"Old Wu, where are you going?" When Monk Shi called me, Ye Jin said softly, "Let him think about it alone."
I walked out of the room, lit a cigarette in the corridor, and walked around the Guan family villa aimlessly for a few times, my mind was in a mess.
Ye Jin's words made sense. Guan Qingyan and I are not from the same world, so what if we live together
Like Lao Du and Xie Wanqiao, one is busy outside and the other stays at home
I am different from Lao Du. Lao Du's underworld is characterized by the word "official". There is only official business and no personal grudges. People in the underworld will clearly distinguish between laws and personal grudges, and will not easily vent their anger on the police. But my underworld is full of fear. If I offend my enemies, it may bring disaster to the Guan family.
If I want to protect the Guan family, I have to give up the desire to travel the world, but can I do it
As I was daydreaming, I heard a quarrel coming from a room not far away. When I subconsciously walked over, the sound of old man Guan slamming the table came from the room: "Assholes! You don't even listen to me, right?"
"Dad! Why don't you understand?" A middle-aged woman's voice was heard, "Who is Wu Zhao? He is just a scoundrel and a gangster at best. If you recruit him as your son-in-law, our Guan family..."
"Bullshit!" Old Man Guan yelled angrily, "Wu Zhao is a great master. What do you mean by a scoundrel or a gangster?"
Old Man Guan was angry, and the woman didn't dare to say anything. But a man said, "Dad, calm down and listen to me. Let's put aside Wu Zhao's identity. What about his personal ability? Have you examined it?"
"Our Guan family's son-in-law can be an ordinary person, but he must have the ability to help Qingyan maintain the Guan family's business. Can Wu Zhao do it?"
Old Man Guan snorted angrily: "Abilities can be cultivated later!"
The middle-aged man said, "Okay! Even if the ability can be cultivated. But can he bring happiness to Qingyan? How much can he understand about the things Qingyan likes? Just like Qingyan's favorite piano, can Wu Zhao understand it? Can two incompatible people live together?"
Old Man Guan finally sighed and said, "I understand what you said. But, after all, I promised Mr. Wu back then. There are some promises that cannot be reneged on."
The woman said again: "Dad, I really don't understand what our Guan family owes to that Wu? Maybe he came to our Guan family with evil intentions."
"How dare you!" Old Man Guan slammed the table again and said angrily, "There are some things that you don't know, but Qinglin should know. When Xingyu was seriously ill, the Guan family was already in a precarious situation. If it weren't for Mr. Wu's help to change our feng shui, how could our Guan family be what it is today? To be frank, everything our Guan family has now was given by Mr. Wu. Wu has been summoned, and if he wants, he can take it back as well."
"Feng Shui, Feng Shui..." the woman said dissatisfiedly, "You are still superstitious about these..."
The middle-aged man added, "Dad is right. I have also consulted many Feng Shui masters over the years. After they have looked at it, they all said that the one who arranged the Feng Shui was a hermit. None of them could do that. Moreover, the other party left a hidden trick in the Feng Shui plan. He can reverse the Feng Shui plan at any time and ruin the Guan family."
Old Man Guan said with a sigh, "I didn't believe in Feng Shui and destiny before, but after I met Mr. Wu, I started to believe in it. The more I come into contact with the secret arts, the more horrified I feel! They can make a family or a city prosperous, but they can also turn around and wipe out a whole clan, making life worse than death!"
Old Man Guan said, "To be honest! I feel sorry for Qingyan, and I don't want her to marry Wu Zhao either. But the life and death of our Guan family is in the hands of the Wu family!"
"How could this happen?" The woman's tone softened.
Old Man Guan continued, "I have learned a little about Wu Zhao's character. It can be said that he is both good and evil, cruel and ruthless. For the Guan family, I sacrificed Qingyan. I am afraid that I will not be at peace even when I lie in the coffin. But what can I do? How many people in the Guan family have to live, and how many people rely on the Guan family for food..."
"I'm going to find him!" the woman said sternly, "I want to reason with him. If Wu Zhao was still a man and had any sense of shame, he wouldn't do such a thing as asking for repayment. I'm going to question him..."
"Stop!" As Old Man Guan slammed the table and roared, I pushed the door and walked in.
The three people in the room were all stunned. Old Man Guan forced a smile and said, "Xiao Wu, why are you here? Come and sit down. I'll introduce you to your father-in-law and mother-in-law..."
"No need." I glanced at the middle-aged couple with awkward expressions and said, "I came here just to say a few words and then I'll leave."
I didn't wait for them to speak before I said, "The marriage between Guan Qingyan and I was arranged by my grandfather, and there will be no change."
"You..." The woman was about to speak when she was stopped by her husband.
