"Li Fuchen, even if you train for another ten years, you still won't be a match for me."
Peng!
On the martial arts stage, the delicate looking Li Fuchen was sent flying by a green clothed youth.
"Hehe, just as I expected, defeated in three moves."
"This is already the seventh time Li Fuchen has lost to Li Yunhe in the past year!"
"Isn't that so. Li Fuchen was considered a prodigy in the past and had always been suppressing Li Yunhe. Who would have thought that in just a year, the prodigy would turn into trash. Not only did his ability stagnate, he also became stupid. Knowing that he isn't a match for Li Yunhe, he still accepted his challenge."
"You are wrong about Li Fuchen. He has always been a prideful person and never avoids a challenge."
"Sigh, if you want to blame someone, blame Li Fuchen for having a fiancée named Guan Xue. Who knew that Li Yunhe liked Guan Xue too. The three of them grew up together, but Guan Xue was already betrothed to Li Fuchen. This made Li Yunhe unhappy."
The gloating laughter from the surroundings was so piercing to Li Fuchen's ears, causing his breathing to become slightly rushed.
One year, everything happened one year ago.
One year ago, he was definitely a prodigy in the Li Clan and Li Yunhe was never considered a match for him.
But one day, he suddenly lost his talent. To be exact, his talent couldn't be used anymore. Whenever he concentrated, his head would split open in pain. That kind of pain made it impossible for him to cultivate peacefully. After a single exchange, Li Yunhe noticed that Li Fuchen's ability didn't have any improvement, so he tried to find a way to challenge Li Fuchen.
Clenching his fist, Li Fuchen looked up at the sky, his heart filled with unyielding will.
"Damned heavens, how did I, Li Fuchen, offend you? Why did you take away my talent? Do you know that in this world where the strong rule supreme, having no talent is the consequence?"
Li Fuchen roared in his heart.
A pity, the heavens couldn't hear his inner voice.
Sneering at Li Fuchen, Li Yunhe felt extremely carefree. He had always been jealous of Li Fuchen. He was jealous that Li Fuchen's father was the Li Clan Patriarch. Be it resources or treatment, Li Fuchen was better than him. If his father was also the Patriarch, his achievements would definitely surpass Li Fuchen.
Now that the other party had become trash, the Patriarch could not help him. It should be known that the Patriarch was not the only one who had the final say in the Li family. Behind the Patriarch was the Council of Elders. Once the Council of Elders made a decision, the Patriarch could not change it. Of course, most of the time, it was the Patriarch who had the final say. The Council of Elders usually did not participate in the family's affairs.
"Li Fuchen, I advise you to give up on Guan Xue. A trash like you isn't worthy of her."
Li Yunhe turned around and left the martial arts field after leaving behind a mocking sentence.
The spectators left one by one, leaving only Li Fuchen standing there.
In a pavilion far away, a white-robed middle-aged man saw all of this.
"Fuchen, father may be the Patriarch, but father can't help you with such matters. You can only rely on yourself."
Seeing Li Fuchen being bullied, as a father, he felt worse than anyone else. But he knew that once he stood up for Li Fuchen, Li Fuchen would suffer even more humiliation and resentment. In this world where the strong ruled and the hierarchy was strict, everything depended on one's own ability. External forces might make him look good on the surface, but in the dark, who knew how many people would be disdainful and resentful of him.
Deep into the night, Li Fuchen sat cross-legged on the futon, diligently cultivating the Red Jade Technique.
The Red Jade Technique was the only high-tier, yellow class technique of the Li Clan. It was separated into seven ranks. A year ago, Li Fuchen was already at the third rank. But after a year, he didn't make any progress. Li Yunhe used this time to cultivate the Red Jade Technique to the fourth rank, which was why he could suppress Li Fuchen.
"Ah!"
Even though he had experienced this countless of times, the pain in his head still made Li Fuchen cry out in pain.
This type of pain was a hundred times worse than physical pain, it came from the depths of his soul.
With his body drenched in sweat, Li Fuchen opened his eyes unwillingly. Due to his tightly clenched teeth, fresh blood flowed down his lips. It was a ghastly sight.
"Is it still like this?"
Li Fuchen still couldn't understand what happened to his body. The external humiliation was a huge blow to him, but this ignorance was an even bigger blow to him. It was as if a venomous snake was slowly eating away at his bone marrow. By the time he realized it, his bone marrow had already been sucked dry.
The night was over and the sun was up.
Early in the morning, a guest came to the Li Clan. It was the Guan Clan's Patriarch, Guan Yue.
In the meeting hall, a white robed Li Tianhan passionately welcomed him.
"Guan Yue, what brings you here?"
Guan Yue was almost 8 feet tall with a stocky build. He awkwardly laughed, "I have nothing better to do today, so I came to take a look. Oh right, how is Fuchen?"
"He is still the same. This incident had a huge impact on him, I hope he can pull through."
Li Tianhan's expression was a little gloomy.
"Don't worry, it might just be temporary. I believe he can pull through." Pausing for a moment, Guan Yue took out a jade bottle, "This is a Vitality Pill, it might be of some use to him."
