After scanning the surroundings one last time, I realized I was wearing night clothes.

After much hesitation, I still needed to tidy my night clothes a bit.

This left the woman across from me speechless.

Just as there was no response, a sudden gust of wind arose.

The woman sharply turned her head, her brows slightly furrowed:

"Where did the wind come from?"

Yang Yizhi furrowed his brows even more, the wind had disheveled his hair.

When my daughter sees this, will she think I am somewhat downcast?

He stood up, tidied his hair, and dusted off his pants. Seeing the jade pendant on his waist, he laughed again.

This was a gift from when Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun first set foot in Dongcheng.

They said they bought it at the Five Directions Gathering.

He didn’t dare to wear the jade pendant at first, but being far away in Xizhou, it always reminded him of those he missed.

He cherished it dearly, but today, if his daughter sees him wearing the jade pendant with his night clothes, would it undermine a father’s dignity?

Thinking of this, he was about to take it off and hide it.

But as he looked up, he saw that two more people had appeared inside the Longevity Pavilion.

Even masked in black, Yang Yizhi recognized his daughter at first glance.

He looked deeply into her eyes, then glanced at Su Mo and smiled slightly, with a composed demeanor:

"You’re here?"

While speaking, he discreetly shoved the jade pendant into his sleeve under the table.

"Dad."

Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun spoke simultaneously.

Yang Xiaoyun’s eyes reddened instantly, dragging Su Mo to pay deep respects.

Yang Yizhi quickly stopped her, though obviously excited, he maintained his composure, gently nodding:

"No need for such formalities, sit down, stop acting like little children."

These words made the woman across wrinkle her mouth repeatedly.

After glancing at Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun:

"Just remember your father?"

"Aunt Ling."

Su Mo laughed awkwardly: "Long time no see, you haven’t changed at all."

"Your flattery reminds me a bit of your father back in the day."

Ling Hongxia glared at Su Mo:

"Let me tell you, you better be restrained, when you cause heartbreak to some girl flitting around, see if your Aunt Ling spares you."

"I wouldn’t dare."

Su Mo subconsciously glanced at Yang Yizhi.

This Ling Hongxia, in front of his father-in-law, was talking nonsense?

The two of them immediately sat down.

Yang Yizhi asked Yang Xiaoyun to remove her face veil and examined his daughter’s appearance closely. Seeing her looking well, it seemed she had little to worry about, indicating that Su Mo had treated her well.

He then nodded and smiled at Su Mo:

"It’s been two years since we parted, have you been well?

"This girl Xiaoyun, pampered since young, inherited my temperament.

"Unlike ordinary girls, not quite gentle and considerate.

"It must have been hard for you."

Yang Xiaoyun’s face flushed red, subconsciously biting her lip, she was about to give her father a sidelong glare.

Su Mo laughed awkwardly:

"Dad, what are you saying, we’ve been married two years now, her temperament has grown gentler."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaoyun blushed even more, couldn’t help but pinch him under the table.

Ling Hongxia listened, becoming more speechless:

"I say, I know that your family hasn’t seen each other for a long time and naturally have some personal things to discuss.

"But now is not the time for such talks."

Su Mo immediately nodded:

"That’s right, earlier I met Jade Qilin.

"From Lord Bei’s words, I learned that you, Dad, are aiming for the invitation in Old Master Xing’s possession?"

Upon these words, Yang Yizhi and Ling Hongxia exchanged a glance.

Yang Yizhi then restrained the excitement in his heart, saying gravely:

"That’s one of the reasons."

"Oh?"

Su Mo was puzzled: "Are there other reasons?"

"Correct."

Yang Yizhi nodded:

"But this matter is long and complicated. Tonight, we don’t have much time, I’ll try to make it brief."

Su Mo immediately sat up straight and attentive.

Yang Xiaoyun gazed at Yang Yizhi’s greying sideburns, feeling somewhat sad.

These two years absent, her father had more grey hair.

Due to the Jinglong Association’s affairs, she couldn’t fulfill her filial duty before her father, only hoping that once everything was over, their family could peacefully return to Donghuang.

And live life well.

With these thoughts in mind, she heard Yang Yizhi say solemnly:

"Ever since we arrived in Xizhou territory, we’ve discovered, despite searching all over Xizhou, there’s no sign of the Jinglong Association.

"The most renowned in all of Xizhou is none other than Jinglong Hall and the Eight Sects and Nine Peaks.

"Yet apart from that, not even the shadow of the Jinglong Association is visible.

"Given this, your Aunt Ling and I discussed.

"We believe there’s something off about Jinglong Hall.

"After all, Jinglong Hall and the Jinglong Association are strikingly similar.

"But... One sentence from Jade Qilin reminded me.

"If the Jinglong Association wanted to hide, why would it use the name Jinglong Hall?

"Wouldn’t that expose themselves?

"If not, then where exactly is the Jinglong Association hiding?

"Due to this...we took a bit of a risk.

"I demonstrated the Jinghong Fenguang hand in front of people!"

"What?"

Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun exclaimed simultaneously.

Yang Xiaoyun especially was furious:

"Dad, how could you be so reckless?"

"This was out of desperation."

Yang Yizhi smiled:

"But when I used it, I had disguised myself, no one knew it was me...

"The aim was to flush things out."

"Indeed risky."

Su Mo exhaled lightly with relief:

"The Tenth Shock was likely due to this, therefore heading to Donghuang to investigate.

"Although the Three Extremes Sect has crumbled, the escapades you and my father achieved back in the day, the Jinglong Association must have heard of it.

"Jinghong Fenguang hand appearing suddenly in Xizhou, no wonder they responded this way..."

Yang Yizhi nodded:

"After meeting Jade Qilin yesterday, I became aware of this matter too.

"Ultimately, I underestimated the Jinglong Association.

"Thought this attempt to flush things out would have a limited impact, but unexpectedly, it had already drawn the Jinglong Association’s attention.

"However, it was precisely because of this that I traced the Jinglong Association’s trail.

"Days after performing the Jinghong Fenguang hand, someone came looking for me, intending to take my life.

"But in one battle, this person was no match for me. I defeated him without killing him, used this to track him, finally allowing me to discover his trail.

"The Yulong Escort Agency is now located in Four Direction City.

"Inside Four Direction City, there are three major Martial Arts Families, this person is the Cheng Family Master.

"After uncovering this person’s trail... I sneaked into the Cheng Family’s master’s room by night.

"What I found was that this person was already dead."

As he spoke, his brows furrowed tightly, seemingly puzzled:

"He didn’t die a good death, at the time he was lying on the bed, leaving only a human skin..."