The air in the guest room suddenly became stagnant.
Li Tianxin shrank into the tub. Jiang Ran put one hand on the tub and just looked at him quietly.
silence……
I don't know how long the silence lasted before Li Tianxin took his head out of the water.
He exhaled a long breath:
"What if I don't admit it?"
Jiang Ran smiled.
Doesn’t this sentence just mean that you have admitted it?
But he still said:
"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it, I'll wash it with you right now."
"...You are despicable!!"
Li Tianxin suddenly stared, but then suddenly smiled sweetly:
"Brother-in-law, I knew that you had evil intentions against me the first time you saw me.
"When we were eating in the living room, I said there was no one around and you can do whatever you want to me...
"You were pretending to be serious back then, but now you're showing your true colors, aren't you?"
"..."
Jiang Ran looked uncomfortable: "Can you take that face back, and then act like this daughter's family again? It's so disgusting now..."
"snort!"
The person in the bathtub snorted coldly. Jiang Ran looked up and saw his face suddenly twitching.
There was air flowing under the skin, sometimes swelling and sometimes shrinking. After a while, the sallow and unremarkable face disappeared.
Tang Huayi's delicate face appeared in front of Jiang Ran again.
Their eyes met, but Jiang Ran was speechless for a long time.
"What's wrong? Isn't this what you want?"
Tang Huayi said with a smile: "See you again now, in this situation again... Oh, by the way, my [Heaven's Secret Transformation Technique] only unlocked the part on the face.
"The upper body still looks like a man... How about I untie it too, and then you also take off your clothes and come in, so that I can take care of you?"
Jiang Ran nodded, then reached out and took off his coat.
Tang Huayi was stunned and said quickly:
"what you do?"
"Isn't that what you said just now?"
Jiang Ran smiled and said:
"Let me come in and you can serve me well. Since you said it, why can't I do it?"
"...Brother-in-law, you don't know how cruel my sister is. If you and I did something extraordinary.
"I'm afraid I don't have a few days left to live."
Tang Huayi said with a sad face:
"So, it's better for you and me to stick to the rules."
Jiang Ran was happy when he heard this:
"Are you quite afraid of your sister?"
"Afraid."
Tang Huayi nodded: "In this world, the person I fear most... is her."
"What kind of person is she?"
Jiang Ran frowned slightly.
"You want to know?"
Tang Huayi tilted his head and looked at Jiang Ran, then smiled:
"I will not tell you."
Jiang Ran also smiled when he heard this, but there was not much smile in his eyes. Instead, there was a glimmer of a knife.
Tang Huayi's face changed slightly, and her smile suddenly faded:
"Brother-in-law...don't you want to kill me?"
"Hard to say."
Jiang Ran said calmly:
"It depends on how you behave."
"How do you want me to behave?"
Tang Huayi also let out a breath. She knew that everything before was nonsense, and now is the key.
She has been with Jiang Ran for so long and has some understanding of Jiang Ran's character.
Knowing that he is ruthless and ruthless, if he really wants to kill someone, he will not care whether you are a boy or a girl, and he will not have any sympathy for you.
"Let's have a good talk."
Jiang Ran spoke softly:
"What's going on with the Great Transformation Sword? Is there such a skill in the Eighteen Heaven Demon Record?"
"No, but I have obtained the secret book a long time ago. If you just practice it, won't you be good at it?"
"...it's a good idea to practice casually.
"My master, did you really arrange that marriage for me?"
"yes!"
Tang Huayi answered honestly: "Besides, this marriage has been decided a long time ago."
"A long time ago? How long?"
"Seventeen years ago!"
"So, what Tang Yuanwai told me at that time was all nonsense?"
"It's hard for people to accept it if you tell it bluntly, so naturally you have to change your words."
Tang Huayi said with a smile: "After all, you know our origins, so I can't tell you that you are our demon sect's appointed son-in-law. What if I scare you away?"
Jiang Ran frowned slightly:
"What is the relationship between my master and you?"
"The enemy!"
Tang Hua didn't even think about it: "He is the enemy of our demon sect!!"
