The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 065

Chapter 065 Extraterritorial Branching
This scene was truly terrifying. So many people stared at you blankly like hungry wolves, causing Li Biao’s heart to tremble.

This made him feel extremely uncomfortable. It was even harder than fighting a great war. If he encountered an enemy, he would be able to fight without fear and without saying a word, he would be able to attack with his saber. However, facing so many members of the Liu Clan, it was difficult for him to deal with them.

“I’m Li Qing. Greetings, everyone.” He pulled out a smile and said gently, trying his best to remain calm.

“May I ask which clan Nephew Li comes from?” Someone asked.

“A big family?” Li Qing was stunned. He immediately understood that he was asking about his family background. He shook his head and said, “This is not the case. I came from a poor family and have an ordinary background. I don’t have any background.”

“What do parents do?”

“My parents are both dead, and I have no family.” Li Qing replied honestly.

Everyone’s expressions instantly changed, and their gazes towards Li Qing were no longer so kind. An ordinary poor kid with an ordinary family background, and his parents both dead, without any background, actually wants to marry the proud daughter of heaven of the Liu Clan?

This was like a toad wanting to eat swan meat! This kind of thing would definitely not be allowed to happen!

However, they were still polite and did not directly express their thoughts in order to avoid embarrassing others.

After all, this person was also Liu Ke’er’s fiance. With so many people present, it was obviously not appropriate to say something.

Some people secretly planned to find an opportunity in the future to persuade Liu Ke’er not to be deceived by others. They thought that this person must have been the one who tricked Liu Ke’er with his eloquent words.

Li Qing could not help but frown when he saw the hostile gazes of the crowd. He guessed what everyone was thinking and knew that this was being disliked.

However, although these people were a bit snobbish, they did not say anything unpleasant in front of him, so it was hard for him to say anything else.

In fact, as long as he revealed his identity, he could dispel the doubts of these people. However, he did not intend to do so, because it seemed as if he was boasting.

And there’s no need for that. As long as Father Liu and Mother Liu knew the details, the rest of them didn’t need to pay too much attention.

Mother Liu had always held Liu Ke’er in her arms and looked at her dotingly. Hearing Li Qing mention his background, he didn’t care too much. He smiled and said, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a background. As long as the two of you are happy with each other. I believe that Ke’er’s eyes won’t be bad. You should be an honest child and won’t let Ke’er suffer any grievances.”

Obviously, she was a reasonable person. As long as Liu Ke’er liked it, she would not object.

“Mother, who said Li Qing had no background?” Seeing that everyone seemed to be disdainful of Li Qing, Liu Ke’er immediately quit. “He is Grandfather’s disciple, an inner disciple of the Eight Desolates Sect, and his future prospects are limitless. Isn’t this background? He is much more powerful than those so-called noble young masters.”

“Old Master’s disciple?” Everyone’s expressions changed again, and they instantly eased up. That’s why! Since he was Elder Liu’s disciple, then he was one of his own. This marriage could be considered a proper match.

Seeing that everyone’s attitudes had changed twice in a short period of time, Li Qing’s expression changed so quickly that he couldn’t help but feel somewhat confused. These people were simply too snobbish. Were all the people in the big clans like this?

“Since Nephew Li is Old Master’s disciple, he must be very powerful.”

“Of course.” Liu Ke’er proudly said, “Li Qing’s strength is very strong. No one in the younger generation of the Eight Desolates Sect can match him. Even I am not his match.”

“Even you are no match for him? Didn’t you already reach the tenth level of the Houtian realm? How could you be stronger than you?” Everyone was shocked. They hadn’t expected this young man to be so good that he could compare to the proud daughter of the Liu Clan.

“His strength is much stronger than mine. Ordinary Houtian Tenth Stage martial artists can only take three moves in his hands. Wouldn’t it be easy to defeat me?” She began to brag wildly, adding fuel to the fire to Li Qing’s glorious deeds, praising him as if there was no one in the world who could defeat him. Even Li Qing himself blushed when he heard this.

Evidently, Liu Ke’er was deliberately trying to let everyone know how powerful Li Qing was in order to avoid being underestimated.

When Mother Liu saw her daughter defending this young man like this, she knew that she could not bear to see her sweetheart being wronged. She could imagine that the relationship between the two of them must be extremely good.

“Ordinary Houtian level 10 martial artists can’t even move three moves in his hands? Isn’t that almost comparable to Xiantian experts?” Everyone was shocked by her bluff.

“Xiantian expert? What is that! Li Qing even killed a Xiantian expert!” Liu Ke’er said with disdain. She opened her mouth and said something that shocked the world.

“It can’t be?” Everyone was speechless. Even if they bragged, they had to pay attention to the Basic Law. If they were too exaggerated, no one would believe them. Even the weakest Xiantian expert was not something a Houtian realm martial artist could match.

“How is this impossible? Furthermore, the one killed is not an ordinary Xiantian expert, but a Xiantian of the Eight Desolate Sect! Everyone in the Eight Desolate Sect knows about this matter, so it cannot be faked.” Liu Ke’er rolled her eyes and was very dissatisfied with their suspicions.

The Xiantian experts in the large sects were much more powerful than the ordinary Xiantian experts outside.

Everyone saw that her words were very serious and seemed to be true, so they couldn’t help but believe it. However, when he thought about the strength of Xiantian experts, he was very suspicious.

“No matter what you think, it’s impossible. This is too fake.” They thought.

“Of course, the process was a bit tricky. I used some powerful methods to kill that Xiantian.” Liu Ke’er added.