"Vitality Pill?"
Li Tianhan didn't accept it and had a puzzled expression.
The Vitality Elixir wasn't just any ordinary elixir, but a high-tier, yellow class elixir. A single elixir was worth a few thousand gold coins. Even though Li Tianhan's daughter was engaged to Fuchen, they weren't married yet. Gifting such a valuable elixir made Li Tianhan a little confused.
Guan Yue unhappily replied, "It's just a pill, why? You don't like it?"
"It's not about the pill. Guan Yue, do you have something to say?"
As an old friend, Li Tianhan knew that Guan Yue was hiding something.
Placing the jade bottle on the table, Guan Yue spoke with difficulty, "Tianhan, I am here to discuss something with you."
"Speak! I'm listening! "
Li Tianhan had a bad premonition.
Clearing his throat, Guan Yue said, "Just a week ago, my daughter, Guan Xue, broke through to the seventh level of the Qi Realm."
"Seventh level of the Qi Realm?"
Li Tianhan took in a deep breath. Guan Xue and Li Fuchen were the same age, 14 years old. A 14 year old at the seventh level of the Qi Realm. If he didn't know Guan Yue's character, he would have thought he was joking. The Li Clan's top prodigy, Li Yunhai, was only at the sixth level of the Qi Realm. Li Fuchen and Li Yunhe were only at the fourth level of the Qi Realm.
"I remember she just broke through to the sixth level of the Qi Realm half a year ago?"
Li Tianhan asked.
Guan Yue laughed bitterly, "My daughter is naturally talented, she actually managed to cultivate our Guan Clan's Aquaselenic Arts to the sixth rank. You know, to a certain extent, it is harder to break through a cultivation technique than a cultivation level. Those who managed to cultivate the Aquaselenic Arts to the sixth rank were all Origin Realm martial artists, none of them were in the Qi Realm."
"What a monster!"
Li Tianhan sighed in his heart.
"Brother Tianhan, my daughter has already been accepted as a disciple of the Cang Lan Sect. I'm afraid this engagement cannot be carried out." Guan Yue didn't bother to hide anything and got straight to the point.
Li Tianhan raised his eyebrows, "They are still young, it is still too early to talk about this engagement. We can talk about it a few years later."
Guan Yue replied seriously, "This is also my daughter's wish, I hope brother Tianhan can fulfill it."
Li Tianhan's expression turned ugly, he stared at Guan Yue, "What, your Guan Clan wants to break off the engagement? It was your Guan Clan who initiated the engagement, now it is your Guan Clan who is the first to break off the engagement. What do you take my Li Clan for? What do you take me, Li Tianhan for? Do you think my Li Clan has declined and is not worthy of your Guan Clan's marriage? "
"Brother Tianhan, my Guan Clan will compensate you. Keep this Vitality Pill first. In a few days, my Guan Clan will give the best Guan Clan Inn in Yunwu City to your Li Clan."
Now that the words were out, Guan Yue relaxed a little.
Yes, Guan Yue was right, a marriage alliance must have its value. The Li Clan had not sent anyone into the Cang Lan Sect for the past ten years, while the Guan Clan was thriving. Every two years, there would be one or two Guan Clansmen entering the Cang Lan Sect.
This year, Guan Xue became a disciple of the Cang Lan Sect in advance. To be able to become a disciple in advance, which one of them didn't have a bright future ahead of them?
If this was the case, the Guan Clan wouldn't be in such a hurry to break off the engagement. After all, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. As one of the four major clans of Yunwu City, the Li Clan was still a force to be reckoned with, not any weaker than the rising Guan Clan.
A pity that Li Fuchen was too disappointing. His innate talent was considered decent, but one year ago, he did something that angered the heavens and caused his innate talent to disappear. A cripple, how could he be worthy of the Guan Clan's number one prodigy? This was something the Guan Clan couldn't tolerate.
What's more, Guan Xue herself wasn't interested in this marriage alliance. She had requested to break off the engagement more than once, but Guan Yue kept it to himself. He felt that he had done enough for the Li Clan.
"The pill and the restaurant, my Li Clan won't accept it. We can't afford to lose this face. Guan Yue xiong, this is the last time I will address you as xiong Guan Yue. From today onwards, we are no longer friends."
Li Tianhan was completely disappointed. The Guan Clan was able to rise because of the Li Clan. He didn't expect them to burn the bridge after crossing it.
"Tianhan xiong, I have nothing else to say. It is my Guan Clan's fault this time, I will take my leave first."
Taking a deep breath, Guan Yue stood up and left.
"Bring the pill."
Li Tianhan waved his hand, an invisible qi was released and the jade bottle flew towards Guan Yue.
Catching the jade bottle, Guan Yue left in silence.
Crack!
Once Guan Yue walked out of the hall, Li Tianhan crushed the armrest of his chair with an ashen face.
A few days later, the Guan Clan sent over a letter to break off the engagement. At the same time, the entire Li Clan and even the entire Yunwu City knew about it.
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