163: Chapter 163 The Drunkard's Pavilion Turmoil

The words fell.

The entire hall instantly fell silent.

Xu Fuyang was stunned at first, then his entire face rapidly flushed red, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

"Who the fuck is your brother-in-law!"

Boom!

He abruptly slammed a palm onto the table.

Several cracks instantly appeared on the hard rosewood table.

"Xu Yuehuan!"

"Do you know what you are doing?"

"The engagement between you and Ji Kun was personally decided by the elders of both families. Who in the entire imperial city doesn't know about this?"

"Now you are actually hanging out with another man, and you even dare to call him your Dao Companion!"

"Have you no shame!"

The more Xu Fuyang spoke, the angrier he became.

His voice reverberated through the hall like a thunderclap.

Drawing sideways glances from countless Cultivators.

However, this time.

Xu Yuehuan did not lower her head and admit her mistake as she usually did.

After a moment of silence, she slowly raised her head.

Within those gentle, water-like eyes, anger appeared for the very first time.

"Eldest Brother, I will not go back with you."

Hearing this, Xu Fuyang laughed out of extreme anger.

"You won't go back with me?"

"Xu Yuehuan, have your wings grown stiff, haven't you?"

"Don't forget that you are a member of the Xu Family!"

"Now the Ji Family is looking everywhere for you, and you still dare to act willful?"

As Xu Fuyang spoke, he reached out to grab Xu Yuehuan.

"Come with me!"

However, the next moment.

Xu Yuehuan suddenly took a step back, directly dodging his palm.

This scene.

Left Xu Fuyang completely stunned, because ever since they were young, Xu Yuehuan had never resisted him.

At this moment, Xu Yuehuan's eye sockets gradually turned red, and the grievances and unwillingness accumulated over many years completely erupted at this moment.

"Eldest Brother! Did you people ever treat me as a member of the Xu Family?"

"From childhood to now, how many Cultivation resources have I received? Don't you all know clearly in your hearts?"

"When I was bullied, no one stood up for me; when my mother and I suffered endless cold glares, no one cared with a single word."

"Now, in order to curry favor with the Ji Family, you push me out for a marriage alliance without hesitation! You never asked whether I was willing or not!"

"Because in your eyes, I am merely a tool that can be exchanged for benefits!"

The entire hall instantly fell silent.

Everyone was shocked by Xu Yuehuan's words.

Tears continuously slid down from her eyes.

"What kind of person is Ji Kun? Don't you all know?"

"Licentious, brutal, and ruthless—there is no telling how many female Cultivators have died at his hands."

"You clearly knew these things, yet you still want to marry me off to him."

"Because what you care about has never been me, but the benefits that the Ji Family can bring to the Xu Family!"

"Starting from today, I will no longer let you manipulate me! I would rather die than marry Ji Kun!"

Hearing these words, Xu Fuyang's complexion turned ashen.

Having his old scars exposed in front of so many people made him feel he had lost all face.

"Insolent! How dare you slander the Family in public! It seems these years have truly spoiled you rotten!"

As he spoke, his Ninth Layer of Golden Core Qi suddenly erupted, and he directly reached out to grab Xu Yuehuan.

He was actually preparing to take her away by force!

However, just at this moment.

A slender and powerful palm steadily grabbed his wrist.

No matter how he struggled, he could not move a single bit.

Baili Yunche slowly stood up, his gaze as cold as a blade: "You had better be more polite. Yuehuan is not willing to leave, and no one can force her."

Xu Fuyang was both shocked and angry: "Baili Yunche! This is the Family affair of my Xu Family! I will not tolerate an outsider like you acting wildly here!"

Baili Yunche only gave a faint smile: "Perhaps it was before, but it is not now."

He reached out to hold Xu Yuehuan's cold little hand, then raised his head to look at Xu Fuyang: "Because she is my woman, whoever dares to bully her, I will slaughter."

Just as both sides were at daggers drawn.

A cold voice suddenly came from the private room on the second floor.

"Have you argued enough? Are you still going to let people eat?"

As the voice fell.

A white figure slowly walked out from the private room.

The young man had a handsome face and an imposing manner. Embroidered upon his white robe was a golden flood dragon pattern, and a tyrannical Qi emanated from his entire body.

He unexpectedly possessed the cultivation of the Third Layer of Nascent Soul.

Following closely behind him was a familiar figure.

It was precisely Ji Kun.

The moment Ji Zhan and Ji Kun appeared by the railing on the second floor, a low cry of surprise instantly sounded within the hall.

Evidently, quite a few people recognized his identity.

Although the Ji Family was not the strongest force in the Cangxuan Empire, it was one of the Four Great Families of the imperial city, possessing a deep foundation and experts as numerous as clouds.

And as direct descendants of the Ji Family, Ji Zhan and Ji Kun also enjoyed some fame among the younger generation of the imperial city.

Of course, this fame was not entirely a good reputation.

Quite a few people knew that this person was habitually lustful and relied on the background of the Ji Family to bully others quite often.

It was just that hindered by the power of the Ji Family, no one dared to speak out on ordinary days.

At this moment, Ji Kun stood behind Ji Zhan, staring maliciously at Baili Yunche with eyes filled with undisguised hatred.

Ever since Xu Yuehuan followed Baili Yunche away, he had become the laughingstock of the entire Ji Family.

Many people did not say it on the surface, but in secret, they frequently mocked him with this matter.

As a dignified young master of the Ji Family, he couldn't even keep watch over his own fiancée.

How could Ji Kun, who had always been proud and arrogant, accept this?

"Eldest Brother!"

Ji Kun pointed his hand toward Baili Yunche, his voice carrying thick malice.

"It's him! It's this little bastard who snatched Yuehuan away! He caused me to be ridiculed by the Disciples of the Sect, and caused my Ji Family to lose all face! No matter what, we cannot let him go today!"

Hearing these words, Ji Zhan slowly walked down from the stairs.

As his footsteps fell, an aura belonging to the Third Layer of Nascent Soul gradually permeated the air.

That aura pressed down on everyone's hearts like a mountain.

The complexions of many Golden Core Cultivators changed slightly.

Some people with weaker cultivation even felt that breathing became somewhat difficult.

Ji Zhan arrived at the center of the hall.

His gaze slowly landed on Baili Yunche, that look carrying a high and aloof indifference, just like looking down upon ants.

"You are Baili Yunche?" Ji Zhan spoke faintly.

His voice was not loud, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty.

"You dared to snatch my younger brother's fiancée and cause my Ji Family to lose all face; your guts are truly not small."

Baili Yunche's expression was calm, and he even leisurely picked up his wine cup to take a sip of spiritual wine.

As if he didn't feel that Nascent Soul aura at all.

"What? Do you have an opinion?"

As soon as these words came out.

The entire hall instantly fell silent.

Everyone widened their eyes.

No one had expected that a Cultivator of the Ninth Layer of Golden Core would dare to speak to Ji Zhan like this.

Ji Zhan's brows furrowed slightly.

Evidently, he also hadn't expected Baili Yunche to be so arrogant.

"It seems you still haven't recognized your own situation. A mere Ninth Layer of Golden Core, yet you dare to provoke my Ji Family."

"I will give you a chance. Kneel for me, cripple your own cultivation, and then personally deliver Xu Yuehuan over."

"If you do that, perhaps I can still leave you an intact corpse."

Speaking to the end, Ji Zhan's voice had completely turned cold.

Quite a few Cultivators in the hall secretly shook their heads.

In their view, Baili Yunche would probably find it difficult to escape calamity today.