Breaking off the engagement?

Xu Qingyang soon arrived at the Council Hall, where he saw Xu Juren sitting on the bench to the left, looking rather anxious.

On the bench to the right sat a woman in a red dress. Her face was breathtakingly beautiful, her skin snow-white, and her eyes shone like sapphires. Her figure was exquisite as well, exuding an allure that could leave a man hopelessly entranced.

She was Su Zilian of the Su Family, Xu Qingyang's fiancée.

Standing before her was a beautiful woman in a black dress, her eyes brimming with indifference.

"You must be Miss Su?"

Xu Qingyang looked at Su Zilian in her red dress and smiled as he spoke.

"Little fellow, your fiancée has a Blood Phoenix Martial Soul. The Desolate Tower is beginning its upgrade!"

"The Desolate Tower has successfully upgraded. Dao Companion Attraction Mode has been activated for you!"

The Desolate Tower's voice rang out at once.

The Desolate Tower upgraded again?

And it even activated Dao Companion Attraction Mode?

This is wonderful...

Those thoughts ran through Xu Qingyang's mind.

"I'm Su Zilian, and you must be Xu Qingyang, the young master of the Xu Family—and my fiancé!"

Hearing his question, Su Zilian raised her head. Her lovely, slender eyes sized Xu Qingyang up as she spoke with a cheerful smile.

The beautiful woman in black, however, frowned, clearly showing some disdain at Su Zilian calling Xu Qingyang her fiancé.

Xu Qingyang naturally caught that change in expression and smiled faintly. Sure enough, they had come to break off the engagement.

Xu Juren glanced at Xu Qingyang, then turned his gaze to Su Zilian and sighed. The girl from the Su Family must have learned that Qingyang's Sword Martial Soul had vanished and come to break off the engagement!

At that thought, Xu Juren's heart ached terribly. Qingyang, your grandfather is useless!

Xu Qingyang smiled, then asked, "Miss Su, what brings you to our Xu Family today?"

Su Zilian was in no hurry to answer, but the beautiful woman in black rushed to speak. "Xu Qingyang, listen carefully. We've come to the Xu Family for one reason alone—to break off the engagement!"

Xu Qingyang did not seem surprised by those words. His expression remained perfectly calm. Seeing this, something seemed to occur to Su Zilian, and she glared at the woman in black, snapping, "Hua Guzi, shut your mouth!"

The beautiful woman in black, named Hua Guzi, acted as though she had not heard Su Zilian's rebuke. "Miss, whether you curse me or beat me, I won't be satisfied until I say my piece!"

She then looked at Xu Qingyang and continued, "Xu Qingyang, with an Emperor-Rank Sword Martial Soul, you might have been worthy of our young lady. But now that the Sword Martial Soul you awakened is gone, you're no longer a match for her!"

"If you know what's good for you, hand over the engagement document immediately. Otherwise, our Su Family will resort to force!"

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Xu Qingyang frowned, coldness flashing in his eyes. At that moment, Su Zilian raised her hand and slapped Hua Guzi across the face, the crisp smack ringing out.

"Miss..."

Hua Guzi touched the cheek Su Zilian had slapped red,

and gritted her teeth, hesitating to speak.

"Shut up!"

Su Zilian snapped, "If you dare mention breaking off the engagement again, I won't let you off lightly!"

With that, a smile appeared on her face. She looked at Xu Qingyang and said apologetically, "My servant doesn't know any better and said things she shouldn't have. I'm sorry!"

As Su Zilian's words rang out, a strange expression appeared on Xu Juren's face.

Hadn't Su Zilian come to break off the engagement? Why would she say something like that?

At Su Zilian's apology, Xu Qingyang smiled. "Miss Su, there's no need to apologize!"

"If you want to break off the engagement, I'll agree!"

Xu Qingyang took out the Engagement Document and offered it to Su Zilian as he spoke.

Su Zilian glanced at the engagement document in Xu Qingyang's hand and smiled. "Young Master Xu, you've misunderstood. I heard that the Sword Martial Soul you awakened vanished yesterday. I came today to bring you a Unity Pill, hoping you can restore your Sword Martial Soul soon!"

Xu Qingyang froze at her words. He had thought Su Zilian had come to break off the engagement, never expecting that she had come to deliver a Unity Pill instead.

The Unity Pill was a second-grade pill that restored martial souls. It was worth fifty thousand spirit stones, and even money could not guarantee one.

Su Zilian then rose and walked up to Xu Qingyang. She opened her palm, revealing a snow-red pill.

She placed the Unity Pill in Xu Qingyang's hand and smiled. "The man I, Su Zilian, have chosen could never be trash. He is destined to ascend to the nine heavens. I look forward to the day you restore your Emperor-Rank Sword Martial Soul!"

Xu Qingyang looked at the Unity Pill in his hand, then raised his head and stared at Su Zilian. "I don't know why you're doing this."

"But there are things I still have to say. Now that my Sword Martial Soul is gone, restoring it will be very difficult. Perhaps you don't mind, but your parents, your lineage, and your teachers won't agree!"

He knew that marriage in this world placed great importance on matching family status. It was brutally cruel, and not something one person could change.

Su Zilian said, "Young Master Xu, I'll do my best to persuade them!"

"I'll take my leave!"

With that, Su Zilian left the Xu Family with the beautiful woman in black.

Xu Qingyang watched Su Zilian's retreating figure, his eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.

By all rights, everyone outside saw him as a good-for-nothing now.

Yet Su Zilian was not only the proud daughter of the Su Family; her cultivation had already reached the peak of the Blood Moving Realm.

She was also a prodigy disciple of Azure Waves Academy.

That was not the main point. The main point was that her master was the vice dean of Azure Waves Academy, someone of lofty status and immense authority.

At that thought, Xu Qingyang fell silent.

A few breaths later, Xu Juren walked over to Xu Qingyang and laughed heartily. "Qingyang, I never imagined your charm would work so quickly that even Su Zilian would give up on breaking off the engagement!"

Xu Qingyang smiled bitterly. What charm did he have?

Xu Juren continued with a smile, "Now your position as young master should be secure!"

Xu Qingyang merely smiled again.

A moment later.

Xu Juren added, "Qingyang, your next task is to use the Unity Pill and work hard to restore your Sword Martial Soul!"

"Once your Sword Martial Soul is restored, the voices in the Su Family opposing your marriage to Su Zilian will fall silent!"

"Mm!"

Xu Qingyang nodded.

Seeing Xu Juren's expectant gaze, Xu Qingyang could not help thinking, Should I tell him now that I've restored my Sword Martial Soul, stepped onto the path of martial cultivation, and reached the Foundation Establishment Seventh Level?

But just as he was considering it, a furious voice suddenly rang out from outside the hall.

"Xu Qingyang, you son of a bitch! You dared cripple my grandson's dantian! Get the hell out here right now!"

Xu Qingyang was not surprised by those words. He had already guessed that Grand Elder Xu Taichong would seek revenge for Xu Pan.

Xu Juren's face immediately darkened. He strode out of the hall, fixed his eyes on the furious Xu Taichong, and shouted, "Xu Taichong, what the fuck has gotten into you?"

"Xu Pan is at the fifth level of foundation establishment. How could Qingyang possibly cripple his dantian?"