4: The annulment of the engagement, Empress of Great Chu

Is this right?

This is not right!

Lin Ziyao, she's very off!

She's so high and mighty!

You should now be high and mighty, breaking off our engagement, severely humiliating me, and then the Qin Clan would use that as an excuse to kick me out of the family.

“No! This guy will only collect handsome men in the Late Stage, being with her is too green!”

“At least I'm someone with a System, how can I be an incompetent husband?”

Qin Wushang murmured to himself.

He must break off the engagement!

Since Lin Ziyao wouldn't do it, then he would do it himself!

“Young Miss Lin! Since we've met here today, I'll make things clear!”

“I want to break off the engagement!”

Qin Wushang said directly, without a trace of emotion.

This made Lin Ziyao pause.

“Is this retribution? In my previous life... I broke off the engagement with him, and now he's doing the same to me... Is this Heaven's retribution for me?”

“That's right, in my previous life, I so foolishly humiliated him, causing him to be driven out of the Qin Clan and wander the world. I deserve this retribution!”

Lin Ziyao thought to herself.

Her breaking off the engagement was what created the later Qin Wushang. Now that her Rebirth had come early, it was possible for some things to change.

“Young Master Qin, why do you say such a thing? Our engagement was set by our parents, and you never before...”

“Before, it was to obey my parents' command; now, it is to follow my own Dao Heart.” Qin Wushang finally looked up, his eyes devoid of stars or moon, only a silent indifference. “I cultivate the Great Dao of freedom and ease. Love and affection, to me, are merely vines that entangle my Dao Heart.”

“Our marriage would be a hardship for you and a burden for me. It's better to end it early and part ways from now on.”

“This leaf is the leaf from Wang Wei's poem, there's only one in the world, unique. It's my compensation for breaking off the engagement.”

“You should prepare well. Before long, the Qin Clan will return the marriage contract and engagement tokens!”

As Qin Wushang spoke, he caught a leaf brought by the wind from the air, placed it in Lin Ziyao's hand, and then left without looking back.

It was time to claim the System task!

His injuries were also getting unbearable, he had to go back!

“Hmph! He's just a cripple, yet he speaks to Young Miss like that. How about I teach him a lesson?”

The maid beside her said with dissatisfaction.

“Shut up!”

“He's right... I have no power or influence now, so I'm indeed not suitable for marriage.”

“I was too reckless.”

“Three years, give me three years, and I will definitely arrive on colorful auspicious clouds, wearing a Phoenix coronet and embroidered robes, and make you marry me!”

Lin Ziyao looked at the swaying figure, pursing her lips, and made up her mind.

“Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west. Don't bully a young girl for being poor. One day, I will make everyone in the world witness our wedding, and make those nasty women send their blessings.”

“The leaf from Wang Wei's poem... it's very unique, one of a kind...”

The withered leaf fell into her hand, golden-yellow.

The maid beside her looked on, frowning tightly, and quickly said, “Young Miss, you're crazy. This is just an ordinary leaf, how is it unique?”

“You don't understand... What he gave is unique!!!”

“This engagement cannot be broken! I should let father put pressure on the Qin Clan and make them regret it for the rest of their lives!”

Lin Ziyao finished speaking and turned to leave.

This parting was for a better meeting next time; she had to work hard.

With the experience of her previous life, she would rise faster... “What? The Young Miss of the Lin Mansion in Yuntian City is here, and she's not here to break off the engagement?”

Qin Hao was very surprised to hear the servant's report.

“How could this be... Lin Ziyao used to spread rumors that the Qin cripple was unworthy of her!”

“How did her attitude suddenly do a complete U-turn?!”

“Could the Lin Mansion be planning something against my Qin Clan by using this cripple's identity?”

Qin Hao murmured in a low voice.

He had thought that Lin Ziyao's sudden visit was to dissolve their marriage.

But he didn't expect Lin Ziyao's attitude to change so drastically!

