Wushuang waited until Ouyang Che fell asleep, then took the Xuanyuan Sword up the mountain and returned it to the ancestral temple.
She solemnly placed the sword properly, lit three incense sticks and paid her respects, before walking out of the temple.
Outside the door, eight strong n stood.
They were the eight Guardian Gods protecting the Xuanyuan Sword.
"Greetings, honored elders," Wushuang respectfully saluted them.
The eight n also saluted her respectfully, then the leading man took a step forward and said solemnly to her, "Miss, today we have so words we wish to say to you."
Wushuang felt quite surprised, she smiled slightly, "Please speak, elders. Wushuang is all ears."
The man said softly, "Miss, we are rely guardians of the sacred sword, and ordinarily shouldn’t involve ourselves in worldly matters. However, you are the last bloodline of the Xuanyuan Family, and your survival is tied to the survival of the Xuanyuan Sect. So there are things that you must be inford about."
Wushuang’s expression grew more serious, "Speak without hesitation, elder."
"Be cautious of Ouyang Che, we suspect his motive for marrying you is not pure."
"Why do you say so?" Wushuang asked calmly.
She wasn’t shocked or panicked, she herself didn’t know why she felt so tranquil in her heart.
"Miss, do you know how many tis Ouyang Che has stord the ancestral temple trying to seize the Xuanyuan Sword?"
Wushuang didn’t speak, and he continued, "When Ouyang Che was eleven, he ca to seize the Xuanyuan Sword, and since then, he has co every year. At twenty, he finally defeated the eight of us, but he did not take the Xuanyuan Sword. Then he never ca again, until yesterday, he appeared once more, he stord past us and seized the Xuanyuan Sword. We learned afterwards that his aim was to marry you."
Wushuang’s eyes flickered, her heart deeply shaken.
Ache, he...
Did he desire the Xuanyuan Sword since he was eleven?
At that ti, why did he want the Xuanyuan Sword?
And he ca every year.
Was it to test his skills, or had he always intended to use the sword to coerce her?
Wushuang did not feel angry, nor any other emotions.
Ouyang Che always liked to plan ahead.
He acts ticulously; perhaps he thought he’d need the Xuanyuan Sword soday, so he began preparing early.
No wonder his martial skills are the best on the island.
It turns out he was practicing in secret all along, just to defeat the eight of them.
"Miss, I know that rely this does not suffice to prove Ouyang Che’s ulterior motives. But there’s another matter that you certainly don’t know. The collapse of the ancestral temple that enshrines the family heads was not due to weather, but man-made. The culprit is Ouyang Che! We, on the mountain, could see everything clearly inside the temple. It was him who tampered with the temple, causing its collapse."
"What did you say?!" Wushuang asked in shock.
"Miss, he knows we saw his actions, he did not try hiding them. Perhaps he thought we never ddle in other affairs and wouldn’t tell you, thus we wouldn’t pose a threat to him. But he did not expect we’d inform you about this."
"Miss, Ouyang Che has exhausted every sche to marry you, his aim might very well be the entire Xuanyuan Sect. Now, you are the Xuanyuan Family’s only bloodline, and after several years when you pass, the entire Xuanyuan Sect will be at Ouyang Che’s disposal."
Wushuang felt faint for a mont, then said lightly, "Thank you, elders, for telling these things..."
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