Just as he reached the gates of the Qin family, Qin Chuan saw an old servant pacing back and forth in the distance—it was the steward from the Lin family.
“So, the Lin family really thinks highly of themselves. They want to call off the engagement and only send a servant?” His expression turned cold, and a sneer rose in his heart.
“You are… Qin… Qin Chuan?” As soon as the steward saw Qin Chuan coming out, he opened his mouth to speak. But when he noticed the large patches of blood on the young man’s body, he was startled.
Qin Chuan looked calm as usual and teased, “It’s only been a little while. Has Steward Lin already forgotten what I look like?”
Only then did the steward confirm that this bloodied youth was indeed Qin Chuan.
He stammered, “Qin… Young Master Qin, what happened to you?”
“Oh, I just killed an old beast,” Qin Chuan said, waving his hand. “I heard you came, so I didn’t even bother changing clothes.”
What kind of beast bleeds like that?
Hearing Qin Chuan’s casual response, the steward trembled slightly and dared not immediately speak his purpose.
Qin Chuan smiled and said, “There’s no need to hold back, Steward Lin. We’ve dealt with each other for years. Are you still afraid I’ll do something to you? Besides, if you don’t complete the task the Lin family gave you, how will you report back?”
Hearing that, the steward found it somewhat reasonable. He forced himself to swallow his fear and muttered, “Young Master Qin… our Master sent me to dissolve the engagement and cancel the marriage between you and Miss Lin Yiyi.”
As he spoke, he raised the marriage contract over his head.
“Is that so?” Qin Chuan didn’t answer, only stared quietly at the steward.
Qin Chuan narrowed his eyes and sneered, “You want to call off the engagement? Fine. But it should be our Qin family doing the rejecting. What is the Lin family to think they can cancel an engagement with us?
And another thing, when the Qin and Lin families arranged this marriage, you accepted 290,000 spirit crystals as a betrothal gift. You’d better return every single one of them!”
“This…” The steward froze on the spot, not knowing how to respond.
Maybe it was an illusion, but he felt the youth before him was more sharp and imposing than ever before.
“That’s right! What is the Lin family even worth! If it weren’t for our alliance through marriage, with our support, would the Lin family even have a place in Guiyun City?”
Just then, Qin Zhantian strode out powerfully from within.
“Patriarch Qin…” The steward quickly bowed upon seeing him.
Qin Zhantian glanced at him and said coldly, “Go back and tell Lin Zhen that the Qin family will visit tomorrow to annul the engagement. Tell them to prepare the full dowry we gave them! If even one coin is missing, we’ll erase the Lin family’s name from Guiyun City!”
“This…” The steward opened his mouth, but when he saw the sharp glint in Qin Zhantian’s eyes, he trembled and quickly responded, “Yes, this old servant will report back at once.”
He understood that the other party was still being courteous only out of respect for past ties. If he kept pushing, it would not end well.
Immediately, the steward put away the marriage contract and turned to leave.
Watching him go, Qin Chuan turned to speak to Qin Zhantian but was cut off.
Qin Zhantian coldly snorted, “That Lin family really is ungrateful. Don’t they realize who’s been supporting them all these years? After you lost your bloodline and your dantian was destroyed, rumors already spread in Guiyun City that Lin Yiyi wanted to break off the engagement. Only after you entered the Abyss of Buried Heavens did those rumors quiet down.
And now that you’ve just returned, they really come here to cancel the engagement!” You are reading on g.com, the official source.
As he spoke, he patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder and said comfortingly, “Chuan’er, don’t worry. Tomorrow, all of us will go with you. We’ll back you up!”
Qin Chuan felt a wave of warmth in his heart. Though he was an adopted son, it was precisely this sense of belonging that made him willing to fight and bleed for the Qin family.
He took a deep breath and shook his head, saying, “Don’t worry, Patriarch. Let me go alone tomorrow. If the Lin family returns the betrothal gift, we’ll leave it at that. But if they don’t know what’s good for them, then we’ll go to war with them. That way, the people of Guiyun City won’t say we’re bullying the weak.”
“Good. Then we’ll follow your lead,” Qin Zhantian nodded, feeling that Qin Chuan made a fair point.
Suddenly, he looked at Qin Chuan seriously and said, “Chuan’er, tell me honestly… your current Profound Master Realm cultivation…”
“It’s real.” Qin Chuan knew what Qin Zhantian wanted to ask and answered without hesitation.
“Good! Good! That Lin family truly doesn’t know their place! To think they would dare break off an engagement with our Qin family. It’s the height of ingratitude and foolishness!”
Upon hearing Qin Chuan’s confirmation, Qin Zhantian clenched his fists in excitement.
He knew that reaching the Profound Master Realm at such a young age was an extraordinary feat.
Even in the entire Qianyang Empire, such prodigies were as rare as phoenix feathers!
If the Lin family knew how far Qin Chuan’s strength had grown, they would be eating their words with bitter regret…