Not long after Luo Yu Xuan left, Peng Xue Zhu recalled why she felt she had seen the jade pendant before.
Her father also had a similar one, which he told her was a betrothal gift from her fiancé's family. However, his family had met with a great disaster, and there was no news of her fated fiancé.
Could Luo Yu Xuan be her fated fiancé? Could such a coincidence exist in the world? She had to go back and confirm with her father.
If he truly was her fiancé, her father would not oppose their union.
Luo Yu Xuan opened the treasure vault belonging to the Luo family. It did not contain a great deal of treasure, but rather more antiques and calligraphy and paintings, along with the Luo family's inherited internal cultivation techniques, and a plethora of martial arts manuals.
Seeing this, he believed what his junior sister had written in her letter – it was because of this inheritance that the Luo family had been nearly wiped out!
He did not choose to take any of these items with him, but instead tried his best to memorize the manuals. Then, he closed the treasure vault. As he was alone, he had no way to remove the contents.
Furthermore, the map of Meng Zhang Ling's tomb had already caused an uproar throughout the martial world. Now, with the countless generations of accumulated wealth of the Luo family at Luoxia Mountain Villa, he alone could not possibly protect it!
The enemy of the person who had slaughtered his family was still lurking in the shadows; he could not reveal even the slightest trace.
After memorizing all the martial arts manuals, he left the area and headed towards the Li Shan Sword Sect. He still needed to attend his junior brother's full moon celebration.
On the day of the full moon celebration, the entire Li Shan Sword Sect was adorned with red banners and decorations, making it incredibly festive. A continuous feast was set up at the main residence of the Li Shan Sword Sect, and many people from the vicinity of Li Shan came to partake in the banquet and share in the joy.
Luo Yu Xuan arrived the day before the full moon banquet. Although he was preoccupied with his thoughts, Father Lin was very happy to see him return.
He patted Luo Yu Xuan's shoulder, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!"
Luo Yu Xuan felt his eyes welling up. Although he had felt out of place in the sect before, now, after not seeing his master and mistress for a long time, he felt a great sense of longing. After all, this was his home!
During the full moon banquet, Luo Yu Xuan led his junior disciples in helping to welcome guests, who were all familiar people to the Li Shan Sword Sect.
Suddenly, a group of people dressed in guard uniforms, pulling many boxes, arrived within the vicinity of the Li Shan Sword Sect.
Upon receiving this news, Father Lin quickly went out to meet them at the entrance.
"May I know who you are?" Seeing the group of people who were clearly from the imperial court, Father Lin had a guess, but he was not yet certain.
"Greetings to Sect Leader Lin. This old servant is here on behalf of my prince to present a full moon gift for your son." An elder stepped forward from behind the guards.
"Your prince?" Father Lin was very puzzled.
"Yes, I am the steward of the Chu Prince's estate. Today, I am here to deliver a gift on behalf of my prince. This is the gift list. My prince has some matters to attend to and is expected to arrive in about an hour." The elder presented the gift list to Father Lin.
Father Lin extended his hand and had Luo Yu Xuan take the gift list for him. "Our Li Shan seems to have no connection with Prince Chu?"
"Your beloved daughter saved my prince's life, so how can there be no connection?"
The old steward smiled kindly. Although he could not yet disclose the relationship between Miss Lin and his prince, they all knew that his prince would marry no one but Miss Lin.
Therefore, the esteemed Sect Leader Lin before him was his prince's father-in-law, and he had to be respectful.
"Prince Chu is too kind. Please, Steward, come in and rest for a while." Father Lin invited the steward inside.
The guards then carried the boxes into the residence, and Zhao Yu Shu led the guards, taking the boxes to the back courtyard.
At this point, those who had already entered were immensely surprised that a prince from the imperial court would come to deliver a gift to the Lin family. Moreover, he would even come in person.
"Junior Sister, he came for you!" Li Chen Xu said with certainty.
"Yes, Second Senior Brother. After all, the ugly groom must meet his father-in-law."
"Master will be very angry if he hears this!" Zhang Yang sighed helplessly.
"Have you truly decided on him?" Li Chen Xu asked seriously.
"I have! Don't worry, Senior Brothers, he has promised me a lifetime commitment with only one person, and the Emperor has also agreed to this!" Lin Yan smiled sweetly.
"As long as you've made up your mind, we are your support. If you are unhappy, you can always come back!" Li Chen Xu ruffled Lin Yan's hair.
"Second Senior Brother, I spent an hour styling my hair! Don't mess it up!" Lin Yan dodged. However, she was a little too late, and her hair had already been ruffled.
What was said to be an hour, was precisely an hour. Qin Cong arrived at the gates of the Li Shan Sword Sect, but compared to the grand fanfare of the gift delivery, his arrival was very low-key.
Upon his arrival, he went directly to find Lin Yan and then accompanied her to meet Father and Mother Lin.
However, the conversation between them was not particularly smooth, as Father Lin's expression was unnatural after the meeting. He struggled for a long time before managing a smile to face all the guests.
Despite his unhappiness, he still hosted all the guests with great propriety.
Lin Yan glanced guiltily at her senior brothers, then gave a fawning smile.
Luo Yu Xuan initially did not understand why his master was unhappy, but he then saw Prince Chu, Qin Cong, subtly take his junior sister's hand, and his junior sister did not shy away. So, his junior sister had found the person she wanted to spend her life with?
For some reason, his heart felt an immense sense of loss. It was as if he had lost something very important. But hadn't he always regarded his junior sister only as a sister? And he had also found someone he truly liked.
After a few days of revelry, all the guests had departed. The people of the Li Shan Sword Sect, after cleaning up the mess, lay exhausted on their beds.
Father Lin had intended to confront Lin Yan and the prince staying in the guest room, but he no longer had the inclination. Forget it, whatever it was, he would deal with it tomorrow!
The night was quiet, but many figures in black clothes lurked in the forest under the cover of darkness, slowly approaching the Li Shan Sword Sect.
Upon confirming that everyone in the Li Shan Sword Sect had fallen asleep, they moved in quickly and drew their weapons.
"Whoosh—Bang! Whoosh—Bang!" A barrage of fireworks exploded in the sky above the Li Shan Sword Sect! Illuminating the entire night sky and also revealing the figures of the intruders lurking within.
"Be careful, there's an ambush!" The leader of the men in black immediately ordered the others, but it was already too late.
A squad of guards armed with bows had already aimed their arrows at them.
"May I know who you are and why you are sneaking around our Li Shan Sword Sect?"
Father Lin leaped onto the roof using his lightness skill, then faced the men in black and spoke.