Love is More Than a Word

Chapter 2 - Part 9

Chapter 2 - The Famous Masters and Outstanding Disciples, Part 9

Author: Su Youbing

Translator: xallisonjanex, Renkun27

Proofreader: lonelycauliflower

Gu She raised his brows as if he was surprised by the outspoken manner of the blunt Tao Mo, then he relaxed, and looked at Master Tong's black and white face with great interest.

Master Tong seemed to feel that Gu She was gazing at him. He could only say a word after a long time: "Your Excellency, you must be joking. My daughter never got married."

Tao Mo replied, "That man said he's called Cai Fengyuan."

Master Tong's brows knitted. "What Cai Fengyuan, Ruo Fengyuan. I've never heard of this name. Rumors couldn't be easily trusted. Your Excellency, as a parental official, how could you echo the views of others and make no distinction between right and wrong?"

Tao Mo responded, "But that Cai Fengyuan spoke with extreme passion."

"Passion?!" Master Tong's eyes suddenly shone with a sharp glare. He instinctively lifted his palms up, yet he slowly grasped them into a fist and gently placed them on his thighs. He said with a deep voice, "Cai Fengyuan...this man destroyed my daughter's reputation, has ulterior motives, and even asked for Your Excellency's penetrating judgement."

Tao Mo said, "But..."

"Your Excellency!" Master Tong shouted to stop him.

Tao Mo's heart did not jump, but he stared at him with wide eyes.

Master Tong said, "Since that Cai Fengyuan made a solemn vow, let him come to my house to confront him!"

All of a sudden, one of the Tongs' household's servants ran in and reported, "Master, there's someone called Cai Fengyuan outside who's begging for an audience."

Master Tong stared blankly, then he immediately suppressed his fury with great difficulty when he said, "Let him come in!"

Tao Mo looked at his complexion and faintly felt uneasy. He turned to look at Gu She; nevertheless, he was unperturbed.

As if he felt Tao Mo's gaze, Gu She's gaze faintly swept over to him. The uneasiness in Tao Mo's heart suddenly disintegrated and turned into restlessness under his buttocks.

After a short while, the sound of footsteps finally came through from outside.

Tao Mo craned his neck and looked into the distance and it really was Cai Fengyuan.

At this moment, he was dressed in white clothes that drooped on the path and his footsteps were slightly ill at ease. He almost stumbled and fell when he strode through the doorstep.

Master Tong coldly snorted.

"I, Cai Fengyuan, sees Master Tong." He cupped one of his fists in the other hand and made a deep bow.

Master Tong sat on a bench in the hall motionlessly. "Young Master Cai is modest. This old me and you have never met before. How could I accept such grand greetings?"

Cai Fengyuan trembled. He said after a long time, "I came to beg for forgiveness for my sins."

"What sins do you have?" Master Tong's tone was stiff.