37: Ye Qingxian's attention is on the coronation ceremony of the Holy Son!

By the way, Qingchen, you don't know this yet, but you originally had a fiancée. However, since you went to the Xuantian Holy Land at the age of eight, we didn't have time to tell you.

Mother Gu glanced at Father Gu and gave a light huff: "It's a good thing we didn't tell you."

"Sigh..."

Regarding Mother Gu's statement, Father Gu did not object this time.

He had originally intended to honor the engagement set by the older generation.

But now it seems that the gap between Qingchen and that girl is growing ever wider, and forcing them together would not be a good thing.

He looked at Gu Qingchen and sighed: "Your grandfather once had a sworn brother named Ye Feifan. The two of them were close friends, so before you and Ye Qingxian were born, they set up an engagement for the two of you."

"Outdated custom."

Upon hearing this, Luo Jinghong gave a two-word review.

"Ahem."

Father Gu smiled awkwardly, unable to refute.

He coughed lightly and continued: "Originally, although the Ye Family could not compare to the Gu Family, it was still a large clan.

Furthermore, Ye Qingxian was considered a Genius herself; at twelve, she already had the strength of the Innate realm. With the engagement set by the elders, we thought that when you both grew up, we would fulfill this engagement and make you Dao Companions."

"And then?"

Gu Qingchen already had a bad premonition in his heart. Could it be that he had encountered a protagonist from a broken-engagement trope?

And furthermore, was he the background villain for a broken-engagement protagonist?

"But Heaven does not grant people's wishes. Your grandfather and his sworn brother Ye Feifan went to the Luo Heavenly Dao Realm for training, but they both went missing. After the age of twelve, that girl Ye Qingxian suddenly lost her cultivation, turning from a Genius into a cripple overnight. Because of this, your mother kept insisting on breaking off the engagement."

Hearing this, Gu Qingchen's mouth twitched slightly.

A former Genius suddenly loses their cultivation, becomes a cripple, and then gets their engagement broken by a villain—this flavor is too authentic!

"Mother, when you sent people to break off the engagement, did she shout, 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully a young girl because she is poor'?"

"Does she have the confidence for that?"

Mother Gu sneered: "Even with her original talent, it didn't amount to much before our Gu Family; it was already considered marrying up, let alone after she became a cripple?

However, she did say something like, 'One day I will stand in front of Gu Qingchen personally and break off the engagement.' It's truly laughable."

"Mingzhi, watch your tongue."

Father Gu frowned, unable to listen any longer: "The little girl lost both her parents, then her only remaining relative went missing during training, and finally her own cultivation inexplicably disappeared. She has already suffered enough."

"..."

After hearing Father Gu and Mother Gu's words, Gu Qingchen didn't know what to say.

Parents died, grandfather went missing.

Cultivation disappeared, transformed from a Genius to a cripple.

And then, at such a moment, she was forced to have her engagement broken by people sent by his mother.

Good heavens, all the buffs are fully stacked!

If she can't become the protagonist of destiny, then who else would be qualified to be?

"Then, Mother, did you pay attention to her situation after the engagement was broken?"

"Who would pay attention to that?"

Mother Gu waved her hand and said: "After the engagement was broken, she had nothing to do with our Family. From then on, we were people of two different worlds and would never cross paths again. Wouldn't it be a waste of time to keep paying attention to her?"

"Ahem."

At this moment, Father Gu coughed twice: "Actually, I did have someone secretly look after her. It seems she can Cultivate again, and her cultivation has started to recover. That can be considered a good thing."

"Gu Longchi, why are you still looking after that girl?"

Mother Gu heard this and was immediately somewhat angry: "If she finds out and uses this to her advantage, shamelessly clinging to us again, what then?"

"That girl is not that kind of person."

"..."

Father Gu and Mother Gu were still arguing, but Gu Qingchen was already numb.

Ye Qingxian's cultivation has started to recover; this is the first step of a protagonist's rise.

He looked at his mother, his gaze somewhat strange.

"Could my mother in this life have some strange Physique, such as Protagonist's Enemy, Calamity Body, or Destiny Opener? Otherwise, how could she offend two protagonists of destiny in a row, while helping them walk their own paths of destiny?"

Thinking of this, he asked: "I heard that our Gu Family produced a Genius Female Cousin from the Clan who possessed the Momentary Divine Eye, but Mother, you arranged for people to gouge out her eyes and give them to Younger Sister?"

"This... is indeed true."

Hearing Gu Qingchen bring this up, Mother Gu's expression became somewhat unnatural.

Obviously, she knew that this matter was handled a bit excessively, but she did it for her own daughter to have a better future.

"Mother, you went a bit too far this time."

Gu Qingchen spoke bluntly: "I know that after I became the Reserve Holy Son of the Xuantian Holy Land, our Family's status in the Gu Family has greatly improved, and it is understandable for your style of conduct to be a bit domineering and unrestrained."

As he spoke, he lifted his eyes slightly, a proud smile appearing on his face: "After all, a mother gains status through her son!

If, after I have worked hard to Cultivate and become powerful, my closest people cannot be a bit domineering and overbearing, then wouldn't my power be in vain?"

"Brother is so domineering!"

Gu Familys Youngest Ancestor's eyes lit up upon hearing these words, and she clapped her little hands repeatedly.

But Father Gu and Mother Gu did not speak.

Because they knew that what lay behind these words from Gu Qingchen was the important part.

Sure enough, Gu Qingchen continued: "Being arrogant and domineering is not much of a flaw. Being ruthless and decisive in this world where the weak are prey to the strong can even be considered an excellent quality.

Using these to deal with enemies is naturally no problem, but using them on clan members, on relatives and friends, is inevitably a bit disheartening, don't you think?"

After hearing this, Luo Jinghong gave Gu Qingchen a surprised look.

She did not expect that Gu Qingchen, at such a young age, would have such a profound and mature understanding.

One must know that many people even after living for hundreds of years still live in confusion, acting like bullies towards those close to them, while being servile and begging for mercy when facing strong enemies.

Such people, Luo Jinghong despises the most.

"What you say makes sense!"

On the side, Father Gu also agreed very much after hearing these words.

He had originally disagreed with Mother Gu's method of exchanging eyes and had even tried to stop it, but who would have thought that he just went out to perform a Family mission and returned to find that Mother Gu had already done it.

"I understand."

After some deep thought, Mother Gu also nodded.

Actually, Father Gu had said similar things before, but not as thoroughly.

Furthermore, Father Gu was not a strong-willed person, so she hadn't taken it to heart.

But now that her greatest confidence, her greatest pride—her son Gu Qingchen—had said so, she naturally had to consider it seriously.

Seeing that his mother had really taken it to heart, Gu Qingchen smiled with satisfaction.

...

While Gu Qingchen was reuniting with his Family, the Xuantian Holy Master and others had already returned to the Holy Land.

And after calculation, in this trial, the team led by Gu Qingchen crushed Ye Wushuang's team by a margin of over a hundred times, without any suspense.

Furthermore, since Ye Wushuang was already practically crippled, and with this biggest competitor gone, the Holy Master directly announced that Gu Qingchen would become the next Xuantian Holy Son, and the Holy Son Coronation Ceremony would be held in three months.

After this news spread, it not only caused a huge uproar within the Xuantian Holy Land but also attracted the attention of many people throughout both the righteous and demonic paths.

Myriad Stars Continent.

Inside the Ziwei Holy Land, many Disciples were discussing this matter.

A young girl in a hurry was stunned after hearing this familiar name, her expression somewhat dazed.

"Gu Qingchen... has he already become the next Xuantian Holy Son?"