Chapter 3 One-tenth of the total
As Lin Zhao watched the rising sun over Cloud Peak Mountain, he took out the marriage certificate and tokens of love from his spatial ring and sent them to Immortal Venerable Lingyao from afar.
"At the summit of Cloud Peak, he left in public. It was Shen Yuhan who betrayed me, Lin Zhao. He broke the agreement first, so naturally I, Lin Zhao, will not accept this marriage."
After Lin Zhao voluntarily canceled the marriage to the astonished gazes of everyone, she cupped her hands to Ling Yao Immortal Venerable and said, "Now that I am a guest rather than a host on Cloud Peak Mountain, I cannot stay any longer. Please ask Aunt Ling to help me deliver these to Shen Yuhan."
Lingyao Immortal Venerable sighed softly: "I will keep it for you for the time being. You know Xiaohan's temper. He is not the kind of person who would disregard you for the sake of others. Something must have delayed him. Therefore, Aunt Ling cannot agree to cancel the marriage unless Xiaohan agrees himself."
She assumed that Lin Zhao's decision to break off the engagement was just an impulsive act.
Upon hearing this, the others exchanged glances and nodded.
That's right. The Lin family and Lin Zhao have both fallen so low. How could they possibly have the guts to break off the engagement? They're just fighting for their pride, but that pride is something they can't earn now.
But regardless of whether Lingyao Immortal Venerable acknowledges it or not, Lin Zhao has already put down the token.
"Judging things by their actions, not their intentions. What is done in the future will be done today; Lin Zhao has always acted this way."
Although the Lin family was temporarily saved thanks to the promise of the Immortal Venerable Lingyao, the fact remains that Shen Yuhan left after her wedding.
She would not forget this humiliation, nor dare she forget it. Even if she could not repay Shen Yuhan now, one day she would be able to retaliate in his face.
Seeing that the Lin family was already waiting for her at the exit of Cloud Peak Mountain, Lin Zhao coldly said in the direction where Cloud Peak Immortal and Shen Yuhan had left, "I will remember this humiliation, and I will surely avenge it one day!"
Lin Zhao shed her red clothes, tapped her storage ring, and a blue dress appeared on top of her snow-white undergarment.
Under the bright sun, the red dress fluttered up like a beautiful butterfly and landed in the young man's slender, fair hands.
When Shen Yuhan, dressed in a red robe and with a pale face, rushed back, she could only manage to muster the strength to hold onto the wedding dress.
After learning the whole story from Lingyao Immortal Venerable, he could no longer hold back the mouthful of blood he had been suppressing and spat it out.
By this time, most of the guests had already left with the Lin family.
All that remained were the forces of Yaochi Holy Land and the people of Yunding Mountain.
"Why does the Holy Son care so much about her? How can such a petty woman become the Mistress of Yaochi? Besides, the Lin family has long since fallen from grace. Even their legitimate daughter's Phoenix Fortune was taken away by the Ji family. I think this legitimate daughter of the Lin family is not as good as the illegitimate daughter of the Ji family. The Ji family's power is now no less than that of our Yaochi Holy Land, and that illegitimate daughter also has three parts Phoenix Fortune on her..."
Just as the others were about to agree with him, they unexpectedly met the boy's gloomy and ruthless gaze.
These people shuddered. When they looked again, Shen Yuhan had already withdrawn his murderous gaze. They could only comfort themselves that they had seen wrong. How could the usually carefree and unrestrained Holy Son have such a terrifying look in his eyes?
"Aunt Ling, please help me." Shen Yuhan grabbed Lingyao Fairy's arm, his tone almost pleading, "Help me find my betrothed wife."
"Now you know she's your betrothed, where were you before?"
Although Fairy Lingyao felt sorry for him, she couldn't help but resent his previous behavior.
But since she had raised him herself, she still favored Shen Yuhan; otherwise, she wouldn't have allowed him to leave the wedding ceremony.
"The Lin family is weak, and our patriarch has old injuries. The best way for them to remain among the powerful families is to form an alliance with our Yaochi Holy Land. Don't worry, focus on recovering first. We'll go to the Lin family together to explain our purpose. I think that girl is reasonable; she'll agree even for the sake of the Lin family's patriarch."
Shen Yuhan breathed a sigh of relief, completely disregarding the coercion and enticement in their words. From beginning to end, the decision to hold or leave this marriage had not respected Lin Zhao's wishes.
……
Lin Zhao and the others returned to the Lin family. After explaining the situation, they headed towards the Lin family ancestral hall and knelt down inside.
"The unworthy daughter Lin Zhao begs forgiveness from our ancestors."
The Lin family patriarch sighed.
Lin Mang, the head of the Lin family, was a middle-aged man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, bearing a resemblance to Lin Zhao. Seeing his increasingly thin daughter, he clenched his fist and sighed, "If I weren't so incompetent, the Lin family bloodline wouldn't have fallen to this state, and even Zhao Zhao's destiny has been taken by the Ji family..."
