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After Su Yunying left, Shen Zhao casually tossed the Lone Goose Spear aside, rested his chin on his hand, and asked, "Alright, what's the matter that you two rushed back to see me about? Get to the point!"
Feng Xiunian immediately recounted in detail what had happened when he met Xia Tounan on the street that day.
Shen Zhao almost burst out laughing after hearing this.
Xia Tounan Shen Zhao naturally knew this. He was a man whose name truly reflected his character. He was a foolish, confident, and naive idiot. He had met him in his previous lives when he represented the Yintian Dynasty in negotiations with the high-ranking officials of the Ziyuan Empire.
“Who do you think he is? He’s just a collateral branch of the Xia family. I don’t even care about the direct descendants of the Xia family, let alone a collateral branch. He dares to embarrass our alliance in Qingyang City. He’s just asking for trouble. We have to deal with him.”
Hearing Shen Zhao speak with such confidence, Feng Xiunian and He Yishou felt relieved.
Feng Xiunian immediately clenched his fist and said, "Alright, since Brother Shen has said so, I'll go and get revenge!"
"No rush!" Shen Zhao stopped him. "Since he wants to play, let's play along. Isn't Xia Tounan very confident? Let him be even more confident."
Seeing the strange, barely concealed grin on Shen Zhao's face, He Yishou felt a chill run down his spine and asked in a trembling voice, "Brother Shen, what are you planning to do?"
Shen Zhao beckoned them close to his ear and then explained his plan.
After Shen Zhao finished speaking, the two of them squinted their eyes and slowly straightened their positions.
After a long silence, He Yishou sighed and said, "Brother Shen, when it comes to being ruthless, you are the one."
Feng Xiunian also sighed, "This is simply killing someone by destroying their spirit."
Shen Zhao didn't take it to heart: "The martial world is just that dangerous. There's no such thing as being upright and honorable. Besides, which of those people in the underworld is truly upright and honorable?"
Even the Immortal Sect Grand Competition is fair? Is it fair for a peak ninth-grade Qi Condensation Realm cultivator to fight a Body Tempering Realm cultivator?
The two exchanged a glance and agreed that Shen Zhao's words made perfect sense.
As dusk fell, Xia Tounan emerged from the city lord's mansion, looking utterly dejected.
Judging from his expressionless face, it's pretty much a no-go that this marriage proposal is unlikely to succeed.
Upon seeing Xia Tounan, Lu Xuanji didn't even let him in the door and kicked him out directly. Lu Zhantian also said that since his daughter was unwilling, he couldn't force her.
The thought of not being able to marry Lu Xuanji, whom he longed for, made Xia Tounan feel depressed, so he went to a restaurant to drink away his sorrows.
As soon as he sat down, a scholar-like young man sat opposite him and exclaimed in surprise, "Eh, may I ask if you are Xia Tounan, the young master of the Xia family in Ziyuan Imperial Capital?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Tounan looked up, glanced at the scholar, and asked, "Do I know you?"
The scholar hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I apologize for my rudeness. I had the honor of meeting Young Master Xia once in the capital of Ziyuan. I still admire Young Master Xia's demeanor to this day. I never expected to meet you here today. It is truly an honor."
Hearing this, Xia Tounan's mood immediately brightened. With an awkward smile, he asked, "Really? You're really flattering me. Although I'm certainly quite elegant, I'm not as exaggerated as you say, am I?"
The scholar said, “Every word I have said comes from the bottom of my heart. Young Master Xia’s literary and military talents are truly a model for us all.”
Upon hearing this, Xia Tounan became completely carried away, gradually losing himself amidst the scholar's flattery. He kept casually tossing his forehead and bangs, saying "You flatter me," but his expression was quite honest.
After exchanging pleasantries, the scholar said seriously, "Just now I noticed that Young Master Xia seemed to be preoccupied. I wonder if I could tell you something, perhaps I can help you?"
Xia Tounan sighed and said, "What else could it be? I proposed marriage to the Lu family today, but in the end, it's better not to mention it anymore..."
He told the scholar, whose name he didn't know yet, in detail about how he was rejected in marriage today, which was like letting out the last breath he had been holding in his heart.
After he finished speaking, the scholar couldn't help but reply, "With Young Master Xia's talent, as long as you're willing, why worry about not finding a beautiful wife? Why are you so fixated on Miss Lu?"
"Alas, of all the waters in the world, I only want this one drop; but alas, the falling flowers are willing, while the flowing water is heartless."
"I didn't expect that Master Xia is such a deeply affectionate person. Miss Lu's rejection of Master Xia's affection is only her loss. What a pity, what a pity."
"Alas, what good is deep affection? She doesn't even look at me. I, Xia Tounan, from a prestigious family in the capital, am not even worthy of her attention."
"Young Master Xia, don't be discouraged. As far as I know, Miss Lu is indeed a very individualistic person, and the husband she chooses is naturally very discerning. Only someone who is both literate and skilled in martial arts can win her heart."
"Whether it's academics or martial arts, how could I, Xia Tounan, possibly lose to my peers? Why won't Miss Lu give me a chance?"
“Young Master Xia, it’s not that you can’t win Miss Lu’s heart, but I don’t know if you have the courage and boldness.”
Upon hearing this, Xia Tounan hurriedly replied, "Brother, please speak. For Miss Lu, I would go through fire and water without batting an eye!"
The scholar said, "Young Master Xia, you may not know this, but apart from Miss Lu, the City Lord's mansion has only one other person with the highest cultivation talent: her elder brother, Lu Chen."
Miss Lu once said that if anyone of her generation wanted her to look up to them, they would have to defeat her brother first. With Young Master Xia's cultivation and talent, why not give it a try?
Regardless of victory or defeat, at least you can prove your feelings for Miss Lu, right?
Immediately, the scholar glanced around, leaned close to Xia Tounan's ear and whispered, "There's something else I need to tell you. The reason Miss Lu doesn't dare accept Young Master Xia's offer is because Lu Chen has improper thoughts about her."
"Impossible! They are siblings, how could they do something so disgraceful to the family?" Xia Tounan's eyes widened in disbelief.
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