Why Did He Look Down on Her? What Had She Done Wrong?

Ask him to plead for mercy?

Chu Tian turned to glance at his Third Uncle, Chu Tianyun, then smiled. "All right, Auntie. I'll plead with Third Uncle for him."

Chu Tianyun, standing nearby, could not help but laugh when he heard that.

After all, the one who had ordered Liu Zheng imprisoned, closely watched, and interrogated was his own son-in-law, Chu Tian.

Yet Luo Yushan had come to beg Chu Tian.

"On behalf of that bastard Liu Zheng, Auntie thanks you, Little Tian. Don't worry, Little Tian. Once he gets out, I'll keep a close eye on him. I absolutely won't let him act recklessly again."

Luo Yushan thanked him again and again before turning to scold Liu Yun beside her. "You girl, why are you so clueless? Little Tian isn't holding it against you, yet you don't even know how to apologize or thank him?"

"Chu Tian, thank you for being willing to save my father."

Biting her lip, Liu Yun spoke in a tiny voice, as though saying those words had drained every ounce of courage from her.

After all, no matter how willful she had been in the past, no matter how excessive the demands she made of Chu Tian, he had always taken the initiative to indulge her, forgive her, and care for her.

But over the past two days, Chu Tian seemed like a completely different person.

The way he looked at her was as if she were someone utterly unrelated to him.

He no longer secretly brought over the precious cultivation resources Chu Tianwang gave him to share with her. Let alone apologizing or indulging her, he did not even take the initiative to greet her.

It was as though she were nothing more than an irrelevant passerby.

Especially after news arrived that Chu Tian had claimed first place on the Earth Ranking, Liu Yun felt increasingly wronged. She always felt as though Chu Tian had begun to look down on her.

But what right did Chu Tian have to look down on her? What had she done wrong?

It was the Chu Family that had taken the initiative to seek marriage with the Liu Family and arrange their childhood betrothal. It was also Chu Tian who had come to find her of his own accord, willingly helping her.

What had she done wrong?

When she saw Chu Tian arrive at the Liu Family estate earlier, she had thought that as long as he took the initiative to speak to her, she would take the hint and forgive him, not holding it against him that his Third Uncle had killed so many Liu Family members.

Yet Chu Tian had ignored her.

Wasn't it just that he had taken first place on the Bone Forging Ranking and luckily reached first place on the Earth Ranking? What was so impressive about that?

There was no telling how long he could even remain at the top of the Earth Ranking.

Why had Chu Tian suddenly stopped treating her well? Yesterday, he had even been so fierce toward her, striking her for the sake of a lowly maid.

Liu Yun's heart was brimming with grievances. She still did not believe she had done anything wrong. Her lips pouted and her head hung low, yet she simply refused to take the initiative to apologize.

Seeing her daughter like this, Luo Yushan was furious and frantic. She hurriedly explained, "Little Tian, don't be angry. Little Yun knows she was wrong. She's just a young girl with thin skin, so please forgive her. You may still be young, but your marriage has already been arranged. You'll be family from now on, so don't take it to heart."

Family?

Hearing those words, a cold glint flashed through Chu Tian's eyes. Thinking of those revolting events from the original plot, killing intent surged within him.

He immediately could not be bothered to keep playing along. Chu Tian said indifferently, "Nothing so trivial is worth taking to heart. As for being family, forget it. I can't bear it."

Luo Yushan's face instantly turned pale. The implications behind those words were far too profound.

"Little Tian, listen to Auntie explain."

Chu Tian ignored the mother and daughter and walked forward.

But at that moment, Liu Yun's eyes reddened. Tears slid down her cheeks like beads as she suddenly ran before Chu Tian and spread her arms to block him. "Chu Tian, explain yourself clearly. Are my matters really nothing but trivial things in your eyes?"

"Ye Fan saved my life. I want to devote everything I have to repaying him. Is that wrong? What right do you have to treat me this way over it?"

"Explain yourself clearly, or don't even think about leaving."

Chu Tian's gaze was icy as he replied indifferently, "What does what you do have to do with me? Move aside."

"I won't. You have to explain yourself clearly today!" Liu Yun shouted.

Slap!

A fierce howl of wind was accompanied by a crisp slap. Liu Yun was sent flying backward.

Chu Tian withdrew his hand, greeted Chu Tianyun, then left the Liu Family estate and returned to his palace carriage.

The nine blazing male lions snorted, rose into the air, and flew toward the sect.

He had never been some saintly savior.

Having been reborn, he wanted to witness the splendor of this world, climb to its summit, and behold the scenery beyond the peak.

A girl who loved playing petty tricks—her little schemes were laid completely bare before him.

If not for the deep ties between the Chu Family and the Liu Family formed over the years because of their marriage alliance, he truly would not have spared Liu Yun a second glance.

"Chu Tian, you bastard! You hit me again!"

Liu Yun's little face was swollen red once more. Lying on the ground, she cried with heartbreaking grief. She truly did not understand why Chu Tian's attitude toward her had changed so drastically.

It felt as though a little dog that had always belonged to her, one that wagged its tail and pounced on her whenever it saw her, had suddenly stopped paying attention to her. When she went over to speak to it, the little dog would even bare its teeth and bite her.

"You girl, why are you so stubborn?"

Luo Yushan hurried over to help her daughter up and said bitterly, "That bastard father of yours has ruined you. What nonsense about repaying a drop of kindness with a gushing spring, what nonsense about devoting everything to repay a favor—it's all rubbish.

The benefits you've given that piece of trash over the years were worth a hundred of his lives.

Well, now look. Retribution has come."

But scolding was one thing; she was still her own daughter, and the life and death of the Liu Family still depended on Chu Tian. Luo Yushan softly persuaded her, "Mother has lived longer and can see it clearly. Little Tian still cares deeply about you. As long as you lower your head, admit your mistake, and promise not to associate with that piece of trash or anyone from the Ye Family again, Little Tian will forgive you."

"Mother, I only wanted to repay a favor. What did I do wrong?" Liu Yun gritted her teeth, clinging to the last shred of her stubbornness.

Yet for no reason at all, a trace of regret suddenly rose in her heart.

Had she gone too far in trying to repay that favor, neglecting Chu Tian's feelings?

Should she find a chance to apologize to Chu Tian in person?

"You want to repay a favor. What does that have to do with my Chu Family?" Chu Tianyun's voice suddenly rang out, thick with Killing Intent.

The mother and daughter turned around. Chu Tianyun was staring at them, making them shudder violently as their faces turned deathly pale.

"It has already been confirmed that the Liu Family's violations of clan law have nothing to do with you two. You may return to your residences in the estate and travel back and forth to the sect. However, you are not permitted to wander about the estate, nor are you permitted to speak with others at will. Otherwise, bear the consequences yourselves."

Chu Tianyun did not pay much more attention to the mother and daughter. There were still many matters in the Liu Family that required him to handle in the aftermath.

After all, from the looks of it now, retaining Liu Yun's title as his childhood betrothed was merely a temporary measure.

Without the Dao aura of the Destiny Dao Venerable bolstering her, Liu Yun's true talent would soon be exposed. Then, after the Chu Family placed righteousness above family and punished her accordingly, they could naturally cancel the engagement without causing any doubts within the sect.

How could an ordinary girl with nothing more than an Innate Physique, a Lineage burdened with original sin, and even a falsified constitution possibly be worthy of the Chu Family's young master?