The banquet lasted for four hours before it ended. Xiao Lingyu returned to the Wildfire's campsite with a gloomy expression.
"Senior Xiao, did something happen?" Xiong Meng saw that Xiao Lingyu's expression wasn't good, so he went up to ask.
"Miss Jing is already engaged to Guan Yiwei from the Guan family. It's best that you all make plans early."
After replying, Xiao Lingyu went into his room.
After quietly pondering in his room for a while, Xiao Lingyu's mood gradually improved. He could guess that the reason why Miss Jing was engaged to Guan Yiwei was most likely because of the Guan family's Divine King's white bead.
Since he couldn't give Miss Jing the white bead, she naturally had the right to fight for it elsewhere. This was human nature, so Xiao Lingyu didn't need to be depressed over this.
However, Miss Jing was already the Guan family's fiancée and was practically half a member of the Guan family. Xiao Lingyu could only dream of allying with Miss Jing to fight for the Guan family.
Fortunately, Miss Jing didn't know much about his secrets and had sworn an oath to never reveal them. Otherwise, even if Miss Jing didn't want to reveal anything about him to the Guan family, Xiao Lingyu would have left the Wildfire long ago.
Xiao Lingyu came to the Guan family because he wanted to use the Guan family's power to suppress the Qi family so that they wouldn't dare to openly attack him. In fact, he had already achieved this goal. At least, the sloppy Divine King of the Qi family had agreed not to seek revenge after his duel with Qi Hongbin on account of the Guan family and the City Lord's Manor.
However, that verbal agreement didn't have much binding power. The Qi family could secretly send people to continue taking revenge on him. It was up to the Qi family whether they were willing or not. The Qi family didn't need to care too much about that verbal agreement.
Xiao Lingyu stayed in the city because Yueru was still under Qi Hongxuan's control. He felt guilty towards Yueru, so he couldn't just leave.
He still couldn't completely expel the poison that Qi Hongxuan left in Xiao Lingyu's body. The poison was similar to Xiao Lingyu's poison and had already merged into his blood and bones. However, it didn't belong to him at all. As long as Qi Hongxuan wasn't dead, he couldn't expel the poison that belonged to Qi Hongxuan.
In this way, Qi Hongxuan could find Xiao Lingyu's location at any time and it wouldn't be easy for Xiao Lingyu to leave the city.
It was not Xiao Lingyu's character to slip away before the matter was settled. Even if he wanted to leave, he would have to settle the matter first before leaving.
Miss Jing returned to the Wildfire's base soon after. Her room was in Xiao Lingyu's suite, so she was surrounded by Xiong Meng and the others as soon as she returned.
Xiong Meng and the others surrounded Miss Jing, but they didn't know what to say.
"This engagement is just a temporary measure. It doesn't mean that I've become a member of the Guan family."
Miss Jing explained with a smile when she saw everyone's puzzled expression.
"Hehe, we don't care about that. We're all people who aren't strong. We're already very satisfied to be able to stay in the Wildfire. We rely on Miss Jing in the Wildfire. Even if you really become a member of the Guan family, we'll still rely on you. It doesn't make much of a difference to us," Xiong Meng said with a smile.
"Boss Xiong is right. Miss Jing, you can think for yourself. We'll just follow you in the future," Zhang Hai agreed.
Miss Jing was a little nervous at first. She didn't know how to face these old friends, but she felt a lot more relaxed after hearing their words.
In the next few years, Duhu City was very peaceful. The incident in Evil Wind Valley didn't seem to affect the city at all.
The large families often made things difficult for the Guan family and used all kinds of methods to restrict their development. The Guan family, on the other hand, was slowly improving.
The Guan family had a very good plan for their family's development, so they weren't in a hurry.
The Qi family didn't talk about Xiao Lingyu anymore. They seemed to have forgotten their hatred for Xiao Lingyu.
Xiao Lingyu had an even more peaceful life. He almost never left the Wildfire's base. Miss Jing didn't consider him first when the Wildfire took on a mission.
However, Xiao Lingyu's calmness was only on the surface. He locked himself in his room and constantly let himself fall into the Inverse Mystic Realm. He endured the torment of his inner demons and constantly improved his realm.
If he wanted to take a shortcut to quickly improve his realm, he naturally had to endure some pain that ordinary people couldn't endure.
Every time he entered the Inverse Mystic Realm, the inner demons tormented his soul and consciousness. Not only were there some scenes that he didn't want to see, there were also scenes of chaos. After Xiao Lingyu got used to the Inverse Mystic Realm, he began to understand those scenes. The more he understood and understood, the greater his improvement after passing the Inverse Mystic Realm.
The white bead had been refined by Xiao Lingyu. It existed in Xiao Lingyu's body and could greatly suppress the inner demons in the Inverse Mystic Realm. It reduced the negative effects of those scenes on Xiao Lingyu and also increased the positive effects of the Inverse Mystic Realm on Xiao Lingyu.
The grayish-black metal piece in the Golden Soul Bead could ensure that Xiao Lingyu's soul wouldn't be destroyed and Xiao Lingyu's soul wouldn't be corroded by the inner demons in the Inverse Mystic Realm. However, it couldn't allow Xiao Lingyu to obtain the greatest benefits every time he passed the Inverse Mystic Realm.
