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Translator: Fate
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In the grand hall of the Luo Clan Residence, there was nothing but shock and daze on the faces of the crowd. They thought Yan Ming was joking. After all, there was no reason for Yan Ming, the Young Master of Crimson South City to trouble the insignificant Luo Clan.
Alas, after hearing him out, the crowd suddenly realised that Yan Ming was serious. He wasn’t joking, and he was really here to snatch the bride.
Nonetheless, some of the younger generation felt excited as they seemed to welcome the dispute. In their eyes, the goddess-like Luo Ying shouldn’t be married to that idiot young master.
And with how Yan Ming came to seize the bride, from all aspects, that was the very thing they wanted to happen. To them, it was nothing but good news.
“Young Master Yan Ming, you…”
After a moment of stupefaction, the leader of the Luo Clan regained his senses. He was visibly suppressing anger, but he dared not to express it as he couldn’t afford to offend Yan Ming, let alone the entire Swallow Clan.
Essentially, if he wished to continue living in Crimson South City, he would have to bear the frustration and avoid causing any conflict with Yan Ming.
Facing Yan Ming’s belittling grin and indifferent attitude, the Luo Clan members among the crowd in the grand hall obviously grew perturbed.
As the Young Master of the Crimson South City, Yan Ming coming to disrupt the supposedly auspicious wedding day was equivalent to humiliating the entire Luo Clan.
After recovering from the shock, the rest of the guests, too, observed the heating discord with unaffected expression. Though, most of them were peeking at Gu Changge, thinking that the mysterious young man must be of fathomless origin, given how even Yan Ming himself was so reverent towards him.
However, Gu Changge spoke not a word as he was silently watching the exchange with a fascinated face.
As such, the guests grew more even confused about Gu Changge’s purpose and intentions.
Apart from that, the individuals behind Gu Changge also made the guests feel discomforted as the latter couldn’t imagine how terrifying the former’s cultivation levels must be.
At that moment, Luo Ying, whose face was concealed by the red veil, furrowed her brows in anger.
Naturally, she heard what Yan Ming said and was angered by it. After all, prior to this, she made her point clear to Yan Ming. Yet, Yan Ming wouldn’t give up, and instead, he came to interrupt the wedding.
“Fool…” Suddenly, the eyes of Luo Feng, the groom of the wedding, suddenly twitched. He never expected that Yan Ming would crash his wedding to take his fiancee from her on his big day and blatantly insult him. Were he still in his delirious state, he wouldn’t have been bothered by those words. Nevertheless, a surge of coldness arose in his heart. All these years, the last person to insult him this way didn’t end well.
“Young Master Yan Ming, today is the big day for both Feng’er and Ying’er. If you are here to give your blessings, the Luo Clan shall welcome you with open arms. But if you are here for nonsensical purposes, do not blame us for being discourteous…”
All of a sudden, a hot-tempered Elder of the Luo Clan stood out and shot Yan Ming a hostile stare.
When Yan Ming had just arrived, the Elder tried to contain his anger, but his limit was reached when Yan Ming feigned such a deplorable attitude.
Even the Young Master of Crimson South City should be reasonable. It was completely unreasonable for him to seize someone else’s bride on their wedding day. Such action was not only humiliating, but also totally disrespectful to the entire Luo Clan.
“Nonsensical purpose? Ludicrous! I am here to rescue my Junior from this agonising hell! Do you think she is truly willing to marry that idiot? Not only did you do nothing and watch her agree to marry the idiot, but you even approved of it. What difference is there between that and shoving her down into a pit of fire?”
Yan Ming indifferently sneered in response, completely unbothered by his own actions. As he gazed across the Luo Clan members among the crowd, he carried an overbearing sensation in his eyes.
His words certainly silenced the Luo Clan members, as none of them was able to refute him.
Nonetheless, they didn’t force Luo Ying into the marriage as she was the one who expressed her willingness to marry Luo Feng.
