“No, I can’t,” Yellow Wine Immortal objected as soon as Ye Kunlun mentioned going to the Tang family to propose marriage.
Seeing his stammering, Ye Kunlun only laughed harder.
“What, you think you’re not good enough for her?” Ye Kunlun asked.
Yellow Wine Immortal quickly shook his head. “No, no, it’s not that. She has a strong personality. If you propose so rashly, I’m afraid…”
Ye Kunlun scoffed. “When I saw you two fighting just now, it didn’t look like a fight at all. It was more like playful banter. Don’t believe me? Ask Wudao and Tu’er.”
Wudao and Feng Tu’er nodded in agreement with Ye Kunlun.
“This, we’ll discuss this later.”
With that, Yellow Wine Immortal returned to his room without looking back.
Ye Kunlun burst into laughter, in a good mood.
Yellow Wine Immortal’s challenge against the Shocking Thunder Sect had made his name echo throughout the capital.
From now on, he could act without restraint!
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At this very moment.
Besides the Nangong and Tang families, the Sui, Ji, Yan, Changsun, and Yuchi families, among the Seven Great Families, were also greatly shocked!
Sui Family, Assembly Hall.
Sui Zhenning, who was already in his sixties, looked at his son Sui Yan with a hint of gravity in his voice. “He’s come to the capital. I presume he’ll be coming to our Sui family to propose marriage soon!”
Sui Yan replied, “Dad, Ni Chang is a much better match with the ancient Ji family. Our engagement back then was merely to repay a debt. We don’t need to sacrifice Ni Chang’s marriage for this, do we?”
“That person is the Sect Master of the Heavenly Doctor Sect. As a reward back then, he was promised Ni Chang’s hand in marriage to his disciple. If we break the engagement…”
Sui Zhenning frowned, his white eyebrows revealing his worry.
“Dad, no matter how skilled that person’s medical arts are, he can’t compare to the ancient Ji family. You need to think this through carefully.”
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Ji Family, Water Moon Pavilion.
“Mother, I absolutely disagree with Ling’er’s marriage,” said a middle-aged beauty with an extraordinary aura.
She looked at the old woman before her, whose hair was entirely silver, her face etched with anger. “Back then, I never understood why Father would betroth Ling’er to someone she’d never even met!”
“Besides, you know Ling’er’s personality. If she finds out she has a fiancé she’s never met, she’ll surely cause a huge scene!”
The old woman appeared calm and collected. After listening to the middle-aged beauty, she remained silent for a moment.
“Mother, please say something?” The middle-aged beauty grew anxious.
She was Ji Ling’er’s mother, Ji Ruyue, and naturally worried about her daughter’s future happiness.
“Then break it off!”
The old woman finally spoke.
Hearing this, Ji Ruyue’s eyes lit up with joy.
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Yan Family, Lakeside Pavilion.
A middle-aged man in a black suit sat before a stone table, gazing at a woman in a red dress by the pavilion.
The woman was dressed in fiery red, her hair tied up high, her face bearing a sharp demeanor, and her starry eyes glinting with cold light.
She stared at the shimmering lake, stretching for miles, and after a long while, she finally spoke, “I will not marry!”
The middle-aged man glanced at the chess game on the table, moved a piece, and furrowed his brow slightly.
“This game is hard to solve…”
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Yuchi Family, Ancestral Hall.
Two men and one woman sat facing each other.
“Eldest Brother, times have changed. I think we should drop Changge’s marriage engagement,” the only woman among the three said.
“Second Brother, what do you think?” Yuchi Cheng looked at his younger brother, his tiger-like eyes filled with solemnity.
“Eldest Brother, I agree with Sister. Father arranged this marriage when he was still alive. It’s been ten years now, and times have changed. Changge has better options!”
Yuchi Cheng listened to his brother and sister and sighed. “Our Yuchi family has always valued our promises. If we break the engagement now…”
“Eldest Brother, compared to Changge’s happiness, what does it matter if our Yuchi family loses some credibility? I can’t just stand by and watch my niece marry a man she’s never met!”
“Exactly! I, as her aunt, am the first to disagree, even if he were the King of Heaven!”
Yuchi Cheng looked at the memorial tablets enshrined in the ancestral hall and replied sternly, “We will discuss this matter after Changge returns from the southern border!”
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Changsun Family, Auxiliary Machine Pavilion.
“Patriarch, that person’s disciple has appeared. Three years ago, because of a divination, you betrothed Qingwan to his disciple. Do you regret it?”
“Regret?”
Patriarch Changsun Changkong let out a cold snort. “When have I, Changsun Changkong, ever regretted a decision I made? However—”
Changsun Changkong changed the subject. “Three years ago, Daoist Wuji said that the divination had encountered a variable. That disciple and Qingwan’s engagement is naturally no longer valid.”
Upon hearing Changsun Changkong’s words, some in the Auxiliary Machine Pavilion breathed a sigh of relief, while others frowned.
“Patriarch, that person’s origins are mysterious. We all witnessed his methods back then. If we break the contract, it might bring disaster to the family.”
Someone spoke, clearly disagreeing with breaking the contract.
Changsun Changkong looked deeply at that person. “Fourth Brother, are you implying that Daoist Wuji couldn’t do anything to that person?”
“Eldest Brother, that’s not what I meant!” the person quickly shook his head, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
“Fourth Brother, Qingwan is Daoist Wuji’s personal disciple. You don’t need me to tell you Daoist Wuji’s status, do you?”
“Moreover, even Daoist Wuji said that Qingwan is a rare cultivation physique, a blessing to our Changsun family.”
Changsun Changkong showed a hint of a smile. “Third Brother is right. Even if we don’t break the engagement, Daoist Wuji would not agree to marry Qingwan to that person’s disciple.”
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As soon as Tang Yaoyao and Tang Tangtang returned home, they eagerly called their elder sister, Tang Zhuozhuo.
“Big Sister, the person you were engaged to back then has appeared!” Tang Yaoyao, thinking of Ye Kunlun’s words, became anxious. “He even said he was coming to the Tang family to break off the engagement!”
“I’ll talk about it when I get back!”
A clear and calm voice came from the other end of the phone. She didn’t seem worried about her own marriage.
“Big Sister, you’re so calm!” Tang Tangtang added fuel to the fire. “That surnamed Ye looks like a bad person. He even injured me.”
“Big Sister, quickly break off the engagement yourself and take control of the situation. Don’t let that toad take advantage!”
Tang Tangtang spoke rapidly, afraid her elder sister would hesitate and Ye Kunlun would gain the upper hand, causing her sister to suffer.
“Who said I want to break off the engagement?”
Tang Zhuozhuo’s voice came through again.
Tang Yaoyao and Tang Tangtang thought they had misheard.
Fearing her elder sister had a misunderstanding, Tang Yaoyao quickly added, “Big Sister, although Tangtang’s words are a bit harsh, this person does have a bit of arrogance and is quite strong. He’s also the young master of the Inter-Prison.”
“Even so, his status is just that of a prison warden. He’s not worthy of you!”
Tang Zhuozhuo listened to her two younger sisters’ persuasion and suddenly let out a laugh. “Yaoyao, Tangtang, has anyone ever bullied you since you were little?”
Tang Yaoyao and Tang Tangtang were stunned and said in unison, “Of course not! Who would dare?”
“Then that’s that. He’s so interesting, why should I break off the engagement?”
Tang Zhuozhuo asked.