Tang Yuehua's Engagement

After lunch.

Qian Xunji, Yue Guan, and the others were sorting through what they had received that day in the Pope's Hall.

Yue Guan had written down what Bibi Dong had told him. "Your Holiness, I've compiled the information on Tang San. Would you like to see if anything is missing?"

Qian Xunji nodded, took the notes, and flipped through them.

After reading them, his brow remained furrowed. "Strange."

Bibi Dong asked, "Teacher, what do you find strange?"

Qian Xunji pointed at the notes. "Tang San really is powerful. The Mysterious Heaven Skill can speed up the absorption of Soul Power factors and the recovery of Soul Power. He also has bizarre skills he can use without Soul Rings. The Purple Demon Eye can see through illusions, the Mysterious Jade Hand can temporarily turn his hands to jade, and then there's the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and all kinds of Hidden Weapons."

Yue Guan asked in confusion, "Did I record something incorrectly?"

Qian Xunji shook his head. "I was thinking, if those were all the abilities Tang San really had, Spirit Hall might have had some difficulty dealing with him, but it should never have been destroyed."

"Your Holiness, you mean..."

"It seems Senior hasn't told us everything about Tang San."

Bibi Dong turned around instinctively. "Teacher, I'll go ask Senior!"

"Wait!" Qian Xunji shook his head. "Senior likes to make trades. It seems Spirit Hall hasn't done enough yet, but the question is, what does Senior need?"

Just then, Gui Mei suddenly burst in. "Your Holiness, something's wrong! Senior has suddenly left Spirit Hall!"

Yue Guan froze. "Your Holiness, should we send someone after him?"

Qian Xunji couldn't make up his mind either. He hurried to his feet. "Don't act rashly. I'll go ask the Great Enshrined!"

Yue Guan and Gui Mei hurriedly cupped their fists and followed Qian Xunji to the Worship Hall.

Qian Daoliu thought for a moment, then asked, "Is Miss Ah Yin still in Spirit Hall?"

Gui Mei cupped his fists. "Great Enshrined, Miss Ah Yin is at the Mimicry Training Ground. She did not leave with Senior."

Qian Daoliu nodded. "There's no need to panic. Senior must have gone out to take care of something. Whatever you do, don't send anyone after him. Don't let Senior think Spirit Hall is watching him."

Lu Jin had indeed left in a hurry.

The "Heaven and Earth Converging Yin-Yang Great Compassion Rhapsody" had actually arrived ahead of time, and Tang Yuehua had also fled the Clear Sky Sect today.

And several threads had forcibly linked Tang Yuehua to Yu Xiaogang.

Without needing to be told, Lu Jin knew that heaven and earth were trying to correct the timeline again, intending to leave the "Great Compassion Rhapsody" to Tang San through Yu Xiaogang.

Just a few hours earlier.

In the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Yuehua had once again been summoned by her father to the front of the sect.

She looked around. Her father wasn't the only one there. Several people from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were present, as were her two older brothers.

A bad feeling welled up in Tang Yuehua's heart. She steeled herself and said, "Father, may I ask why you summoned me?"

Tang Yuehua's father, Tang Wei, the Clear Sky Sect Master, smiled. "Yuehua, I didn't give the matter enough thought before. How could a disciple of the Lower Four Sects be worthy of you? Do you resent me?"

Tang Yuehua's eyelashes trembled. "You were thinking of my well-being, Father. I wouldn't dare resent you."

"Good, as long as you don't resent me." Tang Wei nodded. "The man beside me is Yu Yuanzhen, the head of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Why don't you greet Sect Master Yu?"

The bad feeling in Tang Yuehua's heart grew stronger, but with her father present, she could only lower her head. "Greetings, Sect Master Yu."

Yu Yuanzhen immediately burst out laughing. "Good, good, good! She really is a fine young lady, beautiful and intelligent. She'd make a good match for my Xiaogang!"

Tang Wei smiled and nodded. "Yuehua has been clever since childhood and is accomplished in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Our Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan are also well matched in status. The two children are a golden boy and a jade girl, a natural match!"

Tang Yuehua's pupils contracted, and she quickly raised her head. "Father... you..."

Tang Wei frowned. "Yuehua, don't interrupt when your elders are speaking!"

Tang Yuehua's heart sank, and she looked at her two brothers.

Tang Xiao couldn't quite bear it. He had heard of Yu Xiaogang's reputation: the man was not only a good-for-nothing but a coward as well.

Even if his younger sister's Martial Soul had also undergone a reverse mutation, she could at least use a domain. How could she be a good match for Yu Xiaogang?

