Chapter 13: A Letter of Repudiation?

Shortly after, Chu Feng walked into the Chu Clan's reception hall.

At that moment, besides Chu Tianyue, there were three other people in the reception hall.

A pretty young woman, an elderly man in blue robes, and a cold-faced young man in white.

Chu Feng recognized the pretty young woman — she was Liu Hanyan, the one to whom he was betrothed by marriage engagement.

He had never met the blue-robed elder or the white-clad young man, but he could tell they were people close to Liu Hanyan.

The blue-robed elder's cultivation was at the first level of the True Spirit Stage, while the white-clad young man's was at the eighth level of the Spirit Entry Stage.

"Chu Feng, you're here!"

"Let me introduce you — this is the Grand Elder of the Liu Clan, Liu Qing, also the grandfather of my niece Hanyan. He has been in seclusion all this time, so you likely haven't met him."

"And this is Hanyan's Senior Brother from Lingxiao Pavilion — Zhang Yuan!"

When Chu Tianyue saw Chu Feng arrive, he immediately stood up to make the introductions.

"Lingxiao Pavilion?"

Chu Feng heard this and looked toward Liu Hanyan with a hint of curiosity.

"Chu Feng, I joined Lingxiao Pavilion not long ago and became an Outer Sect Disciple there!"

"Senior Brother Zhang Yuan is an Inner Sect Disciple of our Lingxiao Pavilion!" Liu Hanyan declared proudly.

"Congratulations, then!" Chu Feng replied with a faint smile.

It seemed Liu Hanyan had already found a new backing and couldn't wait to come and break off the engagement.

But Chu Feng didn't care in the slightest. A woman like Liu Hanyan was far too ordinary — so ordinary that even if she were a maidservant, Chu Feng would find her beneath him.

Liu Hanyan coming to break off the engagement on her own initiative suited Chu Feng perfectly.

"Chu Feng, you have already been expelled from the Qinglan Sect, while I am now a disciple of Lingxiao Pavilion!"

"Our standings are now worlds apart. I have come today to dissolve our marriage engagement. I hope you are sensible enough to agree." Liu Hanyan said with an air of arrogance.

"Fine! I agree!"

"Bring out the agreement to dissolve the engagement — I'm sure you've already prepared it." Chu Feng said with a light smile, straightforward and direct.

"Uh..." Liu Hanyan was momentarily stunned by how readily Chu Feng agreed.

She had imagined all sorts of scenarios — Chu Feng begging and pleading when she came to break off the engagement.

Yet here he was, agreeing so easily, as if he were even more eager to dissolve it than she was!

Was he actually looking down on her, his own fiancée, and couldn't wait to be rid of her?

Fury instantly flooded Liu Hanyan's heart!

He was already a good-for-nothing, and yet he still dared to look down on her — who gave him the nerve?

"What's the matter? Hurry up and bring out the dissolution agreement!" Chu Feng said with a calm smile.

"Hmph!" Infuriated, Liu Hanyan flung a document straight at Chu Feng.

Chu Feng took the document and was about to sign it.

But in an instant, his expression turned as cold and sharp as a blade.

"A letter of repudiation? You're repudiating me?" Chu Feng's voice was ice-cold, carrying boundless killing intent.

"You're a worthless piece of trash. Hanyan being engaged to you is a disgrace. Only by repudiating you can she wash away that shame!" Zhang Yuan beside them suddenly burst into loud, mocking laughter.

"Chu Feng, you are already a good-for-nothing. I am a disciple of Lingxiao Pavilion — so what if I repudiate you?" Liu Hanyan said with a haughty expression.

Earlier, Liu Hanyan had felt that issuing a letter of repudiation would be too humiliating for Chu Feng, so she had privately prepared a separate agreement for a mutual dissolution of the engagement.

But just now, seeing how eagerly Chu Feng had wanted to dissolve the engagement, Liu Hanyan felt as though he was looking down on her.

In a fit of rage, she threw the letter of repudiation at Chu Feng instead.

"What? A letter of repudiation?" Chu Tianyue heard this and turned to Liu Qing with fury in his eyes.

Liu Qing's face immediately flushed with embarrassment.

Coming to break off the engagement was already an insult to the Chu Clan!

For the woman's side to issue a letter of repudiation to the man was an even greater humiliation — to the Chu Clan, and to Chu Feng personally.

