Top-tier Unruly Master

When Lu Zhanfei looked at Ding Fan, a voice suddenly appeared in his sea of consciousness.

"I am Ding Fan, currently in disguise here. Just pretend you don't know."

Lu Zhanfei's eyes widened in shock at the sight of Ding Fan, who had already changed his appearance, and his eyes were wide open.

Communicating through mental power was something Lu Zhanfei had heard of, but he was still incredibly astonished when he actually experienced it.

While Lu Zhanfei was still reeling from the shock, Ding Fan once again communicated with Lu Zhanfei's sea of consciousness through his Divine Sense.

"Shui Qianxing has a bad character. It would be too humiliating for Lu Meiqi to marry him. This marriage should be called off. Also, you should maintain a proper distance from the Shuize Sect."

After understanding the message, Lu Zhanfei nodded slightly.

Ding Fan had already agreed to help Lu Meiqi refuse the marriage proposal, and for the Dejiang Lu Family to keep a distance from the Shuize Sect, he had his reasons.

Shui Qianxing and an elder acted arrogantly outside, constantly revealing ulterior motives. Getting too close to a sect that was insincere and had drifted from the pursuit of martial arts could eventually harm the Dejiang Lu Family itself.

"Patriarch, our Shuize Sect and your Dejiang Lu Family are branches of the same tree. Please assist the younger generation," said Shui Qianxing, seeing Lu Zhanfei lost in thought, speaking once more.

"Patriarch, Mei Qi will soon marry Shui Qianxing. Speaking of which, he is my son-in-law. If my son-in-law encounters any trouble, as a father-in-law, how can I just stand by and watch?" At this moment, Lu Zhanliang stepped forward and spoke.

Lu Meiqi's eyebrows were tightly furrowed as she looked at her father with disdain.

To gain his own interests, he was eager to push her out, even without caring about the kind of person the other party was.

"I won't marry. If anyone else wants to marry him, let them do it," Lu Meiqi said indifferently from the side.

"Shut your mouth!" Lu Zhanliang, seeing Lu Meiqi's response, raised his voice sharply. "I am your father, and the head of the family has agreed to this marriage. What grounds do you have to disagree..."

"Father, don't you know what kind of person Shui Qianxing is? He is simply a degenerate who indulges in drinking, whoring, and gambling, doing every imaginable evil. You want me to marry such a person, Father, am I still your daughter?" Lu Meiqi said with a lightly furrowed brow.

"You... you... are you trying to infuriate me to death?" Lu Zhanliang's eyes bulged out in rage.

"Father-in-law, it seems Mei Qi still has some misunderstandings about me..." Shui Qianxing approached. "I have nothing but sincere feelings for Sister Mei Qi..."

At this moment, Lu Zhanliang turned to Shui Qianxing and said, "Rest assured, as long as I am alive, I will have the final say on this marriage. Can't I, as her father, decide upon my own daughter's marriage?"

Lu Meiqi looked at Lu Zhanliang and then said, "This time, I am afraid it really won't be possible, here, I have a note from Uncle Master."

As she spoke, Lu Meiqi took out the note that Ding Fan had given her.

Lu Meiqi respectfully approached Lu Zhanfei and handed him the note.

Lu Zhanfei took the note and read it once.

The content of the note indeed spoke of allowing Lu Meiqi to decide her own marriage...

"Let me see what this is," Lu Zhanliang said, directly taking the note from Lu Zhanfei's hands.

Ding Fan's ranking and prestige within the Dejiang Lu Family were exceptionally high. Originally, the Lu Family's Cultivation Technique had flaws, making it difficult for the males to live past sixty.

It was Ding Fan who revised the Cultivation Technique, saving the lives of many within the Dejiang Lu Family. The favor was tremendous.

Even Ren Susu, the old ancestor of the Lu Family, accepted Ding Fan as a junior brother. All the Lu Family Disciples called him 'Uncle Master' willingly.

Therefore, when Lu Meiqi presented Ding Fan's note, Lu Zhanliang's expression became grave.

"This is just a piece of paper, and you, girl, have even learned to deceive!" Lu Zhanliang immediately tore the note to shreds.

Shui Qianxing smiled triumphantly at Lu Meiqi. "Mei Qi, stop trying to scheme. Our marriage is set in stone."

Lu Meiqi's eyebrows furrowed tightly. "Patriarch, I really did meet Uncle Master. Look, this is the Second Grade Foundation Building Pill he gave me."

Lu Meiqi hurriedly took out the Foundation Building Pill that Ding Fan had given her and respectfully handed it over to Lu Zhanfei.

Lu Zhanfei received the pill and, after examining it, nodded. "This is indeed something from Uncle Master."

"Big brother..." Lu Zhanliang hurriedly interjected. "Mei Qi must have obtained this from somewhere. Second Grade Foundation Building Pills aren't only refined by Uncle Master. There are many in the world capable of Refinement, so a pill alone cannot prove it's Uncle Master's."

Lu Meiqi's brows knitted tightly. "Father, do you really wish so eagerly for me to marry into the Shuize Sect? Do you really distrust your daughter so much? This item is indeed from Uncle Master, how dare I deceive the head of the family?"

Lu Zhanliang snorted coldly from the side. "The matter is settled, and nobody can change it now..."

Shui Qianxing said to Lu Meiqi, "Mei Qi, although you are prejudiced against me, rest assured, I will treat you well and show you that you are mistaken."

