Chapter 40

He Lu followed Liu Shuang toward the foot of the mountain. Just as they left Hong Zun's cave dwelling, they happened to run into Xu Jie.

Seeing Liu Shuang and the others, Xu Jie took the initiative to greet them.

"Second Senior Sister, what is this...?"

"People from the Luoxia Sect, saying they have a marriage contract with a handyman disciple of my Divine Sword Peak and came to find Master to break off the engagement."

Liu Shuang replied indifferently. Hearing this, Xu Jie glanced at He Lu.

Facing Xu Jie, who was dressed in white and had an outstanding temperament, He Lu's face turned slightly red, and she lowered her head, shyly saying.

"He Lu has met Senior Brother."

Nodding casually, Xu Jie turned to look at Liu Shuang and said.

"Then let's go together, it's on the way."

Xu Jie intended to go to the kitchen. Although it was still early, there was nothing to do, so going to grab a spot wouldn't hurt.

Hearing this, Liu Shuang didn't object, and the three traveled together. But on the way, He Lu kept secretly sizing up Xu Jie.

This was a personal disciple of the Dao One Sect, truly a young talent. The future Dao companion of her, He Lu, must also be such a dragon among men.

He Lu thought secretly in her heart, but Xu Jie had no intention of paying attention to her at all.

When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, the dozen or so Luoxia Sect disciples who had come with He Lu were already waiting there.

They were inner disciples of the Luoxia Sect and naturally were not qualified to enter Hong Zun's cave dwelling, so they were directly arranged to rest in the guest rooms on the mountainside.

Now waiting for He Lu, everyone expressed that they wanted to go with He Lu, and even some disciples said unscrupulously.

"Senior Sister, rest assured, with us here this time, we will definitely make that kid know when to retreat."

"Exactly, a toad wanting to eat swan meat. How can a mere handyman disciple be worthy of Senior Sister He Lu?"

These disciples' words were full of disdain for Ye Changqing, but they didn't realize at all that this was the Dao One Sect's territory. In someone else's territory, in front of them, to humiliate a Dao One Sect disciple like this...

Even if it was just a handyman disciple, in the end, they were still people of the Dao One Sect.

Therefore, hearing these words, Liu Shuang snorted coldly, and a chill also emanated from her body.

Feeling a chill, the Luoxia Sect disciples realized they had said the wrong thing and closed their mouths one after another. He Lu even took the initiative to apologize.

"Senior Sister, please forgive us, they didn't mean that."

"Don't let me hear similar words again. Also, if you want to break off the engagement, you must provide compensation."

Hearing this, Liu Shuang looked coldly at He Lu. Originally, she didn't have any thoughts, but now, if He Lu wanted to break off the engagement, she had to provide compensation.

To this, He Lu nodded without hesitation.

"Senior Sister is right."

Ignoring these Luoxia Sect disciples, Liu Shuang continued toward the foot of the mountain, while the Luoxia Sect disciples behind her were all trembling with fear, not daring to say another word.

"I say, how come you are also managing these things?"

Xu Jie didn't care at all and walked side by side with Liu Shuang, asking casually.

"Master arranged it."

Liu Shuang naturally didn't want to deal with these things, but since Master had spoken, she had no choice.

"Alright, it's good that Master didn't call me."

Xu Jie expressed relief that Hong Zun didn't let him be responsible for this. Hearing this, Liu Shuang glanced at him unhappily. Was this guy gloating?

Along the way, the many Divine Sword Peak disciples around were all in a hurry, and some were even using movement techniques to travel.

Facing this scene, the Luoxia Sect disciples all felt strange. What was so urgent?

They naturally didn't know that these disciples were all rushing to the kitchen. This was still some time away from meal time; otherwise, when meal time approached, the scene of many disciples running wildly on the road would be truly spectacular.

It was simply like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their own magical powers.

Arriving at the handyman disciple area, Liu Shuang finally asked.

"What is that person's name?"

She had forgotten to ask who He Lu's marriage contract object was before, and only now remembered.

And some disciples passing by on their way to the kitchen, seeing Liu Shuang and the others, also stopped to watch curiously.

They saw at a glance that He Lu and the others were Luoxia Sect disciples and were curious about what they were doing at the Dao One Sect.

Through inquiry, they learned that they were actually here to break off an engagement, and the object was a handyman disciple.

Under the gaze of many Divine Sword Peak disciples, He Lu replied truthfully.

"Ye Changqing, a handyman disciple of the Divine Sword Peak kitchen."

It was originally a very normal answer, but once these words were spoken, Liu Shuang was stunned, as was Xu Jie, as well as the many outer and inner disciples of the Divine Sword Peak around them.

Each one was stunned on the spot. It wasn't until they came back to their senses that Liu Shuang continued.

"Your marriage contract object is Ye Changqing? You want to break off the engagement with him?"

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but He Lu always felt that Liu Shuang was colder than before, and in this cold aura, why did there seem to be a hint of killing intent?

Maybe she felt wrong, He Lu comforted herself constantly, while nodding and replying.

"That's right, my family and Ye Changqing's family are family friends, and the elders in the family set the marriage contract for the two of us when we were young."

"But now he is just a handyman disciple, and the marriage contract from back then seems to be a wrong choice now, so..."

He Lu wanted to explain clearly, but before she could finish, Liu Shuang interrupted directly.

"Shut up."

With the sound of her voice, one could see spiritual power fluctuations rising from Liu Shuang's body. At the same time, a cold force swept across the surroundings. The extreme cold made He Lu and the other Luoxia Sect disciples shiver.

Not knowing why Liu Shuang would suddenly be like this, the Luoxia Sect disciples were still confused. He Lu was just about to speak when Xu Jie, who was beside her, also narrowed his eyes, revealing a hint of danger in his eyes as he said.

"So it's Junior Brother Changqing. So you think Junior Brother Changqing is not worthy of you and want to unilaterally break off the engagement?"

Hearing Xu Jie's words, He Lu hadn't reacted yet and nodded subconsciously.

"After all, the gap in our identities now..."

She still wanted to explain, but the Luoxia Sect disciples beside her kept pulling on He Lu's sleeve.

To this, He Lu turned her head in dissatisfaction and whispered.

"What are you doing?"

Hearing this, the Luoxia Sect disciple gave a wink to the surroundings, signaling He Lu to observe the situation of the Dao One Sect disciples around them first.

Following this disciple's gaze, He Lu finally discovered that the many Dao One Sect disciples who had originally gathered around were now looking at their group with extremely unkind eyes.

It was as if there was some kind of grudge, and the coldness in their eyes made He Lu's heart sink, while she was also full of confusion.

What happened to these Divine Sword Peak disciples? Why did they suddenly become like this, as if she had a grudge against them?

She hadn't said anything just now, had she? She just talked about Ye Changqing.

The Luoxia Sect disciple beside her whispered.

"Senior Sister, is your fiancé really a handyman disciple?"