My Arrogant Young Lady

"What are you doing?" Wang Yang asked, slightly surprised.

"I'll draw the cards myself," Emperor Zhao thought for a moment. He reached out and touched the cards that were about to be thrown on the ground.

Upon hearing Emperor Zhao's words, Wang Yang's eyes flashed with wariness as he said, "Emperor Zhao, you and I are both masters of card tricks. You're not allowed to change the cards, are you? Otherwise, I might conjure up a limited edition Yu-Gi-Oh! foil card for you."

"Heh, I, Emperor Zhao, am lucky enough. Why would I need to cheat? Wang Yang, who do you think you are?" Emperor Zhao sneered, reaching out to touch the card that was about to be dealt to him.

The moment Emperor Zhao's hand touched the card, a smile appeared on his face. His fingers moved rapidly, and Emperor Zhao laughed, "A flower card! Discard it!"

With a snap, Wang Yang threw out a Queen of Diamonds.

"Haha, it's 9:30, let's continue!" Emperor Zhao said.

"Damn it, I'll blow your two cards up," Wang Yang said.

"Give me a ten to crush me, you loser! The next card will definitely be a queen." After saying that, Emperor Zhao reached out and touched the next card.

Seeing that Wang Yang, Zhao Huangdi, and the others had been arrested, they still had the mood to play 10:30. Moreover, Wang Yang was the dealer, betting all the valuables they had on them.

Tong Jialing'er said helplessly to Wang Che, "Wang Che, has your father always been like this?"

"Ten, ten, ten!" However, Wang Che ignored her. Instead, his eyes were fixed on the card that Emperor Zhao had drawn, and he kept cheering loudly for Wang Yang.

According to the rules of 10:30, the dealer deals one card to each of the other players. The player whose hand is closest to 10:30 wins. Anyone with more than 10:30 loses. Wang Yang's current hand is a ten, and his next card is a two. He can't raise the hand further, or he'll bust. Therefore, Wang Yang doesn't take the next card but instead gives it to Long Pao. Long Pao has a seven, and after receiving the two, he doesn't dare take it and instead gives it to Zhao Huangdi.

Emperor Zhao is bold; he already has a nine in his hand. He just drew a queen, which counts as half a point, making it nine and a half points. If he wants to beat Wang Yang, he needs to get either a one-point card or two half-point cards.

As Emperor Zhao kept drawing cards, Wang Che kept shouting "Ten!" hoping that Emperor Zhao would win. Meanwhile, Wang Huan, Heilong, Young Master Bao, Lu Zhicheng, and others on the side also shouted "Ten!" hoping that Emperor Zhao would lose.

"Fuck you, you bunch of brats! I treated you all for nothing back then. Are you Wang Yang's men or mine?" Emperor Zhao kept fiddling with his trump cards, coldly glancing at Black Dragon and Young Master Bao.

"A little, a little, a little!" Upon hearing Emperor Zhao's words, Young Master Bao and Black Dragon immediately changed their tune.

Seeing the older brothers having so much fun, the underlings outside the iron cage couldn't help but peek inside. They weren't qualified to be captured first; once the first group had taken all the experts, they would move on to Wang Xi and An Yao. The battle was almost over, and they were all Emperor Zhao's men, so they lay outside the cage cheering him on, "One more, one more, one more!"

"Half a point! Damn it!" Emperor Zhao suddenly flung away the card he had been clutching. Sure enough, the card in his hand was a half-point.

"Emperor Zhao, are you going to follow or not? It's already ten points. If you get another half point, you'll win." Holding the cards, Wang Yang grinned mischievously.

"Damn it. Why not call? If I don't get 10:30, what kind of gambling god am I, Emperor Zhao?" With that, Emperor Zhao took a deep breath and reached for the cards in Wang Yang's hand.

As Emperor Zhao drew his cards, Wang Yang looked at Wang You and said, "An Yao belongs to someone else's family, but you are definitely a member of my Wang family. Now I ask you a question: if I were to arrange a marriage for you, would you be willing?"

Hearing Wang Yang's words, Wang You couldn't help but frown. Then, he looked deeply at the innocent-looking Liuli. After thinking for a moment, Wang You said earnestly, "I really wish I weren't a member of the Wang family. I almost constantly wish I were. But after learning about An Yao's background, I know I can never leave the Wang family. I love you all, I love our Wang family. Father. I will always love Liuli, just like I love Wang Xi, An Yao, Wang Che, Wang Huan, Wang Yu, and you, Mother. She will always be my most beloved sister."

