Lu Yunli looked up at Xu Lianxin. Xu Lianxin's gaze was terrifying; she clearly intended for him to take all the blame. Lu Yunli felt all eyes on him. He abruptly stood up and angrily shouted at Duan Yong:
"You madman, talking nonsense! When did I ever tell you that Mother wanted to give Xiao Qi to you?"
Duan Yong's eyes widened in disbelief. He hadn't expected Lu Yunli to deny it. It was clearly him who said it, he had said it himself.
Lu Yunli flashed forward, intending to kill Duan Yong with a single palm strike, but was blocked by A Yao. A Yao smiled and said:
"Big brother, don't rush to kill people to cover it up. You can't kill them all. Is he talking nonsense? That day in the secret realm, didn't you say in front of many people that Mother betrothed me to this man?"
"Third brother, fifth brother, cousin Yunli, and cousin Xuening all heard these words."
Lu Yun Shen immediately stepped forward and bowed to Lu Xiu Wen: "Father, what Xiao Qi said is true. That day, my elder brother said in front of everyone in the secret realm that Mother had betrothed Xiao Qi to the son of the Lie Yang Sect Master."
Lu Xiuwen's gaze was like a knife as he looked at Lu Yunli. His oppressive aura was like a giant mountain pressing down on him. Lu Yunli was terrified and let out a muffled groan before kneeling on the ground.
"Yun Li, can you explain this?"
Feeling the constant gazes on him like thorns in his back, Lu Yunli was extremely embarrassed.
Lu Yunli's handsome face turned pale and then flushed, looking extremely unsightly. It took him a long time to manage to utter a single sentence:
“This matter has nothing to do with my mother; it was my son who made the decision on his own.”
Hearing this, Xu Lianxin breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Xiuwen's face darkened further: "Why?"
Under the pressure of Lu Xiuwen's late-stage Void Refinement realm, Lu Yunli's body throbbed with loud bangs. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his face was as pale as paper. He lowered his head and gritted his teeth, saying:
"Son, son just wants Seventh Sister to find a good marriage."
Who would believe that?
Finding such a person for one's angelic sister and calling it a good match?
How much does he hate his own sister?
Upon hearing this, the crowd displayed various expressions of mockery, disdain, and contempt.
Lu Yunli felt all those gazes. These gazes were like steel knives, scraping away all his outward glamour, all his righteous indignation and grandeur, leaving only his despicable heart.
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiuwen flew into a rage and kicked Lu Yunli to the ground. His kick contained no magic or internal force, but for Lu Yunli to be kicked like this by his own father in front of everyone was a truly humiliating blow.
He was extremely embarrassed.
"I'm not dead yet, and you don't need to worry about Xiao Qi's marriage." Lu Xiuwen's gaze swept coldly over Xu Lianxin, clearly knowing that this was not solely Lu Yunli's fault.
His gaze made Xu Lianxin's face turn ugly, and Lu Xuening trembled all over when she met his gaze.
"Get out!" Lu Xiuwen shouted angrily at Lu Yunli.
Lu Xiuwen was truly furious today; his eldest son had disappointed him greatly. His favoritism towards the eighth son had reached the point of madness. The seventh son was already distant from them, and this incident would only make him more estranged from them in the future.
Lu Yunli stood up and retreated without any face. Lu Yunchuan and the others didn't dare to utter a sound and followed him away. Lu Xuening had never seen Lu Xiuwen so angry before. At this moment, she didn't dare to play any tricks and left tremblingly. Duan Yong tried his best to minimize his presence, scrambling a few steps away in a dejected manner.
Xu Lianxin didn't leave; she stood there with a grim expression.
Lu Xiuwen didn't even glance at her, but smiled at Xu Yunzhou and Wei Linglong: "Please excuse my poor appearance."
Xu Yunzhou and Wei Linglong enjoyed watching the spectacle. They had just been rejected and were feeling annoyed, but now that they had seen this good show, they felt much better.
