Yue Chan Has a Fiancé?

The lower realm, Heaven Mending Sect.

"What? You're my fiancé?!" A young girl's startled, doubtful cry rang out, making even the great hall tremble.

She was a young girl in robes whiter than snow, her dark hair flowing freely. An ethereal grace radiated from within her, as though she partook of none of the mortal world's smoke and fire.

A veil covered her youthful face. Her large, bright eyes were lively and misted with moisture, making her seem like a sprite and leaving others unable to resist the urge to discover more.

This girl was none other than Yue Chan's Secondary Body. Her appearance was almost indistinguishable from her primary body's. A budding beauty since childhood, she had always been admired and sought after.

Yet this dignified, pure young maiden had now gone pale with shock, all because of the young boy who had suddenly appeared before her and what he had said.

"That's right. Our elders arranged our engagement when we were little, and I'm your fiancé," Lin Fan said with a perfectly straight face.

Yue Chan's Secondary Body froze, her mind seeming to crash in an instant. How had a fiancé suddenly appeared out of nowhere?

This had caught her far too off guard...

Early that very morning, the sect leader had summoned her to the great hall, saying an exceedingly distinguished guest had arrived from the Upper Realm and specifically asked to see her. She had never expected that visitor to be someone even younger than herself.

And the moment he arrived, he declared that they were engaged-the kind of engagement arranged at birth.

"Do you have any proof? Your word alone isn't enough to convince anyone." Yue Chan's Secondary Body was skeptical and naturally refused to believe him outright.

Especially after she glanced at the sect leader, who shook his head to indicate that he knew nothing about this.

Not only the lower realm's Heaven Mending Sect leader, but even the other elders present were shocked.

They knew the holy maiden's origins were extraordinary, that she was a noble girl who had descended from the Upper Realm's sect at a very young age. But they truly knew nothing about any engagement.

Of course, Lin Fan had made all of this up. Knowing that the Yue Chan currently in the lower realm had yet to realize she was a secondary body, he wanted to tease her a little.

"Of course I have proof. We each have an identical Divine Sword, bestowed by our elders when they arranged our engagement."

As Lin Fan spoke, a jade sword instantly appeared in his hand. Auspicious light blossomed, and divine radiance in five colors swirled around it, illuminating the entire hall with dazzling brilliance.

Yue Chan's Secondary Body was astonished. A Divine Sword likewise appeared in her hand, whose skin resembled lustrous jade. Shimmering with shifting colors, it was utterly identical to the one Lin Fan held.

"This..." She could scarcely believe it. Did she really have a fiancé?

That would be far too miserable. Her life had been arranged from the moment she was born, even her cultivation partner chosen for her. This was not the outcome she wanted.

So she searched for a loophole and argued, "No. This sword may be extraordinary, but a replica could still be made. This isn't enough to convince anyone."

At her words, Lin Fan smiled. Whether her primary body or secondary body, little Yue Chan truly wasn't easy to fool.

However, he still had his ultimate trump card!

"I have a Marriage Decree stamped by our sect elders as proof!" Lin Fan took a golden scroll from inside his robes, then tossed it into the air and unfurled it.

Whoosh!

The moment the decree opened, it shone brilliantly, its aura surging as runes filled the air. Even the great hall became unstable and began shaking violently.

So much so that the Sect-Protection Formation activated on its own, raising a curtain of light that enveloped the area.

At the same time, all manner of extraordinary visions appeared: Great Dao Heavenly Music, dragons and phoenixes heralding good fortune, golden lotuses carpeting the ground, and more. It was utterly astonishing!

In a single instant, terrifying fluctuations swept outward. An immense pressure emanated through the parchment, shaking the divine mountain where the entire Heaven Mending Sect stood.

Boom!

At that moment, everyone in the lower realm's Heaven Mending Sect fell prostrate beneath that divine might. None dared raise their heads to look, their bodies shaking and their souls trembling.

"What... happened? Such... immense pressure." The Heaven Mending Sect's disciples and elders were all dumbfounded, cold sweat pouring down their bodies. They thought the end of the world had arrived.

Lin Fan, the instigator, curled his lips upward, his gaze sly. Looking at Yue Chan's Secondary Body, who was likewise kneeling on the ground with sweat covering her forehead, he nodded in satisfaction.

As for where this decree had come from, Qing Yao had naturally given it to him. Though it had no offensive power, it was exceptionally useful for bluffing.

