1263 Poor Old Man (1/2)

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.

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...”