“Are you the Holy Son of Radiant Light?” Xiao Qingchen approached with a smile.
Chu Lingxiao now felt disgusted just looking at a child. Suppressing his urge to strike, he asked, “What is it?”
Knowing that this future child, whose clan would be wiped out and who would become his little follower, would one day serve him, Xiao Qingchen didn’t hold back from saying something nice.
He smiled faintly. “The Holy Son has sharp judgment. Su Moli is a once-in-a-lifetime genius. Marrying her does not disgrace the Radiant Light Holy Land.”
It would have been better if he hadn’t said anything. As soon as he did, Chu Lingxiao’s temper exploded. Who didn’t know that Radiant Light Holy Land had withdrawn a genius at the peak of the Great Dao? And this kid dared to praise his judgment? That wasn’t a compliment—it was clearly sarcastic!
Chu Lingxiao’s eyes turned cold. “Are you insulting me?”
Xiao Qingchen had heard from Lin Ying’er that Xi Yaoyue had argued fiercely today to preserve the engagement. It was natural that the Holy Son of Radiant Light would be upset.
Xiao Qingchen had prepared for this. He smiled lightly. “Su Moli is a spirited girl. If the Holy Son dislikes her behavior, just discipline her strictly.”
“The whole Central Region knows she’s your wife. In a marriage, the wife follows the husband. If she doesn’t obey, just beat her!”
If the couple were harmonious, how could Su Moli end up heartbroken, turning into an ice statue? How could the Su family fall into chaos, and Radiant Light Holy Land be destroyed? And how would he benefit from all that?
Clang!
“Damn it!” Chu Lingxiao exploded with rage, his fury erupting.
What did this brat mean? Was he reminding him that everyone in the Central Region knew about the engagement and that he would become a public joke? Discipline Su Moli? Was that even possible?
He had just been thrown out by her!
“Is your surname Su?” Chu Lingxiao’s gaze was fierce, but he still asked one more question.
Xiao Qingchen raised his head confidently. “I don’t change my name when walking or sitting. My surname is Xiao!”
“Xiao, Qing… ah—!”
Chu Lingxiao kicked him to the ground. “Damn it, even little kids dare to insult me now! Is there no justice anymore?”
Then he began beating him violently.
Though Xiao Qingchen had a strong mentality, he still had a child’s body and was quickly crying out from the pain.
“Stop! What are you doing?!”
“Ugh, don’t hit my face… and don’t kick my crotch!”
“Stop hitting me, I was wrong… ugh!”
Only when the guards arrived and pleaded with difficulty did they finally manage to rescue him.
Chu Lingxiao stormed away, pushing aside the crowd and flying off with light.
Soon after, Xiao Qingchen was carried to Xi Yaoyue, bruised and swollen.
Chu Lingxiao still had some sense of pride and didn’t use Spiritual Energy to beat a three-year-old.
Xi Yaoyue had complicated feelings toward Xiao Qingchen, but seeing him like this still made her heart ache. She tried to comfort him. “What happened?”
Xiao Qingchen sobbed, “I… I just said something nice about Third Sister and got scolded by that Holy Son of Radiant Light!”
Su Moli looked at him, wanting to say something but holding back.
Xi Yaoyue asked, “What did you say?”
Xiao Qingchen replied, “I wished the Holy Son a harmonious marriage, and then he…”
Xi Yaoyue understood. She was slightly touched. This child was still moldable. At least he knew how to stand up for family.
She said, “No wonder.”
Xiao Qingchen looked up in surprise. “Cancel the engagement? How can that be allowed?”
If Su Moli didn’t get driven to despair, how could he seize the opportunity and take Xiao Qingchen as a little follower?
Xi Yaoyue patiently explained, “Moli doesn’t like the Holy Son. Feelings like this—you’re still young, you’ll understand in time.”
Xiao Qingchen protested, “Is this about feelings? This concerns the Su family and Radiant Light Holy Land’s reputation!”
“Just because she doesn’t like him, she can refuse to marry? What gives her the right to dream like that?”
Xi Yaoyue’s face froze.
Xiao Qingchen continued, “There are many things we don’t like. Does that mean we just don’t do them?”
“Third Sister must marry into Radiant Light Holy Land. Such an important matter can’t be decided by a girl alone!”
“She must apologize to Radiant Light Holy Land and continue with the engagement—”
Slap!
Xi Yaoyue couldn’t take it anymore and slapped him across the face.
