Ren Feng was watching, utterly dumbfounded, his mouth twitching.

Damn it, old man, are you trying to mess with me?

Xia Wenxue frowned slightly on the other side: "Grandpa, what marriage arrangement?"

"Don't worry about that for now, let me suppress this old man's arrogance first."

After finishing his words, Xia Yunlong looked at the old man, his face brimming with pride.

This look was rare on his face.

However, the old man also noticed Ren Feng standing there.

"You little rascal, aren't you going to come over here?"

At this moment, Ren Feng really wanted to smack his own forehead, then cover his face and run away.

I mean, could it really be this much of a coincidence?

"What are you standing there for? Come over."

Ren Feng had no choice but to walk over, and the old man, equally pleased, said to Xia Yunlong: "Mr. Xia, this is my disciple, what do you think, isn't he quite the talent? I tell you, this boy not only looks good, but he knows everything. I've taught him all of it."

Seeing the old man's smug look, Ren Feng felt extremely embarrassed.

Xia Wenxue was also somewhat confused.

"Han, your disciple might not be good enough..."

Before she could finish, Xia Yunlong suddenly paused, looking puzzled. He glanced at Xia Wenxue.

"Wenxue, you seemed to have come back with him just now?"

"Yes, he's my boyfriend."

Xia Wenxue glanced at Ren Feng and then softly said.

Xia Yunlong's eyes widened in disbelief, and the old man was also stunned. He looked at Ren Feng: "You little rascal, the woman you were talking about earlier, isn't she?"

Ren Feng couldn't help but laugh and nodded, "Yes, it's her."

Xia Yunlong and the old man exchanged a look, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Haha, who would've thought, such a coincidence."

Xia Yunlong laughed heartily.

"Indeed, such a coincidence." The old man also chuckled.

But suddenly, Xia Yunlong frowned: "No wait, Han, you were the one who recommended him to me back then."

"Did I?" the old man chuckled, "How did I forget?"

Xia Yunlong felt helpless, Han was such a rascal, he hadn't changed his ways all these years.

"Alright, this saves us the trouble, Wenxue, this is Han, there's no need to introduce the one beside him."

Xia Yunlong said: "Originally, I called you back for a childhood marriage pact, but who would have expected you two had already gotten together."

Xia Wenxue was also somewhat incredulous, she looked at Ren Feng in surprise and then at Xia Yunlong.

"Grandpa, you mean I have a marriage agreement with Ren Feng?"

"Yes, Han and I were acquainted in our younger days and settled this agreement at that time. Initially, I wanted to call you back for this reason, but to our surprise, you two were already together, saving me a lot of thought."

Xia Yunlong said with a smile.

Xia Wenxue found it unbelievable, if so, isn't it too much of a coincidence?

Ren Feng winked with a smile.

"Alright, Mr. Xia, I need to talk to my disciple."

The old man stood up, "I'll come back later to finish this game of chess, don't move anything."

"You little rascal, come over."

Ren Feng followed the old man as he walked into the courtyard.

It was already autumn, especially in Suhang, the courtyard was covered with golden ginkgo leaves, soft and cushiony underfoot.

"Old man, what's happening?" Ren Feng asked.

"It's simple, I have some rapport with Mr. Xia, and that's when we set this marriage agreement, this time I called you over to see."

"That simple?" Ren Feng frowned, seeming a bit skeptical, "What about the task I initially took..."

"You little rascal, when did your brain become as silly as Mr. Xia's?" the old man said, "If I hadn't recommended you, would he have picked you?"

The old man looked at Ren Feng with disdain.

Ren Feng now understood, the so-called mysterious protection task back then, was in fact the old man influencing the decision for the Xia Family Patriarch to pick him to protect Xia Wenxue.

"Even though there's a marriage arrangement, nothing is certain unless it's sealed," the old man patted Ren Feng's shoulder, "Kid, well done, you didn't disappoint me, you have a bit of my past demeanor."

Ren Feng twitched his lips, suddenly realizing: "Wait, old man, how do you know about my situation abroad?"

"If I didn't know, would you have been able to live so peacefully all these years?" the old man snorted coldly, "Enough, stop dilly-dallying, stretch out your hand and let me see how your Nine Yang Tribulation is doing."

Ren Feng extended his hand, and immediately the old man was somewhat surprised, "You've passed the Three Yang Tribulation?"

Ren Feng nodded, then recounted the situation back then.

"You were lucky," the old man sighed, then took out a small porcelain bottle.

"This elixir, called Rongyang Elixir, is crafted from the formula I've recently acquired during my trips, and it's supposed to help with the Nine Yang Tribulation. If things get tough, you can use this."

Ren Feng nodded, feeling somewhat touched, the old man had been busy with his affairs all these days.

"I'll stay here for some days, and then I have to leave,"

the old man said, "If you have questions, ask me while I'm here, otherwise it won't be easy to guide you once I go."

"Old man, previously you said in your younger days countless beauties sought you, is that true or just made up?" Ren Feng asked curiously.

The old man glanced at Ren Feng and said indifferently, "You little rascal, in that regard, you're still far off."

Ren Feng twitched his lips, realizing that he was being looked down on again.

Just returned to the room, Ren Feng once again heard the voices of Xia Yunlong and Xia Wenxue, seemingly in a heated argument.

Then, Xia Wenxue went upstairs, her face icy cold.

What's going on?

Xia Yunlong's face now showed a trace of sadness, he sighed softly.

"You are Ren Feng? Have a seat." Xia Yunlong said gently.

Ren Feng sat down on the chair opposite Xia Yunlong.

"Is there anything you want to ask me?" Xia Yunlong no longer carried the demeanor he had when arguing with the old man, his face showed a hint of seriousness and earnestness, his presence was imposing.

"Yes." Ren Feng nodded earnestly, "I want to understand the ins and outs of Xue'xue's parents' situation."

Xia Yunlong's face seemed to age a bit more, he sighed softly.

"Actually, it's not that I don't want to investigate this, but rather, I can't."

Xia Yunlong stood up directly, then held his hands behind his back, and started pacing around the room.

"At that time, Qingshan and Jiujiu received an invitation from a group claiming to be involved in human genetic and neurological research, saying that they had discovered a way to cure human defect diseases, and wanted to invite the two to join them. Qingshan was a doctorate in medicine, encountering such a plan naturally caught his interest. But unexpectedly, that's when things went wrong."

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