When he went down, the figure he saw was Hong Li, the nephew of the Hong clan patriarch at 16 years old, he had already reached the peak of the refining stage thanks to his father's fortune and had an older brother in the sect of the Doors to the Celestial World, one of the most important and powerful sects on the entire continent. Yán Lian was sold to the Hong clan when Hong Li first saw her and became obsessed with obtaining her, causing the Xiao clan to make a fortune.
-"I was very worried about you" –he said with a very poor tone of concern-
Hong Li approached slowly smiling.
-"I don't need trash to worry about me" –he responded with an arrogant voice-
- "How could I not worry about you?" –He responded in a calm voice, lightly touching Yán Lian's waist-
-"For it to belong to you you have to be stronger than me" –he said, removing his hand from her waist-
Then a smile appeared on Hong Li's face.
- "Very well, how about we make a bet? If I beat you in a fight, you will be my slave without any complaints and you will not escape again."
- "Then if I win I will stop being a slave and you will not come close to me again" –Yán Lian responded.
- "Very well, I accept" –Hong Li responded-
Hong Li took out a sword from his ring and ran towards her, Yan Lian took out a sword from the guards and blocked Hong Li's attack.
- "How did you kill the guards my uncle sent?" –Hong Li asked worried-
- "Hmp, they were just as useless as you" Yán Lian dodged an attack and hit Hong Li in the ribs who fell to the ground.
- "Yán Lian, I surrender, I surrender, you are free" –said Hong Li lying on the ground-
Hong Li took off the ring and handed it to Yán Lian who checked what else he had while Hong Li got up from the ground.
- "Yán Lian, that ring is an offering to leave my family in peace and we will not do anything against you" –said Hong Li, badly hurt-
Yán Lian did not answer and entered the Xiao residence, closing the door.
- "! Yan Lian, what are you doing here? –a voice sounded in the patio-
Xiao Zhen and his mother Yin Sie appeared standing in front of the patriarch's house.
- "Can't I come to my own house?" –Yán Lian responded ironically-
- "This is no longer your house, you now belong to the Hong clan," Yin Sie responded with an arrogant voice.
- "Hong Li was kind enough to let me go freely"
- "You! Still, you don't live here so get out!