At that moment, at the Lian Clan's Clan Elder compound—
"What!? That little slut Jiang Xiaorou ran away?"
Lian Chengyu received the news and immediately crushed the teacup in his hand!
"Smash!"
Scalding tea splashed everywhere, startling Zhao Tiezhu.
He had no idea why Lian Chengyu was so furious. In truth, Lian Chengyu was both inferior and arrogant. He felt inferior when facing the prodigies of the great clans, but when facing the impoverished members of the Lian Clan, he would never do anything that damaged his pride.
For example, although Lian Chengyu wanted to possess Jiang Xiaorou, he had never shown it in front of his subordinates. It was like an emperor suddenly taking a fancy to some palace maid—he might summon her to his bed, but he would never pursue her.
How could a lowly commoner be worthy of his pursuit?
That was why Zhao Tiezhu had no idea what Lian Chengyu had in mind regarding Jiang Xiaorou. Even now, he was still utterly bewildered. Why had Jiang Xiaorou's escape made Lian Chengyu so angry?
"Get out!" Lian Chengyu waved his hand, his expression gloomy. He had never expected that this little slut would be so stubborn, preferring death over becoming his!
The first reason Lian Chengyu was so furious was that Jiang Xiaorou truly had an outstanding appearance and bearing, making him covet her.
The second reason, and the most crucial one, was that Lian Chengyu lived in the resource-poor Lian Clan. For a long time, there had been too many things he wanted but could not obtain. He could only watch others squander them recklessly while he had to bow and scrape before the prodigies of the great clans for the slightest scraps of discarded resources. Over time, this had given rise to an extraordinarily powerful