Chapter 130 System Crash

Lou Yuqing arrived at the mountain gate and saw two figures, one in white and one in green, facing each other. The surrounding disciples held their breath, and the atmosphere seemed tense.

"Senior Brother Yunxiao," Lou Yuqing transmitted her voice to the familiar white figure, "Do you know that person?"

Ling Yunxiao turned his head and found her standing not far away with a puzzled look on her face. She was obviously unaware of Nangan's existence, and his mood suddenly improved a lot.

Ling Yunxiao glanced at Nan Gan, but instead of using telepathy, he spoke directly: "I don't know him. He claims to be your fiancé, but I don't know if that's true."

The man in blue remained unfazed by the questioning. Holding up an exquisite jade pendant, he smiled politely and said, "Fellow Daoist Lou, I have a token to prove my point."

Ling Yunxiao frowned imperceptibly.

When Lou Yuqing saw the jade pendant in his hand, it was as if her memories were being stirred, and countless images flooded back like a tide. She stood there dumbfounded.

Ling Yunxiao asked nervously, "Yuqing?"

Lou Yuqing let him hold her arm, closed her eyes to sort out her memories, and slowly said, "I remember now, he is my fiancé."

Seeing their physical contact, Nangan, considering it was understandable, didn't hold it against them and smiled gently, "It's good that Fellow Daoist Lou remembers."

Ling Yunxiao tightened his grip, clinging even more tightly. Compared to his fiancé Nan Gan, he was not in a legitimate position, but he refused to let go.

So what if there's an engagement? It'll be called off sooner or later.

He thought maliciously.

Lou Yuqing felt the strength in his arm and glanced at Ling Yunxiao; he was gripping her a little tighter.

Ling Yunxiao caught her gaze, inwardly cursing himself for losing his temper, and immediately loosened his grip.

However, he did not fully let go.

"I haven't finished speaking. You are my fiancé," Lou Yuqing said firmly. "But I don't accept this arrangement!"

Ling Yunxiao's eyebrows furrowed with delight; Yu Qing indeed disliked this guy.

Nangan looked surprised, as if she hadn't expected her to refuse.

At this moment, Si Nidie and Hao Tianping arrived.

Si Nidie's expression was alright, but Hao Tianping looked at Ling Yunxiao in shock. No, brother, you actually betrayed our Singles Alliance!

Ling Yunxiao was so engrossed in his joy that he didn't notice his expression.

After a long pause, Nanggan asked, "Are you dissatisfied with me?"

The origins of their marriage agreement can be traced back to the ancestors of the Lou and Nan families.

The two patriarchs, having failed in their quest for immortality, unexpectedly became friends and ran a medicinal herb business together, gradually accumulating considerable wealth. Soon after, their wives became pregnant at the same time.

Overjoyed, they arranged a marriage for their offspring, stipulating that if they had a son and a daughter, it would be a happy union.

Unfortunately, their next generation were all boys, so the agreement was passed on to the next generation after that, with the grandchildren fulfilling it.

Unfortunately, the Lou family had always been a single-lineage family, and someone had to inherit the family business. As a result, the marriage agreement was passed down from generation to generation, until Lou Yuqing's generation.

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; although the Lou family has declined, it is not impossible for them to make a comeback.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Lou Yuqing will find a son-in-law to live with her.

The Nan family's situation was completely different. Their descendant produced a disciple with spiritual roots and good talent for cultivation. After embarking on the path of cultivation, he broke through all the way to the Golden Core stage.

The family received support and prospered.

The relationship between the two families was almost abruptly severed, and the so-called marriage agreement was a mere formality. The Nan family never mentioned it, and the Lou family acted as if it never existed.

The turning point came the year Lou Yuqing came of age. The Nan family suddenly sent congratulatory gifts and visited her home. After discussing something, she and Nan Gan became engaged.

That jade pendant was the token.

Nangka initially resisted this marriage, believing that only those who were not valued by their families would marry ordinary people in order to continue their lineage.

Therefore, he used the excuse of going out for training, thinking he could delay as long as possible.

Until recently, the patriarch suddenly sent someone to find him, saying that something had happened to the Lou family, and his fiancée had become an orphan and was currently a disciple of the Wendao Sect.

When Nan Gan learned that she had become a cultivator by chance and that her family had promised to provide her with more cultivation resources, he came to Wendao Sect to bring her back to the Nan family.

However, he did not expect that Lou Yuqing did not want to fulfill the marriage contract.

Lou Yuqing said calmly, "It's not a matter of being satisfied or dissatisfied. There's no need to continue a marriage that's been forced upon us."

Nan Gan thought she didn't understand reason. Although Wendao Sect was a major sect, she was alone and vulnerable, and easily bullied. He suggested she go back to the Nan family with him instead.

"We can get to know each other..."

Lou Yuqing, unsure of his intentions, interrupted his persuasion, cutting to the chase: "We can discuss the matter of dissolving the engagement now..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Her brow twitched, and her gaze fell on her wrist.

Two red lines extended out from the left and right, connecting to Ling Yunxiao's and Nan Gan's wrists respectively, with the former being slightly brighter than the latter.

"..."

There's something dirty inside!

Forget about Ling Yunxiao!

What's going on with Nangan?

Lou Yuqing was internally frantic and quickly opened the gossip panel: "System, the Red Thread of Fate is malfunctioning, fix it quickly."

[System check in progress, check complete]

A predestined connection...

The mechanical sound paused for a moment.

There's no problem with our connection through the red thread.

impossible!

Lou Yuqing blurted out, "Check it again!"

The system's voice repeated.

A predestined connection...

There's no problem with our connection through the red thread.

