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The people of Yao Family all followed Zhou Yiqun's gaze and looked over, and only then did they notice the desolate middle-aged man.

The man smiled, then stood up and walked a few steps towards the crowd. Only now did his blurry face become very clear under the light of the Night Pearls.

Yao Tianheng frowned slightly. It was obvious that he had never seen this person before.

However, that person naturally exuded a gentle and gentle aura that made it impossible for people to dislike him.

If Luo Hao was here, he would definitely be shocked, because this was the Lai Rufeng that he had met before in Green Vine Town.

"Mister Yao, Clan Head Zhou."

Lai Rufeng cupped his fists and bowed to the two.

Yao Tianheng nodded.

"Today, I have received the invitation of Clan Head Zhou to act as the witness to this marriage contract. It is truly a blessing of three lifetimes for me …"

To be fortunate in three lifetimes naturally referred to the previous life, the current life, and the next life.

How could such a thing not be serious? This man had an unfathomable cultivation, to be able to make such a person say such words, what exactly was his relationship with Zhou Yiqun?

Yao Tianheng suddenly asked.

For some reason, even though Yao Family was clearly here to propose marriage today, from start to finish, the people from the Yao Family did not say much.

To the ancient cultivator families like the Zhou and Yao Family, getting engaged was extremely important.

The wedding was the beginning, the marriage proposal was the ceremony, and they all leaned forward to end it.

Among them, the witness is essential and very important.

Of course, the Zhou family was very happy to be part of this marriage, and the patriarch of the Yao Family was also very happy. From all angles, this marriage seemed to be reasonable, and everyone had their expectations.

However, no one had considered whether or not Zhou Xueying was willing.

In the eyes of outsiders like Lai Rufeng, for the young master of the Yao Family to be born with such a family, the wealth of the Yao Family and the talents of the Zhou family to be able to come under the tutelage of the heavens at such a young age, was simply a match made in heaven.

The etiquette of the Lingxiao Kingdom was somewhat complicated. The Yao Family took out the marriage certificate, and the witness read it out in front of the crowd. Then, after going through a series of customary etiquette, the engagement entered its final step — tearing the marriage certificate.

This custom seemed undesirable to outsiders, so why did the engagement tear up the marriage contract?

This was actually a tradition in the Lingxiao Kingdom. Ripping the marriage contract meant that the marriage had already been set in stone, and no one could go back on their word.

And this part was given to the witness to do.

Lai Rufeng looked at the crowd, and raised the marriage certificate in his hands high up in the air.

That marriage certificate was definitely much harder than paper, but it was no different from paper in Lai Rufeng's hands. As long as his hands moved, he could easily tear the marriage certificate into two pieces.

But at this moment, a crunching sound could be heard.

The doors to the tightly shut main hall were pushed open.

A cold wind blew in from the night.

A lady dressed in a long skirt appeared in front of everyone. If that was not Zhou Xueying, then who was it?

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhou Xueying. Since ancient times, when parents order matchmakers to arrange marriages for their children, it would mostly be managed by their parents. However, during an engagement ceremony, it was not appropriate for the parties involved to appear.

Therefore, everyone was very surprised.

"Xue'er, why are you here?"

Zhou Yiqun suddenly stood up.

Zhou Xueying, however, did not reply. Her eyes were fixated on the marriage agreement in Lai Rufeng's hands, and she slowly walked over.

Everyone's gaze followed her footsteps.

The young woman who came with Lai Rufeng looked at Zhou Xueying with a deeper meaning. As a woman, she seemed to be able to understand something from Zhou Xueying, and his gaze immediately turned to one of sympathy.

"Xue'er."

Zhou Yiqun called out again.

Zhou Xueying was startled for a moment, then looked at Zhou Yiqun with a glimmer in his eyes.

"Father, I …"

With another crunch, the front door of the hall was completely pushed open.

"Xue'er, the fish you kept in the pond of the fake mountain is dead."

Zhou Chuanning said while standing at the door.

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Xueying turned around, and then, she froze in place.

A fish was naturally not a real fish, because she knew that there had never been a fish in the small pond before, so a fish naturally referred to Luo Hao.

The two siblings' gazes met. They had grown up together, so naturally, they knew each other very well. Zhou Xueying could also read everything he wanted to say from Zhou Chuanning's gaze.

Because of your thoughts, that youth was killed. If you continue talking, more people will die.

This was the message that Zhou Chuanning wanted to convey.

Zhou Xueying understood, so she did not continue speaking. She bowed towards the crowd, and in the end said nothing. After that, she turned around and retreated, her footsteps becoming faster and faster.

Zhou Xueying's body was not in the darkness of the night. Following the footsteps of the remnant light, the tears that she did not shed earlier in the hall had finally fallen.

As his gaze was fixated on the small pond, there was nothing by his side. Luo Hao's figure had long since disappeared.

She turned her head to look at the night sky. This time, it wasn't as if she didn't see anything. She saw a black shadow in the night sky, but it would eventually disappear into the night, leaving nothing behind.

"I'm sorry."

Zhou Xueying spat out these three words in a sobbing tone.

