Why did you provoke her? Even Heaven itself is afraid of her.

"Let's go see what they're up to."

A large crowd gathered in front of the Ling family's house.

The Ling family members all seemed dissatisfied with the people the Zhou family had brought.

"Zhou Xun, what do you want with so many people you've brought to my Ling family?"

"Patriarch Ling, how have you been? I'm sure you know why I'm here today, so let's not waste any more words."

"Patriarch Ling, as you know, my daughter has now been accepted as a disciple by the Sect Master of the Beacon Fire Sect. She is destined for greatness in the future. As for Ling Xianzi..."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Ling Xiao, his eyes filled with contempt.

His unfinished words were self-evident.

"Therefore, the engagement between the two is hereby called off."

Ling Yongchang's hands, hidden in his sleeves, clenched involuntarily as he suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Dad, why are you wasting your breath talking to them?"

A young girl walked out from the crowd.

This person is Zhou Min.

“Uncle Zhou, Min’er has now been accepted as my father’s personal disciple, and her future is limitless. The small Ling family is really not good enough for my junior sister. Why bother talking so much nonsense to them?”

The man next to Zhou Min spoke up.

This person was none other than Shao Feng, the young sect leader of the Feng Huo Sect.

His tone was exceptionally smug.

They completely disregarded the Ling family.

For him, dealing with the Ling family was easier than crushing a reptile.

“Senior brother is right, Father. The Ling family is not the same as it was back then. Why waste words with them?”

The Ling family used to have some power.

They always provided her with resources for her cultivation.

But after Ling Xiao's cultivation level inexplicably decreased, they stopped providing her with resources and used them all to replenish Ling Xiao's strength.

If it were still the same genius Ling Xiao from before, that would be fine.

But now, no matter how many resources you give Ling Xiao, it's all in vain.

It's better to give it to her.

If Ling Xiao's cultivation hadn't regressed, she would have been truly reluctant to part with her fiancé.

After all, she had never seen anyone more handsome than Ling Xiao.

Eye candy.

Zhou Min didn't even consider that the Ling family's resources were naturally for the Ling family members to use, and she hadn't even entered the Ling family yet.

It's already quite good that we can give her some resources.

A typical ingrate.

"Zhou Min, you really are an ungrateful wretch. You must have taken a lot of benefits from our Ling family over the years, right? I'd like to ask you, what kind of face did you use to take them?"

Seeing Zhou Ming repeatedly insult the Ling family, Ling Xiao could not remain calm no matter what.

He finally saw through her disgusting true colors.

He suddenly felt fortunate that he hadn't paid much attention to love and romance over the past few years, focusing all his energy on cultivation.

It won't be too embarrassing.

He didn't need to give the Zhou family any face.

"Ling Xiao, you're asking for death."

Zhou Min glared at Ling Yun through gritted teeth. Enraged, she was about to attack Ling Xiao, but the latter showed no fear whatsoever.

"Junior sister, why bother getting angry with someone like this?"

As she spoke, she looked Ling Xiao up and down.

Neither men nor women like people who are better looking than themselves.

"I've heard that the young master of the Ling family is exceptionally intelligent and gentle, but seeing him today is truly disappointing. To say such harsh words to a woman is rather petty."

"Likewise, I've also witnessed the style of the Beacon Fire Sect. Those who know the sect think you two are very close, but those who don't might think that you, as the young sect leader, are so shameless as to seduce women who are already engaged."

So what if they are from the Beacon Fire Sect? What does it matter if they lose their lives if they bully someone from the Ling family?

He will let the world know that no matter how bad the Ling family is, no one can trample on them.

"Ling Xiao, stop slandering my senior brother. Blame yourself. You can't be unaware of the principle that the strong survive in this world, can you? We are not on the same path. If you really feel wronged, we can fight in the arena."

“Zhou family girl, you know my son Ling Xiao’s situation, yet you still insult him like this. Do you really think our Ling family has no one left?”

Upon hearing this, Ling Yongchang angrily retorted.

"Zhou Min, always leave yourself a way out. Don't go too far. Fortune changes every thirty years. Don't underestimate a young man's potential."

Seeing Zhou Min's aggressive and repeated insults, Ling Xiao was furious.

"What a wise saying, 'Never underestimate a young man's potential'! This is how the Ling family should act."

A girl's voice reached everyone's ears.

Everyone searched everywhere for the owner of the voice.

Then, a figure descended from the sky.

The person who arrived was none other than Ling Yun.

Seeing the stunning beauty of the girl before him, the young sect leader of the Beacon Fire Sect revealed his greed.

Zhou Min noticed his change and glared at the girl who had appeared, her face full of jealousy.

"If I heard correctly, you want Ling Xiao to have a match with you in the arena, is that right?"

"Who are you? What's it to you?"

Zhou Min had never hated anyone so much.

"Are you Yun'er?"

When Ling Yongchang saw who it was, he was just showing deep affection for his son, but the next moment he pushed Ling Xiao aside and walked in front of Ling Yun, looking extremely excited.

Seeing the old man in front of her acting all excited like an elder meeting a junior, she really couldn't take it anymore.

Fearing he might suddenly hug her in a moment of excitement, she quickly stepped back.

"Um, I know you're excited, but please don't get excited yet."

"Okay, okay, Uncle, don't get excited."

But he didn't look like he wasn't excited at all, so Ling Yun had nothing to say. As long as he didn't suddenly hug her, she would kick him away.

"Are you really Yun'er's cousin?"

Hearing Ling Xiao's question, Ling Yun silently rubbed his forehead.

Forgive me, forgive me, the original owner of this body has really not seen the Ling family for far too long. Look at the shocked expressions on the faces of the Ling family members when they see her, she doesn't even want to answer.

"Are you a member of the Ling family?"

The young sect leader of the Beacon Fire Sect was somewhat surprised, as he had never heard of the Ling family having such a beauty.

"Miss Zhou, you haven't answered my question yet: are you going to compete or not?"

She didn't want to get her hands dirty with the trash, so she simply ignored it.

When she first entered the Ling family, she heard that there was another young lady in the Ling family who was as beautiful as a fairy, but she left the Ling family early and never returned.

She initially thought it was just the Ling family spreading rumors.

"You want to compete with me?"

"No, no, no, it was Ling Xiao who competed against you. After all, it was he who was engaged to you, not me."

"Yun'er, no!"

As soon as Ling Yun made the suggestion, Ling Yongchang immediately refused, without blaming her. He figured she had been away from home for too long and was unaware of the Ling family's situation.

"Are you serious?"

Zhou Min was somewhat surprised; it seemed that the Ling family wasn't entirely united after all.

"Here, this is the contract for the duel. Sign it, and we'll be at odds over life and death."

Ling Yun's decisive action truly stunned everyone present.

When did she prepare the contract?

"Yun'er, don't be silly."

Ling Yongchang immediately tried to snatch the contract from Ling Yun's hand, but unfortunately he failed.

"So? Sign or not?"

"Sign it, I hope you won't regret it."

She came today intending to force Ling Xiao to compete with her by threatening to annul the engagement, so that he would never be able to hold his head up in front of everyone again, and so that the Ling family would avoid the Zhou family whenever they saw them in the future.

"Hmm, not bad, that's straightforward. So, what about you? Are you willing to give it a try?"