"Get lost!"
Chu Tian's calm, icy voice left the onlookers around them somewhat astonished.
As the saying went, one did not strike a smiling face.
Not to mention that, given Ye Feng's status, he had lowered his stance so much. Added to that, Liu Yun looked like a porcelain doll—her slightly pale little face and mist-shrouded, watery eyes making it hard for anyone to bear even raising their voice at her.
Chu Tian was so young, his face still carrying childishness, yet he could act with such cold cruelty. He was practically like an old monster tempered by countless trials, one who had seen through life and death. It was astonishing.
"You..."
Liu Yun's face turned even paler. Her reddened eyes streamed with tears.
"I clearly haven't done anything wrong. Why have you treated me like this time and again, Chu Tian? Why won't you be good to me anymore?"
"I already came to apologize on my own. What more do you want from me?"
A trace of gloom flashed through Ye Feng's eyes without leaving a mark, and then he smiled. "Little Tian, as the saying goes, one day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of grace. Though your childhood betrothal was arranged by both families, you grew up playing together. You will soon grow up, and holding your wedding ceremony is only a matter of time. When that time comes, you will be Dao Companions who support each other for life. Why leave a permanent knot in both your hearts over such a minor matter involving Ye Fan?
Your brother-in-law has been through it before. I'm doing this for your own good. When Yun Shang and I went out to train, your Eldest Sister would sometimes be a little willful too, but your brother-in-law would simply laugh it off.
Besides, Ye Fan once saved Little Yun's life. What Little Yun did to repay him was somewhat out of line, but it was understandable. Your brother-in-law watched both of you grow up, and I truly cannot bear to see you remain at such a stalemate.
Listen to your brother-in-law..."
Ye Feng spoke at length, his smile warm and amiable. He never mentioned yesterday's events, instead repeatedly using his relationship with Chu Yunshang as an example, urging Chu Tian not to fuss over such things. As a man, he should be magnanimous. Ye Feng also constantly brought up the past, recalling how he had watched Chu Tian and Liu Yun play together. His words brimmed with memories and carried a feeling of warmth.
After thinking all night, Ye Feng believed this was the best way to repair his relationship with Chu Tian.
In Hengtian Hall, Chu Tian had suddenly declared, without any warning whatsoever, that Ye Feng was unworthy of Chu Yunshang and that he wanted to cancel the engagement. Over the past few days, he had also been in constant conflict with the Ye Family, escalating matters again and again.
Ye Feng believed the root of it all lay in Liu Yun and Ye Fan's affair. That had been the first spark that lit the fuse. Thus, he had contacted Liu Yun overnight and pulled strings for her, spending an enormous price to smooth out the necessary connections so that she could gain an opportunity to enter the Sacred Heaven Pool.
Ye Feng believed he had grasped the crux of the problem. As long as he could resolve the relationship between Chu Tian and Liu Yun, everything would fall into place like bamboo splitting with the grain.
"Big Brother, this man looks tall, mighty, and extraordinary, but why does he nag like an old granny?" Hui Mei scratched his head and bared his teeth impatiently. Still, he glanced a few more times at Liu Yun, who resembled a porcelain doll. This little girl looked as though she might even one day rival his cousin. No wonder she was the girl chosen for Big Brother's childhood betrothal.
"Because he has cheap bones," Chu Tian replied blandly before looking at Ye Feng, his voice carrying a chill. "Ye Feng, every time you mention my Eldest Sister's name again, I guarantee that your fate in the Sacred Heaven Pool will be even worse."
"Because you are unworthy!"
"Chu... Tian!"
In an instant, the gloom in Ye Feng's eyes was nearly impossible to suppress. With his talent and status, he was the center of attention and surrounded by stars wherever he went. Chu Tian's repeated public contempt had pushed his fury to its limit. After wasting so many words, this fellow was still impervious to both soft and hard tactics.
"You are still young. Your brother-in-law advises you to stop while you can. Going too far is as bad as falling short. Don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit," Ye Feng said through clenched teeth, each word forced out one by one.
"What happens between Yun Shang and me is not for you to gossip about."
"Our marriage is even less your business, you little brat."
Liu Yun beside them turned even paler, because from beginning to end, Chu Tian had not looked at her even once. It was as though her existence was no more than that of a transparent person.
