The girl looked at the old man in a way she couldn’t understand. Even if her grandfather didn’t care about her father’s life, what about her mother… that was his own daughter…
“Wuyou, I’ve never told you, do you know what your parents did?” After a moment, the old man looked at the girl, trying to calm himself.
Upon hearing this, the girl shook her head.
All along, the girl believed that it was her grandfather’s refusal to approve of her mother and father’s marriage that led to the hatred.
“The Nie family was built from scratch, you should know that,” the old man said.
“I know,” the girl responded.
“Back then, when the Nie family was in decline, I put in all my effort to lift it out of the mud. And at that time, the Ling family constantly troubled the Nie family. Generations ago, there was a deep feud between the Nie and Ling families. Your grandmother was killed by Ling family members during the conflict…” the old man spoke slowly.
As the old man’s words fell, the girl was visibly stunned, unaware of this history.
“After your parents got together, your mother actually gave your father the position of Nie family head… and together, they drove me out of the Nie family… Such disloyal and unfaithful behavior, what right do they have to be parents? Tell me,” the old man looked at the girl.
At this moment, the girl fell into silence. She truly didn’t know about these events.
But… no matter what, her father now bore the Nie surname. Even if her parents joined together, it didn’t mean the Nie family fell into the hands of the Ling family. Moreover, her father had severed ties with the Ling family.
Before Ye Wanwan could continue speaking, the old man’s expression turned serious, and he said, “Give me your ring.”
“The ring…”
As the old man’s words fell, the girl furrowed her brows deeply.
The ring on her hand represented the highest leadership of the Death Rose… it absolutely couldn’t fall into her grandfather’s hands.
“Grandfather… I can’t give you the ring,” the girl shook her head.
Once that ring ended up in her grandfather’s hands, the consequences would be unthinkable.
“Wuyou, if you don’t want to die, hand over that ring to me,” the old man said as he approached the girl with large strides.
“No… this ring was given to me by my aunt. She said it must never fall into anyone else’s hands…” the girl gritted her teeth and backed away.
“I told you to give it to me!”
The old man’s face turned angry, and he reached out to grab the girl.
Seeing this, the girl’s speed was astonishingly fast, and she evaded in an instant.
“I heard that you found a master outside these past two years, and your martial arts skills have improved rapidly,” the old man said as he looked at the girl, seemingly lost in thought.
“Grandfather… please don’t force me. I really can’t give you this ring!” the girl said.
If her grandfather obtained this ring, it would be a disaster not only for this independent state but also for the twelve independent states as a whole. She absolutely couldn’t give the ring to her grandfather.
“Wuyou, are you determined to oppose your grandfather?” the old man stared at the girl.
“Grandfather, I’m not opposing you…” the girl shook her head.
“Good, Wuyou, you’ve grown. If you can defeat your grandfather, then I will listen to you,” the old man suddenly threw a dagger at the girl. “I’m serious about this!”
“This is for you!”
The girl’s eyes lit up slightly at the old man’s words.
Although she often sparred with her grandfather, she had never won. But… even if there was only a one-in-a-thousand chance, she had to try.
She couldn’t let her grandfather continue down this mistaken path in the mire!