Ling Feng, Son of Fortune: Breaking the Engagement

As they spoke, the three entered the Emerald Bamboo Pavilion.

Lu Jingyi said, "Young master, this is our most famous teahouse."

Nan Xunran nodded slightly, his expression calm.

Outside, everyone who saw the three enter the Emerald Bamboo Pavilion hurried off to report to their respective lineages.

A short while later, the Emerald Bamboo Pavilion was packed with people.

The prodigies of every lineage had come, all watching Nan Xunran eagerly, hoping for a chance to speak with him.

Before long, the Emerald Bamboo Pavilion was a sea of heads, and the din was endless.

Everyone gathered around Nan Xunran, yet none of them said a word.

Seeing them standing there without moving, Nan Xunran smiled slightly and asked, "What is it?"

Someone said quietly, "We'd like to have a conversation with you, young master."

Nan Xunran nodded slightly. "All right."

One man put on a fawning expression and asked, "Young master, may I ask where in the Upper Realm you come from?"

"The Sacred Domain."

Everyone looked puzzled. "The Sacred Domain?"

"After you ascend, you go to another realm. Above realms are provinces, and above provinces are domains."

Someone spoke up. "I... I've heard of it. A thousand years ago, an ancestor of our lineage who had ascended long before came back. He mentioned it then."

"Although his words have been passed down ever since, we all thought it was a joke. No one took it seriously. I never expected it to be true..."

Everyone was shocked. As it turned out, the world they lived in was so small.

Someone asked cautiously, "Young master, what brings you down to the lower realm this time?"

Nan Xunran glanced at the man impassively. In an instant, the man felt a chill rise from the soles of his feet, leaving his whole body cold.

Taking the hint, he closed his mouth and said no more.

The others, too, fell silent as cicadas in winter, and the surroundings grew quiet.

After a moment of silence, everyone tacitly moved past the subject and continued their conversation.

Lu Jingyi gazed, entranced, at Nan Xunran's bearing among the crowd.

[Heaven's Mandate Daughter Lu Jingyi's favorability increased by 5 points]

[Current favorability: 75 points]

"Lu Jingyi!"

Lu Jingyi frowned slightly and turned toward the voice.

Ling Feng, her former fiancé. She had already broken off their engagement two days ago.

Ling Feng shouted angrily, "Lu Jingyi! You want to break off the engagement?"

"Fine! But I'm the one breaking it off with you."

Lu Jingyi felt utterly humiliated and was filled with anger.

Everyone present frowned slightly as they looked at Ling Feng. Making such a scene in front of so many people—was being jilted not humiliating enough for him?

Ling Feng looked at Nan Xunran in the middle of the crowd, his expression dark. Gritting his teeth, he said, "What? You latched onto a pretty boy, so you don't want me anymore?"

Nan Xunran had yet to react, but the people around him erupted.

Someone shouted angrily, "Ling Feng! What right does a cripple who can't cultivate have to talk about the young master like that?"

"If you've got the guts, fight me!"

Ling Feng refused to back down and called out, "Come on!"

Everyone froze. He actually dared to accept the challenge.

"His opponent is Liu Zhi, right?"

"Right, the best of the Liu family's generation."

"He's bound to win."

The crowd buzzed with discussion.

Liu Zhi stepped forward, his eyes full of contempt. "Ling Feng, you fool who doesn't know the height of heaven or the depth of earth, let me see where you get your confidence."

Ling Feng snorted. "Cut the crap!"

With that, Liu Zhi struck first, sending a fierce palm wind howling toward Ling Feng.

Ling Feng looked confident and struck out with a palm of his own. Their palms collided, kicking up a cloud of dust.

When the dust settled, Liu Zhi lay on the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Everyone stared, mouths agape, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Nan Xunran was not surprised. After all, Ling Feng was a Son of Fortune.

[Son of Fortune: Ling Feng]

[Young master of the Ling Family]

[Special physique: Heavenly Phoenix Physique (not fully awakened)]

[Heaven's Mandate Points: 975]

Nan Xunran stepped forward and helped Liu Zhi up, then casually took out a ring and handed it to him.

He said slowly, "Thank you, Brother Liu. This is the Exquisite Ring. It can raise its wearer's cultivation by two realms, and it can be used before reaching the Saint Lord realm."

Everyone stared open-mouthed, astonishment written across their faces.

In the Heavenly Spring Realm, someone at the Saint Lord realm could be considered invincible. Some of them might never reach that realm in their entire lives.

Liu Zhi looked grateful. "Th... thank you, young master."

Everyone gnashed their teeth, full of regret. If we'd known, we would have rushed up there too.

Nan Xunran turned and said calmly, "Ruxi, seize him."

At his words, Jiang Ruxi vanished in an instant. Before anyone present could even see an afterimage, Ling Feng had already been brought before Nan Xunran.

Holding Ling Feng, Jiang Ruxi said, "Master."

Nan Xunran nodded slightly.

Ling Feng's face was full of terror. His voice trembled as he said, "Im... impossible. How are you so strong?"

When he heard Jiang Ruxi call Nan Xunran master, he was shocked. That meant Nan Xunran was even stronger than Jiang Ruxi.

"How could this be? Shouldn't I be invincible among my generation...?" Ling Feng muttered, his eyes full of disbelief.

Nan Xunran looked at Lu Jingyi and asked calmly, "Miss Lu, is he your fiancé?"

Lu Jingyi nodded at first, then shook her head. "The engagement has already been called off."

Ling Feng's eyes widened in fury, and he burst into curses. "You shameless woman..."

Nan Xunran frowned slightly and said, "He's yours."

At his command, Jiang Ruxi casually threw Ling Feng to the ground.

Ling Feng landed in a heap, kicking up a cloud of dust.