Proud Sword Soaring Clouds

’Since you don’t care about that woman Huangpu Yue, the Wulan Clan will marry her. If you dare cause a scene, you’ll be going against the Jingwu Family!’

That... was the only goal!

Thinking of this, Wulan Xiong suddenly felt disheartened, even feeling he had made a mistake. ’I shouldn’t have forced the Huangpu Clan’s hand. God knows if that Ling Xiao will come after my clan in the future. After all, this Sword Emperor Powerhouse isn’t one of our own. We can’t expect him to stay with the Wulan Clan for a lifetime, can we?’

However, since the matter was already decided, there was no point in regrets. Recently, Wulan Xiong had been wining and dining the two Sword Emperors every single day. His only hope was that they would grow so fond of the Mortal World that they would be reluctant to leave. That would be ideal—the longer they stayed with the Wulan Clan, the better!

Wulan Tuo was blissful today. He had barely slept a wink last night. The scions of high society who had once looked down on him had all been actively trying to curry his favor lately. They had even subtly hailed him as the number one young master in the Imperial Capital!

It even seemed as though he was eclipsing the prestige of the current Crown Prince, Li Tianlie!

The reason was simple: two powerhouses of the Sword Emperor Realm had suddenly taken up residence with the Wulan Family!

Those were Sword Emperors, after all! Many people had never even heard of such powerhouses, yet here they were, appearing in the Wulan Clan. Just how powerful was the Wulan Clan, then? At the very least, they dared to openly provoke the Ling Family, who had recently become the talk of the town!

Wasn’t everyone saying that Miss Huangpu was Ling Xiao’s woman? Yet the Wulan Family dared to marry her!

What incredible backing they must have! Furthermore, many people were thinking to themselves, ’If I could just be noticed by one of those Sword Emperors and taken as a disciple, or even just become an Attendant, I’d have a connection to the hidden families. From then on, my success would be guaranteed!’

So, Wulan Tuo had been in an exceptionally good mood lately. A beauty would soon be in his arms, and he was being fawned over by everyone.

He was also dressed in exceptionally regal fashion today. If he weren’t wary of the Royal Family, he would have even been tempted to wear a yellow-and-black robe, a symbol of imperial authority.

"Congratulations, Young Master Wulan!"

"Haha, we’ll be counting on your guidance in the future, Young Master Wulan!"

"That’s right, that’s right! Eldest Young Master Wulan is getting married, and a beauty will soon be in his arms. Once you’ve made it big, don’t forget us brothers!"

"..."

Wulan Tuo looked at the sons of princes and powerful nobles before him, all of whom had once been insufferably arrogant. Needless to say, his heart swelled with smug satisfaction. He grunted noncommittal replies, acting as if those two Sword Emperors were the personal guardian deities of the Wulan Clan.

A great number of Wulan Clan members from the distant Western Province had also flocked to the Imperial Capital. News traveled fast, and the fact that Wulan Xiong had secured a powerful backer was old news back in the clan’s fiefdom. Therefore, they absolutely had to attend the wedding of the main line’s eldest young master!

Wulan Jiang hid in the crowd, watching the smug-looking Wulan Tuo with a trace of jealousy. ’Why is he so damn lucky?’ he thought. ’Just because he’s from the main family line? Damn it, fate is unfair!’

Huangpu Yue sat quietly in her room, indifferent to the clamor of the Wulan womenfolk outside.

Only a select few within the entire Huangpu Clan knew of the arrival of Quefeng and his three companions. Therefore, most people naturally assumed that Huangpu Yue could not escape her fate of marrying into the Wulan Family.

Consequently, even many members of the Huangpu Clan no longer treated Huangpu Yue with the same respect as before.

Huangpu Yue smiled sweetly at her reflection in the mirror. ’You know, I really did want to be a good girl.’