Xu Yunzhou said with a smile:
"Brother Lu has many children, so it's inevitable that they'll be a bit noisy."
Wei Linglong looked at A Yao, smiled and walked towards her. A Yao saw her coming and clasped her hands in greeting: "Greetings, Madam Xu!"
Upon seeing Xu Yunzhou approach, A Yao bowed again, saying, "Greetings, Sect Leader Xu."
“Brother Lu, your daughter is not only exceptionally talented, but also possesses a beautiful face and ethereal beauty. No wonder you are reluctant to marry her off; I would be too,” Xu Yunzhou said with a hearty laugh.
Hearing this, Lu Xiuwen felt better and smiled, "Brother Xu, you flatter me!"
"Ayao, my Feng'er often mentions you." Wei Linglong smiled and took Ayao's hand. Holding Ayao's hand, she felt that it was soft and boneless, and the skin was so tender that even she, a woman, couldn't bear to let go of it.
Looking more closely at A Yao's eyebrows and eyes, the more he looked, the more he felt that she was beautiful and refined, with an extreme beauty in her elegance. He thought to himself: No wonder Feng'er is so infatuated with her.
If she were a man, she would probably be completely infatuated.
Ayao couldn't help but shift her gaze to Xu Fengzhi, who was standing next to Wei Linglong.
Lou Munan's lips curved into a beautiful smile. His eyes were fixed on A Yao, his amber pupils brimming with amusement. His already beautiful peach blossom eyes now seemed to possess a captivating allure. A Yao stared at him blankly for a long while, feeling utterly bewildered.
Xu Fengzhi seemed different from usual today, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was different about him.
Ayao stared intently at Lou Munan, who smiled back at her. The two seemed oblivious to everyone around them, and to those around them, this scene was clearly a display of affection.
Wei Linglong chuckled to herself; this daughter-in-law was now firmly in her grasp.
Xu Yunzhou was also laughing. A daughter is beyond her father's control once she grows up, and it was no use for Lu Xiuwen to disagree.
Seeing A Yao's expression, Lu Xiuwen misunderstood her thoughts, and his face darkened again. After all, he had no intention of marrying A Yao off. This daughter's greatest benefit to him and the Lu family was to remain in the Lu family, to always be a member of the Lu family.
"You child, the more I look at you, the more I like you. This time in the secret realm, it was all thanks to you protecting Feng'er." Wei Linglong took A Yao's hand and put a string of red prayer beads on her wrist. The prayer beads looked like ordinary agate, but in fact they were a magical artifact.
"I thanked you for these prayer beads back then."
"Madam Xu, this is too precious," Ayao declined.
"No matter how precious it is, it can't compare to the kindness you've shown to our Divine Dream Sect. Back in the Demon Spirit Abyss, it was you who saved Feng'er. This time in the secret realm, you not only saved him, but also many disciples of our Divine Dream Sect. This gift is too light," Wei Linglong said with a smile.
Hearing her say that, Ayao stopped refusing.
"Thank you, Madam Xu!"
Xu Yunzhou smiled and said to Lu Xiuwen:
"Brother Lu, we're a few old guys here, and these young people are hard to talk to. Why don't we go somewhere else?"
Lu Xiuwen didn't want his daughter to get close to Xu Fengzhi, but he couldn't refuse her now. He smiled and said, "Then let's go to Mingyao Peak to talk!"
Lu Xiuwen gestured for them to follow, and he and Xu Yunzhou flew towards Mingyao Peak. Wei Linglong took Xu Lianxin's hand and smiled, "Let's go too!"
She didn't want Xu Lianxin to interfere with her son's relationship with his future daughter-in-law.
Xu Lianxin forced a smile and left with Wei Linglong.
After they left, Lou Munan asked A Yao with a smile, "I heard you moved to a new cave dwelling. Aren't you going to take me to see it?"
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