She actually wanted to get married!

“But... this cripple refused and even wanted to break off the engagement. This really shouldn't be.”

“It doesn't make sense.”

“Qin Wushang, oh Qin Wushang! You even gave away the newly grown Supreme Bone. What exactly are you plotting? Or are you truly disheartened and wish to die?”

Qin Hao murmured after hearing the servant's report.

As a Clan Chief, he had to think one step further about any abnormal situation and prepare for the worst.

“Someone! Later, send this document to Qin Wushang and let him be a pharmacy shopkeeper in Mud Bottle Alley in Desolate City with peace of mind!”

...In Qin Wushang's courtyard.

This was a very small courtyard, completely out of place with his status as the Qin Clan's Eldest Young Master.

He returned here, went straight back to his room, and closed the door.

“System! Claim task rewards!”

“Ding! The Host rebelled against Heaven and Earth, angrily rebuked Qin Zhantian, completed the task, and received rewards: Emperor-grade Cultivation Technique Great Dao Scripture, Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo, reincarnation immortal bone, Emperor-grade Immortal Slaying Demonic Blade, and the System's ability to view other people's scripts.”

“Buzz!”

A terrifying aura surged, and Qin Wushang's chest glowed brightly. The bone that had been dug out originally regrew, shining with brilliant immortal light.

“Rumble!”

In an instant, the entire world shook violently.

A beam of immortal light shot up into the sky, and the Heaven and Earth Qi from millions of miles around gathered, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, pouring into the Qin Family.

“What's going on?”

“The Heaven and Earth Qi from millions of miles around was devoured in an instant... How is this possible?”

“Did some Elder Break through?”

“Hmm...? No, that's not right. Why is it that direction? Isn't that where the servants live? There shouldn't be any Elders Breaking through there, so why would an anomaly appear there?”

“Could it be that some servant has Awakened?”

In an instant, Divine Thoughts probed, sweeping over Qin Wushang's courtyard again and again.

“How can this be? This courtyard... it's so hazy, I can't even probe it!”

“I'm a God King! Yet I still can't probe this courtyard, how is this possible?!”

“Isn't this... where the Qin cripple lives?”

Someone was incredibly surprised.

They couldn't probe the situation in the room, nor could they know what exactly was happening.

And at this moment, Qin Zhantian also noticed it.

His Divine Sense descended, and he raised an eyebrow, “Is this where that rebellious son lives? How is it the same as where high-ranking servants live?”

“Shouldn't he be living in the East Wing?”

Qin Zhantian was very surprised.

This unfamiliar son actually lived in the high-ranking servants' residential area.

Not where the Qin Clan disciples lived!

He actually didn't know!

“Such a big commotion... What is that rebellious son doing inside? And who is helping him conceal it?”

Qin Zhantian was incredibly puzzled. His Divine Thought continued to expand, covering the entire Qin Clan, and then his expression changed drastically.

He saw a woman!

Her arrival had no warning, as if she had been standing there all along.

The entire Qin Clan's protective array was like a mere decoration in front of her, not even a ripple was stirred.

That was a woman so beautiful it was suffocating!

Her appearance made Qin Zhantian's body tremble!

“Who! How dare you trespass into my Qin Clan! Are you looking for death?!”

The Qin Clan Elder roared, and then several people were enveloped by a terrifying pressure, falling to the ground like meteorites.

“Empress!”

“How could the Empress be here?!!!”

Qin Zhantian exclaimed.

The person who came was none other than the Great Chu Empress, his superior, the strongest person in Great Chu.

Chu Yuehua looked down at the small courtyard, a trace of extremely complex reminiscence and sorrow flashing in her beautiful eyes.

“I finally found you, Qin Wushang...”

She whispered, continuing to murmur.

“In this life, this Empress will never again let you fall into the Demonic Path, becoming the... Lord of Ten Thousand Demons who enslaves all living beings.”