Gu Chaoyan erupted in laughter, gazing at him with a derisive mirth, as if she had found something profoundly amusing. Her laughter brimmed with contempt.
"Treachery!" someone bellowed, and a group gave chase to Gu Chaoyan, while a few individuals remained to tend to Xu Yongnian.
Xu Yongnian's visage bore the marks of his injuries, and he was incapacitated, unable to rise.
"Yongnian, it's not easy to have such a headstrong sister. I fear she may not have much time left. Wouldn't it be better to marry obediently?" someone remarked, with a touch of sympathy.
Over the past few years…
There had been a plethora of women like her.
Their own family included one as well.
Initially, they were all resistant, but eventually, they were coached into peaceful marriages and child-rearing, with any mention of cultivation set aside. Living a secure and content life seemed appealing.
Xu Yongnian shook his head.
