Although the little apprentice sister is weak, she can fight

"Okay." Su Tingyu agreed.

"I understand what you mean, so after tonight I won't be going to her about this again."

Shen Qiao nodded, "Then you can ask."

"Did she mention anything about her past?"

Things in the past...

Shen Qiao narrowed his eyes.

She had indeed heard of Li Yue's life experience in her previous life, but it was not a memory worth reminiscing about.

"No."

"Then do you know her background?"

Shen Qiao and Su Tingyu looked at each other and nodded slowly, "I know a thing or two."

"Okay." Su Tingyu was a little excited.

"Then tell me, how much do you know?"

Shen Qiao did not answer, but observed Su Tingyu's expression and found that he was in a very excited state, or very excited.

Excited? Based on Li Yue's experience, no one would think it was a good thing for her to be concerned about her background, right?

"Why do you have to worry about whether she is the one?" Shen Qiao asked back.

"You should know that monks are most averse to having any connection with the secular world."

"I..." Su Tingyu hesitated to speak, as if annoyed, but he quickly controlled his emotions and calmed down.

"If it really is her, how could I not do anything? After all, it was me who let her down in the first place..."

...“let down”?

Shen Qiao's expression was blank for a moment, then he quickly interrupted, "Wait, wait a moment."

Why is this development direction becoming increasingly wrong?

Shen Qiao remembered that after Li Yue broke with his family, he took his mother's surname and changed his name... This did correspond to the two problems that Su Tingyu had been struggling with before.

Su Tingyu...Su...

Shen Qiao searched quickly in his mind and suddenly remembered that in his previous life he and Gong Yihua had dealt with a case of a water monster eating people.

The boss who went out to sea to deliver goods was named Su. When Li Yue heard about this, he came personally to handle the man's funeral.

Unfortunately, in his previous life, Shen Qiao was devoted to cultivation and never cared about these things, so he did not ask about the relationship between Li Yue and the boss named Su.

"Is your father...Su Yue?"

Su Tingyu's eyes widened. "You really know a lot!"

Shen Qiao's expression relaxed. "Then if I'm not mistaken, you and Li Yue are...?"

"My mother and her mother are half-sisters."

Oh, relatives from my mother’s side.

Shen Qiao felt much more stable.

Looking back at Li Yue's attitude back then, it seems he has a lot of affection for this family. If that's the case, then I might consider relaxing my stance a bit...

Shen Qiao felt his brain stop for a moment, then suddenly reacted.

That's not right! If that's the case, then this guy is Li Yue's cousin! Then what did he "let down"?

"Can you explain why you feel 'owed'? This is related to whether our conversation can continue." Shen Qiao said with a smile, but this smile seemed to contain a hint of threat in Su Tingyu's eyes.

"When my mother heard about what happened at the palace, she asked me to go and get my younger sister so she could raise her. Unfortunately, I was a step too late. When I arrived, the people at the palace said my cousin had severed ties with the family and was nowhere to be found."

Speaking of this, Su Tingyu frowned with regret.

"When we were little, I said I would protect her forever, but I broke my promise. I betrayed her trust."

That’s what it meant.

Shen Qiao breathed a sigh of relief. "So you recognized her to explain what happened back then?"

"It's not just this."

Now that things had come to this, Su Tingyu knew there was no point in hiding it any longer. "This matter has always been a knot in my mother's heart. She feels that she has failed to protect my aunt's bloodline, and she has always felt guilty about it."

"If possible, I would like to... take her to meet my mother."

Shen Qiao nodded thoughtfully, then asked cautiously, "Is that all?"

Su Tingyu was completely silent. After a long while, he spoke, "People from the palace have come to look for her in the past few years. After all, they are father and daughter..."

"I understand." Shen Qiao understood instantly. In the final analysis, it was Li Yue's good father who couldn't tell right from wrong and regretted hiring a lobbyist again.

"This may sound unpleasant, but I still want to remind you: since you weren't able to be by her side during the most difficult times, and she's finally coming out of that shadow on her own, why do you want her to get involved in these things again?"

"I just... want her to know that our family did not give up on her at that time..." Su Tingyu tried to make amends.

"She has never resented you." Shen Qiao directly cut him off.

In his previous life, Su Tingyu was too late to come back to collect his father's body. It was Li Yue who rushed to help after hearing the news, and he was even depressed for a long time because of this.

Li Yue has feelings for her aunt's family, but it seems a bit reluctant for her to establish contact with relatives whom she has not seen for more than ten years. At least the timing is not right.

Moreover, since Su Tingyu asked about it today, Li Yue had probably already thought of Su Tingyu's identity. Forcing her to make a decision at this time would only backfire.

"Do you think Li Yue really couldn't guess your identity after asking you so bluntly today?"

Su Tingyu pursed his lips.

After several exchanges, it seemed that Su Tingyu was not a fool. Shen Qiao felt that he should be able to understand what he meant.

"I understand...I will abide by the agreement and not mention it after tonight."

Shen Qiaoshu's brows relaxed, "Fellow Daoist Su is indeed a man of his word."

Su Tingyu forced a smile.

Shen Qiao smiled and comforted him, "Don't be discouraged. Good people will always be rewarded. Look, aren't you now a direct disciple of the Shenxiao Sect? There will be plenty of opportunities for us to meet in the future."

Su Tingyu said bitterly, "Then I'll take advantage of Mr. Shen's good words."

The matter was temporarily over. After Su Tingyu left, Shen Qiao stood there and breathed a sigh of relief. She turned and looked at the shadows on the other side. "Everyone has left. Brother Zhu, are you not going back?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "swish" sound of footsteps on the grass in the darkness, and then a tall black figure walked out of the woods.

Zhu Yu raised his hand and picked off a dead leaf from his hair. Shen Qiao noticed that he was now holding the silver-white long sword he often used in his right hand.

Moreover, a section of the sword blade had been pulled out from the scabbard and was now reflecting a cold light.

"Don't tell me you're sharpening your sword in the middle of the night." Shen Qiao said warily.

Aware of Shen Qiao's gaze, Zhu Yu calmly pushed the sword back into its sheath. "Good induction."

The corners of Shen Qiao's mouth twitched, "So what are you doing...?"

"Let's challenge Su Tingyu to a fight." Zhu Yu said calmly.

"Master said there's nothing that can't be solved by fighting. If one fight doesn't work, fight twice."

"Until you defeat him."

Shen Qiao: “…”

Beat him until he's defeated. It's obvious that he just doesn't want to use his brain!