Singing with a Sword

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However, fearing that Yi Ranxiao was lying, Huangfu Bei said, "Oh, that little girl named An'an, I've seen her in person. She's very cute, I remember her clearly." Yi Ranxiao actually said, "Thank you!"

"Thank you?" Huangfu Bei and the others were completely bewildered. Why would Yi Ranxiao suddenly say those two words?

Just then, Xiaoru brought An'an to the front hall, and Yiranxiao immediately stood up to greet them. An'an saw Yiranxiao and immediately beamed, running towards him with outstretched arms, sweetly calling out, "Daddy!"

Yi Ranxiao smiled and squatted down, holding An'an in her arms. Then she looked at Huangfu Bei and said, "Thank you for the praise, Clan Chief Huangfu. My little girl is indeed very cute." She then laughed heartily.

The Huangfu clan was completely stunned. They looked at each other in disbelief. This little girl was calling Yi Ranxiao "father"? Impossible! This little girl was indeed An'an; she should be Huangfu Cheng's daughter! How did she become Yi Ranxiao's daughter?

Hmph, it seems that Yi Ranxiao must be just being mysterious!

Huangfu Duan, the law enforcement elder of the Huangfu family who was accompanying them, said with a livid face: "Yan Yixiao, this little girl is clearly the child of Huangfu Cheng and the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox. Why are you lying?"

Yi Ranxiao looked at Huangfu Duan with an innocent expression and said in astonishment, "Ah, when did my daughter become Brother Huangfu's child? Elder Huangfu, don't talk nonsense, this is a desecration of An'an's mother!" An'an also said, "That's right, Uncle, Huangfu Cheng is just my uncle, my father is called Yi Ranxiao, and my mother is called Meng Xiaoru."

Huangfu Duan shouted, "Such a young child has already learned to lie? What kind of behavior will she have in the future!" Huangfu Duan's old face was already somewhat frightening, and with the addition of his stern tone, An'an was so frightened that she immediately wrinkled her nose and her eyes were full of crystal tears, looking like she was about to burst into tears.

Xiaoru immediately came over, took An'an from Yiranxiao's arms, and gently patted her back, saying, "An'an, don't be afraid. With Mommy here, they can't bully you." An'an nestled on Xiaoru's shoulder, looking truly adorable.

Huangfu Duan felt embarrassed, as if he were bullying a three-year-old. He turned to look at Huangfu Bei, who was watching everything with a smile, trying to get away with it. Did Huangfu Bei think he was a pushover? At this moment, he slowly said, "Yiran Xiao, you say this little girl is your and this lady's child? I could also say you are my son, would you believe me?"

Yi Ranxiao remained calm and looked at Huangfu Bei, saying, "Then you're saying An'an is Huangfu Cheng and the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox's child, so An'an is?"

This rebuttal left Huangfu Bei speechless. Fortunately, Huangfu Shang immediately said, "If you want to confirm this girl's identity, wouldn't a blood test be enough?" Huangfu Bei slapped his thigh, realizing he had forgotten about this, and chimed in, "That's right, that's right, a blood test!" Most people in this world believed in this kind of thing.

Yi Ranxiao was overjoyed. The second step of her plan was to conduct a blood test to determine kinship. She hadn't expected the other party to be so "cooperative." She said, "Since Chief Huangfu has given the order, I cannot disobey it." After saying that, she turned to Xiaoru and said, "Xiaoru, give An'an to me."

Xiaoru immediately took a step back, frowning and saying unhappily, "No, An'an is afraid of pain, I won't let you stab my An'an." This scene was very well acted; Xiaoru really looked like a mother who would do anything to protect her child.

Yi Ranxiao advised, "Xiaoru, if we can't prove that An'an has no relation to the Huangfu brothers, the Huangfu clan chief will stay here and refuse to leave. If he stays here, he will definitely pester us, and even An'an. So, for An'an's peaceful life in the future, we should give her to me. I guarantee that An'an won't feel any pain."

Xiaoru remained silent, hesitant.

Yi Ranxiao continued to persuade, "Besides, they've been staying here, and the other disciples of our Shenfeng Hall can't cultivate either. So, for everyone's sake, please give An'an to me."

This time, Xiaoru finally placed An'an in Yiranxiao's arms. Yiranxiao held An'an and said softly, "An'an, don't be afraid." An'an pouted and said aggrievedly, "Daddy, are you going to scold An'an? An'an didn't do anything wrong~"

"No, how could Father bear to punish An'an?" Yi Ranxiao said, taking out an extremely thin silver needle from one hand.

