Tying the Bond

Although Earthly Fiend experts in today's Immortal Martial City could hardly be called masters, back in Chengtian Domain they would have been powerful figures in their own right, capable of supporting an entire martial aristocratic clan.

To possess such cultivation at just over twenty years old was utterly beyond the Lu family's expectations. Even Lu Yueqing, a rare genius the Lu family had not seen in a century and had carefully nurtured since childhood, had only just touched the threshold of the Earthly Fiend Realm.

A flicker of disbelief crossed Lu Yueqing's eyes. The scene from their first meeting in Tenglong City remained vivid in her mind. Back then, Shi Lan had not shown the slightest trace of a martial artist's presence, and her qi and blood had hardly seemed powerful. She had seemed utterly harmless.

It was hard to connect the woman standing before the seat of honor, radiating a terrifying pressure, with the person who had been so timid even when speaking to her.

Deterred by the cultivation Shi Lan had revealed, the two middle-aged Lu family men fell silent and turned their gazes to Lu Changfeng.

When he heard that Shi Tianlu had gone into seclusion, Lu Changfeng fell silent for a moment. As though something had occurred to him, a hint of delight surfaced in his eyes.

"The betrothal between Miss Lu and me was my Shi family's fault. Whatever compensation you ask for, so long as it is within my power and does not violate heaven's will, conscience, or human decency, I will do everything I can to provide it."

Shi Lan reined in the fluctuations of her aura and made her promise with utmost seriousness. In this world, a good name meant more than life itself to some people. Compensation was only right.

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