Chapter 578 - 578 | A Chance To Reconcile?

In the Xin Kingdom, it was not a secret that Fang Clan and Gracious Sword Sect were bitter enemies of each other.

And almost everyone was even aware of the reason behind this enmity.

It all began about two decades ago, between the two upcoming geniuses, the Core Disciple Su Ming of Gracious Sword Sect and the Young Clan Head of Fang Clan, Fang Yuan.

And the core of this enmity was Fang Yuan's sister Fang Bai.

Su Ming and Fang Bai met each other due to fated coincidences and fell in love at first sight.

However, the then Crown Prince, Xin Xue Jian, who was a close friend of Fang Yuan, was also in love with Fang Bai, though the latter never reciprocated his feelings.

This led to Fang Yuan, who at that time needed Xin Royal Clan's help to keep his newly risen to power Fang Clan safe, to force the separation between Su Ming and Fang Bai, by hook or by crook.

One thing led to another, and as they both grew famous, their rivalry too became quite apparent.

It was said that Prime Minister Fang Yuan hated Sect Leader Su Ming's guts, and both of them would fight to the death if any of them appeared in front of each other ever again.

And today, the same Prime Minister Fang Yuan, who had once left Su Ming to die, was now inviting him to the 'home', going as far as calling it Su Ming's home too.

Something was amiss!

Something was definitely amiss!

Madam Fang Bai got worried, but as Sect Leader, Su Ming didn't think too much.

He took Madam Fang Bai with him.

"Dear, you should leave," Fang Bai gulped, staring at Su Ming with a worried expression, "I don't know what my brother is trying to do, but he will never invite you to the Fang Clan on his own accord."

Su Ming let out a smile, "Don't worry. Are you not confident in my abilities?"

"But…" Fang Bai sighed.

Truthfully, she knew there was no need to worry about her husband's safety. But she also didn't wish to see him and her brother fight each other.

For the first time in her life, her brother had allowed her to meet him.

'Is he really going back on his promise?'

Anxiety in Madam Fang Bai's mind grew with every passing moment.

About five minutes later, both of them reached the Fang Clan.

They headed straight to the balcony of the Second Floor Main Courtyard Building.

Fang Yuan was standing on the balcony, and as the couple landed, he gestured to them to follow him.

Just then, the gates of the room were pushed open, and Madam Xin also stepped in with a worried expression.

Clearly, she was already aware of the situation.

Only upon seeing that things were still calm did she sigh in relief.

"Sit." Prime Minister Fang Yuan gestured at Sect Leader Su.

Sect Leader Su stepped forward and took a seat. Madam Fang Bai also followed and sat beside him.

Prime Minister Fang Yuan stared at her for a moment, and then he also took a seat right in front of them.

Madam Xin also stepped forward and sat beside her husband.

The two couples were now facing each other as an uncomfortable silence prevailed over the hall.

After some time, Sect Leader Su couldn't hold back, "Why have you called me here?"

Prime Minister Fang replied, "Well, is this not your home?"

"My home?" Sect Leader Su snorted, "This is the place which held my wife captive for all her life."

Madam Fang Bai lowered her head upon hearing these words.

Prime Minister Fang Yuan shook his head, "This place was never a cage to her, and never was she ever mistreated. This clan is hers as much as it is mine."

"So why didn't you let her come with me?"

"I thought you were not worthy." Prime Minister Fang Yuan said, "And I was right. But over time, you have changed and achieved the level of being worthy for my sister."

Sect Leader Su narrowed her eyes, "Are you saying Xin Xue Jian was on this level at that?"

"No." Prime Minister Fang replied, "King Xin was never worthy of my sister. I would have never let him marry my sister."

Sect Leader Su frowned, "That's bullshit. Why don't you stop beating the bush and tell me what's going on?"

"It's not bullshit. And I had my own reasons not to separate both of you. Actually, I was never even planning to talk to you about this if you hadn't come to the Capital on your own accord."

Sect Leader Su smirked, "Is this an apology?"

"You can take it like that," Prime Minister Fang shrugged, "But honestly, I let the bygones be bygones on the very day you appeared. I knew that you were alive, and when you came back, you still had the same dedication and love for my sister. How could I not give in? I chose to give up pursuing you, but I was not going to allow my sister to be with you. This was because King Xin had begun to act rampant, but because of my unstable clan, I had to be at my side and keep my thoughts and actions in check."

Sect Leader Su smiled, "And you thought that on the day I visit, you will invite me to your home and say sorry then we will both become close brothers-in-law."

"Yes." Prime Minister Fang Yuan nodded.

"...Are you fucking kidding me, Fang Yuan?" 

"I am not." Prime Minister Fang shook his head, "I have a lot to say, and I know I don't deserve your forgiveness. I will not give a heartfelt speech or words. I just want us to give each other a chance to reconcile."

"A chance to reconcile?" Sect Leader Su narrowed his eyes, and after a few moments, a smirk appeared on his face, "I will give you a chance to reconcile."

"Hm?" The other three in the room stared at Su Ming as he continued his words.

"I want you to reveal the truth regarding Fang Chen. To him… and to your wife."

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A/n:

From now on, I will occasionally add a few trivia regarding the characters appearing in the chapters.

Here's for today: If you haven't noticed, the future has already changed. In the previous timeline, both of these characters never talked to each other and Fang Chen never had a chance to reconcile, also, he didn't have a distrust of King Xin because of the assassination attempt on the gracious sword sect's entourage (silver mist city arc) was successful. And that broke the last string of forgiveness Su Ming had for Fang Chen.. (there were only three survivors, who were left as witnesses: yuan shuchun, xiao ming, and jun xie.)