Looking at their Second Miss's miserable state.
And sensing the killing intent emanating from the guards of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate.
The two Liu Family elders did not dare seek out the people of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate to demand an explanation.
Taking Liu Ruyan with them, they hurriedly prepared to leave.
Before they could act, a black shadow appeared and blocked their path.
"You people of the Liu Family are truly brazen, daring to come to the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate to break off an engagement."
"You think you can leave unscathed? How could it possibly be that simple?"
A faintly bloodthirsty smile appeared at the corner of Tu Xiu's mouth.
A flash of light streaked past.
The two Liu Family elders each had a leg severed, one losing the left and the other the right.
Even the mounts they had brought had their third legs cut off.
"Scram!"
"Get as far away as you can. If I see vermin like you again, you will not be as lucky as you were today."
Only after doing all this did Tu Xiu stride away.
The two Liu Family elders were left lying helplessly on the ground, groaning.
The two Liu Family elders climbed up from the ground in utter disarray.
Even now, their hearts still palpitated with lingering fear.
Though each had lost a leg, they did not dare show the slightest anger. They did not even dare raise their heads.
Only after Tu Xiu's figure had completely vanished from before them did they gain a little courage.
"What exactly does the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis want? Why did he treat our Liu Family like this?"
"Yes, this is far too excessive."
The two Liu Family elders simply could not understand why Qin Anlan's attitude had undergone such a drastic change.
Even if the Young Lord did not wish to break off the engagement, there was no need to make their relationship so irreconcilable.
Having one of their legs cut off was not a big deal.
The most important thing was that their Second Miss, Liu Ruyan, had been beaten into this state and turned directly into a cripple.
Right!
Second Miss Liu Ruyan.
Only then did the two Liu Family elders remember.
Their Second Miss was still lying on the ground, her life or death unknown.
Without time for further thought.
The two of them scrambled over and began examining Liu Ruyan's injuries.
"Second Miss, how are you now?"
"Second Miss, are you all right?"
"Second Miss, what exactly happened? Why did the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis treat you like this?"
The two had long since become a tangled mess of nerves, their faces filled with panic.
"Quick... quick, take... take me home."
At this moment, Liu Ruyan's face was deathly pale, and her body was weak.
She looked feeble and breathless, as though her life would not last much longer.
She had practically clenched her teeth and squeezed out those few words with every ounce of strength in her body.
The two did not dare delay. Controlling their severely wounded mounts, they hurried toward the Liu Family.
Lying inside the carriage, Liu Ruyan's heart was as dead as ashes.
She had completely lost the desire to live.
Qin Anlan had crippled her cultivation.
The foundation forged by the Bone-Severing Finger, the supreme treasure of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate, had been forcibly dug out.
Her Skyflame Phoenix Blood had been drained completely.
The current Liu Ruyan had become a thoroughgoing cripple, unable to cultivate for the rest of her life.
Now that she had become like this, would Senior Disciple Brother Ye Qingyun despise her? Would he still be willing to remain with her, Liu Ruyan?
Even Liu Ruyan herself had no confidence at all.
Qin Anlan's bootlicking attitude had changed so drastically that he had actually treated her this way.
Then how would he deal with the Liu Family?
At that thought, Liu Ruyan was thoroughly terrified.
A sudden, bone-piercing chill swept through her entire body, making her shudder uncontrollably.
The next moment.
She felt sweetness rise in her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.
She fainted on the spot.
"Ding! The host has crippled the female protagonist Liu Ruyan's cultivation, extracted the female protagonist's Spiritual Root and Skyflame Phoenix Blood, and enraged the female protagonist until she fainted. The host's actions conform to villainous conduct. The host has received 100,000 Villain Points and 1,000 Destiny Points."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully shedding the bootlicker label. The host has successfully activated the Novice Gift Pack."
Two system notifications rang out in Qin Anlan's mind.
One hundred thousand Villain Points, along with the activation of the Novice Gift Pack.
As an essential gift pack for a transmigrator, how could Qin Anlan possibly miss it?
A slight smile appeared on Qin Anlan's lips.
Just as he was about to receive the Novice Gift Pack, an attendant came to report from outside.
