The Su Lineage and Falling Cloud Sect Joined Forces to Break Off the Engagement, but Half of Them Were Undercover

Chen Fan suspected the system was making dirty jokes.

Forget it.

With his current physical strength, as long as his wife's talent was not too poor, having a descendant with the potential of a Great Emperor should not be difficult...

...That reminded him of his empress master, who had reincarnated to cultivate anew. Her talent was peerless, her grace unmatched!

After reincarnating, she should now be three years younger than him... If he could sweet-talk her into having a baby, this mission would definitely work! One shot straight into the soul, and done...

If she could not teach him, teaching their descendants in the future would still count as helping the Chen Lineage rise. That would be pretty good, too.

After all, the Chen Lineage could not empty its coffers for nothing and suffer losses like some colossal sucker!

Chen Fan shook his head. "Easier said than done. Master isn't some sweet, innocent fool... But what if?"

Ahem.

Back to the point.

The difficulty was that the three main missions had a one-year time limit. If he wanted a baby, subtracting ten months of pregnancy left him only two months to find a wife!

Holy freaking shit.

Couldn't transmigrators just be assigned one directly?

At that thought, Chen Fan's heart jolted...

"I actually have one!"

He had a fiancée, the icy goddess in the hearts of countless talented young men and heaven's chosen.

But everyone knew that fiancées in fantasy worlds were merely the most worthless standard equipment, returnable at any time.

Not even as good as a mother-in-law. Now that was top-tier equipment.

Forget it.

At worst, he would cast a wide net. He would shoulder the suffering of a flourishing population and keeping the Lineage's incense burning!

Wouldn't that be wonderful? Wouldn't that be delightful?

He had to get his hands on a reward like the Extreme Dao Divine Weapon!

"Saint Realm puppets and legions aren't bad either. They can strengthen the Lineage by making up for our lack of guards."

Chen Fan murmured to himself. More people made things easier.

"System, does that mean there are side missions, too?"

[Ding, correct. Side missions are hidden missions that can be triggered depending on the circumstances. Complete a mission to receive the corresponding reward.]

Chen Fan understood.

Still, his burden was heavy and his road long.

Building a powerful Lineage had to be an all-round undertaking. Strength alone could only be called the foundation of power, not its entirety.

Suddenly.

Chen Fan keenly detected unidentified flying objects passing over the Chen Lineage.

His gaze immediately turned cold, and he vanished from where he stood.

The next moment, he appeared in the sky.

Several young men were flying through the air, chatting and laughing. When they saw Chen Fan, their expressions chilled slightly.

"Chen Fan, why are you blocking our way!"

"We're investigating the unusual phenomena in heaven and earth on the city lord's orders. Can you bear responsibility for delaying us?"

The phenomena just now had appeared very strangely. The same had happened throughout White Emperor Province, and investigations had begun everywhere, with reports being sent to the imperial clan-the rulers for whom all land beneath heaven was royal soil!

Yet even as the men questioned him indignantly, they sneered repeatedly. Flying directly over a Lineage's grounds was a grave taboo. But everyone in the Chen Lineage had fled by now. What a joke. Naturally, those so-called rules no longer counted.

Could one down-and-out brat defend it?

Chen Fan knew these men. They belonged to the Zhang Lineage and Lin Lineage of Langya City.

These people had also played their part in the Chen Lineage's decline and dismemberment!

If he remembered correctly, a portion of the powerful spirit veins buried beneath the Chen Lineage... had been stolen by these very Lineages.

Without another word, he merely released a trace of his oppressive might, and their faces twisted in agony.

"I don't care where you're going. Anyone who dares fly over my Chen Lineage will die!"

I alone am a Lineage!

The men instantly felt as though they had fallen into an ice cellar. They were squeezed together face-to-face, unable to move.

Horror filled their hearts. How could Chen Fan be so powerful! He was merely in the Wheel Sea Realm...

"Chen Fan, do you know who we are!"

"Ptooey! Don't kiss me! Your spit is everywhere."

"Chen Fan, do you want to die! Offend us, and the City Lord's Manor won't spare you either!"

"Langya City doesn't belong to your Chen Lineage anymore!"

"Die!" Chen Fan softly uttered a single word, shattering their souls outright.

Mere ants, they perished in an instant, their eyes still open in death.

"The City Lord's Manor..."

Back then, Langya City had not been called Langya, and the entire city had belonged to the Chen Lineage alone.

One Lineage guarding one city-unsurpassed glory.

Only after suffering layer upon layer of suppression and dispossession had it declined into its present state, its influence shrinking continuously.

Naturally, the City Lord's Manor had been installed by those people, nibbling away at them step by step.

They had been inferior, and accepted it.

But now, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west!

Chen Fan tossed the corpses straight onto the street and hung up a sign.

A warning to others.

He turned and returned to the estate.

Once, the vast Langya City had been filled with spirit veins, deliberately arranged by the Chen Lineage.

Spirit veins could produce spirit stones. Buried underground, they released Spiritual Qi, greatly improving both the Lineage's fortune and its disciples' cultivation.

They were the foundation of a flourishing Lineage, worth entire cities.

Now, the Chen Lineage had fallen this far, and even its underground spirit veins had been stolen...