"If there's no problem, why are you blocking it? Did the internal program burn out?" Lou Yuqing scoffed. She had never met Nan Gan, and the appearance of the red line was too outrageous.

She was certain that she hadn't fallen in love with him at first sight, nor had she developed any unusual feelings for him!

[System self-check in progress, please wait]

The mechanical clicking sound started again.

Lou Yuqing's expression changed. The system wasn't arguing with her anymore. Could it have really crashed?

"System, are you there?!"

[System self-check in progress, please wait]

After waiting for a long time, the system remained unchanged.

Lou Yuqing's heart sank. She opened the list of melon buyers and tried to buy melons, but the operation failed. Soon after, the system panel turned gray.

"Yuqing!" "Junior Sister!"

To the others, Lou Yuqing suddenly paused halfway through her sentence, looking as if she were possessed, and they all shouted loudly.

Lou Yuqing woke up with a start and immediately looked at her wrist. The red thread had disappeared, and her heart felt heavy.

When the system first bound her, it was low on energy and entered hibernation mode, but during this time she was still able to use the "eating melon" function.

Now all its functions are turned off, and nothing can be used. It's like it's completely frozen, and the situation is not optimistic. How can we wake it up?

Seeing Ling Yunxiao and Si Nidie's worry, Lou Yuqing forced a smile at them, then said to Nan Gan, "I will retrieve the essence blood from the jade pendant, and the engagement is hereby dissolved."

She originally wanted to annul the engagement in a gentler way, but the system inexplicably lost contact, and before that, the red thread had become disordered.

In fact, she wasn't too surprised when she saw the red thread connecting to Ling Yunxiao.

I had never thought about it before, but now that the facts are in front of me, I suddenly understand.

But the red line in Nangan is incomprehensible.

She couldn't help but wonder if the system's anomaly was related to this matter, and whether breaking off the engagement would restore the system to normal.

After repeatedly hitting a wall, Nangan frowned uncomfortably, his smile vanishing, and retorted, "Do you think you can go far in the cultivation world by yourself?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed.

Nangan didn't understand, but he sensed it wasn't a friendly gesture, and under their intimidating gazes, he couldn't help but take a step back.

After leaving, Nangan looked grim.

Ling Yunxiao chuckled and said, "You don't need to worry about Yuqing. In any case, she will go further than you."

Si Nidie retorted indignantly, "Who said my junior sister is alone? I'm here with her!"

Hao Tianping scoffed, "Can't you be more straightforward? If Junior Sister Lou isn't happy, are you going to force her?"

For the sake of my brother's happiness, this engagement must be called off.

At this moment, many disciples arrived from behind.

"Senior Sister Lou is a good person, we all like her, you're really meddling in other people's business!" someone said dismissively.

"That's right, you have no right to interfere with Senior Sister Lou's choices!" someone said indignantly.

"So what if the engagement is broken off? I don't want to be a Daoist partner with someone I don't like!" someone agreed.

The disciples' voices were all mixed together, but upon closer listening, it was clear that each of them expressed their support.

Nangan sensed the aura emanating from them and involuntarily took a few steps back. It wasn't that he didn't want to resist, but his cultivation level was insufficient to do so.

"Thank you everyone." Lou Yuqing felt a warm current surge through her body as they protected her.

She looked at Nan Gan, her aura spreading out, and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Nan, leave some dignity for your family. I don't want to go to the Nan family to personally annul the engagement."

Nangan exclaimed in astonishment, "A Golden Core cultivator?"

The patriarch said that she had only been a member of the Wendao Sect for a short time, but she had already crossed two major realms and achieved the Golden Core Realm!

“The Lou family and the Nan family are related by marriage. Our family is weak, so in theory the Nan family should help us out. However, your family has never interfered.”

Lou Yuqing said cryptically, "Even when the Lou family was destroyed by fire, the Nan family didn't show up to care about me, a living person. What's the point of this marriage agreement?"

If the Nan family had intervened, the original owner wouldn't have had to go up the mountain to gather herbs for a living, only to unfortunately encounter a wild tiger and be scared to death.

Nangan murmured, "I don't know..."

He had been gaining experience abroad.

Lou Yuqing raised her hand and took the jade pendant into her palm. After extracting the essence blood, she threw it back: "Whether you know it or not doesn't matter. Just take the message back with you."

This engagement is a joke.

Even when they came to the sect to pick someone up, the Nan family showed very little sincerity. They only sent Nan Gan, without any elders accompanying him, which showed their disrespect.

Lou Yuqing didn't want to be snubbed, nor did she want to pursue the Nan family's strange attitude. From now on, they just needed to keep to themselves.

Nangan pursed his lips, turned and left, being teleported away by the magic array in the light.

The engagement was dissolved.

The happiest person was not Lou Yuqing, but Ling Yunxiao.

However, his excitement didn't last long before his mood soared. He gritted his teeth inwardly, thinking how the Nan family had no sense of propriety and dared to treat Yuqing so disrespectfully.

Hmm, I'll have a heart-to-heart talk with their head of the household another day.

The patriarch of the Nan family, far away in Wanfa City, suddenly sneezed. Looking around, he felt he had forgotten something and asked the steward, "Where is my adopted son?"

The butler replied, "They said they would be returning home today, but there's still no news."

The head of the Nan family shook his head: "Never mind, he's probably off gallivanting somewhere again."

He seemed unaware that Nangan had gone to Wendaozong.

At the same time, the Void Fortune Beast, which was in the Spirit Descent Tower, suddenly sensed that bad luck was coming. The little deer's face showed a human-like solemnity: "That person has made a move again."

Strangely, the other party wasn't targeting the Wendao Sect.

Otherwise, given its still-healing injuries, it might not have been able to stop it.