"You still have the nerve to mention Xinru to me?! How did you people promise me back then?!" Guan Yunlan suddenly rose to her feet, staring fixedly at the Ninth Elder.
This was the first time Ye Yu had seen such viciousness on Guan Yunlan.
The Ninth Elder's expression changed. He sighed, put away the contract, and silently turned to leave.
Five years ago, Xu Yunxi's whereabouts had become unknown, while the Xu Family had been left scrambling by the curse.
With the Great Family Competition fast approaching, and the Xu Family's curse not yet exposed at the time, they weighed their options and had Xinru, who possessed none of the Xu Family's bloodline, step up as Xu Yunxi's replacement.
Xinru was Guan Yunlan's adopted daughter. She was somewhat younger than Xu Yunxi, and the two had always been as close as sisters. Outsiders had also always regarded Xinru as a member of the Xu Family.
Originally, the Xu Family had only intended for Xinru to show her face. They had not expected her to achieve any particularly good results.
Yet they had not expected that Xu Yunxi's meteoric rise had also offended many forces. During the Great Family Competition she participated in, she had even slaughtered every last prodigy.
During that Great Family Competition, several major forces joined hands to lay a trap and feign weakness. The Xu Family higher-ups, who had originally only wanted Xinru to make an appearance, were seized by malicious intentions and chose to keep her in when she should have withdrawn.
The result was Xinru's violent death on the spot, while the Spring Charm Sword broke into two pieces.
That was also why Li Daoyi had always resented Xu Yunxi. In Li Daoyi's eyes, if Xu Yunxi had not been so domineering back then,