I am an incredibly handsome man, and my fiancée refuses to call off the engagement even at the cost

The woman in palace attire looked surprised. This was...

A weapon of the highest rank?

After the initial surprise, a look of joy immediately spread across her face. Originally, she only wanted to rob him of his virtue, but now she wanted to rob him of both his money and his virtue.

"Hahahahahaha..."

The woman in palace attire giggled as her spiritual pressure surged, and her speed also increased dramatically as she chased after Gu Yan ahead.

Oh my, what a wonderful day it is today?

Just casually step out the door, and you'll find her an incredibly handsome young man, plus a powerful weapon of the highest rank. Hehe~

That's wonderful!!

The woman in palace attire didn't even consider the possibility of Gu Yan escaping; she already regarded him and his magical artifacts as her own.

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The bright moon rises over the sea.

A purple bolt of lightning flashed across the sky above the sea, followed by a long pink rainbow streaking across the water. Suddenly, towering columns of water, hundreds of feet high, erupted from the calm sea surface.

bang bang bang-

Water splashed everywhere, and waves surged.

Gu Yan was still fleeing, and the woman in palace attire was still in pursuit, but the mocking expression on her face had vanished. She had assumed that even if Gu Yan possessed a spirit weapon at the level of a warlord, with his current cultivation level, he wouldn't be able to fully utilize it, and that she would capture him soon enough.

She'd been chasing him all day and still hadn't caught him, which was making her lose face.

She, a Spirit Emperor, chased a Spirit King for a whole day without catching him. If word got out, she would lose face! So she stopped being so gentle and her attacks became increasingly fierce.

"Little guy, where do you think you're going to run off to?"

With a wave of her fan, the woman in palace attire conjured a storm on the sea. Water dragons appeared from all sides of Gu Yan, lunging at him. Gu Yan desperately activated his Wind and Thunder Wings, dodging wave after wave of attacks, but the number of water dragons increased until they completely surrounded him, leaving him with no escape.

Gu Yan frowned, about to summon the Silver Spirit Bell, when the sound of a zither rang out.

A series of purple lights appeared in the sky above the sea. These lights swept across the entire ocean in an instant, and all the water dragons exploded in an instant, turning into countless raindrops that fell down.

A sudden downpour swept across the sea, and after the storm, the bright moon still hung high overhead. A huge, magnificent ship set sail from the vast darkness of the sea.

The ship was as tall as a giant island moving on the sea. Guards in silver armor stood on each deck. The walls of each deck were decorated with exquisite reliefs and layers of restrictions. In the night, the light of these restrictions and runes seemed like twinkling stars.

At the highest point of this ship, there were many charming dancers, beautiful maids, and handsome servants in white robes, and some people were feasting there.

The man drinking was dressed in a magnificent black robe. He had white hair, slightly pale skin, and a pair of deep purple eyes in narrow sockets that were sharp as cold lightning. His handsome appearance was strangely sinister.

A seven-stringed zither lay before him, and his slender fingers, adorned with rings, gently plucked the strings, producing a few clear notes. A hint of a smile played on his handsome, yet sinister, face as he looked at Gu Yan and the woman in palace attire.

The woman in palace attire changed her expression as soon as she saw him.

Gu Yan was also surprised when she saw this person. Dugu Xun, what is he doing here?

"Patriarch Dugu, what do you mean?" The woman in palace attire stood on the sea, looking at Dugu Xun with displeasure, her voice tinged with reproach.

Dugu Xun sat high on the ship, his gaze first falling on Gu Yan. He smiled slightly at Gu Yan, then looked coldly at the woman in palace attire: "You cannot touch this person."

The woman in palace attire glanced between Dugu Xun and Gu Yan before returning to her own gaze. She then chuckled seductively, "When did Patriarch Dugu become interested in men? Could it be that after suffering heartbreak, you've lost interest in women and switched to playing with men?"

She emphasized the word "heartbreak".

Everyone knows that Chen Yujing called off her engagement, but no one knows why she did so.

All the world knows is that Princess An Hui of the Ruohe Empire, the daughter of the Prince of Zhennan, openly broke off her engagement, which was a huge slap in the face to the Dugu family. Yet Dugu Xun did nothing. He neither killed Chen Yujing, destroyed the Prince of Zhennan's mansion, nor did he cause trouble for the emperor of the Ruohe Empire. It was completely unlike the style of the Qin Demon.

The continent of Miro is divided into nineteen continents and has thousands of countries. Among them, the twelve empires of Ruohe, Fuyao, Xuanxing, Jinlun, Yinyue, Cangming, Chihuo, Daqin, Dayan, Dachu, Dajin, and Dazhou are the most powerful.

Above these twelve great empires are nine ancient powers.

These nine powers are the four most mysterious and ancient families and five most reclusive sects on the continent of Miro.

Over the millions of years, countless dynasties have risen and fallen. Only these nine major powers have remained steadfast, coldly observing the rise and fall of dynasties. No one knows how terrifying the foundations of these nine powers are; all that is known is that each of them has a powerful figure at the Spirit Venerable level overseeing them.

Youyun Dugu is one of these nine major forces.

The Dugu family valued Chen Yujing for her talent, not her status. The title of princess of the Ruohe Empire was insignificant in their eyes. They didn't even respect the emperor of the Ruohe Empire, so why would they care about her princess status?

However, she actually dared to elope! This was a huge slap in the face to Dugu Xun, the head of the Dugu family, and the entire Dugu clan. Logically speaking, it would be considered merciful for Dugu Xun not to wreak havoc on the Ruohe Empire. But he did absolutely nothing, letting Chen Yujing go, letting the Zhennan Prince's Mansion go, and letting the Emperor of the Ruohe Empire go... This... this...

That doesn't make sense!

Even if it makes no sense, an explanation must be given.

Therefore, everyone believed that the most reasonable explanation was true love. Dugu Xun truly loved Chen Yujing, to the point that he couldn't bear to harm a single hair on her head when she broke off the engagement and ran away.

Despite the palace woman's sarcastic remarks, Dugu Xun's expression remained unchanged. However, he plucked the strings of his zither, and a clear, resonant sound rang out as dozens of purple light blades instantly appeared.

These light blades were so fast that they were astonishing. The sea was directly cleaved in two by a single light blade, and the seawater surged into the sky, forming two walls of water. Fish, shrimp, and aquatic beasts that had no time to dodge were all cut in half, blood gushed out, mountains broke apart, and dozens of spatial rifts thousands of feet long appeared in the sky above the sea.

This scene is absolutely terrifying!!

The woman in palace attire stared wide-eyed, her face paling.

"Yu Ji, do you want to die?" Dugu Xun asked with a smile.

Yu Ji was only at the early stage of the Spirit Emperor Realm, and her master was not by her side. How could she dare to really fight Dugu Xun? She immediately chickened out.

"Senior Brother Dugu, I was just joking with you, why did you take it so seriously?" Yu Ji said coquettishly, stroking her long, black hair with a charming air.

Dugu Xun snorted coldly.

Yu Ji was displeased, but dared not linger. She looked at Gu Yan and asked, "Little one, what's your name?"

Gu Yan clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute: "Junior Du Fu."

"Du Fu, good, I'll remember you."

After saying this, Yu Ji transformed into pink peach petals, which then disappeared as if blown away by the wind.

After Yu Ji left, Gu Yan looked towards Dugu Xun on the ship, who was smiling at him.