Patriarch Liu Zheng’an could not hold back and cursed, “You wretched woman, it’s all your fault. If you hadn’t so easily annulled the engagement, how would we have fallen into this situation?”
The Liu family had been expelled from the Great Qin Empire.
Their Sacred Artifacts were gone. Their storage rings were gone. Everything was gone.”
The direct descendants of the Liu family around them also began to condemn her one after another.
“What’s so good about that pretty boy? Qin Hengyu was far easier to control.”
“What can he provide? For the sake of Ye Xingchen, you dragged the entire Liu family down.”
“We almost died inside the Great Qin Empire.”
“Regret it now? We’ve all been reduced to nothing!”
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Liu Ruyan looked at her father and at the old and young members of the Liu family, unable to hide the contempt in her eyes.
If she did not need their assistance, she would personally kill these useless people one by one.
“Hehe!”
“What do you know? We may have lost everything, but we gained freedom.”
“For cultivators, freedom is the most essential attitude on the path to becoming strong. Relying on the Great Qin Empire will never allow one to become a true powerhouse.”
Her eyes were firm.
Just moments ago, she had nearly been killed by Qin Hengyu.
If he could not have her, he wanted to destroy her.
Truly selfish and self-serving.
After breaking free from the engagement with Qin Hengyu, everything felt brighter.
The only problem was that Qin Hengyu had abused his power too shamelessly.
Even if there had been no merit, there had been hard work. By what right had he driven the Liu family out?
“Senior Sister is right. With our talent, we will surely be accepted by a true powerhouse.”
“When that time comes, we will repay the humiliation from the Great Qin Empire a hundredfold!”
Ye Xingchen also began to curse angrily.
He had endured humiliation, thinking that soon he would surpass those mediocre talents of the Great Qin Empire and take all the resources for himself.
He had not expected such an accident.
More than ten people had beaten him alone, and they were stronger than him.
How dare they?
“Ye Xingchen, do you believe I’ll kill you?”
Patriarch Liu Zheng’an, hearing Ye Xingchen’s words, glanced around and raised his hand, ready to eliminate him.
What kind of fool was this?
They were now 5,000 meters away from the Great Qin Empire. Someone nearby might still be listening.
To shout about not bullying the poor youth here was practically seeking death.
Who spoke their inner thoughts aloud like that?
“Father, if you attack Ye Xingchen, then our last hope is gone. He is the most talented person I have ever seen.”
“When we first came from the border of Great Qin, didn’t we have nothing?”
“Now you have reached the Emperor Realm. Everyone has some cultivation. Starting over is no big deal.”
“We will surely carve out a path that belongs to us!”
When Liu Ruyan looked at Ye Xingchen, her eyes were full of expectation.
He had taken so many beatings.
No matter what, she would provide her junior brother with ample resources. Even if she had to sacrifice herself, she would ensure his rise.
Once he grew strong, he would surely take revenge on Qin Hengyu.
On the man who had toyed with her and the Liu family.
“Let’s first find a place to settle. We still have some properties in Jin city nearby. Let’s go there,” Patriarch Liu Zheng’an said at last, restraining himself from attacking Ye Xingchen.
He had gained everything through Liu Ruyan before. He feared that if he struck Ye Xingchen, Liu Ruyan might act irrationally.
He was still waiting for Qin Hengyu to regret his decision.
In the past, Qin Hengyu had quarreled with Liu Ruyan several times, and each time he had been the one to back down. It was very possible that this time would be no different.
What they had once obtained through Liu Ruyan and then lost might still be regained.
But if they started fighting among themselves now, there would truly be no hope left.
As the Jin city Patriarch Liu Zheng’an mentioned, it was the most prosperous capital outside the Great Qin Empire.
In ancient times, the Ancestral Emperor had captured twelve golden figures from beyond the domain and forged this city.
Its layout embodied the balance of yin and yang.
Jin city lay about 50,000 meters from the Great Qin Empire.
As a city, it was open to outsiders.
Jin city gathered many races from the Five Regions. Numerous ancient royal clans, Holy Lands, sects, and great families all had strongholds there.
In the past, relying on the Great Qin Empire, the Liu family had also secured a foothold in Jin city.
They still owned some properties, enough to settle the clan members before seeking another path for survival.
The group began heading toward Jin city.