"Reporting to Young Lord, the Grand Princess has an urgent matter and requests that Young Lord immediately proceed to the Grand Princess's palace."
The Grand Princess?
She was the biological younger sister of Emperor Xuanyuan of the Heavenly Flame Empire, the wife of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo, and Qin Anlan's birth mother.
The Grand Princess had an urgent matter and wanted to see him?
Qin Anlan furrowed his brows.
It was likely because of Liu Ruyan's matter.
Surrounded by his entourage, Qin Anlan hurried toward the Grand Princess's residence.
The Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate covered an extremely vast area, spanning tens of thousands of li in every direction.
One terrifying and ancient aura after another was concealed throughout the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate.
These were the many experts under the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate, cultivating diligently within the estate.
The Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate possessed tens of thousands of disciples.
It did not merely have members of the Qin Family. It also had many disciples who had entered the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate to cultivate, as well as numerous experts recruited by the estate.
Though the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate was merely a marquis's estate in name, in truth, it was a sect.
An ancient sect passed down through the ages.
After those disciples achieved success in cultivation, they would be qualified to take up certain positions within the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate and serve the estate.
In turn, the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate would grant them corresponding rewards based on their strength, positions, and contributions to the estate.
It was not only the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate.
The residences of many Great Clans and meritorious families were all independent sects.
It was precisely those Great Clans and numerous sects that formed the vast Heavenly Flame Empire of today.
Qin Anlan and his party advanced in grand procession toward a certain mysterious and revered palace.
Along the way, many disciples, maids, and guards of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate respectfully saluted Qin Anlan upon seeing him.
There was no other reason.
As the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate and the future Divine Marquis of Zhenguo, Qin Anlan possessed a lofty status as solid as a rock.
He was their Young Master now, and would be their lord in the future. Naturally, they worshipped him immensely.
Moreover, Qin Anlan was extraordinarily talented. At just over twenty years old, he was already an expert of the Emperor Realm.
Throughout the entire Northern Underworld Continent, he was among the very few.
Such Status and Position, coupled with such talent, truly made them submit wholeheartedly.
Perhaps only the bootlicking behavior Qin Anlan had displayed over the past three years.
Could have changed these people's impression of Qin Anlan.
Before long, the group arrived at the depths of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate.
The palace before them was vast and sprawling, extending for hundreds of li, immensely majestic and grand.
Auspicious clouds drifted everywhere around the palace, and Spiritual Energy was abundant, making it more beautiful than an earthly paradise.
This was the residence of the mistress of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate, the Grand Princess of the present Heavenly Flame Empire.
All the people serving the Grand Princess throughout the palace were palace maids and eunuchs whom she had brought out of the imperial palace.
Having come from the imperial palace, these people carried a measure of arrogance and considered themselves superior to others.
Thus, the ordinary guards and maids of the marquis's estate did not dare approach this palace at all.
With Qin Anlan's arrival, the palace immediately became bustling.
When the many maids saw their Young Master.
Their formerly arrogant faces immediately turned gentle and amiable.
With faint smiles, they saluted Qin Anlan. "Greetings, Young Lord."
Just then, a terrifying aura swept over rapidly.
A middle-aged woman in palace attire, around forty years old, stepped out of the void and walked toward Qin Anlan.
"Young Lord, you have finally arrived. The Grand Princess has been waiting here so anxiously."
The palace-attired woman's skin was like congealed cream, so delicate that it seemed as though it could break with a touch.
She also carried an immensely majestic aura, like an abyss that was impossible to fathom.
If someone unaware of the truth were to compare the woman before him with Liu Ruyan.
Whether in bearing, figure, or appearance, she was not the slightest bit inferior to Liu Ruyan.
In fact, compared with Liu Ruyan, she was even a cut above her.
Qin Anlan knew very well that the woman standing before him was not some young girl in her twenties.
Her name was Aunt Yun. She had followed his mother since childhood and was one of the Grand Princess's few trusted confidantes.
When the Grand Princess married into the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate, she had brought Aunt Yun with her to handle all affairs of the Grand Princess's palace.
At the same time, Aunt Yun was an expert of the Divine Venerable Realm.
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