“Not bad. You’ve finally figured it out. There’s an oil tycoon’s daughter who has long admired you. She’s incredibly beautiful and her family is incredibly wealthy. And according to the rules of her country, you can have three wives and four concubines. After you return to the Wang family, find a time to meet her. If you find someone else you like later, you can marry them.” Wang Yang said, looking at the half-point that Zhao Huangdi had revealed.

"I won!" Emperor Zhao roared, reaching out to tear off Wang Yang's clothes.

Upon seeing Emperor Zhao win back his money and even take his clothes, Wang Yang immediately smiled and dodged. Then, he turned to Wang Yu beside him and said, "You have half Oda family blood. Your mother is also from Japan, so you and the princess of that Japanese prince are a good match. However, that princess is a legitimate member of the royal family, so you cannot take concubines after you marry her."

"I only love Wu, and it doesn't matter who I'm with. But... I suddenly have doubts about Wu." After hearing Wang Yang's words, Wang Yu gritted his teeth.

Wang Yang smiled, took out a cigarette and lit it. Then, he looked up at the collapsed half of the factory, revealing the gray sky. He saw snow falling heavily. Wang Yang smiled and said, “A decade or so ago, we only knew that there were masters above the gods, but we didn’t know that above the gods was cultivation. Our strength could reach the peak of the Golden Core stage. And this world is vast and full of wonders. No one can say for sure how powerful a person can be. It’s like how many people consider us the world’s richest. But if you visit the homes of those oil tycoons, you’ll know what true wealth is. Cultivate, and perhaps one day you can break through to the Golden Core stage and become the world’s first Nascent Soul level expert. If there were truly no gods in this world, there might be no statues for people to worship. How we walk the path of the future is something we must explore ourselves.”

"Father, do immortals really exist in this world?" Wang Yu asked after hearing Wang Yang's words.

"Even immortals can't match my technological prowess!" With a thud, First suddenly shoved the white tiger into the iron cage. Then, sitting inside the humanoid weapon, he looked at Wang Yang and the others with a cold smile.

"Damn, that's fast. Are they going to take us after Wang Xi now?" Wang Yang said, taking a deep drag on his cigarette.

"Yes, I'm going to arrest all of you and lock you up in my private prison, so you can experience what it's like to be imprisoned for life. You're not qualified to imprison me!" Recalling the scene of being captured by the Wang family more than ten years ago and imprisoned in the Wang family prison, a fanatical smile appeared on First's face.

"You're not qualified to lock them up!" Suddenly, a large hole appeared in the factory wall. Then, Wang Xi, An Yao, and several young people walked in from outside the factory.

The speaker was a young man I didn't know.

"You're back!?" Surprised, the first one immediately burst into laughter. He glanced at the group of unfamiliar young men, then charged towards me and An Yao.

As he charged toward us, I couldn't help but nervously glance at the young man in the lead. I heard him say to another young man, "Junior brother, this piece of junk isn't worthy of our attention. Let the weakest of us, you, take the lead."

“Indeed, your destructive power is too great. If you were to intervene, you might destroy this entire factory.” The young man nodded expressionlessly.

As the first humanoid weapon drew closer, the young man drew another sword and swung it at the first.

I only sensed a slight fluctuation in the air, which then transformed into a massive burst of power. When the humanoid weapon collided with this immense energy, I clearly saw it instantly disintegrate, splitting in two. Then, the entire humanoid weapon exploded with a deafening roar, producing a massive burst of fire.

A huge wave of heat hit us, and the young man walked directly in front of An Yao and me, shielding us from the heat. Inside the iron cage, Wang Yang, Wang Yu, Wang You, Wang Huan, and Emperor Zhao were all stunned. Their eyes widened, their mouths agape, and they remained speechless for a long time.

"What level of master is this...?"

Chapter 452 Water-Repelling Pearl

The difference in their cultivation levels made it impossible for us to sense their strength. Facing them, we only had one feeling: they were too strong, and their martial arts were unfathomable.

As the humanoid weapon exploded, First was immediately thrown out of the robot. He was badly burned and looked extremely disheveled. His body was engulfed in flames, which had already ignited his clothes and burned off his hair. Just as he had extinguished the flames, a sword was already pointed at his throat.

