Over The World, Beyond Heaven

After Zheng-Fu and Su-Ying-Er followed the Demon's Hill City Governor to sit at the table, gossip started again. Of course, the topic was about Zheng-Fu. It was a very rare occurrence that not only was he not punished for his guardian's assault on the City Governor's confidant commander, but he also received more favor and attention from the City Governor.

Normally, the Demon's Hill City Governor was a very decisive person. He took good care of his subordinates. Whoever dared to hurt his people, he never let them off the hook. However, this time, Zheng-Fu was safe and nothing happened to him. This made everyone want to know more about Zheng-Fu's identity. But no matter how they sent people to investigate, all they got was his general information. There was no important information that could reveal his identity.

At Mou Clan's sitting area...

Glag! Glag! Glag!

"What the hell! Why did this happen? Why didn't that bastard get hurt? And who are those two guardians?!"

At a dining table in the area reserved for the Mou Clan, a young man was sitting there biting his nails and talking to himself like a madman after he saw Zheng Fu clearly. Because he and Zheng Fu had a grudge before.

Ren-Yang!

"What's wrong with you? Why are you acting so disgusting? Stop doing such crazy things and behave yourself, or you'll surely be punished!"

Another young man sitting near Mou-Ren-Yang noticed his unusual behavior, but he did not know why the young man was doing that. If that was their place, he would not care. But that was the City Governor's banquet, so he had to remind Mou-Ren-Yang to behave himself.

"Big Brother, that's him! That bastard I told you about!" But Mou-Ren-Yang seemed to have really gone crazy. He rushed towards his eldest brother, Mou-Da-Xie, who had spoken to him before, pointing at Zheng-Fu and telling him that Zheng-Fu was the person he had a conflict with before.

Hah!?

"What did you say? Did you say that young man was the person you had a conflict with?" Mou-Da-Xie knew very well what kind of person his younger brother was and had never cared who he had conflicts with. However, this time, he felt uneasy when his younger brother said that the person he had a conflict with was a mysterious young man who came with two powerful guardians.

"Tha... that's right, Big Brother. He and I had an issue at the market a few days ago. Big Brother…, you have to help me get revenge on that bastard. If I don't…"

"Are you crazy? Don't you see how strong his guardians are?! Even the Left Commander was defeated in a single attack. How am I supposed to get revenge for you!?" Mou-Da-Xie frowned immediately upon hearing his younger brother's request. Because his enemy had two Great Deity Stage guardians protecting him, what could he, who was at the Intermediate Genuine Deity Stage, do?

But...

"Let's talk about this later. Right now, don't let anyone know about this, or you'll be in trouble!" Mou-Da-Xie knew that his younger brother would definitely not let it go. If he recklessly did something at the banquet, it would cause problems. And that would greatly damage the reputation of the Mou Clan. So, he told his younger brother to keep it a secret for now and talk about it at their place after the banquet.

Huh! All right...

Mou-Ren-Yang felt extremely dissatisfied, but he did not dare to argue with his elder brother and had to swallow his resentment first. But of course, his eyes were still staring at Zheng-Fu with hatred the entire time.

Hah!?

'That guy again? He seems to have a deep grudge against me. But whatever, if he dares to do anything, I won't let him go either.'

Zheng-Fu also knew that the young man from the Mou Clan was staring at him because the killing intent that the young man unleashed was very obvious and easy to sense.

"What's wrong, Younger Brother?"

Demon's Hill City Governor noticed that Zheng-Fu was looking towards Mou Clan's table strangely, so he asked Zheng-Fu to bring his attention back. He already knew from his subordinates that Zheng-Fu had a conflict with the Third Young Master of the Mou Clan before. But he asked as if he did not know what had happened because he did not want any trouble to arise at that moment.

"Nothing, City Governor. I was just thinking about something. Let's go to the table." Zheng-Fu refused to tell the truth to the City Governor. He knew that the City Governor already knew that he had a problem with the Mou Clan, so he thought that there was no need to explain anything more.

Umm…

"Then let's go!"

The banquet proceeded normally. Every clan was enjoying itself to the fullest. Its purpose was nothing more than to meet and talk between them. Of course, it also included matching their children through this banquet.

Creeeaaak!!!

Ahem!

Hah!?!

At that moment, a middle-aged man stood up and cleared his throat to get everyone's attention before he spoke.

