"You will have to kill her?" Butler Liu was shocked upon hearing Ye Tian Yun's words.
Ye Tian Yun lightly nodded.
"Yes. It's hard to explain for now, but I will have no choice."
Butler Liu let out a sigh, "I will agree with your decision, Crown Prince. I am quite disappointed in the Great Ling family anyway."
Ye Tian Yun pursed his lips, "Yes. I don't know what they are planning, but it's time they learn their place."
"Crown Prince," Butler Liu thought for a moment and asked, "Why don't you personally talk about this to his majesty?"
Ye Tian Yun nodded, "Yes, I was planning to head there later. Let's do this right now."
"Alright," Butler Liu nodded and signalled the carriage driver to change the course and head towards the Emperor's Courtyard.
…
In the carriage, Ye Tian Yun was still feeling quite conflicted about this decision.
At first, he had thought he might use Ling Feng'er once again to get the Emblem Of Luck, but he changed his mind when he saw her.
Ye Tian Yun, for some reason, couldn't help but think about any other alternative.
'It's not like she's the only person who can get me the Emblem Of Luck….'
The trial in the Immortal Pavilion was very hard, and many geniuses lost their lives in their quest to get to the top floor.
In the end, only six people had reached the top from tens of thousands of young cultivators who participated in the trial.
Even then, only two people walked out alive from the top floor; one of them was Ye Tian Yun.
'If Ling Feng'er doesn't love me in this timeline, I am sure the Trial won't have any weakness of mine to exploit.'
Ye Tian Yun took a deep breath and decided in his mind.
'I must break this engagement and stop the inevitable. This is the only way….'
'Feng'er… this is the only choice I have. I am ready to kill my way to the top, but I will not betray you in this lifetime.'
…
The Great Ling Clan Manor.
Feng Courtyard.
This was the place where the First Miss of Ling Clan has lived ever since she was born.
She had spent all her childhood here, and this whole place was only hers.
The whole place gave a majestic and calming aura.
However, today the mood was a bit different.
There was only one person in the whole courtyard - Ling Feng'er.
She was sitting on the ground with a deep frown on her face.
'What is going on???'
She was still confused with Crown Prince Ye Tian Yun's actions, especially how the latter wanted to cancel the engagement.
'That bastard… What is he planning to do?'
Ling Feng'er wasn't sad about Ye Tian Yun's decision.
Rather, she was actually pretty satisfied.
After all, wasn't this the exact thing that she wanted to happen?
'If the marriage really breaks off, I won't have any other distractions.'
'My current priority is to increase my strength and take my revenge.'
'At that time, after betraying me, he must have gotten the Emblem Of Luck. There was already no one in the Middle Heavens who could have stopped him, and with the Emblem in his hands, I am sure he became the Heavenly Emperor….'
'This time, I will not let it happen.'
'I don't know why I have returned in time, but I couldn't have asked for anything better.'
'But the only problem I have right now is… I won't be able to take down Crown Prince on my own.'
'He's a very powerful existence… and his growth is basically unstoppable. Even with all the knowledge I have, the gap between both of us is just too big.'
'I need allies.'
'Who can come close to someone like Ye Tian Yun?'
'There is no one in the Middle Heavens. Not a single one from any of the Great Family or Super Sects.'
'Lower Heavens? Hm… I remember there was an organization called God's Legion? They had pretty talented people… and my sister's lover was the leader of that organization….'
'Should I join them?'
'But they were too weak at that time. I am sure Ye Tian Yun must have killed Wang Yao with ease.'
'What else can I do?'
'Wait… that time God's Legion didn't have someone like me. Because of Crown Prince, I never tried to go after the limelight, but I have mastered both alchemy and array formation.'
'Now that I think of it, how laughable it was! I did everything I could to help him. I sacrificed my cultivation potential to focus on alchemy and array formation and secretly learn them.'
'But he killed me when he saw that I was an obstacle for him….'
Ling Feng'er gritted her teeth and stood up.
'I will go to the Lower Heavens, no matter what the Crown Prince does with the engagement. I may not join Wang Yao because that guy is an even bigger hypocrite. But I will have to look for people who can help me.'
'The Lower Heavens is the answer. The younger generation from the Middle Heavens is too complacent, and Crown Prince has already created a huge shadow in their hearts. There is no way I will be able to use any of them.'
'That's it then. I will go to the Lower Heavens. And I will prepare myself for the battle against Crown Prince Ye Tian Yun.'
'The first thing I need is a disguise…'
'And a new name.'
'Feng Yun.'
…
Ye Tian Yun stood in front of the Emperor's Courtyard.
He was feeling hesitant.
Just then -
"Come in. Why are you standing outside?"
It was Emperor Ye.
Ye Tian Yun stared at the huge gate in front of him.
He took a deep breath and stepped forward.
'Heavenly King Ling said my father won't cancel the engagement no matter what I say… I have a feeling this might be true….'
'But still, I will have to try.'
'Other than that… I have other questions to ask too.'
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