But this was their father's decision, and it concerned whether the Upper Three Sects could unite to deal with the increasingly powerful Spirit Hall.

Tang Xiao sighed. "Don't worry, Yuehua. If you're bullied, I'll be sure to help you."

Tang Hao felt stifled. Ever since that day, he had felt as though he had lost a great opportunity.

Faced with his sister's pleading gaze, Tang Hao simply ignored it. "A man should marry when he comes of age, and a woman should wed. You and Yu Xiaogang share the same fate. If you treat each other with respect in the years to come, it will make a fine story."

Tang Yuehua's heart plunged into an ice cellar.

She lowered her head, her eyes vacant.

Just because my Martial Soul isn't the Clear Sky Hammer, I have to be sacrificed for the family?

She didn't know how much good this would do the Clear Sky Sect, but she understood that if she really married Yu Xiaogang, her life would probably be over.

But this was what the family wanted, and the other party was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Upper Three Sects.

Accept your fate, Yuehua. From the day you were born, this was your destiny... Tang Yuehua lowered her head again and made no further move to resist.

Since this is what Father and the others want, I'll treat it as the last thing I do for the Clear Sky Sect.

But just then, a commotion suddenly broke out outside.

"Young Master Xiaogang, you... what brings you here?"

"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't even know my dear father had sold me off!"

Before long, a young man with a cropped haircut stormed in. "Father, I don't agree to this marriage! How could Tang Yuehua, a good-for-nothing who can't even break through level 10, be worthy of being the wife of me, Yu Xiaogang, the Soul Master World's Grandmaster?"

As soon as he said that, Tang Wei's face darkened.

No matter how inadequate Tang Yuehua might be, she was still his daughter. How could he remain calm when someone was pointing at her and calling her a good-for-nothing to her face?

Before he could lose his temper, Yu Yuanzhen snapped, "Yu Xiaogang, get out! Who the hell do you think you are? Yuehua's willingness to marry you is your good fortune. If you dare cause any more trouble, I'll break your legs!"

Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists. He didn't understand why, after his rebirth, things were completely different from what he had experienced in his previous life.

He was supposed to have a romance with Bibi Dong, and he had already made up his mind that even if Bibi Dong drove him away because of the secret chamber, he wouldn't leave.

The future Pope was the one who should be his lawful wife. He looked down on Tang Yuehua, who couldn't cultivate.

But Yu Yuanzhen had left him no room to maneuver, so Yu Xiaogang could only steel himself and say, "Father, I can marry her, but she must be a concubine. I have someone else in mind for my wife!"

"Also, after the engagement, I'm going to the Heaven Dou Empire. You can't confine me anymore!"

Tang Wei could barely contain himself. He slammed the table. "Yu Yuanzhen, is this your sincerity?!"

Seeing her father's anger, Tang Yuehua felt a glimmer return to her previously dim eyes.

Yu Yuanzhen hurriedly said, "Brother Tang, the bigger picture comes first! If our two sects are joined by marriage, only then can we trust each other and plan great things together!"

Tang Wei snorted. "Making my daughter a concubine would disgrace my Clear Sky Sect!"

Yu Yuanzhen clenched his fists. After glancing at Yu Xiaogang, he drew a deep breath. "Brother Tang, my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is willing to add a five-thousand-year Soul Bone to the betrothal gifts!"

A five-thousand-year Soul Bone?!

Not only Tang Wei, but even Tang Xiao and Tang Hao trembled at the sight of it.

Only Tang Yuehua kept looking at her father, shaking her head again and again. What difference was there between marrying a coward as his concubine and killing her?

Yet when she saw that her father was actually considering it seriously, the hope that had just flared up vanished again.

A moment later, Tang Wei slapped the table. "Good! The marriage is settled!"

Yu Yuanzhen laughed heartily and nodded. "A wise decision, Brother Tang!"

Tang Xiao and Tang Hao's attention was entirely on the two Soul Bones.

A five-thousand-year Soul Bone was enough to serve as a trump card to save one's life!

Yu Xiaogang glanced at Tang Yuehua, but his mind was entirely occupied with how to obtain an Immortal Herb.

Only Tang Yuehua collapsed to the ground as though she had lost all her strength. She felt that the entire Clear Sky Sect was so cold, and the laughter so grating.

Just then, a voice rang out beside her ear once more. "Tang Yuehua, do you want to escape your fate? Do you want to become a true Soul Master?"

"I..." Tang Yuehua seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. Fervor appeared in her eyes as she murmured, "I do... no matter who you are or what your conditions are, I agree to them all..."