In the same place, the same words, "I'm sorry."

They come from different people, and the same is true of all of them.

"I'm truly very sorry. When I came back this time, I originally wanted to break off the engagement, but in the end, I didn't succeed. The most important thing is that I haven't told you the true reason why I wanted to end the engagement."

"I don't want to marry that person because he is not an alcoholic, but because I already have someone I like. Although he doesn't have a family that has thousands of connections, he understands me very well. Although I still don't know his real name, but I do know that his name is South Lord."

"I don't like him. The person I like is Young Master Nan."

That was the real reason.

Like a person is a kind of feeling, not like a person is a fact, the facts are easy to explain, but the feeling is hard to put into words.

These words reminded her of her own regret. She regretted not saying those words just now.

In the dark night, one's mind was at its weakest, and one's heart was also at its craziest.

Hence, the image of the Young Master Nan appeared in Zhou Xueying's mind.

However, no one can start over from the past, but anyone can start from the present and write a completely different ending.

Although Zhou Xueying suddenly appeared and stopped the ceremony, it did not stop.

In the end, the marriage contract was torn into two, and the Zhou and Yao Family took care of half each.

Zhou Yiqun thanked the crowd once again, the joy on his face was clearly shown, and when Zhou Chuanning saw this scene, he felt a bit of pain.

"I wonder how that girl is doing."

Zhou Chuanning thought.

"Tomorrow is the match between Xiao Ya and Qin Ya. I wonder how Sir Leica is preparing?"

After the engagement was over, Lai Rufeng returned to his seat and stopped smiling as he asked Lai Rufeng.

"About this, you have to ask my disciple."

Lai Rufeng turned and looked at the man and woman by his side.

Zhou Yiqun laughed, then said: "Cloud Sect has always been hidden from the world, even I never expected that you all would represent Senior Xiao Ya in battle this year."

Yao Tianheng was slightly startled, this man was actually from the Cloud Sect!

From the way he spoke, Yao Tianheng guessed that he should be Cloud Sect's Sect Leader.

Although the Cloud Sect couldn't compare to the three great families, they were still quite famous in the entire Lingxiao Kingdom. Adding that they had been hidden from the world for the past few years, it added a touch of mysteriousness to it.

No wonder the Zhou family was so polite to him.

Lai Rufeng laughed.

"A few years ago, that Senior Xiao Ya fancied my disciple and passed down the secret technique to him, that was the fortune of my Cloud Sect, but I think that Senior Qin Ya's disciples are not ordinary people, I am afraid that my two disciples will suffer."

"Mr. Leica is too modest."

Zhou Yiqun laughed.

"Are you the Sect Leader of the Cloud Sect?"

Just then, Yao Tianheng asked.

Lai Rufeng laughed without saying a word.

Silence is acquiescence.

Although Yao Tianheng's guess was not far, but at the moment, seeing Lai Rufeng's expression, he could not help but be shocked.

"Where's Xu Huai and that old fogey?"

Finally, the Great Clan Elder from the Yao Family opened her mouth and said her first sentence.

Everyone was stunned for a moment. This sentence came rather suddenly, and most importantly, during the engagement ceremony, the old man had not said a word.

"He traveled around many years ago."

Lai Rufeng's answer was very straightforward, concise, but also very respectful.

One must know that there were very few old monsters like him in Lingxiao Kingdom.

When the Grand Elder of the Yao family heard this, he did not continue asking and only nodded slightly. His wrinkled face revealed a hint of regret.

Some people in the Zhou Mansion were happy, some people were worried.

In a restaurant, a certain youth was feeling both happy and worried.

Yao Shisan was originally very happy to open the door to Luo Hao's room, but he did not expect that the room was empty and not a single person.

"This kid went there?"

Yao Shisan looked around, the bedding on the bed were all neatly arranged, the tea in the cup was already cold, but there was still seventy percent of the tea in the cup.

"Did something happen to him? "You're in such a hurry. You didn't even finish your tea before leaving."

"Forget it, this kid is really dishonest. He said that he would go drink, yet he ran away without even telling me."

With that, Yao Shisan waved his sleeves and walked out.

In the bronze mirror on the wall, he could see the bustling night scenery of Xitang through the window.

However, after a while, the scene in the mirror changed to two people.

"Dad, there's no turning back anymore?"

The one who spoke was Yao Shisan, who had just returned to his room and the middle-aged man sitting opposite of him was naturally Yao Tianheng.

"I was in the Zhou Mansion just now, and I really didn't know how to start. Who would have thought that your grandfather would actually send the Great Elder along."

"Could it be that Grandpa already knows that I want to end the engagement?"

"I'm not sure. It should be close!" Otherwise he wouldn't have ordered you to be grounded. "

Yao Shisan glanced at his father, and his face no longer had the color of a day dog.

"I think we should forget about it! The marriage between you and Zhou Xueying was set by your grandfather and the Zhou Family Patriarch back then.

Yao Tianheng shook his head.

"But I don't want to marry her."

"I know."

"I like Miss Li."

"I know."

"But, you don't even know her real name, where are you going to find her?"