Chapter 41: The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix!

  "Bastard!"

  Nan Gong Mu heard this, his fiery temper immediately flared up, and he turned around to let out a loud roar at Nan Gong Xu. The powerful aura of the First Heaven Martial Sect was fully unleashed, his green robes fluttering and making a rustling sound. Nan Gong Xu thudded to the ground with a "pu" sound.

  "Elder, calm down!"

  Although the momentum was not directed at himself, Chen Xiaoli still felt inexplicably terrified and hastily dissuaded him.

  Nan Gong Mu's face suddenly fell, the aura on his body slowly dissipated, and the massive pressure weighing him down vanished. Nan Gong Xiao's expression relaxed instantly, he wiped away the sweat from his forehead and panted heavily.

  "Old predecessor, Third Uncle said before he passed away that after all these years, the hatred in his heart has dissipated. He hopes that if you have time, you can go to his ancestor's grave and burn an incense stick, reminisce about old times!" Chen Xiaoli also let out a sigh of relief.

  "My elder brother Chen, how could you just leave like this!"

  A mighty master of the Wu Zong realm, at this moment he actually sat paralyzed in his chair, bursting into loud wails, the sound of his sorrow was truly heartbreaking, those who heard it felt sad and shed tears.

  Chen Xiaoli himself didn't know what Chen Yunhe meant by the message, only Nan Gongmu understood it in his heart. There was a small entanglement between him and Chen Yunhe, as they were originally good friends who had known each other since childhood, but because of a woman, they had been entangled for many years. When they were over 50 years old, the two made an appointment to compete in martial arts, but Chen Yunhe had an old injury, which was his weakness against Nan Gongmu. As a result, he lost and was blinded by Nan Gongmu's carelessness, after which he retreated from the world and disappeared without a trace.

  It can be said that Nan Gongmu's heart has always been indebted to Chen Yunhe, and he has never stopped searching for Chen Yunhe's whereabouts over the years. Three years ago, Chen Xiaoli's appearance gave him hope, and by following Chen Xiaoli, he found out where Chen Yunhe was hiding. However, because he was afraid that Chen Yunhe still resented him and also feared disturbing Chen Yunhe's quiet cultivation, Nan Gongmu hesitated to go and visit, instead only sending people to report on Chen Yunhe's situation from time to time.

  Chen Xiaoli visited suddenly today, admitting that she is the successor of Chen Yunhe. Nan Gongmu had just heard this news in the inner courtyard and was overjoyed, but as soon as he came out, he heard the news of Chen Yunhe's death, which made him unbearable.

  "Birth, aging, illness and death are all natural human emotions. Please accept my condolences!" Chen Xiaoli consoled him with a sentence, took out a piece of jade from his pocket, "I don't know if the elderly gentleman still remembers this thing?"

  Nan Gong Mu's eyes welled up with tears as he gazed at the jade pendant in Chen Xiao Li's hand. It was a palm-sized white jade pendant carved into the shape of a phoenix, with its head tied with a red string. The pendant shone brightly, and at first glance, it didn't seem like an ordinary object.

  Upon seeing the jade pendant, Nan Gong Mu's expression paused, and he wiped away a tear from the corner of his eye. "This is the Phoenix Pair," he said, "divided into two pieces, a treasured heirloom passed down through my family, the South Palace. The piece you hold is the Female Phoenix, which I gifted to Brother Chen back in the day!"

  Chen Xiaoli heard this and a faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "When Third Uncle was on his deathbed, he said that in those days, Old Master Nan Gong had given him this jade pendant as a token, and either Third Uncle or his descendants could use it to ask the Nan Gong family for a favor!"

  "That's right!" Nangong Mu nodded slightly, calming down his emotions, and looked at Chen Xiaoli with a surprised expression. "Xiaoli, have you encountered some unsolvable trouble? Speak out, I'll take charge for you."

  Chen Xiaoli smiled and waved the phoenix hairpin in his hand, saying, "No, no, elder, I was thinking that the Phoenix Hairpin has been separated for too long, it's time to let them reunite. Today, the phoenix seeks the phoenix, but I'm here to propose a marriage!"

  "Looking for relatives?"

  Nan Gong Mu's mind was suddenly unable to react, and Nan Gong Xu, who was standing respectfully beside him, also had a look of surprise on his face. He had previously heard Chen Xiao Li say that he had something to ask for, and it had to be Nan Gong Mu who came out, so he thought it was some kind of extraordinary matter, but unexpectedly it was a proposal, he almost didn't dare believe his own ears.

  "That's right, matchmaking!" Chen Xiaoli smiled and didn't say a word.

  Nan Gong Mu thought for a moment, and said with some difficulty, "Xiao Li, I have two sons and one daughter under my knees. Both of my sons are now in their fifties, and they have all established their own families. Why do you need to... at your young age?"

  Previously, Chen Xiaoli would rather die than come to acknowledge their relationship, but now they suddenly show up and claim to be relatives, this is completely unlike Chen Xiaoli's style.

  Chen Xiaoli heard this and couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, "Old senior, you've misunderstood me, that's not what I meant..."

  Before he could finish, Nangong Mu was taken aback again and said, "This is also true. Although you and Chen Dage have a master-disciple relationship in reality, you don't have the name of master and disciple. You still call Chen Dage 'Uncle', if you were to marry my son's generation, it would be a mess with the generations."

  At this time, Nan Gongxu on the side said with some difficulty, "Father, my second brother has only one son and one daughter, but they have been married for a long time. I have one son and three daughters, but Chen'er is only 15 years old this year and hasn't reached the age yet."

  Nan Gongmu's face also twitched slightly, looking somewhat embarrassed. He raised his head to glance at Chen Xiaoli and immediately slapped the table, saying, "It's settled then, let Chen'er marry Xiaoli..."

