The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

"Zhu Yanghua, we both just broke through to the Manifestation realm not long ago. If we keep fighting like this, someone else will reap the benefits. Even if you chase me relentlessly, you won't get it in the end!"

Meanwhile, inside the Mercedes on the highway, Li Huiran didn't dare to breathe, driving the car solely on her tenacious willpower.

In the passenger seat, Murong Qing's expression tightened. Suddenly sensing that something was wrong, she immediately grabbed Li Huiran and leaped out of the car.

Just then, a giant foot stomped down in front of the Mercedes. The entire front of the car was instantly crushed upwards, and the chassis was sent flying into the air before crashing heavily back down.

Murong Qing used the protective astral aura around her body to shield them both, twisting and maneuvering for dozens of meters before finally dispersing the force of the impact.

Once she had steadied herself, Li Huiran got a clear look at the two manifestation giants. They were like skyscrapers, and in their eyes, ordinary people were as insignificant as ants.

Another manifestation rose up, blocking the path of the one that was initially fleeing.

"Niece Xiao, you are mistaken. As long as you hand the treasure over to me, I will help you deal with Zhu Yanghua!"

"I didn't expect the Kunshan Sect to show up too! Between the two of you and the one chasing me, I see I won't be getting this treasure. Since that's the case, you all can fight over it!"

The middle manifestation was then seen unleashing a streak of light, which it hurled into the distant Tianjiang River.

The two manifestations in the front and back instantly shot off in pursuit of the streak of light, and the middle manifestation also vanished from sight.

Witnessing this short but shocking scene of chaos, Li Huiran grew even more worried. She spoke to Murong Qing with a pleading tone, "Murong, take me back to the Li Family Manor!"

Murong Qing nodded decisively. Chen Dong's daughter was there; she had to go too.

When the two arrived at the Li Family Manor, Li Qinghe was standing at the edge of the courtyard, gazing at the continuous battle of the manifestations in the far distance.

The Li Family Manor was situated halfway up a mountain, offering an excellent view that covered a good portion of the Tianjiang River. By now, the number of manifestation giants fighting over the river had reached seven. Each fought for themselves, and the battle grew increasingly fierce.

Seeing that there wasn't a single bodyguard in the manor, Li Huiran's heart sank. She quickly asked, "Grandpa, where are my parents? And everyone else from the family?"

Hearing this, Li Qinghe turned around, his face etched with sorrow. "They all went to look for Li Wang. She's been missing since last night. We can't get through by phone, so we had no choice but to send people out to search!"

The two women's faces paled in shock at his words. 'Chen Dong's daughter is missing! How are we going to explain this to him?'

A thought occurred to Li Huiran, and she turned to ask Murong Qing, "After you dragged Chen Dong out, where did he run off to?"

Murong Qing shook her head. "I don't know. We had a little fight, and I got angry and left. When I calmed down and came back to find him, he was gone!"

"Then could it be that Chen Dong took his daughter with him?" Li Huiran speculated.

Hearing this, Li Qinghe nodded. "It's highly possible!" After Chen Dong and Li Huiran had that huge fight, even the fact that their marriage was fake came out. It was very likely he would want to leave the Li Family.

Li Huiran continued, "A child that young couldn't have just run off somewhere in the middle of the night. Chen Dong must have taken her. I have a strange feeling about this... Quick, call Mom and Dad back. We need to leave this place first!"

Li Qinghe frowned helplessly. "I can't reach them! We can only wait for them to come back on their own!"

At that moment, Murong Qing seemed to sense something. She barked in a cold voice, "Who's there? Come out!"

A figure emerged from behind a decorative tree in the courtyard. "I didn't expect there to be an expert here who could sense my presence!"

The newcomer was a woman in her early twenties with a single ponytail. She had delicate and pretty features and was dressed in a white casual outfit.

"I heard you talking about Chen Dong, so I couldn't help but come over and eavesdrop a bit!"

Li Huiran and Murong Qing frowned even more deeply. 'Is this another girl Chen Dong picked up somewhere?' they both thought simultaneously. 'That damned man really is a womanizer.'

The newcomer raised her hands to show she meant no harm and said with a friendly smile, "My name is Xiao Yu, from the Xuanwu Sect. I was only here because of the excellent view, not to intentionally eavesdrop on your conversation."

Li Huiran asked coldly, "You know Chen Dong?"

Xiao Yu shook her head. "Not really. We've only met once!"

The two women breathed a sigh of relief. Murong Qing, sensing that this person was one of the manifestations from earlier, asked, "What were you all fighting over just now?"

"A ruler," Xiao Yu said regretfully. "It's a pity. I had already snatched it, but no one else from the Xuanwu Sect showed up. I couldn't protect the treasure on my own. Otherwise, it would have been mine!"

"A treasure? So a real treasure was unearthed in Jiangzhou?"

Xiao Yu spoke with a look of fascination. "Of course! What else would all these people be fighting over? Although I only held that treasure for a brief moment, I could feel that the ruler is absolutely extraordinary. The Daoic aura it contains is incredibly powerful. Just holding it made me feel like I could control the heavens and the earth. Plus, my sixth sense tells me this is a Divine Artifact with an Artifact Spirit!"

"An Artifact Spirit! No way!" Murong Qing exclaimed.

"I'm sure of it. My sixth sense is extremely strong. The ruler is three feet and three inches long, jade-green all over as if carved from jade, and a Divine Light flows across its surface. When I tried to channel my True Qi into it, it resisted. Logically, a newly unearthed, ownerless object shouldn't do that. There can only be one reason: it has an Artifact Spirit!"

Murong Qing's eyes curved into crescents as she smiled faintly. "You're describing it in such detail. You're not trying to trick me into helping you snatch it, are you?"

Xiao Yu gave an awkward laugh. "Well, that was sort of the idea."

Murong Qing turned her head to look at the river in the distance and said with a playful pout, "I'm not going!"

As Li Huiran listened to their conversation, her expression grew complicated and her gaze distant.