Liang Yongping muttered something and turned around, his steps heavy and staggering. Chu Ge felt even more speechless internally. Could it be that the old man has gotten so old that his hearing isn't very good?

Looking at Liang Yongping's aged figure, Chu Ge rolled his eyes and murmured to himself. Suddenly, Liang Yongping stopped dead in his tracks and abruptly turned around.

Chu Ge only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and his shoulders were already gripped by a pair of withered large hands. Despite the violent trembling of these hands, they were still so powerful, pinching Chu Ge's shoulders painfully, and leaving him utterly shocked.

Such fast speed! Such great strength!

Liang Yongping stared unblinkingly at Chu Ge, his lips slightly trembling, "What... what did you just say? Can you say it again?"

His voice was somewhat trembling, yet it carried a kind of immense pressure, and the air between him and Chu Ge seemed to suddenly turn a bit stagnant.

"I said Liang Xiao can't practice martial arts for the next few months." Chu Ge raised his guard, gave Liang Yongping a faint smile, and looked at those withered large hands on his shoulders as if they weighed a thousand pounds.

"Do you mean... is it possible that... as long as Liang Xiao rests for a period, only for a few months, he can continue on the path of martial arts?"

Facing the hopeful gaze of Liang Yongping, Chu Ge nodded slightly, "That's what I mean."

Within a few seconds, the pressure on his shoulders gradually dissipated completely.

"Good, good."

After saying these two words, Liang Yongping gently patted Chu Ge's shoulder, slightly raised his head, and slowly removed his hands from Chu Ge's shoulders. As he turned around, a tear rolled down effortlessly, soon followed by an abundance of tears.

The tears Liang Yongping shed that day were more than he had shed in most of his life. Compared to him, Liang Lao Qi's emotions were even more complicated.

Even if he were in his best condition to perform the surgery on Liang Xiao, he could only be about fifty percent certain of saving Liang Xiao's life, and as for allowing Liang Xiao to continue practicing martial arts, at most, there was only a ten percent chance.

However, this young man named Chu Ge actually achieved something that he thought was almost impossible. This... was simply a miracle.

It's important to remember that he had spent most of his life studying medicine, yet this Chu Ge was merely a young person in his twenties, about the same age as his granddaughter!

Thinking of this, Liang Lao Qi couldn't help but feel a bit ashamed. He didn't want to make excuses for himself with misguided intentions. Compared to him, this young man named Chu Ge certainly had many more things to consider.

Liang Xue finally turned around and walked step by step to Chu Ge's side, "Perhaps I should say thank you?"

Chu Ge chuckled lightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

In a certain sense, this girl was really like Liang Xiao. It was evident that their relationship was very good, and she seemed to be deliberately imitating Liang Xiao's manner of speaking and behavior. Just like this sentence, Liang Xiao had also said this to him not long ago.

A few seconds later, Liang Xue snorted coldly, "But don't think I'll forgive you. It's still too early for you to be happy."

Chu Ge shrugged, "I know."

A few more minutes passed, and Liang Xiao was sent back to his room to rest. Chu Ge was also taken by Liang Yong'an to a guest room, where there was no one watching him, at least not on the surface. At noon, someone even brought him lunch and a set of clean clothes.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, a young member of the Liang Family entered the room where Chu Ge was staying, gave him a cold look, said "Follow me," and once Chu Ge stood up from his chair, turned and walked away.

Is this matter finally going to be resolved?

Chu Ge took a deep breath and followed this young man once again into the assembly hall of the Liang Family's old house.

The assembly hall had been tidied up, with no more bloody footprints on the floor. Liang Yongping sat in the chief position with a naturally commanding presence, while the hall's dozen or so rosewood chairs were neatly paired and fully occupied.

When Chu Ge stepped into the assembly hall again, he saw a familiar back standing in front of Liang Yongping. Just from looking at this back, Chu Ge recognized it as Liang Chen, whom he had previously stepped on the fingers quite harshly.

The young man who brought him saluted Liang Yongping and left the assembly hall. Apart from him, Liang Chen, and Chen Zhihao, the rest were all senior and middle-aged members of the Liang Family.

Under many somewhat complex gazes, Chu Ge walked calmly and a bit nonchalantly to Liang Chen's back and raised his hand to pat him on the shoulder.

Even though Chu Ge patted him lightly, Liang Chen, who was already tense, was startled. His body shivered slightly before he turned to meet Chu Ge's eyes.

Chu Ge smiled, "Hey, it's really not easy to see you."

"Presumptuous!" Before Liang Chen could say anything, Liang Yongzhong sprang up from his chair, "Were you given permission to speak?"