I continued, "Your Guan family's property, as well as your Guan family's rise and fall, have nothing to do with me, and I am not interested in it. The only person in your Guan family who has a slight relationship with me is Guan Qingyan. For some reason, I cannot dissolve the marriage between Guan Qingyan and me. However, I will never hinder your Guan family."
"Just treat that marriage certificate as a piece of paper with my name on it and leave it there! If Guan Qingyan wants to fall in love or get married in the future, it's up to you. I don't think a family like yours would be troubled by a piece of paper!"
"As for the future, I don't think you need to worry. Guan Qingyan may live a long life, but I'm not sure. Maybe one day she will be completely free, and then that piece of paper will be completely invalid."
After I finished speaking, I was about to leave when I heard Father Guan say, "I understand what you mean, but some things cannot be proven with words..."
"How dare you!" Old Man Guan slammed the table and shouted angrily, "The Wu family has always kept their word. How could they go back on their word?"
Old man Guan seemed to be scolding his son, but actually he was making fun of me.
I smiled faintly: "Don't you have a lawyer? Write a statement or agreement and I'll sign it."
"Great!" Guan's father raised his thumb and immediately called a lawyer, who quickly put a piece of paper in front of me. I glanced at the agreement indifferently, and the general content of it was that it clearly divided all the property between me and Guan Qingyan, whether before or after marriage, and had nothing to do with me. Even if Guan Qingyan died before me, I would not have any inheritance rights.
Father Guan kept paying attention to my expression. Seeing that I remained expressionless, he said, "Xiao Wu, if you think there is something wrong with this agreement..."
"No problem, I'm just curious about how the agreement is written." After signing, I pushed the agreement to the other party, "I've already signed it. You don't have to worry that I will threaten your Guan family. I haven't fallen to that level yet."
"Well..." Guan's father said tentatively, "I think it's better to have some guarantees for some things."
I smiled faintly and pulled out the dagger from my body. The faces of the people opposite me changed immediately. Guan's mother screamed, "Bodyguard... someone come quickly... killing people!"
Guan Qingyan, who had not shown up, suddenly rushed out from the study suite: "Wu Zhao, what are you doing?"
It turns out that Guan Qingyan has been listening to us the whole time.
Although I don't know what her mood is, I know that she has no emotional ties to me, just like I have to her, otherwise she wouldn't have remained silent.
I smiled faintly, cut my finger with a knife, raised my hand to the sky and said: "Warlock Wu Zhao, I swear with blood. In this life, except for a marriage certificate, I will never get entangled with the Guan family, touch the Guan family's feng shui, and touch the Guan family's luck. Otherwise, I will die without a burial place."
I gently shook off the blood on my hands: "Mr. Guan, are you satisfied now?"
Father Guan then smiled and said, "Mr. Wu is indeed a good man. However, I am curious, since you don't care about Qingyan, why do you insist on having that marriage certificate?"
I was silent for a moment before I said, "Originally I didn't want to explain anything, but to reassure you, I will say a few more words. Before my grandfather died, he forced me to swear that I would not marry anyone other than Guan Qingyan, otherwise, his soul would not rest in peace."
"If I hadn't been bound by this oath, I wouldn't have stayed in the Guan family for a moment longer. I guess there's no need for me to explain anything, right?"
Guan's father nodded and said, "I understand, I understand, I completely understand. Mr. Wu has helped my Guan family so much, we have to show our appreciation. I have prepared a sum of money for Mr. Wu, hoping..."
"No need!" I waved my hand and said, "I have already been paid for the Guan family's business, and my grudge with your Guan family has been written off. I hope we won't see each other again in the future."
I stood up and walked out of the study without looking back.
I couldn't help laughing until we were out of the room. Was it because Guan's father reacted quickly? Maybe he was quick-witted and could think through everything in a moment. However, I was more inclined to believe that they were deliberately putting on a show for me.
Even Ye Jin played a role in this.
I walked back to the room and told Ye Jin and Monk Shi to leave Guan's house, and told them what had just happened.
Ye Jin was silent for a moment before he said, "Zhaozi, I was used as a pawn. Before I talked to you about those things, Guan Qingyan had come to me and told me a lot. In fact, she was just asking about you in detail."
"I told her some stories about the martial arts world. Although she didn't say anything, I could see that she couldn't understand the life of a warlock, so I... didn't expect..."
"Stop talking, come drink with me!" I interrupted Ye Jin and dragged them both to a small roadside hotel.
Whether this was a deliberate arrangement or not is not important to me. The contradictions that are supposed to arise will appear sooner or later and cannot be reconciled, so why should I bother myself with troubles
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Thanks to Doudou and Zhan Wuxiang for the reward! (To be continued)