Chapter 1263: Poor Old Man

Cough, cough, cough, cough…

The silence in the meeting room was broken only by the old man’s acute cough. Blood could be seen on the old man’s hand, which he had placed over his mouth. The old man was starting to look even frailer. The Lifeless Qi in his body was becoming so dense that it seemed as if the old man would die at any time. Seeing that, the deacons and apprentices of the Jade Lake came to themselves from the shock that had been caused by the marriage certificate.

“Elder…Xu, are you okay? What is so serious?” Bai Cailing, who didn’t have time to consider the marriage certificate, asked as she supported the old man hurriedly.

Although Buttface and Duan Jiude had robbed the treasure house of the Jade Lake, Xu Que had saved her life. So the Jade Lake didn’t want to investigate this issue seriously. They would punish Buttface and Duan Jiude to teach them a lesson. But they would not vent their anger on Xu Que. Now, people of the Jade Lake were quite polite to Xu Que’s father and only wanted to know the details of the marriage contract. They didn’t expect that the old man would have had a certificate of marriage that had the aura of Bai Cailing’s soul. It meant the certificate had been signed by Bai Cailing personally. So, all of them were confused, including Bai Cailing.

However, they were distracted by the old man’s cough. When they saw the blood on the old man’s hand, they were surprised. Why did the old man, who was just at the Half Celestial Stage, have such a serious wound in his body? It seemed like an old illness. The dense Lifeless Qi in his body kept consuming his life span.

“Alas! It’s okay! This is just an old illness!” The old man said with a smile.

Bai Cailing knew the old man didn’t want to talk about his disease. So she didn’t make a detailed inquiry. She fixed her eyes on that golden paper and asked, as she pursed her lips, “Elder Xu, did Xu Que give this marriage certificate to you? Actually, I only signed a receipt of a loan. But…”

“Right! Xu Que sent this marriage certificate to me. Don’t worry! I won’t allow that unfilial son to bully you! This marriage certificate is invalid for me!” As he spoke, he tore at the golden paper strenuously and tried to rip it apart. However, the golden paper returned to its original appearance after being torn in half.

“Elder Xu, I’m afraid that is useless. If my guess is right, this marriage certificate was formed by Xu Que’s Soul Strength and Taoist Connotation. So, the certificate can only be terminated by him!” Bai Cailing shook her head and said with a wry smile. Now, she had figured out that she had been fooled by Xu Que who told her it was just a receipt for a loan. Then she signed it without checking it carefully. She didn’t expect a term was hidden in the receipt which stipulated that she would marry him if she couldn’t return the Celestial Artifacts to him on time.

“Eh…” The old man was stunned when he heard that. His face was full of regret. Bang! Bang! Bang! He started to punch his chest with his fist as he said regretfully, “This is all my fault! This is all my fault! My son is a scum! Please kill me, so that I could right all his wrongdoing with my life!”

“Ah? Elder Xu, wait, please don’t do that!” Bai Cailing was surprised and stopped the old man immediately. The rest of the female apprentices in the room also stood up. The old man, who was at his last gasp, would really die here if he continued to punch himself like that.

“Elder Xu, it is okay. I believe this marriage certificate is only a joke of Xu Que’s. Please don’t take it seriously. You should have a rest first. We will help you to find Xu Que!” Bai Cailing tried to appease the old man. Then she asked a female apprentice to take the old man to have a rest. It seemed the old man was still quite angry and sad. When the female apprentice and the old man left the meeting room, he wept bitterly as he kept shaking his head. He was so frail that it seemed he would fall even though he had a cane in his hand. The female apprentice, who sympathized with him, supported him tightly as they walked out of the room slowly.

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When the old man left, the deacons and female apprentices became serious. The middle-aged woman asked as she looked at Bai Cailing, “Holy Virgin, this issue is quite serious. Anyway, that marriage certificate must be destroyed. Otherwise, if it is disclosed…”

“I know!” Bai Cailing nodded her head and said, clenching her teeth, “We shall find Xu Que first. This guy is so despicable! How dare he cheat me!”

“It seems all members of the Exploding Heavens Faction are evil! That dog, that old man, and Xu Que are so abominable!” The middle-aged woman said as her face darkened.

Bai Cailing smiled with embarrassment. “Deacon Lin, I should be blamed for this incident. If I hadn’t made a bet with Xu Que, I wouldn’t have been fooled by him! Okay, let’s find this guy first!”

“Okay! This bastard is so unfilial! His father is so sick, but he didn’t want to see his father! His frail father tried to find him from afar just to have dinner with him!” The middle-aged woman said indignantly.

Bai Cailing, who felt the same, also nodded her head, “Xu Que is outrageous for this. However, I checked the old man’s wound just now. His wound is quite complicated. His body is covered by a lot of horrible Lifeless Qi. I’m afraid even the Holy Mother can’t save his life!”

“Alas! What a poor old man! Later, I will ask someone to send him some medicine. Even if the medicines are useless, they are still tokens of our affection!” The middle-aged woman sighed.

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At the same time, in a wing room of the Jade Lake, the old man was sitting in a chair and enjoying a cup of tea leisurely. His frail appearance had long gone. The wicked smile on his face exposed his identity!

Heh, heh, I am so smart! Although I don’t have parents, either before or after crossing over to this world, I still managed to disguise myself as my father, which means I am so good at acting! Xu Que murmured to himself with a big smile. When he decided to come to the Jade Lake, he used the Celestial Grade Disguise Puppet to disguise himself as an old man. In order to realize a lifelike effect, he even used the Ancient Life and Death Wheel to inject a lot of Lifeless Qi into his body, so that he could act as a dying old man vividly.

However, he felt bored now. He thought the Jade Lake would vent their anger on the Exploding Heavens Faction because of the wrongdoing of Buttface and Duan Jiude. He didn’t expect that the Jade Lake was so nice and reasonable. Maybe their attitude was changed by Jiang Hongyan and Bai Cailing. Now, Xu Que felt uncomfortable for no one could refuse twelve smiles. Since the Jade Lake had been so nice to him, it was not necessary for him to continue to tease them. He decided to leave and punish Buttface and Duan Jiude.

Knock, knock!

At this time, the door of his room was knocked on by someone. “Come in…cough, cough!” Xu Que said.

Squeak! The door was opened and a beautiful young female apprentice of the Jade Lake came in with an elixir. Then she said, “Elder Xu, the Holy Virgin hoped you could take a good rest here. Tomorrow, please go to the meeting room to talk about the issue of searching for Xu Que. We have gotten news about his whereabouts!”