"What did you say?!!!"
Grand Bamboo Peak, Shoujing Hall.
Tian Buyi stared at his precious daughter in shock, trembling with rage, the fat all over his body quivering. He was clearly furious beyond measure:
"You..."
"You said you went to Xiao Yan to break off the engagement?"
"That's right!"
Tian Ling'er lifted her chin.
She was usually quite afraid of her old man, but this was a moment that would determine her future. She wanted to make her own choice.
Then—
The moment her words fell.
"Bang!"
Tian Buyi smashed the wooden table before him with one slap. His fleshy face was filled with fury as he glared at Tian Ling'er, his voice blazing with anger:
"Do you know what you're doing?"
Tian Ling'er trembled slightly.
She had clearly been startled by Tian Buyi's actions.
"Mother..."
Tian Ling'er looked pleadingly at Su Ru.
But—
Su Ru's expression was just as ugly at this moment.
She looked at her daughter with complicated eyes and sighed. "Ling'er, you shouldn't have gone to Xiao Yan to break off the engagement..."
"Why not?!"
Tian Ling'er raised her neck. "Mother, I don't like Xiao Yan. All these years, I've only ever treated him as a younger brother. I don't have that kind of affection between husband and wife!"
"You still dare to talk back!?"
Tian Buyi's anger flared.
He raised his hand, intending to slap his precious daughter flying.
But—
He hesitated for a long while.
In the end, he still could not bring himself to strike her.
After all.
No matter what.
Tian Ling'er was his daughter.
His only daughter...
"Alas."
Tian Buyi sighed. "Where's Xiao Yan? Did he agree to it?"
"Mm!"
Tian Ling'er pouted and nodded.
At that.
Tian Buyi and Su Ru both fell silent.
Did Tian Ling'er have feelings for Wang Quan Yan?!
They did not know.
But Wang Quan Yan truly had no feelings for Tian Ling'er. They could see that clearly.
Because—
Over these past five years.
Wang Quan Yan had truly only regarded Tian Ling'er as his senior sister. The most intimate way they addressed each other was "Senior Sister Ling'er."
As for Wang Quan Yan agreeing to break off the engagement?
Tian Buyi had expected it.
At that moment.
Tian Buyi glanced at the Cooling Pearl clenched in Tian Ling'er's hand and laughed in fury. "You've taken a liking to that Qi Hao from Dragon Head Peak? He gave you one Cooling Pearl, and you want to break off your engagement with Xiao Yan?!"
As someone who had been through it.
How could Tian Buyi fail to see Tian Ling'er's little thoughts?
Not only him.
Su Ru had seen through them as well.
But—
As her mother, she had always played the role of the loving parent. No matter how ugly her expression was now, it was not easy for her to step forward and rebuke her...
"I..."
Tian Ling'er's face reddened.
She gathered her courage and argued back, "What's so bad about Senior Brother Qi? His cultivation is high, his temperament is good, and he's the eldest senior brother of Dragon Head Peak. So many senior sisters and junior sisters of the Qingyun Sect have fallen for him!?"
"Shameless!"
"Absolutely shameless!"
Tian Buyi was nearly driven mad with anger by his precious daughter.
What was this supposed to be?
Cheating on her fiancé!
Having an affair!?
Did she not know she had an engagement with Xiao Yan?!
"Slap—"
At that moment, Tian Buyi could no longer hold back.
He gave Tian Ling'er a hard slap. Though he had not used any spiritual power, it still left her face red and swollen.
"Father..."
"You... you hit me?"
Tian Ling'er stood there blankly.
"I hit you because you're an unfilial daughter!"
"Do you know how many years Qi Hao has cultivated for? How many years has Xiao Yan cultivated for? At Qi Hao's age, he could be your grandfather in the mortal world!"
"You..."
"Are you trying to anger me to death?!"
After striking her.
Tian Buyi regretted it somewhat.
But—
This was not the time to say more.
He had to hurry to the back mountain and check on Wang Quan Yan.
As for this disciple?
He truly liked him beyond measure.
It was only that Wang Quan Yan had remained stuck at the Third Layer of Jade Purity without making any progress, which gave him a terrible headache. More than once, he had even considered giving up.
But.
As Wang Quan Yan's master.
If even he gave up on him.
Who else could help him?!
After saying that.
Tian Buyi turned and left.
For a time, only the mother and daughter, Su Ru and Tian Ling'er, remained in Shoujing Hall.
Tian Ling'er stood there blankly.
A moment later, she suddenly threw herself into Su Ru's arms and burst into tears.
"Wuwuwu—"
"Mother! I only wanted to decide my own future. What did I do wrong?"
Su Ru fell silent.
She sighed as she looked at Tian Ling'er in her arms, thinking, Ling'er, you did nothing wrong. I only hope you won't regret it someday.
Outside Shoujing Hall—
The disciples of Grand Bamboo Peak looked at one another.
All of them looked worriedly toward the back mountain.
"Xiao Yan..."
"He won't do anything foolish, will he?"
"Yeah, yeah. He's suffered such a huge blow. I'm afraid he might do something foolish."
Within the crowd.
Zhang Xiaofan stared blankly toward the back mountain.
"Seventh Senior Brother..."
He was worried too.
Five years ago, when he had first entered the sect, Wang Quan Yan had taken especially good care of him. He had always remembered that kindness.
Even now.
He did not dare forget it.
At that moment.
Tian Buyi hurriedly flew toward the back mountain on his sword.
But when he arrived at Tai Chi Cave, he suddenly stopped, because—
Something was wrong with the surroundings!
"Whoosh!"
Faintly.
Strands of sharp Sword Qi stirred.
Within the space invisible to ordinary eyes, streaks of pale golden sword intent gradually spread out from Tai Chi Cave.
"Rumble!"
In but a moment.
The sword intent gradually solidified before soaring into the sky.
"Whoosh—"
Pale golden sword intent covered the entire back mountain. Its terrifying Sword Momentum seemed capable of slicing through all things, while endless sword light shot into the heavens—
Illuminating the entire night sky.
In an instant,
Sword Qi Fills the Universe!
"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"
Tian Buyi seemed to hear a trembling hum.
This was—
A sword?
At that moment.
The Crimson Flame Immortal Sword in his hand was trembling.
It was as though the Crimson Flame Immortal Sword had sensed some terrifying existence. It let out a clear, mournful cry and bowed in submission before a supreme "king."
Tian Buyi's heart skipped a beat.
He seemed to realize something as he looked expectantly toward Tai Chi Cave.
"Whoosh!"
Just then.
A dazzling sword light appeared.
Terrifying golden sword intent blanketed heaven and earth as boundless pressure swept forth. Even Tian Buyi felt a trace of pressure.
Wang Quan? Wang Quan!!
"Boom!"
The gates of Tai Chi Cave collapsed with a thunderous crash.
A young man holding Wang Quan slowly emerged.
He stood tall and imposing, handsome beyond compare, his black hair cascading over his shoulders and his robes fluttering in the wind. Pale golden sword intent flickered within his deep eyes, making him seem like the only sword immortal beneath heaven.
Wang Quan Yan!
He walked out of Tai Chi Cave step by step.
And with every step he took, his aura grew stronger!
From the Third Layer of Jade Purity?
It gradually rose to the Fourth Layer of Jade Purity, then the Fifth Layer of Jade Purity, Sixth Layer of Jade Purity, seventh, eighth—
Until...
Peak of the Ninth Layer of the Jade Purity Realm!
Tian Buyi stared blankly at the young man before him.
At that moment,
there was only one thought in his heart.
Xiao Yan...
The former Peerless Prodigy?
Had returned!!!
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