Sadly, no one dared to rebuke Yan Ming.
“Young Master Yan Ming, Ying’er volunteered to marry Feng’er. How could we have forced her…” The leader of the Luo Clan was strenuously suppressing his vexation as he gloomily replied. His frown was hideous. Never did he expect that this was the very purpose of Yan Ming’s visit.
Even if the wedding banquet were to proceed, the entire Luo Clan would be regarded as a joke to other clans afterwards as everyone would think that they had coerced Luo Ying into marrying an idiot. Besides, they might even offend the entire Swallow Clan.
“Cut the nonsense. I shall allow you the chance to save your pride for what happened today. Here, this is someone from the Swallow Clan. With her elegance and beauty, I am sure she would make a befitting bride to the Young Master of the Luo Clan.”
Seeing as the leader of the Luo Clan was about to continue, Yan Ming raised his hands and interrupted him. At the same time, he called a woman over and blandly spoke.
Although Yan Ming didn’t keep on talking, his intention was pretty much obvious by now.
Everyone in the crowd was dumbfounded as they subconsciously turned to the woman walking towards Yan Ming.
Judging from her appearance, she was ordinary at most, and she was by no means elegant and beautiful. Besides, none could tell whether she was actually from the Swallow Clan as she might merely be a maid of the clan.
It was clearly an attempt to snatch the bride of the day while also embarrassing the entire Luo Clan.
“What… You… How despicable!”
Hearing that, the members of the Luo Clan were stunned, peering at the approaching woman in dismay.
The Elders’ faces were hideously tense as they clenched their fists and their bodies were trembling. They were evidently exasperated and embarrassed.
Not only was Yan Ming intent on taking away the prodigal damsel of the Luo Clan, he was even trying to achieve it by perfunctorily selecting a woman to take her place! Such humiliation was equivalent to smacking their faces right in front of the crowd while they still had to endure it smilingly. There was no way they could withstand that.
Even the face of the impartial leader of the Luo Clan grew cold. He asked, “So, you insist on shaming the entire Luo Clan, Young Master Yan Ming?”
Yan Ming coldly replied, “Leader of the Luo Clan, what are you implying? Do you think a member of the Swallow Clan is unworthy of marrying your young master?”
After he said that, his eyes, too, grew icy.
At the same time, a number of formidable cultivators behind him stepped forward. Their auras were daunting, suffocating many among the crowd.
Upon the sight, many faces drastically changed and blanched as things had gotten out of their expectation.
Clearly, Yan Ming came prepared as he brought along numerous formidable cultivators of the Swallow Clan. They were beings in the Sacred Lord Realm, each of them possessed frightening auras. He would go to such lengths solely to take Luo Ying away.
“You…” At once, the members of the Luo Clan grew agitated. Their faces tightened into scowls as they felt goosebumps. If they had a choice, they wouldn’t have chosen to upset the Swallow Clan.
In the entire Crimson South City, the Swallow Clan was the distinguished dictator that none dared to defy.
Suddenly, hesitation arose in the leader of the Luo Clan’s eyes as he instinctively looked behind, uncertain what Luo Ying’s plans were.
“You should be wise to cancel this so-called wedding banquet right away and let me take my Junior away. Or else…”
Yan Ming then scoffed once again. At the same time, he sneakily peeked at Gu Changge, and after seeing nothing strange with him, he heaved a long sigh of relief.
Naturally, what he had done today was according to Gu Changge’s instructions.
Furthermore, Gu Changge appeared content with the progress as he didn’t seem disappointed. Thereupon, as Yan Ming calmed down, the grin on his face grew wider.
“Yan Ming, what are you insinuating? I have told you countless times that I have no interest in you. Stop holding on to your fantasy. Nobody influenced my choice. I agreed to marry Luo Feng on my own accord. Uncle and the rest never forced me into it as well.”