At this moment, a disciple brought over a bowl. The extremely suspicious Huangfu Shang immediately came over and replaced the bowl with his own porcelain bowl. Without allowing the Shenfeng Hall members to object, he immediately added the water he had brought to the bowl. Then, he looked at Yi Ranxiao with a smug look and said, "Brother Yi, the Huangfu clan members are too embarrassed to use your things when they come to your place, so they brought their own."

Yi Ranxiao said, "It's alright." An'an said in his arms, "Daddy, the bowl that this uncle brought is so pretty, look." As she spoke, she pointed to the porcelain bowl.

Yi Ranxiao immediately said, "An'an, tell Daddy, what's painted on this porcelain bowl?" As he spoke, he quickly pricked An'an's outstretched finger with a silver needle, and a drop of blood fell. An'an didn't feel any pain at all. Yi Ranxiao hooked his foot, and the bowl moved right under the drop of blood.

Blood dripped into the water in the porcelain bowl, and An'an asked in surprise, "Huh, whose blood is that?" Yi Ranxiao said, "Daddy doesn't know either. Tell Daddy, what's the pattern on that porcelain bowl?"

An'an immediately looked at the porcelain bowl again, "Hmm...hmm..."

At this moment, Huangfu Cheng also pricked his finger with a silver needle, and a drop of blood fell into the bowl. Yi Ranxiao then stirred the water with the silver needle. Everyone in the Huangfu family turned their attention to the two drops of blood, thinking, "Let them merge quickly, let them merge quickly!"

Yi Ranxiao, however, confidently stirred the blood with her silver needle. One second passed, two seconds passed... until a long time had passed, but the two drops of blood remained completely separate, like enemies!

Before this, Yi Ranxiao had already applied acetic acid powder to the silver needles. Acetic acid powder can coagulate blood, thus preventing Huangfu Cheng and An'an's blood from mixing. These principles were knowledge Yi Ranxiao had acquired in her previous life, which Huangfu Bei and the others were unaware of, hence their extremely grim expressions.

Could this little girl really not be the illegitimate child of Huangfu Cheng and the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox? At this moment, Yi Ranxiao handed An'an to Xiaoru, who then carried An'an away from the front hall. Huangfu Bei and the others could only stare blankly at Xiaoru's departing figure. Even though they were unwilling, the facts were right in front of them, so what reason did they have to stop the mother and daughter?

"Well, Clan Chief Huangfu, I have confirmed that An'an is not Huangfu Cheng's child. Do you have anything else to say?" Yi Ranxiao said very kindly.

Huangfu Bei and Huangfu Shang exchanged a glance, both seeing resentment in each other's eyes. But the facts were undeniable: An'an's blood and Huangfu Cheng's blood were simply incompatible! The irrefutable truth left them speechless.

After a moment of silence, Huangfu Bei said, "In that case, we, the Huangfu family, have been offended today. Let's go."

Yi Ranxiao tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "Clan Chief Huangfu, won't you stay a little longer? I have something to say to you." Huangfu Bei asked, "Speak quickly, we have things to do back home."

Yi Ranxiao said solemnly, "It concerns the Hall War. On behalf of our Divine Wind Hall, I hereby officially announce that we will challenge your Beast Taming Hall in two months!"

Huangfu Bei laughed. "Damn it, we lost on An'an's matter, but that has nothing to do with the branch's strength. Your Divine Wind Branch may have defeated the Vanguard Branch, but if you want to defeat our Beast Taming Branch, that's just wishful thinking! The Beast Taming Branch is far stronger than the Vanguard Branch!"

“Alright, although I am not the head of the Beast Taming Hall, and the senior disciple of the younger generation of the Beast Taming Hall, Murong Feng, is not here, I, Huangfu Bei, am qualified to accept the challenge from your Divine Wind Hall!”

Yi Ranxiao smiled slightly, cupped her hands and said, "Alright, then see you in two months!" After saying that, her gaze swept over Huangfu Shang intentionally or unintentionally.

Of all the people Huangfu Bei brought, only this guy is a disciple of the younger generation, which means that he is the only member of the Beast Taming Hall present who has the potential to participate in the hall battle.

Huangfu Shang met Yiran Xiao's gaze and sneered inwardly: I had long heard that your Divine Wind Hall wanted to challenge our Beast Taming Hall. I thought it was just a false rumor, but who knew you actually had the guts? Hmph, we will definitely beat you to a pulp!

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The news of Shenfeng Hall challenging Yushou Hall spread, and most people felt that Shenfeng Hall was pushing its luck and didn't know when to stop. It was one thing to win against the weak Xianfeng Hall by luck, but to think it could defeat Yushou Hall? That was indeed going too far.

However, the disciples of the Vanguard Hall didn't see it that way. Having fought against the Divine Wind Hall, they were all waiting for those who underestimated them to pay a heavy price. (Please recommend and favorite!)