Chapter 314: Chapter 312: She Is My Woman
Shen Le stood up, looking dashing and full of energy. The moment he rose, he saw a glimmer of relief in his father’s eyes. It seemed... his father’s eyes were a little red.
In that instant, tears almost welled up in Shen Le’s eyes. But in the blink of an eye, he smiled and said, "Father, doesn’t your son look sharp today?"
"My son is the second most handsome man in the world!" said Shen Longxing, who almost never joked with his son like this.
"Er... then who’s the most handsome?"
"Your father, of course!"
"..."
The Thousand Mechanism Sect’s massive banquet hall could accommodate several thousand people dining at once!
At this moment, the hall was teeming with people. Nearly every person of note on Profound Island could be found here.
The entire banquet hall was filled with a joyous and peaceful atmosphere. But upon closer inspection, one could still see different expressions on people’s faces.
The group from the Cui Family kept to themselves, occupying a central location, acting high and mighty, and ignoring everyone else.
People from other families and sects gathered in small groups, waiting for the arrival of the Thousand Mechanism Sect’s Young Master, and... for Qin Li, who had been missing for two days. Would he even show up? Or had he seen that things were going south that night and decided to slip away?
Finally, Shen Le appeared at the entrance of the banquet hall, his hand holding that of a peerlessly beautiful woman. To the resonant, resounding voice of the master of ceremonies, they slowly walked toward the front stage.
On the stage, the elders from both sides were already seated opposite each other.
On the left were the representatives from the Thousand Mechanism Sect: Shen Le’s father and mother. On the right was a mysterious, veiled woman. It was said that this woman was the master of Shen Le’s soon-to-be wife, the current... Sect Leader of Ice Edge!
"The auspicious day and hour have arrived! The grand wedding of Young Master Shen Le of the Thousand Mechanism Sect and Miss Leng Fangfei, the prized disciple of the Ice Edge’s Sect Leader, officially... begins!"
Following the emcee’s voice, applause thundered through the banquet hall like a tidal wave!
"Wait!"
Just then, a cold voice suddenly rang out in the banquet hall, instantly silencing all the applause and cheers.
Everyone’s heart skipped a beat. ’Just as I expected!’
Seated on the stage, Shen Longxing’s eyes suddenly shot out two sharp glints of light as he looked toward the speaker. Just as he thought, it was someone from the Cui Family!
"Cui the Seventeenth, today is my son’s wedding. I don’t want any more unpleasantness coming from you!" Shen Longxing’s eyes locked onto the one-armed old man who had spoken, his expression turning somewhat grim as he spoke coldly.
"Heh heh, speaking of which, Shen Le is still my nephew. I am, after all, his uncle!"
The Seventeenth Elder’s face was also tinged with a grim look. "I have you to thank for this severed arm. However, big brother Longxing, I have no intention of disrupting my nephew’s wedding. It’s just that my Cui Family always does what it says it will do! I’d like to ask, has the head of the Qin Family arrived? Or does the Qin Family, a mere minor family, think it can ignore all the heroes of Profound Island and show contempt for everyone here?"
"Who says the head of the Qin Family isn’t here? I am!" A clear, cold voice spoke up. It wasn’t infused with any Primordial Power, yet it seemed to possess a strange magic that drew everyone’s gaze to its source.
Immediately, many eyes were captivated by the woman who had spoken. A wave of audible gulps spread through the banquet hall.
This woman... was too beautiful!
Even the bride standing on the stage was a shade less stunning by comparison!
Leng Yao was already much taller than the average woman, with an outstanding figure and exceedingly beautiful features. Normally, her cool and distant face alone was enough to set people’s imaginations running wild, to say nothing of today, when she had clearly taken great care in dressing up.
Leng Yao’s eyes fell upon the Cui Family’s Seventeenth Elder, and deep within them was an inextinguishable hatred.
The Cui Family’s Seventeenth Elder naturally knew who Leng Yao was. He knew even better that his sworn brother had died a miserable death at her hands just a few days ago!
Hearing this, he sneered, "Oh? I heard that the one coming from the Qin Family this time was that little bastard Qin Li. Since when... does a little slip of a girl get to call the shots? Has the Qin Family really fallen so low that a woman is in charge? Hahaha!"
The Seventeenth Elder of the Cui Family’s laughter was extremely grating. Upon hearing his words, many of the women present couldn’t help but secretly frown.
’What’s wrong with a woman? Can’t a woman be in charge?’
At this moment, the Sect Leader of Ice Edge, the mysterious veiled woman who had been sitting quietly at the front of the stage, spoke calmly, "What’s wrong with a woman? Do you have a grudge against women? Or were you, Cui the Seventeenth, born from a rock instead of a woman? I heard that you despicably and shamelessly caused the death of Sect Leader Shen’s sister back then. I didn’t quite believe it at the time, but seeing you today, you truly are a classless, uncultured, and inhumane... beast."