However, with this white bead, Xiao Lingyu didn't have to completely guard his mind every time he entered the Inverse Mystic Realm. He could divide his attention to comprehend and understand. This allowed him to maximize the benefits that the Inverse Mystic Realm brought him every time.
In just a few years, Xiao Lingyu's realm had already reached the mid-stage of the Chaotic Mystic Enlightening realm!
If his cheap master knew that his disciple could cultivate like this in the Chaotic Mystic Enlightening realm, he would definitely be very surprised and gratified.
Although the gap between the mid-stage and late-stage of the Chaotic Mystic Enlightening realm was rather large, if Xiao Lingyu continued to cultivate in the Inverse Mystic Realm, he could reach the late-stage of the Chaotic Mystic Enlightening realm within a hundred years.
If a normal cultivator was in the Chaotic Mystic Enlightening realm, it would take at least tens of millions of years to achieve a breakthrough. However, Xiao Lingyu had shortened this time by countless times.
It was just that being tortured by one's inner demons all year round was not something that a normal cultivator could endure. Even if it wasn't dangerous, it was still a test of one's human nature.
Therefore, Xiao Lingyu couldn't always shut himself in his room to cultivate. He would occasionally come out for a walk and relax.
After cultivating in seclusion once again, Xiao Lingyu left the Wildfire camp and walked around the city.
A few years passed in the blink of an eye in the Realm of the Gods. Such a short period of time couldn't bring about much change in Duhu City.
After walking for four hours, Xiao Lingyu had just returned to the entrance of the Wildfire camp when a guard handed him an invitation.
Xiao Lingyu opened the invitation and his heart skipped a beat.
This invitation was sent by Yueru, and it was a wedding invitation!
From the contents of the invitation, it could be seen that Yueru was going to be married to Qi Hongxuan in ten days.
A few years ago, Xiao Lingyu had attended an engagement ceremony that had made him feel depressed for a while. Now that Yue Ru was going to hold another wedding, and it was with Qi Hongxuan, Xiao Lingyu was a little dumbfounded.
"Life is really unpredictable!"
Xiao Lingyu sighed, then put away the wedding invitation and walked into the depths of the camp.
No matter what, Yueru had confessed to Xiao Lingyu. Now that she was going to be married to someone else, Xiao Lingyu was a little caught off guard.
Xiao Lingyu did not have any improper thoughts about Yue Ru. Back then, when Yue Ru had confessed to him and he had rejected her, he did not have the heart to do so. Now that Yue Ru was getting married, he only wished her well from the bottom of his heart.
If Yueru was really going to be married to Qi Hongxuan, Xiao Lingyu could leave Duhu City without worry.
As for the Qi Family's pursuit, he could use the tube-shaped sacred weapon to escape after leaving the city.
He wasn't at a disadvantage in his feud with the Qi Family, so he didn't have to do anything to the Qi Family.
'If Qi Hongxuan can treat Yue Ru a little better, it's not impossible for me to let him off the hook for Yue Ru's sake,' Xiao Lingyu thought.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Xiao Lingyu went to the Qi Family's compound alone.
Although he had a feud with the Qi Family, Xiao Lingyu still had to attend Yueru's wedding. He didn't believe that the Qi Family would dare to do anything to him in public.
Even if the Qi Family dared to openly violate the agreement, not giving face to the City Lord's Mansion and the Steward, and made a move on Xiao Lingyu, Xiao Lingyu would at most reveal the Sacred Artifact. He would definitely not lose his life.
The scale of Duhu City's Qi Family's compound far exceeded that of Kun City's Qi Family's. Not only did it occupy a larger area, but its walls were also taller and sturdier.
At that moment, the entrance of the Qi Family's compound was decorated with lanterns and streamers. There were bands playing on both sides of the gate. There were also Divine Lord experts of the Qi Family welcoming guests at the entrance.
Qi Hongxuan's status in Duhu City's Qi Family shouldn't be high. However, the Qi Family placed so much importance on his wedding and organized it in such a grand manner. There seemed to be something wrong.
Xiao Lingyu didn't think too much about it. He slowly walked to the entrance and showed his invitation card. The Divine Lord of the Qi Family welcomed him warmly.
In fact, many members of the Qi Family already knew Xiao Lingyu. After all, the battle between Qi Hongbin and him had caused quite a stir in the city. The Divine Lord of the Qi Family was a little surprised by Xiao Lingyu's arrival. However, since it was a joyous occasion, the Qi Family member welcoming guests naturally didn't show any ill intentions.
Those who came to attend the wedding naturally had to bring gifts. Xiao Lingyu was no exception. After entering the Qi Family's compound, he threw a storage bag on the gift table. Then, he was led by some receptionists to the venue where the wedding was to be held.
The Qi Family's wedding venue wasn't only decorated with a festive atmosphere, but it was also grand. The entire venue was in a large hall that was no less than five hundred feet wide. There were also more than a hundred small tables in the hall.
When Xiao Lingyu arrived at the banquet hall, it was already filled with people. To his surprise, he glanced around and saw that Miss Jing and Guan Yiwei had arrived together and were already seated.
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