"An Yuan Celestial Zhang Family?!"

Lei Yanyun’s delicate body trembled.

An Yuan Guard is a guardian city to the north of Changning Guard.

Once upon a time, when Changning Guard was still a barbaric outland, An Yuan Guard was the frontier of the Daqian, which is the origin of the city’s name.

Compared to Changning Guard, An Yuan Guard’s history is much longer, and the Celestial Zhang Family is an old and well-established Celestial Human Family.

Her and Lei Bowu’s great-grandmother from the Zhang Family was a legitimate daughter of the An Yuan Zhang lineage. Without any surprises, father is most likely to agree to this proposal.

Her eyes glowed, suddenly showing a resolute look: "It’s just a marriage proposal, and father hasn’t agreed yet. I’ll go find my father right now. Whether it’s the Celestial Zhang Family or any other Celestial Family, I refuse to marry."

With that, she was about to walk out, full of anxiety.

"Impudent! Stop right there!" Lei Bowu was furious, "Aren’t you just infatuated with that Wang Shouye boy? Not to mention that the Ping’an Wang Family is just an Eighth-Grade Noble Family. This boy isn’t even of the direct lineage, how could he be worthy of you?"

"You are not allowed to speak of Shouye like that!" Lei Yanyun stomped her foot in anger, "Shouye is much more outstanding than you think."

"Outstanding?" Lei Bowu sneered, "If you say he’s outstanding, then let me test him."

With that, he looked at Wang Shouye with a malicious expression, drawing his long sword with a "clang" and pointing it at him.

"Pretty boy, draw your sword and let me measure just how capable you are."

Wang Shouye was speechless for a moment.

He just wanted to quietly refine some pills, why was it so hard?

He intended to refuse.

Unexpectedly.

Lei Yanyun rushed forward to stand in front of him, spreading her arms like a hen protecting her chicks: "Brother, you are six or seven years older than Shouye and have already reached the peak of the Seventh Layer of the Qi Refining Realm. You’re bullying him!"

"Hmph! Didn’t you say he’s outstanding?" Lei Bowu sneered continuously, "What, doesn’t he even have the courage to fight me? He’s just a silver-like lead gunpoint, flashy but useless, tricking you naive young girls only."

As he spoke, he aimed his words once again at Wang Shouye: "Wang Shouye, you’d better go back to Ping’an Town as soon as possible. Otherwise, I’ll beat you every time I see you. What, you don’t accept this? If not, you can go back and ask your brother Wang Shouzhe..."

"Shut up!"

Wang Shouye was also angry.

Lei Bowu could say whatever he wanted about him, but not about his fourth brother!

He pushed Lei Yanyun away with a serious expression, his eyes showing a fierce glint: "Lei Bowu, do you even deserve to call my fourth brother by name? You just want a spar, right? I’ll indulge you!"

With that said, he was about to draw his sword.

But before his hand could reach the sword hilt, it was caught by a slender, jade-like hand.

At the same time, a lazy yet somewhat charming voice sounded in his ear: "Shouye, you are an alchemist, there’s no need to engage with such prodigal brutes."

Fourth sister?

Wang Shouye was taken aback for a moment, then saw Wang Luotong leisurely making her way out from behind him.

She was dressed in red armor with a black cape, exuding both valiance and a touch of savage wildness, her presence significantly stronger than Wang Shouye’s.

Her phoenix eyes sized up Lei Bowu with scorn, letting out a light scoff: "You don’t even look human, how dare you shout at my brother? We’re about the same age, since you’re eager to be beaten, I’m willing to accommodate."

Lei Bowu’s face momentarily froze: "Who are you?"

"Ping’an Wang Family, ’Luo’ generation, fourth daughter, Wang Luotong." With a casual grasp of the sword hilt, Wang Luotong placed it, scabbard and all, in front of her leisurely, "Please, enlighten me."

Though her posture appeared careless, her body was like a coiled spring, cultivated through years of hunting fierce beasts. She was like a female leopard poised to strike, ready to deliver a lethal blow to her opponent at any moment.

"Good, good, good! A Wang Family woman dares challenge the legitimate son of a Celestial Human Family." Lei Bowu laughed in anger, his eyes suddenly sharp.

Though he was a good-for-nothing, he was still the second legitimate son of the Celestial Human Lei Family, pride deeply ingrained in his bones, unyielding to any provocations.

With a flick of his longsword, he pointed it at Wang Luotong: "Changning Lei Family, ’Bo’ generation, seventh son, Lei Bowu, please, enlighten me!"

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