Right at that moment, Luo Ying, who was under the red veil the whole time, took away the red veil right in front of the crowd. She finally spoke up, though her expression was chilly as she angrily stared at Yan Ming.
Seeing that, the crowd in the grand hall was somewhat surprised, never expecting Luo Ying, as the bride, would suddenly ignore tradition and take off her red veil to reveal her rage-filled, icy face.
Visibly, she was extremely vexed as she didn’t want the Luo Clan to start a fight with the Swallow Clan over the matter.
“Ying’er…”
The leader of the Luo Clan was touched by how Ying’er stood up and spoke up to defuse the situation.
In that instant, the eyes of Luo Feng, who had been remaining silent, glistened as he looked at Luo Ying. Her personality was extremely similar to her Ancestor. As such, he suddenly felt complex as the urge to protect Luo Ying surged in his mind. Though, he understood that it was his desire tempting him.
“Oh, what gives, Junior Ying’er? I, your Senior, am trying to save you from this hellhole. If you continue to resist, please don’t blame me for being harsh.”
Despite that, Yan Ming retained his belittling expression and his cold grin as he indifferently replied. He wasn’t at all bothered by Luo Ying’s words.
As such, Luo Ying’s brows grew even tenser as she felt that Yan Ming had gotten out of control. After failing to get what he wanted, he started to grow cynical and would even disregard her wishes.
“Yan Ming, don’t think we fear you just because you are the city’s Young Master. Have you forgotten that my Master is here?” Unlike the rest of the Luo Clan, she had an Elder from the Thousand Dao Academy, who was in the Sacred Emperor, to depend on. Therefore, she merely countered in response.
Those words also reassured the members of the Luo Clan. After all, regardless of the Swallow Clan’s dominance, they wouldn’t dare to upset someone in the Sacred Emperor Realm.
In Crimson South City, a being in the Sacred Emperor Realm resembled an invincible giant that none dared to offend. Even with the Swallow Clan’s powers, they wouldn’t be able to do anything to someone in the Sacred Emperor Realm, given that the strongest cultivator in the Swallow Clan was merely in the Quasi-Nirvana Realm, who was currently in retreat and had yet to resurface.
Thinking that, the people of the Luo Clan calmed down from the anxiety they felt earlier.
“Yan Ming, please stop with this nonsense. Ying’er has made her own decisions, and no one should interfere in it.” Out of nowhere, the silver-haired old lady, who was resting by the side and hadn’t even opened her eyes in spite of Gu Changge’s arrival, suddenly spoke. She seemed especially extraordinary and cold.
She soon stood up and walked over to Ying Luo.
An inexplicable aura seemed to have erupted on her skinny body. Runes gleamed amid subtly emerging Principles.
Pressured, even the formidable cultivators behind Yan Ming stepped backward as their faces paled.
This was the might of someone in the Sacred Emperor Realm.
Although she only emitted a trace of her power, or the sound of blood flowing, it was enough to repress ordinary cultivators and cause their bodies to explode.
In a split second, the grand hall of the Luo Clan Residence was engulfed in a terrifying aura.
All the guests’ faces blanched, horrified. They even felt the urge to kneel down.
The silver-haired old lady only stood up and exposed her aura as she calmly looked at Yan Ming. Naturally, she personally knew Yan Ming’s Master. However, that man was still only but a Junior to her. Therefore, nothing about Yan Ming worried her.
If he still insisted on interfering in Luo Ying and Luo Feng’s wedding, she inevitably had to intervene and teach him a lesson to sober him up.
“Hehe, what are you saying, Seventh Elder? Are you going to stop me as well?”
Although Yan Ming felt as if he was facing a gargantuan mountain, suffocated by the pressure, he retained his condescending grin and indifference towards the silver-haired old lady.
Essentially, he knew the old man in grey robe behind Gu Changge was the very ruler of Great Bone Domain and the Ancestor of the Bone Clan, whose cultivation was unrivalled. With such a being here, even someone in the Sacred Emperor Realm meant nothing.