"You... You dare to curse me?" Cui the Seventeenth turned his head and roared at the mysterious Sect Leader of Ice Edge.
"So what if I curse you? You dare disrupt my disciple’s wedding? Cursing you is getting off light! Don’t think that just because you’re wearing human clothes, you’re not a beast. Give me a break. No matter how you pretend, you can’t change the fact that you are one!"
"HAHAHA!" Instantly, many in the banquet hall who disliked the Cui Family couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
But even more people were simply in awe of this mysterious Sect Leader of Ice Edge. It was always said that Ice Edge was incredibly low-key and never got involved in any disputes. But from what they saw today, the Sect Leader of Ice Edge was clearly a fascinating character!
From her sharp, biting words, people felt that this mysterious Sect Leader of Ice Edge was simply... indescribably wonderful!
Cui the Seventeenth’s face was now ashen. He stared coldly at the Sect Leader of Ice Edge and ground out through his teeth, "Fine. Fine. So this is Ice Edge! I’ve learned my lesson!"
"Cut the act. If you’ve got a problem with it, you can crawl up here right now, and I’ll send you straight to hell!"
This Sect Leader of Ice Edge was absolutely fierce. As soon as she said this, the entire banquet hall fell deathly silent.
"You..." Cui the Seventeenth’s face flushed red with fury. For a man to be challenged so brazenly by a woman and remain indifferent, he would have to either be incredibly calculating or... utterly incompetent!
"That’s enough. Aren’t you embarrassed? Getting led by the nose with just a few words. Sit down!" Ma Wuchang, who had been sitting with his eyes narrowed, said calmly.
Cui the Seventeenth suppressed his rage, shot a venomous glare at the Sect Leader of Ice Edge on the stage, and sat down.
Ma Wuchang then looked at the pure and elegant woman standing there. His gaunt face was expressionless as he asked calmly, "Young lady, I will only ask you a few questions. Let’s not let our private grudges affect the Thousand Mechanism Sect’s happy occasion. So, please, cooperate with me. How about it?"
"You’re the ones affecting their happy occasion, what does that have to do with me? Besides, I don’t know you. Why should I cooperate with you? However, as a friend of Young Master Shen, I will give him face and answer your questions. If your questions are out of line, like asking for my age or something, I can choose to refuse!"
Leng Yao’s words were just as sharp!
"HAHAHA!" Another wave of irrepressible laughter rolled through the hall.
Even the veiled Sect Leader of Ice Edge on the stage, only her eyes visible, couldn’t help but give Leng Yao a few more glances.
A flash of anger crossed Ma Wuchang’s gaunt old face, but he quickly controlled it. At his level of cultivation, it was difficult for external things to disturb his state of mind.
"I will not ask such a pointless question," Ma Wuchang said calmly. "I ask you, you say you can speak for the Qin Family, so what is your relationship to the Qin Family? Or rather, what is your relationship to Qin Li?"
"I..." Leng Yao hadn’t expected Ma Wuchang to ask such a question and was momentarily at a loss for words. Almost everyone knew that Shangguan Shiyu was Qin Li’s fiancée. Besides her, none of the other women around Qin Li had any official status. She could, of course, say she was Qin Li’s friend, but the problem was, how could a friend be in charge of his family’s affairs?
Seeing Leng Yao’s face gradually turn crimson, Ma Wuchang smiled faintly. "What’s the matter? Can’t answer?"
"Hmph, that Qin Li is just a coward hiding in his shell! A spineless man!"
"Exactly! Letting a woman take the heat for him while he tucked his tail and ran. What does that say about the safety of his allies?"
"Sigh, I must have been blind to even consider allying with a family like the Qins. Thank goodness I came to my senses quickly enough and dissolved our alliance!"
"Haha, that Qin Li is worse than a woman!"
From within the crowd, those who had secretly made deals with the Cui Family seized the opportunity and started to clamor.
"You’re talking nonsense!" The blush on Leng Yao’s face vanished instantly. Her eyes shot out an icy glare as she scanned the people who had just spoken ill of Qin Li. She said, enunciating each word, "I. Will. Remember. Your. Faces!"
Among them, many with a guilty conscience lowered their heads, but there were still some who remained defiant, shouting, "Hmph, we’re talking nonsense? Then tell us, where did Qin Li run off to? And you, who are you to Qin Li?"
"Tell us!"
"Yeah! Tell us!"
"Tell us, who are you to Qin Li?"
The group clamored all at once, their voices echoing throughout the banquet hall.
Tell us! Tell us! Tell us!
Shen Le and Leng Fangfei, whose hand he was holding, glanced at each other, both seeing the anger in the other’s eyes. Just as they were about to make a move, they heard the Sect Leader of Ice Edge and Shen Longxing warn them in unison.
"Don’t move!"
"I... I am..." Leng Yao’s chest heaved slightly, but she just couldn’t force the words out.
Just then, a resolute voice rang out from the entrance of the banquet hall: "She is my woman!"
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