Hearing Lin Xiao's questioning voice.

The mysterious figure, whose spiritual energy had condensed into the shape of An Ran, was taken aback at first.

Then he revealed a mysterious smile.

The voice also changed.

It turned into the voice of a middle-aged man.

"Boy, An Ran is in my hands now. If you don't want anything to happen to her, come to me."

In Shenjian Manor, An Ran's father, An Xiong, never expected that he would be exposed.

Is it really that bad to imitate your own daughter?

However, he believed in his daughter's looks.

You should know that his daughter is the dream girl of many young people in the Heavenly Sword Dao Domain.

Some heirs of powerful factions even personally came to his Divine Sword Manor to propose marriage.

However, he looked down on all of these forces.

Based on this, and the story his daughter told him about saving his life, he believed that this young man named Lin Xiao must be completely infatuated with his daughter.

However, Lin Xiao's words the next second truly stunned him.

They even started to question the meaning of life.

"Oh! Now that she's in your hands, you can do whatever you want with her."

"As for the past? Sorry, we were just strangers who met by chance."

Lin Xiao replied calmly.

He was indeed not very familiar with An Ran.

You don't necessarily have to go to Shenjian Manor now; you can go later.

These are extraordinary times, so he naturally had to refuse.

"You! Don't you want to save An Ran?"

An Xiong asked with a puzzled look.

"No!" Lin Xiao answered decisively.

After answering that question, he crushed the peaceful figure formed from spiritual energy in front of him with a snap.

Since it's fake, there's no need to continue the conversation.

"You!" An Xiong was about to continue speaking, but he found that the flying crane he had condensed with spiritual energy had been crushed, so he didn't say anything more.

However, his face was extremely gloomy.

This was the first time he had ever been so coldly hung up on during a phone call.

That's incredibly disrespectful.

He turned to look at An Ran, who was imprisoned and unable to speak.

He said coldly.

"See? The person you care about has never cared about you."

"But because of the foolish things you did, the relationship between the Divine Sword Sect and our Divine Sword Manor has become even more strained."

"What do you think Father should do?"

Upon hearing this, An Ran's previously expectant gaze dimmed.

She had initially hoped that Lin Xiao would rescue her like a god descending from heaven, just as he had done in the Dragon God Mountains.

Now it seems she was overthinking things.

Even though the two had gone through a life-or-death battle, that was all.

Immediately afterwards, Anran discovered that she could speak.

She said weakly, "Father, do whatever you want."

“Okay!” An Xiong said calmly.

"Not long ago, I was invited to the Dragon Dynasty. His Majesty Haotian learned of the difficulties of my Divine Sword Manor and wanted to lend a helping hand to us."

"The conditions are simple. One is that my Divine Sword Manor will forge a divine sword for them. The other condition is that you..."

An Ran's expression changed drastically upon hearing this news.

But she didn't resist, she asked.

What does Father want me to do?

An Xiong said, "Previously, the Ninth Prince of the Dragon Dynasty was jilted. It just so happens that His Majesty Haotian thinks you are a good match and wants to arrange a marriage between you and that Ninth Prince."

"If successful, you will become a prince's consort, living a life of high status, which is far superior to any marriage alliance with the Divine Sword Sect."

An Xiong said excitedly.

It seems that he has no sense of family affection, only endless self-interest.

"I will obey Father's orders," An Ran said calmly.

"Alright! The Burial Grounds will open soon, so you can go in with the people of the Dragon Clan. We need to get the materials from the Ancestor to forge the divine sword for the Dragon Clan."

After An Xiong finished speaking, he stopped restraining An Ran and released her.

However, all he did was let go of her.

Before the Burial Grounds are fully opened, An Ran can't go anywhere.

They could only remain in this confinement room, waiting in vain.

...........

On the other side.

Looking at Lin Xiao's decisive refusal, Jian Chen was filled with confusion.

"Junior Brother Lin, aren't we going to rescue Miss An?"

Lin Xiao shook his head and said, "This is obviously a trap. Staying in the Ji family might be better now, but if we leave the Ji family, those powerful figures might secretly take action."

"At that point, it will be impossible to guard against; going there will mean certain death."

"Moreover, as the eldest daughter of the Divine Sword Manor, I'm sure those people wouldn't touch her even if they captured her."

Lin Xiao explained in a serious tone.

“That’s right! Although the Divine Sword Manor’s overall strength is not among the top in the Heavenly Sword Dao Domain, its influence is extremely strong. They won’t take the risk of offending the Divine Sword Manor.”

Ji Ziyue, who was standing to the side, also began to explain the power of the Divine Sword Manor.

"Let's go, let's not think about it anymore. The Burial Grounds will open soon, so we should take advantage of this time to kill as many burial corpses as possible to obtain more longevity treasures."

Lin Xiao changed the subject.

The three then began searching for traces of the buried corpse based on the surrounding noises.

.........

The Southern Regions, the Great Zhou Dynasty.

At this moment, the Emperor of Great Zhou's face was extremely gloomy.

He had also learned about the Heavenly Sword Dao Domain not long ago.

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