After that, the betrothal ceremony proceeded in an orderly fashion.
Just as it was about to reach its final step, something unexpected happened.
"Wait!"
"We object to this marriage!"
A deep, powerful voice came from outside the Xiao Clan courtyard.
The voice carried boundless pressure, echoing through the Xiao Clan courtyard and ringing in the ears of everyone present.
Everyone's expression changed at the pressure of a Dou Sheng. Beneath that terrifying pressure, they felt as though a mountain had been laid across their bodies, making it difficult to breathe.
Of course, the pressure deliberately avoided Gu Xun'er. It did not target her.
Instead, it very deliberately targeted Xiao Yan.
The pressure Xiao Yan bore was several times greater than what everyone else endured.
Xiao Yan felt himself reaching his limit, yet he still gritted his teeth and held on.
"Teacher, save me!"
With no other options, Xiao Yan could only call softly to Yao Chen inside the Bone Ring.
Yet Yao Chen himself did not dare move at all.
Never mind that he was now only a soul—even at his peak, he would not have dared move.
After all, the person who had come was a Dou Sheng!
When Yao Chen did not act to save him, Xiao Yan's face went slack, his eyes filled with despair.
Who had I offended this time?!
Xiao Yan had only experienced this feeling of helplessness once before: when Nalan Yanran had come to the Xiao Clan to break off their engagement, and he had encountered the man accompanying her.
Of everyone present, only Gu Xun'er, Chen Yang, and Yun Yun remained standing.
Chen Yang continued feeding Yun Yun, completely ignoring the Dou Sheng's pressure.
Of course, although Yun Yun possessed the exalted cultivation of a Dou Zun, she was still as insignificant