Xiao Qingchen held his cheek in shock. “You—”
Xi Yaoyue’s body trembled, her voice filled with disappointment. “You’re Moli’s little brother. Instead of feeling sorry for her, you blame her for not marrying someone she doesn’t love?”
“Do you even care about your family?”
The warmth she had just felt instantly vanished.
This child didn’t understand love—fine. But did he not even understand familial bonds?
Su Moli said coldly, “You can call me ‘sister,’ but not ‘Third Sister.’”
She had only met Xiao Qingchen once before. She didn’t feel anything for this suddenly appearing brother.
If they could get along, she wouldn’t mind. But now it seemed the child was full of selfishness and didn’t care about family at all.
Su Moli held Su Yun in her arms and kissed his cheek. “You’re the good one.”
Su Yun giggled. “Third Sister is great too.”
This little brother had stood by her from beginning to end.
He had given her the courage to confess to her mother that she didn’t want the engagement.
Otherwise…
Su Moli didn’t dare imagine it. If she had married someone she didn’t like and Radiant Light Holy Land had to accept someone they didn’t want, how miserable would her future have been?
Xiao Qingchen was stunned by the slap, looking around in confusion. “Why? This engagement involves two families. How could it be treated so lightly…”
This wasn’t how things were supposed to go. He spoke up for Xi Yaoyue, trying to help Su Moli get married off.
Even if it wasn’t a favor, he should have at least earned praise.
Why was he slapped instead?
“Ah!” Feng Zhongyu from the Celestial Observatory spoke. “There seems to be internal matters here. We’ve disturbed you enough for today.”
“In two weeks, the Imperial Preceptor will accept disciples. This is an invitation from the Observatory’s Director.”
“The Su family’s qilin child carries fortune. He may benefit greatly from attending.” You are reading on g.com, the official source.
“Then we’ll take our leave.”
He checked the restriction in Su Yun’s hand. Seeing no issue, he prepared to leave.
Before leaving, the three of them left behind gifts.
One was for the child the Observatory believed to have great fortune; the other had just reached the peak of the 6th stage Dao Harmony Realm.
Anyone with a functioning brain would know that this kind of fortune was worth forming good ties with—cough, building a good relationship.
Xiao Qingchen’s eyes widened, filled with resentment as he looked at the crowd surrounding Su Yun.
So it was him! It was all because of him!
That day, he hadn’t killed him—and now he was the source of disaster!
These people came to see Su Yun, disrupted the engagement cancellation, and kept that damned Su Moli from walking the path of ruin!
Xiao Qingchen’s heart bled, and he clenched his fists in hatred.
His opportunity, his fortune, was ruined by that damned Su Yun!
Xi Yaoyue watched the guests leave, then turned to Xiao Qingchen, furious at his failure to live up to expectations. “You understand nothing.”
“Someone, take him to the ancestral hall.”
“He is to kneel for three days!”
Not long after, Chi Yanyun arrived at the Su family’s ancestral hall.
She tried to take Xiao Qingchen away, but the guards wouldn’t allow it.
“Just wait till the old madam returns—she’ll stab all of you!” she cursed viciously.
Chi Yanyun saw Xiao Qingchen kneeling with a pale face and felt heartbroken. “Ah, how could that vicious woman be so cruel!”
“She’s a mother too. How could she let her own child kneel…”
Lin Ying’er reminded her, “Qingchen is Madam Xi’s child…”
Slap!
Chi Yanyun couldn’t stand hearing that. She slapped Lin Ying’er and screamed, “I don’t need your reminder!”
Lin Ying’er held her cheek, glaring with hatred.
Right now, she was still weak and had to rely on her—or rather, on her adoptive son and his identity as the Su family’s heir!
Chi Yanyun’s heart ached. “Ah, why did you have to provoke those wicked people?”
“You’re breaking my heart!”
Lin Ying’er also found it odd. “This doesn’t make sense. According to the plot, Eldest Young Master shouldn’t have encountered any trouble. He should’ve even been rewarded.”
“How did he end up angering Xi Yaoyue…”
Chi Yanyun noticed something and suddenly turned back. “You were the one who told Eldest Young Master to go?”
Lin Ying’er nodded instinctively. “It was a chance. In the future, after Su Moli dies—”
Slap!
Chi Yanyun slapped her again, furious. “It’s all your fault! If it weren’t for you, how could Qingchen have suffered such a heavy punishment!”
Soon, chaos erupted in the ancestral hall.