“Such absurdity!” The silver-haired old lady never expected that Yan Ming would remain so supercilious at this point. As such, her face grew cold as she was somewhat annoyed.
In a moment, the sky above Crimson South City started to change. Frightening grey clouds occurred and amassed as thunder collectively struck. It was as though the sky was angered.
A Sacred Emperor Realm Master’s cultivation was one that was indescribable as they could manipulate weather with mere words.
Clearly, Yan Ming’s scornful attitude infuriated the silver-haired old lady.
The faces of the crowd in the grand hall drastically changed, as they were afraid that they would be dragged into the matter. After all, the old lady was in the Sacred Emperor Realm, who could effortlessly slaughter everyone in the hall.
“Yan Ming, do you still not understand at this point?”
Seeing how her Master had stood out to help her, Yan Luo subconsciously stared at Yan Ming with the coldness and disdain growing denser on her face.
Nonetheless, what was shocking was the fact that, despite facing the daunting aura of the Sacred Emperor Realm expert, Yan Ming didn’t seem to be in the slightest bit panicked. Instead, his apathetic grin widened, in spite of the fact that he could barely stand still with his trembling legs as he was about to fall.
“Since Yan Ming and this lady love each other so much, why don’t you fulfil their dream?”
All of a sudden, the subtle, warm voice of a man was heard.
Hearing that, the crowd was stunned, after which they turned to Gu Changge at the same time. They never expected that the mysterious young man would suddenly stand out and claim that Yan Ming and Luo Ying were in love with each other.
Even a blind man could see that Yan Ming was here to seize the bride and how Luo Ying was reluctant against the idea.
[How in the world are they in love with each other?]
The members of the Luo Clan furrowed their brows as they turned to Gu Changge with unfriendly faces, especially Luo Ying, who felt a spine-chilling sensation coming from the young man before her that left her feeling unnerved.
After saying that, Gu Changge revealed a faint smile.
*Whoosh!* As he gently moved his arm, the air began to shake and the terrifying aura surging in front of Yan Ming instantaneously vanished.
It was as though Yan Ming was pulled out from the raging water, yet he couldn’t hide the reverence on his face.
“Thank you for your help, Young Master Gu,” Yan Ming respectfully stated.
Unaffected, Gu Changge waved his hand. With the subtle smile on his dashing face, he replied, “You are welcome. Evil has always been an enemy of mine. And I abhor nothing more than seeing a loving couple being forcibly separated. The Luo Clan has been intrusive today.
“Oh, wise Young Master, Lady Ying’er and I were madly in love, yet the Luo Clan deliberately demolished our bond and forced her into marrying an idiot. I beg for your impartiality on such sacrilege!” In response, Yan Ming revealed an enraged expression. He shot the Luo Clan members with an icy glare as if he was immensely humiliated.
Seeing that, everyone in the grand hall was dumbfounded.
The members of the Luo Clan were so aggrieved that they were rendered speechless. They never imagined that Gu Changge and Yan Ming would make such preposterous claims.
Even Ying Luo, given her personality, couldn’t help but be enraged at this moment. Her face reddened as she gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. There was nothing but false accusations in her eyes. It was her first time seeing someone else falsifying the truth right in front of the public eye so casually.
[Atrocious! Absolutely Atrocious] In that instant, Luo Feng realised what happened. He clenched his fists as coldness glistened in his eyes. He could already perceive that Yan Ming wasn’t just here to seize the bride, but to insult him and the entire Luo Clan.
Although the silver-haired old lady was shocked by how Gu Changge dissipated her aura, she wasn’t that bothered. In her eyes, Gu Changge was merely a young man who was around Ying Luo’s age. Rather, she was worried about those behind him, given how unfathomable they were.
“Preposterous and deceitful. I see you are no good man as well. You and Yan Ming must be wolves from the same den.”
