Great Xia Imperial City, Ji Family.
In a pavilion at the heart of a lake, a woman, dressed in white like an immortal and possessing a perfect figure, stood there with a breathtakingly beautiful face.
Her beauty was not only capable of captivating cities and nations, but her temperament was also ethereal and refined, giving people a sense of being beyond the mundane and inspiring self-abasement.
However, a cold expression lingered between her brows, giving off an aura that warned others to keep their distance.
Her clear, autumn-water eyes, with their distinct black and white, projected a coldness that pushed people a thousand miles away, making anyone feel as if they were falling into an ice cave when sitting beside her.
This woman was the Eldest Miss of the Ji Family, Great Xia's Number One Beauty—Ji Ruxue!
Upon hearing the news that the Zhenbei Royal Mansion would be proposing marriage tomorrow, Ji Ruxue said with a look of disdain, "A good-for-nothing wastrel who can't cultivate, wants to be my husband?"
To her,
let alone a good-for-nothing wastrel from an imperial dynasty, even the most top-tier heavenly prodigies from the Southern Wilds or the Cangxuan Domain were no different from ants in her eyes.
This was because she was a reincarnated cultivator; her previous life was that of an supreme Empress who governed the Kunlun Realm, revered as the Empress of Yaochi, capable of suppressing all heavens with a flick of her hand.
Even those Saints and Great Emperors couldn't catch her eye, let alone this mere waste from the lower realm.
Now, the only thing she wanted to do was to quickly restore her cultivation from her previous life, return to the Kunlun Realm, and utterly annihilate that despicable woman!
At this moment, a bone-deep killing intent flickered in Ji Ruxue's eyes as she murmured, "Yaoji, I will personally kill you!"
...
Deep within the palace in the Great Xia Imperial City.
A middle-aged man with an imposing demeanor, dressed in a five-clawed dragon robe, sat on the dragon throne, surrounded by imperial aura, fully displaying the might of an emperor.
He was the Emperor of Great Xia—Xia Jiutian.
At this moment, an old eunuch, beardless and hunched, stood there reporting on the events happening in the Zhenbei Royal Mansion.
After he finished, he looked up at Xia Jiutian and said, "Your Majesty, the Eldest Miss of the Ji Family possesses a top-grade spirit root, with infinite potential in the future. If she marries into the Zhenbei Royal Mansion, I'm afraid..."
"The Zhenbei Royal Mansion has grown increasingly disrespectful towards Us these past few years. If We allow them to form a marriage alliance with the Ji Family, then this Great Xia Dynasty might as well change its surname to Chu!"
Xia Jiutian roared furiously.
Although he was the Emperor of Great Xia, currently the entire Great Xia only knew of Prince Zhenbei and the Great Xia War God; he, the Emperor, had no prestige whatsoever.
This made Xia Jiutian long to eliminate the Zhenbei Royal Mansion as soon as possible!
"Your Majesty, why not let your subordinate lead the Shadow Guards to kill that wastrel, thereby cutting off the Zhenbei Royal Mansion's bloodline?"
Suddenly, a figure shrouded in black appeared and knelt before Xia Jiutian, speaking.
"That good-for-nothing wastrel certainly deserves to die, but not by your hands. Prince Zhenbei and Chu Longxiang are not to be trifled with."
A mad, bloodthirsty glint flashed in Xia Jiutian's eyes, and he smiled cruelly, saying, "Prince Zhenbei, aren't you most concerned about your precious grandson? Then We shall make sure your Zhenbei Royal Mansion becomes completely extinct!"
...
The next day!
On the streets of the Great Xia Capital,
four crimson-maned fiery horses were pulling a golden carriage at full speed, drawing the attention of passersby, whose eyes were filled with surprise and awe.
"Aren't those Fifth-Tier Demonic Beasts, the Scarlet Fiery Horses?" someone in the crowd couldn't help but exclaim.
"Heavens, whose family has such a grand display, actually using Fifth-Tier Demonic Beasts to pull their carriage?" another voice followed, filled with disbelief.
One must know that Demonic Beasts are classified from one to ten tiers according to their strength, corresponding one-to-one with the top ten martial arts realms, and a Fifth-Tier Demonic Beast's strength is equivalent to a Golden Core Realm expert.
In the Great Xia Dynasty, Golden Core Realm experts were figures who dominated an entire region.
Now, someone was actually commanding four Golden Core Realm-level Demonic Beasts to pull a carriage; such a display was truly astonishing.
At this moment, Chu Feng leaned back lazily in the carriage, a hint of nonchalance in his expression.
Beside him sat a middle-aged man in a white robe.
The man's long hair was neatly tied with a white ribbon, and his whole being exuded a scholarly aura, looking every bit like a refined scholar.
He held an ancient scripture in one hand, reading it with focused attention, while in the other, he steadily held a cup of tea, occasionally taking a small sip, his movements elegant and full of leisure.
This person was Chu Feng's second uncle, Chu Changsheng.
Chu Feng's grandfather had seven sons, but only Chu Feng's father had one child.
