Confined to one's home at the start, studied for ten years, and became a saint and ancestor.

"Little sister, why didn't you let me know you were coming back today?!"

In the end, it was Chu Baoshan who asked the first question.

"However, their return is also timely."

"Your birthday is in a few days, but you're at the Lingxi Holy Sect, so I can't go over to celebrate with you. Now's the perfect time, wait a moment, I have a generous gift for you!"

As he spoke, his eyes turned to Lu Xiaobai.

Clearly, the generous gift he was referring to was Lu Xiaobai.

"Alright, brother, I'll handle my own problems. Don't make a fuss."

The girl in mid-air gently shook her head, her voice clear and cold.

These words immediately displeased Chu Baoshan.

What do you mean by telling him not to mess around?

If my own older sister had said that, I wouldn't have said it.

These words of advice came from her own younger sister.

With so many people present, Chu Baoshan felt he was losing face.

If Chu Dai'er weren't his younger sister, and even more favored than him, and most importantly, if he really couldn't beat her, he would have given her a good talking-to.

Even Chu Baoshan has his pride, you know.

He had originally planned to give his sister a generous gift, but being spoken to like that naturally made him feel very upset.

"Little guy, you must be Lu Xiaobai!"

Three figures descended from mid-air, the one in the middle being a middle-aged woman.

She looked at Lu Xiaobai and spoke.

"Yes."

The other party spoke quite politely, and Lu Xiaobai nodded in response.

"I know about your relationship with Dai'er. It was your elders who arranged the engagement without your knowledge!"

"The rules of marriage arranged by parents and matchmakers are the norms of ordinary people. For us cultivators, these rules are dross and a limitation on our own path!"

"Cultivators should aspire to the Great Dao. Deciding on such matters too early is an obstacle to one's own path of cultivation!"

"Moreover, this was decided by our elders without even asking for your opinions, which makes it an even greater obstacle for you."

The middle-aged woman spoke first.

After saying all that, although the final matter had not yet been discussed.

But those present already knew what she meant.

It was obvious that Chu Dai'er had brought her sect elders to break off the engagement.

Upon hearing this, Chu Baoshan was no longer angry and immediately became happy.

He originally thought that his younger sister was out of her mind and had really fallen for Lu Xiaobai.

In hindsight, he was overthinking things.

That's true. Someone like Lu Xiaobai would never be interested in her own arrogant younger sister.

Although my younger sister has always been very well-behaved since she was little.

But Chu Baoshan, who grew up with her, knew very well that she was a very proud person.

Their standards are too high. Not to mention Lu Xiaobai, they haven't even given a second glance to their peers in the Great Zheng Dynasty.

He doesn't even respect his own brother.

When she occasionally comes home, she acts more like an older sister than her own sister.

To be honest, if it weren't for his grudge against Lu Xiaobai, he even thought that if his sister could actually be with that good-for-nothing Lu Xiaobai, maybe it would temper her arrogance.

Of course, this is just wishful thinking.

Compared to his sister, he looked down on Lu Xiaobai even more, or rather, he had more objections to Lu Xiaobai.

If Lu Xiaobai were to get together with his sister, it would naturally be a blow to her, but for Lu Xiaobai, it would be the most wonderful thing.

If that's the case, he should be upset.

"So what do you mean, senior?!"

Lu Xiaobai remained calm.

Although Lu Xiaobai had some expectations for the inexplicable marriage, they weren't many.

Most importantly, he had nine such engagements.

As for Chu Dai'er, with his youthful mind, his eyes would indeed light up when he saw her, but that was all.

Furthermore, when the other party appeared, he felt that their arrival was not simple, and he already had some guesses in his mind.

Now, it's simply a case of speculation coming true.

"Your elders have said that if you are too young and don't understand, any objections to your engagement are invalid!"

"But now, you're eighteen and an adult, and in a few days, Dale will also be eighteen. So, it's time for you two to make your own decisions about your own affairs!"

"Dair is focused on cultivation, solely for the eternal path; it is not appropriate for her to be preoccupied with romantic love at this stage."

"So, the reason I brought her here is to tell you that this engagement should be called off!"

The middle-aged woman spoke as if she were negotiating, but her tone at the end left no room for argument.

These words immediately perked up the onlookers.

They had some guesses when the middle-aged woman first spoke.

Unexpectedly, the guess came true; they really did come to cancel the engagement.

Putting everything else aside, those young talents all had shining eyes.

Now that the engagement has been called off, they have a chance.

Although the middle-aged woman said that Chu Dai'er wanted to pursue Taoism and that's why she didn't want the marriage.

But they felt that this was just an excuse.

It's simply that she looks down on Lu Xiaobai.

Different people say different things.

When facing Lu Xiaobai, she was single-mindedly pursuing the Great Dao; when facing them, she simply wanted a place to belong.

They all felt that their opportunity had arrived.

Chu Dai'er's problem is more than just her looks.

If it were just a matter of appearance, all the young talents present come from wealthy and powerful families; they could have as many as they wanted.

But Chu Dai'er is different; she has talent that can help them on their future paths.

This is the real reason why they are jealous of Lu Xiaobai and want to replace him.

To be honest, Lu Xiaobai never intended to force this marriage.

Even if, because of his youthful infatuation, he didn't object to seeing Chu Dai'er's appearance and talent, that was all.

He can accept it even if others don't want it.

However, this depends on the situation. If the other party contacts him privately and the two talk things out, they can part ways amicably.

He asked himself, even if it were him, if he were to be inexplicably engaged to someone he had never loved and who was also in poor condition, he would have other thoughts in his mind.

The key issue is that this time, Chu Dai'er came with her elders from her sect in a grand manner, and she said this in front of so many people.

In this situation, even if he agrees and acts nonchalantly, he will still be criticized.

Most importantly, this was a marriage arranged for him by his grandfather.

But he was unable to protect her, which made Lu Xiaobai even angrier.

"The engagement was arranged by our elders, but of course, if we're not a good match, we can certainly discuss it ourselves!"

"However, that's still a normal discussion!"

Lu Xiaobai said stiffly.

"What do you mean?!"

"You don't want to?!"

"Don't worry, it was my idea to break the contract. I will compensate you. This spatial ring contains my gains from the Lingxi Holy Sect over the past year. As long as you agree to the request to annul the engagement, that will be your compensation."

Upon hearing Lu Xiaobai's words...

Chu Dai'er thought that Lu Xiaobai would not agree to the request to annul the engagement, so she hurriedly stepped forward and took out a spatial ring.