Taking Someone Whose Engagement Was Broken Off as a Master! So What If I Offend Your Falling Cloud Sect?

The little girl looked at the book, her large eyes narrowing into crescents.

She looked extremely pleased.

Then she swallowed two skewers of candied hawthorn in one gulp, without chewing.

"The book says there are two kinds of people to seek out as a master. First, mortals in deserted, out-of-the-way mountain villages. They might be peerless experts lying low."

Her eyes gradually lit up before her expression turned solemn.

"Second, find someone whose engagement has been broken off! They say having your engagement broken off unlocks the power of fortune! Such people are either dragons or phoenixes, with boundless prospects..."

Suddenly, her little face fell. "The first kind is too hard to find. It's easy to get carried off by human traffickers. The second kind is much easier..."

"With this book to guide me, Mother will never have to worry about me not finding a master again." She had paid a hefty sum for it.

Then she carefully tucked it back into her robes and revealed a clever smile.

She pursed her lips. "That's what all the storytellers' books say. It absolutely, absolutely can't be wrong!"

"Feng'er, slow down! Wait for your big sister." An anxious voice came from behind the little girl.

Bai Fengyao turned back with a radiant smile. "Sister Luoyu, you're too late. I already finished your candied hawthorn for you."

Chen Luoyu said helplessly, "Feng'er, we've already traveled through over a thousand cities. What exactly are you trying to do?"

Bai Fengyao giggled. "Find a master! I'm serious!"

"Find a master?" Chen Luoyu was speechless. "There are countless experts in your lineage. Why must you personally go out to find a master?"

"That's different." Bai Fengyao said solemnly, "Sister Luoyu, I want to take someone whose engagement was broken off as my master!"

"Besides, the book says a teacher for a day is a father for life. I have to get along with him like a daughter with her father. I must work hard."

Chen Luoyu pressed a hand to her forehead. This girl was beyond saving.

Who knew which unlucky soul would have his engagement broken off, only to have her latch onto him?

"Why not take a woman as your master?"

"It's the same. We'd just get along like mother and daughter. Either one is a piece of cake for me," Bai Fengyao said vivaciously.

Then she rubbed her chin. "But if a woman had her engagement broken off... I'm a woman, so she'd definitely be very upset. If someone broke off their engagement with me, I'd beat them to death!"

Chen Luoyu was a little bewildered. She was so young, yet had so much on her mind.

"All right, then. I'll go with you to find someone whose engagement was broken off."

What else could she do? She was only an undercover agent. How could she stop this girl...?

Back then, she had left her lineage and infiltrated the Ancient Phoenix Clan to learn cultivation techniques and strengthen herself, all for her lineage's prosperity.

Through a fortuitous encounter, she had gained the Ancestral Phoenix's recognition, fused with a drop of phoenix blood, and joined the Ancient Phoenix Remnant Clan. Only then had she been able to stay by this girl's side.

But now, looking at the familiar city before her, she felt conflicted.

"Without realizing it, after passing through countless cities, I still ended up here," she murmured.

Her home was here. The Chen Lineage was no longer what it once had been. She had returned, yet could hardly enter her own home...

Because she had yet to become truly strong.

Forget it. A look from afar will do.

The two slowly walked on.

In the shadows, experts followed to protect them.

An old man's gaze was deep. "The divine maiden is innocent and playful by nature. We must keep her properly protected."

Another old man's aged face twitched. "Naturally. But tell me, what does the divine maiden mean by traveling so far just to take someone whose engagement was broken off as her master?"

Both faces were bewildered.

"I don't know. But regardless, someone worthy of becoming our Ancient Phoenix Clan's divine maiden's master has yet to exist! We cannot let the divine maiden act willfully."

"Mm, well said."

Meanwhile.

On the street outside the Chen Lineage's gates.

A crowd had gathered.

"Aren't these disciples of the Zhang Lineage and Lin Lineage? How did they die here?"

"Look at the signs on them. Could they have fallen to their deaths while flying over the Chen Lineage? Then the Chen Lineage hung signs on them to put them to use?"

"Possibly. Otherwise, their deaths are too strange."

Everyone knew the Chen Lineage had no one left now; they had all run off. How could they kill people and issue warnings? Weren't they afraid of offending someone and having even their residence wiped out?

They had forcibly imagined it into a mystery drama. To avoid being implicated, they hurriedly scattered.

Su Chanyue and the others arrived.

At the sight before them, their brows furrowed.

Uncle Fu's and Meng Tianya's expressions grew grave.

Su Chanyue paid it no mind. They were merely dead people, nothing to do with her.

Then she went straight up and knocked on the gate.

Soon, the gate opened.

Chen Fan walked out.

"You are?"

They were all unfamiliar faces. He had thought the Zhang Lineage and Lin Lineage had come knocking.

Before coming, Su Chanyue had naturally made inquiries. Only one person remained in the Chen Lineage now!

And this was also her first time seeing her fiancé. They had never met before.

