Sun Qiao'er forcefully shoved Sun Yao aside, then thrust her sword straight at Lin Bai.
Sun Yao panicked and hurriedly shouted, "Qiao'er, stop! I like him! I love him!"
Buzz—
The cold blade stopped once more before Lin Bai's throat. Sun Qiao'er stood frozen in shock, then halted her sword and turned around to stare at Sun Yao in astonishment. "Sister, why are you doing this...? You clearly don't love him. Why would you say that? Wouldn't it be better to just let me kill him?"
Sun Yao hurried over and shielded Lin Bai, shouting earnestly at Sun Qiao'er, "Since you want to kill him, then kill me along with him!"
Sun Qiao'er trembled with rage. Pointing at Lin Bai, she roared, "He's a cripple! He doesn't even have four limbs! Even if Father is willing to give him the Myriad Qi Violet Lotus Seed, the Lineage Elders' Council won't agree!"
"Sister, do you know? I just came from the Lineage Elders' Council's meeting hall. Do you know what decision the council made?"
"They said that the Clearwater City Qing lineage has perished, and Qing Luo is half-crippled, with no value left to exploit. They have already chosen to abandon him."
"Sister, do you understand? The Lineage is going to abandon Qing Luo. That means the Lineage won't give him the Myriad Qi Violet Lotus Seed to help him restore his body. He may very well remain a cripple without limbs for the rest of his life!"
Lin Bai's pupils contracted. Sure enough, the Sun Lineage's decision was not far from what he had imagined.
How could the Sun Lineage possibly give the Myriad Qi Violet Lotus Seed to someone who had no value left to exploit?
"Sister, do you know? Do you understand? You're going to marry a half-crippled