After Favorability Is Maxed

Chapter 132: A Shame That We Didn’t Meet before the Marriage

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The commotion outside the City Lord’s mansion had gradually died down.

The guards maintained order and repaired the formations and buildings, while the Immortal cultivators retreated to their own resting places.

There was no more excitement to see, so it was naturally more important to prepare to watch the Tideviewing and Sword-listening event.

But in the City Lord’s mansion, the conflict had escalated again.

In the study, the two sides were in a confrontation, and Liu Yuan’s voice rang out.

“I’m on Lanruo’s side.”

This sentence exploded in their ears.

Ye Cike’s mind went blank for a moment.

She stared at Liu Yuan in a daze. The young man was standing in front of Duan Lanruo with his sword held horizontally. His expression was firm after he was relieved, and his eyes were filled with the determination to protect someone.

This determination was something she once had. In fact, there was more to it than that.

But now, they were all gone… He had given all these things to another woman, the woman he had been shielding behind him.

She was a woman who had been married and had a child. She was inferior to her in terms of family background, appearance, and other aspects!

Even if it’s her chest size… It can still expand, so it does not count.

However, the young man in front of her had given his gentleness to Duan Lanruo, and faced her with his tough side, drawing his sword.

Ye Cike subconsciously took a step forward, but she stopped and pursed her lips. Anger reappeared on her face, but her voice was a little dry. “You, you’re on her side? Why? …you said that you are my Xuanyang Pearl, a part of me that was born with me. Our union is the right thing to do. Why should I let others have you? And what right do you have to be angry at me? I should be angry, you liar! Bastard!”

The young girl’s face was pale, her fists were clenched, her chest was slightly moving up and down, and her thin body seemed to be on the verge of collapsing.

Liu Yuan said in a deep voice, “Of course you can be angry at me. You can scold me for being heartless, for being a lecherous scumbag, or even for being like Shen Sifan and killing me with a sword. You can also be angry at Lanruo because she’s with me. To you, it’s like she’s taking away the person you like. However, she’s not disloyal and has been fulfilling her duties to the City of Ten Thousand Swords. Her husband already passed away, so what’s wrong with her liking me now?”

“It’s just a shame that sometimes, people who love each other cannot stay together. It’s a shame that we didn’t meet before the marriage.”

The young man’s voice was calm, as if he was talking about the hundreds of years of loneliness in the cold City of Ten Thousand Swords.

The raging White Dragon River and the majestic Jade Snow Mountain surrounded the City of Ten Thousand Swords like heavy chains, locking her down the city.

Duan Lanruo suddenly felt a warm sensation on her face. It was tears that were flowing out without stopping.

“Sob, sob, sob…” What was this child saying?!

Her eyes were hazy with tears, and she hurriedly lowered her head to wipe them away. Her face and ears were red, and she was on fire. Her heart was beating fast, filled with a feeling of shyness and bitterness, making her very flustered.

There was no one else who could affect her mind like this. She poured all her love into the young man in front of her and got the best answer again.

Liu Yuan took a deep breath. “That’s why I won’t let you hurt her. even if I’m only at the Soul Formation stage now, I’ll always stand in front of her and protect her unless I can’t stand up or lift my sword.”

Ye Cike trembled with anger and sneered, “Good! I’m going to tie you up and bring you back today, and let Duan Lanruo, who’s behind you, watch with her own eyes! Uncle Jiu!”

The old servant’s eyes were sinister. He flipped his palm and held a longsword. “City Lord Duan is a 9-star swordsmith after all. You are qualified to be defeated by my sword. Let’s see how many moves you can take.”

He did not even look at Liu Yuan as he spoke to Duan Lanruo.

In Li Jiutong’s eyes, his only opponent was Duan Lanruo.

After all, Liu Yuan was only at the Soul Formation stage.

Soul Formation, Void Refinement, and the Synthesis stage.

There was a huge gap between the Soul Formation stage and the Synthesis stage, so Liu Yuan could not pose any threat to him.

He was not an extraordinary figure like the Green Lotus Swordsman, who could fight across cultivation realms.

Besides, even the Green Lotus Swordsman was at the Void Refinement Stage. The Synthesis stage cultivator will always have the upper hand in battle.

The Young Mistress was still young and valued the man she liked too much. It was no big deal to overestimate him, but how much of a wave could this Soul Formation kid cause?

He had overestimated him too much.

‘Sword Maniac’ Li Jiutong also had his own pride. Although he took orders from the Xunyin family, it would be too degrading if he really kidnapped someone.

The best way was to defeat Duan Lanruo in front of this young man and experience the feeling of being powerless to turn the situation around. Then, he would naturally be obedient and follow the Young Mistress back.

Swish!

The longsword in the old servant’s hand split into light and shadows. The blade was as cold as water, and the moves were light and delicate.

What followed was an extremely powerful aura, which exploded like a wave, causing thunder to sound in the silence.

The surrounding air was pushed away, forming a circular shock wave. All the windows were opened, and the house was on the verge of collapse. If it were not for the array stabilizing it, it would have already collapsed.

A strong wind whistled in the room. Duan Lanruo’s expression turned cold. She wiped her tears dry, and the spiritual energy in her entire body boiled. She was on high alert.

If this battle were to start, it would definitely attract the attention of the Immortal cultivators in the city. The risk of this matter being exposed was very high, but…

She had already gotten what she wanted, and that was enough.

It really did not matter what the world said or how they saw her.

Li Jiutong’s body and sword light arrived in front of Duan Lanruo in an instant.

The Sword Intent was unparalleled and domineering.

The move that made him famous — Absolute Thousand Gravity!

The first form, Ling Tian!

There was no resemblance to his usual silent and ordinary appearance of an old man. However, when he used the sword, his eyes were as sincere and focused as a child’s. There was only one sword in his eyes!

Sword Maniac, Manic Sword.

He was loyal and devoted to the sword.

It was a pure Sword Intent, a pure sword!

Li Jiutong’s sword was pointed directly at the City Lord, and it clashed with Duan Lanruo’s, who had pushed Liu Yuan away in an instant and whose soft eyes were once again covered in golden flames!

Buzzzzzz!

Duan Lanruo’s clothes fluttered in the wind. When her fingers came into contact with the sword, a sound like that of metal clashing rang out. Their auras collided, and with a loud bang, the surrounding decorations were once again shattered into pieces.

Li Jiutong’s expression changed. The sword in his hand and the sword in his heart, the sword and the will were originally connected, but they were cut off by the golden fire in an instant!

At the same time, he thought to himself that the Soul Formation stage brat really did not even have time to react. In comparison, he had underestimated Duan Lanruo.

The old servant’s expression was grave.

Heaven and earth were the furnace, fate was the work, yin and yang were the charcoal, and everything else was the copper.

This was Duan Lanruo’s Dao!

The hundred-time tempered steel had turned into something soft!

Just as Li Jiutong’s gaze turned sharp and he was about to launch another attack, he suddenly heard a loud sword chime.

His pupils suddenly shrank, and he turned his head to see Liu Yuan holding a long sword in his hand, flicking it with his fingers.

‘The Sword in the Scabbard Does Not Sing’

Swish!

Just as Li Jiutong was focused on his battle with Duan Lanruo, the soundless sound of iron and blood seemed to have materialized. The invisible sound waves pierced straight into his eardrums and into his sea of consciousness!

Sword Maniac’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Only then did he realize that it was not that Liu Yuan had not reacted, but that he did not even need to move!