“Yu’er, what are you saying?”
“The Zhuxian Archipelago has shown our Zi family such great favor. If you don’t return with us, how can we face them?” Hearing
“Who is Yu’er? My name isn’t Zi Yu’er at all. I am Zi Ling.”
“Also, I don’t even know who this Zhuxian Archipelago is. It was you who made the marriage agreement with them, not me. So it has nothing to do with me.” Zi Ling also stood up, facing her father and rebutting him sharply.
“You!!!” Seeing Zi Ling speak to him like this, her father’s face turned pale with anger. However, his expression eventually shifted, and his gaze turned, aiming his anger towards
He knew that the person Zi Ling couldn’t let go of was Chu Feng, that the one tying her down was Chu Feng. Everything, everything was because of Chu Feng.
“Zi Qiang, what are you doing? Don’t frighten Yu’er.” Seeing this, Zi Ling’s mother hurriedly grabbed the hem of her husband’s clothes and forcefully pulled him back into his chair.
But her father still pointed a finger at Chu Feng, saying, “What’s so good about this brat that you’re willing to sacrifice so much for him? The Young Master could blow a breath and crush him to dust.”
“Shut up! His worth is not for you to judge. But in my, Zi Ling’s, eyes, he is the best, the most perfect person. In this life, I will marry no one but him.” Zi Ling was also enraged, shouting furiously at her father.
“Zi Yuanshan, look at what you’ve done! The reason Yu’er has become like this is entirely your fault!” At this moment, the head of the Zi family, his expression turning cold, pointed at
Facing the clan head’s reprimand, Zi Xuanyuan hung his head in silence. In the past, he might have been able to contend with the clan head, but over these years, with the help of the Zhuxian Archipelago, the cultivation of everyone in the Zi family had soared. Now, even Zi Ling’s parents had surpassed him, stepping into the Martial Lord realm, to say nothing of the clan head himself.
“Shut your mouth! What right do you have to lecture my grandfather?” However, Zi Ling could not endure her grandfather being scolded and pointed at the Zi family head, cursing him.
At this moment, the clan head’s expression visibly darkened, but he did not erupt in rage. Instead, suppressing his anger, a strange, kind smile eventually blossomed on his aged face as he said to Zi Ling:
“Yu’er, one day you will understand. We are the ones who care about you the most, who plan for your good, who wish you the best.”
Then, he shifted his gaze to Zi Ling’s parents, saying, “Zi Qiang, Xinyue, this is your family matter. Discuss it amongst yourselves. However, Zi Ling must leave with us today.” After saying this, his figure slightly swayed, and he vanished like a ghost.
Once the Zi family head left, Zi Ling, including her parents, fell silent. Only Zi Xuanyuan grew uneasy, because he knew the clan head’s methods. If Zi Ling absolutely refused to leave, then not only he, but Chu Feng, and everyone related to Zi Ling would suffer.
Moreover, in the end, Zi Ling would still be unable to escape the fate of going with them. Because if push came to shove, even if they had to bind her, they would certainly bind her and take her back.
Thus, his gaze shifted, and he secretly transmitted a voice to Zi Ling, speaking a few words to her.
When Zi Xuanyuan finished speaking, Zi Ling’s eyes flickered. Then, her previously taut little face instantly relaxed, and her whole being became like a deflated ball, losing all its former vitality.
Chu Feng noticed the change in Zi Ling and realized that Zi Xuanyuan might have secretly transmitted a message to her. So he grabbed Zi Ling’s hand and smiled as he said to her, “If you don’t want to go, then stay. Don’t have any worries.”
Facing such a gentle Chu Feng, Zi Ling forced a smile and then threw herself into his embrace, one hand tightly circling his neck, the other placed against his chest.
“This…”