"Hiss." Xu Ran was baffled, not expecting Bai Chenxiang to come out at this time.
He had not planned to reveal his strength in front of Bai Chenxiang yet.
Titan, Bai He, Tang San, and the others were also stunned, not expecting Bai Chenxiang to guard in front of Xu Ran.
"Xiangxiang, come to Grandpa, stop being foolish," Bai He shouted anxiously, his heart burning with urgency. He only had this precious granddaughter and didn't want her to encounter any accidents.
He didn't understand what was so good about Xu Ran. Wasn't Tang San much better? He had long intended her for Tang San. By adding in-laws to the equation, and he had just declared it, she could only marry Tang San in the future.
"Grandpa, why do you want to attack Xu Ran?" Bai Chenxiang was furious. Xu Ran was so good to her, even giving her such treasures like attached soul bones to absorb, and yet her grandfather would still attack him. Wasn't this heartless and ungrateful?
With that thought, she felt overwhelmingly ashamed. Xu Ran was so good, and what had her family done?
But surely Grandpa wouldn't attack Xu Ran for no reason. He didn't know about Xu Ran's existence, so it must have been Tang San spreading lies behind the scenes that led them to attack Xu Ran here.
It must be so.
Heh, this is her cousin, isn't it?
When Tang San met Bai Chenxiang's disdainful and disgusted gaze, he felt uncomfortable. Not long ago, Bai Chenxiang had been eagerly following him around, calling him cousin, and even admiring his ability with hidden weapons, but now?
"Get down, now. It's so late, what are you doing in a room with a man?" Bai He said frantically.
"Cousin, you are already my fiancée. I won't allow you to be with other men," Tang San also said coldly. In that moment, he wanted Bai Chenxiang more than ever.
He had wanted to win Bai Chenxiang's heart to experience the joy of romance.
But seeing how Bai Chenxiang shielded Xu Ran, he gave up on her heart. Yet he decided he must possess her physically first. As the Clan Leader of one of the four main clans, he had the power to claim Bai Chenxiang.
"Tang San, what do you mean? Since when am I your fiancée?" Bai Chenxiang instantly became angry. Now that she had seen Tang San's true colors, she felt nothing for him but disgust.
Even though she knew that Tang San's hidden weapons were learned by stealing from Xu Ran, she was still willing to forgive him because he was her cousin, and she even planned to help reconcile Xu Ran and Tang San.
After all, Xu Ran was a good person, and he didn't take Tang San's actions to heart. But Tang San's current behavior completely turned her off.
She had been a bit confused before, but now she understood Tang San's intentions. He must have slandered Xu Ran. Perhaps he even described her as that kind of woman.
Just from seeing grandpa's furious puffing and glaring, she knew he must be acting under the influence of Tang San's instigation.
Tang San was truly despicable. She was still an innocent girl; on what basis could he slander her like that?
"Xiangxiang, how are you not my fiancée if not? It was Uncle Grandpa who said it himself, and it was just decided a moment ago when you weren't here," Tang San said, his face revealing a sinister smile.
He didn't need to hold back anymore. Xu Ran wanted to play with him? He would love to see how Xu Ran was going to play now.
Even if Bai Chenxiang was willing, what then?
Unless Bai Chenxiang disowned her grandfather and the relatives of the Min Clan, she would forever belong to him, Tang San. It was a pity he hadn't signed the marriage contract with Bai Chenxiang; he was just a step too late. But tonight, he would sign the marriage contract with Bai He, and then Bai Chenxiang couldn't escape even if she grew wings.
With the marriage contract binding her, Bai Chenxiang would truly be his fiancée.
Then, unless Bai Chenxiang gave up her dignity, she would only be his woman.
Back then, he could experience the joy of a man, and that was his cousin, oh how delightful.
"You, despicable, I Bai Chenxiang would rather marry a dog than marry you!" Bai Chenxiang was furious. In her eyes, all of this was because of Tang San, it must have been Tang San who had used despicable means to get Grandpa to agree.
Now, her disgust for Tang San had reached its peak.
Originally, Xu Ran was just showing off to Tang San, but Tang San wanted to pull off some clever trick. The same action taken by different people leads to different results, and the process in between is very important. Needless to say, Tang San had made a fool of himself again.
But it wasn't that Tang San was foolish, if Tang San really secured his position as the Young Master of the four great clans, then his ideas might indeed come to fruition.
"Xu Ran, hand over my fiancée to me. Xiangxiang can only be my woman, Tang San, in the end."
"And in my heart, Xiangxiang is even more beautiful than Xiaowu by quite a bit," Tang San said joyfully. He had been blinded by rage before, thinking that Bai Chenxiang had suffered some misdeed at the hands of that lowlife Xu Ran, but upon seeing her, legs strong and straight, speaking with a full and strong voice, her chest heaving intensely, not the least bit weak, it was clear: Bai Chenxiang was still pure.
"You, you're shameless!" Bai Chenxiang was angered by Tang San's shameless words. She couldn't believe Tang San was such a person, and she had been blind to think highly of him before.
"Xu Ran, I don't want to marry Tang San." Bai Chenxiang clung to Xu Ran, her twin ponytails bobbing as she nuzzled into him. She could only feel safe with Xu Ran.
"No worries, if needs be, we can be a pair of desperate lovebirds, wander the ends of the earth, and just run away," Xu Ran said with a chuckle. Although Tang San had become more cunning, in this situation, weren't his words just pushing Bai Chenxiang into his arms?
Or did Tang San actually believe that Bai Chenxiang would compromise and obey Bai He's orders to become his fiancée?
In other words, did Tang San honestly think he had the authority of a Young Master?
With just one word from him, Tang San would no longer be the Young Master of the four great clans. As the saying goes, "If the master is gone, would the Young Master still be respected?"
Tang San, oh Tang San, your mom is gone, your dad is gone, your aunt is almost gone, your cousin is gone... How can you still be so arrogant?
"Mm," Bai Chenxiang nodded shyly, thinking that might not be bad after all.
If she were at home, they might even force her into marriage.
Tang San was despicable and shameless, a mere scoundrel. If her other half were to be Tang San, she would rather be dead. Moreover, she now had someone she liked, and that was Xu Ran. She would marry no one but Xu Ran.
"Xu Ran, you, you guys…"
"Titan Grandpa, why don't you make your move? Just don't hurt Xiangxiang," Tang San said coldly, still verbally mocking Xu Ran, but now he fumed with indignation after being humiliated by Xu Ran holding Bai Chenxiang.
"Alright," Titan, seeing this, unleashed his Martial Soul and charged at Xu Ran.
"Don't!" Bai Chenxiang cried out, wanting to rush to Xu Ran's side again. But this time, Xu Ran firmly held her in his arms.
"Don't worry, I'll handle everything." Xu Ran spoke gently, holding the girl in his arms, which doubled the damage, double the loli, triple the mature lady. Bai Chenxiang had the body of a loli and the age of a mature lady, so let's say it was sixfold.
Xu Ran's palm gently opened, and as Titan's punch approached, his Black Robe billowed about him, making him look every bit the grandmaster.
"Xu Ran, are you afraid of dying?" Bai Chenxiang suddenly asked, clinging tightly to him, afraid of losing him the next moment. If Xu Ran died, she wouldn't want to live alone either.
"I'm not afraid, but I won't die, and you'll be fine too," Xu Ran shook his head.
Xu Ran teasingly glanced at Tang San, his look seeming to say: You've lost your cousin.