In an instant, the entire hall fell into suffocating silence because of Ye Tongyao’s shocking declaration.
Many of the Immortal Sect’s supreme experts were left numb, staring at Ye Tongyao in disbelief. Only three words echoed in their minds. Incredible. Truly incredible.
Chu Feng was the undisputed future Sect Master.
To be chosen by him was something countless people dreamed of. If Chu Feng were willing, they would immediately offer up their female disciples, their daughters, even their wives and concubines with both hands, as long as they could establish even the slightest connection with him.
Ye Tongyao had gone mad. She had to be mad.
“Ye Tongyao, do you think you have the right to decide whether this engagement is broken in front of me?” Chu Feng’s gaze was as sharp as blades, a cold smile curving his lips. “Do you think you’re worthy?”
As for how to deal with Su Fan, he already had a preliminary plan in mind.
Ye Tongyao had no authority to cancel the engagement. She was an important chess piece in his plan against the protagonist Su Fan.
Break the engagement and let Ye Tongyao and Su Fan fly away together?
Impossible.
Chu Feng despised traitors above all else. He would squeeze every last bit of value out of Ye Tongyao and make her pay the most painful price.
In the original novel, Ye Tongyao possessed a Mystic Yin Enchanting Physique, which greatly assisted cultivation. If combined with the legendary Nine Yin Immortal Scripture and Nine Yang Immortal Scripture, balancing yin and yang, the benefits to cultivation were endless.
She simply had not been fully awakened yet. Otherwise, even in private chambers, she would have been an exquisite pleasure.
In the latter part of the original novel, Su Fan obtained those two Immortal Scriptures and cultivated alongside Ye Tongyao. His realm soared in a straight line, and the benefits to him were enormous.
All of that should have belonged to him.
At that moment, an anxious roar suddenly came from outside the hall doors. “Ye Tongyao, what nonsense are you spouting? Who allowed you to break the engagement?”
As the words fell, a slightly plump middle-aged man rushed into the Interrogation Hall in great haste, landing beside Ye Tongyao. He berated her angrily, “You unfilial daughter, has that Su Fan brainwashed you? Have you lost your mind?”
“Father, you don’t understand Su Fan, he…” Ye Tongyao looked aggrieved and tried to explain.
“That’s enough. We’ll settle this when we get back. Let’s see how I discipline you.” The plump middle-aged man glared at her before raising his head to address Chu Feng. “Xiao Feng, don’t pay attention to Tongyao’s nonsense. She’s merely bewitched by that wretch Su Fan. Rest assured, I will discipline her properly once we return.
“I’ve already ordered my men to search for Su Fan at all costs. When we find him, I will personally capture that brat.”
Chu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly at the sight of the man.
The slightly plump middle-aged man was Ye Zhenchuan, Ye Tongyao’s father and the patriarch of the Ye family.
Within the entire sect, there were very few who had the qualifications or the audacity to call him Xiao Feng.
Ye Zhenchuan’s strength and status were far from enough, but because of Ye Tongyao, he had become Chu Feng’s prospective father-in-law and thus gained that privilege.
The Ye family was one of Azure Cloud Immortal Sect’s suppliers, providing daily necessities such as spiritual rice and ores. For generations, the patriarch and direct lineage would join the sect, maintaining deep ties with it.
The Ye family had earned enormous quantities of spirit stones from this relationship.
However, not long ago, because the Ye family’s prices were higher than other suppliers, the sect had considered replacing them.
The entire Ye family had been living in constant anxiety, as they relied completely on Azure Cloud Immortal Sect for survival. Ye Zhenchuan’s position as patriarch had also become precarious.
But after Chu Feng proposed marriage to the Ye family and became engaged to Ye Tongyao, not only was their supply quota preserved, it was greatly increased. The Ye family became one of Azure Cloud Immortal Sect’s primary suppliers, and their influence soared.
Yet in the latter half of the original novel, as Su Fan’s strength rose rapidly, Ye Zhenchuan had not hesitated to betray Chu Feng.
With his keen sense for shifting winds and his business acumen, he eventually became an important supporter at Su Fan’s side.
