At that moment, in the Xiao Clan's main hall, the two sides faced each other with swords drawn and bows bent. Xiao Zhan looked at the people from the Misty Cloud Sect opposite him, his expression darkening. These people had gone far too far. He had honored them as distinguished guests and treated them courteously, yet they had demanded something as outrageous as breaking off the engagement the moment they arrived.
"Clan Head Xiao, I know this puts you in a difficult position, but these have been the rules of our Misty Cloud Sect for generations. Please accommodate us," the old man named Ge Ye continued. "Besides, your clan's young master supposedly left to gain experience, but there has been no word of him for years. Perhaps he met with some accident long ago. If that is the case, surely you cannot expect our young Sect Master to live as a widow to a living man for the rest of her life?"
At those words, Xiao Zhan's expression turned utterly grim. Pale green Dou Qi surged over his body, finally forming an illusory lion of energy! Feeling the pressure erupting from Xiao Zhan, Ge Ye's expression changed as well. According to his intelligence, Xiao Zhan was clearly only a Five-Star Da Dou Shi, yet the aura he now unleashed far surpassed Ge Ye's own!
The other three elders had intended to speak up and stop him, but when they sensed his aura, they all shut their mouths. Only a Dou Ling-level figure could give off an aura that towered so far above their own! If he truly attacked, not a single person present could stop him.
In truth, if they had merely wanted to dissolve the engagement, Xiao Zhan would not have been so angry. After all, it had only