The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"Pah! What's there to think about? You're a cripple, how dare you be worthy of my sister?!"

"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? What kind of toad are you!"

Hearing Zhao Tianming's condescending tone, Zhou Jingyi was the first to lose her temper and immediately jumped up to point her finger at him and start cursing.

Upon hearing this, a flash of anger crossed Zhao Tianming's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Forbearance!"

"My master said that I must not act impulsively, so I must be patient! Maybe... I can avoid annulment!"

Yes, Zhao Tianming didn't want to say anything about the odds being stacked against him, because he had no intention of breaking off the engagement!

She is Zhou Jingqi! The most talented girl in the Zhou Kingdom, with impeccable looks. Who knows, she might become an empress in the future!

Being the man behind the empress is a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

"Zhou Jingyi, you're still as feisty as ever!" Zhao Tianming said calmly. "Even if you were here today, I'm not afraid to tell you that I will not back out of this marriage!"

"Why won't you back out?!" Zhou Jingyi was furious. "Let me tell you, a piece of trash like you doesn't deserve my sister!"

"Haha, what makes me so great? It's because I'm Zhao Tianming!" Zhao Tianming unleashed his arrogant aura.

"enough!"

Zhou Jingqi stopped the two of them, then looked at Zhao Tianming and said, "I'll ask you one last time, are you going to call off the engagement or not?"

Zhao Tianming stared at Zhou Jingqi without saying a word.

After a long silence, he finally managed to utter, "Three years. Give me three years, and I will challenge you. If I lose, I will agree to annul the engagement; if I win..."

"Shut up!" Chen Xuan interrupted Zhao Tianming directly.

Damn it, what kind of three-year agreement are you playing with me for? You should develop properly for three years, grow stronger, and then come back to defeat Zhou Jingyi and win the heart of the beauty, by the way?

Sorry, I've already decided on this woman!

"Chen Xuan?" Zhao Tianming asked, puzzled.

"Chen Xuan?" Princess Gao asked, puzzled.

"Chen Xuan!" A glint flashed in the eyes of one of the princess's guards.

"Chen Xuan!!!" Zhou Jingyi was ignited. She had been searching for this thief for so many days, and she never expected to run into him here!

"Brother Tianming, you have truly disappointed me! How could you be so spineless! You even talked about a three-year agreement?! The engagement must be annulled! It must be annulled!"

He didn't mention a letter of divorce.

Hearing Chen Xuan's stern rebuke, Zhao Tianming was stunned, as were the rest of the Zhao family, Princess Gao, Zhou Jingqi, and Zhou Jingyi.

"Chen Xuan, what do you mean by this?"

“Brother Tianming, not to criticize you, but in my opinion, your three-year agreement is just a way to stall for time!”

Do you think you can turn things around? You know you can't! Three years from now, you won't even be able to beat the princess's guards, and you'll have no shame! Doing this will only bring greater disgrace to the Zhao family!" Chen Xuan criticized mercilessly.

The Zhao family members whispered among themselves, completely agreeing with Chen Xuan's statement. How dare Zhao Tianming, a cripple, compare himself to a princess who had already reached the Golden Core stage?

Three years? What a joke! If you run away by then, it'll be the Zhao family who loses face!

Even Zhao Weiwu and Zhao Yi thought Chen Xuan's words made sense.

"And I'm doing this for your own good. We cultivators should be courageous and diligent, forging ahead without hesitation. What need is there for a three-year agreement? Your behavior is that of a coward!"

Zhao Tianming's face turned pale and then red as Chen Xuan berated him, but he didn't know how to refute him.

"I, I can!" he exclaimed, his face flushed.

"What do you mean you can? Don't think that a piece of trash like you can defeat my sister. Even her current bodyguards could crush you with one hand!" Zhou Jingyi mocked.

“Princess Jingyi, please be kind with your words. Although my brother in prison has suddenly lost his cultivation, I believe that one day in the future, he will stand at the peak again!”

"You!" Zhou Jingyi glared at Chen Xuan angrily. Then her eyes darted around, as if an idea had come to her.

"Your name is Chen Xuan, right? My royal family isn't unreasonable. He wants a three-year agreement? That's not impossible! Let him defeat the guards my sister just summoned, and we'll give him three years!"

"Alright, it's a deal. Let her guard come out!" Zhao Tianming was overjoyed.

He never expected that things could turn around like this! If he could defeat that guard now, he would not only secure the three-year agreement, but also save face for the Zhao family—a win-win situation!

Chen Xuan was so angry that he put his hand to his head.

Damn it, Zhou Jingyi is such a terrible teammate, or rather, not even a teammate! Everyone was already getting into their rhythm, and then you say that, and we're back to square one!

A thousand times, a thousand times, I will tie you up and beat you a thousand times!

With his special abilities, how could Zhao Tianming possibly lose to a nobody?!

Seeing Chen Xuan's murderous gaze, Zhou Jingyi involuntarily trembled. However, considering that there were so many people present, she wasn't sure Chen Xuan would dare to bully her!

Zhou Jingqi frowned the entire time. She simply wanted to annul the engagement, but she didn't expect it to develop like this. However, as a member of the royal family, her word was law; she had to keep her promises, otherwise it would damage the royal family's reputation.

"You, come out!" Zhou Jingyi pointed directly at a guard hiding at the very back.

Chen Xuan looked in the direction Zhou Jingyi was pointing and was also stunned.

This person is none other than Qin Feng!

Even though this isn't the time he should be in, and he's changed most of the plot, he still showed up.

Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Qin Feng walked out openly.

"Senior brother, how have you been?" Qin Feng said through gritted teeth.

"Senior brother?" Everyone present was stunned.

"Why are you here? My dear son!" Chen Xuan's eyes were also cold; he no longer needed to pretend.

After his brief conversation with Han Wanqing, he realized that she cared more about him, so he was no longer worried that Qin Feng would have any backing. Given the opportunity, he would kill him directly.

"A big one?!" Everyone was even more stunned this time, some couldn't process it, and their CPUs were about to overheat.

"I see you are courting death!"

Qin Feng instantly flew into a rage, and with a leap of his feet, he charged toward Chen Xuan at lightning speed.

Zhou Jingyi and Gao Yueting were both terrified, especially Zhou Jingyi, who never expected this to happen!

Chen Xuan frowned slightly, about to use the experience card, but then felt that he could react to Qin Feng's attack.

Just as he was about to dodge, he found that a figure appeared in front of him even faster and caught Qin Feng's move. It was Zhao Weiwu.

"Young man, although you are from the Xuan Yang Sect, you are not someone you can act on arbitrarily in my Zhao family!"

Just kidding, Chen Xuan is the most important "strategic resource" of the Zhao family, so we have to keep a close eye on him and not let anything happen to him!