Returnee in Jianghu - C78

Tang Ming noticed that the atmosphere wasn’t right the moment he entered the hall. He lowered his eyes and walked towards the main table without saying anything. “Aunt.”

“Mm, it’s the same as before. You already know these people, so I won’t introduce them to you all.” Tang Ning looked at the table full of people, but still didn’t have a smile on his face.

Tang Ming nodded his head and poured himself a cup of wine. “I am extremely grateful to everyone for coming from so far away and enjoying the aroma. I will serve you as a gift first.”

“Just like before?” Yan Yufei suddenly spoke up as he looked at Tang Ming.

“It was taken out for me by my aunt.” As Tang Ming spoke, Yan Yufei nodded and didn’t say anything else.

“I heard you’re going to Beijing?” Su Ziyue put down the cup in her hands and gave Chun Feng and Hong Ying, who were still trying their best, a gentle look. Then, she took out a jade from her waist: “Take it.”

Tang Ming, on the other hand, found that when Su Ziyue was giving him the jade, she subconsciously looked at his aunt Tang Ning. Tang Ning lowered his head to drink his tea and discovered that Tang Ning didn’t pay attention to his actions.

He didn’t know if it was because of Tang Ming’s imagination, but Tang Ming felt that the famous Young Noble Wushuang was trying to please his aunt.

Tang Ming received the jade pendant as he thought, “Many thanks, Villa Owner Su.”

“No need.” Su Ziyue’s entire mind was focused on Tang Ning. She didn’t really care about Tang Ming’s gratitude.

Su Rong, who was sitting next to Su Ziyue, clearly noticed that Su Ziyue was distracted. “Father, what’s wrong?”

Su Ziyue quickly regained her senses, but discovered that Tang Ning wasn’t even willing to give her the slightest bit of attention. Even Su Rong didn’t get Tang Ning’s gaze. Su Ziyue forcefully suppressed the bitterness in her heart and said, “I’m fine.”

Luo Ling, who was at the side, looked away, “Nothing much, and you’ve still been staring at Pavilion Master Tang for so long.”

Hua Yu’s eyelids jumped up and down as he inwardly lamented over Luo Ling’s courage in ridiculing the peerless master in such a direct manner.

Actually, neither Su Rong nor Hua Yu could sit at this table, but they could do nothing about the small number of people at the main table. In addition, this was Tang Ming’s coming of age ceremony, so when Tang Ming sat at the main table, it would not be good for the entire table to be filled with seniors.

However, Luo Ling was not arranged to sit at this table. He represented the Cloud Sky Sect and the person who arranged the seats did not even think about it. Luo Ling had already been arranged to sit at the main table.

No one would have thought that Luo Ling would directly go against Su Ziyue, and it was only Su Ziyue who was stunned for a moment.

Tang Ming glanced at Luo Ling, hinting him not to act too recklessly.

In fact, Tang Ming somewhat understood Luo Ling’s thoughts. He was simply venting his anger at the Pure Wind House.

After all, at that time, Feng Tian had gone towards Su Ziyue, but Tang Ming had somehow been implicated. Moreover, Luo Ling had a deep relationship with his master Chu Junran and his martial uncle Gu Han, so it was impossible for Luo Ling to hate them even if he wanted to.

The key point was that after Tang Ming left, Luo Ling had the ability to vent his anger at the Pure Wind House.

Luo Ling angrily turned his gaze away.

After telling Luo Ling An to divide the loot, Tang Ming also took out the jade pendant Su Ziyue had given him. After telling Luo Ling An to divide the loot, Tang Ming also took out the jade pendant Su Ziyue had given him.

Tang Ming reckoned it was some kind of keepsake from the royal family.

However, what Tang Ming did not know was that this was a jade pendant that only the king of the imperial court would own. Su Jinyun, the ruler of a country, would stay at the Pure Wind House with the empress after he abdicated his throne. Not only did this show the trust the imperial government had for the Pure Wind House, more importantly, Su Ziyue was also a prince.

A prince who could interfere in the affairs of the country.

Tang Ming, who didn’t know the importance of the jade pendant in his hands, calmly accepted it. Chun Feng said half-jokingly: “Zi Yue, you’re making things difficult for us. Yu Fei and I don’t have any extra gifts prepared. How about I hand my disciple over to you?”

The last sentence was clearly directed at Tang Ming.

Hua Yu, who had been planning on remaining silent, was also agile. “Master, let me tell you, what you’re doing is wrong.”

With Hua Yu’s words, the originally heavy atmosphere lightened by quite a bit.

Tang Ming also casually accepted it, “Brother Hua, this gift is too valuable. I don’t dare to accept it.”

Yan Yufei wasn’t one to get involved. He wasn’t good at speech, didn’t like to talk, and didn’t interrupt this conversation that was decorated with peace and harmony.

“Aunt, I’ll go to another table first …” Tang Ming hadn’t finished speaking when Tang Rou’er’s angry voice sounded from outside the hall.

“Liu, you actually let my butterfly fly. Do you know how long I have been preparing this gift for you?” Tang Rou’er’s angry tone was too obvious. She really wanted to skin and cramp Liu Huaiqing to resolve the hatred in her heart.

“Aunt, I’ll go out and take a look.” Tang Ming put down the wine cup in his hand and hurriedly left after Tang Ning nodded.

Not far from the main hall, Tang Rou’er held her sword and viciously faced Liu Huai Qu.

Liu Huai Qu, on the other hand, had a calm expression and said without a hint of regret, “My apologies.”

“I’m done for apologizing. Do you know that in order to catch these butterflies, I have to go to the hot spring across the mountain every morning to catch them?” As Tang Rou’er said this, her eyes filled with tears. “Now it’s fine, it’s all gone. You accompany me … accompany me … you big bad guy.”

Seeing that Tang Rou’er was about to cry, Liu Huai Qu panicked. “You …” “Don’t cry.”

“What’s going on?” Tang Ming came out from the hall. When he saw the crying Tang Rou, he frowned as he looked at Liu Huai Qu: “Alliance Head Liu, I think you should give me an explanation.”

Liu Huai Qu forced a smile and said, “Young Master Tang, just take a look at the seven-colored poison discs beneath my feet and you’ll know.”

When Tang Ming, who was initially dissatisfied with the result, heard about the Rainbow Venom Plate, his expression froze. Sure enough, the several beautiful butterflies beneath Liu Huaiqiu’s feet were all split in half.

The crying Tang Rou’er also stopped.

The Rainbow Venom Plate was a type of butterfly that was highly toxic. Upon absorbing the butterfly powder that fluttered within the Rainbow Poison Plate, one would fall into a coma. It could be said to be an extremely dangerous poison.

“How could it be? When I was catching butterflies, I was so fine?” Tang Rou’er finally reacted, “You must be trying to shirk your responsibilities by saying that.”

“It’s a seven-colored poison disc.” Tang Ming had a good memory. Naturally, he could tell that the butterfly that was killed by Liu Huai Qu was a seven-colored poison disc.

Tang Rou’er’s expression froze.

Liu Huai Qu looked at Tang Rou’er and sighed, “This seven-colored poison disc might not have been caught by you. It could have been secretly set up by someone else.”

Just as Liu Huaijiu finished speaking, Tang Ming’s entire temperament changed.

It was like a sword drawn from its scabbard.