834: Chapter 834 An Miaoyi's Trump Card!

Saintess An Miaoyi listened quietly before speaking calmly.

"Ancestral teachings are ancestral teachings."

"But when did it ever become your turn to decide who I, Saintess An Miaoyi, marry?"

"It is my freedom not to marry you."

"And it is my freedom to marry Ye Chen."

Once these words were spoken.

The people around them suddenly realized the truth and could no longer hold back their reactions.

Good heavens!

This is clearly snatching someone away by force...

Ah, no, that's not right.

It should be that the man is interested, but the woman is not—in him.

Moreover, it seems the Saintess really does have an ambiguous relationship with Ye Chen!

This is not only a slap in the face to the Holy Son, but it also turns the ancestral teachings of Guixu into a joke...

This is too crazy!

This piece of gossip today is enough to shock everyone to their core!!!

Mo Yuan's breath hitched.

He knew...

The current Saintess was determined to marry Ye Chen.

But how exactly was he, Mo Yuan, inferior to Ye Chen?

He was younger than Ye Chen!

He was a powerhouse at the Nascent Soul Stage (middle phase) and stronger than Ye Chen!

His status, position, and background...

Which one of them didn't crush Ye Chen?

Yet this woman insisted on marrying him!

Jealousy! Anger! Madness!

At this moment, Mo Yuan roared: "You... will regret this!!!"

Saintess An Miaoyi did not answer, only glancing at Ye Chen: "Are you not leaving yet?"

"Let's go then."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, not refusing, and directly pulled Yan Qingwu along toward the Xuanyuan Family's encampment.

But when passing by Mo Yuan, Ye Chen paused his steps and turned his head to look at him.

"By the way, Your Highness Holy Son."

"I forgot to tell you, you had better pray not to meet me in the second round."

"Otherwise..."

He grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, "I will let you know what true 'audacity' is."

After saying this, he walked away without looking back.

Mo Yuan stood in place, his fists clenched, making a cracking sound.

But he did not lash out.

Because he understood...

With Saintess An Miaoyi here, it would be very difficult for him to make a move.

Therefore.

He snorted coldly and also left directly.

Saintess An Miaoyi watched Mo Yuan's back, her thoughts stirring.

I'm afraid...

This Holy Son will not let this matter rest.

Sure enough.

When Saintess An Miaoyi arrived at the Guixu encampment, the atmosphere seemed very heavy.

Behind her, several Guixu attendants followed from a distance, not daring to get close.

"Saintess..."

An attendant hesitated to speak.

"No need to say more." Saintess An Miaoyi interrupted him without looking back, "What is meant to come will come."

The doors of the ice house at the encampment were wide open, and Saintess An Miaoyi stepped into the main tent.

She saw.

On the main seats sat three gaunt-looking elders.

These were the three elders within Guixu who advocated for entering the world to compete.

First Elder Huangpu Taiqi, Second Elder Sun Changkong, and Third Elder Bai Chongli.

Mo Yuan stood to one side, his expression still gloomy.

"Saintess, please sit." First Elder Huangpu Taiqi gestured with his hand.

Saintess An Miaoyi sat down on the chair opposite the three.

"First Elder, please speak your mind."

Huangpu Taiqi stared at Saintess An Miaoyi and asked calmly.

"Today at the martial arts tournament, why did you say publicly that you wanted to marry Ye Chen?"

"Furthermore..."

"According to the information we have received, it seems you have met with that Ye Chen in private more than once."

"That is my business." Saintess An Miaoyi said indifferently.

"The Saintess's business is Guixu's business."

Huangpu Taiqi frowned.

"As the Saintess of Guixu, every action you take represents the face of the Guixu clan."

"Yet you publicly lowered your status to curry favor with a crude secular man and even wanted to marry him. Where does that leave the face of Guixu?"

Saintess An Miaoyi did not explain, instead becoming even calmer: "What Guixu wants is his bronze key."

Second Elder Sun Changkong sneered.

"The key? If he refuses to hand it over, then we snatch it!"

"Since when does Guixu need to use a Saintess to trade for a key?"

Saintess An Miaoyi looked up at Sun Changkong: "Second Elder, of the trash the Bai Family sent to capture those around him, has a single one returned alive?"

Sun Changkong's expression darkened slightly.

Saintess An Miaoyi continued.

"The Bai Family persuaded the Third Elder to send a Guixu protector to test Ye Chen, and as a result, that protector is still lying in the Dragon Group's morgue."

"Does the Second Elder think that anyone Guixu sends to snatch it will return alive?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Chongli asked with an unhappy face: "Saintess An Miaoyi, are you threatening us???"

