I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 891: Calling Off the Engagement, That’s Just Ridiculous (Sixth Release)

Chapter 891: Chapter 891: Calling Off the Engagement, That’s Just Ridiculous (Sixth Release)

"Previously, Old Bai Mei had already mentioned that the world depicted in the Map of Kingdom is distinct from the China you are familiar with—the difference being akin to another parallel universe."

You bowed to a middle-aged man who sat at the chief seat, a man who indeed exuded an aura of Daoist immortal charm, and for reasons unknown to you, this man gave off an uncomfortable vibration. "Young Luo Yun pays his respects to Elder Zuo."

Elder Zuo responded with a nod of his head, acknowledging your gesture.

"Father, why have you asked me to bring my younger brother here?"

Luo Xin seemed to have guessed something but wasn’t quite sure, thus he questioned Luo Cheng. At this moment, Luo Cheng’s face appeared quite somber, as did Auntie Meng beside him, both firmly clutching their fists, struggling to control their emotions.

After a moment of silence, Luo Cheng turned toward Elder Zuo, "Elder Zuo, please speak frankly."

"Very well, I shall not delay Marshal Luo’s time any longer." Saying this, Elder Zuo casually waved his hand and, as if by magic, produced a brocade box that faintly radiated a light glow. "It’s said that when Second Young Master was 13, he fell seriously ill, and ever since, not only has his appearance changed dramatically, but his power was also reset to nothing, leaving him unable to cultivate innate energy for three years. This Marrow Cleaning Pill from our Mysterious Heart Sect might enable him to recover once he takes it."

"Really?" Luo Cheng stood up abruptly. His complexion remained dark, but a sharp gleam flashed across his eyes.

"That explains it." Without waiting for Elder Zuo and the others to speak, you suddenly blurted out.

Elder Zuo nodded with a smile, "I have ninety percent confidence that Second Young Master will recover his True Body and a thirty percent chance that he might break through his obstacles and begin to absorb innate energy."

Elder Zuo’s assertive demeanor greatly irritated you, and though you still didn’t understand his purpose or know the relation of the aloof and ice-cold woman behind him, it became clear to you that this matter definitely involved you!

Could it be...

Was the dramatic scene typical of fantasy novels—cancellation of an engagement—about to unfold?

Ho ho, if that were indeed the case, what a spectacle it would be later.

Thinking this, a cold sneer formed in your mind.

"Speak plainly, Elder Zuo!"

Auntie Meng, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. Her expression was not at all pleasant as she regarded the icy woman with a complex gaze.

However, Elder Zuo seated himself, and the icy woman beside him slowly stood up. First, she bowed to Luo Cheng and Auntie Meng, then she began, "Uncle Luo, this time Ling Han wishes to exchange the Marrow Cleaning Pill for her lifetime freedom."

"Nonsense! When has the Luo Family ever restricted your freedom!" Luo Xin, who had always seemed like a courteous gentleman, showed his anger for once.

"Xin’er!" Luo Cheng glared at Luo Xin, and with no other choice, Luo Xin angrily sat back down.

"Niece Ma, your father and I are sworn brothers who have gone through life and death together numerous times. If it weren’t for the sake of your father’s friendship, given what you stated today, I, Luo Cheng, would be unforgiving! Speak plainly, our Luo Family may not belong to the famous and wealthy families, but every member stands tall and proud!"

"Very well! Uncle Luo, I appreciate your straightforwardness." Ma Linghan gave you a slight glance before taking the brocade box from Elder Zuo’s hands and advancing towards Luo Cheng, word by word she requested, "Ling Han dares to ask Uncle Luo to annul the marriage engagement arranged with my father years ago."

As soon as these words were spoken, complete silence enveloped the hall, the atmosphere growing extraordinarily somber.

Luo Cheng remained silent, turning his gaze toward you. Your expression, however, was remarkably calm, as if the whole incident had nothing to do with you.

Luo Cheng slowly exhaled, "Does your father know about this?"

"My father is unaware. It was Ling Han who acted on his own."

"Hmph, who would have thought! It’s only been five years, yet Niece Ma has progressed rapidly. Now that she has become a disciple directly under the Sect Master of the Mysterious Heart Sect, she no longer regards us common folks."

"Auntie Meng, Ling Han wouldn’t dare! You and my mother were as close as sisters, and you treated me as your own when I was young. How could Ling Han harbor such wild thoughts? Today, I only seek to shed these physical shackles binding my body. I am still the same Han who once studied under your guidance." As she said this, a single, crystalline tear finally fell from Ling Han’s frosty face.

"Forget it. Take this Marrow Cleaning Pill back with you. This engagement was just an agreement back then, a decision made in the heat of sentiment. Go back now, from this day forth, there shall be no ties between our Luo Family and your Ma Family." Luo Cheng declared, appearing to age several years in that moment. He weakly waved his hand, gesturing for the two to leave.

"Uncle!" Ling Han immediately knelt down, bowing her head three times straight before them. When she raised her head, a deep red mark was evident on her smooth forehead.

"Let’s go." Meng turned her head away, not wishing to let others see her tears.

"Wait a moment!" Just as Elder Zuo was about to put away the box, you suddenly shouted and walked up to Elder Zuo. Without further discussion, you snatched the box from him.

Oh yeah, it’s time for my acting to explode!

"Rebel!"

"Yun’er!"

"Second Brother!"

The three cried out almost simultaneously, thinking that your actions had desecrated the dignity of their Luo Family!

You looked around at everyone present and then smiled, a smile that was bitter, sorrowful, angry, and even hateful—a deep, bone-chilling hatred. Under your family’s confused gazes, Elder Zuo’s dismissive scrutiny, and Ling Han’s complex gaze, you opened the box and did the most exhilarating and gratifying thing of your life!

"He-he-he! Ha-ha-ha!" You suddenly burst out laughing, "Ha-ha-ha! To ride and sing a carefree song across the lands, unbearable to recall in the moonlit past. Endure a thousand trials and strikes, stand firm against the winds from every corner! Everything in the past, all smoky and transient, just like this thing!"

Before everyone’s stunned eyes, a pale green pill with a faint mist around it rolled out of the box. Then, you stepped on the pill, crushing it into powder underfoot!

"How audacious!"

Elder Zuo abruptly rose, his finger pointing furiously at you. Others might not recognize the pill’s value, but he was acutely aware. This Marrow Cleaning Pill, personally concocted by the Sect Master of the Mysterious Heart Sect, could instantly break through innate shackles and propel even a common person devoid of spiritual energy to cross the third realms of martial arts directly into the "Opening Light Realm" of cultivation!

The Mysterious Heart Sect had over three thousand Outer Sect Disciples who had been toiling in training for over a decade, just for a chance at obtaining a Marrow Cleaning Pill!

PS: This Chapter is dedicated to the book friends who open their computers and readers to cast recommendation tickets for Lao Zhan daily. Thank you for your persistence and support! I hope to see even more of you, ideally joining me at Chuangshi Chinese Website, my main battlefield, ahaha.