Moreover, it was a blank decree, bearing only the imprint of a Law Seal that formed mysterious laws.

"Seems like I've just done something a certain black dog once did?" Lin Fan rubbed his chin, looking thoroughly amused.

But the members of the Heaven Mending Sect below were suffering. As long as Lin Fan did not put away the decree, they could not move at all and had to remain prostrate.

"Young... master, please... put away... the decree!" The lower realm's Heaven Mending Sect leader used every ounce of his strength to force out those few words, and his clothes were already soaked through with sweat.

"Oh, sorry. I got distracted. I didn't realize you were still kneeling." Lin Fan came back to his senses and withdrew the decree without the slightest hint of remorse.

Only after the pressure vanished did everyone slowly rise and wipe the sweat from their foreheads. Their respect for Lin Fan deepened further.

Someone who could carry an Upper Realm ancestor's decree with him had to hold an extraordinary position within the sect. His background was frighteningly powerful!

"Well? You believe me now, don't you?" Lin Fan asked in amusement, studying the somewhat bedraggled little Yue Chan.

The sweat had made her veil cling tightly to her luminous, fair face. Her eyes shimmered, lending her a few additional traces of allure.

Yue Chan stared at him blankly. Even though she was already mostly convinced, she still refused to accept this outcome. Perhaps, deep down, she simply did not want a fiancé to appear.

She was proud and pure. How could she inexplicably acquire someone who would accompany her for the rest of her life? It was dreadful.

"I didn't even see clearly what was written on the decree. Who knows whether it's real!" she insisted stubbornly, clearly unconvinced.

"Then let's take another look." Smiling, Lin Fan prepared to toss the decree into the air and unfurl it again.

But in the next instant, the lower realm's Heaven Mending Sect leader and the elders hastily reached out to stop him. "No, no, no, young master! We believe you. You and the holy maiden are engaged..."

"And you?" Lin Fan asked, raising the rolled-up decree as he looked at Yue Chan's Secondary Body.

Yue Chan's Secondary Body gave a cold snort and turned her head away, tacitly accepting the outcome. She did not want to kneel again either. It was far too humiliating.

Still, even if they were engaged, if Lin Fan proved to be a spoiled scion who failed to meet her standards, she would find a way to break off the engagement in the future, or postpone it indefinitely.

Pfft, this little Yue Chan is so easy to fool. If it were her primary body, she'd probably have slashed at me with her sword and refused to admit it no matter what. Lin Fan nearly failed to suppress his laughter, but he still had to keep up the act.

When Yue Chan's primary body eventually found out, her expression would surely be spectacular. He began to look forward to it.

However, he had not forgotten his purpose in coming to the lower realm. "Prepare a teleportation formation for me. I'm leaving immediately for the Stone Kingdom in the Desolate Region..."

Lin Fan paused here, glanced sideways at Yue Chan, and continued, "The holy maiden will be coming with me."

"I..." Yue Chan blinked, her head full of questions. When had she ever said she was going anywhere?

Yet Lin Fan gave her no opportunity to object. He took Yue Chan by the hand and headed outside, openly disdainful of her low cultivation. She had only reached eight heavenly passages so far; she really needed some drilling.

Yue Chan was utterly bewildered. A day had actually come when someone looked down on her for cultivating too slowly?

She was clearly already progressing very quickly. Not a single disciple in the sect had opened eight heavenly passages at her age. Even the elders praised her extraordinary talent as something rarely seen in the world.

Lin Fan scoffed. "Tch. That only proves you're a frog at the bottom of a well."

"What?!" Yue Chan bristled. No one had ever dared show her such contempt, and she nearly drew her sword on him.

But then Lin Fan displayed his cultivation, instantly silencing her and leaving her aghast.

"Nine years old... the Spirit Transformation Realm!"

Unbeknownst to them, in a corner of the Heaven Mending Sect, a boy of twelve or thirteen with thick red hair was watching this scene, filled with anger and resentment.

"Why does that little brat get to be my fairy junior sister's fiancé?!" The boy punched a cliff face with all his strength, instantly reducing a massive rock to dust.

Just then, a voice rang out, and a man who bore a strong resemblance to the boy appeared ahead. "Zhen, abandon those unrealistic thoughts of yours. Some people aren't ours to offend."

"Elder Brother, but..."

"There are no buts. Compared with the Upper Realm, a guardian from a sect like me amounts to nothing."

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