Chapter 1 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The sky was aglow with the setting sun.

On the Emerald Cloud Summit outside of Fiery Wind City, there was a stone table and a stone bench, where a young couple were nestled together.

The youth had a slim build. He was pale in complexion, but had good looks.

Meanwhile, the maiden donned a pure white dress. Her skin was as smooth as jade, her looks were stunningly beautiful.

The maiden’s head was resting on the shoulders of the youth. Bathed in the light of the setting sun, they looked like perfect lovers.

“Yao’er, how I wish we could continue on like this forever!” Said the youth gently, the smile on his face revealing his happiness.

“Brother Ming, of course we can! We said that we would be together for all our lives!”

A happy smile formed on the maiden’s face.

The youth’s name was Lu Ming, whereas the girl was called Lu Yao.

Looking at the smile on Lu Yao’s face, Lu Ming’s gaze turned even more tender as he held her delicate hand and said, “Yao’er, although I currently can’t gather my Essential Qi due to my blocked meridians, if I can awaken my blood meridian, the Elder Council will buy me some elixirs and mediate my meridians for me. Then, I’ll be able to cultivate.”

“I’ll definitely become a powerhouse, and protect you for the rest of your life.”

“Thank you, Brother Ming.”

Lu Yao’s eyes had a touched look as she said, “Brother Ming, did a meridian tester really find out that you inherited your father’s blood meridians?”

“That’s right, Yao’er. That’s why in the future, your man will be a powerhouse.” A confident smile formed on Lu Ming’s face.

Lu Yao tenderly smiled as she lifted a cup on the stone table. The cup was filled with well-known Blood Orchid Wine, which was emitting a faint fragrance.

She swiftly kissed Lu Ming on the cheeks and blushed as she raised the cup, “Come, Brother Ming, this one is on Yao’er.”

Lu Ming took the cup and said, “Yao’er, you’ve treated me to a glass of Blood Orchid Wine every day. I’m really grateful to have you by my side.”

As he finished his sentence, he raised the cup and finished it in one go.

The fragrance of the wine lingered on his tongue, and Lu Ming’s heart felt as sweet as the wine tasted. But at the very next moment, he felt that the world was spinning.

“Yao’er, why do I feel so faint? Your wine…”

Lu Ming held onto the stone table as he looked towards Lu Yao. But then, he noticed that her expression seemed a little cold.

“Hahaha, Lu Ming, Yao’er only accompanied you for three years in order to cultivate your meridians. Now that we’re at this stage, isn’t it high time that you contribute with your blood meridians?”

At that moment, a middle-aged man emerged from a corner. It was Lu Yao’s father.

Rumble!

The sound rang in Lu Ming’s mind, as if it was a bolt from the blue.

“Yao’er!”

Lu Ming looked at Lu Yao incredulously, but all that was in her eyes was cold indifference.

“Why? I love you so much!”

Lu Yao’s cold gaze was like a sharp knife, plunging into Lu Ming’s heart. He let out a loud howl and pounced in the direction of Lu Yao.

Sadly, all it took was for Lu Yao to take a small step back, and he landed on the floor.

“Duan Mulin from the Mystical Sword School started his cultivation at the age of six. He opened up two divine meridians and stepped into Warrior Realm in half a year, and then Master Realm at the age of nine. He’s sixteen now, and one of the Four Great Talents of the Mystical Sword School. What about you? A frail body with blocked meridians. To be blunt with you, you’re just trash. Even if you awaken your blood meridians, you’ll still be trash. Can you even be compared with Duan Mulin?

“Only a genius like him would be befitting of me. If I want to be married to him, I need to awaken a stronger blood meridian. Since you love me so much, why don’t you fulfill my wish and offer up your blood meridian to help me awaken a stronger one?”

A cold voice came from Lu Yao’s lips.

Bam!

At that moment, the middle-aged man stepped on Lu Ming’s back with a sharp knife gripped on his hands. He shouted, “Lu Ming, give us your blood meridian!”

Ah!

Excruciating pain on Lu Meng’s spine swallowed him whole. He let out a piercing howl, his voice filled with helplessness and despair.

Slowly, Lu Ming fell into boundless darkness.

“Lu Yao, I treated you like my beloved, why did you harm me!”

Lu Ming shouted, and sat up from his bed so abruptly that the bed made of Phoebe zhennan1 made a crunching noise.

His head was matted with sweat. It was just a dream.

No, it was not a dream. How could it have been a dream? It was something that happened three days ago.

Lu Ming was the main successor of the Lu Family in Fiery Wind City. His father was the Lord of the Lu Family, while Lu Yao was the daughter of the First Branch Elder of the Lu Family.

The two of them were from different branches of the same family. Growing up with each other, they were childhood friends. One could say that they were inseparable, and they even made a pledge of their love in private, choosing each other to be their significant other.

Lu Ming had not expected that Lu Yao and the First Branch Elder would make a move against him and snatch his blood meridians.

“Power. All of this is because I don’t have enough power. If I was extraordinarily gifted and powerful, would they dare to treat me like that?!”

Lu Ming clenched his fists. His whole body was shaking, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Trash!

This was what Lu Yao called him. Her words from three days ago still rang in his ear.

Squeak!

At that moment, his door was pushed open, and a delicate middle-aged woman walked in. Looking at Lu Ming on his bed, she asked concernedly, “Ming’er, did you have a nightmare again?”

This beautiful lady was Lu Ming’s mother, Li Ping.

Three days ago, it was Li Ping who had gone to search for Lu Ming out of concern for his safety and rescued him. He would be dead if not for that.