Fu Jiu Jiu smiled sweetly at the man.

The man smiled meaningfully, but said nothing.

Fu Jiujiu didn't continue to argue with her, this answer wasn't something he could decide either.

Walk a little further, the scent of incense is quite strong, but it's a pleasant smell. It's subtle and luxurious, with high-quality spices, even precious.

"This fragrance…" Fu Jiujiu casually mentioned.

The other party certainly knew everything about the couple, so Fu Jiujiu felt there was no need to hide anything. However, they were still full of unknowns towards each other.

That includes his son, Fu Jiujiu. He's determined that there's a child destined to be in his life. Could it be that he wants to protect him?

"This fragrance... is it warm? It's my father who concocted it," Tang Ningxiang said, her face devoid of any emotion.

"It smells great, way better than what I made."

"Sister, you're so talented! You just said you can read faces, could you take a look at mine?" Tang Ningxiang grabbed Fu Jiujiu's arm, acting very intimately.

Fu Jiu Jiu also grew up as a little girl. Although she didn't like being close to people in her past life, this life is different. Being wrapped in love, she is willing to build loving relationships with others.

Like Xiu Xiu, Atuxiu, Wu Jie, and the sisters-in-law, she would also walk arm in arm with them.

But at this moment, she gently brushed aside Tang Ning's frost claws.

"What do you want to see?" Fu Jiujiao asked as she walked.

"That's fine." Tang Ningxiang's gaze seemed to casually glance over Tang Xian before quickly retracting, "My elder sister is about the same age as me. Since you've found your soulmate, then... why don't you take a look for mine? What kind of person would my soulmate be?"

Fu Zhuzhu couldn't possibly not see her intentions, but she had to admit, Tang Xian was a dazzling presence wherever he went. It wasn't just his looks; his aura and the way he carried himself were both captivating.

But she also knew that this woman named Tang Ning霜 was doing it on purpose.

But she didn't understand that some feelings can withstand any test.

"I haven't seen your future husband yet." Fu Jiujiu said.

"How could this be? Am I going to be a spinster for life?" Tang Ning霜 asked, "No way, am I that ugly?"

There could be many things you can't see, maybe even that you have a short life?

But Fujujiao didn't say anything.

“They all say I’ve only learned the superficial aspects.” Fu Jiujiao said humbly.

"Looks like that's all then. What else did Big Sister see? Tell me everything."

Fu Jiujiu looked at the girl's eyebrows and eyes, "I see that my little sister might be in some trouble recently. Accumulating virtue and doing good deeds may be able to resolve it."

"Hahaha…" Tang Ningxiang laughed until she was doubled over, "Sister, are you serious?"

I think so.

But I feel like my sister is wrong. People say I'm lucky and have a good life.

Fu Jiujiu giggled, because in this short while, she had already pulled away a small distance from Tang Xian.

The old man didn't get angry after hearing Fu Jiujiao's words. He just smiled, but the smile on his lips was sarcastic, as if Fu Jiujiao was talking nonsense.

"Your little madam at home is quite the capable one!"

Tang Xian nodded and, at the man's gesture, sat down. "She's indeed very capable."

"So... you believe the young lady's words?"

"Well then?" Tang Xian countered, "If I don't trust my own wife, should I trust every Tom, Dick and Harry?"

The old man's expression stiffened, then he gave a cold smile. "Your accent doesn't sound like someone from the Northwest. Are you here on vacation?"

"Your accent doesn't sound like it's from the northwest," Tang Xian said.

He felt that this person should not have been in the Li Dynasty for many years, otherwise how could his father never find him?

Tang Xian suspected that this fellow must have secretly fled to another place and hid. He felt that the time was ripe and returned to Li Chao again, wanting to stir up trouble.

"Yeah, we just got back too. We were out of town doing business." The man answered calmly, his words true or false, hard to tell. But that didn't really matter anyway.

"Do you know how to play chess?"

Tang Xian nodded, "Yes."

Then, the old man asked Tang Xian to play a game with him.

Tang Xian didn't refuse either. Since he wanted to test him, in the process of testing, he would also expose himself.

"Sister, let's go for a walk. My house is pretty nice, and they're just playing chess which is so boring."

Tang Xian looked at Fu Jiu Jiu, not wanting her to leave his sight. After all, this place was very dangerous.

Fu Jiujiu met his gaze and subtly conveyed her thoughts. "Alright, but this game of chess isn't just for amateurs. Experts can glean a lot from it."

Tang Ningxiang raised an eyebrow, "I don't understand, Sister, you say this as if you understand?"

"Hmm." Fu Jiujiao nodded. "Didn't you say you wanted to take me out for a walk?"

"Let's go!"

Tang Xian was locked in a battle of wits with the old man on the chessboard. Although both appeared calm and collected on the surface, they were actually racking their brains, this being a war without gunpowder.

Half an hour later, fine beads of sweat had already appeared on the old man's forehead, and Tang Xian was also concentrating hard, not daring to relax for a moment.

"You lost." The old man placed his piece, stroking his beard and laughing. "You overthought things. Otherwise...this game wouldn't have ended so soon. In life, you need to be ruthless. This isn't a real battlefield, just a chess piece. When it dies, it dies."

"I don't think so!" Tang Xian laughed, dropping the last piece. "This piece is dead now, but all the others are watching. Sometimes kindness is the best weapon."

Tang Xian, this boy, met with fortune in misfortune. He smiled at the man and said, "People are mostly known for reciprocating kindness. You saved his life, he would like to repay you tenfold. Of course, for some people, it's like letting a tiger back into the mountains, mercy is not justified. If you show weakness for a moment, you'll have to spend decades cleaning up the mess of your mistake."

The man stroked his beard and smiled faintly, "At your young age, you speak of great principles better than I, an old man."

"How dare I? These are all my father's teachings."

"Your father... he's still in good health, right?" The man looked at the explorer and tentatively asked, "You don't look very old, your father should be younger than me. Since you both share the surname Tang, would you call me uncle?"

If it wasn't this time, a family reunion would be pretty touching.

However…

"Uncle?" Tang Xian smiled. "Forget it, even though your surname is Tang, a Tang is not the same as another Tang. I do have an uncle, but…"

"But what about it?" the man asked again, as if he had heard something from Tang Xian.

"But he was a bastard son to begin with. My father, out of consideration for our brotherhood, wanted to give him an identity. However, human desires are insatiable; what he truly desired was the position of head of the family." M..

Tang Xian raised an eyebrow and looked at the man, "Do you give Píng Píng a reason?"

First released on Taiwan's Traditional Chinese Novel Network

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