Chapter 32

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"Ximen Yan, didn't you hear what I said?" Ximen Yan Yan said coldly, "My father is not dead; he is just resting to recover from his injuries. You'd better remember that."

"And from today, Yang Dingtian is my husband, the future Lord of Cloudy Sky City. So you'd better be careful with your words," Ximen Yan Yan said coldly.

"What? Yan Yan, what did you say?" Ximen Yan said, disbelieving.

"What? Didn't you hear clearly?" Ximen Yan Yan said, word by word, "From today, Yang Dingtian is my husband and the future Lord of Cloudy Sky City, your master. So you'd better be careful with your words."

Ximen Yan pointed at Yang Dingtian and said fiercely, "Yan Yan, you're marrying him? A waste of a man? Why? This sycophant, who wanted to marry Dongfang Bingling and become the master of Yin-Yang Sect, was humiliated and hunted. Now he's setting his sights on our Cloudy Sky City? Wanting to make such a waste of a man our Lord? Dream on!"

Ximen Yan Yan's beautiful face turned cold, "This is my father's decision. We just held the wedding ceremony and are now husband and wife. The deed is done. Are you going to defy my father's orders?"

Ximen Yan's handsome face twitched, and he said fiercely, "Why? Why? I treated you so well, like a princess, always catering to your every whim. I devoted myself to the Ximen family, pouring my heart and soul into it. After all I've done, you and your adoptive father are indifferent? Now you're letting this waste of a man, an outsider, rule over me, become my new master?"

"Ha ha..." Ximen Yan laughed bitterly, "What a ridiculous joke! Adoptive son, adoptive son? Such a nice-sounding title. I was so naive, thinking I was really your son. It turns out I'm just a slave, a slave. Lord Ximen treated me so poorly, ha ha..."

"I won't accept it, I won't accept it..." Ximen Yan's tone turned from angry to cold.

Ximen Yan Yan's face turned cold, "Ximen Yan, are you planning to rebel?"

"Rebel?" Ximen Yan laughed coldly, "No, I'm just thinking about the fate of Cloudy Sky City. Now that the Lord is dead, as the adoptive son of the Lord of Cloudy Sky City, I absolutely cannot allow the lives of thousands of people to be in the hands of an outsider, a waste of a man."

Ximen Yan Yan's face changed, sensing a dangerous aura, "What do you plan to do?"

"I'm going to talk to the brothers outside and see if they can accept an outsider, a waste of a man, ruling over them," Ximen Yan said, "I don't believe this is the Lord's order. Maybe someone is spreading false orders. Then I'll throw this outsider into the sea. He's a disaster, and keeping him on the ship will bring disaster to our entire Cloudy Sky City."

"Ximen Yan, you dare?" Ximen Yan Yan said fiercely.

"What do I have to fear?" Ximen Yan said coldly, "Can you stop me? Do you think you can defeat me? Every time we sparred, I let you win. Otherwise, I could take you down with one hand."

With that, Ximen Yan was about to go out and call for help.

Ximen Yan Yan, in a panic, suddenly drew her sword and said coldly, "Ximen Yan, if you take one more step, don't blame me for being ruthless with my sword."

"Is that so?" Ximen Yan raised his head and said coldly, "I don't even need a weapon. If I can't beat you in ten moves, I'm the waste of a man!"

Ximen Yan Yan was furious and was about to charge forward.

Yang Dingtian stepped forward, blocking the two, and looked at Ximen Yan, "Are you really going to fight in front of Uncle?"

"I'm being forced," Ximen Yan said, "I'm doing this for Cloudy Sky City. I can't just stand by and watch Cloudy Sky City be destroyed by the two of you."

"Yan Yan is not your match, no need to fight," Yang Dingtian said, "You're unhappy and want to make a big deal out of this, want to destroy me, right?"

Ximen Yan snorted coldly, neither confirming nor denying.

"Doing this might destroy me, but it won't benefit you," Yang Dingtian said, "Why not try a different approach that would be more beneficial to you? In two years, we will have a duel. If I lose, I will voluntarily give up my right to inherit the position of Lord of Cloudy Sky City and recommend you as the new Lord."

Ximen Yan's eyes lit up, but he laughed coldly, "I rank in the top ten among the experts of Cloudy Sky City, and it took me twenty years to achieve this. You want to defeat me in two years? Dream on! Besides, you don't have the right to become the Lord of Cloudy Sky City, so what right do you have to recommend me?"

"I don't have the right, but Yan Yan does," Yang Dingtian said.

Ximen Yan Yan's beautiful eyes widened, and she opened her mouth to speak but then closed it without a word.

"Two years? With you?" Ximen Yan laughed coldly, "I don't know what my adoptive father sees in you, this waste of a man. Wanting to defeat me in such a short time? Dream on!"

"Isn't that perfect? It means my father-in-law really misjudged me, and I don't have the right to be Yan Yan's husband or the Lord of Cloudy Sky City," Yang Dingtian said.

