4: Chapter 4 Breaking off the engagement?

Chapter 4: Breaking Off the Engagement?

After upgrading a Cultivation Technique and a Martial Skill to Level 20, Qin Feng left the Scripture Pavilion.

Just then, Qin Feng’s maid ran over, panting heavily.

“Xiao Yue, what’s the rush? What’s going on?” Qin Feng asked at this moment.

The maid Xiao Yue was drenched in sweat, her clothes soaked, and she spoke breathlessly, “Young Master, this is bad! The Head of Zhou Family, Zhou Xinghe, has brought Zhou Ningyu to break off the engagement!”

“Break off an engagement with whom?” Qin Feng asked, puzzled.

He didn’t recall having an engagement with any Young Miss from Heavenly Origin City. Although he admitted he was a bit handsome, in this Profound Heaven Continent, strength was everything. His Body Tempering fifth-level cultivation was even inferior to his maid’s, who was a Qi Refining first-level Cultivator. Who would possibly be interested in him?

“Young Master, it’s to break off the engagement with Young Master Wudao,” the maid Xiao Yue said at this moment.

Inside the Qin Family’s reception hall, the Head of Zhou Family, Zhou Xinghe, sat with Zhou Ningyu, who kept her head down, not daring to look at the people around her.

Elder Qin Zheng and Qin Zheng’s son, Qin Wudao, were also in the reception hall.

“Head of Zhou Family, Wudao and Ningyu’s engagement was set by the older generation, and there’s even a marriage contract as proof. Aren’t you being too disrespectful to my Qin Family by doing this?” Qin Shanhai said coldly at this moment.

Qin Zheng angrily declared, “Zhou Xinghe, although our Qin Family isn’t as strong as your Zhou Family, don’t think our Qin Family is easy to bully. Bringing your daughter to my Qin Family to break off the engagement? This will make my son unable to hold his head high in Heavenly Origin City. I, for one, will not agree!”

Qin Wudao approached Zhou Ningyu, his gaze firm, and said, “Ningyu, tell me, is this your decision? If you feel we are not suitable, and without the elders’ interference, I will agree to break off the engagement.”

It turned out that the Zhou Family and Qin Family were old Family friends more than a decade ago. Zhou Ningyu and Qin Wudao were betrothed shortly after their births by the Elders of both families.

Over the past decade, Zhou Ningyu and Qin Wudao had been childhood sweethearts, so Qin Wudao could tell at a glance that Zhou Ningyu’s desire to break off the engagement was not her true intention.

Zhou Ningyu said coldly, “Brother Wudao, I’m sorry, it was I who asked my father to come and break off the engagement. I feel that we are not suitable, and I already have someone I like.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Wudao felt as if struck by lightning, then murmured, “So, all these years of affection were fake, all fake.”

Qin Zheng angrily cursed, “Zhou Xinghe, is this the daughter you raised? To say such rebellious words! We will break off this engagement, but it’s not your Zhou Family breaking it off; it’s my son Qin Wudao divorcing Zhou Ningyu!”

Hearing this, Zhou Ningyu felt her body go limp, and she leaned weakly against the chair.

“Elder, a guest is a guest, there’s no need to be so angry.”

The person who arrived was Qin Feng.

The Elder saw Qin Feng arrive and then said, “Head of Family, the Zhou Family is clearly bullying our Qin Family. They’re practically shitting and pissing on our heads now, how can I not be angry?”

Zhou Xinghe, Zhou Ningyu, and Qin Wudao were startled by what the Elder said.

“How did Qin Feng become the Head of Family? Why didn’t I know? I, Qin Wudao, at Qi Refining fifth-level, don’t even qualify for the position of Head of Family. He, Qin Feng, is just a Body Tempering fifth-level good-for-nothing, how can he be Head of Family? What kind of spell did he cast on Father?” Qin Wudao thought to himself.

Zhou Xinghe and Zhou Ningyu were even more puzzled. Qin Feng was a notorious good-for-nothing in Heavenly Origin City. Were the Qin Family Elders blind to let Qin Feng take over as Head of Family? Wasn’t this leading the Qin Family into a pit of fire?

Qin Feng said at this moment, “Head of Zhou Family, if you have any difficulties, please speak frankly. As the saying goes, it’s better to tear down ten temples than to ruin one marriage. If there’s anything, just say it, and we can solve it together.”

At this moment, everyone in the Qin Family looked at Qin Feng, thinking, “Could the Zhou Family truly have some unspoken difficulty, which is why they came to break off the engagement?”

Qin Wudao was instantly enlightened by Qin Feng’s words: “Yes, could Ningyu truly have some unspoken difficulty?”

Zhou Xinghe sighed and said, “Alas, alas, it’s the Wu Family. The Wu Family’s Young Master, Wu Yong, has taken a liking to Ningyu and demands that we send Zhou Ningyu to them within three days. As you know, the Wu Family has a Golden Core expert presiding over them. I was afraid of implicating the Qin Family, which is why I resorted to this desperate measure. Our Zhou and Qin Families cannot afford to offend them.”

Zhou Ningyu could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

Upon hearing this news, everyone in the Qin Family was filled with shame and a deep sense of powerlessness.

A Golden Core expert! That was an existence capable of single-handedly destroying both the Zhou and Qin Families. If they were to go against him, both the Zhou and Qin Families would instantly turn to ashes.

Wu Yong was a notorious playboy in Heavenly Origin City. Relying on his Family’s Golden Core expert, he committed all sorts of evil deeds. Whenever he encountered a beautiful female Cultivator, he would forcefully seize her. If there was any resistance, her entire Family would be annihilated. Just this year, Wu Yong had already forcefully destroyed three Families.

Qin Wudao clenched his fists, his bones grinding with a crackling sound, and roared internally, “Wu Yong, the hatred of having my wife stolen, I will never rest until you are dead! One day, I, Qin Wudao, will surely annihilate your entire clan!”

Qin Zheng was filled with shame at this moment and then said, “Head of Zhou Family, I apologize for any offense earlier. Qin Zheng offers his apologies to you and your esteemed daughter here.”

At this moment, Qin Feng said, “Elders, is there any solution to today’s predicament? Everyone, please offer some suggestions.”

Then Zhou Xinghe said, “Head of Qin Family, you all should not interfere in this matter. Right now, it’s just my Zhou Family. If you interfere, then both the Zhou and Qin Families will lose their Legacy.”

The Qin Family Elders bowed their heads. Although there were two Foundation Establishment experts in the Family now, against a Golden Core expert, it was like throwing an egg at a rock; they simply weren’t enough. Even if a Golden Core expert just blew a breath, both the Zhou and Qin Families would tremble.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Qin Feng frowned slightly. It seemed the Qin Family had long lost its courage. It looked like the Family needed to see some blood; only then could the Family grow.

“Since all the Elders are bowing their heads, it means you have no ideas. Then, as the Head of Family, I will give you an idea.”