Had the woman involved not been a relative of some big figure in the Seven Star Tower, it might merely have been a romantic scandal—the sort of gossip people chatted about over tea after meals.
But because of her identity, the matter had now taken another direction, one involving the Seven Star Tower's blood feud.
Meng Chuan was so furious that he breathed rapidly. If the man before him had not been his own elder brother, he would have given him a vicious lesson. Even if he could not discipline him, his heart was still choked with frustration as he snapped,
"Brother, since you ruined that young lady's body, you should have taken responsibility to the very end. Why did you run away?
"Our Meng Family does not forbid marriages within the martial world. Our mother herself came from White Head Mountain. What you did was truly, truly improper.
"If you had been willing to shoulder the responsibility that was yours to bear, things would not have blown up to this extent."
Meng Yan stayed silent, mainly because he had no way to argue. Meng Chuan was right. In this matter, he truly had not handled things well. Not only was he a scumbag, but he had also caused a huge disaster.
"Yes, I know I was wrong. That's why I planned to take responsibility. Didn't I have them bring me here to find Third Brother so we could discuss this matter? But who could have expected that someone would be so bold as to attack the Seven Star Tower's people?"
Meng Zhao and Meng Chuan did not believe Meng Yan's nonsense. If he had truly intended to marry that young lady, he would not have come to Lingwu City; he would have gone to Nan'an instead. All they could