"Forget it!"
A moment later, the crippled young man shook his head in disappointment. "It's true that I'm not worthy of her. It's only a matter of time before I call off the engagement …"
The so-called engagement had been decided upon by his ancestors before they were even born. However, due to his family's decline, his zhenqi had been severely damaged, resulting in him being unable to cultivate anymore. As a result, his left leg had been crippled, and due to the lack of treatment, he had fallen into depression ever since.
Not to mention, his appearance … was indeed not a good match for the other party.
It was only a matter of time before he called off the engagement.
Sighing deeply, Old Man Yi walked into his room and passed a jade box over.
"This is the engagement agreement from back then. Give it to her and tell her that from today onward, we are no longer related to one another. I hope that she can find someone suitable for her …"
"Third Young Master …"
Old Man Yi's face reddened in agitation. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he held himself back and nodded. "Yes!"
"You're backing down just like that?"
Zhang Xuan blinked his eyes in disbelief.
He had thought that the Third Young Master would put on a show out of rage, but who could have thought that he would simply return the engagement agreement? This was no different from letting the other party trample all over him … As a bystander, he could not bear to watch this any longer.
However, he had always kept a low profile. Besides, he had just arrived at the Azure, so he was still unaware of the situation there. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he held himself back.
With the engagement agreement in hand, Old Man Yi turned around and left.
The Third Young Master raised his sword furiously and slashed it down furiously. A boulder not too far away shook, and a crack appeared on it.
Zhang Xuan could tell that the Third Young Master was a Saint 6-dan cultivator!
A sixteen to seventeen-year-old Saint 6-dan cultivator would definitely be considered a genius among geniuses on the Master Teacher Continent. On the other hand, the Third Young Master was probably a good-for-nothing.
After slashing down with his sword, the crippled young man finally managed to vent his frustrations, and his mood seemed to have improved a little. At this moment, he suddenly recalled that the young man he had saved was still standing not too far away, and his face reddened in embarrassment. "My apologies for making a fool of myself in front of you … Right, I still don't know your name yet …"
"I am Drugged … Pui, my name is Zhang Xuan!"
Zhang Xuan nodded in response.
"So it's Brother Zhang," the crippled young man said. "I am Shan Xiaotian, the Third Young Master of Baiye City's Dan Clan."
"Brother Dan!" Zhang Xuan nodded as a hint of doubt surfaced in his eyes. "Brother Dan, I heard that the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion … is it a sect?"
"Brother Zhang doesn't know about the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion?"
Hearing Zhang Xuan's question, Dan Xiaotian was taken aback for a moment. After receiving Zhang Xuan's reply, a bitter smile surfaced on his face as he said, "Brother Zhang, it's only natural that you wouldn't know of the Forsaken Continent. It's said that the Forsaken Continent is a world that has been abandoned by the gods. There was a total of six sects, and the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion was one of them! Every year, there are countless people who want to enter. Even if they become a servant disciple, the family behind them will have a meteoric rise and become a tyrant! "
This' Brother Zhang 'seemed to be on the brink of death when he was saved. There wasn't the slightest fluctuation of zhenqi in his body, so it was likely that he was an ordinary human instead of a cultivator.
It was not strange that those who were not xiuzhe did not know about the Six Great Sects.
"The six major sects … don't have Mingshi Tang here?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
"Mingshi Tang? What's that? "
Dan Xiaotian shook his head in bewilderment.
"It's just a casual remark …" Judging from Dan Xiaotian's tone, Zhang Xuan didn't think that there was such a thing as the Six Great Sects on the Forsaken Continent? "
"That's right. However, other than them, there's another formidable power known as the Ethereal Hall. It was founded by an expert several thousand years ago, and it wields the Ethereal Token. All cultivators on the Forsaken Continent who wish to become experts and trade for resources have to rely on the Ethereal Token!"
"Ethereal Hall?"
"Un. It can be found in almost every single city in the Forsaken Continent, and it's possible to purchase an Ethereal Token using one's strength. As long as one comes into contact with the Ethereal Token, it's able to absorb one's consciousness into the Ethereal Hall and trade with it. Over there, as long as one is willing to pay the price, one can learn cultivation techniques, purchase medicinal herbs, find ways to raise one's cultivation, or even hire assassins … In any case, as long as one is willing to pay the price, one can get whatever one wants! Even those from the Six Great Sects use it! "
"Absorb one's consciousness?" Zhang Xuan asked curiously. "May I know if Brother Dan has such a thing here?"
"I'm too weak, and I don't have any talent for cultivation at all. Even my fiancée broke off the engagement with me … How can I possibly possess such a thing?"
Dan Xiaotian replied awkwardly.
"Pardon me for being rash," Zhang Xuan clasped his fist and said. He quickly changed the topic and asked a few more questions.
It was likely that he had torn open a spatial rift to arrive at the Forsaken Continent, and in order to protect himself, he had expended all of his zhenqi.
While the Third Young Master of the Forsaken Continent wasn't good with words, and he felt a little inferior in the depths of his heart, he was a kind person. When he saw the severely injured Dan Xiaotian, he couldn't bear to see him in such a state, so he decided to save him. The bandages on his body were left behind by Elder Yi.
It had been three days since Dan Xiaotian was saved.
The Forsaken Continent revered strength, and the Dan Clan that Dan Xiaotian came from had a glorious era twenty years ago. They were on par with the City Lord Manor, and even the City Lord Manor had to rely on them. However, it was a pity that an accident ten years ago had killed nearly all of the experts in the Dan Clan, including his two elder brothers.
Even Dan Xiaotian himself had suffered severe injuries to his foundation, resulting in his current state.
The Dan Clan fell from grace, and the powers that they were on good terms with all turned their backs on them. In just a few years, the Dan Clan collapsed. Other than Dan Xiaotian and his old servant, Elder Yi, there was no one else left in the Dan Clan.
Only the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard of the Dan Clan's manor remained. It was no longer as glorious as it used to be.
If not for the marriage agreement between the Dan Clan and the City Lord Manor, it was likely that the Dan Clan would have been wiped out as well.
However, with the annulment of the Second Young Mistress of the Dan Clan, it wouldn't be long before the enemies of the Dan Clan came knocking on their door once more.
"I see …"
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
No matter where one was, without the protection of a powerful force, it was inevitable that one would fall from grace.
"Brother Zhang, I believe that you understand my current situation. I thought that the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion would make an exception and recruit menial disciples here, so I might be able to give it a try. However, from the looks of it now, there's no hope at all. Not to mention, Xue Qin has annulled the engagement as well.
Dan Xiaotian shook his head bitterly.
The child of a poor family matured from a young age. Having lived with Elder Yi for so many years, he had already seen through the fickleness of human nature.
"Brother Zhang, since you have already regained consciousness, you should make haste and leave this place.
After saying those words, Dan Xiaotian took out two specially made gold coins and passed them over. "These are the Ethereal Coins that circulate in the Ethereal Hall. It's a little too little, but it should be enough for you to eat a few meals."
"There's no need to stand on ceremony."
Seeing that Dan Xiaotian was still thinking of him despite his current state, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but praise him. He turned to Dan Xiaotian and asked, "Brother Dan, can you execute your swordsmanship once more?"
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