"Three years ago, when Lin Qingxue and I got engaged, the bride price I gave her wasn't all that much. Converted into Upper-Grade Spirit Stones, it was only thirty million."
"Since you're willing to repay it for her, start by returning those thirty million Upper-Grade Spirit Stones to me."
The moment Qin Wuyou finished speaking, the entire crowd fell silent.
Thirty million spirit stones!
And Upper-Grade Spirit Stones, at that!
What kind of fucking household could afford such an extravagant bride price?
Thirty million Upper-Grade Spirit Stones as a bride price—was Lin Qingxue studded with diamonds or something?
And that had been three years ago.
After all, three years ago, Lin Qingxue had been nothing more than an Outer Disciple who had just joined the Xuantian Holy Land.
Aside from being somewhat pretty, she had absolutely nothing going for her.
Who could have imagined that Qin Wuyou had given Lin Qingxue such an astonishing, heaven-high bride price three years ago?
But even more shocking than that heaven-high bride price was the relationship between Lin Qingxue and Qin Wuyou!
"Holy shit! Does that mean Qin Wuyou and Lin Qingxue got engaged three years ago?"
"What a bombshell! Lin Qingxue is actually Qin Wuyou's fiancée!"
"I was wondering why Qin Wuyou kept pursuing Lin Qingxue so doggedly these past three years. Turns out they were engaged all along!"
"Fuck, I actually thought Qin Wuyou was just pestering Lin Qingxue relentlessly. Who knew they were already a couple?"
"As Qin Wuyou's fiancée, she actually turned around and put on Lin Fan's engagement ring? How could Lin Qingxue do something so morally bankrupt?"
"Heavens! Lin Qingxue's image as my goddess just came crashing down! She could actually cheat on her man and sneak around with another—she's worse than a fake-innocent bitch!"
"What fucking goddess? She's just a heartless bitch, a slut!"
In an instant, the disciples of the Xuantian Holy Land who had been condemning Qin Wuyou all changed their tune and began condemning Lin Qingxue.
When vicious labels like "heartless bitch," "fake-innocent bitch," "slut," and "Pan Jinlian" reached her ears, Lin Qingxue's mind went blank, and she nearly spat blood in fury.
Even within the Lin Lineage, only a handful of people knew about her Marriage Pact with Qin Wuyou.
Moreover, when they had signed the Marriage Pact, one clause had stipulated that neither party could voluntarily disclose their engagement before the three-year term expired.
Thus, even fewer people in the Xuantian Holy Land knew about her Marriage Pact with Qin Wuyou.
She had never mentioned the Marriage Pact even to Lin Fan.
She had thought that once she rejected Qin Wuyou in public today and accepted Lin Fan's proposal, Qin Wuyou would take the hint and end their engagement himself.
Never in her wildest dreams had she expected Qin Wuyou to reveal their Marriage Pact in public.
He had even publicly demanded that she return the bride price.
When news of the "three-year Marriage Pact" and the "heaven-high bride price" spread together, the crowd naturally erupted.
Those who had originally sided with her all began sympathizing with Qin Wuyou instead.
And in their mouths, she became a shameless, faithless slut who betrayed her man, sneaked around with another, and stretched her red apricot branches beyond the garden wall!
"I was wondering how the once-unremarkable Lin Lineage suddenly rose to become a first-rate lineage in Xuantian City. Turns out they got Lin Qingxue's heaven-high bride price! Thirty million Upper-Grade Spirit Stones—their daughter really was worth a fortune!"
"A heaven-high bride price of thirty million Upper-Grade Spirit Stones! Lin Qingxue really is fucking expensive! I'd only ever heard of women studded with diamonds, but today's been a real eye-opener. We've seen a living one!"
"Qin Wuyou really is pitiful. He paid a heaven-high bride price of thirty million Upper-Grade Spirit Stones, only to end up scooping water with a bamboo basket—nothing to show for it. He lost both the woman and his wealth, and Lin Qingxue even put a cuckold's green hat on his head."
"I thought Lin Qingxue was a pure goddess, but she's actually a master of playing innocent. She had Qin Wuyou running in circles while carrying on with Lin Fan behind his back. Tsk, tsk, tsk... what a fucking white lotus in full bloom!"
"Do you think Lin Fan knew about Lin Qingxue and Qin Wuyou's relationship?"
When every gaze landed on him, Lin Fan also began to feel uneasy.
"Qingxue, what he said... isn't true, right?"
"How could you possibly have a Marriage Pact with someone like him?"
Lin Fan asked, his gaze vacant.
Even though he already knew the answer, he still wanted to hear something different from Lin Qingxue's lips.
But when he saw Lin Qingxue close her eyes without saying a word, his hopes sank.
"Lin Fan, do you remember what you just said?"
"Didn't you say you would repay whatever the Lin Lineage and Lin Qingxue owed me?"
"Very good. Then start by returning my bride price of thirty million Upper-Grade Spirit Stones."
"If you can't even afford this little bit of compensation, I really don't know whether to call you arrogant or useless."
Every word Qin Wuyou spoke struck Lin Fan right where it hurt.
Forget thirty million Upper-Grade Spirit Stones—he couldn't even produce thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones.
At that moment, Lin Fan felt as though he had been hoisted over a fire. Facing Qin Wuyou's questions and the condemning gazes of the surrounding disciples, he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Yet he still stubbornly retorted,
"Qin Wuyou, just because you say it was thirty million, that makes it thirty million? I doubt you've ever even seen thirty million spirit stones in your life!"
Just as Lin Fan was about to demand proof, he saw that a Contract had already appeared in Qin Wuyou's hand.
"Lin Fan, I know you want to see proof. Now, can you see it clearly?"
"Or do you need me to read its contents aloud?"
The moment he saw the Contract, Lin Fan was utterly dumbfounded.
In particular, the prominent words "thirty million Upper-Grade Spirit Stones" and "tenfold compensation" left him stunned with fear.
He had initially doubted Qin Wuyou's claim about the heaven-high bride price.
Reality, however, shut his mouth.
When she saw Qin Wuyou take out the Contract, a flicker of panic flashed through Lin Qingxue's eyes. She stamped her foot and cried out in fury,
"Qin Wuyou, you... are you really planning to fight until the fish dies and the net breaks?"
"Until the fish dies and the net breaks?"
Qin Wuyou sneered and said disdainfully, "Lin Qingxue, you think far too highly of yourself. Does your Lin Lineage even have what it takes to drag me down with you?"
With that, he raised the Contract high and looked at Lin Fan.
"According to this Contract, once the three-year term expires, Lin Qingxue must marry me. If she breaks the Marriage Pact, she must repay ten times the heaven-high bride price I gave her, along with ten times the value of every single thing the Lin Lineage obtained from me over these past three years!"
The moment Qin Wuyou finished speaking, the entire crowd fell deathly silent.
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