"An explanation? What explanation do you want?"
Qin Anlan raised his hand slightly, and an invisible claw formed around him.
It clamped directly around Liu Ruyan's throat and lifted her into the air.
"Let go of me! Let... let go of me now!"
Liu Ruyan could only feel herself struggling to breathe, her delicate face flushed crimson.
She wanted to resist.
Yet with her trifling strength, she did not even have the chance to fight back.
Slap!
What awaited Liu Ruyan was another crisp slap.
Slap! Slap! Slap...
More than ten slaps landed on Liu Ruyan's face in quick succession, without the slightest mercy, beating her until she began to doubt her own life.
"Not bad, not bad. This looks much better."
Qin Anlan stroked his chin, admiring his handiwork.
The burning pain on her face drove Liu Ruyan nearly mad.
Though she could not see it, Liu Ruyan could already clearly feel it.
Her cheeks had been beaten red and swollen by Qin Anlan.
All kinds of complicated emotions surged within her.
In the end, they could only turn into fury.
Damn Qin Anlan.
Stupid lapdog.
He actually dared to hit her, Liu Ruyan.
She forced that proud head of hers back up.
What awaited Liu Ruyan was another fierce beating.
Liu Ruyan's proud head finally lowered, too ashamed to face anyone.
Drip!
A crystal-clear tear fell onto the floor.
"Crying? You still have the nerve to cry?"
Qin Anlan looked quietly at Liu Ruyan, an amused smile still on his face.
Crying first, making a scene second, threatening suicide third.
What an old and tired performance, yet she still dared to use it before him, Qin Anlan.
She had eaten so much from Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate, yet she could not endure even a few slaps.
Qin Anlan clenched his fist, gathered his strength, and drove a blow straight into Liu Ruyan's abdomen.
Liu Ruyan's battered body flew hundreds of meters like a tattered sack, tracing an arc through the air before crashing into a palace.
Rumble!
A deafening explosion rang out.
The resplendent palace could not bear the humiliation and collapsed at once.
It buried Liu Ruyan beneath the rubble.
By the time the guards dragged Liu Ruyan out, she was coughing blood, pale as paper, and barely clinging to life.
Yet she still refused to yield, glaring at Qin Anlan with hatred written all over her face.
"Staring at me? You still dare to stare at me?"
"You consumed so many of this Young Lord's resources. Did you think you could simply break off the engagement whenever you wanted?"
"Didn't you preach that love stood above all else, that you could give up everything for love?"
Qin Anlan's words rang loud and forceful.
Killing intent surged around him.
The many guards who had rushed over after noticing something amiss were all frightened into trembling.
Had the Young Lord finally risen for real?
"Where is Tu Xiu?"
"Your subordinate is here!"
Tu Xiu hurriedly cupped his hands, overjoyed.
Watching the Young Lord teach this woman, who did not know the height of heaven or the depth of earth, a lesson made Tu Xiu itch to join in.
He naturally understood what he was to do next.
Liu Ruyan's good days were over.
The Liu Family's doomsday had arrived.
"Drag this bitch away immediately and cripple all her cultivation."
"Strip away her bones and physique, then drain every drop of Skyflame Phoenix Blood from her body."
"Afterward, throw this bitch outside the estate and announce to the world that, from today onward, this Young Lord has dissolved his engagement with Liu Ruyan and formally declared war on the Liu Family."
Once Qin Anlan finished speaking, he did not spare Liu Ruyan another glance.
According to the usual script, when facing an arrogant female lead like Liu Ruyan, Qin Anlan should have used all manner of methods to suppress her step by step, perhaps even taking her in as a maid.
But Qin Anlan was no ordinary man.
He was the Young Lord of Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate.
What woman could he not have?
A woman like Liu Ruyan—arrogant, conceited, looking down on everyone, and ignorant of the height of heaven and the depth of earth—
Even if she were given to him for free, Qin Anlan would not want her.
Much less would he waste his thoughts on Liu Ruyan.