"fart!"
Jiang Ran's face darkened:
"Does this apply to you?"
Since they are enemies, how could he allow his disciple to marry a demon sect witch?
"It's close!"
Tang Huayi said quickly:
"I really tell the truth. Many years ago, he had an entanglement with me and the Saint Saint, which caused a lot of grudges. To this day, although we have to cooperate due to various reasons.
"But they still don't regard each other as friends.
"It's still a hostile relationship."
Jiang Ran frowned slightly. Tang Huayi's words could be compared with what the old man said at the time when he was fishing by the river in Wenxiang Forest.
"For what reason do you have to cooperate?"
"I can't talk about this anymore."
After Tang Huayi finished speaking, he found that Jiang Ran's face darkened again, so he said helplessly:
"Really, I really can't say this.
"Even if you kill me, I can't tell you!"
Jiang Ran glanced at her and thought slightly:
“Let’s put this issue aside for now.
"Let me ask you, in Cangzhou Mansion, who was responsible for the destruction of the Qinghe Gang?"
"Don't you know everything?"
Tang Huayi smiled and said: "My sister killed him."
"...Fan Yumou's Qinghe Gang has existed in Cangzhou Prefecture for many years.
"Why did you attack them all of a sudden?"
"This matter is a coincidence."
Tang Huayi thought for a while and said:
“To get to the bottom of it, it’s too complicated, and it also involves the Heavenly Palace.
"It can even be traced back to a hundred years ago, when our demon sect was beaten to pieces by heroes like Chu Nanfeng and Wen Ren Tianzong, and was scattered in all directions.
"Of course, our demon sect will not die so easily.
"I once told you that the devil's sect's lifelong pursuit only has five words... The devil is at ease!
"The demons are immortal and the self is immortal, only in the human heart.
"As long as people's hearts remain, our demonic sect will surely exist forever.
"Of course, these are just beautiful words. After the incident a hundred years ago, our demon sect has become out of order for a while.
"Moreover, there are traitors among them, and the Eighteen Heavenly Demonic Records have been tormented everywhere.
"Some of them were stolen by the so-called righteous people.
"Some are scattered in the rivers and lakes and have no idea where to go.
"The remaining ones were divided up by the believers at that time...
"And our lineage has always been orthodox to the Demon Cult. You have also met our leader, grandpa. Isn't he awesome?"
"...Ask the old man in Xianglin?"
"Yeah!"
Tang Huayi nodded repeatedly, then pouted and said angrily: "That old immortal has already arrived in Benma Town, but he dares not to see me..."
"..."
Jiang Ran sighed.
At that time, he told Tang Huayi what he had seen and heard in Wenxiang Lin, mainly because he wanted to ask where the old man's martial arts came from.
As a result, Tang Huayi went out after hearing this.
At that time, I was still ignorant and worried about her safety.
As a result, it turned out that I was going to see my own leader...
No wonder she was so confident then.
Tang Huayi continued:
"Getting back to the subject, our group actually doesn't want to offend anyone, and we don't have any opinions on this world.
“In the final analysis, I just want to gather together what was scattered back then.
"Getting rid of those traitors who have deviated from the original intention of the demon is to clean up the house.
"So, even though we have been rooted in Cangzhou Prefecture for ten years, we are only doing honest things.
"But I didn't expect that the Tianshang Que group, who had obtained the Eighteen Heavenly Demon Records back then, would actually extend their claws to Cangzhou Mansion.
"Although we want to do our duty, but the Blood Cauldron Magic Art is right in front of us, how can we still watch Fan Yumou and others use it to harm others?
"So, I took the initiative to ask for help and infiltrate the Qinghe Gang.
"Originally, I wanted to kill Fan Jiwu and Fan Yumou, and beat to death all those who practiced the Blood Cauldron Magic Art...
“Then I will retire with success.
"Who would have thought that a great hero would descend from heaven!
"My extraordinarily heroic brother-in-law suddenly appeared with a bang.
"With a shocking strike, the sword struck directly from the outer courtyard of the Qinghe Gang to the inner courtyard!"