"Young Master Chen, I am Su Chanyue. I have come to discuss an important matter."

She was perfectly courteous. After all, the two lineages had a fairly good relationship.

Chen Fan understood at once.

This was his fiancée. It was his first time seeing her, too.

"So it's Miss Su. If you have something to say, speak plainly."

Su Chanyue immediately felt somewhat displeased. Wasn't he going to invite them inside? Chen Fan should at least know about their relationship.

Yet he was so arrogant and neglectful of etiquette. The Chen Lineage truly was no longer what it once had been...

Uncle Fu quickly stepped forward. "Young Master Chen, the Su Lineage has come regarding a matter of great importance. Why don't we discuss it inside?"

He offered a reminder. After all, this was about breaking off an engagement. If word got out, it would inevitably be embarrassing. Besides, when he had left the Chen Lineage back then, Chen Fan had been only a tiny child. It was perfectly reasonable that he did not recognize him.

Chen Fan said, "My Chen Lineage cannot conveniently receive guests. If you have no intention of speaking, please leave."

What a joke. I'm the only one here. What the hell is there to discuss? Compared to rebuilding the lineage, everything else is a trivial matter unworthy of mention.

Su Chanyue's expression turned cold. She had been offering Chen Fan a way to save face, but he had shown no appreciation whatsoever.

...Or had Chen Fan felt inferior upon seeing her, knowing he could not measure up, and deliberately avoided her because it touched a sore spot?

Beside her, Wang Zhen could not help snorting coldly. "There's a reason the Chen Lineage has fallen to this state. Such hospitality is truly contemptible!"

If not for the holy maiden, a dignified Falling Cloud Sect disciple like him would have flipped the table long ago.

"Senior Brother Wang." Su Chanyue stopped him and looked at Chen Fan. "Young Master Chen, do you know that I am your fiancée...?"

Chen Fan ignored Su Chanyue outright.

He looked at Wang Zhen. "What business is it of yours how my Chen Lineage receives guests?"

Su Chanyue's expression became exceedingly ugly. He had actually ignored her. What right did Chen Fan have to ignore her?

Wang Zhen laughed in anger. "Young Master Chen, the holy maiden is showing consideration for your Chen Lineage's dignity. Don't fail to appreciate her kindness! If you offend my Falling Cloud Sect..."

Boom.

A sudden surge of pressure pinned Wang Zhen down, leaving him unable to move.

Chen Fan closed his hand around empty air and lifted Wang Zhen from far away. "Then tell me, so what if I offend your Falling Cloud Sect?"

He had heard of the Falling Cloud Sect. He had not expected Su Chanyue to have joined it and even become its holy maiden. Was this what gave her confidence...?

"Stop!" Uncle Fu jumped in fright. How was the young master so strong?!

But someone from the Falling Cloud Sect could not be killed. He had no time to think further.

Wang Zhen could not believe it. A mere young master of the Chen Lineage had suppressed him until he could not move a muscle.

How was that possible?

A suffocating threat of death began to spread.

"Chen Fan!" Su Chanyue attacked at once. "Release Senior Brother Wang!"

How could Chen Fan be so powerful? As the holy maiden, she had to save a fellow disciple.

With a casual flick of Chen Fan's finger, Uncle Fu flew backward, and the treasured sword in Su Chanyue's hand shattered into dust.

At the same time, he crushed Wang Zhen to pieces, destroying his soul completely.

Daring to provoke an emperor's might. Courting death!

Uncle Fu and Meng Tianya were dumbfounded. The young master was...? Holy shit!

Su Chanyue froze as well. Never in her wildest dreams had she expected Senior Brother Wang to die before they even entered the Chen Lineage's gates.

He had not had the slightest ability to resist.

After all, though she was the holy maiden, she was currently not much stronger than Wang Zhen herself...

Chen Fan stood with his hands behind his back.

"Miss Su, what did you just say?"

Su Chanyue answered reflexively, "I am your fiancée..."

"So what?" Chen Fan smiled.

To tell you the truth, I no longer think you're good enough for me. You're merely an ant. If I make things difficult for you, what can you do to me?

Su Chanyue calmed somewhat and began considering whether to break off the engagement. The Chen Lineage had declined, but judging by things now, Chen Fan's strength might also be worth...

"Young Master Chen, I..."

Just then, Uncle Fu and Meng Tianya came to their senses and exchanged a glance. The situation had changed!

Uncle Fu hurriedly explained why they had come.

"Young Master Chen, our young lady wishes to break off the engagement. Here, this is the compensation prepared by the lineage head... Please do not make things difficult for our young lady, lest you damage the harmony between our two lineages..."

"Young Master Chen, our Falling Cloud Sect's holy maiden wishes to break off the engagement!" Meng Tianya hurriedly added, his face filled with fury.

You dared kill a disciple of my Falling Cloud Sect and offend the holy maiden. You're finished!

Breaking off the engagement in public-you refused the dignity we offered you, so you brought this upon yourself! He muttered under his breath...