Over The World, Beyond Heaven

"What nonsense are you talking about, Su-Ying-Er?! Don't you know that doing so would be a grave offense to the clan!?" The third Elder blushed in anger when he heard Su-Ying-Er announce her withdrawal from the clan. If Su-Ying-Er left the clan, all his plans would be ruined. Therefore, he would never allow that to happen.

A grave offense?!

"How is it an offense? Why is it an offense to the Su Clan? Su-Clan has never given me anything. Ever since Father and Mother passed away, Su-Clan has only wanted to take advantage of me. Even oppressed me and wanted to take away my parents' Heavenly Treasure Clouds Hall from me. In fact, it was the Su Clan that committed the grave offense against me!"

Su-Ying-Er could no longer hold back. She said everything she wanted to say, regardless of what the Su-Clan members thought. Because those things were the feelings that she had suppressed in her heart for a long time. It was just that she had never dared to say them out loud.

You!

"How... how dare you say that?! Su-Clan has helped your father and mother so much. Then you still say that you don't owe a favor to the clan?!" Of course, the Third Elder still would not give up on making Su-Ying-Er the wrongdoer. He brought up the past favors the clan had given to Su-Ying-Er's parents, which, in any case, could not be denied.

Huh!

"Helped Ying-Er's parents!? Then what does that have to do with her? She already said that she never received anything from the clan, so why would she have to repay the clan's favor? Furthermore, even though her parents were helped by the clan, I heard that they also did many things for the clan, even when they died…, right, Master Third Elder!"

Ah!

You… you!

A mysterious young man whose background no one knew, but had two strong guardians by his side, interrupted. And it made the Third Elder tremble all over because of the last sentence about Su-Ying-Er's parents dying.

"You outsider! Why are you meddling in the Su Clan's affairs? Didn't your parents teach you not to meddle in other people's business?!"

Of course, seeing the Third Elder lose his footing, Hong-Sen-Dian-Mou had to rush in to support him and save face.

Hah!?

"What about you? Aren't you also an outsider? Then why did you meddle? Or didn't your parents teach you not to meddle in other people's business?!" Zheng-Fu retorted, taking back what the young man had said and completely disregarding the young man's status.

Oops!

"That's right! This is Su Clan's business, so why did Young Master Hong-Sen-Dian-Mou meddle?"

"Yes! Right now, he and Miss Su-Ying-Er aren't even engaged yet, which means he's also an outsider."

"His words earlier were like throwing manure at others, only to have it bounce back into his own mouth!"

You!

Hong-Sen-Dian-Mou was very angry that he was cursed back with his own words. It had caused him and the people from the Hong-Sen Clan great embarrassment.

"Young man, I don't know who you are. But I think you should not interfere in this matter. It'll make you enemies with the Hong-Sen Clan and Su Clan at the same time, and the consequences won't be good," the Hong-Sen Clan Leader said with a serious and fierce face. In addition, there was a small but very powerful energy wave emitted around him. At that moment, he and his clan members felt very humiliated in front of the other clans.

Huh!

"What I hate the most is being threatened! Whoever dares to threaten me, do you know what happened to them? … No need to guess, I'll tell you now. They're all sent to visit their ancestors!"

Booooooom!!!

Zheng-Fu was not afraid of the Hong-Sen Clan Leader's threat at all. The latter was only an initial fourth-level Great Deity Stage cultivator. And the Hong-Sen Clan itself had only a few cultivators of that level. For him, crushing this clan was not difficult at all. And to show his strength and suppressive energy, as he said, he ordered his two clone figures to unleash as much pressure energy as possible.

Augh!!!

Arrrrrgh!!!

Oh, this… this is...!

Wha… what a powerful energy!

That unleashed pressure energy was as strong as that of the intermediate level of the Great Deity Stage cultivator, even though the two clone figures were only at the first level of the Great Deity Stage. It caused the Hong-Sen Clan Leader and the clan elders to turn pale one after another. Even Su Clan Third Elder, his accomplice, the other Clan Leaders, and the guests at the banquet whose energy levels were lower than the fifth level of the Great Deity Stage were affected as well.

Whooooosh!!!

Bang!!!

Hah!?

"Younger Brother Zheng-Fu, please calm down first. Can you let me handle this matter?" Suddenly, the City Governor offered a helping hand. He broke the pressure that the clone figures unleashed before speaking to Zheng-Fu in a friendly and sincere tone.

