Grandma patted Tang Xiao's hand, her words were heavy with emotion: "Gains and losses are all due to timing and circumstances. When the time is ripe in the future and we are no longer restricted, you can divorce her then, it won't be too late..."

  Tang Xiao heard this and bit her lower lip without saying a word.

  In Grandma's eyes, marrying and divorcing are so easy, but for him, it is a lifelong commitment, how can he take it so lightly?

  If married, he would not divorce, even if there was no love, he had to take care of each other for a lifetime. This was his inner logic, but at this moment, he didn't have the courage to refute, after all, grandma's body was weak and frail, he knew it best.

  Seeing Tang Xiao's silence, Grandma let out a long sigh and patted her own chest: "In the entire Tang family, only you know how to infuriate me."

  "Sorry, Grandma." Tang Xiao lowered his head: "It's my fault for being disobedient. I promise not to make you angry again in the future."

  Grandma smiled and stretched out her hand. Tang Xiao hastily placed the porcelain bottle in Grandma's hand: "You'd better restrain yourself, after all, this is poison."

  "I have a number in mind." Grandma said, supporting herself on the square table and straightening her back: "Alright, you can go now, remember! Don't let Fei Yan catch cold."

  Tang Xiao nodded in response and backed out.

  Night, cool as water, wind, sharp as a knife.

  As soon as he walked out, his heart felt like it had turned to ice, and there was no enthusiasm left.

  "Xiao Ge, why so late today?"

  The gatekeeper's disciple saw him enthusiastically greeting and forced a smile: "I made Grandma angry, so I was punished to kneel."

  "I knew Grandma was strict, but I didn't think even you, Big Brother Shu..."

  "Also?" Tang Xiao keenly caught a word: "Was anyone else punished?"

  That disciple shrugged and sighed: "Tang Ji Shixiong! He's been punished by Granny to lift the tripod in the icy pool, it's already the fourth day!"

  Tang Xiao furrowed his brow upon hearing the words: "Although Tang Ji was speaking up for Tang Liu, he still lost face in front of everyone after being defeated by Duanmu Huanghun, and it was Grandmother's dignity that was hurt. Grandmother... will naturally punish him severely."

  "Understood! Our department was also punished by copying the school rules ten times, and it's meant to be a warning for everyone."

  Tang Xiao patted the young man's shoulder: "As long as you understand."

  Tang Xiao left, and the disciples who were guarding the gate continued their night watch.

  The cat opposite blinked its eyes in the tree crown.

  He stood at a distance, although he couldn't hear their conversation, but with the help of the light from the eaves reflecting off the entrance, he could see everything clearly.

  This Tang Xiao, not only has he received the master's cultivation, but also can freely enter and exit the Soul Snatching Room. It seems that the future master's words are true.

  I gazed at Tang Xiao's receding back, my brow furrowed: Thinking of how he protected Grandma like that, he should be a loyal one, but later on, I'm afraid...

  Longing for you, I shrink into myself, with a cold and stern expression.

  Tang Xiao was supposed to return to the Hidden Weapons Room, but because the disciple guarding the door mentioned Tang Ji's lifting of the cauldron in the Cold Pool, he couldn't help thinking about it and unknowingly took a detour. When he came back to his senses, he was already standing in front of the Bi Tan Bo where the Cold Pool was located. "How did you get here?" Hong Gu, who was guarding this place, looked at Tang Xiao with some surprise as he suddenly appeared.

  This Bi Bo Tan is located in the low-lying area where the two courtyards of Du Hun Fang and An Qi Fang are connected, because there is a patch of green plants blocking the outside, and inside, there are mechanisms set up, so few Tangmen disciples know of its existence, let alone easily come here.

  This Bi Bo Tan was originally a natural spring pool, with warm water on top and cold water at the bottom all year round, its clear water resembling jade.

  It is unknown which generation of the Tang family ancestors made changes to it, and two pools were opened on the side of the pond: one was added with a large amount of medicine, using hot water to form a special medicinal pool; the other had an unknown bottom, with extremely cold water temperature, surrounding ice and crystal formation, becoming a cold pool.