As for the other six uncles, in the original owner's memory, apart from the second uncle who spent all his time reading in the Royal Mansion, the other uncles were rarely seen, like a divine dragon whose head is seen but not its tail.
Today, Chu Longxiang was supposed to take Chu Feng to the Ji Family to propose marriage, but he felt it was too embarrassing, so he had the second uncle accompany Chu Feng to the Ji Family for the proposal.
"I wonder if Ji Ruxue will have a special physique?"
Chu Feng mumbled.
After the conversation with Ta Ye last night, Chu Feng had already understood the marvelous uses of the Chaos Yin-Yang Tower.
Simply put, Chu Feng needed to cultivate with women who possessed special physiques or strong luck, and then he could activate the Chaos Yin-Yang Tower to change his own physique and talent.
However, such women with special physiques or strong luck were not common, and finding one quickly would not be easy.
Currently, Chu Feng could only hope that Great Xia's Number One Beauty met the requirements of the Chaos Yin-Yang Tower, otherwise, he would have to continue being a good-for-nothing.
"Chu Feng, you piece of trash, get out here!"
Suddenly, the carriage stopped, and then an angry shout came from outside.
Huh?
Chu Feng frowned, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and looked out.
He saw a group of people standing in front of the carriage, led by a richly dressed, arrogant young man.
At this moment, this young man pointed at Chu Feng and yelled, "Chu Feng, you good-for-nothing wastrel, you actually dare to dream of marrying Ru Xue? Do you think you're worthy?"
Chu Feng looked at this person, and memories related to him instantly flooded his mind.
This person was Bai Jun, the Eldest Young Master of the Bai Family, one of the ten great aristocratic families of the Great Xia Dynasty, and Ji Ruxue's number one suitor.
"How dare you insult the Young Master!"
At this moment, a burly man sitting outside the carriage, driving it, narrowed his pupils and roared with a murderous aura.
He was Chu Feng's personal bodyguard, Jingang!
"Hmph, Chu Feng, you trash, if you have the guts, come out and fight me one-on-one! What kind of man hides behind others?"
Bai Jun continued to provoke.
Jingang was about to act immediately, but Chu Feng stepped out of the carriage and looked at Bai Jun: "You want to fight me one-on-one?"
"That's right, if you lose, you're not allowed to marry Ru Xue."
Bai Jun shouted at Chu Feng.
"Why should I fight you one-on-one?"
Chu Feng pouted, and Bai Jun sneered, "What? Are you scared?"
"I never thought that the esteemed Young Master of the Zhenbei Royal Mansion would be such a coward, not even having the courage to accept my challenge. You've truly shamed the Zhenbei Royal Mansion!"
At this moment, the passersby on the scene were all pointing and whispering about Chu Feng.
Seeing this, Bai Jun's mouth curled into a cold smirk.
The reason he publicly challenged Chu Feng was to prevent him from marrying Ji Ruxue.
If Chu Feng accepted, he was absolutely confident he could defeat him.
After all, he possessed a middle-grade spirit root and had already entered the Xiantian Realm, while the other party had a waste-grade spirit root and hadn't even stepped into the Qi Condensation Realm. How could he be his opponent?
And if this guy didn't dare to accept, then the Zhenbei Royal Mansion would be thoroughly shamed.
Chu Feng looked at the other party's arrogant posture and cursed inwardly, *Damn bastard, once this young master can cultivate, I'll beat you to death.*
Just then, a calm voice came from inside the carriage: "Insulting the Young Master of my Zhenbei Royal Mansion in the street, does the Bai Family think my Zhenbei Royal Mansion has no one?"
"Jingang, kill him!"
In an instant, Jingang shot out, appearing before Bai Jun, and his massive fist smashed forward.
Bang!!!
Before Bai Jun could even react, his head exploded like a splitting watermelon!
At this moment, the scene was completely silent!
Even Chu Feng secretly gasped, turning to look at his second uncle who was still sipping tea and reading in the carriage, his heart filled with shock.
He hadn't expected his second uncle, who spent all day reading like a scholar, to be so ruthless.
"Feng'er, remember your status. You are the Young Master of my Zhenbei Royal Mansion. If anyone dares to provoke you, just have Jingang kill them!"
Chu Changsheng took a sip of tea and said lightly.
"Understood, Second Uncle!"
Chu Feng nodded, thinking to himself, *Having a powerful background is truly awesome!*
Afterward, Jingang drove the carriage, continuing towards the Ji Family.
Meanwhile, the passersby and Bai Family guards were all dumbfounded, staring at Bai Jun, who had been head-shotted.
Soon, Chu Feng and his companions arrived at the Ji Family's location.
However, the Ji Family's gates were tightly shut, and not a single person was visible.
"Second Uncle, it seems the Ji Family doesn't welcome us much!"
Chu Feng couldn't help but say.
Chu Changsheng said nothing but glanced at Jingang, who immediately approached the Ji Family's main gate and punched it.
Boom—
Instantly, the Ji Family's bronze-crafted gate shattered with a crash, turning into a pile of debris!