"I need to bury some. Absolutely."

He had to find a way to obtain spirit veins.

On a street in eastern Langya City.

A group of people walked along. One look at their clothing and the treasured swords at their waists showed that they were no ordinary folk.

"Miss, have you thought through this decision to break off the engagement?" an old man asked.

The woman with the cool expression was stunningly beautiful, every inch a goddess. Her name was Su Chanyue.

"Uncle Fu, look at the Chen Lineage now. It no longer resembles a Lineage at all. Chen Fan only managed to become that person's disciple by exhausting the Lineage's fortune and emptying its coffers in a desperate bid to smash the cauldrons and sink the boats."

Her tone held considerable regret.

"Without that person, he isn't worthy of me. Besides, this marriage was arranged by the Lineage. I have the right to choose my own marriage and happiness."

As she spoke, her eyes held considerable respect and admiration for that person. Every Great Emperor's name was taboo, let alone that of a mighty empress!

She was even stronger than her own master! But the Chen Lineage had still possessed enough wealth and influence back then to commission that person's help, something even their Su Lineage could not match. Ultimately, though, it treated the symptoms, not the root.

Thus, after the Chen Lineage's all-or-nothing gamble failed, it was destined only to die faster. Her pride would not allow her to debase herself!

Uncle Fu sighed. "Miss, as long as you've thought it through. Still, our two Lineages are on good terms. I've also prepared the compensation the Lineage head instructed me to bring."

His sigh was genuine, because he was actually a member of the Chen Lineage! He had infiltrated the Su Lineage as an undercover agent to protect the young master's fiancée, keep an eye on her, and ensure a happy marriage in the future. He had worried himself sick.

Through hardship and struggle, he had earned their trust and finally attained the position of a powerful personal protector.

Yet now she was unwilling and wanted to break off the engagement. What was he supposed to do!

Still, he had watched the Chen Lineage decline all along. All he could say was that fate had decreed it so. Poor young master. These old bones truly can't help you...

So, although the Lineage head had instructed him to prepare one set of compensation, he had secretly prepared a hundred, to comfort the young master and aid the Chen Lineage. That thought made him feel somewhat better...

Su Chanyue murmured an acknowledgment, unwilling to discuss such an upsetting, troublesome matter.

The young man beside her frowned. The sect had sent him to protect Su Chanyue and handle the breaking of the engagement.

He spoke coldly.

"Uncle Fu, what's with that expression?"

"The Holy Maiden has now become the disciple of our Falling Cloud Sect's sect master. That is a blessing for the Su Lineage. How could some mere son of the Chen Lineage lay a finger on the Holy Maiden? What's there to pity him for? If you ask me, there's no need to prepare any compensation!"

The strong reigned supreme. What need was there for so many reasons!

In his view, they were giving far too much face.

"Senior Brother Wang," Su Chanyue hurriedly cautioned.

Another young man said, "Senior Brother Wang, that isn't right, is it? Our Falling Cloud Sect is a reputable sect. We should still observe the proper courtesies."

"Besides, if not for the sect's rule that the Holy Maiden must remain pure and cannot have a marriage tie, things might not necessarily have reached this point. Giving them a way down would also keep relations between the Chen Lineage and Su Lineage from souring completely."

"Senior Brother Meng!" Su Chanyue's head ached. Her master had sent these two senior brothers to protect her and have her break off the engagement. She had not expected them to argue even over this.

"Neither of you needs to say any more."

"We still don't know what caused that phenomenon in White Emperor Province earlier. Let's settle this quickly and return to see Master!"

Her tone brooked no argument.

The phenomenon had caused an extraordinary commotion and had given them quite a fright just now.

Either a supreme treasure of heaven and earth had appeared, or a powerful cultivator had emerged.

Hearing that, everyone understood the strangeness and importance of the matter. Their expressions grew slightly solemn, and they stopped speaking.

Meanwhile, Uncle Fu secretly gave Meng Tianya a meaningful look and a thumbs-up.

Well said, lad!

Meng Tianya grinned imperceptibly. Truth be told, he was also a member of the Chen Lineage. He had changed his name and surname, roamed free, and gone to the Falling Cloud Sect as an undercover agent to learn their arts...

He had to learn even the cultivation methods and divine abilities they did not teach outsiders!

Yet.

Never in his wildest dreams had he expected that, after the young master's fiancée became the Falling Cloud Sect's Holy Maiden, she would now want to break off the engagement?

The Chen Lineage was in peril!

Returning this time, both Uncle Fu and Meng Tianya felt bitter inside, yet could not show it.

It was too hard.

On a street in western Langya City.

A mischievous little girl with features as delicate as a porcelain doll skipped along, her long ponytail swinging behind her and her long skirt fluttering.

A small stretch of fair calf and ankle showed faintly.

In one hand, she clutched a stick of candied hawthorn...

Her little mouth bulged, her cheeks unable to hold it all.

Suddenly, she froze.

"Huh, what did I come here for again..."

"Right, to find a master!"

Then she held a stick of candied hawthorn in her mouth, freed one hand, and pulled a book from inside her clothes.

It read, "Essential Handbook for Becoming an Emperor: Finding a Master"...

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