Astonishing

Lin Zhinian nodded solemnly. "Rest assured, elder brother. I will not let A-Rui down."

Xia Rui lowered her head shyly at just the right moment. For a moment, the scene was very

warm

and touching. Just then, someone descended on a sword and landed atop the Golden-Feather Flowing Chariot. With that single landing, he drove the chariot straight to the ground. Had Xia Wei not pulled Xia Rui away in time, the feathered beast would have crashed right onto them.

"Who dares come to the City Lord's Office to cause trouble and ruin a wedding?"

The head of the Xia Clan was beside himself with rage. He had finally persuaded Xia Huainan to lend him this place. As long as today's wedding went smoothly, the Xia Clan's standing would rise like a boat on a swelling tide. Whoever dared disrupt it would not leave alive!

"Cause trouble? I'm merely here to set things right." The newcomer wore a red robe too. With a face like polished jade and an agreeable air, he was in no way inferior to Lin Zhinian. He took a jade pendant from his robe and tossed it over. "Clan Head Xia, you're a busy man. I wonder if you still recognize this pendant?"

The head of the Xia Clan caught it and took a closer look. His heart skipped a beat. Wasn't this... the betrothal pendant his wife had given away years ago? How had it come into this man's hands? But the arrow was already on the string. He would never acknowledge where it had come from. Instead, he gave it a discreet squeeze with spiritual power and dropped it on the ground. "What wild scoundrel comes here spouting nonsense over a shoddy pendant? Today is my daughter's wedding, so I'll let you off. Leave