Wang Ruoxie turned toward the voice and was momentarily taken aback.
He saw a rather beautiful young girl, about fifteen years old, and although still a bit youthful, her figure was no less impressive than that of a mature woman.
At least in Wuyi County, the girl was considered a rare beauty.
Of course, in his past life, Wang Ruoxie was the son of the Celestial Emperor and had seen countless unparalleled beauties, far beyond comparison with this girl.
He was only taken aback because he recognized her.
The girl was named Luo Yuxiu, the daughter of the Luo Family in Wuyi County, and also his childhood companion and cousin.
The Wang Family controlled Wuyi County, and Marquis Qingyun, Wang Minghan, was naturally the dominant figure, wielding absolute power, with no one able to oppose him.
The Luo Family was just an average family force in Wuyi County, dependent on the Marquis's Mansion.
It could be said that his mother, Lady Chi, was a sacrifice of the Luo Family's attempt to climb the Wang Family's ladder.
Luo Yuxiu grew up with Wang Ruoxie, and they had a good relationship in their childhood. When they were ten, under the auspices of his mother, Lady Chi, an engagement was made between them.
Moreover, preparations were being made for their wedding at Wang Ruoxie's sixteenth coming-of-age ceremony.
Initially, Luo Yuxiu did treat him as her fiancé, constantly caring for him with tenderness.
However, when she discovered that he couldn't awaken the Wang Family's Bloodline Power, and couldn't even cultivate Martial Arts properly, she started to distance herself from him.
Especially this year, Luo Yuxiu wouldn't even want to see Wang Ruoxie. If not for his coming-of-age ceremony drawing near, meaning their wedding was imminent, Luo Yuxiu wouldn't have come to him.
"Yes, I've recovered some."
Wang Ruoxie replied indifferently, without any ripple in his eyes.
Had it been the previous Wang Ruoxie, he might have been excited to see Luo Yuxiu approach him, but now he felt nothing at all.
"Though your body has recovered, you are already sixteen, making it almost impossible to awaken the Bloodline Power, and I also heard that Third Young Master has crippled your Sea of Qi, making it hard for you to ever reach the Energy-Introducing Realm."
Luo Yuxiu looked at Wang Ruoxie with a distant gaze and continued, "But maybe this is for the best. Though your Sea of Qi is crippled, and you lost the eligibility to inherit the Marquis title, this is not a bad thing for you. At least you can live a peaceful life as an ordinary person."
"Besides, your body's recovery is a grace from heaven. Aunt no longer has to worry so much, and if you work hard on your training from now on, although you can't be a Martial Arts Powerhouse, you can still strengthen your body."
After listening to Luo Yuxiu, Wang Ruoxie did not refute but calmly asked, "Did you come today just to say these things?"
"This is my advice to you, not just for you but also for Aunt, hoping you will not crave things that don't belong to you."
Feeling the indifference in Wang Ruoxie's words, Luo Yuxiu couldn't help frowning slightly. She felt like Wang Ruoxie had become a different person today.
It must be known that the old Wang Ruoxie was obedient to her, listening to her every word, but now he seemed so indifferent.
But perhaps it's for the best, sparing the hassle of him entangling with her, and it seems that what she came to do today will go smoothly.
Pausing briefly, Luo Yuxiu continued, "There is one more thing I need to tell you. A few days ago, Third Young Master visited the Luo Family to propose a marriage, and my father has agreed. I came today to break off the engagement with you, hoping you will consider the bigger picture and voluntarily return the engagement contract."
Then, Luo Yuxiu looked at Wang Ruoxie with haughty eyes, like a proud peacock, and said, "I know you like me, but I've already reached the Body Tempering Realm's Seventh Layer and awakened my Luo Family's Fourth Grade Bloodline Power. It won't be long before I step into the Energy-Introducing Realm."
"In the future, the gap between us will only widen, and we may become people of two different worlds, never intersecting again."
To make Wang Ruoxie give up, Luo Yuxiu added, "Across the whole Wuyi County, only Third Young Master Wang Ruokun, this prodigy, this dragon among men, is worthy of my lifelong commitment."
"Moreover, rest assured, once Third Young Master inherits the Marquis title, I will be the main wife of the Marquis's Mansion, and I will certainly take good care of Aunt and cousin you."
At this, Luo Yuxiu's eyes revealed a hint of satisfaction, as if she were already the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion.
"I understand."
Wang Ruoxie calmly nodded, then turned and walked into the house, directly taking out paper and pen to write a repudiation letter.
"Repudiation letter?"
Seeing the paper handed over by Wang Ruoxie, Luo Yuxiu's face turned grim, and she coldly said, "You dare say that I am without virtue and talent, unfaithful to womanly duties?"
"At fifteen, you've only cultivated to the Body Tempering Realm's Seventh Layer and yet arrogantly flaunt yourself in front of me. Moreover, accepting another man's proposal while engaged, if not lacking talent and virtue, unfaithful in womanly duties, then what?"
Wang Ruoxie looked at Luo Yuxiu coldly, letting out words sharp as arrows.
Every word hit the heart, making Luo Yuxiu's face look unpleasantly pale.
Even though he didn't care about this so-called engagement or have any interest in Luo Yuxiu, it didn't mean he would allow her to humiliate him. If the engagement was to be broken off, it should be done by him.
"Wait till Third Young Master becomes the Marquis. I will make you regret it."
Glaring at Wang Ruoxie, Luo Yuxiu said hatefully.
"Just hope you won't regret it."
Wang Ruoxie smiled indifferently in response, then ignored Luo Yuxiu and walked outside the mansion.
The Marquis title, as long as he's here, Wang Ruokun stands no chance, and he will strip away the so-called genius aura from him entirely.
"Will I regret it? Impossible."
Watching Wang Ruoxie's silhouette fade into the distance, Luo Yuxiu sneered and said, "Since you treated me this way, don't blame me for forgetting old ties. At the hunting competition three months from now, you'll see what happens."
She then tore the repudiation letter to shreds; she could not accept such an outcome.
If word got out that Luo Yuxiu was repudiated, how would she hold her head high? That damned guy dared to humiliate her like this.
...
After leaving the Marquis's Mansion, Wang Ruoxie walked forward, pondering quietly.
"Three months from now is the year-end hunting competition. Although I've broken through to the Body Tempering Realm's Third Layer, it is still far from sufficient to head to Tongyun Mountain Range to hunt Demon Beasts."
Wang Ruoxie knew well that using medicinal liquids to temper his body, he had fully recovered, and his cultivation reached the Body Tempering Realm's Third Layer. Yet even the weakest Tier One Demon Beast had strength comparable to a human Martial Cultivator at the Body Tempering Realm's Sixth Layer.
Moreover, Demon Beasts inherently have robust bodies and many innate advantages, making them hard to contend with by ordinary equal-level human Martial Cultivators.
But it didn't matter; three months would be enough because he was no longer the Wang Ruoxie from before.