Chapter 209: Grandmaster

Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Grandmaster

When Yun Miao uttered those words, whether it was Yang Chen, Hui Lin, or Lin Zhiguo, all three of them were stunned, completely dumbfounded.

The atmosphere in the tent was frozen for a moment, and no one spoke.

After a long while, Yang Chen was the first to come to his senses. He rubbed his forehead and, trying to gauge the truth of the statement, said, "Reverend, you don't need to joke like that, we have a low sense of humor."

Yun Miao said solemnly, "Do I look like I'm joking?"

"Yun Er, Yang Chen is already married to Ruoxi, I've told you before!" Lin Zhiguo said firmly.

Yun Miao replied with a smile that was not quite a smile, "So what if they're married? It's just a piece of paper. They are together only because that girl listens to her grandmother and follows the rules of the Lin family. Their marriage has no emotional foundation whatsoever."

Hui Lin's cheeks flushed with embarrassment and urgency. She glared at Yang Chen and pleaded with Reverend Yun Miao, "Grandma, how can you say that? He's already married. How can I marry him? And besides, this is the first time I've met him! You said Yang Chen and his wife have no emotional foundation. How am I any different from them? I'm even less than his current wife!"

Hearing Hui Lin's words, Yun Miao unexpectedly smiled with joy and turned to Yang Chen, asking, "Did you hear that? Hui Lin said she's only met you for the first time and there's no emotional foundation."

Yang Chen didn't understand what this meant and could only nod.

"Don't you understand?" Yun Miao said displeased.

Yang Chen smiled bitterly, "What can I understand?"

"It seems you don't understand girls' thoughts well enough. Hui Lin didn't say she doesn't like you. She just said it's the first time she's met you and there's not enough emotional depth. This indicates that the little girl is still thinking about meeting more in the future and seeing how things develop," Reverend Yun Miao explained.

Not only Yang Chen, even Hui Lin was dumbfounded. A straightforward refusal turned into an ambiguous signal with endless implications, all because of Reverend Yun Miao's elaboration!

"Grandma, it's not like that," Hui Lin was on the verge of tears.

Lin Zhiguo's face turned grim. "Yun Er, why would you do this? Although Ruoxi and Hui Lin have different parents, they are both my granddaughters! They are blood-related sisters. Are you trying to make them stand on opposite sides for the sake of one man?!"

"Exactly!" Reverend Yun Miao looked at Lin Zhiguo with anger in her eyes. "I was blind back then, I misjudged you. It was because of you that my flesh and blood, along with my daughter-in-law, died in battle overseas, without a trace left! If it weren't for Hui Lin being with me all this time, where would she be now? Probably dispatched to god-knows-where by you! I won't let Hui Lin suffer the same fate as her parents. Now that Senior Song is in heaven, and Yang Chen has appeared before me, I won't hand over my granddaughter's happiness to that woman's granddaughter!"

Lin Zhiguo sighed deeply in pain. "It's my fault, the sin I have wrought. Is this heaven's way of punishing me?"

Hui Lin, hearing Yun Miao and Lin Zhiguo's exchange, showed a shocked expression, then grabbed Yun Miao's sleeve, sobbing, "Grandma, you said my mom and dad, they... they were..."

Lin Zhiguo was known for his selflessness, so members of the Lin family were often at the forefront of the battlefront.

But that time, this young couple from the Lin family never returned.

Afterwards, the once black-haired Yun Miao was overwhelmed with grief. Her dissatisfaction and resentment towards Lin Zhiguo over the years finally erupted in full force after losing her son and daughter-in-law.

Lin Zhiguo knew he was in the wrong and could only silently endure it. Underneath his despondency, Yun Miao resolutely took her granddaughter, Lin Hui, back to Shu Mountain, and had her granddaughter change her name to Hui Lin. From childhood to adulthood, they addressed each other as master and disciple when they were outside.

In these twenty-plus years, although Lin Zhiguo occasionally went to the mountains to visit them, Hui Lin knew that this man was her grandfather, but Yun Miao basically never saw him again, always secluded in meditation whenever he came.

It was precisely these many years of seclusion that made Yun Miao gradually miss the goodness of Song Tianxing in the past, and the many debts she owed to him.

Unfortunately, after twenty years of fleeting time, even if she wanted to apologize, it was already too late.

As Yun Miao's master's narration faded, Yang Chen and Hui Lin in the room were both stunned and entranced. Yang Chen finally understood why Lin Ruoxi hated Lin Zhiguo so much. From a man's perspective, Yang Chen also looked down on Lin Zhiguo. No matter how much he had done for the country, he truly did not deserve to face these two women who had once loved him deeply. Of course, because of consideration for the family's reputation, he had always provided some help in secret in their career development, but he remained indifferent during his granddaughter's growth. This was indeed too unfair for Lin Ruoxi.

As for Hui Lin, the fact that her parents' deaths were indirectly caused by her grandfather was too painful. Moreover, her grandfather had always liked another woman. For Hui Lin, who had followed her grandmother since childhood and regarded her as the most cherished family member, it was enough to make her hate Lin Zhiguo!

"Hui Lin, Grandma wants you to marry Yang Chen, not just to repay the guilt towards Brother Song. You saw today that Yang Chen's talent and strength are unmatched by most young people in the world. Moreover, what's important is that he doesn't have the arrogance and conceit typical of young people today. Although he can be eloquent, it's precisely because of this that he won't mistreat a woman he genuinely likes," Yun Miao earnestly explained.

Yang Chen felt a bit amused. It seemed that this master was indeed insightful; she had mentioned just one percent of all his good points!

Blushing, Hui Lin muttered, "Grandma, I know you're doing this for my own good, but he's already married. I can't possibly ask him to divorce, and besides, he may not even like me." As she spoke, Hui Lin stole a glance at Yang Chen.

Yun Miao smiled and turned to ask, "Yang Chen, have you had a wedding with Lin Ruoxi?"

"Uh, no," Yang Chen scratched his nose and honestly replied.

"Hmph," Yun Miao sneered, "I knew it. How could such a marriage be made public? It means that only a handful of people know about your marriage. In that case, Hui Lin and I can compete fairly. You don't think that Hui Lin is inferior to Lin Ruoxi, do you?"

Glancing at Lin Zhiguo, who was lost in thought and didn't seem to intend to speak, Yang Chen smiled slyly, "Of course not. Hui Lin is very kind, very pure, and very beautiful. I think any normal man would like her."

Yun Miao nodded in satisfaction and said to the now bashful Hui Lin, "Hui Lin, listen, he mentioned your kindness and purity first before mentioning your beauty. It shows that he values your inner qualities more. What else do you have to worry about?"

Huh?! This works?!

This time, Yang Chen felt like crying. Yun Miao's martial arts might not be at the grandmaster level, but her matchmaking skills were definitely of grandmaster level!