"Uncle Ye, you're also the master of your family clan. Is there anything wrong with what I just said?"
Duan Tianrao finally removed the entirety of his disguise. He knew long ago from Ye Xun that the Great Elder was the one with power and that Ye Ling was only the master of the family clan only in name.
"You…" Ye Ling trembled with rage.
Ye Xun who was standing aside stepped forward. A slight smile appeared on her face, but she quickly disguised it with an expression full of concern.
"Father, please do not be angry."
"Do not be angry? How can I not be angry?" Ye Ling questioned.
Ye Xun looked at the tall and strong Duan Tianrao gently and said, "Young Master Duan has his own reasons. As the next family master, he needs to care for the prestige of the family. Father, I hope you will understand. Tang Tang is still young. She will be able to find a good husband in the future."
"What did you just say?" Ye Ling stared at her adopted daughter unbelievably. He could not believe that she would speak up for Duan Tianrao.
Ye Xun stared at the furious Ye Ling and then looked towards Ye Qingtang, who had not spoken at all. She took out the Hunyuan Pills that Duan Tianrao gave her and handed them over to Ye Qingtang.
"Tang Tang, Young Master Duan cares for you. He even brought the Hunyuan Pills to help you recover," Ye Xun said as coldness sparkled in her eyes.
She was very sure that Ye Qingtang loved Duan Tianrao and that she definitely would not agree to the annulment. Ye Qingtang would not accept the Hunyuan Pills. She might even beg Duan Tianrao to keep the engagement.
Eventually, the Hunyuan Pills would return to Ye Xun's hands.
Even though Ye Xun held such beliefs, she still pretended to persuade Ye Qingtang sweetly.
Ye Qingtang stared at Ye Xun coldly, watching her fake concern. She smiled coldly in her heart.
Ye Qingtang saw through Ye Xun's actions and could read her thoughts. In her previous life, Ye Qingtang was exactly the type of person Ye Xun thought she was. When she knew that Duan Tianrao wanted to annul the engagement, not only did she reject the tonics and Hunyuan Pills that Duan Tianrao gave her, but she also begged him not to abandon her, throwing away her dignity and pride.
She did not care about the prestige of Ye family and Ye Ling, and she had placed herself in an inferior position. Ye Ling even vomited blood as he was too furious.
However, this time…
Suddenly, a smile appeared on Ye Qingtang's lips. Just as Ye Xun was feeling very confident of her analysis, Ye Qingtang extended her arm and took over the Hunyuan Pills.
"Then I will thank Young Master Duan for his kindness." She then placed the Hunyuan Pills into her own space ring, a dimensional storage item.
The whole process happened smoothly.
While Ye Ling was still enraged, Ye Qingtang suddenly spoke up for the first time.
"Father, I think Young Master Duan has a point as well."
The three people in the hall were all taken aback by Ye Qingtang's words.
Duan Tianrao stared at Ye Qingtang in surprise. He thought that the moment he asked to annul the engagement, Ye Qingtang definitely would be crying and begging. He did not expect that she would say such words.
Ye Ling was also dumbfounded. He looked at his daughter with great concern as he was scared that she was too upset by the news.
"Tang Tang, what… what did you say?"
Ye Qingtang sat on the chair and stared at the three astonished people.
She said slowly, "As a girl, of course I understand it is embarrassing for my engagement to be annulled. However, since Young Master Duan is the heir of the family master, it's understandable that he needs to focus on the prestige of his family. I am not suitable to be the mistress of the Duan family."
Ye Qingtang paused and continued.
"Father, think about it again. I've always been weak. When I had the spirit root, my ability could be considered high. No one would dare to challenge me. However… now I lost my spirit root. If I still request to marry over to the Duan family, it would make their whole family unsatisfied. I don't have the ability to defend myself anymore. Why do I have to go over just to be mocked by others? Even though Young Master Duan's words were not pleasant to listen to, he said them for my own good."
Ye Qingtang sounded very calm. None of her sentences were said out of anger. It seemed that she really did believe whatever Duan Tianrao explained.
Ye Ling was stunned. He did not imagine that Ye Qingtang would say so.
Previously, it was the Duan family who came over to ask for the engagement when Ye Qingtang's spirit root just emerged. Now, right after Tang Tang's spirit root was broken, they claimed that her daughter was extremely ugly. It seemed as if it was the Ye family who was forcing an engagement with the Duan family.
Duan Tianrao smiled after hearing what Ye Qingtang just said. He was pleased that she understood the situation. Ye Xun also felt pleased that Ye Qingtang knew what was the right choice to make.
Ye Ling's face was still clouded.
Duan Tianrao continued to speak as Ye Ling remained silent for quite a while.
"It's rare that Tang Tang is so sensible. Uncle Ye, a few days later, it'll be the day for the greatest families of Lin Town to gather and worship the Heavenly Dao. I am the heir of the Duan family, so my fiancé needs to go with me to turn the Heaven-Spinning Wheel. Only a person with a Connate Level Five ability or above can turn that wheel. Do you think Tang Tang's current ability will be enough for her to turn that wheel?" Duan Tianrao said.
"If she can't, the prestige of Duan family will be damaged in front of everyone."
"GET OUT! NOW!" Slamming the table violently, Ye Ling shouted at Duan Tianrao and pointed towards the main door.
Enough was enough. He would not allow this bastard to continue to humiliate his daughter.
He would not allow the Duan family to humiliate his daughter in such a way.
Duan Tianrao frowned but decided to keep quiet after seeing how furious Ye Ling was.
"Uncle Ye, you should figure this matter out by yourself. Whether you agree or not, I am going to annul the engagement in front of everyone in a few days when we worship the Heavenly Dao. I shall leave now." Duan Tianrao waved his hand insincerely and turned around.
"Take all your things back! Our Ye family does not need such rubbish!" Ye Ling said.
Duan Tianrao's mouth twitched. He signaled his servants to bring everything out and walked out of the hall.
Ye Xun immediately followed up and said to Ye Ling, "Father, we cannot forget our manners. I shall go and send Young Master Duan off."
Ye Xun caught up with Duan Tianrao without waiting for Ye Ling's reply.
Witnessing Ye Xun's misplaced hospitality, Ye Ling looked towards Ye Qingtang, who kept quiet all along, with indignation.
"Does this Ye Xun understand the situation? Duan Tianrao greatly humiliated you today, yet she still wants to send him off?" Duan Tianrao said.
Ye Qingtang was totally unconcerned by Ye Xun's actions and instead focused on peeling her orange.
"Father, if she wants to send him off, just let her be."
There was no way Ye Xun did not understand the situation.
That would be a joke. It was hard to find a person in Lin Town who was smarter than Ye Xun.
Ye Ling was not aware that Ye Xun and Duan Tianrao had been secretly together since long ago. It was most likely Ye Xun who told Duan Tianrao the news of Ye Qingtang's broken spirit root. If not, how could he have come over so early to annul the engagement?
Even though Ye Xun was an adopted daughter, she was very good at observing situations. She never liked her position as an adopted daughter of the Ye family even though the family had never treated her unfairly at all. It was definitely Ye Xun who told Duan Tianrao about Qingtang's broken spirit root.
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