Shi Chun chuckled, "In this matter, I'm just a pawn, used by Situ Gu."

"Situ Gu? How did this get connected to Situ Gu again?" Lan Qiaoyan was curious, and Miao Yilan was too.

Shi Chun waved his hand, "The situation is complicated, it's hard for me to elaborate. Anyway, those major factions are all entangled with Situ Gu now, it has nothing to do with me anymore."

Seeing that he was reluctant to say more, Lan Qiaoyan didn't press further and nodded, "It's good to be able to come back alive."

Shi Chun also didn't want to dwell on the matter. He took out a heart-shaped metal object from his Qiankun Bag, rose, walked to Miao Yilan, and gifted it with a smile, "I didn't find anything decent in the Divine Fire Domain. This was crafted by our Sect Master during a competition. It's also the first item he made after founding Mingshan Sect. It feels quite special, Yilan, don't disdain it."

As soon as the item appeared, Lan Qiaoyan and her daughter's eyes lit up with novelty.

Thanks to listening to that expert Wang's explanation before, they knew this thing had some significance, otherwise, they might not have cared about it.

"You, really don't have to do this in the future." Miao Yilan said verbally, but still accepted it and placed it on the side table.

Actually, when she was with Shi Chun she felt accustomed and relaxed. Their conversations were natural and beautiful, expressing her intellect and spontaneity. She could be herself, much more relaxed than when she had to maintain appearances in front of Gong Shaoci, perhaps caring more about the latter.

She also knew Shi Chun's gift had to be accepted. If you said no, people would think the gift was bad, and you'd just discard it.

Lan Qiaoyan was accustomed to Shi Chun gifting her daughter things and felt this gift was fine. It wasn't anything valuable, more like a hand gift, unlike the last frightful thing that silenced the entire family.

After gifting, Shi Chun sat back and asked, "Boss lady, is Gong Shao still on the island?"

Lan Qiaoyan: "Yes, he should be with his father. Why are you asking about him?"

Shi Chun: "I need to find him for something, can you help me contact him?"

Miao Yilan curiously chimed in, "Why are you looking for him?"

Shi Chun smiled bitterly, "He contacted me initially, and things didn't go well. Later, I heard from Young Master Nan about his relationship with Yilan, thought about it, and decided to give him what he wants considering the boss lady's face."

The mother and daughter exchanged a surprised glance, immediately linking this to the 'Desolate Broken Blade.'

Lan Qiaoyan tentatively asked, "What happened?"

"It's nothing, just that among the three treasures from the Artifact Refining World competition, he fancied the 'Desolate Broken Blade' and offered twenty billion to buy it. But he was a step too late as I had already sold it for fifty billion..."

Shi Chun recounted the incident based on facts. For Gong Shaoci, it wasn't flattering.

He talked about how Gong Shaoci turned furious when he couldn't force him to disclose the buyer, mentioned Lei Ying hitting people, and how Gong Shaoci said 'you benefited from the Miao family today' when he left. He even exaggerated, bluntly stating that Lei Ying hit only at Gong Shaoci's signal.

Saying this wasn't to take revenge on Gong Shaoci. He's not a child; such so-called revenge is meaningless to him. He didn't want to marry Miao Yilan, not even jealous.

He merely wanted the Miao family to know what kind of person Gong Shaoci was.

Moreover, the pursuit of the 'Desolate Broken Blade' might involve the Demon Path, and if the Miao family got involved, it could lead to their destruction.

If it weren't for remembering the last ordeal upon leaving the Life Prison, when Lan Qiaoyan lent a hand, he wouldn't be the villain today. Knowing it might truly offend Gong Shaoci was risky.

Of course, he acknowledged he had already offended him.

The eavesdropping Wu Jinliang grinned, wanting to laugh, but didn't dare in front of Lan Qiaoyan.

He longed to eliminate Gong Shaoci swiftly, had vowed in his heart that the day would come when Gong fell into his hands.

After listening to the account, Lan Qiaoyan frowned deeply, filled with surprise, indeed not expecting Gong Shaoci to be like that. It contradicted what they usually saw and heard.

Miao Yilan was also full of unspeakable thoughts, casting a doubtful gaze at Shi Chun, questioning whether it was jealousy or rivalry.

Lan Qiaoyan wouldn't dispute with Shi Chun, and used her gaze to stop her daughter. After hearing the whole story, she pondered, "He went to you for the 'Desolate Broken Blade' out of filial piety, perhaps a bit impatient."

"Filial piety?" Shi Chun keenly caught the key word.

Lan Qiaoyan explained slightly, "During the mirror viewing of your competition, his father was present. When the 'Desolate Broken Blade' appeared, his father expressed a liking. Gong said he knew you and went to purchase it, not expecting to be late, causing unpleasantness."

"His father wanted it, oh..." Shi Chun muttered thoughtfully, acknowledging the difference of billions in price, realizing he should shut up after Lan Qiaoyan's simple explanation about coming late.

Lan Qiaoyan turned to signal, "Lan Lan, contact Gong Shaoci, say Shi Chun is here looking for him."

Miao Yilan acknowledged, immediately pulling out the Mother-child Talisman to contact. The reply came quickly. She looked up and said to Shi Chun, "He's coming over soon."

He indeed came quickly; soon there was a knock at the door.

As the door opened, Gong Shaoci entered, Lei Ying could still be seen glancing outside.

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