"Who are you people? How could you possibly defeat my strongest weapon?!" Spitting out a mouthful of blood, First's face turned incredibly pale. He had suffered severe internal injuries from the explosion. If he hadn't taken precautions and implemented strict protective measures in the cockpit, he would likely have been blown to pieces.

“You have no right to know,” the young man pointing his sword at him said coldly.

With a single sword strike, they sliced ​​through the first humanoid weapon they controlled. Such power... perhaps only an immortal could achieve.

Wang Yang glanced at the people with their long, silvery-white hair, just like An Yao's, and his expression changed drastically, turning extremely ugly. He understood something; he had already foreseen all the possible outcomes.

"Father!" As soon as the young men defeated the first-place winner, An Yao immediately ran towards the iron cage where her father and the others were imprisoned. She picked up a sword from the ground and quickly slashed at the cage. She then cut a huge gap in the cage, rushed inside, and tightly embraced her father.

"Are you leaving? Are you going home?" Feeling An Yao's warm and soft body, Wang Yang's eyes gradually reddened.

“Yes.” An Yao nodded gently.

“An You can’t have children. That’s our biggest regret. We didn’t want to leave any regrets, so we didn’t tell anyone. An Yao, how we wish you were our biological child. It’s just a pity that you are not our biological child after all. Your family has come looking for you, and you will eventually have to leave us.” Wang Yang reached out and gently hugged An Yao’s petite body, his expression pained.

“Father, An Yao is your biological daughter.” An Yao said after hearing Wang Yang’s words.

“Yes, you are our biological daughter. In our hearts, you will always be our precious daughter.” Holding An Yao tighter, Wang Yang thought for a moment and looked at the young people. “We found this child in May, and her birthday should be in April. You’ve taken her away. Remember her birthday and celebrate it for her every year.”

"Miss's birthday is April 11th, we remember. More than ten years ago, our Yuwen family was ravaged by treacherous officials. The powerful minister Yuwen Kang colluded with outsiders to invade the Yuwen family, killing our patriarch and most of our clansmen. It was only because the Grand Elder risked his life to take An Yao away from the family that Miss escaped this calamity. Now the internal strife has been quelled, and our great revenge has been avenged. Miss will take over the family and become the patriarch of the Yuwen family, one of the four great sects of our Immortal Realm." The young man at the head of the group said expressionlessly.

"Yes." Wang Yang nodded slightly after hearing the young man's words.

"Young Miss is exceptionally gifted. She was a Nascent Soul realm expert from birth. To prevent enemies from sensing her spiritual energy, the Grand Elder deliberately sealed her strength." As he spoke, the young man raised his index finger and gently tapped An Yao's forehead. In an instant, An Yao's spiritual energy surged.

We were all shocked by the rich spiritual energy emanating from An Yao. Looking at An Yao's transformed aura, Wang Yu frowned slightly and said, "No wonder, we are all experts at the Fusion stage or above. Only An Yao is still only a God-level expert."

"Because her strength is sealed, but even with her strength sealed, the young lady was still able to cultivate to the Qi Refining realm, which shows her exceptional talent. Only someone from our Yuwen family could achieve such a feat," the young man said proudly.

Hearing the young man's words, I couldn't help but look at An Yao. I saw that An Yao's spiritual energy was at its peak, far surpassing even the spiritual energy of some immortal abodes that my father had explored.

If my guess is correct, An Yao's current strength is at least at the Nascent Soul stage or above. The Nascent Soul stage and above is the realm of immortals, a level of power only cultivators can possess.

An Yao, she is actually the first cultivator among all of us.

"Wang Xi, you are not good enough for An Yao." Suddenly, the young man in the lead looked at me.

One glance into the young man's cold eyes made me clench my fists. A chill ran through me. I gave a bitter smile, looking into those eyes as cold as An Yao's. I knew I wasn't good enough for her. If she married me, she would only be my concubine.

How could a dignified cultivator possibly marry a mortal like me as a concubine?

"Young Miss, let's go." The young man said coldly, taking An Yao's hand.

"Hmm." Hearing the young man's words, An Yao couldn't help but look at me.

At that moment, I saw An Yao's questioning gaze, but she remained silent. I knew what she was waiting for; she was hoping I would speak up and ask her to stay.

