265: I just want to find a strong person, am I wrong?

At the same time.

The Ji Family.

Outside a palace for women shrouded in red Spiritual Qi.

Bang!

The massive sound of a door slamming shut shook the earth, causing even the ten-thousand-year-old ancient trees outside to sway.

"How is it?" A Ji Family elder stepped forward and asked.

The old woman who walked out shook her head helplessly and said, "I have said everything that needed to be said. Chenyu must walk out of this on her own; the blow this time was simply too great for her..."

"Sigh~" The Ji Family elder let out a long sigh, saying, "Indeed. Chenyu has never suffered such humiliation from childhood to adulthood. Being engaged to be broken off in public, and even receiving a slap—it is truly hard for her to accept..."

As he spoke, his tone turned cold, and there was anger in his eyes.

"It's just unexpected that the one from the Shen Family would be so heartless. He called off the engagement just like that, without giving any Face to our Ji Family at all!"

This act of calling off the engagement with Ji Chenyu in person was not just a slap in the Face to Ji Chenyu, but also a slap in the Face to the ancient Ji Family!

This made it hard for these elders, who were accustomed to being high and mighty in the Five Domains, to accept!

"Exactly. How is our Ji Family Divine Maiden unworthy of him, Shen Nian? Now, the rumors outside are so unbearable, saying that our Ji Family Divine Maiden is some sort of 'arrogant and inferior woman.' It's awful to hear!"

They couldn't suppress such news even if they wanted to; after all, the Ji Family could not control the entire Human Race.

"Hmph!"

"Let him break it off. I don't think there's anything worth marrying anyway. So what if that Shen Nian is a Prodigy? Isn't he still just at the Return to Void stage?"

"A Head of the Shen Family who is only at the Return to Void stage, a Human Emperor—it's laughable!"

"I..."

At this moment.

"Shut up, all of you!"

A cold shout rang out. The voice carried a terrifying power, containing supreme Dao principles.

Instantly, the two Ji Family elders who had just been complaining turned deathly pale, and blood immediately spilled from their mouths.

"Clan Chief!" The old woman, upon seeing who had arrived, immediately bowed respectfully.

Just then.

Ji Hao stood indifferently under the ancient tree, his expression cold, his eyes deep, making it impossible to tell if he was angry or pleased.

"If I hear any words that damage the friendship between our Ji Family and the Shen Family again..."

"Die."

As these words were spoken, the two elders immediately fell to their knees, trembling, their eyes filled with terror, and they hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes..."

"Get lost."

Ji Hao couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the two elders and walked straight into the palace, though a trace of helplessness appeared between his brows.

Even he, as the Clan Chief who could already be called the strongest person in the Ji Family, and who was even comparable to the Ji Family Old Ancestor, found it very difficult to unite the Ji Family.

Many people in the Ji Family knew exactly what the truth was.

Ji Chenyu was arrogant and high-minded; everyone knew she had originally looked down on Shen Nian, but no one mentioned it, as they only wanted to form an alliance with the Shen Family.

If one really had to determine right from wrong, it was actually his, Ji Hao's, fault from the beginning. He shouldn't have agreed to this engagement back then...

Creeak.

The palace door in front of Ji Hao was pushed open by an invisible force. Before he even entered, he heard the vicious cursing.

"You piece of trash, how dare you break off my engagement!"

"You made me lose all Face in front of so many people, Shen Nian, you deserve to die!!"

"When I, Ji Chenyu, achieve Major Achievement with my Divine Body, I will pay back the humiliation I have suffered a hundredfold!"

"Shen Nian... Shen Wudao... and the Shen Family, all of you just wait. Die, all of you go die!!!"

"Wuwuwu... It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this..."

"He clearly treated me so well back then, he clearly liked me..."

Inside the sleeping quarters, it was a mess, with decorations made of various spiritual jades shattered all over the floor.

Ji Chenyu sat limply on the ground, cursing one moment and crying the next, her hair disheveled, looking as if she had gone insane.

