Proud Backbone

Lu Zhen was not quite so furious.

Of course, he could never accept becoming a live-in son-in-law. It was not as if he were Yifei...

"Elder Yun, thank you for your kind offer." Lu Zhen clasped his hands slightly. "But Lu Zhen is merely a nobody from the lower realm. I truly cannot presume to climb the towering tree that is the Yun Clan."

"As for becoming a live-in son-in-law, I ask that Elder retract this decision."

Inside the great hall, the wild delight on Chen Zonghan's face froze.

A flash of unsurprised resignation passed through Liu Bowen's eyes.

At the seat of honor.

Elder Yun Cang's hand, which held a teacup, paused slightly.

Yun Ting stopped turning the jade thumb ring in his hand as well.

Refused?

The Yun Clan had personally stepped in and offered such generous terms, yet this native from the lower realm actually dared to refuse?

Though Lu Zhen had spoken politely, claiming his status was low and that he did not dare reach so high.

In the eyes of such a great Lineage.

Refusal meant failing to appreciate the favor shown!

It was a public slap in the face!

Elder Yun Cang's expression visibly darkened.

The temperature in the hall seemed to drop several degrees out of thin air.

"Lu Zhen!" Before Elder Yun Cang could flare up, Yun Jiaojiao beside him exploded first.

She stamped her foot fiercely, making her ample body tremble, her face full of disbelief.

"What is it that you are dissatisfied with?" Yun Jiaojiao pointed at Lu Zhen, her spoiled temper erupting completely. "Do you know how many young masters from noble families in the Heavenly Ark Realm are lining up to enter my Yun Clan?"

"If you follow me, what could you possibly lack?"

"Cultivation methods, pills, magical