Chapter 85: Heavy Snow

The night grew darker, and the heavy snow covered all unnecessary colors, but it could not cover the haze in the hearts of the Huang family members.

Lu Ren's betrayal and the Third Miss's body not yet cold seemed to have dealt a heavy blow to this rising family, and the laughter of the past was gone.

Once it was dark, every room became quiet, with only the howling cold wind raging.

Huang Jin stepped through the ice and snow to push open the door, shook off the snow on his body, and then strode inside, saying to his Second Brother, Huang Ping: "Xu Yang is still unwilling to marry into the family, but he stated that if the Huang family needs it, he can withdraw from the Liu family."

Anger appeared in Huang Ping's eyes: "My Huang family is willing to marry off a noble daughter, yet he dares to refuse repeatedly. Does he think my Huang family's noble daughter is not good enough for him?"

He subconsciously ignored the part in Huang Jin's words about being able to withdraw from the Liu family at any time to repay the favor, only feeling that the Huang family's willingness to marry their daughter to Xu Yang was a supreme gift.

Huang Jin's brows furrowed. Xu Yang didn't even want the Liu family's daughter, so it wasn't that he looked down on the Huang family's women. His Second Brother's words clearly showed he felt the Huang family had spoken, and no matter what, Xu Yang had to obey.

Just like with Lu Ren before, they used favors to demand repayment, forcing things Lu Ren didn't want onto him, believing that as long as it was given by the Huang family, even if you, Lu Ren, didn't like it, you had to accept it.

Although it was mainly because Lu Ren had long harbored the desire to betray them, his Second Brother's methods of doing things were still problematic.

In his Second Brother's heart, whether it was Xu Yang or Lu Ren, they were still those starving lackeys and had not truly been treated as martial artists who had already grown up.

"Second Brother, he just doesn't want to get married; it's not that he looks down on our Huang family's women. I also feel it's not necessarily required to use marriage to bind him.

As for someone ungrateful like Lu Ren, even if they marry, so what? If you can't give him enough benefits, he will still abandon our Huang family.

I feel Xu Yang is still a person who knows gratitude and righteousness. We don't have to marry him to cultivate him; we can just provide support directly. If he remembers our Huang family's favor, he will naturally lean toward the Huang family..."

"No need to say any more!"

Huang Ping waved his hand to interrupt Huang Jin: "I didn't think much of him to begin with. He only has C-minus root bone. How much money would my Huang family have to throw in to cultivate him? It was only because you insisted repeatedly, thinking he was a talent worth molding, that I gave him a chance.

A thing that doesn't know how to appreciate kindness—there will be a time when he regrets it. If it weren't for that little bit of sentiment from back then, I wouldn't have looked at his talent at all."

"Second Brother..."

"Alright, you may go down. Tomorrow, release the news that our Huang family will once again select usable talents for cultivation. This time, I will personally oversee the selection of talents." ===== CHAPTER 86 =====