After that day when Ji Wuji brought her back to the Ji Family, she had completely collapsed! For the past few days, she had never taken a single step out of her sleeping quarters!

"Sigh~" A soft sigh sounded. Ji Hao looked at Ji Chenyu not far away, his heart aching faintly.

This was the first time he had ever seen Ji Chenyu so decadent...

Immediately after.

Ji Hao walked behind Ji Chenyu. Only then did she react.

"I told you not to bother me, don't..."

"Father!" Upon seeing who it was, Ji Chenyu immediately grabbed onto Ji Hao's leg, crying bitterly, and sobbed, "Father, Shen Nian has broken his promise, he bullied me!"

"Why do you say that?" Ji Hao asked softly.

Ji Chenyu lifted her head and gritted her teeth, saying, "He clearly liked me before and proposed the engagement to our Ji Family. Now that he treats me like this, isn't that breaking his promise!"

"When did he ever say he liked you?"

Hearing this, Ji Chenyu froze for a moment, her crying stopped, and she couldn't help but recall that day on the Demon Slaying Platform, where Shen Nian had also asked the same thing.

Seeing Ji Chenyu stunned, Ji Hao continued, "Let me ask you, if Shen Nian's talent wasn't so good, and he was the same as before, with no hope of reaching the Dao Integration stage, would you still marry him?"

"I..." Ji Chenyu just wanted to speak when she heard him again.

"Tell the truth; you cannot fake it in front of me." Ji Hao reminded her.

Ji Chenyu gritted her teeth, let go of Ji Hao, and turned her back to him, saying, "Can't I want to marry an excellent person? Given my conditions, shouldn't I be matched with a peerless powerhouse? In terms of appearance, background, or talent, which one of mine is lacking?"

"I just wanted to find a powerhouse, am I wrong?"

After hearing these words, Ji Hao was stunned for a moment.

Good heavens.

How did his daughter become like this?

It really was just as the rumors said...

Immediately after, Ji Hao gave a bitter smile and shook his head, saying, "You are not wrong. But have you ever thought that, according to your logic, with Shen Nian's background and talent, he could also find someone better than you? Why should he choose you?"

"Is there anyone among the Human Race of the same age who is better than me?" Ji Chenyu asked back confidently.

"There is." Ji Hao said indifferently.

Hearing Ji Hao's very certain "There is," Ji Chenyu immediately wanted to get angry, but realizing it was her father, she held it back, yet she sat on the ground without saying a word.

"Sigh, Chenyu, do you know why Shen Nian treated you so well back then?" Ji Hao sighed and then continued, "It was because of your mother..."

"If it weren't for your mother, even the Shen Nian of that time would not have had any romantic intentions toward you..."

"He once truly regarded you as a younger sister..."

"..." After listening to Ji Hao finish explaining the ins and outs of her engagement, Ji Chenyu's pupils constricted, and she sat there blankly.

"Chenyu, it is Father who failed, neglecting your upbringing and letting you gradually become who you are today. In a couple of days, come with me to pay respects to your mother; you haven't been there in a long time..." Ji Hao bent down and gently crouched beside Ji Chenyu. At this moment, he looked no different from an ordinary middle-aged man.

"No!"

"It's not like that!"

"He just likes me, he clearly does!"

"Right, you said there are women more excellent than me; someone must have seduced him and made him change his heart!"

"Yes!"

"It must be this!" The more Ji Chenyu spoke, the more reasonable it felt, and she couldn't help but clench her hands tightly, anger burning in her heart.

Don't let me catch who you are!!

Ji Hao fell silent instantly. He just crouched there for a full cup of tea's time before standing up and leaving in disappointment.

...

The Shen Family.

Outside the palace.

Shen Yang was dressed in an ancient black robe, standing straight at the very front, revealing a majestic look.

Behind him.

Jiang Yanxiao and Jiang Yanji stood quietly. Although they appeared extremely calm on the surface, they were secretly transmitting messages to each other in extreme shock.

"Big Brother, G Ming's daughter's talent is extraordinary. Calculating the time, she's only just over eighteen, right? And she's already reached the Return to Void stage..."