The City Lord's Mansion of Yong'an City.

In the antique-style room, the city lord and his daughter got into an argument.

"I won't marry him, I won't marry him, I won't marry him..." The city lord's daughter sat on the couch, arms crossed, eyes closed, looking very angry. "I, Kong Xinxin, would rather marry a street thug! Marry a beggar! I would never marry that good-for-nothing playboy with a flawed soul meridian!"

(Lü Fengxian & Song Yunxiang: "Achoo!")

That's right, this city lord's daughter is the very woman who is the nightmare that even the two overpowered individuals with great fortune avoid like the plague.

Her father was Kong Fan, the city lord of Yong'an City, who was 46 years old and at the mid-stage of the Earth Rank.

"Nonsense!" Kong Fan shouted angrily, his hands behind his back, not wanting to look at this rebellious daughter. "Without the old man's support back then, our Kong family wouldn't have the glory we have today. Besides, the marriage agreement between our two families was made twenty years ago! You can't just do whatever you want!"

After a pause, her anger subsided somewhat, and she continued, "Furthermore, I heard that Lü Fengxian made great contributions in the battle of Yuanding City and even became a disciple of the Star Soul General Lü Bu. That's why the Lü family is hosting a banquet tonight to celebrate and invited us to join them..."

"Hmph! So what!"

"Can he even compare to Brother Xun Xia?!" Kong Xinxin raised her head, her nostrils flaring, and adopted an arrogant attitude. "Do you know how hard Brother Xun Xia works?!"

At this moment, Xun Xia was under the surveillance of the Lü family's secret guards and was at risk of being killed at any time.

"Xun Xia?" The city lord's father was furious, his wrinkles deepening with anger. "What great future could a street urchin like him possibly have?!"

"Who said he's useless? He's the leader of the White Dragon Gang now!" Kong Xinxin opened her bright, 'blind' eyes, angry yet confident. "And he even secretly told me that he'll soon become the patron of Star Soul General [Cao Ren], in a month at most!"

"Even if that Lü Fengxian really is Lü Bu's protégé, with his lazy and spoiled personality, he definitely can't catch up with the hardworking Xun Xia!"

While she was speaking, all she could think about was that scoundrel.

"you……!"

The city lord's father was so angry at his rebellious daughter's nonsense that he was speechless. If he had gotten any angrier, he would have vomited blood on the spot.

Say something.

If these words reached Senior Sister Shangguan's ears, she would probably tear the person who said them to pieces.

"Hahaha! Fine, I won't marry you then!"

"Just the Lu family!!"

Just then, an extremely arrogant voice came from outside the door, startling the father and daughter inside.

"Father?" Kong Fan's expression was somewhat unpleasant.

"Grandpa?!" Kong Xinxin's face instantly lit up with joy.

Tread, step, step.

Suddenly, an elderly man with white hair and dressed in green appeared on the balcony, seemingly stepping through the air.

Kong Fan, gripping the balcony railing, looked somewhat dazed. "Dad, you're out of seclusion?"

"Wow! Grandpa, you can fly?!" Kong Xinxin crossed her arms in front of her chest, her joy and admiration undisguised. The thought of her 'powerful grandpa' supporting her made her smile brightly.

"Hahaha, Grandpa can't fly! Flying is the mark of a Saint-level expert... Grandpa just broke through the Heaven-level bottleneck and can barely manage to step through the air by using leverage..."

The speaker was named Kong Zheng, the head of the Kong family and the father of Lord Kong.

Early stage of the Heavenly Rank. (Just broke through, realm is unstable)

"Ah owe...ah owe!"

At this moment, Lü Fengxian came out of the study and sneezed several times in a row. "That damned Kong Xinxin, you must have been cursing me behind my back. If you weren't somewhat useful, I would have stabbed you to death with a halberd!"

"Heavenly Rank?!" Kong Fan exclaimed in shock.

Kong Xinxin stared wide-eyed at her with a look of adoration, "You've broken through to the Heavenly Rank?!"

"Hmm...hehehe..." Kong Zheng chuckled incessantly.

"Congratulations, Father, on breaking through the Heavenly Rank bottleneck!"

"Congratulations, Grandpa! Congratulations, Grandpa!"

tread.

"Hehehe, come on, let's talk inside!"

Kong Zheng landed on the eaves outside the balcony, his hands behind his back, exuding an air of strength.

"Grandpa, let me help you."

Back inside, Kong Xinxin helped Grandpa Kong to his seat, while Lord Kong simply stood to the side and politely said, "Father, please sit down."

He instructed the maid to pour tea and close the doors and windows.

