3: Ye Ling'er

As the words fell, Xiao Fan's expression froze.

The next moment, the Black Dragon sneered, and a terrifying pressure bore down on the Xiao Family members.

The powerful pressure directly forced everyone to the ground.

Only Xiao Fan remained standing, the Black Dragon's pressure intentionally bypassing him.

Allowing him to clearly see the current situation of the Xiao Family.

"Stop!"

Xiao Fan's eyes were about to split with rage.

But his body was fixed in place, unable to move.

"If you choose the marriage contract, you will soar from now on, and my Qin Family will definitely nurture you as one of our own, but the Xiao Family will cease to exist. Of course, you can also choose the Xiao Family, but this marriage contract will be considered void."

Qin Jiang's indifferent voice reached Xiao Fan's ears.

His body trembled, his eyes were red, and his heart was filled with a sense of powerlessness:

"Power, I need power!!!"

Xiao Fan roared in his heart.

At this moment, his desire for strength was unprecedented.

"Choose."

Xiao Fan raised his head, his eyes filled with hatred, but Qin Jiang seemed not to notice.

An ant in his palm, no matter how much it struggled, could not escape. Qin Jiang only wanted to completely extract Xiao Fan's value.

"Spare the Xiao Family, this marriage contract..."

I am willing to dissolve it."

Xiao Fan spoke wearily.

A single short sentence almost drained all his strength.

Qin Jiang chuckled lightly, waved his arm, and the Black Dragon withdrew its pressure.

Xiao Fan and the others then shakily got up.

The Black Dragon's power made the fear in their hearts reach its peak.

Under the Black Dragon's pressure, their lives were completely controlled by the Black Dragon; it seemed that a single thought from the opponent could erase them.

It was too terrifying.

"A wise choice, but..."

Qin Jiang's tone changed:

"After all, there was a marriage contract, which has a considerable impact on my younger sister's reputation. Therefore, the Xiao Family needs to compensate my younger sister for the loss of reputation."

In the original plot, he and Qin Lianer were supposed to bring some treasures to appease the Xiao Family's anger over the broken engagement, but...

With the Qin Family's strength, would they care about an angry Xiao Family?

What a joke!

Therefore, not only did Qin Jiang not plan to appease their anger, but he also demanded compensation from them.

Qin Lianer stood obediently beside Qin Jiang, letting him handle the matter.

The Xiao Family members' expressions were quite ugly upon hearing Qin Jiang's words.

Compensation?

The esteemed Qin Familys Young Master actually came to such a small Family as theirs to demand compensation!

Is this reasonable?

Xiao An sighed, looked at Qin Jiang, and respectfully asked:

"May I ask what kind of compensation you desire?"

Since Qin Jiang had brought it up, his Xiao Family would definitely have to provide compensation, and moreover, it was likely the other party had already decided what they wanted.

He had already thought it through; no matter what, the most important thing today was to send Qin Jiang away so that the Xiao Family could be preserved. Thinking of this, his heart felt slightly sour.

Who could have imagined that the marriage contract from back then had become a death warrant?

One must know, this was something his father, along with the Xiao Family's various experts, had exchanged their lives for.

But there was nothing they could do; who could blame them when the Xiao Family's strength was weak?

They were the cleaver and chopping block, he was the fish on the cutting board.

They could only be slaughtered at will.

"I only want two items."

Qin Jiang extended his hand, pointed at Xiao Fan, and his gaze locked onto a ring on his left hand:

"The ring on his hand belongs to me."

"Impossible!"

Xiao Fan immediately roared angrily:

"This ring is the only memento my mother left me; I will absolutely not give it to you!"

Qin Jiang sneered; this Xiao Fan still hadn't seen the situation clearly.

"Since that's the case, how about I kill your father, let him leave you a memento, and exchange it for this ring?"

Xiao Fan: "..."

Xiao An: "???"

"There are still two choices, you choose yourself."

Qin Jiang said indifferently.

Xiao Fan cursed inwardly; was this a choice?

If I don't agree, you'll kill my father, you're truly...

"Fan'er..."

Xiao An looked at Xiao Fan; although that ring was left by his wife, it was ultimately not as valuable as his life, right?

Xiao Fan also understood his father's meaning; he slowly took off the ring, his heart full of reluctance, and moreover, in the depths of his being, he always felt that this ring was extremely important to him.

But thinking of his father, Xiao Fan gritted his teeth.

However, just at this moment...

"Wait a moment!"

A sweet shout came from the Xiao Family, and immediately after, a beautiful young girl appeared beside Xiao Fan.

"Brother Xiao Fan, are you alright?"

In the young girl's beautiful eyes, there was deep concern as she looked at Xiao Fan's swollen cheek, her heart aching.

Xiao Fan grinned:

"Ling'er, I'm fine."

Xiao Ling'er, Xiao Fan's childhood sweetheart. His talent was extremely poor, and everyone in the Xiao Family was unwilling to bother with him. Only Xiao Ling'er had always stayed by his side.

Moreover, Xiao Ling'er was picked up by Xiao An and had no blood relation to him. Therefore, deep down, Xiao Fan had feelings for Xiao Ling'er that surpassed that of siblings.

It was just that his useless talent made him feel inferior.

Especially, compared to Xiao Fan, Xiao Ling'er was like the Phoenix Bird above the Nine Heavens, the white moonlight in the hearts of everyone in the Xiao Family's younger generation.

Talent, appearance, and personality were all top-notch.

Xiao Ling'er looked at Xiao Fan, her fair, tender little hands clenched tightly. She raised her head and glared angrily at Qin Jiang:

"Qin Family, you are going too far!"

As for her angry shout, Qin Jiang directly ignored it and said:

"The second item I want is her - Xiao Ling'er!"

"You!!!"

Xiao Ling'er's beautiful eyes widened, her pretty face filled with anger. This guy actually treated her as an item?

Xiao Fan was even more enraged.

Xiao Ling'er was an irreplaceable existence in his heart. Even his father's position in his heart might not be higher than Xiao Ling'er's.

"Impossible, don't even think about it!"

Xiao Fan roared angrily.

Xiao An's eyes were also filled with anger. Resources and treasures, he could give, but to take a person...

"You have no choice."

Qin Jiang said with a faint smile.

Xiao Ling'er took a deep breath, and a smile actually appeared on her pretty face:

"No choice?

Do you know what my identity is?"

As she spoke, Xiao Ling'er's voice was filled with arrogance, but in her heart, she sighed slightly. After this, she probably wouldn't be able to stay in the Xiao Family.

"Of course I know."

Qin Jiang nodded and said indifferently:

"Xiao Ling'er, or perhaps, I can call you Ye Linger."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Ling'er's beautiful eyes were filled with shock. Qin Jiang actually knew her identity!

Even she herself had only found out not long ago.

Qin Jiang continued:

"Thirteen years ago, the Ye Family's old and new Family heads were replaced. The previous old Family head chose the Ye Family's second son. However, this angered the Ye Family's eldest son, leading to infighting between the two brothers, causing unrest in the Ye Family.

And you, Ye Linger, were born at that time. Due to the conflict, your parents encountered a crisis and had no choice but to abandon you, drawing away the enemies themselves, hoping you could survive.

In the end, after a struggle, your father successfully succeeded as the Family head, while you were picked up by Xiao An, a princess of a great clan, who fell into hardship and became an ugly duckling..."