"Everyone, I apologize for interrupting, but today I have something good to tell you all." This middle-aged man was the Hong-Sen Clan Leader, and he wanted to announce the engagement of his son, which he had agreed to with the Su Clan.

Ah...

"Hong-Sen Clan Leader, what good news do you have to announce? It seems like it would be an auspicious event, right?"

"That's right! I have heard of it too. Then we've to congratulate Hong-Sen Clan Leader!"

Congratulations, Hong-Sen Clan Leader!!!

However, before Hong-Sen Clan Leader could say what it was about, several clan leaders and elders interrupted and congratulated him in advance.

Ha ha ha!

"You all have given me too much honor. Actually, the Su Clan has not yet accepted our Hong-Sen Clan's proposal. So, I'd like to take this opportunity to ask Su Clan Leader, what do you think?" Hong-Sen Clan Leader laughed happily at the congratulations from the people around him. But the next moment, he hid his smile and turned to ask Su Clan Leader with a more serious face.

Hah!?

"Su Clan still hasn't accepted?"

"Why didn't they accept such a good proposal!?"

"Seriously, if it were my clan, I would have accepted it immediately!"

Hong-Sen Clan Leader's last sentence shocked many people. They did not think that Su Clan still had not yet accepted the engagement. If it were any other clan, they would have accepted it and held the engagement ceremony as soon as possible. Because everyone knew that the Hong-Sen Clan was going to become the seventh major clan of Demon's Hill City soon. No one would want to refuse to be united with a major clan.

"Hmm…! About this..."

"In fact, we've all agreed to this engagement. It's just that our clan leader is thinking too much about the date of the event."

"Third Elder, you..."

However, before Su-Heng-Kun could finish speaking, Su Clan's Third Elder stood up and interrupted without any regard for Su-Heng-Kun. And of course, the reason why the Third Elder dared to disregard Su-Heng-Kun like that was because he had the support of almost all the other elders in the clan.

"Master Leader, you know very well what is good for our clan and what is not. This engagement between Niece Ying-Er and Third Young Master Dian-Mou is very proper. It'll make the two clans even closer. Why do you have to think so much?" The Third Elder continued to speak and press Su-Heng-Kun as if he were the clan leader himself.

"I know what is good and what is not, but in this matter, we cannot decide by ourselves. We must listen to Ying-Er's wishes, whether she's willing to be engaged and marry Hong-Sen Clan Young Master!" Su-Heng-Kun tried to argue and help Su-Ying-Er as much as possible. Because in that matter, he felt quite guilty towards her.

Huh!

"She is a member of the Su Clan. Therefore, her life must also belong to the Su Clan. Marrying into the Hong-Sen Clan is something she must accept whether she wants it or not. Because this is her way of showing gratitude to the Su Clan, who have taken care of her and raised her for so long!"

The Third Elder spoke very willfully. He did not care about what Su-Ying-Er thought. He tried to claim their debt of gratitude and use the clan's power to pressure her and let her know that she had no right to refuse.

Huh!

Su-Ying-Er, who was listening, felt very angry and dissatisfied. Ever since her parents passed away, the Su Clan had never offered to take care of her or even help her with anything. So, how could it be said that the Su Clan had a debt of gratitude towards her?

Flop!

"Do what you want. I'm here, so no one can do anything to you!"

Ah!

Suddenly, Zheng Fu reached out to hold Su Ying Er's hand before comforting and encouraging her to decide on her future path. That action made Su Ying Er's heart beat irregularly and her whole body flush with warmth.

"Young Miss, if you don't want to accept this engagement and marriage, you can tell me. I'll help you arrange it. Don't be afraid!" Even the City Governor also offered to help. The reason was that he wanted to please Zheng-Fu and increase their intimacy.

City Governor!

Su-Ying-Er could not help but shed tears when she saw someone helping her like that, and that person was also the most powerful in Demon's Hill City.

"I have made up my mind! I won't tolerate it anymore!"

Flap!

"I, Su-Ying-Er, hereby announce my withdrawal from the Su Clan from now on. I won't use the surname Su anymore. And that will make me and my Heavenly Treasure Clouds Hall have nothing to do with the Su Clan from now on!"

Hah!?

What?!

"What is she doing?!"

"She's announcing her withdrawal from the clan!!?"

"By doing that, ... isn't it an insult to Su Clan and Hong-Sen Clan?!"

When the people at the banquet heard Su-Ying-Er's decisive declaration of withdrawing from the clan, they all gasped and were stunned before they came to their senses and started gossiping frantically.