"Grandpa, how does your current cultivation level compare to that of the old Marquis of the Lü family?" Kong Xinxin asked, fearing that her grandfather's cultivation level was not high enough to prevent the engagement from being broken off.

"Hmph, that old bastard Lü Zhongying is arrogant. He's been demoted here and has only reached the early stage of the Heaven Rank. I'm afraid that's his limit..." Kong Zheng stroked his beard, his eyes filled with unfounded confidence. "Although I've just broken through to the Heaven Rank, I'm confident that I can go toe-to-toe with the Lü family!"

There was nothing he could do; this old man Confucius only thought that old man Lü had been demoted by his superiors. He couldn't understand the true meaning of the phrase "his merits overshadowed the emperor" at all—he was just a frog in a well.

Pop, pop, pop.

"That's wonderful! Grandpa, come on, take us to the Lü family and break off the engagement!" Kong Xinxin excitedly massaged her grandfather's back, her excitement undisguised. "Anyone who disagrees, just beat them up!"

"Don't be ridiculous!" Kong Fan insisted on his opinion, arguing logically, "The Lü family is, after all, a prominent family from Tiandu City... even if they were demoted, it wasn't us..."

"Hey, Fan'er, you're mistaken!"

Unfortunately, Kong Zheng, being a frog in a well, wouldn't listen at all. "Actually... I heard your conversation just now, and I think Xin Xin and that Gou Xia are a good match! It would be more beneficial for our Kong family!"

“But he is just a commoner, while the Lü family…” Lord Kong persisted.

After seeing the old man hold up two fingers, he stopped talking.

“In our branch of the family, we only have one grandchild, Xin Xin. If she marries into the Lü family, it will only ensure our comfortable life for a few decades…” He then withdrew one finger.

After a pause, Kong Zheng continued, "But if she can find me a man who is a descendant of Cao Ren to be my grandson-in-law, not to mention a hundred years of wealth and honor, it wouldn't be impossible for her to even return to the Kong family in Zhongzhou and acknowledge her ancestors!"

"But...but...Lu Fengxian is the destined soul of Lu Bu, the Star Soul General!" Kong Fan insisted on his opinion, slamming his hands on the table. "That's the [Lu Bu] who rides the Heaven-Shattering Halberd, wields the Blazing Fire Dragon Steed, and is invincible, capable of taking on a thousand men with a single strike!"

Look, even the only sensible person is so angry that he's incoherent.

"This……"

Kong Zheng clearly hadn't anticipated this, but the words were already spoken, and his dignity as an early-stage Heavenly Rank expert wouldn't allow him to back down. He stubbornly retorted, "Now that I've broken through to the Heavenly Rank, I'm on par with the Lü family. A marriage alliance is merely icing on the cake..."

"But you just said that Xun Xia is an orphan. If we let him marry into our Kong family, and we invest resources in raising him... doesn't that make a lot of sense?"

"Father is confused!" Kong Fan retorted loudly. "This engagement cannot be called off! How do you know the Lü family only has superficial power? They're from Tiandu City... what kind of people can they be?"

Snapped!

"Fan'er, I am the head of the family, and I make the decisions in this household!"

Kong Zheng slammed his hand on the small tea table beside him, his pride as a Heavenly Rank expert not allowing him to take back his words. Helplessly, he asked, "Xin Xin, are you sure that Xun Xia kid is really Cao Rensu, the Star Soul General?!"

Kong Xinxin patted her chest and said, "Brother Xun Xia would never lie to me, I believe him!"

"What do you mean by 'absolutely won't lie'? What do you mean by 'trust'? That means he's not Cao Ren's chosen one yet! How dare you assume he'll definitely become one?!" Lord Kong lost his composure, his hands involuntarily gesturing with his voice. (This family is probably doomed...)

Snapped!

"Shut up, you unfilial son!" Old Master Kong, enraged, crushed the armrest of the chair beside him, then looked at Kong Xinxin behind him, "Hmph...hmph, are you confident that he will marry into our Kong family?"

"Well...of course...actually..." Kong Xinxin blushed, clutching her burning cheeks, and began to fidget, "Actually, Xun Xia and I have already...you're so annoying...Grandpa, please don't ask..."

"Hahaha, good!"

Overjoyed, Kong Zheng wanted to slam his fist on the table in celebration, but he missed. Looking at that 'rebellious son,' he let out a cold snort, then suddenly stood up. "Let's go! To the Lü family, to annul the engagement!"

PS: Some character settings may differ. For example, Lord Kong was persuaded by Old Master Kong in the original work, but not in this work, since this work is set on a different timeline.

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