Lu Meiqi gave Shui Qianxing a scornful look.

Lu Meiqi and Xiao Zhi were together, and he could clearly sense that Shui Qianxing's eyes continually appraised the Xiao Zhi by his side.

With such audacity and brazenness, how could Lu Meiqi possibly be with such a man?

"Shui Qianxing, since you two are destined to marry sooner or later, I think it would be best for you to start taking Mei Qi with you on your trials in the Secular World now. This way, perhaps some of Mei Qi's misunderstandings about you might be cleared up," Lu Zhanliang said at that moment.

Shui Qianxing's eyes lit up. "That's great... this is an opportunity for me to change the image I hold in Sister Mei Qi's heart."

After Shui Qianxing finished speaking, he said to Xiao Zhi beside him, "Since you are Sister Mei Qi's friend, it would be best for the three of us to travel together..."

Xiao Zhi, standing beside them, slightly furrowed her brows and then dodged to the side.

At that moment, Lu Meiqi looked incredulously at her own father, Lu Zhanliang, unable to believe that to please Shui Qianxing, he actually asked her to accompany him on trials in the Secular World.

This was clearly leading a lamb to the slaughter. She feared that if she spent too much time with Shui Qianxing, she would no longer be able to remain pure.

Everyone thought that Ye Fan was a lecher, but now Lu Meiqi felt that Shui Qianxing was the true, undeniable lecher.

"Father, I do not agree!" Lu Meiqi said resolutely.

"You don't agree?" Lu Zhanliang snorted coldly. "If you don't agree, that's fine. I will just expel you from the Lu Family so that you can never step through the Lu Family's door again!"

"You... do you really want to push me into the fire pit that badly?" Lu Meiqi trembled with anger.

Other fathers would protect their children and think about their happiness.

Now, Lu Meiqi did not need her father to think about her happiness. But he should at least be reasonable, she thought. Lu Meiqi never imagined that not only would her father not protect her, he was eager to push her into the fire pit.

"Lu Meiqi, don't think I'm just threatening you. Today, in the presence of these people, I'm telling you, if you don't marry Shui Qianxing, then I'll banish you from the family!" Lu Zhanliang said with determination.

"Sister Mei Qi, why be so stubborn? After spending more time together, won't you understand what kind of person I am?" Shui Qianxing said with a smile on his face.

At this time, Lu Meiqi felt a bone-chilling cold, as if she was being pushed into a fire pit by her own kin, an experience so dismal that she felt life was worse than death.

Just as Lu Meiqi was in utter despair, the quietly observing Lu Zhanfei stepped forward.

"Who said that if Mei Qi doesn't marry Shui Qianxing, she would be expelled from the family?" Lu Zhanfei stepped out and said with a dark expression.

Lu Zhanliang was taken aback. "Head of the family..."

Lu Zhanfei didn't even glance at Lu Zhanliang as he continued, "I've looked into Shui Qianxing's character as well. Without a doubt, he is a profligate scion known for wine and women. To marry your daughter off to such a man, I really don't understand what you, as her father, are thinking."

Gah?!

Lu Zhanliang blinked in astonishment, not expecting the head of the family to stand up for Lu Meiqi.

"Lu Family head... aren't you being a bit too discourteous with what you're saying about me? After all, I am the Young Master of the Shuize Sect!" Shui Qianxing said, his face growing dark.

How could Lu Zhanfei put a Shui Qianxing in his eyes? "Shui Qianxing, regarding this marriage, I, as the head of the Lu Family, hereby declare it annulled!"

"Head of the family?!" Lu Zhanliang's eyes widened in shock.

Lu Meiqi instantly burst into tears. Finally, someone was willing to speak up for her, and this marriage was at last annulled.

"Our Lu Family Disciples cannot be married to such a lazy person. Lu Zhanliang, do you find anything inappropriate about my decision?" Lu Zhanfei said with a solemn face.

Lu Zhanfei had the highest cultivation and the greatest prestige in the Lu Family, and Lu Zhanliang dared not act rashly in front of the family head.

"Family head, this marriage had already been agreed to with the Shuize Sect. If we go back on our word now, I fear it might damage the relationship between the Dejiang Lu Family and the Shuize Sect," Lu Zhanliang said.

Before Lu Zhanliang could finish, Shui Qianxing interrupted. "Your Dejiang Lu Family is going back on your word, we of the Shuize Sect are not pushovers. I believe that we'll have to settle accounts with your Dejiang Lu Family for this."

Lu Zhanliang now wore a strained smile. "Family head, it's not worth it to offend them over this matter."

Lu Zhanfei snorted dismissively, ignoring Lu Zhanliang. He looked straight at Shui Qianxing. "Shui Qianxing, we have called off the marriage. If the Shuize Sect wants to pick a fight with the Dejiang Lu Family over this..."

Lu Zhanfei paused, then added, "We are ready for war!"

Ding Fan, with arms crossed, began to admire Lu Zhanfei even more, especially after that last declaration, which truly revealed a commanding presence...

"You... you..." Shui Qianxing's brows furrowed tightly. "Very well... Lu Zhanliang, what do you have to say if the Lu Family wants to call off this marriage?"

Lu Zhanliang's face twisted uncomfortably. "This... this..."

Ding Fan glanced at Lu Zhanliang and, even without knowing the specifics, guessed that Lu Zhanliang was in such a hurry to marry off his daughter because he had accepted benefits from Shui Qianxing...