"They all want the sword manual?"

"Who are they? Do you recognize them?" Madam Wang asked curiously upon hearing Shi Potian's words.

Lin Zhennan looked around and said, "This isn't the place to talk, let's go inside."

He then told the other bodyguards to go back to sleep.

The three returned to the main house. Lin Zhennan looked at Shi Potian and asked, "Ping'er, why weren't you sleeping inside? Where did you go?"

Shi Potian held up the roast chicken in his hand and said with a smile, "Miss Yue came to bring me this roast chicken. I'm going out to talk to her for a bit."

"Miss Yue?" Lin Zhennan was completely taken aback.

"Miss Yue came over in the middle of the night to bring you roast chicken?" Madam Wang beamed.

The more she thought about it, the more interesting it seemed, and she continued, "Ping'er, Miss Yue cares about you a lot."

During dinner earlier, Sect Leader Yue personally told us that we had only just learned that Miss Wan'er was his only daughter; we had previously thought she was just an ordinary female disciple of the Huashan Sect.

Lin Zhennan also said:

"For Master Yue to send his own daughter to Fuzhou to deliver this message to us is truly a testament to his unparalleled chivalry. His reputation as a gentleman swordsman is well-deserved! We, the entire Fuwei Escort Agency, are deeply grateful!"

Ping'er, you mustn't let Miss Yue down.

Shi Potian suddenly said, "But among the four masked men just now was Sect Leader Yue."

These words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky, leaving Lin Zhennan and his wife stunned on the spot.

Just moments ago, the chivalrous Sect Leader Yue was unparalleled in his chivalry, but now he's become a masked thief who stole the sword manual in the dead of night? Is he the same kind of scoundrel as Master Long?

Lin Zhennan felt a sudden "buzz" in his head; it was so abrupt that he couldn't believe it and instinctively shook his head, saying:

"Ping'er, you...you mustn't be talking nonsense! Sect Leader Yue is the head of Mount Hua, a gentleman swordsman revered by everyone in the martial world. How could he commit such a despicable act?"

Madam Wang's expression also changed drastically. She reached out and grabbed Shi Potian's arm, saying excitedly:

"Ping'er, did you see clearly? That masked man's face was covered, how could you recognize him as Sect Leader Yue? Could it be that the night was too dark and you were mistaken?"

Shi Potian, with a serious expression and no hint of jest, slowly said:

"Father, Mother, I can't be wrong. I recognize people not only by their appearance, but also by their aura. I recognized Miss Yue as Wan'er the moment I met her, and that's the skill I have."

"I recognized all those men in black just now. The one who ran the fastest was Sect Leader Yue. His aura is exactly the same as Sect Leader Yue's."

Madam Wang stared wide-eyed at the roast chicken in Shi Potian's hand, and suddenly said:

"So, Miss Yue brought you roast chicken one minute, and then her father came to steal the sword manual the next. Was she deliberately trying to lure you away?"

"Yes, that must be it," Madam Wang affirmed.

Lin Zhennan shook his head and said, "Madam, you shouldn't be so hasty. I think Miss Yue is simple-minded and shouldn't do such a thing."

Shi Potian also said, "Miss Yue is not that kind of person."

Lin Zhennan pondered for a moment and said:

"Now that I think about it, we weren't sure of the Huashan Sect's intentions in sending people to Fuzhou. The message was delivered by Miss Yue herself, so it wasn't entirely unfounded."

Madam Wang continued:

"So... he sent his daughter to Fuzhou not to deliver a message, but to secretly monitor her, and his real purpose was still the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual."

One moment the two were still grateful for the great kindness of Mount Hua, praising Yue Buqun for his unparalleled chivalry and gentlemanly demeanor; the next moment, the mask of the "gentleman's sword" was ruthlessly torn off by a single sentence from his own son.

The room was deathly silent.

The night wind howled outside the window, like countless eyes hidden in the shadows, staring intently at the Fuwei Escort Agency, regardless of whether it appeared to be righteous or evil.

"Father, Mother, not only Sect Leader Yue, but I also recognized the other three."

Shi Potian broke the silence with his words. Unlike Lin Zhennan and his wife, Shi Potian didn't really understand the fame of the Gentleman Sword. For him, perhaps he felt it more deeply because he was Miss Yue's father.

After all, many sect leaders on Xia Ke Island are so obsessed with the Twenty-Four Caves Secret Technique that they can stay on the island for thirty years without leaving, not even the leaders of Shaolin and Wudang.

What is a gentleman's sword anyway? So he wasn't surprised at all.

Lin Zhennan said with a wry smile, "Even the Gentleman Sword covets the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, so it doesn't matter who the other three are."

Madam Wang said, "Who else is there? Let me see which other hypocrites are still around."

Shi Potian said, "The one who runs the slowest is Master Xia."

Upon hearing this, Madam Wang was first stunned, then her face turned ashen, and she shouted:

"Xia...Xia Shibo?"

Her voice trembled with anger, "Is it Master Xia from the Six Harmonies Sect? My father has been friends with him for decades. He always calls me and your father 'nephew' and 'niece' so affectionately."

Shi Potian nodded obediently:

"The energy is unmistakable, it's him. I remember it clearly."

"That old scoundrel Xia Chong put on quite a show in the flower hall before, acting like a senior who cared about our lives and even squeezed out a few tears, but they turned out to be crocodile tears."

"That hypocritical old scoundrel is even more detestable than Yue Buqun," Madam Wang said bitterly.

Lin Zhennan slammed his fist on the table, unusually angry, and said, "When rumors spread that we had defected to the Sun Moon Sect, he even pushed several of his sons-in-law onto us. Now it seems that it might not have been his idea."

"To be old and not die is to be a thief! If it weren't for Ping'er's ability to judge people, who would have known his true colors!"

No wonder Lin Zhennan was angry.

When the couple learned that Master Xia had also come to steal the sword manual, they were indeed even angrier than Yue Buqun. Yue Buqun had no connection to the Fuwei Escort Agency, so it was one thing for him to covet the sword manual; at most, they would be called a hypocrite.

Old Xia, however, disregarded decades of family friendship, betraying his promise and utterly disgraceful.

Seeing how angry the couple was, Shi Potian was unsure whether to tell them who the other two were.

Just as he was about to speak, Shi Potian suddenly seemed to sense something and said to Lin Zhennan and his wife, "Miss Yue is here. I'll go out and see her."

Fearing her parents would stop her, she hadn't even finished speaking before she had already slipped out the door like a wisp of smoke.

Lin Zhennan and Madam Wang exchanged a glance, both surprised and suspicious.

Just moments ago, Yue Buqun was deemed a hypocrite, and Yue Lingshan even suspected that she had deliberately come to distract her son. Now, she has come chasing after him again, making it difficult to tell whether her feelings are genuine or feigned.

Madam Wang whispered, "What is Miss Yue doing here again? Could it be that her father made a mistake, and she's here to investigate again?"

Lin Zhennan said in a deep voice, "Miss Yue can't fake it, but I'm worried that she's being used by her father without realizing it. Ping'er is also very honest, so we just need to keep a close eye on her."

"I really want to expose these hypocrites on the spot," said Madam Wang.

"We know Ping'er's abilities, but we can't use them as evidence. Madam, please don't be impulsive. Now that we know what these people are really like, we should just stay away from them and be on guard. There's no need to rush into a falling out with them."

Madam Wang nodded.

"But if they dare to come again next time, I will make Ping'er expose their true colors and ruin their reputation."

Madam Wang gritted her teeth and said.

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