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Chapter 1610: Chapter 65: Love Parting_2

Having finished speaking, he then turned to the two guards outside: “Before the auspicious day arrives, the young lady shall pray in the ancestral hall. You must guard the entrance well and not allow outsiders to disturb her!”

“Yes, Great Elder!”

The two guards outside shouted in response.

From the most honored lady of the Zhen Clan to a prisoner forced to pray, there was only the separation of a Naxing Letter.

Thinking back to her father Zhen Ding’s pained yet relieved expression as he left with the two elders, Zhen Ping’er felt somewhat sad.

In truth, she had never thought of escaping from the very beginning; the grand trend that the wise men of the Zhen Clan could see was naturally also visible to her.

She had planned to use the upcoming days to hand over the clan’s business and power completely, resigned to her fate, but she had not expected the urgency of the two elders, who did not hesitate to tear off all pretense.

The attitude of her father, Zhen Ding, made Zhen Ping’er feel utterly disheartened.

Sitting on a cushion with her knees drawn up to her chest, Zhen Ping’er looked up at her mother’s spiritual tablet and murmured, “Mother, do you hear that? Your daughter has been sold once more.”

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In stories, heroes are supposed to appear at moments of danger, giving the plot its dramatic tension, but Xu Lao Ying was no hero.

So, after listening to the outrageous stories of the braggart, he flew on his sword towards Danmu Town, heading straight for Zhen Mansion.