Since not all Liu family members had strong cultivation, their travel speed was slow.
The distance of 50,000 meters would take more than a day.
During this time, however, news that the Liu family had been expelled from the Great Qin Empire had already spread throughout nearby Jin city.
This was the Jin city of the Great Qin Empire.
If there was any place most sensitive to news from the Great Qin Empire, it was Jin city.
As the Liu family made their way, passersby pointed at them and whispered.
The Liu family had never endured such treatment before. Along the road, everyone, including Liu Ruyan and Ye Xingchen, wore increasingly grim expressions.
At last, they reached the gates of Jin city.
Jin city had its rules.
To enter the city, one had to pay a tax. Flying over was forbidden. The fee was one spirit stone per person.
Of course, that was for the ordinary passage.
For the noble passage, one hundred spirit stones allowed entry.
Out of habit, the Liu family headed toward the noble passage.
However, now even one spirit stone was a burden to them.
A few younger members had secretly kept several spirit stones. Gathering them together, they barely scraped together just over one hundred spirit stones.
Even so, that amount was not enough for two people to pass through the noble channel.
They had no choice but to use the ordinary passage.
“Bah, pretending to be wealthy without money?” one of the gate soldiers spat when he saw them turn away.
“Be careful. They seem to be from the Liu family,” another soldier warned softly after recognizing them. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
“What’s there to fear? They’ve been expelled from the Great Qin Empire. They can’t even afford spirit stones anymore,” the first soldier replied disdainfully.
He clearly recognized them as well. But after learning the situation, he still looked down on them. As a soldier of Jin city, his loyalty naturally lay with the Great Qin Empire.
In his view, the Liu family’s actions had been a betrayal.
Liu Ruyan’s hearing was sharp. She heard the exchange and was about to flare up, but Patriarch Liu Zheng’an grabbed her.
“We cannot cause trouble now.”
In the past, Liu Ruyan could rely on her status to argue with the soldiers.
After all, Jin city, to some extent, belonged to the Great Qin Empire.
Once the soldiers recognized her, they would not have charged any fees. The noble passage was always selective.
“Senior Sister, they must have been incited by Qin Hengyu. They want to stop us from entering Jin city. Don’t argue with them,” Ye Xingchen said, immediately imagining deeper schemes.
In truth, given Qin Hengyu’s status, he would never stoop to influencing city gate soldiers. That would be too petty.
“Hmph!”
After Ye Xingchen’s reminder, Liu Ruyan snorted coldly but said nothing more.
At this moment, many ordinary people entering the city looked curiously at the Liu family.
They did not know Liu Ruyan and had no interest in her.
They only saw a group dressed in fine clothing, though slightly disheveled, clearly not commoners in coarse cloth. Yet they could not even produce one hundred spirit stones and had to queue with everyone else.
It was strange.
Naturally, people began to whisper.
To the Liu family, these voices were unbearably harsh.
Yet, including Patriarch Liu Zheng’an, even when stared at and scrutinized, they could only release a trace of their aura and ignore it.
This was not the wilderness. They could not kill ordinary people over minor conflict.
If a disturbance occurred, the city soldiers might act unpredictably. The Liu family could no longer afford to offend anyone.
They could only hope that after entering Jin city, they could rely on their remaining properties and live in peace for a while.
One hour later,
The Liu family finally entered Jin city.
By then, a crowd had gathered at the city gate to watch the spectacle. Among them were several golden carriages.
After hearing that the Liu family had been lining up to enter, many had rushed over to see just how miserable their situation truly was.
Earlier that day, Jiang Zhan had come to Jin city, announcing the annulment of the engagement between Qin Hengyu and Liu Ruyan and reclaiming all Liu family properties and assets within Jin city.
Even their servants had been expelled from the buildings.
The commotion had been enormous.
Jin city was the center of the Central Province. News spread quickly.
Everyone already knew how the Liu family had destroyed themselves.
Fools, weren’t they?
Curiosity drew many to witness the outcome.
As soon as the Liu family entered, seeing themselves surrounded by onlookers, they mistakenly thought they were being welcomed.
Even Liu Ruyan’s lips curled slightly upward.
At that moment, a disheveled servant rushed forward and cried out, “Patriarch, this is bad! All of our Liu family’s properties in Jin city have been reclaimed by the Great Qin Empire!”