"You..."
Before Liu Ruyan could say anything.
That oppressive force closed in from all directions, frightening Liu Ruyan until she trembled, a chill running down her back.
That damned lapdog actually dared treat her like this.
Liu Ruyan's expression changed drastically.
Anger immediately surfaced on her fair cheeks.
She hurriedly mobilized all the power in her body, trying to withstand Qin Anlan's pressure.
Only to discover that every attempt at resistance was utterly useless.
The nameless fury in Liu Ruyan's heart steadily rose.
She could not remember how long it had been since anyone had dared treat her with such an attitude.
That damned lapdog Qin Anlan had always obeyed her every word before, groveling and fawning over her in every possible way.
Had she treated him too well, making Qin Anlan forget his place?
Or had Qin Anlan gone mad?
A trace of confusion appeared in Liu Ruyan's eyes.
If this had been before.
The moment he saw her arrive, Qin Anlan would definitely bow and scrape, greeting her with a smiling face.
Like a fly, he would buzz around her and crash about at her side.
But now.
The other party seemed to have taken the wrong medicine, daring to use his aura and pressure against her.
With her mind thrown into disarray, Liu Ruyan became even more unable to endure it.
She staggered, then fell straight to the ground.
"Ah!"
Pain made Liu Ruyan let out a delicate cry.
Qin Anlan's face remained cold as ever, and he quietly withdrew the pressure surrounding her.
With his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes carried an air of one who could sweep across the world.
He silently watched Liu Ruyan lying on the ground as though she were a clown leaping on a stage.
"This Young Lord asks you: why did you trespass into my Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate?"
"You... you..."
Sensing the pressure around her vanish into thin air, the disheveled Liu Ruyan braced herself and climbed back to her feet.
Her pale face carried unwillingness, as well as undisguised rage.
Tu Xiu beside them was completely dumbfounded.
His eyes were filled with shock.
What replaced it was a measure of delight.
As Qin Anlan's foremost lackey.
Tu Xiu handled many of Qin Anlan's affairs.
He had a certain understanding of his Young Lord as well.
Who was that woman before them?
She was the eldest daughter of the Liu Family, Liu Ruyan.
She was also his Young Lord's most cherished treasure.
The Young Lord regarded her as more important than anyone else.
But now.
The poles had reversed.
Could it be that the lapdog was rising up?
From now on, the Young Lord would cast off the label of lapdog.
"Qin Anlan, I never thought you would dare treat me this way. Is this lapdog of yours trying to rebel?"
"Forget it. I cannot be bothered to argue with you."
After a burst of anger, some color returned to Liu Ruyan's face.
Liu Ruyan did not care in the slightest what kind of person Qin Anlan was.
In any case, she had never liked a lapdog like him.
She had come to the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate today for something most important.
She could not let Qin Anlan's attitude delay her real business.
It just so happened that Qin Anlan's earlier attitude had driven Liu Ruyan's poor impression of him down to freezing point.
She therefore felt even less psychological burden.
"Qin Anlan, I do not like you at all."
"If your Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate had not coerced my Liu Family, I would never have become engaged to you."
"I came here today to annul our engagement."
As she spoke, Liu Ruyan's beautiful eyes were filled with undisguised disgust, even carrying a hint of arrogance.
Through Qin Anlan's arrangements, Liu Ruyan had successfully entered one of the Heavenly Flame Empire's top powers: Heavenly Firmament Academy.
During her time cultivating at Heavenly Firmament Academy, Liu Ruyan had found her true love.
That person was Ye Qingyun, the Senior Disciple Brother of Heavenly Firmament Academy's inner sect.
He was a graceful man of unhurried bearing, exceptional talent, and a charm that captivated countless young women.
The moment Liu Ruyan saw him, she could not help but fall for him.
But now, everyone throughout the Heavenly Flame Empire knew.
That she, Liu Ruyan, had an engagement with Qin Anlan.
Who was Qin Anlan?
He was the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate.
Bearing the identity of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate Young Lord's fiancée had indeed allowed Liu Ruyan to move through the world like a fish in water.