Lin Zhao asked, "Father, some people said I am blessed with the destiny of a phoenix on my wedding day, but what is the destiny of a phoenix?"
The Lin family patriarch spoke in a deep voice.
"This matter is my fault, let me explain. Our Heavenly Phoenix Continent was created by one of the five ancient gods, the progenitor of the ancient Heavenly Phoenix."
He paused, then sighed, "Before the Ancestral Phoenix perished, it transformed into countless forms of fortune, the most powerful of which was the Heavenly Phoenix Fortune. Those chosen by the Ancestral Phoenix are born with Phoenix Fortune and can receive a series of benefits. Your birth was accompanied by the extraordinary phenomenon of hundreds of birds paying homage. After a detailed examination, we confirmed that you were born with Phoenix Fortune, although not the Heavenly Phoenix Fortune, it is still an extremely powerful Phoenix Fortune. Unfortunately, the Lin family is weak. When I fought with the Ji family's patriarch, I was careless and fell into his trap, and was suppressed by him."
Lin Zhao took a deep breath.
Even though she had been trapped in Yunding Mountain for years, she still had some understanding of the Lin family's situation.
The Lin family is able to be ranked among the aristocratic families now only because of its ancestor who is at the Nascent Soul stage. The ancestor is the strongest member of the Lin family. Once the ancestor is suppressed, the Lin family will definitely fall out of the ranks of aristocratic families!
Don't think this is just a title. The status of aristocratic families is vastly different from that of ordinary nobles. Only aristocratic families and above are qualified to compete for certain special resources and circumstances.
"After the Ji family used a sacred artifact to suppress me, they offered to release me if I was willing to transfer your Phoenix Transformation to their young master."
Lin Zhao couldn't help but ask, "Can fortune be transferred?"
“Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be possible.” The Lin family patriarch sighed. “But the young master of the Ji family, Ji Wantang, also possesses the Phoenix Luck, and it’s the Phoenix Luck that can devour others’ Phoenix Luck and grow further. The Ji family has kept this a secret for too long.”
The Lin family patriarch said, "Our ancestor cannot be harmed, otherwise the Lin family will collapse. So we have no choice but to agree to this. In order not to harm your life, your Phoenix Luck is divided into ten parts, and Ji Wantang takes six parts."
As the matriarch of the Lin family listened, she closed her eyes and said with some pain, "The remaining four parts were supposed to be returned to you as Phoenix Fortune, but that illegitimate daughter of the Ji family who suddenly barged in used some unknown means to steal three parts away. That year, you had just joined Cloud Peak Mountain. After your Phoenix Fortune was taken away, you stayed at home to recuperate for a year, but you seemed to remember nothing about this matter, so we didn't want to bring it up. After all, in the end, it was our incompetence as elders that harmed you."
Lin Zhao exhaled. So that's how it is. This is the reason for the change in attitude of the Cloud Peak Immortal Venerable after he accepted a disciple. Was it because of the so-called Phoenix Luck?
"Father and Mother are not at fault, and Ancestor cannot be harmed. As for Huang Yun, what is mine, I will take back with my own hands!"
Upon seeing this, the Lin family patriarch also recounted this past event and finally breathed a sigh of relief. "After this matter, for the sake of the long term, I plan to give Zhaozhao the Lin family's spot for admission to the South China Sea Academy."
The family of three was shocked by these words.
In the Tianhuang Continent, there are three major powers at the top of the pyramid: the South Sea Academy, the Thunder Palace, and the Yin-Yang Palace.
Below that are some transcendent forces, the Three Sects and Four Holy Lands, and the major aristocratic families. Below that, there are countless first-rate, second-rate, and third-rate forces.
Although the Lin family has declined in recent years, it is still among the prominent families, and thus it has been granted an admission spot to the South China Sea Academy.
The power of the South China Sea Academy is even greater than that of the Yaochi Holy Land and the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
Lin Mang frowned: "This spot is too precious; I'm afraid the elders won't agree to it."
The Lin family patriarch waved his hand: "I will go and discuss the matter with them over there."
Lin Zhao looked at the tired-looking old man and sighed.
Others may not know, but she does. On that grand wedding day, she directly or indirectly offended both Cloud Peak Mountain and Yaochi Holy Land.
The ancestor wanted to send her to the South China Sea Academy, where she would be protected and neither of these two forces could do anything to her.
The old ancestor's actions will undoubtedly put him in the spotlight, but his health and the Lin family cannot withstand any more storms.
"Let's follow the clan's normal procedures and release this spot for everyone to compete for," Lin Zhao said. "Thank you for your consideration, Ancestor."
The Lin family patriarch sighed slightly. Such a thoughtful and tenacious child, she wondered how long the boy who missed out on her Yaochi would regret it.
"Old man Yaochi, we were both wrong about this marriage back then."
(End of this chapter)
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