Chapter 471 - 320: Jingwu Family (4)
That meant this Lie Yang was the top candidate to be the future Patriarch of the Lie Family!
And he was so outstanding! So young, yet he already possessed the strength of a Tier Six Sword Sect! ’Heavens, what kind of power is that? I was called a prodigy just for reaching the strength of a Tier Six Sword Master back then! But Lie Yang is only in his twenties and has already become a Sword Sect, just a step away from the Sword Emperor Realm!’
Compared to him, Ling Xiao was like a firefly trying to outshine the moon—laughable and pathetic!
Xie Xiaoyan’s heart was filled with a joy beyond words. What was the point of achieving wealth and status if you couldn’t show it off? It would be like wearing fine silks in the dead of night! Wasn’t this her, Xie Xiaoyan’s, whole purpose? To one day stand above all others?
But Ling Xiao... The moment Xie Xiaoyan thought of that name, she wished she could kill him with her own hands!
However, she couldn’t reveal this violent side of hers to Lie Yang. Still, she understood the male psyche perfectly. They might talk a big game about being magnanimous, but when it came to romance, they were all incredibly petty.
So, Xie Xiaoyan would always, at seemingly random moments, reveal a longing for her childhood sweetheart from the Mortal World. In Lie Yang’s eyes, Xie Xiaoyan was a remarkable woman! She had no power, yet she dared to pursue the life she wanted! And every time Xie Xiaoyan mentioned that childhood sweetheart, Lie Yang would be tormented. But he could never let his torment show in front of Xie Xiaoyan, because in her presence, he had to be the perfect, noble gentleman.
So, his only outlet was to vent his frustrations wildly in private.
Finally, Lie Yang found his chance. Ordinarily, a super-family like theirs had no interest in attending the grand gathering for exchanges between families and sects. After all, whether it was sword skills or Cultivation Techniques, the Jingwu Family lacked nothing! And the Lie Family had no interest in exchanges with other families and sects, either. If they so desired, countless families and sects would take the initiative to curry favor with them!
Lie Yang, however, was eager to go to the Mortal World and see for himself what was so special about this man that his beloved couldn’t forget him. ’I’m sure,’ he thought, ’if I were to... *accidentally*... bring back news of that man’s death, then Xiaoyan’s heart... would be tied to mine forever!’
It had to be said, the minds of these two worked in perfect concert; it was hard to say who was playing whom.
What Lie Yang hadn’t expected, however, was that Lie Feng, the man he had sent... had actually... failed!
The most mystical thing about the Lie Family was their Life Crystals. Every member who surpassed the Sword Sect Realm possessed one, crafted using a technique passed down within the family since the Ancient Era. These Life Crystals were said to be incredibly magical and were normally kept in a vital, heavily guarded area of the family estate, with dedicated personnel watching over them.
Lie Feng’s Life Crystal had shattered.
The fall of a Tier Five Sword Emperor sent shockwaves through the entire Lie Family!
Left with no other choice, Lie Yang confessed the truth. But before the powerful old monoliths of the Lie Family could even decide how to punish him, another shocking piece of news arrived: The Zhe Family had lost one expert at the Sword Venerable Realm and nine Sword Emperors! All of them had perished together in the south of the Lanyue Empire, in Penzes New City!
When this news broke, the entire Lie Family was in utter shock!
’Since when did a family this powerful exist in the Mortal World?’
Lie Yang was fond of Xie Xiaoyan, but he wasn’t an idiot. After something like this, if he didn’t thoroughly investigate every last detail about Ling Xiao, he would be unworthy of his position as the successor to a super-family!
The results of his investigation, however, left Lie Yang both heartbroken and furious. The pure, innocent "little sister" Xiaoyan... had deceived him.
Lie Yang made up his mind. He was going to find Xie Xiaoyan and demand an explanation!
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