The next moment, Bai Fengyao appeared.
Ling Qingcheng was caught completely off guard by that shout!
She had become someone's mistress at such a young age, and the girl had shouted it so loudly.
"Feng Yao, I'm not your mistress yet." Bai Fengyao came from the Ancient Phoenix Clan, so she naturally would not underestimate her.
Not to mention, she was Chen Fan's disciple.
Fang Yuehua, on the other hand, thought this girl was so sensible and knew just what to say. She ought to say it a few more times.
As though she had heard nothing at all, Bai Fengyao said, "Mistress, don't worry. I came to tell you a secret!"
She looked terribly mysterious. She had only just encountered the Lord of Illusory Sound, after all. To her, her master having his engagement broken off was practically something to brag about.
"I already said I'm not your mistress yet..." Ling Qingcheng was left helpless.
"Qingcheng, she's still a child. There's no need to be so strict with her," Fang Yuehua hurriedly interjected.
Just answer when she calls you that.
"Why not hear what Feng Yao has to say?" A secret? Even she, a Sage King, was curious.
Ling Qingcheng felt rather flustered.
Bai Fengyao grinned. "Mistress, there's no need to stand on ceremony with my master. Just be our mistress. Master is really amazing."
Ling Qingcheng hurriedly changed the subject. "What did you want to tell me?"
A secret? Why all the mystery?
At once, Bai Fengyao's little face turned solemn. She turned to check outside the door. Her master had not come, had he?
Then she closed the door properly, ran back, and sat down to one side, even shifting a few times, utterly solemn.
Her behavior left both Fang Yuehua and Ling Qingcheng blinking in bewilderment.
Bai Fengyao warned them in a whisper, "I'm telling you, you absolutely mustn't say I told you."
Holding her braid, she glanced back and forth between them with a timid look in her eyes.
She was afraid of getting beaten by her master, but her mistress deserved the right to know.
As though realizing the gravity of the matter, Fang Yuehua and Ling Qingcheng likewise nodded solemnly, indicating that they would follow the rules.
Very satisfied by this, Bai Fengyao finally said cautiously, "Mistress, my master... had his engagement broken off..."
Good news, wonderful news. It deserved to be shared.
At once, Fang Yuehua and Ling Qingcheng were both stunned.
A Great Emperor had his engagement broken off?
The three women, each of a different age, stared at one another.
"Feng Yao, is that true?" Ling Qingcheng immediately became incomparably cold.
Her Great Emperor husband actually still had an engagement binding him! Outrageous!
As if that were not enough, it had even been broken off!
This displeased her immensely. It was utterly intolerable!
"Qingcheng, a Great Emperor having his engagement broken off is impossible. No one would willingly miss out on a Great Emperor fiancé."
Seeing this, Fang Yuehua, never one to mind a bigger spectacle, hurriedly fanned the flames. Besides, her assessment was perfectly reasonable.
And her disciple's reaction was excellent. This girl Feng Yao was truly lovable.
Ling Qingcheng felt slighted. Her master was simply urging her on in a roundabout way, yet she could not refute her words. Indeed, no one would.
"Of course it's true." Bai Fengyao looked entirely serious.
The next moment, she became animated.
"Mistress, Aunt Yue, I saw it with my own eyes! Master's engagement was ruthlessly broken off, and they even gave him a letter of repudiation. That day, the sky was dark and the earth dim. They even brought a whole group of people to force Master to sign!"
Afraid they would not believe her, she added, "Back then, they didn't know Master was a super-powerful expert."
Bai Fengyao still had more to say, as though she were there herself, back at the moment she became his disciple, that glorious moment when she had made the best choice of her life!
Hearing this, Fang Yuehua believed her. So they had not known. In that case, it was very possible.
Ling Qingcheng was utterly silent, but her gaze grew even colder.
Outrageous!
Having an engagement binding him was one thing! Breaking it off was another, but they had even issued a letter of repudiation! They had gone far too far!
"Qingcheng, steady your mind. You hadn't arrived back then. None of this has anything to do with you." Fang Yuehua, her very own master, hurriedly consoled her beloved disciple.
Ling Qingcheng opened her mouth, only to find herself speechless, unable to refute her master.
Then they heard-
"That's right, Mistress. I just thought they went too far, so I came to tell you." Bai Fengyao grinned.
"Besides, Master already beat them off. You don't need to worry about him. Master really doesn't care about martial virtue."
His very own disciple hurriedly sang his praises, afraid her mistress would be unhappy.
"Qingcheng, don't worry. A Great Emperor possesses extraordinary strength. How could he tolerate such a stain?" Fang Yuehua's words were well-founded. Then she looked at Bai Fengyao.
"Feng Yao, what happened in the end? What was the outcome? Did the Great Emperor sign?"
Beating them off made sense, and she had personally witnessed his lack of martial virtue, but this letter of repudiation was quite something.
Ling Qingcheng hurriedly looked over too.
Bai Fengyao's little face immediately fell. "Ah, Master signed the letter of repudiation..."