Even throughout Heavenly Firmament Academy, no one dared provoke her.
But this had become.
The greatest obstacle between Liu Ruyan and Ye Qingyun.
If she wanted to remain by Senior Brother Ye's side, even become Senior Brother Ye's partner, she had to sever this identity.
Liu Ruyan understood very clearly.
Having a lapdog like Qin Anlan following beside her was of immense help to her.
Qin Anlan was a walking treasure vault.
As long as she, Liu Ruyan, had a need.
All kinds of pills, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and cultivation techniques were available in abundance.
She did not need to worry about such matters at all.
But Liu Ruyan already had someone she loved.
She and Senior Disciple Brother Ye Qingyun were the truly heaven-made pair.
Only by Senior Disciple Brother Ye Qingyun's side had Liu Ruyan experienced.
What the taste of love was.
What it meant to throw oneself forward without regard for anything else.
For the love in her heart, what did it matter if she abandoned this lapdog Liu Ruyan?
Even if she had to abandon her entire Lineage, abandon the whole world.
Liu Ruyan would still choose to fall into love without the slightest hesitation.
The most important point was.
With that lapdog Qin Anlan causing trouble at her side.
She could not openly be with Senior Disciple Brother Ye Qingyun.
For the sake of her future.
Liu Ruyan resolutely made her decision.
She stormed into the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate and forcefully demanded the annulment.
"Qin Anlan, are you even listening to me?"
"I already have someone I love. That person is Ye Qingyun, the Senior Disciple Brother of Heavenly Firmament Academy. I will not marry you."
Seeing that Qin Anlan did not immediately answer, Liu Ruyan's tone carried anger as she reiterated her words.
"We are both adults. Let us leave each other some dignity and part peacefully."
Liu Ruyan spoke those words with her head held high.
There was not the slightest hint of guilt in her heart.
In her view, personally coming to Qin Anlan's door to annul the engagement.
Was already giving Qin Anlan enough face for the sake of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate.
Qin Anlan should not act like a clown leaping on a stage, shamelessly clinging to her side and endlessly pestering her.
"Fine. As you wish."
At that moment, Qin Anlan's calm voice rang out.
Those words left Liu Ruyan frozen where she stood.
Clearly, Qin Anlan's reaction had caught her completely off guard.
Had this fellow not always relentlessly clung to her before? Liu Ruyan had proposed breaking off the engagement many times, yet Qin Anlan had repeatedly knelt and begged for forgiveness.
In order to make her abandon that idea, Qin Anlan had even produced vast quantities of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, as well as cultivation techniques.
Had this lapdog finally given up?
Overjoyed, Liu Ruyan immediately said, "You said it yourself. Do not you dare regret it."
Regret it?
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Qin Anlan's mouth.
"This Young Lord will not only announce the dissolution of the engagement between you and me. I will even announce to the entire Heavenly Flame Empire that my Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate and your Liu Family will no longer have any relationship whatsoever."
The moment those words fell.
The entire hall sank into silence.
Tu Xiu beside Qin Anlan was even more horrified.
The Young Lord was not merely ending things with Liu Ruyan. He had even developed killing intent toward Liu Ruyan and the entire Liu Family.
Qin Anlan would not even need to do anything himself.
Once these words spread, the many powers would understand that the Liu Family was bound to suffer a catastrophe that would topple mountains and overturn seas.
The Liu Family had originally only been a third-rate Lineage.
It was only because Qin Anlan had madly pursued Liu Ruyan that the Liu Family had latched onto the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate, receiving help from its many resources and greatly increasing its strength.
The Liu Family's two ancestors had also managed to break through to the Emperor Realm, becoming a second-rate great Lineage.
Because of Liu Ruyan alone, a single woman, the Liu Family had gained enormous resources, cultivation techniques, and status.
No one knew how many powers had looked upon this with envy.
Previously, with the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate protecting them, those powers had been angry but dared not speak.
If the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate announced a complete break with the Liu Family.
The Liu Family would very likely face a joint siege from multiple powers.
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