Chapter 1499: Xuan Sect Records

He seemed to remember that the coming-of-age ceremony for Japanese people is at the age of twenty?

Feng Huaijin’s eyebrows gradually took on a layer of smile, and after pondering for a while, his nearly stiff fingers wrote an English email on the computer keyboard and then sent it out.

*

Su Li invited Xu Haohao over the next day. Despite the festive New Year, Xu Haohao’s originally round face had slimmed down, with a beauty mark appearing and a somewhat weary look.

Su Li pushed a blue-covered thread-bound book towards Xu Haohao in front of her and said with a smile, "I think both you and I should know why."

Feng Huaimu had been plotting for her eyes for many years, just to go back and see that unknown girl.

The reason behind it remained unknown.

Given Feng Huaimu’s unmasked arrogance beneath his gentlemanly facade, even if you were to visit him in prison, he wouldn’t reveal a thing, leaving only a few words from the Xuan Sect to hint at the reason.

Xu Haohao appeared weary and could only nod casually.

Both of them were quick readers, having browsed through the entire book within half a day.

The recorded events were already hundreds or even thousands of years old, too remote for them.

When the Xuan Sect was first established, the first Holy Daughter and her guards resided in Jiangnan, becoming close friends with the daughter of Prince Cheng, who guarded the region. The Xuan Sect had always been at odds with the Mu Family, chasing their young master onto a painting boat in Jiangnan, where he was rescued by the Commandery Princess, the daughter of Prince Cheng.

Later, the Holy Daughter often accompanied the Commandery Princess and learned that the Prince Mansion had taken in a painter. Although the Holy Daughter knew the painter’s identity and worried about potential harm, she only kept an eye on him in secret without revealing anything.

Eventually, the Little Princess and the painter developed feelings for each other, and an edict came from the Capital City asking the Commandery Princess to go for an arranged marriage.

The painter, being of unusual identity, boasted of being able to take the Commandery Princess away safely, living a carefree life like an Immortal, without anyone noticing the slightest bit.

While on their way back to the Mu Family, they were chased, and the poor Little Princess died on the road, unable to return her jade body to her Jiangnan homeland.

Angry at heart, the painter’s killing intent surged, thinking it was the doing of the Xuan Sect Holy Daughter, as only Xuan Sect knew the route and only they would chase him.

Thus, Xuan Sect and Mu Family formed an enormous feud.

Su Li didn’t know the truth of these recorded events but it unravelled the mystery in her heart.

Why would someone be willing to dedicate their life as a guard? And why did Mo Si Huang suffer for it, bearing pain for her all his life?

Su Li murmured holding the book, "Is it because... the escape route wasn’t revealed by that Holy Daughter, but rather by the most loyal guard beside the Holy Daughter?"

The Holy Daughter died at the hands of the painter, becoming a deep thorn in the guard’s heart, promising to the heavens such a vow, yet it burdened the future’s Mo Si Huang, who was willing to pay any price for freedom.

Su Li watched Xu Haohao’s expression, somewhat uncertain in her heart.

According to that little girl Feng Yi, the person Feng Huaimu always wanted to find was Haohao... then the Little Princess in these records...

Xu Haohao gently closed those few books, laughed: "What a melodramatic ancient romance story."

Su Li didn’t voice agreement, only attentively observing Xu Haohao’s expression.

Xu Haohao was silent for half a minute, suddenly laughed: "These stories are interesting but—I’m just Xu Haohao, not some daughter of Prince Cheng or Little Princess."

"I will only look forward, no matter how splendid behind, I won’t look back."

"So, these books just remain an exciting story to me." Xu Haohao laughed freely.