The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 478 Father and Daughter? The Kind Where They Attack Each Other Without a Word!
Who is she?
Or to put it another way, they are father and daughter, but not really father and daughter!

However, this father-daughter relationship was completely severed; they were complete strangers.

Lang Jiuchuan's gaze swept past him, taking in the scorched earth ahead. He couldn't imagine how desperate the people here must be. His voice was calm and undisturbed as he said, "Who am I? Probably someone closely related to Fourth Master."

"What do you mean by that?" Master Rong's voice trembled slightly.

"Before answering that, you might as well reply first: what makes you think I am Ren Yao's daughter?" Lang Jiuchuan looked at him: "Fourth Master, have you met him before?"

Master Rong shook his head: "For a moment, I felt that you looked like her when she was young. Her children should be about this age now, right?"

He spoke with a hint of dejection and bitterness, as well as a great deal of helplessness and complex emotions.

Lang Jiuchuan felt increasingly uneasy. Before she could speak, Fourth Master Rong seemed to realize something and said, "Wait a minute, Yaoyao's husband's surname is Li, and you, Lang Jiuchuan?"

His eyes sharpened, and his demeanor changed: "You are not her daughter!"

"Whether I am or not remains to be seen!" Lang Jiuchuan said sarcastically. "But you, Fourth Master, I heard that back then, for Ren Yao, you took away the family's most precious treasure, the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill, and even defied fate to lend her twenty years of lifespan?"

Rong Si's expression turned cold: "How did you find out?"

"That's not important," Lang Jiuchuan said coldly. "You said Ren Yao's husband's surname is Li, does that mean she's already married and still alive?"

A chilling aura emanated from Master Rong: "What do you mean by that? Of course she's alive."

"Who told you that?"

San De raised his hand slightly: "Although Master hasn't disturbed you, he has had people secretly looking after you. I heard that Master's wife..."

"Nonsense, what master's wife? That's Young Mistress Li!" Master Rong scolded, "Don't talk nonsense, you'll ruin her reputation."

San De touched his nose dejectedly.

Lang Jiuchuan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, tears welling up in her eyes. But Master Rong saw no laughter in her eyes, only mockery and ridicule.

That ominous premonition surged up again, along with an indescribable feeling of suffocation, making his chest feel heavy.

"Laughable! Everyone says that Fourth Master Rong is an unusual romantic among the Xuan Clan, but I think he's nothing special. He doesn't even know if his beloved is alive or married. What kind of romantic is that? Is love so meaningless? Rong Qingcang, you call yourself the Worry-Free Man, and you truly are carefree, hiding in a self-woven cage of lies without realizing it. What a pity for that woman, who gave birth to a daughter, lost her life, and had her entire family wiped out for you, you heartless man!"

Lang Jiuchuan's voice seemed to contain ice and snow, each word like an icicle, piercing his most vulnerable nerves.

"What did you say?" Rong Siye's aura hardened as he stared intently at her. "Who lost their life? Say it again!"

"Say it a thousand times and it won't cover up the truth: Ren Yao is dead, and even her soul has vanished without a trace..."

Before she could finish speaking, Fourth Master Rong's fierce intent transformed into a hurricane and attacked her: "Arrogant brat!"

Lang Jiuchuan's eyes flashed with malice, and he immediately launched a counterattack. Before he could even unleash his attack, he was swept away by a figure, and the hurricane swept away the charred courtyard, instantly turning it into dust.

Jiang Che let out a low growl, "Damn it, this cheap scumbag father is serious!"

Lang Jiuchuan was furious. He wasn't joking; his attack was serious, and he wanted to kill her!
"Let me go." Lang Jiuchuan pushed Gong Tinglan away: "I'll kill this heartless man!"

Gong Tinglan had a terrible headache: "Hey, we were just having a nice conversation, how did it all turn into a fight?" "Shut up!"

Lang Jiuchuan and Master Rong spoke at the same time, glaring at each other.

“Between father and daughter, any misunderstandings can be resolved by clearing them up. Why resort to real weapons?” Gong Tinglan said again.

"Who is this unfaithful man's father and daughter?"

"What father and daughter?"

Master Rong shuddered and looked at Gong Tinglan in disbelief. What was he saying? It was June, how could he say something as cold as winter?

San De exclaimed, "No wonder I saw my master's shadow in you at first glance! Are you my master's daughter?"

"I am not!" Lang Jiuchuan's tone carried a hint of cold sarcasm: "I suppose even Fourth Master Rong wouldn't deign to."

Seeing that her rebellious nature was showing, Master Rong took a deep breath and said, "I won't argue with you. What exactly is going on? Gong family boy, you tell me!"

Gong Tinglan sighed. He was just here to watch the show as a precaution. It was fortunate that he came; otherwise, these two would have razed the entire mansion to the ground.

He looked at Master Rong, cupped his hands in a Daoist salute, and said, "I don't know the specifics either, but it's just that Master Rong and Miss Ren had a daughter back then, and that's her."

My heart finally died!

Master Rong's eyes widened like copper bells as he looked at Lang Jiuchuan. His heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of his throat, and his lips trembled as he asked, "Wh-what?"

Lang Jiuchuan gave him a mocking look and didn't say anything.

Master Rong's eyes were fixed on Lang Jiuchuan, feeling that he saw a shadow of his past lover in him, but not quite. But was he the father of the child?
A cheap woman fell from the sky?

"Impossible!" he retorted in a dry voice, frowning and shaking his head.

Seeing this, Lang Jiuchuan's eyes showed even more mockery, tinged with a hint of pity, and he lowered his gaze.

"Although Ren Yao and I were engaged in a private ceremony, we never crossed the line. After I married Xi Yun, it became even more impossible. How could I be worthy of her?" Master Rong felt a bitter taste in his mouth when he mentioned that name. Countless complex emotions welled up in his eyes, including pain and nostalgia, but more than anything, there was a sense of helplessness and despondency that had been worn down by the past ten years.

He said with a bitter smile, "Ren Yao is a good woman, and I cherish her. When she was on the verge of death, I took the clan's most precious treasure, the Soul-Returning Pill, to save her. The price I paid was sworn with her life. I promised to sever ties with her and then marry Xi Yun. How could I possibly gamble her life on fate again? After we got married, I was someone else's husband, so it was even less likely that I would ruin her life for my own selfish desires. A few years later, she married into the Li family in Longxi and gave birth to a son and a daughter. She lived a peaceful and happy life, and I was naturally happy and gratified. How could I disturb her peace?"

But is it truly a joyful occasion? When the one you love marries another, all that remains is endless pain.

Gong Tinglan and Lang Jiuchuan exchanged a glance.

"Who told you that she married into the Li family of Longxi, had children, and became the head of the Rong family?"

"How could I believe what that old scoundrel says? He's a man who's always successful; why would he be so kind as to tell me about Ren Yao? I went to see her myself in secret." Fourth Master Rong said irritably, "So she's doing well in the Li family. Even if she has a daughter, she's a daughter of the Longxi Li family, not someone like you..."

Rebellious woman.

"Impossible!" Lang Jiuchuan interrupted him, pointing at the courtyard: "You say she's alive and well, but what about the Ren family being wiped out overnight? More than ten years ago, she clearly returned home quietly with a pregnant belly, and was brutally murdered after giving birth. This is the evidence!"

(End of this chapter)