However, this had been Zhang Yuan's specific demand, and after weighing all considerations, Liu Qing had reluctantly agreed.

Zhang Yuan was an Inner Sect Disciple of Lingxiao Pavilion, and the Zhang family was a powerful clan — far stronger than the Chu Clan.

It was also thanks to Zhang Yuan's help that Liu Hanyan had been able to enter Lingxiao Pavilion, and Zhang Yuan had promised to marry her afterward.

So the Liu Clan had agreed to Zhang Yuan's demand and come to deliver the letter of repudiation to Chu Feng.

Slap!

Chu Feng backhanded Liu Hanyan hard across the face.

He was the mighty Demon Sovereign of the Upper Realm — and this lowly woman from the lower realm dared to repudiate him!

Who gave her the nerve?

She simply didn't know what death was!

"???"

Liu Hanyan was instantly dumbstruck.

In all her life, Liu Hanyan had never been struck by anyone, nor had she ever imagined that Chu Feng would slap her.

After all, every time they had met before, Chu Feng had always doted on her!

"Ah! Chu Feng, you worthless trash — how dare you hit me!"

A moment later, Liu Hanyan came to her senses, clutching her swollen, reddened cheek, and screamed in fury.

"You're looking for death — how dare you lay a hand on Hanyan!"

Zhang Yuan saw Chu Feng slap Liu Hanyan and immediately flew into a rage, charging toward Chu Feng.

"Die!"

Zhang Yuan hurled a ferocious punch straight at Chu Feng!

But before he could even reach Chu Feng, a tremendous force slammed into his abdomen, sending him flying backward. He crashed hard into the wall and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Liu Qing and Liu Hanyan rushed over in alarm and helped Zhang Yuan to his feet.

"Young Master Zhang, are you all right?"

"Senior Brother, how are you?"

The two of them anxiously asked after Zhang Yuan's condition.

"You dare injure me — you're dead!" Zhang Yuan lightly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and glared at Chu Feng, his eyes brimming with venomous hatred.

"Chu Feng, wasn't your cultivation crippled?" Liu Hanyan only now realized that Chu Feng had somehow recovered his cultivation — and was even capable of injuring Zhang Yuan. Her face filled with shock.

"It was crippled, and then it recovered," Chu Feng said flatly.

"Hmph! So what if you've recovered? You've still been expelled from the Qinglan Sect!"

"Senior Brother Zhang is an Inner Sect Disciple of Lingxiao Pavilion. You dare injure him — Lingxiao Pavilion will not let you off."

"Kneel before Senior Brother Zhang right now and beg for forgiveness. Perhaps Senior Brother Zhang, being magnanimous, will spare your life!" Liu Hanyan said coldly.

Chu Feng laughed in extreme anger, his voice laced with boundless killing intent: "I'll give you all one last chance — leave, or die."

Seeing that Chu Feng not only refused to beg but even dared to threaten them, Zhang Yuan erupted in fury. He drew his sword and charged at Chu Feng:

"You lowborn wretch — die!"

Zhang Yuan had already gauged that Chu Feng's cultivation was only at the first level of the Spirit Entry Stage, and was convinced that he had simply been caught off guard earlier.

"Thunder Sword Art!"

Zhang Yuan's sword struck like thunder, carrying an overwhelming sword might as it thrust savagely toward Chu Feng!

"Senior Brother Zhang's Thunder Sword Art has already reached minor mastery. Chu Feng refused to beg and is courting his own death — he has no one to blame but himself!" Liu Hanyan said with a cold smile.

Liu Qing let out a quiet sigh. He hadn't expected the situation to escalate like this.

But the Liu Clan had already chosen Zhang Yuan's side, and now they had no choice but to stand firmly behind him.

Chu Tianyue, knowing Chu Feng's true strength, was not worried about Chu Feng's safety at all.

What worried him now was that if Chu Feng injured Zhang Yuan, they would face retaliation from the Zhang family and Lingxiao Pavilion.

At that moment, Zhang Yuan's attack was about to reach Chu Feng.

Chu Feng simply sidestepped with a light shift, evading the attack with ease. Then, like a phantom, he appeared at Zhang Yuan's side and drove a devastating punch straight into his skull.

Bang!

Zhang Yuan's head exploded in an instant, brain matter splattering in all directions.