Chapter 627: Xiao Chen’s Decision (1/2)

Chapter 627: Xiao Chen’s Decision

Feng Tianming released a drawn-out sigh. He had a helpless expression as he said, “If I had only been able to advance to Martial Sage like great-grandfather did, Xue`er would not have to suffer like this.

“Then, I would not have to come and find Xiao Chen. Our Feng Clan owes his Xiao Clan too much already.”

Feng Tianming wished from the bottom of his heart that he did not have to trouble Xiao Chen. However, now that his great-grandfather had pa.s.sed away, he could not control the vast Feng Clan alone. Many people eyed the position of Clan Head and used the excuse of Feng Feixue’s marriage to attack him.

For Feng Tianming to shut those people up and not wrong Feng Feixue, he could only ask Xiao Chen for help.

Ying Yue said softly, “It’s fine. Even if Xiao Chen knew why your cousin left the Xiao Clan, he would not break his own promise.

[TL Note: In Chinese, the word for cousin is more specific. In this case, it is a younger female patrilineal cousin, or younger female cousin on the father’s side.]

“I have no doubt that Xiao Chen will do what he said. That is how he is. He will not go back on a promise. Once he makes a promise, he will do his best to keep it.”

“Dong! Dong! Dong!”

As the two were chatting, someone knocked on the door. Feng Tianming went to open the door and found it to be one of the inn’s waiters.

“Esteemed guest, there is a white-robed bladesman downstairs who says he wants to meet you.”

Ying Yue and Feng Tianming exchanged glances, revealing expressions of joy. Xiao Chen had finally arrived.

It was not difficult for Xiao Chen to discover the whereabouts of Ying Yue and Feng Tianming in Saber City. The City Lord’s Residence would keep track of such important personages at all times without fail.

Xiao Chen carried the wooden box covered with a black cloth on his back as he followed the waiter. Soon, he arrived at Ying Yue’s booth.

“Sorry, I had too much to prepare and made the two of you wait,” Xiao Chen said apologetically, performing a cupped-fist salute.

When Feng Tianming felt Xiao Chen’s vast Quintessence, astonishment flashed in his eyes. A complicated expression appeared even deeper in their depths.

Ying Yue stood up and said, “It is not a problem. Let’s go now. This is the Feng Clan’s Clan Head, Feng Tianming. He is also Feng Feixue’s father.”

Feng Tianming recovered his wits and said earnestly, “Many thanks for your help. We are in quite a rush, so I will explain some things to you along the way. Let’s use my flying Spirit Beast to return to the Imperial Capital.”

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High up in the sky, a giant golden bird with a wingspan of more than a hundred meters tore through the clouds at Mach 6, ripping s.p.a.ce as it flew.

Aside from Xiao Chen, Ying Yue, and Feng Tianming, there were the five guards of Feng Tianming. The guards were all peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs. When working together, they were a strong combat force.

Feng Tianming explained some of the details to Xiao Chen. The Martial Sage elder of the Feng Clan had pa.s.sed away, which provoked some of his older brothers into vying for the Clan Head position.

Using Feng Tianming’s rejection of the marriage proposal from the Wan Clan as a pretext, they conspired to make things difficult for him. They were forcing him to fulfill the promise made in the past to let the Wan Clan’s Young Master and Feng Feixue marry quickly.

Feng Tianming respected Feng Feixue’s decision. Seeing that she did not agree to this, he ended up in a deadlock with those people.

Furthermore, for some reason, the Wan Clan’s att.i.tude became unusually unyielding. With the support of the Wan Clan, these people placed Feng Feixue under house arrest, not allowing her out.

After Xiao Chen heard all this, he entered deep thought. Then, he said, “You seem to imply that once I go there, they will no longer force Feng Feixue into marriage?”

Feng Tianming remained silent for a while before replying, “That is right. The Xiao Clan and the Feng Clan have always been connected through marriage for the past thousand years. This was the rule set by the ancestors. It only ended in your parents’ generation. The Feng Clan finally put an end to it because the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit vanished and the Xiao Clan had declined considerably.

“Now, you possess the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, and you are the top rank of the True Dragon Ranking. If you tell them you want to marry Feng Feixue, they will not dare to say anything.”

After giving this explanation, Feng Tianming carefully observed Xiao Chen’s expression. After all, his cousin was Xiao Chen’s birth mother.

Because Feng Tianming’s cousin looked down on the cultivation of Xiao Chen’s father and that the marriage was an arranged one, she did not have any feeling for Xiao Chen’s father. So, after giving birth to Xiao Chen, she left the Xiao Clan.

To Xiao Chen’s father, her abandonment was a great humiliation. Feng Tianming was afraid that it would rouse Xiao Chen’s displeasure.

Xiao Chen’s expression remained unchanged. However, his mind now turned chaotic. No wonder his father refused to even meet with Feng Feixue when she came to the Xiao Clan.

It is also no wonder why Xiao Chen’s father refused to ask the Feng Clan for help, even during the Xiao Clan’s most critical moment.