The corners of Ling Xiao's lips twitched. Thinking about it carefully, Gongsun Honglian's answer seemed to be correct.
The two of them soon arrived at a side hall, and Ling Xiao was stunned on the spot.
The heat wave was scorching, and this ordinary house was enveloped by an invisible pressure.
The hot air was sucked into his lungs, making it difficult for Ling Xiao to breathe. His body felt as if he was in a furnace, and every pore and cell in his body was constantly struggling and roaring in the flames.
His spiritual consciousness was as strong as Ling Xiao's, and he also felt strong cowardice at this time!
This is not the first time Ling Xiao has experienced this feeling.
He knew that only the emperor could have such a deterrent!
Ling Xiao's trembling right hand felt a soft touch.
Gongsun Honglian smiled sweetly, moved her steps lightly, and pulled Ling Xiao into the house.
I saw an old man sitting in the upright position, making tea leisurely.
From the wide eyes, the old man was slender, over seventy years old, with red hair and white beard, his hands were as withered as dead branches, but his turbid eyes were as hot as a heart of fire.
This is the current head of the Gongsun family.
Gongsun Honglian’s grandfather, Gongsun Zhan!
Ling Xiao swallowed in his throat. After entering the side hall, the intimidation became even stronger.
Even if no spiritual power leaks out, Gongsun Zhan's aura is enough to make him breathless!
He was different from the King of Qin who was as strong and steady as a mountain.
The aura exuded by Gongsun Zhan is the chilling breath and extremely strong evil spirit accumulated from years of fighting!
"This old man must have been poisoned by a very deep evil poison before. The poison penetrated deeply into the blood and meridians. Although he has recovered now, his cultivation has regressed to the seventh realm of King's Landing." Xie Shizi said.
Ling Xiao frowned, "You, you mean, before he..."
"His cultivation at his peak was that of an Emperor of the Tenth Realm, and he was well-deserved to be the strongest combat power in the empire!" Evil Dead Son said.
Ling Xiao remained silent, trying his best to stay calm.
It seems that Gongsun Honglian went to the Wujian Mountains with him before and took a lot of trouble to get the seven-leaf poisonous water chestnut flower.
Indeed, as stated in the marriage contract, it was to cure Gongsun Zhan from the evil poison.
"Grandpa!" Gongsun Honglian called affectionately.
"Haha, I'm back... sit down."
Gongsun Zhan smiled kindly, and while making tea, he handed the jade cup in his hand to the two of them.
"Girl, grandpa has considered what you said, but after all, this is your life-long event and is not something to be trifled with." Gongsun Zhan chuckled.
Gongsun Honglian's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "Grandpa, didn't you say that I decide all my important matters myself! I have brought people to you now, why are you still like this!"
Gongsun Zhan raised his eyes leisurely, and Ling Ran's aura directly locked onto Ling Xiao.
Under those pupils, there was a heavy evil aura, and the hot air waves around him instantly swallowed him up. He wished that his body and soul would be burned to death in the next breath!
The emperor's intimidation, even a look, is enough to kill him!
"Boy, are you Xiao Ling?" Gongsun Zhan asked.
"Yes!" Ling Xiao nodded.
He looked deeply at Ling Xiao again, and it wasn't until a quarter of an hour later that Gongsun Zhan turned his gaze away.
"Girl, you go out first. I want to have a chat with this boy alone." Gongsun Zhan said.
Gongsun Honglian frowned lightly, with a look of displeasure on her face, "Grandpa, get rid of me now, you don't even have to make excuses!"
Gongsun Zhan smiled kindly, his cloudy eyes full of doting, and touched Gongsun Honglian's head with his dry palm.
"You girl!"
"Don't worry, grandpa is not an unreasonable person, and I won't eat him."
"Hehe~"
Gongsun Honglian smiled sweetly and caressed Ling Xiao's back.
A warm current flowed into his body, making Ling Xiao feel relaxed, and most of the pressure on Gongsun Zhan's aura was offset.
Ling Xiao looked back and saw that the girl's back had disappeared before his eyes.
There were only two people left in Nuoda's side hall, and the atmosphere was very awkward for a while.
"Boy, you... don't like my granddaughter, do you?"
Gongsun Zhan's abrupt words made Ling Xiao's heart tighten, and the tea in the jade cup in front of him also evaporated at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Gongsun Zhan smiled coldly and looked at Ling Xiao with a playful expression.
"Your eyes are wandering. Although you try your best to hide them, they have a strong purpose."
"My granddaughter is unruly and naughty, but her nature is not bad. If she likes someone, I, the old man, can probably tell."
"Although I don't know why you are like this, I can guess a thing or two."
Gongsun Zhan's words made Ling Xiao break out in cold sweat. As the helmsman of a family at the highest level in the empire, not only was his strength unfathomable, he even had an outrageously vicious vision!
In front of him, Ling Xiao and Gongsun Honglian's thoughts were like a clear water, and they could be seen through easily.
"Ha, old fox!" Xie Shizi sneered.
Seeing Ling Xiao silent, Gongsun Zhan drank tea by himself.
"My guess is that everything you do is for that person in the royal family, right?" Gongsun Zhan said.
Ling Xiao's heart trembled.
The one from the royal family...
Could it be that what he said was...
After looking at the young man's expression, Gongsun Zhan already had the answer in his mind.
"That person's identity is obscure, so I can't say more. Honglian has been friends with her since she was a child, so it's reasonable for her to do this."
"It's just that I didn't expect that you, a boy with no background and no power, could climb from the east courtyard to where you are now. Is it really just for a woman?" Gongsun Zhan said with a smile.
Ling Xiao clenched his hands tightly, and sure enough...
Facing such a huge family, the past events cannot escape their eyes!
"Since you know it all, I have nothing to hide. Everything I did was for her!" Ling Xiao said.
The air vibrated, Gongsun Zhan raised his fingers slightly, the temperature of his body instantly rose, and the pressure that was several times stronger than before instantly locked Ling Xiao.
"Old man, bully my disciple!"
The evil dead son sneered and released his soul breath, completely neutralizing Gongsun Zhan's momentum.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and Gongsun Zhan showed a meaningful smile.
"Boy, you are very courageous. In front of me, you dare to say that you accepted my granddaughter's protection for another woman! Xiao Ling... you are very talented!" Gongsun Zhan said.
"Oh, since I can't hide anything from you, why bother covering it up?" Ling Xiao said.
Gongsun Zhan lowered his head and his body trembled slightly. Although he tried his best to suppress it, he still couldn't hold it back.
"Hahaha... Boy, you are honest. Although this incident makes me very angry, I don't hate you." Gongsun Zhan said with a smile.
"Ha, of course I know this, otherwise you would have killed me with one palm when I first entered Gongsun's family!" Ling Xiao said with a faint smile.
Gongsun Zhan's narrow eyes exuded a shimmering light, as if he wanted to see through the young man's soul.
"Oh, I am not a reckless person who only knows how to fight without being reasonable. You have saved me, so of course I will not harm you."
With a wave of his hand, the teapot in front of him rose into the air and fell to Ling Xiao.
The scalding tea poured down and slowly poured into the cup, showing no sign of evaporation.
Ling Xiao picked it up, put it to his lips and sipped it lightly.
"Boy, I will give you two choices now. One is to terminate the engagement. My Gongsun family will ensure that you have a worry-free life, which can be regarded as repaying your kindness for saving my life."
Gongsun Zhan's voice deepened, "Or you can play a big trick...try to convince me to let you join Gongsun's family and get the help of my entire family!"