"I took a deep breath and said, "Is that possible?"

Wang the Butcher said, "If there is a Greed Wolf or one of the Nine Stars of Yi Tian within the Confucian school, then it's possible."

"You being imprisoned by the Confucian school is equivalent to them removing an opponent without lifting a finger."

Wang the Butcher said earnestly, "Li Po, think about it yourself. Your masters were all notorious bandits, and you yourself have a bandit's aura."

"No matter how famous you become in the martial world, in the eyes of the Confucian school, you're no different from a hoodlum, a rogue, or a street thug."

"As a mother deeply influenced by Confucian ideals, how can she not be heartbroken to see her son like this? How can she not hope that you will abandon evil and return to the righteous path?"

I said softly, "Wasn't my dad the same way back then?"

I've heard many legends about my dad in the martial world. Compared to him and my master, Ye Yang and I are practically good kids. If they hadn't gone into seclusion midway, I estimate I could have overshadowed Wang Hun and Ye Mu's reputations.

Wang the Butcher sighed and said, "My silly child! Why don't you think about how old Xia Yuting was back then, and how old she is now?"

"A girl's thoughts are different from a woman's."

"When Xia Yuting met Li Chunfeng, she was still very young. At that time, she was like any other ordinary girl, with deep longing and curiosity for love and martial world legends."

"The bandit aura on Li Chunfeng, even his decadence, was completely different from the refined elegance of the Confucian scholars."

"It not only aroused a girl's curiosity but even gave her a kind of wild attraction and overbearing sense of security."

"Time has passed, her identity and status have changed, and she has gradually matured. Looking back, she will find her past behavior childish and ridiculous."

"Even if she doesn't hate Li Chunfeng, she will still resent him."

"When she sees you again, her desire to bring you back to the right path will be even stronger."

I thought for a long time before saying, "Is there no solution to this matter?"

Wang the Butcher's voice sank. "The only way to resolve the crisis is for you to step through the Heavenly Gate."

"If you break through the Confucian school's Heavenly Gate, you will become the patriarch of the Banxianzhuang."

"This position of patriarch is crucial in the Confucian school, and they won't dare to do anything to you."

"Even if Xia Yuting wants to suppress you, you can use your identity to suppress her in return."

"In terms of kinship, she is your elder. In terms of the school, you are her elder. In this way, your crisis can be offset."

"The only thing to fear is that the Confucian school won't give you the opportunity to step through the Heavenly Gate and will directly ask you to acknowledge your relatives."

When Lin Zhao heard this, he suddenly said, "What if we can invite someone with enough weight to uphold justice?"

Wang the Butcher shook his head and said, "It's too difficult to find such a person."

"This person must be a member of the Confucian school, and they must also be highly respected, upright, and unyielding."

"There are such people in the Confucian school, but they won't stand up to speak for us."

"Their first priority is to ensure the interests of the Confucian school itself."

"The possibility is too low."

Lin Zhao said, "Leave this matter to Little Orange! I believe she can find the right person."

"If we let Old Liu plan it, maybe we can really find someone who can uphold justice."

"It's worth a try!" Wang the Butcher didn't have much hope, but Lin Zhao dialed Chen Shuyu's number.

I was caught in a dilemma.

Wang the Butcher must have wanted to say these words to me for a long time, but he couldn't find a suitable opportunity.

This time, he took advantage of Xia Mengying's attitude to say it.

But I couldn't make a decision.

Nothing is impossible in the martial world.

What I didn't expect was that Wang the Butcher's words came true in just one day.

The Banxianzhuang not only released the news that I was searching for my mother from a thousand miles away but also sent someone to inform me to formally kneel and kowtow at the mountain gate of Banxianzhuang at noon tomorrow to enter the sect and pay respects to my relatives.

I was so angry that I smashed the table on the spot. "What is Xia Mengying doing? How did the people from Banxianzhuang know I was here?"

Wang the Butcher's guess was that it would happen after I officially showed up.

Now, the news that the five of us secretly came to Banxianzhuang is only known to Xia Mengying.

If Xia Mengying hadn't leaked my news, I might have been able to retreat midway and reconsider.

Now, I have no choice but to show up!

Wang the Butcher's face was also livid. "Things have come to this point. We can only take it one step at a time. Li Po, what are your plans?"

I said in a deep voice, "Lin Zhao, prepare the visiting card. Tomorrow we will visit the manor. I don't need anything like 'courtesy before force' or 'force before courtesy'. I want to see the truth first."

When Lin Zhao went to prepare the visiting card, Wang the Butcher asked, "Aren't you afraid that once the truth comes out, the subsequent matters will be difficult to handle?"

I pondered, "I've thought about it. All your guesses are based on the assumption that Xia Yuting is my biological mother."

"I must first confirm this point before considering anything else."

"I've also thought about what you said. The worst result is that I'll be locked up in Banxianzhuang."

"I can't fight with the Confucian school, but I can run!"

"Didn't the Confucian school also say: 'Take the small stick and run from the big stick'? I'm respecting the Confucian school's ideology by running away, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

Wang the Butcher rolled his eyes at me. "Bandit-like cunning."