Jiang Ran felt that these words contained a bit too much sand.
He shook his head slightly:
"So, in fact, when you were Li Tianxin, what you said was not without purpose.
"Did I really ruin your plans?"
"That's right."
Tang Huayi nodded:
"After this incident, we had to leave Cangzhou Prefecture due to some other reasons.
"Sister is worried that if you leave Fan Jiwu alive, it will bring you some unnecessary trouble.
"So I simply took a trip to the Qinghe Gang.
"One is to take away the secret book of the Blood Cauldron Magic Skill, and the other... is to help you eliminate hidden dangers.
"Not only the Qinghe Gang, but also the Yun Department of Tianshang Que.
"We have discovered them since they arrived in Cangzhou Mansion.
"What their purpose is, there is no need to say more.
"Sister is worried that what they are going to do may hurt you.
"So, that night I went to where Yunbu was.
"Kill all the people there as well."
"So, she really has deep affection for me?"
Jiang Ran sneered.
Tang Huayi did not smile. She gave Jiang Ran a complicated look and sighed softly:
"How my sister feels about you, I shouldn't tell you from my mouth.
"One day, you will see her.
"Let her tell you personally...
"It's just that, as her sister, what I want to tell you is.
"So far, only you have been sorry for her, and she has not been sorry for you."
"Nonsense, how did I feel sorry for her?"
Jiang Ran frowned.
"How dare you say that?"
Tang Hua almost stood up from the bathtub with a sigh of relief. In the end, he probably felt that even though there was a way to change the world, this was not appropriate after all.
He could only say in a muffled voice:
"I tell you, I have tolerated you for a long time!
"Look at you...you are so good-looking. It doesn't matter how good-looking you are, but you still show mercy everywhere!
"Ye Jingshuang is fascinated by you, and in the name of repaying his kindness, he just wants to do evil to you.
"You never refuse, and now you are still wearing the token of love someone gave you!"
"..."
Jiang Ran lowered his head and glanced at the jade pendant on his body, snorted and was too lazy to answer.
Tang Huayi became angrier as he spoke:
"Also, how old is that girl Mingyue? That's not true. She is really in love at the age of 18.
"But you can't hook up with your cousin and then hook up with someone else's cousin, right? Do you want to catch them all in one fell swoop?"
"nonsense!"
Jiang Ran glared:
"What does this have to do with Mingyue?"
"My little girl's whole heart is tied to you. Aren't you afraid that someone will mistake her for life once she sees Jiang Ran? How can you bear it..."
"It's a mess."
Jiang Ran frowned: "Stop talking about these useless nonsense."
"I'm not done yet!"
Tang Huayi pointed at Jiang Ran and said:
"Ming Yue stayed in Cangzhou Mansion, and Ye Jingshuang returned to Liuyun Sword Sect because of her master's affairs.
"I'm breathing a sigh of relief, and I feel like you can finally calm down.
"But when I turned around, I met Ruan Yuqing!"
"What... does this have to do with Ruan Yuqing?"
"Why doesn't it matter? Am I the one who is arguing with others and getting entangled?
"I've heard that after traveling around the world for so many years, even if I meet a man, I wish I could be separated by a huge chasm. How lucky you are that you entered his room the first time you met him.
"You keep flirting with me every day, and I don't even bother to care about you anymore!
"It's really tiring... I'm staying with you because it's my sister's intention to protect you.
"It turns out that your martial arts skills are so high.
"I thought, if you don't need my protection, then I will help my sister keep an eye on you.
"But... this is much harder than protecting you.
"Can you please stop going around and seduce good women?"
"If you fart again, believe it or not, I will chop you up!?"
Jiang Ran was furious and made a knife with his hand, his face full of threats.
"If you chop me, chop me! In the worst case, I will die in this tub!"
Tang Huayi also seemed to be risking everything:
"I can tell you that as soon as I die, the power of the Heaven's Secret Transformation Technique will naturally dissipate, and I will completely regain my daughter's body.
