"You're the sister and brother-in-law of Ninth Sister, which makes you my sister and brother-in-law as well, we're family!" Nangong Lingyan said with joy as she paid respects to both of them.

Long Jingxi helped Nangong Lingyan up, "As we are family, Sister Lingyan need not be so formal."

Ling Fei had clearly stated that the Yang family had only one daughter, Ms. Yang, so how could a sister suddenly appear? Could she be a cousin? But from her demeanor she didn't seem to be at all. What was going on? Despite their confusion, Nangong Yelin and his wife did not show it and smiled kindly as they nodded at them.

Because of their status, Long Jingxi and Min Luozhan could not bow as deeply as to Nangong Yelin and his wife, and thus simply nodded with a smile.

Nangong Yelin and his wife's suspicions grew, yet they did not let on.

Yang Mengchen was feeling awkward and annoyed, and upon seeing the smile on Long Xuanmo's lips, she finally realized what foolish thing she had done and naturally had no mind to care about Nangong Yelin and his wife's doubts.

"Sister is so kind. I like you very much, just as much as I like Ninth Sister." Holding one hand of Yang Mengchen and the other of Long Jingxi, Nangong Lingyan's smile blossomed like a flower, "Sister, Ninth Sister, in the future, if anyone dares to bully you, just tell me. I promise to beat them until they're searching for their teeth on the ground to vent for you!"

Nangong Lingfei could only hold his forehead helplessly, at a loss for words for his dense younger sister, and thus averted his eyes in the hope that out of sight would lead to out of mind.

"You, frail as you are, want to protect Ninth Sister? Keep dreaming!"

Before Yang Mengchen and Long Jingxi could say anything, Yang Chengxuan suddenly spoke up mockingly, his eyes scrutinizing Nangong Lingyan critically.

Yang Mengchen scolded Yang Chengxuan sternly, "Third Brother! You must not be rude to Sister Lingyan!"

Seeing his younger sister's serious and fierce gaze, Yang Chengxuan immediately admitted his mistake, "Ninth Sister, don't be angry, I know I was wrong! I..."

"You dare say I'm bragging? Then let's have a fight and see if I'm as frail as you think," Nangong Lingyan could not tolerate others doubting her martial arts prowess, and these past few days she had been itching for a fight. Upon hearing Yang Chengxuan's words, she was infuriated and, while speaking, began to roll up her sleeves, "If you have the guts, follow me.

If I don't beat you until you can't even recognize Ninth Sister, then I'm not Nangong Lingyan!"

Yang Chengxuan was dumbfounded. He had seen fierce women before, but never to the extent of Nangong Lingyan. What to do? Fight her? As she was a young lady, he felt hesitant to act against her and could only turn to his sister for help with pleading eyes.

Yang Mengchen rolled her eyes at her third brother. Now you know she shouldn't be provoked, right? Now you know impulsive actions lead to trouble, right? Yang Mengchen wasn't blaming her third brother; instead, she was puzzled. Her third brother was not a rash person, so why was he so abnormal today?

Her clear eyes shifting between Yang Chengxuan and Nangong Lingyan, a thought suddenly crossed Yang Mengchen's mind. Maybe, just maybe... Nangong Lingyan was smart but not given to complicated schemes. If that was really the case, it might not be so bad after all. With this in mind, Yang Mengchen felt a secret delight.

"Ridiculous!" Nangong Yelin scolded sternly, "For a young lady to be so preoccupied with fighting, it's simply unbecoming!"

Lady Nangong hurriedly gestured to her second daughter, meaning for her to quickly admit her fault.

For their second daughter, the couple had always been full of regret and headaches.

Many years ago, when they were returning home, they encountered an assassination attempt. Watching as all the guards were killed, and her husband surrounded and injured by the men in black, she, despite being more than seven months pregnant, joined the fight. After much difficulty in repelling the assassins, during their escape, the child was born prematurely.

At that time, they couldn't take care of their second daughter, so they had no choice but to entrust her to a nearby peasant family.

A month later when they went to retrieve their second daughter, that family had already moved away without a trace. It turned out that the family was childless and, having taken a fancy to the newborn second daughter, had moved away with ulterior motives. They regretted not having thoroughly investigated the family's background, but under those circumstances, how could they have been more careful?

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