Celestial 'War God' Return

Situ Lingxi agreed with her aunt. "Tang Xiao and all his wives will be attending Chen Hongde and Su Xiulan’s wedding, so I’ll bring him here to meet you."

"Oh? Are Tang Xiao and all his wives close to those two people?"

"Tang Xiao and Mu Qingge are close to those two, and Chen Hongde invited them to attend his wedding."

Situ Lingshan nodded in understanding. "After their wedding, you should bring Tang Xiao to the Situ Clan, and I’ll talk to him there."

"Alright."

After they discussed a few other matters, Murong Xianyin and Situ Lingxi left the Taixu Royal Palace to go to the Murong Clan.

Not long after they left, a middle-aged man approached Situ Lingshan, who was still thinking in her place.

The middle-aged man was none other than Situ Lingshan’s husband, who was also the king of the Taixu Kingdom, Taixu Wudie.

Taixu Wudie sat in front of Situ Lingshan and asked. "What did they talk to you about, wife?"

"Shangguan Qingyue, Huo Mianmian, and Sun Weitian." Situ Lingshan explained everything to her husband about the latter. "Besides, we also talked about a young man named Tang Xiao, and my niece seems to really like him."

"Oh?" Taixu Wudie was a little surprised; he knew that Situ Lingxi often acted like a lovesick bird regarding Sun Weitian. "Does Sun Weitian’s matter have anything to do with Tang Xiao?"

"No," Situ Lingshan shook her head. "The disaster that befell Sun Weitian had nothing to do with Tang Xiao, but the Sun Clan wouldn’t think that way if he died in that forest. If they knew my niece’s relationship with that young man, they would blame him and try to kill him."

"The Sun Clan often acts unreasonably regarding matters related to their reputation, so your guess is not without reason."

"My niece asked for my help in dealing with the Sun Clan, but I want to meet with Tang Xiao first before I make a decision." Taixu Wudie was not surprised by Situ Lingshan’s decision; she always had the best interests of her Situ Clan in mind. "She told me that he came from another realm, and he arrived in this realm about a month ago."

"Oh? Where is his home realm?"

"The Qingquan Realm." Situ Lingxi looked at her husband. "When he arrived in this realm, his first destination was the Song Kingdom, and he met Huangfu Lingxuan there. That old man persuaded him to join the Nine Profound Sect, to which he agreed."

Taixu Wudie raised an eyebrow. "If Huangfu Lingxuan recruited Tang Xiao himself, it means he has special qualities."

"I think the same as you, and I look forward to our meeting." Situ Lingxi paused. "Husband, do you think we need to intervene in the matter between the Huo and Dugu Clans and the Shangguan Clan?"

"Hmm? Did something happen between those two clans and the Shangguan Clan?"

"Tang Xiao managed to find Huo Mianmian and bring her back to the Huo Clan."

Taixu Wudie was truly shocked to hear the news. He knew the Huo and Dugu Clans had been searching for Huo Mianmian for years, but their searches had always met with a dead end. "Where did he find Huo Mianmian?"

"The Shangguan Clan." Taixu Wudie’s expression turned serious after Situ Lingshan mentioned the clan. "The source of the problem between them was Shangguan Qingyue, and she used the Forgetful Soul Elixir on Huo Mianmian after her subordinates kidnapped her."

"Shangguan Qingyue is truly insane!" Taixu Wudie sighed. "Since Huo Mianmian has returned, the conflict between the two clans and the Shangguan Clan is inevitable. But why did Tang Xiao get involved in this matter? How did he find her?"

"My niece told Tang Xiao about that matter, but she doesn’t know how he found Huo Mianmian." Situ Lingshan paused. "She asked for my help to fight against the Shangguan Clan because Shangguan Qingyue was targeting him, and that little girl was trying to get rid of his wives to expedite her plans."

"Oh? Does Tang Xiao really have several wives?"

"Yes."

"How could your niece fall in love with him?"

"I can’t understand my niece’s thoughts regarding Tang Xiao, but he is different from Sun Weitian, and all his wives have a harmonious relationship."

Tang Wudie chose not to discuss Tang Xiao and Situ Lingxi’s relationship any further. "Judging from Shangguan Qingyue’s character, she couldn’t have targeted Tang Xiao of her own free will, and I’m sure someone else gave her that idea."

"The idea came from Shangguan Qingyin."

Taixu Wudie furrowed his brows. "If Shangguan Qingyin is also targeting Tang Xiao, I’m sure that young man is no ordinary cultivator. She and Huang Lingxuan must know something about him, and they want to win him over to their side."