"Why should I believe you?" Ximen Yan said coldly.

Yang Dingtian said, "I can swear. In two years, I will duel with Ximen Yan. If I lose, I am not worthy to be Ximen Yan Yan's husband or the future Lord of Cloudy Sky City. I will voluntarily give up my right to inherit the position and leave Cloudy Sky City, never to return. If I break this vow, may I be destroyed by heaven and earth, and never be reborn."

Ximen Yan said coldly, "Swear by your parents."

Yang Dingtian's eyes flashed with anger, and his facial muscles twitched, "If I break this vow, may my parents not rest in peace in the afterlife."

"Is that enough?" Yang Dingtian asked.

"Yan Yan, and you, swear by your adoptive father's honor," Ximen Yan said.

Ximen Yan Yan remained silent, just staring coldly at Ximen Yan.

Ximen Yan's eyes narrowed, and he raised his head, "I'm doing this for Cloudy Sky City."

Ximen Yan Yan stared at Ximen Yan, word by word, "In two years, Yang Dingtian will duel with Ximen Yan. If Yang Dingtian loses, he will automatically lose the right to inherit the position of Lord of Cloudy Sky City. I will recommend Ximen Yan as the successor. If I break this vow, may my father, Ximen Wuyan, cut me to pieces with his sword."

Clearly, this vow did not meet Ximen Yan's requirements, but under Ximen Yan Yan's intense gaze, Ximen Yan's lips trembled, and he said no more.

"Ximen Yan, can you leave now?" Ximen Yan Yan said coldly.

"Yan Yan, I'm doing this for Cloudy Sky City," Ximen Yan said, then stared at Yang Dingtian and laughed coldly, "Waste of a man, I'll let you live a little longer. In two years, I'll make you a real waste of a man!"

"Hmph!" Ximen Yan turned and left.

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The cabin was silent. Ximen Yan Yan finally couldn't hold back her tears, which streamed down her face. She looked at her father with a sad and distant gaze, sobbing silently, afraid to cry out loud.

She had been pampered by her father since childhood, a true princess. But now everything had changed. Her world had collapsed, and her once doting adoptive brother had shown his true colors. Her already wounded heart was being torn apart again, and her young shoulders could hardly bear the weight.

Who could she rely on now? She wasn't like Dongfang Bingling, an ambitious woman. In recent years, she had only wanted to live a carefree life under her father's protection.

Yang Dingtian looked at the helpless and crying Ximen Yan Yan, his heart aching. The full-figured, fiery body before him now seemed so fragile and wounded. He really wanted to comfort her and whisper in her ear that he would protect her from now on.

"Yan Yan, do you hate me?" But what came out of Yang Dingtian's mouth was this.

Ximen Yan Yan lifted her beautiful face, her tear-filled eyes flashing with hatred and resentment, but it quickly turned to sorrow.

Anyone would hate, wouldn't they? If it weren't for protecting Yang Dingtian, Ximen Wuyan wouldn't have met this fate. He would still be one of the top experts in the world, leading Cloudy Sky City to dominate for decades. Even the head of Xuantian Sect, Zhu Qingzhu, wouldn't dare to provoke him easily. But everything changed because of Yang Dingtian.

"Hate? How could I not hate you?" Ximen Yan Yan said, "When you didn't sell me the flame pendant and were rude to me, I hated you so much. Now you've made my father like this, how can I not hate you?"

Yang Dingtian looked at Ximen Yan Yan, wanting to say sorry, but he couldn't. This wasn't something that could be resolved with an apology.

Ximen Yan Yan's beautiful eyes stared at Yang Dingtian, "But rest assured, I'm not like Dongfang Bingling. Since my father has married me to you, I will be a devoted wife and help you wholeheartedly."

"My heart still hates you, but I will follow my father's wishes and learn to be a good wife," Ximen Yan Yan continued, "So please rest assured. Even if you ask for intimacy now, I won't refuse. I will fulfill my duty as a wife..."

"And as your wife, I won't scold you or treat you disrespectfully, and I won't boss you around," Ximen Yan Yan said, "But if you want more, I'm sorry, I can't do that!"

More? What is that? That is Ximen Yan Yan's heart.

Yang Dingtian nodded, said nothing, and knelt before Ximen Wuyan. He pulled out a dagger and cut a deep gash in his palm, smearing the blood on his face. He knelt and said, word by word, "I, Yang Dingtian, swear by the twin suns and moons in the sky and by the Chaos Continent. I will kill Zhu Qingzhu and his family, I will help Cloudy Sky City reclaim the rightful position of the Yin-Yang Sect, and I will protect Ximen Yan Yan for life, never letting her be harmed. If I break this vow, may the twin suns destroy me, the twin moons kill me, and the Chaos Continent bury me!"

This was the highest oath in the Chaos Continent, a blood oath!

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