Give Qingyue a Surprise

Having made up his mind to give Su Qingyue a surprise on her birthday, Qin Hao began searching for all kinds of treasures.

Qingyue certainly didn't lack ordinary pills and dharma treasures now. Moreover, given that girl's temperament, something too flashy or utilitarian would only make her feel estranged.

With this in mind, Qin Hao quickly made a decision. "She has received the Sword Ancestor's legacy, so I'll give her an earthly treasure that can calm her mind and keep her sword heart clear!"

Thinking of this, Qin Hao immediately ordered the butler to have the Artifact Forging Pavilion forge a dharma treasure that met these functions right away.

In a flash, three days passed, and Qin Wuya summoned Qin Hao once again.

Qin Hao thought Qin Wuya was going to warn him against womanizing everywhere like before, but unexpectedly, his opening words dealt Qin Hao a heavy blow.

"The Jiang family wants to break off the engagement. What do you think?"

Qin Hao was completely stunned. "Break off the engagement? Whose engagement? Mine?"

The Jiang family, like the Qin family, was also a Desolate Ancient Family. However, weren't the two families as incompatible as fire and water? He had never heard of a marriage contract between the Jiang and Qin families. Whenever the two families met, they would always fight to the death.

Qin Wuya glanced at Qin Hao and coldly snorted.

"If they aren't breaking off your engagement, could they be breaking off mine?"

Qin Hao was bewildered. "But I've never heard that I had an engagement before. Besides, aren't the Jiang family and our Qin family like fire and water? Even if there was an engagement, it couldn't possibly be with the Jiang family."

Qin Wuya placed his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky. "Being as incompatible as fire and water is a matter between the Jiang family and the Qin family. The Patriarch of the Jiang family and I are close friends who met in our youth. The marriage contract is a matter between our two families."

"Originally, I calculated that you would die young right after turning eighteen, so I figured there was no point in telling you about the engagement."

"Unexpectedly, an anomaly occurred. The person who was supposed to die not only survived but also obtained an incredible fortuitous encounter. Just by going out for a trip, you gained a Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart, and your providence has increased again! Qin Hao, the fortuitous encounters on you make even me feel envious."

Qin Wuya's words came to an abrupt halt, and his gaze focused tightly on Qin Hao like a searchlight.

Qin Wuya's eyes were so profound that they could devour the stars. Being stared at by Qin Wuya, Qin Hao felt like a peeled orange, exposed completely under the scrutiny of some supreme law.

Thump!

Qin Hao's heart skipped a beat, as if it were fiercely gripped by an invisible hand. This was especially so when he thought of Qin Wuya's previous actions—this was a ruthless man who could forcibly extract the providence of his descendants just to prove his Dao and become an Immortal Emperor!

A bone-piercing chill shot straight to the crown of Qin Hao's head. Guilty. Qin Hao felt an unprecedented sense of a guilty conscience. Could his little secrets have been seen through by him?

Qin Hao managed to squeeze out a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Father, what are you saying? How could my meager fortuitous encounters catch your discerning eye?"

Qin Wuya didn't speak. He continued to quietly look at Qin Hao, his gaze remaining completely unchanged. Being stared at by Qin Wuya like this, Qin Hao felt his back become soaked with sweat.

Just as Qin Hao was about to be unable to withstand this silent pressure, Qin Wuya reached out and patted Qin Hao's shoulder.

"Don't be nervous. I didn't call you here for anything else, but for the matter of your engagement with the Jiang family."

Qin Hao's expression changed slightly. He realized that when Qin Wuya patted his shoulder, a powerful force was injected into his body. This force concealed the heavenly secrets for him.

With this force, as long as an opponent was not as powerful as Qin Wuya, they would not be able to see through his cultivation base or physique. Even the characteristic of his Dual Pupils splitting into two upon activation was covered up.

Yet, Qin Wuya acted as if he had done nothing at all and continued speaking on his own.

"That girl from the Jiang family is named Jiang Xinyao. Her talent is not bad. She is the same age as you and already possesses a cultivation base at the Body Integration Realm. Moreover, she bears the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Physique, capable of being reborn from a drop of blood, immortal and indestructible."

"She knows that your providence was forcibly taken by me and that you are destined for a short life, so she wants to break off the engagement. Actually, it's understandable. Standing in her shoes, you would make the same choice."

Qin Hao did not deny it; he simply nodded and said, "If she wants to break off the engagement, then let her. It's just a marriage contract, I don't care for it anyway."

Hearing these words, the corners of Qin Wuya's mouth twitched uncontrollably. He remembered the corner of the future he had seen. This kid wasn't lying.

However, there was one thing Qin Wuya didn't understand. He had clearly seen Jiang Xinyao in that corner of the future! She led the Jiang family, along with that peerless Sword Immortal and the otherworldly Demon Emperor, to besiege the Qin family. If this kid broke off the engagement, how could the two of them still cross paths?

He had deduced it before; once the engagement was broken, the marriage affinity between the two would be completely severed. What kind of power had reconnected this red string of fate?

"I can't see through him! Ever since this kid survived that fatal tribulation, there has been a cloud of mist over him that even I cannot penetrate."

"Is this the anomaly that Venerable Tianji spoke of? Forcibly seizing the providence of a descendant—I originally thought it was extremely absurd, but looking at it now, it's not bad."

Thinking of this, Qin Wuya spoke up.

"Alright, I now know your thoughts. That girl from the Jiang family cannot share adversity with you. Now that you have transformed into the Qilin Son of our Qin family, there is no reason to bless her. Let this engagement be broken off."

Speaking up to here, Qin Wuya paused for a moment before continuing, "The aura I left on you can shield the heavenly secrets. Your physique and providence are all concealed, so there is no need to worry. I just don't want you to cause too much of a stir before you fully mature."

Qin Hao's physique was simply too heaven-defying. Dual Pupils, Innate Dao Physique, and now a Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart had been added. Each of them was a top-tier physique. Furthermore, Qin Wuya guessed that Qin Hao would be able to acquire even more physiques in the future.

What shocked Qin Wuya the most was that Qin Hao's providence was actually still steadily increasing! If such a monstrous genius were to be discovered by the other Desolate Ancient Families and the hostile forces of the Qin family, he would absolutely face assassination.

That was why Qin Wuya took action to shield the heavenly secrets for Qin Hao.

After bidding farewell to Qin Wuya, Qin Hao left the Qin family and headed for the Manghuang Secret Realm. Relying on the jade pendant forged by Qin Wuya, Qin Hao arrived there in an instant. While marveling at how useful the jade pendant was, Qin Hao couldn't help but sigh at Qin Wuya's formidable strength.

Just by relying on a jade pendant forged by him, he could travel to any place in the Three Realms and Nine Heavens as he pleased.

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Manghuang Secret Realm

"Junior Sister Su, let's travel together. I am at the Nascent Soul Realm. With my protection, I can take you deeper into the Manghuang Secret Realm."

"Junior Sister, Junior Sister, come with me. Your Senior Brother is at the Soul Formation Realm, I can protect you far better than he can."

Faced with the courtship of the male disciples around her, Su Qingyue kept a cold face, closed her eyes, and ignored them completely. All of these people added together couldn't even compare to a single strand of hair of the man in her heart.

A beautiful woman in red beside Su Qingyue glanced at her, then looked at the surrounding male disciples with a face full of mockery.

"You guys actually dare to have designs on Junior Sister Su? Have you all forgotten the scene from a month ago, when that man suppressed the entire Profound Heaven Holy Land?"