And Chu Feng hated traitors most of all.
An extremely cold light flickered in his eyes as an even more vicious plan formed in his mind. “Uncle Ye, there’s no need for you to personally capture him. I have a better plan, and I need your cooperation. Will you agree?”
“Father, Chu Feng just hit me. Aren’t you going to speak up for me…” Ye Tongyao’s face flushed red with anger.
“Silence. This is not your place to speak.” Ye Zhenchuan shouted furiously, inwardly cursing his foolish daughter.
“I’ve spoiled you too much. That’s why you’ve become so lawless, even daring to use Xiao Feng’s name to privately release Su Fan.”
“Do you even know what Dharma Peak represents?”
“After we return today, without my permission, you will stay in your room and go nowhere. Obediently wait to marry Xiao Feng next month.”
Ye Tongyao froze in shock. “Marry Chu Feng next month? When was that decided? Why don’t I know about it? I absolutely refuse.”
“You have no right to agree or refuse. Just wait quietly for the wedding.”
Ye Zhenchuan waved his hand forcefully at his daughter.
When he turned back to Chu Feng, his face immediately changed to a smile. “Xiao Feng, if you have a better plan, your uncle will fully support you without conditions. If there’s anything you need from me, just say the word.”
“By the way, you and Tongyao have been engaged for quite some time. How about holding the wedding at the beginning of next month?”
He did not want further complications. The sooner this relationship was secured, the more stable the Ye family’s status would become, and no one would dare covet his position as patriarch.
The surrounding experts and high-ranking figures nodded repeatedly, silently praising him. Truly, experience triumphed over youth. If it were them, they would make the same choice. Ye Zhenchuan indeed had some brains.
It seemed wise to build a good relationship with him in the future. After all, he was Chu Feng’s future father-in-law.
“Marry at the beginning of next month?” Chu Feng laughed coldly.
The melodrama had arrived right on cue.
In the original novel, this part of the plot had not been described in detail, since the novel followed the protagonist’s perspective. It simply mentioned that not long after Su Fan escaped from Dharma Peak, he learned that Ye Tongyao was being forced to marry Chu Feng in one month.
Furious, he recovered his strength and infiltrated the Ye family on the wedding day, rescuing Ye Tongyao. What followed was a dramatic chase and the protagonist’s rise against adversity.
As for Chu Feng, he became a laughingstock across the Ancient Immortal Continent, humiliated and driven nearly insane.
“During the pursuit of Su Fan, although Ye Zhenchuan had not openly betrayed him yet, he secretly aided Su Fan out of pity for his daughter. Later, the Ye family even acknowledged Su Fan as their son-in-law and gained enormous benefits.” Chu Feng’s gaze was icy.
This entire family had treated the original Chu Feng like a fool.
At that moment, a mechanical voice echoed in his mind.
“Congratulations, Host. The God-Level Choice System has been bound.”
“Please make the following choice regarding Ye Zhenchuan’s request.”
[Option One: Agree to Ye Zhenchuan and marry Ye Tongyao next month. Reward: Spirit-grade treasure, a green hat.]
[Option Two: Consult Ye Tongyao’s opinion and be a considerate man who dotes on women. Reward: 3,000 low-grade spirit stones.]
[Option Three: Return the insult in kind. A gentleman’s revenge is never too late. Reward: Ten years of cultivation.]
Someone on a forum in his previous life had once said that a transmigrator’s golden finger might be late, but it would never fail to arrive.
Chu Feng’s lips curved slightly. The choice was obvious.
“Hahaha, Uncle Ye, I truly admire your decisive character.” Chu Feng stood up laughing and said, “Men, deliver my command. Ye Zhenchuan colluded with external enemies and used his daughter’s identity to release the traitor Su Fan, causing Azure Cloud Immortal Sect to lose face and suffer heavy losses. The Dharma Enforcement Team will arrest Ye Zhenchuan immediately.”
His majestic and razor-sharp voice rang like a great bell, carrying terrifying killing intent as it swept across the entire Dharma Peak.
In that instant, everyone was stunned.