Nangong Po was furious. He had not expected his daughter to be so stupid, and it took him a long time to calm down.
He said in a grave voice, "Go back and apologize right now. If that gentleman doesn't forgive you..."
He paused, then continued, "There'll be no need for you to remain clan leader."
With that, the communication stone abruptly went silent.
Nangong Guyue stood there, truly panicking.
She had only recently secured her position as the Nangong Clan's young clan leader. Nangong Po's words had struck her like five thunderbolts. She had never imagined that her father would strip her of her position as young clan leader simply because she had refused to become that man's disciple!
Without another moment's hesitation, she spun around and ran toward the summit of Ancient Moon Peak.
Su Chen lay in his wicker chair, anger rising whenever he thought of what had just happened.
He was not angry because Nangong Guyue had refused to become his disciple, but because she had toyed with him. If she did not want to become his disciple, she could have said so from the start. Why say, "As long as my Lineage agrees, I'll become your disciple"?
She was the young lady of a great Lineage, after all, and Su Chen understood that. But after he had gone to all the trouble of visiting the Nangong Clan and obtaining their consent, Nangong Guyue was still unwilling when he returned. Who would not be angry in his place?
Just then, a sound came from the distance. Su Chen did not open his eyes, paying it no mind.
Nangong Guyue stood beside Su Chen, a complicated expression on her face. Whether she could hold on to her position as young clan leader now depended on this man's next thought.
She regretted refusing to become his disciple. The main reason was that she had truly looked down on people from the lower realm. What right did someone from the lower realm have to be her, Nangong Guyue's, master?
But she truly had not expected Su Chen to hold such an important place in her father's eyes.
She said softly, "Do I still have a chance?"
Su Chen said nothing. Nangong Guyue waited quietly beside him, and only after a long while did he speak. "I'm not worthy of being your master. Leave."
At those words, Nangong Guyue's face went pale, and she collapsed to the ground.
It's over!
Completely over!
Her face was ashen, and it was as though all the strength had been drained from her body.
She knew she had completely lost all hope of attaining that position in the Lineage.
No!
There's still a chance!
Nangong Guyue hurriedly knelt before Su Chen and pleaded, "I was wrong. Please forgive me. I really was wrong!"
Su Chen slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Nangong Guyue. "I asked you so many times just now, and you refused every time. Now you regret it?"
Nangong Guyue said in a trembling voice, "I... I was wrong."
Su Chen sneered. "You were wrong, so I have to forgive you? Too late!"
With a gentle wave of his hand, he made Nangong Guyue disappear from where she knelt.
At the foot of Ancient Moon Peak, Nangong Guyue sat slumped on the ground, her face as pale as a sheet of paper, utterly drained of color.
Just then, the two youths from before suddenly appeared in front of her. One looked at her and asked with concern, "Guyue, what happened to you?"
The other youth hurriedly added, "Yes, did that man just now bully you?"
As he spoke, flames of anger rose in both youths' eyes.
Nangong Guyue suddenly stood up, her expression composed once more. Looking at the two youths before her, she said in a trembling voice, "Brother Jiang, Brother Chu, I... I..."
As she spoke, tears suddenly streamed from the corners of her eyes.
The sight made Jiang Li and Chu Feiyu anxious.
Jiang Li said, "Guyue, don't cry. Tell me, did that man from before bully you?"
Chu Feiyu also said angrily, "Yes, tell us, was it him? If it was, I won't let him off!"
Nangong Guyue nodded, then began to sob uncontrollably.
"How dare he!"
Jiang Li and Chu Feiyu roared in unison.
Chu Feiyu then asked, "What did she do to you?"
Jiang Li also looked at Nangong Guyue.
Fighting back her sobs, Nangong Guyue said, "He took me somewhere deserted, and then he suddenly started forcing himself on me. If I hadn't run away quickly, I... I'm afraid..."
With that, she began to cry again.
Hearing this, Jiang Li and Chu Feiyu both breathed a sigh of relief.
Chu Feiyu said, "Guyue, don't worry. The two of us will avenge you!"
Jiang Li nodded as well. "Where is that bastard now? If I don't cut him into a thousand pieces, my surname isn't Jiang!"
Nangong Guyue hurriedly said, "That man is no ordinary person. Don't go after him."
Chu Feiyu nodded. "Of course we know that. Otherwise, she wouldn't have dared bully you. That's why we're planning to return to our clans and find some help."
Jiang Li nodded. "Exactly. With the experts of my Jiang Clan and the Chu Clan taking action, no matter how extraordinary he is, he can only die!"
The corners of Nangong Guyue's mouth lifted almost imperceptibly, but she maintained a pitiful expression. Looking at Jiang Li and Chu Feiyu, she said, "Then... I'm truly sorry for troubling you both. I don't even know how to repay you."
At the sight of Nangong Guyue's touching, pitiful appearance, Chu Feiyu and Jiang Li felt a surge of excitement.
Jiang Li suddenly said, "Guyue, there's no need to be so formal with us. You've been bullied. How could we possibly stand by with folded arms?"
Chu Feiyu nodded. "Exactly. If we stood by with folded arms, how would we be any different from beasts?"
Tears glistening in the corners of her eyes, Nangong Guyue said timidly, "How could I let you do that? If... if you can teach him a lesson for me, I... I'll be willing to have a drink with you."
A blush spread across her face as she finished speaking.
Jiang Li and Chu Feiyu's hearts burst into bloom. Happiness had come too suddenly!
Chu Feiyu immediately said, "Then wait for us here in the Star Holy Land, Guyue. We'll return to the Immortal Realm and summon help."
Nangong Guyue said, "Then... be careful on the way."
Jiang Li nodded. "We will."
With that, the two turned and left.
Watching the two disappear, Nangong Guyue smiled. Then her expression suddenly turned vicious, and she said through gritted teeth, "Since I can't become the head of the Household, you can die!"
She knew she had no way of confronting Su Chen herself, so she used Jiang Li and Chu Feiyu. The Jiang Clan and the Chu Clan were first-rate powers in the Immortal Realm, and she did not believe Su Chen could stand against them.
She intended to use the Jiang Household and the Chu Household to kill Su Chen!
High in the air, Su Chen looked down at Nangong Guyue and sighed helplessly. "Sigh, I only wanted to take in a disciple, but I never expected to make an enemy instead."
He shook his head and disappeared.
He did not intend to kill Nangong Guyue and the others, because he knew that even if he did, the powers behind them would come looking for trouble afterward.
If the Jiang Household and the Chu Household really dared to come when the time came, he would not mind wiping them out.
As for why he did not kill Nangong Guyue, in the end, he was the one who had taken the initiative to ask whether she wanted to become his disciple. Otherwise, the things that followed would never have happened. So Su Chen decided to give her a chance. If she came looking for trouble with the Jiang Household and the Chu Household when the time came...
Then, sorry, but she could only die.