But... I'm truly not good enough for her, so how could I possibly ask her to stay?

She should leave and return to her world as a cultivator. We are from two different worlds, and I have no right to keep her here.

I smiled. I lit a cigarette and took a deep drag. Then, I turned my head to look at the heavy snow falling all around.

"Wang Xi, aren't you going to say anything?" An Yao became anxious when she saw that I didn't speak.

Hearing An Yao's words, my heart ached. An Yao's family appeared because they sensed she was in danger. And me, as An Yao's brother, I couldn't protect her. I even made An Yao, who never cries, cry time and time again. I don't deserve to be An Yao's brother, I don't deserve to take care of her.

An Yao is a cultivator; returning to her family is the best choice for her. My nose tingled with sadness, and my heart ached too.

I smiled. I looked at An Yao, tears welling up in my eyes.

“An Yao, three years ago, you brought my Wang family members to me. You told me I was the young master of the Wang family. Today, your Yuwen family members have come to you, telling you that you are a cultivator. Three years ago, you gave me many gifts, many wonderful things. Those things were things I could never have imagined in my entire life. But now, we are already among the strongest in this world, and even the finest treasures cannot move us. I wonder if your cultivator family members have any good gifts to give me, to broaden my horizons?” I smiled as I looked at An Yao.

Upon hearing my words, disappointment immediately appeared in An Yao's eyes. The young man beside An Yao, however, remained expressionless.

The young man opened his palm, and a round, shimmering gemstone instantly appeared in his hand. The gemstone emitted a continuous stream of colorful light. Then, the young man gently tossed the gemstone towards me.

Catching the gem, I heard the young man say expressionlessly, "This is called a water-repelling pearl. Wearing it will prevent you from getting wet. Even if you walk into a river with it, you'll be able to walk as freely as on land. Such a treasure is rare even in our immortal realm. Our Yuwen family is giving it to you as a way of repaying your kindness in raising our young lady. Is that enough?"

"That's enough." Looking at the shimmering gem in my hand, I pretended to be overjoyed and said.

"Alright, let's go." With that, the young man took An Yao's hand and walked out of the factory.

As the young man led An Yao away, I saw An Yao deliberately turn back and give me a deep look. I simply smiled, smiled back at her, and then deliberately looked at the gemstone in my hand.

When I look at the gem in my hand, I can feel that she is still looking at me. But I dare not look at her, because I am afraid that she will not be willing to leave.

After about ten seconds, I could still feel An Yao looking at me. But when I looked up, I realized that An Yao had already left.

"Father, why didn't you keep An Yao?" After leaving the factory, Wang Che asked Wang Yang after thinking for a moment.

“We are not qualified to keep An Yao.” Wang Yang smiled bitterly after hearing Wang Che’s words.

“But we’ve already come to regard An Yao as family. In our hearts, she is family!” Wang Che thought for a moment, as if she wanted to say something more.

But before Wang Che could finish speaking, Nie Xiaohai gently pulled him aside.

At that moment, all they saw was me enveloped in the swirling snow. The snow raged on, yet it couldn't reach my body. It was as if something around me was pushing away the snowflakes dancing in the wind.

When a few tears suddenly floated into the air, I couldn't help but reach out my index finger to touch them. Just as my finger was about to touch the tears, I saw them dodge away from my finger again.

Then, more tears floated into the air. I took out the water-repelling pearl, glanced at it, and smiled. "This water-repelling pearl really is a treasure that can repel water."

But what use are those precious treasures to me if I don't have An Yao?

Chapter 453 You Are My World

"I hereby declare the Wang Family Beauty Pageant officially open!" Holding a microphone, she stood in the Wang family's council hall. As Little Goody's enthusiastic words rang out, the entire Wang family instantly became bustling with excitement.

Then, the little good-natured person pointed to the judges' panel with the microphone and said, "The Wang family's wives have been in the Wang family for half a year, but their order of seniority has not yet been determined. After discussion among our Wang family's heir Wang Xi, patriarch Wang Yang, and respected elders and clansmen, we have decided to hold a beauty pageant to determine the order of seniority among the Wang family's wives."

"Now, let me introduce the judges for this session."

"The judges this time are the head of our Wang family, Prince Wang Xi!" When the little good boy looked at me, the entire Wang family immediately erupted in excitement.

"Xi'er, the Crown Princess of the Wang family, is the head of our Wang family!"