6 Deadly Stand-off
Jiang Fan turned his head to look, his expression blank as he casually wrote: “Do you deserve it?”
In his entire life, he only respected his father, who single-handedly raised him.
Everyone else was unworthy.
“How laughable, a worthless person without a Spirit Root, what qualification do you have to act high and mighty in front of me?” Lu Zheng said contemptuously.
He then turned to Xu Zhengyan, bowed, and said: “Uncle Xu, I have a request.”
Xu Zhengyan hurriedly said: “Dear nephew, you may speak, there is no need for such formalities.”
Lu Zheng glanced at Jiang Fan, a smirk at the corner of his mouth: “I have grown up alongside Youran, and I cannot bear to see her marry a worthless person.”
“I implore Uncle Xu to give Youran’s hand in marriage to me.”
“I am the one who can bring her happiness and a future!”
This…
Xu Zhengyan was in a difficult position; he had already promised Youran to Jiang Fan, could he go back on his word and have Youran remarry?
Wouldn’t that make him a man of no integrity?
“Uncle, if I declare my desire to marry, I believe many families present would gladly form an alliance with me, right?”
With his hands behind his back, Lu Zheng said with a hint of threat:
“At that time, I would be someone else’s son-in-law.”
Xu Zhengyan’s face changed dramatically.
Lu Zheng was the Xu family’s Sky-reaching Tree! If he were to lose him, Xu Zhengyan would be the eternal sinner of the Xu family!
Compared to breaking his word and losing his integrity, being an eternal sinner was something he could not bear.
As he was about to make a decision, Jiang Fan lifted his pen and aggressively wrote a few words: “Uncle Xu, whether one can bring Youran happiness depends on strength, not words.”
“I am willing to compete with Lu Zheng!”
Xu Zhengyan felt a sudden relief.
If Jiang Fan lost and withdrew voluntarily, he wouldn’t have to bear the name of a man with no integrity.
And Lu Zheng could marry Xu Youran as he wished.
A perfect solution!
As for the possibility of Jiang Fan winning…
One had no Spirit Root, the other had a Nine-grade Spiritual Root.
He couldn’t see how Jiang Fan could win.
He quickly looked at Lu Zheng and said with a smile: “Zheng, what do you think?”
Lu Zheng laughed heartily: “A worthless person wants to challenge a Nine-grade Spiritual Root? Ha ha ha!”
“Fine, since we both grew up at the Xu Mansion, I’ll give you a chance to compete against a Nine-grade Spiritual Root.”
“Even if you lose, you can brag about it for a lifetime!”
Xu Zhengyan completely relaxed and said:
“I’ll give you three days, whoever breaks through one level will have the qualification to marry Xu Youran!”
“What do you think?”
One level in three days?
Jiang Fan thought that in three days, it was possible that he might break through more than one level.
With his mysterious Spirit Root, coupled with the high-grade Yellow Level mental method, it was not difficult at all.
He immediately lifted his pen and wrote: “Agreed!”
Lu Zheng smiled confidently: “One level, Uncle, you underestimate my Nine-grade Spiritual Root! Just wait and see in three days!”
At this moment, an old man dressed in luxurious robes stepped forward from among the dignitaries and said with clasped hands: “Young Master Lu, I am Qin Changsheng.”
On hearing this, everyone was moved.
Qin Changsheng, the head of the first alchemy family in Lonely Boat City. With the ancestral formula for Qi Cultivation Liquid, they monopolized the supply to all surrounding cities.
And Qi Cultivation Liquid was the only medicine that could enhance cultivation in the Qi Cultivation Realm.
Thus, Lonely Boat City had a saying: it’s better to offend the City Lord tenfold than to offend the Qin family slightly.
His appearance immediately drew everyone’s attention.
Lu Zheng also recognized him and asked in confusion: “Qin Family Head, what is the matter?”
Qin Changsheng smiled and presented a brocade box. Inside were ten small jade bottles, each emanating spirit light, filled with the famous Qi Cultivation Liquid!
“The Qin family congratulates Young Master Lu on detecting a Nine-grade Spiritual Root. We have nothing else to offer, so please accept these ten newly refined bottles of Qi Cultivation Liquid.”
“We hope Young Master Lu will win the beauty’s hand in three days!”