At this moment, Liu Yun gritted her teeth and gathered all her courage. Thinking of her mother's teachings on how to win a man back, she stepped forward, her hand trembling as she tried to grab Chu Tian's arm.
"Chu Tian, have you forgotten that we used to..."
Slap!
The resounding slap exploded like a bolt of thunder.
Liu Yun's body flew sideways like an arrow for more than a hundred meters, smashing a huge boulder by the lake and disappearing amid billowing dust.
Everyone present shuddered inwardly, chills rising up their spines.
What kind of person was this?
He truly showed not the slightest regard for sentiment. Was his heart made of stone?
Chu Tian did not waste even a shred of energy or time on Liu Yun. His eyes were indifferent, seemingly radiating frost, as he suddenly raised his foot and walked toward Ye Feng.
"Why do I suddenly feel a little creeped out?" Hui Mei muttered softly. Standing beside Chu Tian, he had just inexplicably felt a trace of cold.
"Little brat, do you still want to lay hands on me?" Seeing Chu Tian approach, Ye Feng sneered, the gloom in his eyes thickening beyond measure. He had done everything he could and had long endured to his limit. He could no longer heed his father's instructions to maintain a good relationship with Chu Tian.
"Your sister will sooner or later become my woman. That is a fact no one can change. Whether the engagement is canceled is not for you to decide."
"Your father will not agree, and Chu Yunshang will agree even less. Do you think your Eldest Sister will listen to you, or listen to me?"
Ye Feng's voice was icy. He had already decided that Chu Tian was someone who refused a toast only to drink a forfeit, and he said confidently, "If you know what is good for you, obediently listen to me. Make things right with Liu Yun and release Ye Fan from Sin Domain Prison. Otherwise..."
Buzz...
Suddenly, a vast and majestic spiritual force spread out from Chu Tian, making everyone present tremble. Instinctively, they wondered whether this ruthless man truly intended to attack Ye Feng.
There was a gap of two major realms between Chu Tian and Ye Feng.
Chu Tian used his spiritual force to block outside observation. His voice carried bone-deep frost, and only Ye Feng could hear it. "You seem quite pleased with having my sister cultivate the Supreme Yin Yang Art's Auxiliary Formula."
"Very soon, I will make you kneel before me and beg for mercy, personally begging my sister to come to your door and cancel the engagement."
Boom!
In that instant, thunder seemed to roar through Ye Feng's mind. His face turned deathly pale, and terrifying Killing Intent erupted from his eyes.
How did Chu Tian know?
Could Chu Yunshang have told him? But that should have been impossible.
Ye Feng's heart pounded wildly. If this matter was exposed, he would be utterly ruined. Across all of Hengtian Continent, no one would be able to save him.
For a moment, he even instinctively wanted to strike and kill Chu Tian.
But suddenly, a terrifying Dao aura bound him. Duanmu Lei had feared that Chu Tian and Ye Feng might clash, so he had been secretly keeping part of his attention on them. Seeing this, he immediately used Dao aura to restrain Ye Feng's movements.
"Shh!" Chu Tian lightly pressed an index finger to his lips, his expression calm. "Do not make a sound. Otherwise, you will die even faster. Your life is worthless—I have no desire to let you drag my Eldest Sister down with you."
Yet Chu Tian's calmness made Ye Feng's entire body turn cold, his legs trembling slightly.
He could not understand why it had been exposed. How had Chu Tian learned of it?
What should he do? What was he supposed to do?
Ye Feng stood frozen in place like a statue, his face ghastly pale and utterly bloodless.
The eyes of everyone present were filled with confusion. Chu Tian seemed merely to have whispered something, yet Ye Feng, who had been so imposing just moments ago—the dignified son of a sect master—had instantly been frightened into this state.
"Chu Tian, do you dare fight me?" A deep voice suddenly rang out.
A tall man walked out from the crowd by the lakeside, his eyes brimming with intense Killing Intent. He strode to Ye Feng's side and said in a low voice, "Brother Feng, this little devil is lawless and utterly without upbringing. He does not even give you any face. Talking to him requires fists to beat him into submission. Let me challenge him and avenge Ye Wu."
Seeing this man step forward, those around them were slightly shaken, because he was Ye Wen, the eldest son of the Internal Affairs Hall's master.
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