Chapter 16: Binding Successfully

“So, this time the young master came to break off the engagement, it’s also Qingyao’s wish. She hopes Young Master Ye can grant us this favor.”

Right now, Zhang Qingyao just wanted to dig a hole, crawl in, and never come out again.

Such defiant words, of course, were not something Zhang Qingyao had come up with herself; she was merely repeating what Zhang Yuge had taught her.

Seeing Ye Xichen standing there dumbfounded, Zhang Qingyao embarrassedly turned her head away.

“Now, are you satisfied?”

Her face was ashen as she asked softly.

“Not bad.”

Zhang Yuge smiled.

This move directly snatched five hundred Destiny Points from Ye Xichen—huge profit.

However, to bind Ye Xichen, physical contact was still necessary.

The most effective way was to provoke him into attacking me.

“Young Master Ye, see, I really didn’t lie to you. It was indeed Zhang Qingyao who took the initiative. Speaking of which, that girl is really clingy—constantly pestering me all day long, often quite annoying. Young Master Ye probably doesn’t like that kind of personality either, right?”

Zhang Yuge placed his hand on his forehead, pretending to be troubled.

Even Zhang Qingyao beside him wanted to stab him a couple of times with that fake act, let alone Ye Xichen, who had become a laughingstock.

Why?

Why was I the one bullied in my own family?

Why did even this waste of the Zhang family dare to look down on me?

Why could he humiliate me in front of everyone?

Why did my fiancée protect him so fiercely?

I refuse to accept this.

Why?

All the grievances I had suffered over the years erupted at this moment.

“Zhang Qingyao, prepare to die!”

Ye Xichen launched a direct attack, unleashing a fierce barrage of punches toward Zhang Yuge.

Fear flickered in Zhang Yuge’s eyes, but he quickly regained his composure, lightly swiping two fingers.

The girl beside him raised her hand and delivered a palm strike.

“Bang!”

Zhang Qingyao took Ye Xichen’s full-force punch head-on, stopping just twenty centimeters in front of Zhang Yuge.

Everything had been calculated by Zhang Yuge.

Zhang Qingyao, as his sword spirit and artifact spirit, had undergone high-intensity dual cultivation every night for a month, reaching an extremely high Synchronization Rate between them.

The higher the Synchronization Rate, the more efficient the transmission of spirit control techniques.

The palm strike Zhang Qingyao reflexively delivered was not her own will at all—it was the result of Zhang Yuge using spirit control.

After all, Zhang Yuge was only at Qi Refining Stage two and was still short of reaching stage three—no match for Ye Xichen.

Although Zhang Qingyao had not yet mastered Zhong Bailing’s former cultivation method, her Qi Refining Stage six cultivation was real and solid, which Ye Xichen at Qi Refining Stage three could not bluff.

Ye Xichen glared fiercely at Zhang Yuge, his hatred as if he wanted to tear him apart limb by limb.

The other Ye family members looked on with mild surprise but had no intention of intervening.

Ye Tianlu hoped his son would beat Zhang Yuge up.

After all, the things Zhang Yuge had said earlier were unbearable to hear and caused other Ye family members to frown deeply.

“Maybe I did say some unpleasant things that angered Young Master Ye. I apologize here. I hope Young Master Ye won’t hold it against me—I truly didn’t mean to offend Young Master Ye.”

Zhang Yuge smiled as he bowed respectfully, separating the fists and palms of Ye Xichen and Zhang Qingyao.

Taking advantage of this moment, Zhang Yuge’s fingers touched the back of Ye Xichen’s hand.

“System, now is the time, start binding.”

Zhang Yuge called silently to the Sword God System.

“Ding, binding in progress. Host, please do not release your grip prematurely.”

To buy time for the Sword God System, Zhang Yuge tightly grasped Ye Xichen’s palm with both hands, acting warmly to curry favor.

“Ding, binding complete. Current binding target: Ye Xichen. Name: Ye Xichen. Cultivation: Qi Refining Stage three. Physique: Saint Body of the Human Race. Martial Arts: Tiger Bravado Fist, Diamond Strength, Wild Goose Art, Purification Technique…. Destiny Points: 734. Destiny Level: Yellow”

Seeing Ye Xichen’s attribute panel, Zhang Yuge was stunned.

I’ve already suppressed him by ninety Destiny Points, yet he still has over seven hundred?

Zhang Yuge gasped.

The Child of Destiny is truly terrifying.

Ye Xichen, filled with disgust for Zhang Yuge, forcefully shook off his hand and cursed,

“You two dog lovers, get out of here! The Ye family doesn’t welcome you.”

“So, Young Master Ye agrees to break off the engagement?”

Zhang Yuge asked tentatively.

Ye Xichen found this person as annoying as a stubborn leech.

With Zhang Qingyao protecting him, he felt powerless against Zhang Yuge.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Ye Xichen turned his back, unwilling to continue the conversation.

Zhang Yuge took this as tacit approval and respectfully said,

“Thank you, Young Master Ye, for granting this.”

“You…”

Ye Xichen almost spat blood in anger.

“Ding, publicly slapped in the face Ye Xichen. Ye Xichen loses forty Destiny Points, host gains four hundred.”

“Wait!”

Ye Tianlu, who had been watching quietly, suddenly interrupted,

“The marriage between the Ye and Zhong families should be decided by me, the family head.”

“So, Uncle Ye means…?”

Sure enough, it wasn’t that simple.

After all the twists and turns, they still had to face Ye Tianlu, this old fox.

“Zhang family boy, Zhong family girl, if you want to dissolve the marriage between our families, fine. But unless the head of the Zhong family personally comes to see me and formally requests the breakup, it’s out of the question.”

Hearing Ye Tianlu’s words, Ye Xichen immediately panicked.

“Father, I don’t want to marry that indecent woman—I find her disgusting! I don’t want to see them again.”

“Nonsense! Marriage is a major affair that can’t be broken off on a whim,”

Ye Tianlu scolded,

“Anyway, Zhang family boy, you may leave now. As for the girl beside you, stay.”

Though he said so, Ye Tianlu had no intention of letting his son marry someone who had been toyed with by Zhang Yuge.

Moreover, he had already made up his mind to kill.

“Uncle Ye, as the saying goes, a forced melon isn’t sweet. I believe Young Master Ye deserves better. Why insist on clinging to one tree?”

Zhang Yuge already sensed the atmosphere was growing tense.

It seemed conflict was unavoidable.

Still, Zhang Yuge hoped for a peaceful resolution.

Being more cautious was always better.

“That’s enough talk. If you don’t leave now, then be prepared to die.”

With that, Ye Tianlu clenched his fist tightly.

True Qi began to cover his body as he slowly rose from his seat.

Zhang Yuge and Zhang Qingyao felt unprecedented pressure.

Their faces suddenly paled, and their chests tightened.

So this was the strength of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator—several times stronger than the Qi Refining Stage eight Zhong Family Elder he had met before.

“Zhang family boy, you have repeatedly humiliated my son in public and provoked the Ye family. Now I demand you die to atone.”

Ye Tianlu suddenly struck out a palm attack aimed at Zhang Yuge and Zhang Qingyao.

Master and servant were completely suppressed by Ye Tianlu’s aura, unable to move.

Being hit by this palm meant certain death.

At this moment, the ring in Zhang Yuge’s hand erupted with a powerful aura, rapidly enveloping Zhang Yuge’s entire body.