In that instant, her eyes bore vexation as she coldly remarked.
Like a violent torrent, her terrorising might in the Sacred Emperor Realm erupted, gushing towards Gu Changge as if it was to subdue him and drive him to the knees.
At once, the entire grand hall tremored. Although arrays were engraved in the room, they were instantaneously shattered as they couldn’t withstand the power of the Sacred Emperor Realm.
All frightened faces paled as their souls were about to collapse.
Compared to before, the silver-haired old lady seemed to have gotten serious now.
Regardless, Gu Changge’s expression never changed from the beginning. There was even a teasing, fascinated look on his face, as if he was a cat toying with its prey.
“You have disrespected Young Master, die to cleanse your sin!”
The next moment, before the power of the silver-haired old lady could land, an icy tone sounded from behind Gu Changge.
With that, as if the void was about to explode, sonic waves surged and formed a unparalleled Principles of utmost destructive power.
*Thump…* Blood splattered, followed by a stupefying, spine-chilling shaking sound as ivory bones and mists of blood merged together before exploding in the air.
*Boom!* Right in front of the dread-filled eyes of the crowd, the silver-haired old lady’s entire body blew up, filling the air with bloodmist. She couldn’t even manage to let out a painful shriek. At her very last moment, hopelessness, shock, and immense remorse lingered in the depths of her eyes
The monstrous Sacred Emperor Realm expert, who could dominate a region was easily killed and disintegrated.
The next moment, dead silence filled the grand hall of the Luo Clan Residence as the crowd felt goosebumps all over the top of their head. They were extremely fearful, and they felt nothing but dread from looking into Gu Changge’s eyes.
[Who is he!? His bodyguards alone can display such devastating power! They must be beings of at least the Quasi-Nirvana Realm!]
In that instant, the faces of the Luo Clan members grew even paler. Many were shivering and fell to the ground as their legs weakened. They were obviously petrified by the scene.
Even Yan Ming, who saw this coming, was greatly perturbed by this scene. After all, the silver-haired old lady was in the Sacred Emperor Realm, and not some random scum from the streets.
In fact, those in the Sacred Emperor Realm were domineering beings who had cultivated for millions of years. In Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains, they were all considered peerless cultivators.
“M—Master…”
Meanwhile, Luo Ying was absolutely dazed as her face couldn’t be any more pale. Her voice was shaking in dismay.
Her Master was scolded by the muscular man behind Gu Changge and was instantaneously blown up.
She couldn’t believe what she just witnessed. Her entire body was quivering.
“Ah Da, being rude is inexcusable. We are guests here, after all.”
Upon the sight, there wasn’t notable change in Gu Changge’s eyes as he merely feigned a faint smile. In his eyes, the death of someone in the Sacred Emperor Realm was no different from an ant being stepped upon.
“Understood, Master.” In response, Ah Da deferentially walked back to Gu Changge’s rear.
Seeing that, everyone was shivering, thinking that the Luo Clan found themselves in grave trouble.
“I suppose everyone is fine with the fact that Lady Ying’er and Yan Ming are in love with each other?” Gu Changge said with a subtle smile as he gazed across the members of the Luo Clan before landing his gaze on Luo Feng’s face with a fascinated look. He could sense the unusual fear deep in Luo Feng’s eyes.
[Quite a patient one, this Fortuitous One. Despite everything, he chose to remain silent and keep up his facade of being a fool.]
There was nothing but silence in the grand hall as none dared to speak up. Even the face of the leader of the Luo Clan, who participated in the argument earlier, was extremely pale. He was clearly traumatised by what happened, and he dared not to say a word.
Simplemente Épico! Pueden ser enemigos débiles pero las humillaciones y siendo los “villanos” lo hace más genial aún! Y de todas maneras aún hay “alguien” oculto cuidando a esa girl, ya que el ancestro dijo que sufrió heridas cuando la espiaba!