Lan Xueyi...
The name was so familiar.
Wasn't she the daughter of Lan Tianxiong, who had returned to the clan just a few days ago?
So it was her!
She was indeed a perfect match for Xie Canglou, possessing both talent and beauty.
But...
Lan Xueyi was already married!
And her husband...
Was right here!
Many of the Lan clan members who knew the truth turned their gazes in unison towards one direction...
Landing on the back of the grey-haired young man!
Some watched with amusement.
Some with disdain.
Some with mockery.
Some with sympathy.
Some with pity.
Some with schadenfreude.
Various gazes, but the most prevalent were those of jest and ridicule.
Others were forcing his wife to remarry.
Another man was proposing to his wife in front of countless people.
And he didn't even have the right to speak.
He had been completely turned into an insignificant outsider.
What could be more ironic than this in the world?
For a moment.
Ling Fan became the biggest joke.
"I knew it, how could this useless live-in son-in-law be worthy of Lan Xueyi! As expected, the Old Madam wants to find a suitable husband for Lan Xueyi again."
"His wife is about to be snatched away by someone else, and he's still sitting there calmly. Truly a talent!"
"Brother, don't be so calm, your wife is leaving."
"Hurry up, maybe you can still... still snag an invitation, hahahaha!"
"Brother, that's Xie Canglou. Weigh yourself, are you even a match for a single hair of Xie Canglou? If I were you, I'd see if I could get some benefits! Get as much as you can, wouldn't you say?"
"You lost a wife, you can't lose too much, right! But don't worry too much, Xie Canglou won't be too stingy. After all, it's Misty Cloud Mountain, they need to save face. If they snatch someone's wife, they'll definitely compensate generously!"
"Hahaha!"
For a moment.
The entire place erupted in laughter.
The atmosphere was incredibly jovial.
Pang Liu was briefly stunned.
Then he burst into laughter, staring mockingly at the grey-haired young man sitting opposite him.
Beside him.
Ning Zhou sighed with great sympathy.
For any man.
This kind of situation was the most humiliating disgrace!
"Xie Canglou, he's playing with fire."
Ling Fan said calmly.
He took a sip of tea.
But a rare killing intent flashed in his eyes.
After hearing Ling Fan's words.
Everyone was stunned at first.
Then they couldn't help but burst into laughter, as if they had heard a colossal joke.
This useless live-in son-in-law actually said Xie Canglou was playing with fire.
Where did he get the confidence and courage to say such a thing!
Who was he?
And who was Xie Canglou?
One was a proud son of heaven.
The other was a lowly insect from the earth.
There was no comparison at all.
Even if Xie Canglou poached his wife right in front of him, what could he do to Xie Canglou?
In the end, this kind of trash could only rage impotently!
He thought that by saying a few harsh words, he could regain some dignity?
How laughable!
No one took Ling Fan's words seriously.
While the outer area was in an uproar due to Xie Canglou's proposal.
Inside the ancestral hall.
Lan Xueyi's body trembled slightly with anger.
She looked at the Old Madam Lan in disbelief.
Lan Tianxiong also clenched his fists tightly.
He finally understood what the Old Madam Lan had been doing outside the Lan clan a few days ago.
She had actually gone to Misty Cloud Mountain!
"Old Madam, please stop this, don't let things get out of control!"
Lan Tianxiong said to the Old Madam Lan.
However, before he could finish,
The Old Madam Lan interrupted him, "Shut up. Do I need you, a disobedient descendant, to teach me how to conduct myself!"
"More than twenty years ago, you defied the marriage I arranged for you. But today, Lan Xueyi's marriage can only be decided by me! If I want her to remarry, she must obediently remarry. Whoever I want her to marry, she must marry!"
The Old Madam Lan said sternly.
Lan Xueyi's body trembled.
She no longer had any respect for the Old Madam Lan in her heart.
"If you want to marry, then you marry!"
Lan Xueyi threw this sentence at the Old Madam Lan.
The Old Madam Lan was so angered that she was speechless for a long time.
All the members of the Lan clan were stunned.
No one had ever dared to talk back to the Old Madam Lan like this!
Lan Xueyi's stubbornness kicked in, and she didn't care.
Turning to Xie Canglou.
Her expression was extremely cold, and she said word by word, "I am already married. My husband's name is Ling Fan! Please do not humiliate yourself!"
Xie Canglou's expression immediately turned unpleasant.
But he still said, "I know, but that doesn't matter. Isn't he just a useless fop? Give him some money and let him leave."
"I truly cannot bear to see a woman of your unparalleled talent and peerless beauty buried beside such a useless person!"
"Only I am worthy of you!"
Xie Canglou said proudly.
"Useless?"
Lan Xueyi laughed.
Once upon a time.
The people of Jiangnan City also viewed Ling Fan this way.
But in the end, the facts proved.
Everyone was wrong.
And they were terribly wrong.
Lan Xueyi's laughter stopped, and her gaze swept over the Old Madam Lan, Xie Canglou, the various Lan elders, her paternal uncle, her second aunt, her third aunt, and others.
"You all think my husband is just an untalented, prodigal waste, right!"
"You are too arrogant. You don't even deign to investigate or verify my husband's identity and information, yet you assume he is a soft persimmon that can be easily manipulated, whose dignity and will can be ignored. I tell you, you are playing with fire!"
"My husband is not only not a waste, but on the contrary, he is a true prodigy, like a divine dragon from the heavens!"
Lan Xueyi's words made everyone frown deeply.
Especially Xie Canglou.
He frowned and said, "Miss Xueyi, why do you have to deceive yourself? No matter how highly you praise him, it won't change the fact that he is a waste. A waste is always a waste."
"I admit I haven't deeply understood this Ling Fan, but so what? In this vast Tianchu Province, who among the younger generation is worthy of my attention, Xie Canglou!"
"Even Yang Qianli of Seven Stars Cave, Chu Tiange of the Governor's Mansion, and Mo Xie of the Dark Martial Hall, who are all famous alongside me, I only regard them as blades of grass. In this generation, I am invincible!"
Xie Canglou was extremely arrogant.
Seeing his extreme arrogance, Lan Xueyi knew that no matter what she said, he wouldn't believe her.
She was too lazy to explain anything further.
"What are you all standing there for? She's young and doesn't understand. You quickly go and persuade her!"
The Old Madam Lan, angered, tapped her dragon-headed cane.
A group of Lan clan members quickly stepped forward.
"Good niece, the Old Madam and all of us are doing this for your own good. How can a heavenly proud daughter like you be bound to a waste? Isn't this ruining yourself?"
Said Lan Tianyi, her paternal uncle.
"Xueyi, just listen to everyone's advice and don't be stubborn! What's so good about that surnamed Ling brat? He has no ability, no background, no status, yet he's arrogant and rude! What are you after with such a person? He only knows Liu Han of the Dark Martial Hall, and that's not his own ability. If Liu Han stops paying attention to him one day, won't he be back to square one!"
The second aunt said earnestly.
The third aunt also couldn't resist saying, "Second Sister is absolutely right. Chief Xie is so good, practically perfect! Such a good match is hard to find even with a lantern. Miss this village, and you'll miss this shop!"
...
However, their lips were worn out.
Lan Xueyi remained unmoved.
A hint of anger appeared in Xie Canglou's eyes.
As the chief disciple of the esteemed Misty Cloud Mountain, with his noble status, what kind of woman could he not obtain?