“That’s why!” Everyone understood. Perhaps it was some destructive weapon bestowed upon them by the seniors of the sect, and it was not because of their own strength that they killed Xiantian experts.

Even so, it was shocking enough. Killing Xiantian the day after tomorrow was simply a miracle, enough for people to brag about for a lifetime. Even if only three percent of these things were true, it still proved that this young man was very powerful.

Everyone’s thoughts towards Li Qing instantly changed, and their gazes couldn’t help but carry a trace of reverence.

Seeing the awe-inspiring gazes of the crowd, Liu Ke’er couldn’t help but feel a little proud in her heart. He exchanged glances with Li Qing and blinked mischievously.

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After that, they chatted for a while and asked Li Qing a lot of questions. He answered them honestly one by one.

Li Qing didn’t say much. He answered whatever the crowd asked. He was a little reluctant to take the initiative.

This made them a little disappointed. They felt that this person was a martial artist.

“Speaking of which, why hasn’t the old man returned? He hasn’t returned for many years.” Mother Liu asked.

“He said that he has something important to do in the Eight Desolates Sect, so he won’t come back. Just let the two of us come back.” Liu Ke’er replied.

“So that’s how it is. Then, does Old Master know about your marriage? Did he agree?”

“Of course. He’s the one who asked us to come back and tell you about this.”

“Since I’ve already obtained the old man’s consent, then there’s no problem.” Everyone laughed dryly and felt that they were worrying blindly. Who would dare to go against the wishes of the Liu Clan’s ancestor?

“Mother, do you mean to agree to our marriage?” Liu Ke’er said.

“Of course I won’t oppose it. Besides, it’s useless for me to oppose it because of the old man’s intentions.” Mother Liu looked at Liu Ke’er with a smile.

“Father, what do you mean?” Liu Ke’er asked patiently.

‘”Well, I wouldn’t have objected either, but–” Father Liu’s voice changed, and he said hesitantly with a look of embarrassment on his face.

“But what?” Liu Ke’er felt that the situation was not good. Could it be that something unexpected had happened?

“Sigh. Speaking of which, this happened many years ago.” Father Liu sighed, “I wonder who still remembers that we arranged a baby marriage for Ke’er back then?”

“Baby?” Liu Ke’er and Li Qing’s expressions changed greatly. They didn’t expect such a thing to happen.

Everyone was stunned as they recalled it carefully.

“Why don’t I know anything about this? Mother, is what father said true?” Liu Ke’er hurriedly asked.

“That’s right, there is such a thing.” Mother Liu nodded and said, “It was a baby engagement with the Wu family in the east of the city! However, it was a long time ago. At that time, Ke’er was not born yet. No one from the Wu family will remember, right? Afterwards, when you went to the Eight Desolate Mountains with your grandfather at the age of fifteen, you never had the chance to mention this matter.”

“The Wu Clan in the east of the city? That’s a wealthy clan that has existed for hundreds of years.” Everyone muttered to themselves.

Someone’s eyes lit up and their minds lifted.

Compared to the Wu Clan, which had a history of several hundred years, the Liu Clan was actually just a newly rising upstart. If he could get married to them, it would be a good thing.

Compared to marrying Li Qing, it seemed that marrying into the Chen Clan would bring much greater benefits. After getting married, there would be a lot of cooperation between the two families in the future, which would bring enormous direct benefits to the Liu family. This was something that Li Qing could not compare to.

Perhaps Li Qing could reach a very high level of personal strength in the future and protect the Liu Clan, but for most of the Liu Clan, there was no direct interest.

To be able to obtain benefits was the real benefit.

It could only be said that they were all short-sighted people. Without a backer, no matter how big an inheritance was, it would not be able to defend it. Back then, when the Wu Clan chose to arrange a baby marriage with the Liu Clan, they only wanted to curry favor with Elder Liu. But now they seemed to have ignored this point, because they had lived a comfortable life for too long, making them feel no sense of crisis in their hearts.

Immediately, everyone’s attitudes changed again, and the atmosphere became subtle again.

“It’s hard to say. If they still remember this, it’ll be troublesome.” Father Liu wasn’t sure. On the one hand, it was Old Master Liu’s order, but on the other hand, it was his promise to the Chen Clan, making him somewhat in a dilemma.

“Back then, it was just a verbal agreement. How can I take it seriously if I didn’t even leave behind a marriage contract?” Mother Liu looked unhappy.

She did not want her daughter to sacrifice her own happiness and marry into the Chen Clan. That way, she would definitely not be happy.

“Why not? There were quite a few people present at that time. If the contract was broken, wouldn’t it be a joke to spread the word?” Father Liu scolded angrily.

“Don’t tell me you don’t even listen to the old man’s words?” Mother Liu’s attitude was also very tough. She was originally a gentle woman, but for the sake of her daughter’s happiness, she refused to budge a single step.

“I didn’t say that I wouldn’t listen to the old man. I just feel that this matter is a little difficult. Isn’t it time for everyone to think of a way out?” Father Liu’s voice softened a little. “If they come to propose marriage, wouldn’t they offend the Wu Clan?”

“As long as we don’t mention it, who will remember it? Let this matter pass silently. Just pretend it didn’t happen, okay?” Mother Liu said.

“Mm, then let’s wait. If the Wu Clan doesn’t react, then let’s pretend that this matter doesn’t exist.” Father Liu said, “If they remember this matter and come to propose marriage, then we need to discuss it properly.”

Liu Ke’er shook her head and said resolutely, “There is nothing to discuss. Whether they remember this marriage or not, I will not marry into the Wu Clan. It is impossible!”

“In this life, I will marry Li Qing!”