Chapter 47: Confronting the Broken Engagement: Xuancheng

He had never cared much about matters of love and lust, but this TanTai Yuer had secretly made a marriage pact with a branch-family younger brother—and still dared to flirt with other men.

Having done such an indecent thing, she wasn't satisfied; she must come to his door to break the engagement before she'd be content.

Such a woman made Jiang Chen feel sick—and he felt even more sympathy for this branch-family younger brother's plight.

He then recalled how, for the sake of Qianshan Sect, his dantian had been shattered, only to be further humiliated and ultimately expelled by the very sect.

New grudges and old resentments surged up all at once.

Qianshan Sect has humiliated a member of my Jiang family—how can this be tolerated?!

It was clear Jiang Chen was eager to go to Xuancheng's Jiang family.

Jiang Daoxuan turned to Jiang Hong beside him: "Let's go."

At these words, Jiang Hong snapped out of his daze and immediately led everyone away from the Jiang residence, heading toward Xuancheng.

Several days later.

Xuancheng.

A carriage moved through the city.

Inside the carriage sat a well-dressed man and woman.

"Yuer, when we arrive at the Jiang household, how do you wish to handle it?"

Kou Qing's eyes gleamed with obsession as he stared at the fair skin of the beauty before him, smiling casually.

Feeling his intense gaze, TanTai Yuer lowered her head in coquettish embarrassment: "At that time, we need only directly break the engagement. After all, my TanTai family and the Jiang family have had over a decade of friendship—Uncle Jiang and his family once treated me kindly. If we go too far now, I fear my conscience will not rest..."

Hearing this, Kou Qing's eyes flickered, a cold glint secretly flashing deep in his pupils: "If you wish to do this, I will follow your lead. But if the Jiang family proves ungrateful, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

"Don't act rashly—the Jiang family may be weak, but their main house is no trivial matter. If trouble arises, the Sect Master may reprimand you."

TanTai Yuer sensed the unease in Kou Qing's tone and quickly urged caution.

Hearing her concern, Kou Qing felt warmth stir in his chest.

He could not afford to lose face before his beauty—so he sneered dismissively: "Trouble? That's no trouble at all. Even if it's the main house of the Jiang family—what is it? Just a third-rate clan."

"If they're foolish enough to side with this branch family against us, ha! With Uncle Kun's strength alone, he can send them all to meet the King of Hell!"

"So what's there to fear in a family without even a Purple Mansion cultivator?"

"Come to think of it, their only talent was bought at great cost, bribing his way into our Qianshan Sect. If any of their clan members still studied here, I might grant the Jiang family a modicum of face—never punish the main house over this branch affair."

"But Jiang Chen's dantian is shattered—he's been expelled from the sect. This is a family with no talent, no Purple Mansion cultivators, no depth—what kind of worthless clan dares make my woman feel any caution?"

Hearing Kou Qing's bold words, TanTai Yuer blushed with shame.

She then thought of the uncle he mentioned—the middle-aged man driving the carriage.

He was the Sect Master's personal escort assigned to Kou Qing, possessing Second Layer Purple Mansion cultivation base. With such formidable power, annihilating the Jiang family would indeed be easy.

Thinking of this, TanTai Yuer's expression softened, and she couldn't help but feel pity for the Jiang family's fate.

Jiang Chen and Jiang Yan—two consecutive clan geniuses reduced to cripples. Such a fate was too tragic.

After the two in the carriage chatted for a while,

A booming voice suddenly rang from outside: "Young Master, the Jiang family has arrived."

Feeling the carriage halt, Kou Qing extended his right hand to pull open the window, letting sunlight spill inside.

He immediately extended his left hand, hovering before TanTai Yuer: "Come down with me."

Seeing this, TanTai Yuer hesitated.

After all, this was the Jiang family's front gate—if she walked down like this, what would others think?

But... with Kou Qing's noble status, he could utterly ignore all of it!

Thinking of this, her heart quickened with a strange thrill.

Without thinking, she extended her slender hand, letting Kou Qing take it.

Feeling the softness in his palm, Kou Qing smiled and led TanTai Yuer down from the carriage.

At the Jiang family's front gate stood over a dozen Jiang clan members.

Watching their intimate behavior, everyone's faces darkened, their hearts burning with fury.

But out of caution for Kou Qing's status, they could only curse silently under their breaths—"filthy couple"—and chose to look away and pretend not to see.

Noticing the Jiang family's reaction, Kou Qing burst into laughter, still refusing to release her hand: "Come, let's go inside and take a look."

As soon as he spoke, Kou Qing pulled TanTai Yuer past the crowd and strolled calmly into the Jiang family courtyard.

Until they reached the council hall.

Inside the hall, all the Jiang family's senior members had gathered.

Seeing Kou Qing and TanTai Yuer appear in such an indecent manner, the Jiang clan members erupted in uproar.

After all, Xuancheng's Jiang family had thrived here for over a hundred years—they had their own dignity.

But Kou Qing's actions were trampling their honor underfoot—should word spread, the Jiang family would become a laughingstock of Xuancheng!

At that moment, among the crowd,

A thin, black-haired youth stared at the pair openly entwined before everyone—his rage ignited instantly!

After becoming a cripple and accepting the cold reality, he had long since stopped troubling anyone.

He had even considered asking Grandfather Jiang Hongwen to break the engagement, to spare others from being burdened.

But their arrival to break the engagement—and this scene now—struck him like a thunderclap.

This was naked provocation—how could he endure it?!

Thinking that as a cripple, he had no hope left in this life, Jiang Yan stepped forward from the crowd to reclaim the family's dignity: "TanTai Yuer, I assume our engagement is still valid? What kind of propriety is this?!"

His unusually weak voice echoed through the hall, startling everyone present, who turned to look.

When they recognized the speaker as Jiang Yan, many Jiang clan members wiped cold sweat from their brows.

Those closest to Jiang Yan reached out, trying to pull him back.

Although they deeply agreed with Jiang Yan's words, with Qianshan Sect standing like a great mountain, speaking out such things would be a path to death.

At this moment, facing the questioning, Dantai Yuer dared not meet Jiang Yan's eyes, her heart trembling, and unconsciously pulled her jade hand free from Kou Qing's palm.

Feeling the movement in his hand, Kou Qing's expression darkened as he looked up at Jiang Yan.

After sensing him, upon realizing the man was a mere mortal with no cultivation base at all, he smirked, laughing bitterly with rage: "Hahahaha! A worthless fool with not a shred of cultivation dares to instruct me? How bold you are! Do you know what happens when you offend me?"