Boom.
Ling Qingcheng nearly exploded!
They had gone too far!
He had actually signed it.
"Qingcheng, steady your Dao heart! None of this has anything to do with you. Besides, the Great Emperor must have his reasons." Fang Yuehua hurriedly comforted her.
She continued asking, "Why did the Great Emperor sign it?"
That made no sense at all.
Ling Qingcheng hurriedly listened.
Bai Fengyao wound her braid around her hand and thought for a moment before saying, "Master probably didn't like her... his fiancée either, so he wouldn't try to keep her..."
"Ah, Mistress, don't rush off. I haven't finished yet." Bai Fengyao hurriedly grabbed Ling Qingcheng, who was about to rise.
Ling Qingcheng could not bear to listen any longer, but hearing that, she stopped again.
"But Master's fiancée might have regretted it. Otherwise, she wouldn't have tried to salvage things at the end by making some thirty-year agreement. But Master refused!" Bai Fengyao finished quickly and breathed a sigh of relief. She had seen it herself, so it could not be false.
However.
She had nearly talked her mistress into leaving. She absolutely had to hear her out.
Ling Qingcheng's competitive spirit instantly surged, soaring straight into the heavens.
"Feng Yao, who... is she?" Her master was right. She had to do something.
Fang Yuehua also listened attentively. This girl Feng Yao really spoke so pleasingly.
Her disciple was getting anxious.
Bai Fengyao curled her lips. "Apparently, she's the Holy Maiden of the Falling Cloud Sect, and she's from the Su Lineage. Her name is Su Chanyue or something. She's quite pretty too..."
"Qingcheng, don't rush." Fang Yuehua hurriedly held back her disciple, who was about to leave.
She explained, "I've met that woman from the Falling Cloud Sect. She was here earlier too. Don't worry. That Holy Maiden isn't your equal..."
Hearing this, Ling Qingcheng knew what she should do.
Her beautiful eyes grew slightly cold.
"Mistress, where are you going?" Bai Fengyao asked.
"To find your mas... to find my husband." Ling Qingcheng gritted her teeth.
Fang Yuehua was immediately satisfied.
Watching her disciple leave, she said, "Feng Yao, is there any other good news? Tell Aunt Yue."
"Good news?" Bai Fengyao pondered.
Then she took out a book.
Written on it was "The Essential Guide to Becoming an Emperor: Romance Edition."
"What's this?" Fang Yuehua was confused.
"Aunt Yue, the book says becoming powerful is not as good as marrying well. As the saying goes, sharing fortune..."
Ling Qingcheng had only just stepped outside when she ran into Chen Fan coming over.
Combined with what Bai Fengyao had just said, it was infuriating.
She had to do something.
Calm down. Calm down.
I'm better than that Su Chanyue!
"Qingcheng, where are you going?" Chen Fan asked casually.
Ling Qingcheng said, "Chen Fan, I was looking for you."
I'm calling you directly by name now. Surely you won't hit me?
"What a coincidence. I was looking for you too." Chen Fan smiled. She was rather haughty. Still, he had some sweet-talking to do himself.
"Then... let's go to your residence," Ling Qingcheng suggested.
Chen Fan perked up. "Could it be that you've come around~?"
"No." Ling Qingcheng stared at Chen Fan. She knew he meant having her become the lady of this place.
But it was too sudden, a husband falling from the sky. Even if she was willing, she could hardly adjust so quickly. It was terribly embarrassing. After all, they would have to live together. Would it be awkward?
Then she changed tack. "Of course, there are still some things we can do..." She stole a glance at Chen Fan's expression, hoping he could understand.
As long as they did not live together, making their relationship official was fine. As for that Su Chanyue, she would gladly exchange pointers with her if the opportunity arose!
Chen Fan smiled. "Such as?"
"Such as... such as..." Ling Qingcheng racked her brains but could not come up with an example.
Chen Fan immediately turned serious. "Qingcheng, if you keep going on with 'such as,' the neighbors' child will be old enough to run out and buy soy sauce..."
Ling Qingcheng stared at Chen Fan again. She did not know why he was so obsessed with children...
I must have owed him in my previous life.
He's come to collect in this one.
"Chen Fan, give me a little time..."
Chen Fan immediately took Ling Qingcheng's slender, jade-like hand. "All right. Is two months enough?"
Two months at most! Not a moment longer.
Ling Qingcheng's delicate body trembled, but she did not struggle.
"Two months? That's too short. Add a little more..."
"It's not short. It's best while you're young. If you become an older leftover woman like your master, it'll be too late for regrets."
"But I'm not that old either. Once I become a Great Emperor..."
"You're thinking too small. By the time you become a Great Emperor, I'll have flown out of the Desolate Ancient Continent." Chen Fan hurriedly cut in. By the time she became a Great Emperor, she might be even less willing.
Why was her Great Emperor husband pushing so hard?! He kept feeding her all sorts of excuses. Ling Qingcheng said indignantly, "Then tell me, what was that broken engagement about..."