Upon hearing this, even Tu Xiu could not help drawing in a sharp breath.
He was still somewhat stunned.
Although his Young Lord was not exactly a kind-hearted man.
Ruthless and vicious, he had often wiped out entire families.
But Liu Ruyan had been his true love.
Crippling her cultivation, stripping away her bones and physique, and extracting the Skyflame Phoenix bloodline.
Back then, in order to improve Liu Ruyan's bones and physique, enhance her constitution, and cultivate a special body for her—
Qin Anlan had specifically given Liu Ruyan Bone-Severing Finger, the supreme treasure of Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate, along with the blood of Fire Phoenix, a seventh-rank divine beast.
Now, he intended to forcibly reclaim those things?
Although those two treasures had already been refined by Liu Ruyan.
With certain methods, they could still be stripped back out and put to use a second time.
Liu Ruyan had consumed countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from Qin Anlan. Every inch of her body was a treasure.
It was time for Liu Ruyan to vomit back everything she had eaten over the years.
"Yes, Young Master!"
Faced with Qin Anlan's order, Tu Xiu did not dare hesitate in the slightest and obediently accepted it.
He grabbed Liu Ruyan by her beautiful hair and dragged away her battered body.
Liu Ruyan, forcibly dragged away by Tu Xiu, widened her eyes in disbelief.
"Let go of me! You damned dogs have such gall—you actually dare drain my blood!"
"Just you wait! Senior Brother Ye Qingyun will not spare you. He will definitely kill every last one of you!"
"Please let me go! Please, let me go!"
Watching her Skyflame Phoenix Blood continuously drain away,
Liu Ruyan first let out a series of hysterical screams.
In the end, those screams turned into desperate pleas.
At this moment, she finally knew fear.
What filled her heart even more was dread and regret.
If she had known this would happen, she never should have come to break off the engagement.
As the future wife of the Young Lord of Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate, she could have basked in endless glory.
Whatever wind she wanted, she had wind; whatever rain she wanted, she had rain.
But after receiving Qin Anlan's orders, Tu Xiu did not waste any words.
He remained expressionless as he executed Qin Anlan's commands with precision.
Not only did he cripple Liu Ruyan's cultivation, he also drained every last drop of Skyflame Phoenix Blood from her body.
He then extracted Liu Ruyan's Spiritual Root as well, turning her into a cripple.
After that whole process, Liu Ruyan had long since fainted.
"This woman has nothing but a pretty face. She is utterly worthless."
"If not for the Young Master's favor, I would have skinned you, torn your bones apart, and hacked you into ten thousand pieces long ago."
Looking at Liu Ruyan, who had already become a cripple, Tu Xiu felt utterly satisfied.
He had long found Liu Ruyan unpleasant.
Even the entirety of Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate found Liu Ruyan unpleasant.
If not for Qin Anlan's sake, how could Liu Ruyan possibly have lived until now?
After finishing all this,
Tu Xiu dragged Liu Ruyan along like a dead dog, then flung her away with savage force.
He threw Liu Ruyan directly outside Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate.
"Did you see that? It looked like Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate just threw something out."
"What was it? Maybe something they did not want."
"That came from Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate. Even if it is trash, it would still be treasure to us."
"That's right. Hurry over and take a look. If we are too late, someone else might pick it up first."
Outside Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate,
The two Liu Family elders responsible for protecting Liu Ruyan were still discussing matters among themselves.
The two hurried over to where the object had landed.
They were overjoyed, thinking they had found some treasure.
Yet the sight before them made their faces drain of color.
"It... it's the Second Miss."
The Liu Family elders had initially thought Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate had thrown out some trash, and they had come to pick up a treasure.
They never expected the trash thrown out to be the Second Miss of their Liu Family.
Seeing the Second Miss in such a state, she seemed to have suffered inhuman torture, tormented until she wished she were dead.
They turned around, intending to demand an explanation from the people of Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate.
But they found the guards stationed at Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate staring at them with murderous intent.
That tangible killing intent frightened the two Liu Family elders until they trembled all over.
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