"Why are you so agitated when acquaintances meet?" Chu Ge casually smiled and turned to glance at Liang Yongzhong, "Besides, if I'm not speaking, why would I come all the way here?"

"You!"

"Alright." Liang Yongping at the head of the table made a downward motion with one hand to Liang Yongzhong, and when Liang Yongzhong sat down indignantly, he turned his gaze to Chu Ge.

"Chu Ge, you're right. Our Liang Family invited you over indeed to have an explanation and account, but now we would like to hear what Liang Chen has to say first, how about that?"

Chu Ge nodded, standing beside Liang Chen, saying no more.

"Liang Chen, please recount the previous events in detail once again."

Liang Chen agreed and began to recount in detail, from when he met Chu Ge until he was ambushed and fled in a sorry state.

When Liang Chen finished speaking, Liang Yongping asked again, "Liang Chen, can you guarantee that every word you said is true?"

Liang Chen nodded solemnly, "Clan Leader, I guarantee it."

"Good." Liang Yongping turned his gaze to Chu Ge, "Now, I'd like to hear your explanation."

Chu Ge nodded, "That's exactly how it went, but I still maintain that I neither ordered anyone to ambush him nor uploaded Chen Yujie's video online."

Liang Yongping asked again, "Then how do you prove this? Or rather, who exactly is the woman who ambushed Liang Chen?"

"Although I don't have conclusive evidence, I suspect it's a female assassin who failed to kill me before and whom I let go. She is about 1.68 meters tall, well-proportioned, with very slender eyes."

Chu Ge described Black Arrow's physical features and turned to look at Liang Chen, "Was the person who ambushed you like this? Also, can you tell me about that crossbow arrow she had?"

Liang Chen nodded, answering Chu Ge's question. Although he was ambushed at night, he could at least see the woman's height and build, and had a deep impression of those slender eyes.

Liang Yongping listened with an impassive expression, remaining silent for a few seconds before asking, "So, what else do you know about this female assassin?"

Chu Ge shook his head decisively, "That's it."

Liang Yongping stared into Chu Ge's eyes, "You said she once tried to kill you. Why did you let her go? Aren't you afraid of letting a tiger return to the mountain?"

Chu Ge responded calmly with a slight smile, "Simple, I don't want these hands stained with blood. As for letting a tiger return to the mountain? Heh... in my eyes, she's at most just a small cat."

If it were a usual day, hearing Chu Ge speak like this would definitely make everyone present scoff at him, thinking him arrogant and unaware of his limitations, but at this very moment, the atmosphere was unusually silent.

After all, Chu Ge not only defeated Liang Xiao but also caught Liang Yongzhong off guard, earning him the right to speak such words.

Meeting Liang Yongping's gaze, Chu Ge said no more, waiting for the Liang family's patriarch's response.

Although Chu Ge could confirm that this incident was orchestrated by that female assassin, his teeth gnashing with the long string of troubles she'd caused, knowing that finding the female assassin's mentor was the key to tracing her, he still didn't intend to reveal more about the female assassin to the Liang family.

He wanted no ties with any person or event from his past; he only wished to live quietly, and continuing to speak might bring him further trouble.

Another point was that after the affair with Liang Xiao, he discerned that Liang Yongping's hostility toward him had significantly lessened.

This old man of the Liang family, being the head, enjoying such respect from top to bottom, ought not to be a person lacking reason. Chu Ge believed that as long as Liang Yongping could calm down, it shouldn't be hard for him to see his sincerity in wanting to resolve this issue.

Although this doesn't mean he won't face further trouble, relatively speaking, the trouble might be a bit less.

Liang Yongping was silent for a while, his gaze fixed on Chu Ge's eyes, and Chu Ge stood there straightforwardly, not evading at all, locking eyes with Liang Yongping.

The entire meeting hall was eerily quiet, each person awaiting Liang Yongping's decision.

A full five minutes passed before Liang Yongping's voice finally echoed in the meeting hall, causing everyone to react, their already taut nerves tightening further.

"Your words... sound very true, and I am willing to believe this is the case. Even in the matter of Liang Xiao, I believe you had no choice but to injure him severely; I even owe you thanks for saving his life."

Upon hearing this from Liang Yongping, Liang Yongzhong's brow and fists tightened immediately, his expression full of anxiety. Even if this guy spoke the truth, his grandson Liang Chen's hand was trampled so many times. Can this matter just end like this?

Thinking this, Liang Yongzhong felt more and more vexed, finally unable to resist standing up, "Big brother!"

Chu Ge glanced at Liang Yongzhong, thinking to himself that unless unexpected, Liang Yongping was about to say "but," so why was he in such a rush to interrupt?

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