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The second shocking piece of news was the engagement of the Qin Family, which involved the engagement of Qin Xiaolu of Qin Family, and a young man named Cao Qitai.
It was said that on the day of the engagement, many Empire's Knights had gathered outside of the Qin Family, and the Patriarchs of the many large families and city lords had personally come to visit. Therefore, the outsiders naturally began to guess that the young man named Cao Qitai must be extraordinary.
What was even more unexpected was that news had spread that Cao Qitai and Qin Xiaolu's engagement meant Cao Qitai had become a part of the Qin Family. Thus, Cao Qitai would also be the representative from the Qin Family to participate in this competition among the younger generation of the five great families.
Standing atop the pavilion inside the Stone City to observe the surroundings from afar, the people could see the hazy mountain was shrouded in a layer of gauze, and also could vaguely see a few beautiful figures was wandering in the misty clouds. And the misty clouds, were like a few lines of light ink, covering the blue horizon.
Qin Xiaolu stood on the top of the pavilion and looked quietly into the distance. On her pretty face, there were tears in her eyes.
"I hate today!"
After a long while, the corner of Qin Xiaolu's mouth slightly opened as she spat out these words. The sleeves of her long skirt lightly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. She knew that she had no other choice but to accept this.
"What are you doing standing here alone?"
A rather fresh and attractive male voice came, following that, a young man in a long robe appeared behind Qin Xiaolu. This man had a slender figure and a handsome face, which gave him a handsome appearance that most of people would be pleasant to see.
"Cao Qitai, what are you doing here?" Qin Xiaolu turned and looked at the young man behind him. There was some unhappiness in her eyes, and even some hatred.
Cao Qitai looked at Qin Xiaolu, his face still carrying a smile that was enough to make the infatuated girls lose their wits, and lightly said: "You are my fiancee, so I came to visit you. Is that not okay?"
"You should know that I was forced to." Qin Xiaolu slightly bit her lower lip with her teeth. She didn't know why, but she felt an invisible pressure when she faced the young man in front of her, and that pressure that made her feel uncomfortable.
"Of course I know that you were forced to, but I also know that you are Cao Qitai's fiancee, right?" Cao Qitai said with a smile.
"This is not my choice. I'll be leaving first." Qin Xiaolu clenched his teeth, wanting to step over Cao Qitai's figure and leave.
"I just came here and you want to leave? So, do you have any objections with me?" Cao Qitai's face still had a charming smile, but his steps slightly moved, and intentionally or unintentionally, he stood in front of Qin Xiaolu, blocking her.
"Cao Qitai, do you think you can restrict me just because you're my fiance? You're not good enough!"
Qin Xiaolu's pretty face immediately darkened. Her slender and jade-like hands quickly formed a dazzling arc, and like two Spirit Snakes, the arc condensed into a palm imprint as Qin Xiaolu slammed towards Cao Qitai.
"This is Innate Stage Mystery. Well, your talent is not bad."
While Cao Qitai was speaking, his face turned gloomy. His right hand gently moved, and a faint energy shot out. It looked slow on the surface, but it was actually as fast as lightning, and the energy fluctuation carried a sinister aura, instantly slamming onto Qin Xiaolu's palm. Boom!
"Bam!"
The two attacks clashed, instantly causing spatial ripples to appear, and Qin Xiaolu's figure was immediately blown back with a loud bang, as her body shook violently and flew a few meters away.
"Puchi!"
From her tender red lips, she spat out a mouthful of blood, and when Qin Xiaolu raised her head to look at Cao Qitai again, a look of disbelief appeared in her eyes.
"I'm not Bai Tianming of the Bai Family, you had best clearly see the position of you. Since you're engaged to me, it doesn't matter if you're willing or not, it's the result that your family asked from my family. To tell you the truth, this engagement not because of you, instead, it's because of my cooperation with your Qin Family. We both are well aware of this matter. And if not for that, I won't be engaged with you, as I am not lacking in women like you. "
Cao Qitai looked down at Qin Xiaolu condescendingly, his expression did not change at all, as though the woman he had just sent flying had nothing to do with him, and his eyes revealed a chill, and he said softly: "I also know that you seem to have some thoughts about Han Long, but now I must warn you -- if I hear anything about that in the future, the consequences will be hard for you and your family to afford. You are not a foolish woman, so I believe you will know what to do."
Qin Xiaolu stood up, and looked at the cold gaze in Cao Qitai's eyes, her delicate body shivered, only then did she know who the man in front of her was -- he was a demon, and the kind and gentle person was previously acting out.
"It seems that you have understood. It's good that you have understood. After all, we will be a couple in the future. We are family."
The gloom on Cao Qitai's face disappeared instantly, and he walked gently to Qin Xiaolu. He held that beautiful face of Qin Xiaolu, raised his sleeves and gently wiped the dark red blood on her red lips. In a soft and pained voice, he said: "I'm sorry, Xiaolu. My attack was a bit too harsh. Forgive me, and I will not fight against you again in the future. Du Shaofu injured you last time, when the time comes, I will let him repay his debt on you."
Qin Xiaolu stood there in a daze, with unease in her eyes. She was pushed along by Cao Qitai and was finally hugged tightly by Cao Qitai. From afar, they looked like a couple filled with love.
Indeed, they are now even better than lovers.
In Du Family, Du Shaofu always left early and returned late. Sometimes, the people in Du family couldn't even see him for several days. In almost a month, Du Shaofu spent ninety percent of his time in the back mountain.
However, Du Shaofu had gained a lot in this past month. Not only had he made substantial progress in pills refining and the cultivation of his mental energy, he had also gained a lot in the cultivation of the Martial Dao.
However, whether it was in the cultivation of the Martial Dao or the Spirit Talisman Master, Zhen Qingchun was even suppressing the rate of Du Shaofu's progress.
According to what Zhen Qingchun had said, whether it was the Martial Dao or the Spirit Talisman Master, foundations were the most important things.
It was rumored that the younger generations of powerful factions and ancient clans all deliberately suppressed their cultivation at the beginning, so as to make their foundation as solid and perfect as possible. Once a terrifying person appeared, they would be invincible within the same stage, and they could even attack the opponents who had higher stage.
This caused Du Shaofu to be extremely shocked, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of longing. He wondered if he could be compared to the people of the same generation of those legendary great clans, and if he could even be compared with those favored by the God.
From Zhen Qingchun, he also gained a lot of knowledge about the Spirit Talisman Masters, which greatly widened Du Shaofu's horizons.
Occasionally, Zhen Qingchun would talk about matters of the outside world. The more he knew about it, the more he understood just how important absolute power was in this world.
On top of the rock, Du Shaofu was seated cross legged and a mysterious handprint was changing in his hands. There were circles of unpredictable halos surrounding his body, and traces of extremely special energy fluctuations spread out from Du Shaofu's brows, becoming denser and denser.
"Can this abnormal bastard succeed?"
Not far away, Zhen Qingchun's illusionary figure was staring at Du Shaofu who was seated cross-legged on the rock. At this moment, there was an extremely nervous and expectant expression on his face.