"Threatening?"

"Don't play dumb; we are all intelligent people."

Saintess An Miaoyi didn't take the bait and continued indifferently.

"Ye Chen's cultivation base is unfathomable. Relying solely on Guixu's overt strength, no one can suppress him."

"There are only two ways to get the bronze key back from him."

"One, kill him. Two, make him hand it over willingly."

"The first path, Guixu has already tried, and the results are plain for everyone to see."

"Although no one has used their full strength, everyone has seen Ye Chen's power."

"If we insist on clashing with him, Guixu will inevitably suffer heavy losses."

"And the second path, I am walking it. Not only do you not cooperate, but you also question my decision here?"

First Elder Huangpu Taiqi: "Even so, you didn't have to say in public that you wanted to marry him."

"If I don't say it, how can I make Ye Chen believe in Guixu's sincerity?"

Saintess An Miaoyi countered, "He is the type of person who hates devious schemes the most. By stating my attitude directly, he will actually trust me a bit more."

"But ancestral teachings cannot be violated."

Bai Chongli said in a deep voice.

"It is the rule that the Guixu Saintess marries the Holy Son for generations."

"Now that you have publicly said you want to marry Ye Chen, how is the Holy Son supposed to conduct himself?"

Saintess An Miaoyi's gaze finally turned to Mo Yuan.

Mo Yuan met her gaze.

That's right.

This whole matter today...

He was the one who came to lodge a complaint.

Because he understood that if he wanted to make Saintess An Miaoyi give up her idea, the only way was to have the clan elders suppress her.

Otherwise...

He, a dignified Holy Son, would really be wearing a green hat!!!

"Saintess, the marriage contract between you and me was set by our ancestors. If you insist on breaking the contract, there will inevitably be chaos within Guixu."

Mo Yuan took a deep breath, "At that time, those people will become even more arrogant."

Saintess An Miaoyi withdrew her gaze and said indifferently.

"Ancestral teachings are dead, but people are alive."

"Mo Yuan, if you really have the ability, bring back a bronze key. Then we can talk about the marriage contract, and perhaps I will look at you with more favor."

Mo Yuan's expression darkened a few more shades.

First Elder Huangpu Taiqi put down the teacup in his hand and spoke in a deep voice.

"Saintess, this matter does not need to be discussed further."

"Guixu will not accept you marrying an outsider, and we certainly won't break thousand-year-old ancestral teachings for one Ye Chen."

"If you insist on doing so..."

He paused, his tone grim.

"Then Guixu will have no choice but to revoke your position as Saintess."

Upon hearing this, Saintess An Miaoyi not only did not back down, but instead said something shocking.

"First Elder, according to the ancient teachings of Guixu, the removal or appointment of a Saintess requires a joint vote by the seventy-two elders, and it only becomes effective if more than two-thirds of the votes are obtained."

"However... my father, as the Guixu Clan Leader, holds the right of veto."

"If First Elder thinks you can gather those forty-eight votes, feel free to try."

"It just so happens that I also want to see..."

"Whether my father's veto power is still useful?"

Huangpu Taiqi's expression sank completely.

"Saintess An Miaoyi, are you threatening me?"

"Threatening?"

Saintess An Miaoyi narrowed her beautiful eyes.

"You were the ones who used the Saintess position to threaten me first."

"Since the three elders brought out rules and ancestral teachings to pressure people, then I will use ancestral teachings and rules to return the favor."

"As for who has more reason..."

She turned slightly and walked toward the door, "Everyone, take care of yourselves."

The curtain of the ice house fell, separating the inside from the outside.

The room was quiet for a few moments.

Huangpu Taiqi slammed his teacup onto the ground: "Audacious! Simply audacious!!!"

Sun Changkong had a gloomy face.

"She is just relying on her relationship with the Clan Leader; she is increasingly disregarding us."

Bai Chongli frowned: "First Elder, what she said is not entirely unreasonable. While the joint signature of seventy-two elders is simple, there is still the Clan Leader's veto power..."

"Shut up!"

Huangpu Taiqi snapped coldly.

"I have lived in Guixu for over a hundred years; can I not suppress a little girl?"

"Holy Son, how much confidence do you have in the second round, the Ice Plains Chase?"

Mo Yuan's eyes flashed with cold light: "As long as I run into Ye Chen, he will undoubtedly die."

"Good!"

Huangpu Taiqi nodded heavily.

"The second round has no restrictions on methods. You can make sure he never comes back from the Ice Plains."

"Once the deed is done..."

"I will immediately report to the Clan Leader and let your marriage to Saintess An Miaoyi be completely settled."

Mo Yuan was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly nodded: "Yes!"