"Gasp! Could that be the legendary Nine-Turn Golden Lotus?"
"Legend has it that the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus is the only treasure that can form a golden lotus platform in the Purple Mansion Realm!"
"Lin Qingxue only just broke through to the Purple Mansion Realm, and Qin Wuyou already prepared a treasure like the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus for her. He really spared no expense!"
"What a shame. If Lin Qingxue hadn't chosen Lin Fan, that Nine-Turn Golden Lotus would have been hers for the taking. With it, she could condense the strongest golden lotus platform and gain the potential to become a saint!"
The moment they saw the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus, all the disciples erupted into an uproar.
No one had imagined that the proposal gift Qin Wuyou had prepared for Lin Qingxue would be something as precious as the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus.
This was a truly priceless treasure!
Especially for cultivators in the Purple Mansion Realm, the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus represented the foundation for their future sainthood!
"Heavens, if someone gave me that Nine-Turn Golden Lotus, forget marrying him—I'd even work like an ox or a horse for him!"
"Senior Brother Qin, why not consider me? I might not be as pretty as Lin Qingxue, but I know plenty of tricks! Choose me, and I promise I won't disappoint you!"
The female disciples around him were already green-eyed with envy. Each one struck seductive poses and flaunted her body, all but itching to strip naked and present herself to Qin Wuyou.
Even Lin Fan's eyes filled with greed and regret the moment he saw the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus.
What a waste. If I'd known, I would have let Qingxue accept his gift first. If I refined that Nine-Turn Golden Lotus, my cultivation would definitely rise to another level!
Remembering that he had been the one to tell Lin Qingxue to return the gift, Lin Fan regretted it so much that he wanted to slap himself.
"It really is... the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus!"
Lin Qingxue's eyes filled with frustration. As she stared at the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus radiating dazzling light, she was so overwhelmed that she wanted to rush forward and snatch it.
Only then did she remember that, on the day she advanced to the Purple Mansion Realm, Qin Wuyou had said he would give her a precious gift on their wedding day.
Since almost everything Qin Wuyou had given her over the years had been a precious treasure, Lin Qingxue had paid it little mind.
She had assumed that he had merely prepared some pills or spiritual herbs to improve her cultivation.
Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined that what Qin Wuyou had prepared for her would be... the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus!
Damn it! If only I'd checked what was inside the box first.
At that moment, Lin Qingxue regretted it so bitterly that her guts had turned green.
Had she known the box contained the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus, she would never have returned it to Qin Wuyou.
He actually revealed a treasure like the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus in front of everyone. He must be trying to get my attention.
I get it. He only brought out the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus to beg for my forgiveness.
Heh... well, well. He's even learned to play hard to get!
Lin Qingxue's eyes suddenly lit up. "I knew it. There's no way he'd give up so easily."
Convinced that she had seen through Qin Wuyou's trick, she barked imperiously,
"Qin Wuyou, give me back the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus right now! If you don't, I... I'll never speak to you again!"
"Give it back to you? Lin Qingxue, you really have some nerve!"
Qin Wuyou sneered and snapped back without mercy, "This is my fucking proposal gift, meant for my future wife! Tell me, what exactly are you to me now? What right do you have to demand that I give you such a precious gift?"
"I... I..."
Lin Qingxue opened her mouth several times but could not get a word out.
Before, she might have been able to say she was Qin Wuyou's future wife, but she had just accepted Lin Fan's ring.
And she had rejected Qin Wuyou's proposal in public.
In other words, she herself had thrown away the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus that had already been in her grasp.
Looking at the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus blazing with light in Qin Wuyou's hand, Lin Qingxue was so desperate that she wanted to cry.
The old Qin Wuyou would certainly have softened at the sight of Lin Qingxue on the verge of tears. He would have been eager to kneel and place the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus in her hands.
But after being reborn, he had long since seen through Lin Qingxue's vicious tricks.
Lin Qingxue was nothing but a white lotus—a hypocrite posing as an innocent.
She dressed herself up as a pure white lotus, yet while enjoying the cultivation resources he gave her, she was also carrying on passionately with Lin Fan.
A disgusting white lotus like her was even worse than a scheming woman who played innocent.
"Lin Qingxue, since you've broken off our engagement, go back and tell your father to have all the compensation ready. As agreed, I'll visit the Lin Lineage in person in one month to collect it!"
Now, even one more glance at Lin Qingxue made Qin Wuyou sick.
With those parting words, he turned to leave.
As she watched Qin Wuyou walk away, Lin Qingxue's expression changed drastically, and she shrieked in disbelief,
"Qin Wuyou, what do you mean by that? Are you really going to take things this far?"
"All I did was reject your proposal! All I did was choose Lin Fan!"
"Is it wrong for me to pursue my own happiness?"
"Does our Lin Lineage have to compensate you just because I broke up with you?"
"I was still grateful for how well you treated me these past three years. I never imagined you were such a despicable scoundrel!"
"I must have been blind back then. From today onward, we're severing all ties with one clean cut!"
The moment he heard Lin Qingxue declare that she was cutting all ties with Qin Wuyou, Lin Fan's eyes lit up. He happily took her hand and spoke affectionately, as though making a vow,
"Qingxue, you're lucky to be rid of a scoundrel like him."
"From now on, I'll protect you!"
After speaking, Lin Fan deliberately cast Qin Wuyou a provocative look, carrying himself like a victor.
"You'll protect her?"
Qin Wuyou turned back and looked at Lin Fan with a faint sneer, then laughed aloud,
"Very well. Will you also repay what the Lin Lineage owes me?"
"The Lin Lineage is a first-rate lineage in Xuantian City. How could they possibly owe you anything?"
His face full of disdain, Lin Fan declared, taking it all upon himself,
"If you can prove that the Lin Lineage or Qingxue owes you anything, then show us the evidence! No matter how much they owe you, I'll repay it all!"
As a first-rate lineage in Xuantian City, the Lin Lineage possessed immense wealth.
Even he had only managed to advance smoothly to the Purple Mansion Realm and become a Holy Son of the Xuantian Holy Land within three short months thanks to the Lin Lineage's resources.
Thus, Lin Fan did not believe for a moment that the mighty Lin Lineage could actually owe Qin Wuyou anything.
But he failed to notice that Lin Qingxue's expression beside him had already turned extremely ugly.
"Lin Fan..."
Lin Qingxue was just about to speak and stop him.
But Lin Fan had already continued,
"Qingxue, don't worry. This fellow is just lashing out in humiliation because his proposal failed, trying to turn around and bite you. I refuse to believe your Lin Lineage owes him anything."
"Uh..."
Every word Lin Qingxue had been about to say was forced back down her throat.
Qin Wuyou had been waiting for precisely this willingness from Lin Fan to shoulder everything.
The moment Lin Fan finished speaking, Qin Wuyou smiled faintly and said,
"Lin Fan, then listen carefully."
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