"Yes, all right! Since the City Governor has requested… I won't refuse you. But since my comrade is unwilling to marry and doesn't want to be a member of the Su Clan, I hope you'll handle this matter fairly for her." Zheng-Fu knew that this City Governor was not ordinary. Just from the energy wave he had released just now, he knew that he could not even compare to this City Governor. Therefore, if he could retreat, it would be best to do so.

"Of course! I'll give justice to Young Miss Su. Younger Brother, you don't have to worry!" The City Governor replied to Zheng-Fu with a satisfied smile on the corner of his mouth. Then he stood up and turned to speak to everyone at the banquet, "I apologize to everyone for what happened. It's just a misunderstanding. I hope no one will make a big deal out of it anymore. As for Young Miss Su-Ying-Er withdrawing from the Su Clan, I think I agree. She has the right to decide for herself what to choose. And from what I have learned, what she said is all true. Therefore, it can be said that she doesn't owe any debt of gratitude or have any grudge against the Su Clan, is that right, Su Clan Leader and Third Master Elder Su-Hong?"

Yes, sir!

"It's true, as the City Governor said. I accept her withdrawal from the Su Clan. From now on, Su Clan will no longer have a member named Su-Ying-Er, and she will no longer be able to use the surname, Su!" Su Clan Leader immediately agreed with the City Governor's words. Because he saw this as an opportunity to help Su-Ying-Er, even though he felt sorry for letting her leave the clan, he had no other way.

"What about you, Third Elder?"

"Of... of course, sir, City Governor! I agree too. Completely agree, sir!"

The Third Elder wanted to refuse so badly, but he could not. The one who directly intervened in this matter was the City Governor, so he had no power to resist and had to reluctantly accept.

Good!

"Since you're no longer a Su Clan member, Young Miss Ying-Er, do you want to become a part of Zi Clan? I'd like to adopt you as my daughter. If you agree, I can guarantee that you won't be treated or pressured to feel uncomfortable like before, and Zi Clan will fully support you."

Ah!

City Governor!

Ying-Er was shocked. She did not think that the City Governor would make such a good offer to her. Being the City Governor's adopted daughter would be a guarantee for her safety in the future. The Hong-Sen Clan and Su Clan would definitely not dare to mess with her. Furthermore, the City Governor had promised to support her.

However, even though the City Governor's offer was so good, Ying-Er still did not dare to accept. She hesitated and felt very anxious, so she turned to ask Zheng-Fu for his opinion, "Zheng-Fu, should I..."

"You should just say yes. This is the best way. Not only will you be safe from people who wish you harm, but you'll also be happy and have a family again."

However, Zheng-Fu did not wait for her to finish her sentence; he interrupted her and told her to say yes. Zheng-Fu felt that every word that Demon's Hill City Governor said was from his heart, and he did not pretend at all.

Umm...

Thump!

"Stepfather, please accept Ying-Er's respect!"

Upon receiving Zheng-Fu's reply, Ying-Er immediately decided to accept the City Governor as her stepfather. And to make it proper, she held the teacup and knelt to pay her respects to the City Governor, asking to be adopted as his daughter.

Good! Good! Very good!

Blop!

Gulp!

The City Governor even loudly repeated "good" three times with joy before reaching out to take the teacup from Ying-Er's hand and taking a sip to acknowledge her as his adopted daughter.

Well!

"From now on, Ying-Er will be my adopted daughter. Her surname will forever be Zi!"

"Congratulations to the City Governor for having such a beautiful adopted daughter!"

"Miss Zi-Ying-Er is both talented and beautiful. She'll definitely be great in the future!"

"Let's have a toast!"

Hearing the City Governor's announcement of adopting Su-Ying-Er as his daughter and changing her surname from Su to Zi, the flatterers did not hesitate to immediately use their abilities.

Of course, when there were delighted people, there were also people who were sad and dissatisfied. Those people were none other than several people from the Hong-Sen Clan and the Su Clan's Third Elder and his accomplices. But no matter how dissatisfied they were, they could do nothing but accept what had happened and let that day go. And of course, that did not include the other grudges that had come before.

"How was it, Younger Brother? Was what I did right and fair?" After finishing the matter, the City Governor turned to Zheng-Fu again with a smile.

"Absolutely! I have great respect and admiration for you for solving this matter," Zheng-Fu replied with a smile as well. But his smile was much more cunning than the City Governor's. Then he stopped smiling and asked the City Governor in a softer voice, "But I don't think you would do this without a reason..., right? Can you tell me what you really want from me?"

Hah!

Ha ha ha!

"Am I that easy to read? That's too bad!"