The Legendary Fiancée
After traversing half of Delusion-Breaking City, the long queue finally entered the inner city amidst envious glances. The inner city walls, forged from black iron, blocked the prying eyes of those outside the city and also prevented the dissipation of Spiritual Qi within the inner city.
The guards took a deep breath of Spiritual Qi, feeling as if their bodies, ravaged by the wind and snow of the past few days, had come back to life.
Looking out, one sees exquisite buildings in the distance and lush flowers Spirit Plant nearby. This place, which seems like a paradise on earth, is the inner city of Delusion-Breaking City, a place belonging to the Gong Household.
Although accompanying the second young master on his trip was an absolutely lucrative job, having gotten used to staying in the inner city, going to the outer city was really hard to bear.
However, the guards naturally dared not say this aloud. Although no one knew why their second young master always ran out of the city every now and then, no one in the entire Delusion-Breaking City dared to question him.
The Gong Household's residence was located in the very center of the inner city. Compared to the elegance and understated style of the Jimo Household, the Gong Household's residence was much more luxurious.
Leaving aside the gilded gates outside and the pavilions and towers inside, the path paved with broken Spirit Stone alone is enough to show the Gong Household's wealth and power. It's as if the word "generosity" is written on their facade.
The sedan chair came to a steady stop in front of the mansion gate, where the head of the Gong Household and his eldest son were already waiting. As soon as the sedan chair came to a stop, the head of the Gong Household hurriedly went over and eagerly reached out to help his son down.
The thick Jiaoren Silk curtains were lifted, and the young man stepped out, revealing himself completely to the world.
He had a face quite similar to the head of the Gong Household. Although he couldn't match Jimo Qing's refined and handsome appearance, his eyes were exceptional. His jet-black pupils were like gemstones, indescribably beautiful, instantly captivating anyone who looked at him.
One can't help but exclaim: Truly Wisdom Eyes worthy of the title "a gift from heaven"!
However, when those eyes swept towards the eldest son of the Gong family standing to the side, the other party subconsciously looked away.
For Gong Chengsi, it was not a divinely bestowed treasure, but a demonic eye that could see through everything!
The second young master of the Gong Household, Gong Chengjue, did not accept his father's kindness. He ignored the outstretched hand and went straight into the mansion.
Despite being humiliated by his son, the head of the Gong Household showed no anger whatsoever. Instead, he quickly followed after him, his expression becoming increasingly solicitous.
Gong Chengsi took all of this in, but secretly sneered to himself.
He didn't follow the two, but instead summoned his trusted aide and whispered, "Spread the news of the Second Young Master's return. Make sure that person in the Shengxiao Courtyard knows!"
He and his father had already incurred public wrath over the Dragon-Slaying Grand Assembly Gong Chengsi only keep a low profile for the time being.
But while he himself wouldn't lift a finger, he could certainly find someone else to cause trouble for his formidable younger brother.
Thus, thanks to Gong Chengsi's vigorous promotion, the news of the Second Young Master Gong's return to the mansion quickly spread throughout the inner city, and just as Gong Chengsi had hoped, the news first reached the Shengxiao Courtyard.
In the Gong Household's Shengxiao Courtyard, a high-level Spirit Gathering Formation was constantly operating, causing Spirit Plant and herbs that should have disappeared from the snowfields to grow exceptionally lushly.
The tall, precious tea tree, in particular, truly reflects the owner's thoughtfulness.
A crisp "snap" sounded.
The pretty female cultivator in Hongyi swung her whip, and the barbs on it pierced a large tree in the courtyard. With a gentle pull, the tree trunk immediately shattered into pieces.
Seeing that the annoying tree was finally destroyed, she boredly threw away the whip, completely unconcerned that she had just destroyed a valuable Spirit Plant on the snowfield!
The maidservant, sensing her mistress's distress, promptly offered the news she had just received. "I heard that the Second Young Master returned to the manor today. Would you like to go and see him, Miss?"
Upon hearing this, the female cultivator pouted, seemingly quite dissatisfied with her fiancé.
"Why should I be the one seeing him? He should be the one seeing me. He's just a young master from an Aristocratic Clan, what's with all the airs he puts on?!"
The whip, made of millennia-old black iron, was carelessly tossed on the ground, and the maidservant hurriedly picked it up.
Faced with her mistress's anger, she could only advise, "Miss, why hold a grudge against the Second Young Master? You are engaged, and you will be together in the future..."
The maid had barely finished speaking when the Hongyi's sharp gaze swept over her, "Heh, with that ugly face of his, it's only thanks that his eyes have some color, otherwise I'd find him disgusting to look at!"
"He thinks he can trap me with a marriage contract? He's dreaming!"
Suppressing her anger, the female cultivator turned and went into the house, ignoring all the maid's advice.
Watching the female cultivator's departing figure, the maid could only sigh helplessly. She didn't ask for anything else from the other maids, only hoping that her mistress wouldn't do anything to anger the second young master again.
The eastern district of the outer city was indeed a good place to rent a house. Sang Ying and Fang Chi found a nice courtyard without much trouble.
The courtyard was located near the inner city, with Rogue Cultivator living on both sides. Inside were three fairly spacious rooms.
The homeowner here is surnamed Zhou, a cultivator who has lived in Delusion-Breaking City for generations.
However, his aptitude was not very good, so he did not join a sect. Instead, he stayed in the few houses left by his ancestors and lived a simple life in Delusion-Breaking City.
After he showed Sang Ying and the other two around the house, the two sides successfully concluded the contract.
The landlord, Zhou, who looked just like Maitreya Buddha, happily accepted the three months' rent. Before leaving, he kindly advised them, "You shouldn't wear the fairy's Hongyi anymore. The only person in our Delusion-Breaking City who can wear Hongyi is the Second Young Master's fiancée Liang Ranyue. If she sees you..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but the three of them had already guessed part of it.
After seeing off the landlord, Zhou, Sang Ying and the others quickly chose their own rooms. Then the three of them started talking about Liang Ranyue, who was very famous in Delusion-Breaking City!
"I've been in the Immortal Spirit Realm for five years, and I'd never heard of Liang Ranyue before. However, I do know of a prominent Aristocratic Clan surnamed Liang. They reside in Spirit Prefecture, and although they're not as powerful as the number one Aristocratic Clan, the Jimo Clan, they shouldn't be underestimated."
Sang Ying tried hard to recall what she had seen and heard, "I had heard that the Liang Household had long since withdrawn from the world because of a Cultivation Method that brought good fortune and avoided misfortune. I thought the Liang Clan family would not get involved in these conflicts."
But if Liang Ranyue is indeed a young lady from the Liang Household, then this Aristocratic Clan, which is described by others as indifferent to fame and fortune, is probably not as simple as it seems on the surface.
The two naturally guessed the implication of Sang Ying's words, but they were not nervous at all.
So what if they really offended that Miss Liang? After all, they didn't intend to leave this Delusion-Breaking City peacefully in the first place, did they?
The three of them looked towards the inner city wall in the distance, knowing that in the not-too-distant future, they would stir up a huge storm there!
A note from the author:
Sorry everyone, I just finished writing two chapters today, but then the power went out, and my computer stopped working, so everything was dark. After waiting for a while and the power still didn't come back on, I had to rewrite it on my phone.
I'm really sorry for the delay. There's one more chapter coming up later.
That's all for today, I'll make up the rest tomorrow.
Love you all~