"Unfortunately, my niece doesn’t have much information on Tang Xiao, and she doesn’t want me to investigate him." Situ Lingshan sighed in disappointment. "For now, I can only patiently wait for him to come to my clan, and I’ll talk to him then. So, what do you think about the Shangguan Clan and Shangguan Qingyue, Husband?"

Taixu Wudie pondered for a while. "I think you should meet with Tang Xiao first before making a decision on this matter, Wife. Although your niece has fallen in love with him, we don’t have clear information about him. Besides, the Shangguan Clan will become in-laws with the Xuanyuan Clan in six months, and Emperor Xuanyuan will support them from behind. If we act rashly, we will definitely face his wrath, and it will bring disaster to us."

"My father is currently at the Dugu Clan, and Uncle Jiuyou plans to meet with Emperor Xuanyuan to discuss the Shangguan Clan. If he agrees for both clans to take action against the Shangguan Clan, we should help them fight that clan."

"I’m sure Shangguan Qingyin knew about her niece’s actions from the start, and she helped her hide Huo Mianmian for the past few years." Situ Lingshan agreed with Taixu Wudie. "As long as Emperor Xuanyuan doesn’t forbid the Huo and Dugu Clans from fighting the Shangguan Clan, I think your Situ Clan should help them later."

Situ Lingshan exhaled softly. "In that case, I will wait for the results of Uncle Jiuyou and Emperor Xuanyuan’s meeting first, and I will also wait for my meeting with Tang Xiao before I make a decision regarding the Shangguan Clan."

"I think it’s the best for now."

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At the Sun Clan, Sun Yuheng was sitting face-to-face with Sun Yanzhi and Ning Zhiya, discussing Situ Lingxi’s return without Sun Weitian.

"Do you think we need to go to the Situ Clan to ask about the matter between my son and Situ Lingxi, Father?"

"No need." Sun Yuheng rejected Sun Yanzhi’s idea. "You two should be familiar with their characters, right? This isn’t the first time they’ve had a fight, and they once fought for a month over another woman, so there’s no need to make a big deal out of it. When your son is done having fun out there, he will surely come home on his own, and their relationship will return to normal as time goes by."

Sun Yanzhi and Ning Zhiya exchanged glances for a moment before sighing helplessly. They were familiar with their son’s character, and he was always busy looking for other women even though he was engaged to Situ Lingxi.

They were also familiar with Situ Lingxi’s character; she easily flared up with jealousy once she learned of their son’s relationships with other women. Since the beginning of their relationship, they had fought countless times, but they made up after they calmed down.

Sun Yuheng informed them of something else. "Emperor Xuanyuan sent me a voice transmission some time ago, and he invited us to attend his niece’s wedding with Song Tianzun in six months."

"Huh?"

"Which niece of Emperor Xuanyuan will marry Song Tianzun, Father-in-law?" Ning Zhiya asked.

"Xuanyuan Yueyao."

Ning Zhiya tried to recall Xuanyuan Yueyao. "If I remember correctly, she’s the daughter of Emperor Xuanyuan’s little sister, right? What’s his reason for marrying her to Song Tianzun? He’ll be marrying Huangfu Meizhen in less than a month, so she’ll be his second wife."

"I don’t know Emperor Xuanyuan’s exact reason for marrying Xuanyuan Yueyao to Song Tianzhun, but I heard rumors that he made the decision to protect the Song Kingdom." Sun Yanzhi and Ning Zhiya knew more or less about the situation in the kingdom, but they still felt that Xuanyuan Lingtian’s decision was unreasonable. "You two don’t need to think about that matter, and I want you to prepare some gifts for Song Tianzun and Huangfu Meizhen’s wedding."

Ning Zhiya nodded and stood up. "I’ll prepare all the gifts myself, Father-in-law."

"Go now." After Ning Zhiya left, Sun Yuheng spoke to his son. "I want you to send some people into that forest to look for my grandson."

"Huh?" Sun Yanzhi was taken aback. "Do you have any other suspicions about that matter, Father?"

"Just say it’s my intuition," Sun Yuheng sighed. "Even if my grandson quarrels with Situ Lingxi, he won’t leave just like that, and he will send us news. I’m worried that something happened to him in that forest, and that jealous little girl deliberately didn’t inform us."

Sun Yanzhi raised an eyebrow. "Do you really think like that, Father? We both know that Situ Lingxi was infatuated with my son, so I don’t believe that she would leave him in the forest."

"Regardless of whether my suspicions are true or not, you should send some people to that forest to look for him as soon as possible." Sun Yuheng said in a commanding tone. "Your son is my first grandson, and we have nurtured him for several years. If something bad happens to him, our clan will have no future."

Sun Yanzi stood up. "I’ll do it now."