  "Old fellow!" The more he spoke, the more absurd it became. Chen Xiaoli hastily interrupted him. She was almost thirty this year, how could she possibly marry a fifteen-year-old kid? Hurriedly explaining, "Old fellow, you've all misunderstood! Xiaoli came today not to seek marriage for herself!"

  "Huh, what's that?" Nan Gongmu's face was full of puzzlement.

  Chen Xiaoli hastily said, "I heard that the master of the Nan Gong family has a young daughter named Zi Xuan, who is as beautiful as a flower. She is only twenty years old and already famous in the capital. I have a younger brother named Chen Da Sheng, who is also twenty-two this year. I came to ask for her hand in marriage for my brother's sake. I hope you can help us, elder!"

  "Huh?"

  Nan Gong Mu has not reacted yet, but Nan Gong Xu has already grown up and become a big mouth. Nan Gong Zi Xuan is his younger daughter, who is only 20 years old this year and still remains in the boudoir. Chen Xiao Li's brother had also investigated him before, he was just an ordinary student. It's hard to imagine how Nan Gong Zi Xuan, a high-ranking martial artist, could marry an ordinary person?

  If Chen Xiaoli were to marry into the Nan Gong family, he would have been all for it. After all, Chen Xiaoli was an eighth-level martial artist, and with her joining the Nan Gong family, their strength would definitely increase significantly. However, marrying his own daughter off to an ordinary person was a different story altogether.

  He turned to look at Nan Gongmu, and saw that Nan Gongmu's face also showed some hesitation, as if he was wavering. It was clear that Nan Gongmu had similar thoughts. Nan Gongxu hastily said, "Father, times have changed now, marriage values freedom, I think we should ask Zi Xuan herself about this matter?"

  Nan Gongmu turned his face to look at Chen Xiaoli and wanted to ask for his opinion.

  Chen Xiaoli's smile suddenly sank, just now when he said he was seeking a marriage for himself, Nangong Mu didn't even think about it and wanted to let his underage grandson marry him, but now that he said he was seeking a marriage for his younger brother, the difference in attitude was too big.

  Is this looking down on her own brother? Chen Xiaoli is a very proud person, and Chen Dasheng is her reverse scale. She can tolerate others looking down on herself, but she absolutely cannot tolerate others looking down on her own brother.

  It's said that they were going to ask Nan Gong Zi Xuan's opinion, but it was clear that they were politely declining. After all, which woman would be willing to marry a person she had never met before? Especially when this young lady is from the prestigious Nan Gong family.

  I thought that with Chen Yunhe's face and this jade pendant, I could get a good thing for Chen Dasheng, but I didn't expect it to end up like this.

  Chen Xiaoli took a deep breath and smiled, "In that case, I won't insist. Let's just pretend I never came today, and this phoenix hairpin will be returned to its rightful owner. I have some other matters to attend to, so I won't disturb you further!"

  Having said that, Chen Xiaoli put the phoenix hairpin on the small dining table beside her and turned to leave.

  Nan Gong Mu did not expect Chen Xiao Li's temper to be so stubborn. Seeing Chen Xiao Li wanting to leave, he immediately panicked and lightly tapped his toes, his figure flashing elegantly as he blocked Chen Xiao Li's path. "What's the hurry, you little girl? Sit down and listen to what I have to say!"

  "Is there anything else you'd like to instruct me, senior?" Chen Xiaoli said.

  Nangong Mu stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Let's sit down and discuss this slowly!"

  Chen Xiaoli said, "I came here today only to ask for a relative's hand in marriage. If it's anything else, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you!"

  Nan Gong Xu shook his head constantly as he watched from the side, actually daring to show a defiant attitude towards Xiantian Wuzong, it's likely that under the heavens, only Chen Xiaoli would do such a thing.

  Nan Gongmu didn't mind, he had always felt indebted to Chen Yunhe, now Chen Yunhe's successor came to him with the jade pendant in hand, but was rejected by him, how could he do such a thing?

  Pulling Chen Xiaoli back to her seat, Nan Gong Mu said, "As for this marriage, I don't have any opinions..."

  "Father!" Nan Gong Xu heard this and hastily interrupted, his face full of anxiety. How could he let his own daughter jump into the fire pit?

  "Listen to me!" Nan Gongmu waved his hand and said to Chen Xiaoli, "This marriage can be temporarily settled for now. In a few days, I'll bring Zi Xuan with you to enter Shu to pay respects to Big Brother Chen. At that time, we'll take the opportunity to take a look at that young man and see if he's worthy or not. We'll make a final decision then."

  Nangong Xu heard this and immediately let out a sigh of relief. Just now, he really thought Nangong Mu would marry off Nangong Zixuan, but after hearing Nangong Mu's words, he didn't think his daughter could look down on an ordinary university student.

  "Thanks for your help, senior!" Chen Xiaoli's mouth also curled up into a smile. With Nan Gongmu saying that, she couldn't find any reason to refuse anymore.

  Nan Gong Mu smiled and said, "Quickly put away the jade pendant, you child are really stubborn, just like Chen Da Ge! You don't have to keep calling me 'senior', if you call Chen Da Ge 'Shu Gong', then you should also call me 'Shu Gong'!"

  "It's done, Little Li has fulfilled his promise to his brother and uncle!" The goal was achieved, although the final nail wasn't struck, Chen Xiaoli couldn't help but smile, after all, he had finally made good on his promise to Chen Dasheng.

  Chen Xiaoli said, "Uncle, rest assured, Zi Xuan marrying Da Sheng will absolutely not bring shame to her, because my younger brother is now also a postnatal martial artist!"

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