Stay away from beasts in the world of Siheyuan

Chapter 496 Ning Family

Guan Ke slowly moved his body away from the wall and walked at a leisurely pace to the center of the main room.

He looked blankly in the direction of Xu Changping and Yang Xiaoyue, as if he was struggling to think about how to start this difficult topic.

Time passed minute by minute, and the whole hall was dead silent. Only a few faint rays of sunlight shone through the cracks in the door, swaying gently on the ground.

Finally, after a long silence, Guan Ke sighed deeply, breaking the suffocating quiet atmosphere, and said slowly:

"This is a long story. If you want to understand the reasons, you have to tell the whole story from the beginning."

Hearing this, Xu Changping and Yang Xiaoyue looked at each other tacitly, and both sat there quietly, not moving, just staring at Guan Ke with expectant eyes, quietly waiting for his next explanation.

Guan Ke first raised his hand, put it to his mouth and coughed gently.

Then, he narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing an extremely complicated expression, and looked at Yang Xiaoyue again and said, "Come to think of it, it was only when I met Third Master Yang yesterday that I learned that you were actually Fifth Master's child."

Fifth Master! The second time she heard this title, Yang Xiaoyue couldn't help but flash a hint of surprise in her eyes.

After all, in the original owner's memory, there was nothing special or particularly eye-catching about his biological father.

However, at this moment, after hearing what Guan Ke said, Yang Xiaoyue felt a strong sense of curiosity and doubt in her heart.

Xu Changping, who was sitting nearby, was also listening attentively. He could never have imagined that the person chosen for him by the system by accident seemed to have a huge secret hidden behind him!

As he was talking, Guan Ke suddenly seemed to remember something, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he chuckled and continued:

"Speaking of Master Wu, your father, Xiaoyue, he is truly an extremely infatuated man. For the sake of the woman he loves, he did not hesitate to go against the marriage carefully arranged for him by his elders. Overnight, he completely disappeared from our circle as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaoyue couldn't help but cast her eyes on Guan Ke's slightly complicated face, her heart full of doubts and curiosity, and she asked softly:

"My father...what kind of person is he?"

In the original body's memory, his father was just a slightly handsome but very simple man.

Apart from being particularly considerate to her mother, there was nothing particularly outstanding or different about her.

Hearing Yang Xiaoyue's question, Guan Ke pondered for a moment, then began to think thoughtfully.

After a while, his eyes lit up, and he spoke as if he had finally found an adjective that he thought was extremely appropriate: "He! He is the first person who dared to openly resist the shackles of feudal ethics. He can be called a role model for our generation!"

However, just as Guan Ke finished speaking, Third Sister Miao suddenly walked out quickly from the inner room.

She shouted at Guan Ke angrily, "Don't talk nonsense here, you kid, and slander the Fifth Master!"

Seeing this, Yang Xiaoyue quickly turned around, looked at the slightly angry face of Sister Miao San, and asked in surprise: "So you also know my father!"

"How could I not know you? No wonder I felt you looked familiar when I saw you that day. It turns out you are the descendant of Sister Xiaoning." The unhappiness on Sister Miao's face disappeared, she slowly walked to Yang Xiaoyue, reached out her hand and gently stroked her head a few times.

Yang Xiaoyue widened her eyes, her face full of surprise. She asked in disbelief, "You actually know my mother!" Even her fiancé Xu Changping didn't know the names of her parents.

Sister Miao nodded slightly, a trace of emotion and helplessness on her face, and said slowly:

"Of course. Your mother was the little sister in all of our hearts. It's a pity that later... Alas, who could have thought that she would be abducted by your father." At this point, Third Sister Miao's tone suddenly became unfriendly.

After a short pause, Sister Miao seemed to recall something sad, and continued with regret: "If the Ning family hadn't been hit by a sudden disaster, your father would never have had the chance to take her away."

At this time, Guan Ke, who had been standing silently beside him, also sighed and said leisurely:

"Yes! It's really unexpected that Sister Xiaoning's child has grown up so big now." As he spoke, he looked at Yang Xiaoyue lovingly, as if he saw the lively and lovely girl of the past through the girl in front of him.

Just as everyone was immersed in memories and the topic was getting further and further away, Xu Changping couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Um... Excuse me, let me interrupt. We can talk about Xiaoyue's parents later. The most urgent thing right now is to tell us what this Third Master Yang wants to talk to Xiaoyue about!"

"In fact, what Third Master really wants to find is not Fifth Master's relics, but the items left by your mother." Guan Ke glared at Xu Changping who interrupted their recollections, then turned his gaze to Yang Xiaoyue and continued:

"There has always been a rumor among the noble families that the Ning family owns a huge treasure specially left for their descendants to use in their comeback."

Treasure! Even Guan Ke, an old man, couldn't help swallowing his saliva:

"Thinking back to the past, the Ning family was suddenly surrounded and hunted. Under the cover of the outer sect, the direct descendants were forced to embark on the road of escape. The great elder of the main lineage carefully drew the location of this treasure on a sheepskin scroll.

However, in order to prevent this crucial parchment scroll from falling into the hands of the enemy or being easily deciphered, the great elder divided it into four parts and gave them to different people for safekeeping.

Unlike others, the key to the treasure house is always firmly in the hands of the main vein. And Miss Ning is the last remaining descendant of the Ning family's main vein!"

After hearing these words, Xu Changping suddenly understood everything.

No wonder the middle-aged woman before asked about the things left behind by Yang Xiaoyue’s father before his death, and left with harsh words after not getting an accurate answer.

Presumably, after an in-depth investigation, the Yang family discovered that Yang Xiaoyue's mother had passed away long ago, and they believed that the crucial item might have been handed over to her father.