249: Who is your father? Didn't your mother tell you?

Shen Nian frowned slightly, looking at the woman who had suddenly appeared, and spoke softly.

His voice wasn't loud.

But at this moment, the Cultivators who could attend the Young Clan Leader of the Shen Family's Coming-of-Age Ceremony all had high Realms. Who couldn't hear him?

At this moment.

The entire venue fell silent!

Even Shen Min hesitated, looking at Shen Nian in front of him, a hint of doubt in his heart.

The Shen Nian of back then wasn't like this!

"How did going to the Lower Realm change not only his talent but also his personality? Yet his Divine Soul is definitely still Xiao Nian; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to pass the Detection Channel left by the Ancestor."

He muttered to himself, absolutely certain of Shen Nian's identity.

After all, the Detection Formation left by the Shen Family Ancestor in the Ancestral Land not only checks the Bloodline, but even the Divine Soul cannot escape it. If anyone could evade the Ancestor's methods...

That is absolutely impossible!

Although the power of the Shen Family Ancestor was only briefly mentioned in records, it was already a height that no descendant could ever reach.

Above the Immortal, it is unspeakable... "Old Ghost Shen, look, I told you your worries back then were unnecessary. How could Lord Human Emperor be infatuated with the Ji Family Divine Maiden? It looks like Lord Human Emperor hasn't remembered yet!" Old Man Tianji's eyes flickered with Space-Time Runes, and the Space-Time Wheel behind him slowly decelerated as he transmitted his voice softly.

"He hasn't just failed to remember; I think he never registered it at all..." Shen Min couldn't help but reply after seeing Shen Nian's expression.

About ten meters in front of Shen Nian.

Ji Chenyu instantly froze in place, unable to believe her ears.

"That person?"

"How could he not even remember me!"

"This is impossible! He treated me so well back then, how could he forget in the blink of an eye?"

Feeling the scrutiny of tens of thousands of gazes from all corners of the Ancient Realm, Ji Chenyu's face felt burning hot, and an unprecedented sense of shame welled up from her heart.

In the Five Domains, anyone with a bit of power knows that she, the Ji Family Divine Maiden, is Shen Nian's fiancée?

Moreover, the rumors explicitly stated that she looked down on Shen Nian's talent. She had never stepped forward to explain this, allowing the rumor to spread throughout the Central Divine Continent.

But now, she had expected that since she had stepped forward and actively greeted him, it would be fine even if Shen Nian didn't respond enthusiastically!

But he didn't even know who she was?

This was the greatest humiliation for her, far more severe than if Shen Nian had cursed her, because the look in his eyes couldn't be faked—it was indifference, as if he were looking at a stranger.

However!

She absolutely could not lose face in front of so many people, especially for someone like her who valued appearance so highly!

After all, she chose to appear when the Great Evolution Sword Sect members asked if Shen Nian was single, intending to remind everyone, and also to let the Shen Family members see how Shen Nian treated her!

But she hadn't expected the other party to have completely forgotten her!

This made her feel like immediately finding a hole to crawl into!

But since things had come to this, there was no way she could just slink away!

The next second.

Ji Chenyu suddenly smiled, feigning composure as she spoke.

"You don't remember me?"

"Six years apart, perhaps I've changed too much..."

"That's right, we were both young back then. Let me give you a hint..."

Ji Wuji, who was behind her, immediately snapped back to reality and quickly chimed in with a laugh: "Exactly, exactly! As the saying goes, a girl changes completely as she grows up. Hahaha, Emperor Shen not recognizing her at first glance is totally normal, hahahaha..."

After speaking, Ji Wuji felt that what he said was ridiculously fake!

Shen Nian was no ordinary person. No matter how much Ji Chenyu had changed, the Divine Soul aura within her would ultimately remain the same. Given Shen Nian's strength—killing Demon Xiang Wu with a single sword strike—it would be too easy for him to recognize her!

