45: Zhao Tianming is furious

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On the third day.

"Father, I'm back!" Zhao Tianming's voice echoed from the entrance of the Zhao family.

The previous night, he had suddenly felt a large void in his heart, leaving him restless and unsure of the reason.

So he hurried back to the Zhao family, wanting to see what had happened.

"Ah, Young Master Tianming is back. You've returned at just the right time, the Zhao family has good news!" The butler, seeing the visitor who resembled him by five parts, was beaming with joy.

"What good news?"

"This… this is better left for the Master to tell you!" The butler's expression changed as if he had thought of something.

Soon, Zhao Tianming saw Zhao Yi and Huang Meihua. Looking at the returning Zhao Tianming, Zhao Yi's expression was complex.

He only had this one son; even if he was a good-for-nothing who shamed his Zhao family, he was still his son.

Huang Meihua, however, completely ignored him, toying with a small jade token in her hand, sitting languidly on the high seat, her eyes indifferent as she looked at the father and son below.

"What exactly is the good news?" Zhao Tianming was full of curiosity.

"It's nothing much, just that Father has found an extraordinary Guest Elder for our Zhao family. In the future, he can be used by you!"

Huang Meihua, sitting on the high seat, frowned upon hearing this. If Zhao Tianming had Chen Xuan's help, then the Zhao family would truly be under his control in the future! She had to find a way to stop it!

Zhao Tianming: "… …"

"Hmph, I thought it was something important. It's just a Guest Elder, Father, you're really making a fuss over nothing!" Zhao Tianming said speechlessly, he had thought it was something extraordinary!

"My son, don't rush. This person Father found is from the Xuan Yang Sect!"

"Xuan Yang Sect? That's nothing special! But you couldn't have invited him, could you, Father?"

"You useless thing, now that you've lost your cultivation, you've become even more arrogant than before? Xuan Yang Sect is nothing special? Then what kind of trash are you?" Huang Meihua seemed to have heard a great joke and directly mocked him.

Zhao Tianming's face turned ashen.

Zhao Yi awkwardly looked at Huang Meihua, then at Zhao Tianming, and said, "Tianming, be careful what you say! Your stepmother is concerned about you. Now that you've lost all your cultivation, she's worried you'll be bullied in the future."

"Heh heh." Huang Meihua sneered.

Zhao Yi and Zhao Tianming both felt a bit awkward upon hearing this, but they were helpless.

"Meihua, just say a little less. Tianming is still young, ignorance is no crime. I will educate him well!" Zhao Yi said somewhat helplessly.

Huang Meihua glared at Zhao Yi and said, "Fine, you, Zhao Yi, are capable. Just protect this good-for-nothing!"

"Huang Meihua, what do you mean by this? How can you speak like that? How is Tianming a good-for-nothing? He is my son, Zhao Yi's son, a direct descendant of the Zhao family!" Zhao Yi said angrily.

Huang Meihua snorted and said, "A direct descendant? A direct descendant with no cultivation at all? Zhao Yi, you've really lost your mind!"

"Alright, Tianming, don't let her disturb you. Let's, father and son, go outside to talk!" Zhao Yi finished speaking and led Zhao Tianming out of the house.

Now that Chen Xuan had just settled into his Zhao family, he didn't want to leave him with a bad impression.

Huang Meihua snorted coldly and also left the main hall.

Outside the door.

"Tianming, although your stepmother's words are harsh, they aren't wrong. You are now a cripple, and you absolutely must not provoke others. You should know that there is always someone better out there. Your attitude is truly too arrogant!" Zhao Yi glared at Zhao Tianming and said earnestly.

"Father, I know I was wrong, but this Guest Elder…" Zhao Tianming bowed his head to admit his mistake, but he still felt that this Guest Elder was not worth such importance from the Zhao family.

Especially his Master in the jade pendant, who was a great power from the true Cultivation World! He could probably wipe out the Xuan Yang Sect with a single breath!

"Alright, Tianming, your current strength cannot reach this level of matters. So, once you truly understand the abilities of this Guest Elder, you will realize how ridiculous your current thoughts are!"

Zhao Yi waved his hand, stopping Zhao Tianming's words.

"Okay, but I'm still a bit curious, how did you win him over, Father? Our Zhao family has nothing he covets, right?"

"This is a long story; let your father tell it slowly!"

Then Zhao Yi told Zhao Tianming the whole process.

"Someone like me, who was crippled? Married into the family!"

"Yes, that's how it is."

"Then our Zhao family is really lucky, a third-rank Alchemist and Talisman Master!" Zhao Tianming exclaimed.

"Oh, right, who did he marry?"

"Alas, speaking of this, your father is troubled! Your father originally wanted him to marry a direct descendant of our Zhao family, but he just had to take a liking to that little girl Zhao Wenwen. It's truly vexing!"

"So it was Wenwen… What?! He married Wenwen?!" Zhao Tianming suddenly roared in anger.

"Yes, at first, that girl was crying and unwilling. Your father and the Elders really put in a lot of effort to convince her!" Zhao Yi said proudly.

However, he did not see Zhao Tianming's collapsing expression.

"Father, can I meet this Guest Elder?" Zhao Tianming suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi nodded and said, "Of course, he is currently living in our Zhao family, opposite your aunt's room. He even considers you his confidant! You two should have a good chat!"

Zhao Tianming responded and then used his fastest speed to head to Chen Xuan's residence.

"I don't care who you are, if you dare to do anything to Wenwen… If you dare!" Zhao Tianming was so angry he was incoherent.

He had grown up with Zhao Wenwen since childhood, and the relationship between them was already just a thin veil away. He never expected that now, even the window had been taken away by someone else!

In his plan, Zhao Wenwen was already his designated woman. Even with the princess's engagement, he would not give up on Zhao Wenwen!

And now, not only was his engagement broken, but Zhao Wenwen was also personally given away to someone else by his own father and the Elders! How could he not be angry?