"A marriage contract?"
Chen Ningshuang had changed into plain attire, her long hair tied up, standing with her hands behind her back. Her entire demeanor exuded an otherworldly aura.
"Yes, do you remember the eldest son of the Ye family? That good-for-nothing young master... Ye Liangchen!"
"Ye Liangchen?"
After hearing the name, Chen Ningshuang nodded slightly.
Ye Liangchen was the eldest son of the Ancient Martial Arts Ye Family.
He and Chen Ningshuang had a marriage contract, arranged since childhood. Of course, Chen Ningshuang would never acknowledge this engagement. The man who could marry her... had to be stronger than her!
But this Ye Liangchen had been a useless playboy since childhood, skilled only in indulging in vices like drinking, gambling, and womanizing. He had no interest in cultivating his martial arts. His father had spent a fortune on resources... just to push this good-for-nothing to the late stage of Dark Force.
With so many resources... even a pig could have reached Transform Force!
However, a few years ago, he fell seriously ill and became a fool, with the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. It was said he even needed help to use the bathroom.
"Well, this marriage contract... it's better to cancel it."
Chen Ningshuang clearly didn’t take the engagement seriously. Although the Ancient Martial Arts Ye Family was once a top-tier martial arts family, that was all in the past.
...
"What? Ningshuang, are you really planning to break off the engagement?"
Chen Daoguan was pleased, as were the other elders of the family.
"Yes, after canceling the engagement, I plan to visit the secular world."
Another elder, Chen Shouchong, frowned. "The secular world?"
"Yes, I’ve already touched the barrier of the late stage of Transform Force. I estimate that within a year or two, I can reach the peak of Transform Force. To break through to the Grandmaster realm... I must step into the world."
Both Chen Daoguan and Chen Shouchong nodded slightly. Chen Ningshuang’s strength was undeniable. Despite being a woman, her future as a Grandmaster was a certainty, and she might even have a chance to touch the threshold of becoming a Supreme Grandmaster.
There was no way they would let her marry a good-for-nothing!
"Ningshuang, do as you wish. We’ll go and cancel the engagement shortly."
......
In the Ancient Martial Arts Ye Family.
"Hehehe... red underpants."
"I’m going to take the elastic from your underpants and make a slingshot to break your windows~~~"
A young man with drool dripping from his mouth was tugging at a maid, refusing to let go.
"Young Master Ye, let me go..."
The maid, bold as she was, kicked Ye Liangchen and fled in panic.
Not long after the maid left, the foolish expression on Ye Liangchen’s face vanished, replaced by calm.
"Hmph... a bunch of snobs!"
Ye Liangchen wiped the drool from his mouth, looking completely different from the fool he had pretended to be.
"Three years of hiding... truly, a tiger fallen to the plains is bullied by dogs!"
Once, he had been a playboy. His martial arts talent was so abysmal that he simply gave up, indulging in all sorts of vices.
That was why Chen Ningshuang looked down on him, leading to this situation of breaking off the engagement.
But... he had his own golden finger!
[Invincible Show-off System: Show off to grow stronger.]
His system had been loading for three years, and just now... it had finally activated.
After three years of pretending to be a fool, Ye Liangchen was about to transform into a dragon!
Soon, panicked voices came from outside.
"Young Master Ye, the Ancient Martial Arts Chen Family is here... they’ve come to cancel the engagement!"
Ye Liangchen frowned. Cancel the engagement?
What did that mean? He clearly remembered... he had a marriage contract, and his fiancée was a genius beauty.
But now they wanted to cancel it?
Did they look down on him? Think he was a good-for-nothing?
"Lead the way!"
The servant who rushed in was stunned when he saw Ye Liangchen’s demeanor.
"Young Master... your foolishness... it’s gone?"
"Yes!" Ye Liangchen nodded slightly. He had endured enough; there was no need to endure anymore!
His family was being bullied, and now that his system was activated, he couldn’t hold back!
He was eager to show off! And grow stronger!
...
Soon, Ye Liangchen arrived at the main hall.
"Master, Master, the young master’s illness... it’s gone!"
An old man, upon seeing Ye Liangchen restored to normal, burst into tears. "Liangchen, my child, your illness is finally cured..."
"I heard the Ancient Martial Arts Chen Family wants to cancel the engagement. Is that true?"
Ye Liangchen interrupted him, his gaze falling on Chen Ningshuang. His eyes flashed with admiration.
Although Chen Ningshuang was here to break off the engagement, humiliating the Ye Family, there was no denying it... this girl was breathtakingly beautiful.
The moment Ye Liangchen saw her, he mentally added her to his harem. This arrogant woman... he had to have her!
Chen Ningshuang naturally noticed Ye Liangchen’s gaze and felt an instinctive disgust.
What followed was the classic face-slapping scene!
The tension between the Chen and Ye Families escalated as the engagement was called off.
Finally, Ye Liangchen shouted the famous line, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don’t bully the young for being poor!"
And the classic "Three-Year Agreement."
The two families parted on bad terms.
Watching Chen Ningshuang’s retreating figure, Ye Liangchen’s gaze grew profound.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully showing off. Reward: 10 days of internal energy.]
Nice!
Ye Liangchen’s lips curled into a smile. Although he was only at the late stage of Dark Force, as long as he showed off, he could gain strength... just by flapping his lips!
If he showed off once, he could gain 10 days of internal energy. What if he showed off 100 times a day? That would be equivalent to three years of hard training for others!
Training? Why bother? Better to just show off more!
Then Ye Liangchen noticed the gazes of the Ye Family members around him. His lips curled again.
Striking a flamboyant pose, he declared, "Chen Ningshuang... she’s nothing special! In three years... I’ll crush her with one hand!"
But Ye Liangchen’s father, Ye Jing, was trembling, reaching out to touch his son’s face.
"My son! You’ve just recovered from your foolishness... why are you acting crazy again?"
Ye Jing’s face was filled with despair.
Who was Chen Ningshuang? A genius girl who had reached Transform Force at 18. And you’re comparing yourself to her with a three-year agreement?
In three years, she’ll probably be a Grandmaster. Isn’t this just foolishness?
The other members of the Ye Family also looked at him as if he were an idiot.
[Ding! Host’s show-off failed. Penalty: Lose 10 days of internal energy.]
Ye Liangchen: "..."
Wait! How the hell does failing to show off result in losing internal energy?
So all that effort I just put in... was for nothing?
Is this the so-called... failing to show off and getting screwed instead?
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nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
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