Unless he genuinely didn't remember her at all!

Thinking of this, an ominous premonition surged in Ji Wuji's heart... and then he heard:

"You can try guessing who my father is!"

Ji Chenyu did not immediately state her identity, thinking it would be too embarrassing. Instead, she deliberately revealed the Ji Family Exclusive Jade Pendant on her waist. The character "Ji" on it emitted Ancient Divine Light. Only Direct Descendants of the Ji Family could wear this, making her identity obvious with just a glance.

At this moment, everyone's gaze turned back to Shen Nian.

"Who is your father? Didn't your mother tell you?" Shen Nian raised an eyebrow and spoke coldly, thinking there must be something wrong with this woman's head.

By this point, he had also guessed the other party's identity.

The Ji Family Divine Maiden, Ji Chenyu!

His fiancée, the top Heavenly Proud Daughter on the Human Race's profound dragon ranking.

At the same time, memories from many years ago surfaced, but they were fragmented, seemingly isolated by something, making them unclear.

Roughly, Ji Chenyu's mother and his mother had a very deep relationship, like sisters. After Shen Nian's mother passed away, Ji Chenyu's mother often came to see him, treating him like her own son, sometimes even giving him more than she gave Ji Aotian.

Gradually, Shen Nian developed a favorable impression of the woman he called Aunt Qin, sincerely viewing her as an elder. Because of her, Shen Nian treated the Ji Family siblings very specially at the Academy... Later, the Shen Family members, thinking he was in love with Ji Chenyu, proposed a marriage contract. Shen Nian's personality was inherently proud and reserved; his focus was only on the Great Dao and cultivation to avenge his parents, and he felt indifferent toward matters of romance. Shen Nian, who originally intended to clarify the situation, saw Aunt Qin, who was already severely injured that day, smiling very happily, muttering that having a son-in-law like Xiao Nian meant she could die without regret. That is why Shen Nian accepted the marriage.

What he hadn't expected was that Ji Chenyu's attitude toward him changed drastically after she learned of the engagement, around the time Shen Nian was about to leave the Upper Realm... "Strange, why are my childhood memories surfacing piecemeal? What exactly is intentionally concealing them..." Shen Nian pondered internally. Compared to Ji Chenyu, he was far more concerned about this issue.

Since the matter wasn't made clear back then, he might as well resolve it today, preventing the whole drama of a fiancée who looks down on him, making him seem like a Child of Destiny!

Luckily, he hadn't shouted "Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West of the River" back then. Luckily, he was inherently arrogant and couldn't be bothered with gossip... otherwise, Shen Nian would truly die of embarrassment!

After Shen Nian's words were spoken.

"What are you saying?" Ji Chenyu's face was flushed with anger, trembling with rage: "I'm telling you, I am Ji Chenyu!"

"The Ji Family Divine Maiden whom you loved for years!"

She uttered this final sentence through gritted teeth.

Good!

Very good!

Now you know who I am, are you regretting it now!

Ji Chenyu directly revealed her identity, having already decided that no matter how Shen Nian begged her, she would not easily forgive him!

As soon as she said this, Ji Wuji behind her hesitated, wanting to advise Ji Chenyu to restrain her emotions. If this continued, it wouldn't look like a reunion between a young couple, but rather a meeting between enemies!

This was certainly not the Ji Family's objective!

Moreover, the person standing before him was no longer the Shen Nian of the past... Having no other choice, Ji Wuji could only cast a pleading look toward Shen Min, wearing a bitter smile.

Behind Shen Nian, Shen Min frowned. He usually disliked interfering in the affairs of the younger generation, but remembering his friendship with Ji Wuji, he pondered for a moment and transmitted his voice: "Xiao Nian, you should have remembered the matter of the engagement with the Ji Family, right..."

Shen Nian did not answer him, but looked at the trembling Ji Chenyu and couldn't help but chuckle: "When did I ever say I liked you?"