Chapter 514 - Wedding Banquet

Chapter 514 - Wedding Banquet

Chen Ruoyan and Liu Wuxie were young and knew little about romance. Hence, they couldn’t help but feel awkward after what had happened last night.

After taking a deep breath, Chen Ruoyan finally raised her head.

"Big Brother Liu, have you heard from Big Sister Jian yet?" she asked. It had been almost an entire day since they had last heard from her.

Liu Wuxie frowned. He took out a Communication Talisman and crushed it to transmit a message. However, even after five minutes, he still failed to get any response.

Chen Ruoyan suddenly had an ominous feeling. "Could she be in danger?"

Liu Wuxie frowned even deeper. It made no sense for Jian Xing'er not to respond unless she no longer had the Communication Talisman.

Just to be safe, Liu Wuxie decided to investigate.

"Let's pay the Jian Clan a visit."

If anything bad happened to Jian Xing'er, he wouldn’t even think twice about erasing the entire Jian Clan from the world.

The two quickly left the inn and inquired about directions to the Jian Clan. After following it, they stopped again to ask a middle-aged man for more information.

"Are you two attending the Jian Clan's wedding banquet too?" the middle-aged man asked in return, seemingly mistaking them as guests of a wedding banquet.

Liu Wuxie’s brows furrowed. "Wedding banquet?"

"Isn't the Jian Clan on the verge of decline? Why would they have a wedding banquet now?" Chen Ruoyan prodded.

They had learned from Jian Xing'er that the Jian Clan was struggling financially. Hence, they couldn’t help but feel that something was off with the information they had just gotten.

"You don't know? The Jian Clan is marrying off their daughter today!" the middle-aged man exclaimed. He seemed surprised that Liu Wuxie and Chen Ruoyan didn't know about such a big event when word about it had been spreading since last night.

Although the Jian Clan wasn't prominent in the city, they couldn't be underestimated.

"Marrying their daughter?" Chen Ruoyan exchanged a look with Liu Wuxie. A foreboding feeling clawed into their hearts.

Jian Xing'er had mentioned that she was the only daughter of the Jian Clan.

"Thank you!"

The two swiftly vanished. They headed straight for the Jian Clan to prevent Jian Xing'er from falling into a hellhole. Upon reaching it, they quickly noticed the red lanterns decorating the Jian Clan’s entrance for the celebration and the large number of guests entering its premises one after another.

Even the Azure Mountain City's merchants and shop owners came to offer their congratulations and gifts.

"Congratulations, Patriarch Jian!"

Standing at the entrance with a red flower on his chest, Jian Botong greeted everyone who came to attend. "Thank you! Thank you!"

After exchanging pleasantries, the guests followed the path into the Jian Clan's main hall. As they walked, some of the merchants began having a discussion among themselves.

"The Jian Clan is lucky to have such a beautiful daughter to offer in a marriage alliance with the Teng Clan. They'll be thriving again in just a few days."

"I heard that the Jian Clan owes the Teng Clan a huge debt. They're not marrying their daughter off; they're selling her!"

Many people looked down on the Jian Clan. However, they maintained smiles because the Jian Clan had now secured the Teng Clan as a powerful backer.

Jian Botong could naturally hear the gossip, but he pretended not to hear them. The main hall was bustling, and he was already too busy entertaining their guests.

Jian Xing'er stiffened at the touch. Tears streamed down her cheeks and dropped on her shoes.

Jian Botong slammed his hand on the armrest and shot up on his feet in anger. "Liu Wuxie, you’re trespassing into the Jian Clan’s premises! Who do you think you are to disrupt this wedding banquet? You're welcome to attend the wedding, but if you’re here to cause trouble, know that the Jian Clan doesn't fear you!"

With the Teng Clan supporting him, Jian Botong felt that he had nothing to fear. It did not matter that Liu Wuxie was a disciple of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion. They were at the Azure Mountain City! Not even the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion's sect master could interfere with this wedding banquet!

"You’d be long dead if only you weren’t her father. You imprisoned your daughter, and now you’re forcing her to marry someone she doesn't love! You do not deserve her!" Liu Wuxie growled, showing not even an ounce of respect for Jian Botong.

He had been suppressing his anger and murderous intent since yesterday. The only way he could vent now was by spilling blood. However, they were faced with Jian Xing'er's clan. He had to endure it even if he had ten thousand reasons to kill.

Teng Zijun released his Heavenly Dipper Realm aura in an attempt to crush Liu Wuxie. "You're too arrogant, Liu Wuxie. What makes you think you can do whatever you want just because you're a disciple of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion? This is my wedding! If you don’t leave now, don’t blame me for being impolite!"

He had always wanted to kill Liu Wuxie, but he had not expected him to walk right into his hands today.

"Get lost!" With a wave of his hand, Liu Wuxie created a gust of wind, blasting Teng Zijun into a pillar in the hall.

As everyone in the hall was thrown around and backed into a corner, several experts from Teng Zijun’s party charged toward Liu Wuxie. One of them had reached the Heavenly Phase Realm, while two were at the pinnacle of the Heavenly Dipper Realm.

"You are courting death, you brat! How dare you harm our young master!"

Waves of terrifying energy swept out, blasting the tables to the side. Since Chen Ruoyan's cultivation was only in the Heavenly Dipper Realm, she had no choice but to step back.

"Die!" Liu Wuxie roared as his murderous intent surged. He knew he couldn't intimidate these people unless he took a few lives today.

He tapped the three men with his finger, freezing them into ice sculptures. Not even a cultivator in the Heavenly Phase Realm could withstand one of his attacks.

Shocked by his strength, the crowd erupted into an uproar. Meanwhile, Jian Botong turned pale with fright and fell into the chair.

Trembling in fear, the youth beside Jian Botong and the middle-aged woman threw himself into his mother's arms. "Mother, I'm scared!"

The middle-aged woman beside Jian Botong stood up and started cursing Jian Xing'er.

"I already said she's bad luck! Today should have been a festive occasion for the Jian Clan, but she brought nothing but trouble instead!"

At that moment, Chen Ruoyan slapped the middle-aged woman so hard that it echoed and left a handprint on her cheek.

Liu Wuxie wouldn't hit women, but the same could not be said for Chen Ruoyan.

"Y-You dared hit me?!" the middle-aged woman stammered in shock.

"You deserve to die for abusing Big Sister Jian."

Chen Ruoyan knew what the Jian Clan had put Jian Xing'er through. This was the vicious woman who nearly killed Jian Xing'er when she was young and only gave her rotten leftovers to eat. She was also the one who forced Jian Xing'er to leave the Azure Mountain City.

With the Teng Clan's people subdued, Jian Botong no longer dared to make a scene. After all, if not even a cultivator in the Heavenly Phase Realm could stop Liu Wuxie, then no one could.

Although he was the Jian Clan’s strongest, his cultivation was only in the upper levels of the Heavenly Dipper Realm.

Liu Wuxie walked over to Jian Xing'er. She no longer needed to stay in the Jian Clan.

"Come with me," he softly said.

However, at that moment, Jian Botong laughed, catching everyone by surprise.

"Did you think I forced her, Liu Wuxie? She agreed to the wedding on her own accord!" he exclaimed, confusing everyone.