"Go back and let everyone take a look. In your room and in your bathtub, there died a disheveled girl. She was as beautiful as a flower and as beautiful as a little fairy in the sky.
"Let's see how you explain it to others then!"
"..."
Jiang Ran almost laughed angrily: "Do you still want to be shameless?"
"You are so shameless and hooking up everywhere, what more shame do I need?"
Tang Hua said angrily:
"Tell me, what are you doing? In the inn on the eve of arriving at Hongfeng Villa, you and Ye Jingshuang were in the same room... It's really unreasonable!
"My sister didn't even want to eat you up that night, why can't you show some respect and love for yourself?"
"Your sister didn't do anything to me that night?"
Jiang Ran raised his eyebrows.
"What did you think you would do?"
Tang Huayi sneered: "My sister has been looking forward to marrying you since ten years ago. How could she accept being so unclear and commit herself to you? Looking back, you are just like a straw with a dream and nothing.
Knowing that, he would even blame her and hate her.
"She wouldn't be that flippant.
"Even if she did something, it was definitely not what you thought... Huh, it's quite a beautiful thought."
"...So, she still did something that night?"
Jiang Ran felt that this topic could return to the main topic.
"I don't want to tell you this."
"You think you still have room to bargain?"
Jiang Ran's face darkened: "You know my methods."
"I know, the King of Hell is angry."
Tang Huayi said lightly:
"You can torture me and make me miserable.
“However, there are some things and some persistence that I believe I can endure.
"Sister paid an unimaginable price to save your life.
"All her efforts should be told to you personally to be meaningful."
"……cost?"
Jiang Ran looked at Tang Huayi: "What price? Save my life... Is this marriage really related to my near-death fate?"
"I said, wait until she tells you these things personally."
Tang Huayi leaned her head on the edge of the tub and looked up at the roof:
"You can do whatever you want to me, I won't tell you.
"If you don't believe me, you can use the wrath of the King of Hell on me."
"..."
Jiang Ran breathed out lightly:
"Then... tell me why everyone in the Tang family left that night.
"Since you want me to get married to Tang Shiqing.
"Why did you suddenly do this inexplicable thing?"
"It's not because your nine-death fate has suddenly changed.
"It's inexplicable that you can cure this disease.
“The original preparation suddenly became useless.
"In addition, we also have our own things to do... If you can survive, there is no need to get involved with us.
"After all, you are a demon sect, and you are affiliated with us. For a junior like you who is just starting out in the world, the start is a bit too harsh.
"So I simply left and went to do more important things."
Jiang Ran pondered slightly:
"Then let me sort it out first.
"In other words, my master and you have agreed to trick me into coming to Cangzhou Mansion to get married.
"In the name of...getting married, you can actually save me.
"But later you discovered that my Nine Deaths had changed, and you had a way to solve it... so you gave up your original plan and left decisively.
"Based on what you said, Tang Shiqing did a lot of things to save me.
“That’s when everything fell apart.
"So, she still did something to me that night that I didn't know about, but the result was very different from what you originally expected."
"...That's right."
Tang Huayi nodded: "And this matter is only good for you, not bad."
"What's the benefit?"
Jiang Ran raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Do you think that the Blood Cauldron Sutra can really be resolved by relying on the Right Heart Sutra of Creation?"
Tang Huayi looked at Jiang Ran with a bit of indignation in his eyes.
Jiang Ran nodded when he heard the words, which solved a confusion in his heart.
After thinking for a moment, he suddenly poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of her.
"...Brother-in-law, it's not necessary, is it?"
Tang Huayi laughed dryly. Seeing Jiang Ran's resolute attitude, he sighed, muttering "repay kindness with evil", and drank it in one gulp.
“I think it’s quite necessary.
"Since you don't want to tell me, let your sister tell you as you wish.
"From today on, you are a hostage in my hands.
"If you want to survive, find a way for me to see your sister."
Jiang Ran suddenly reached out and pinched Tang Huayi's nose.
The force was a bit strong and Tang Huayi's nose turned red when he pinched it: "Otherwise, you have to weigh the outcome yourself. I'm not teasing you this time."