  "I heard Tang Ji was punished, I'll go take a look at him."

  Hong Gu frowned: "It's hard to lift the tripod, and you can't even get a glimpse of it, so you'd better go back."

  Tang Xiao nodded slightly, glanced inside, and silently turned around.

  "Don't worry too much about him, although he's being punished, after all, being in the cold pool has its benefits as well."

  "Uh-huh." Tang Xiao responded and left, while Hong Gu turned around to look at Tang Ji in the cold pool.

  Tang Ji stood on a stone pedestal in the middle of the pool, wearing a simple robe, with both hands raised upwards holding a bronze tripod that was wider than a person.

  At this moment, he looked exhausted, but his eyes showed stubbornness.

  Under his arm that was holding the tripod, there were two long knives with their blades facing upwards placed on the surface of the pool. If Tang Ji's strength failed and his arms dropped down, he would definitely touch the blades.

  The icy water of the cold pool is bone-piercing, and as soon as you enter the water, it's like being stabbed by ten thousand needles, causing unbearable pain. Moreover, as time increases, this suffering will only intensify. To counteract this stinging pain, aside from endurance, one must also use internal energy to circulate the breath and fight against it.

  Tang Jing endured the biting cold, exhausting his physical and internal strength, while still having to hold up a hundred-jin copper cauldron. It's imaginable how unbearable this "punishment" was.

  Time was passing, and with each drop of sweat on his forehead, it would quickly freeze into frost. When his hair was covered in a layer of frost, making him look like an old man, Hong Gu finally arrived by his side and took down the two long knives.

  "Remember this for a long time, don't humiliate the master in public again next time! Even if you're protecting Tang Liu'er, you should know when to hold back."

  Tang Jing didn't say anything and continued holding the tripod.

  "Alright, let's drop it! You don't have to come again tomorrow!"

  Tang Jing walked with difficulty, holding the tripod and walking to the edge of the pool. His arm was stiff from maintaining the same posture for a long time and couldn't be put down.

  Hong Gu stretched out her hand to help him take down the tripod, and sighed: "Liu Er is a madman, you are a stubborn gourd!"

  Tang Jing still didn't say anything, he just gritted his teeth and slowly lowered his arm with difficulty...

  ……

  At the end of the third watch, when night is darkest and people are most weary.

  The disciples were still on patrol, but they had apparently reached their most exhausted moment. Many of them yawned with open mouths or rubbed their eyes.

  Adoring you, I finally waited until the time was right, immediately pulled out a handkerchief to cover my face, and headed towards the soul-snatching room.

  The disciples of the Soul Snatching Room are undoubtedly the strongest in terms of martial arts within the Tang Sect, but Mu Yunwu's lightness skill is also extremely strong. Moreover, during his surveillance, he had already grasped their patrol schedule and route, so he naturally found a suitable plan to sneak in.

  I bypassed and dodged all the patrolling and on-duty disciples, and when I reached the main hall, I hung upside down from the eaves like a spider, holding my breath and crawling forward, and actually crawled over the heads of several disciples without anyone noticing.

  Very smoothly, he slipped into the main hall, and in the darkness, he slowed down for a moment, relying on the faint light to search for the book he wanted to read on the bookshelf.

  However, when he reached the bookshelf, just as he was about to lift his hand to flip through the books, his eyes caught a glimpse of something reflective in the dim light.

  He immediately stopped and slightly moved his body, using the weak reflection brought by the fine-tuning of the light to discover three silks. Then he followed the silks to observe around and found two hidden crossbows in the corner of the house and behind the curtains.

  I knew it!

  I glanced at the "Ren Shi Lu" on the bookshelf, noticed that the bottom of the book was not worn out, and knew it was a fake, so I immediately retreated and left without staying.

  Just as he was leaving the study, Tang Ji happened to step into the courtyard.

  Although they were separated by several feet, at this moment, both of them keenly discovered each other.