about them." Murong Xianyin lifted her daughter to her feet. "This matter won’t be easy, Lingxi. We must go to the Taixu Royal Palace now, and we’ll discuss this matter with your eldest aunt."

"Huh?" Situ Lingxi was surprised. "Won’t it cause trouble if we involve my eldest aunt in this matter?"

"No," Murong Xianyin shook her head. "Once your relationship with Tang Xiao becomes public, the Sun Clan will do everything possible to smear your reputation, and they will also use any method to kill him. Besides, we also have to go to the Murong Clan, and I will ask your grandfather for help to deal with any problems that may arise in the future."

Situ Lingxi inwardly sighed; she didn’t expect her relationship with Tang Xiao to cause complicated problems, but she didn’t want to give up. "Let’s meet my eldest aunt first, Mother."