Chapter 979: 463: Breaking off the Engagement!_2

Chapter 979: Chapter 463: Breaking off the Engagement!_2

She…

Is going to put on an act?

Shen Ye was full of doubts, but on the surface, he cooperated:

“Yes, I remember when I proposed, you accepted.”

“According to the attribution judgment of our entire civilization, your memory hadn’t awakened at that time. Therefore, decisions made under those circumstances are neither acknowledged nor pursued,” Elder Luo interjected.

Shen Ye caught the meaning and looked toward Xiao Mengyu:

“So, what you mean is?”

Xiao Mengyu spoke: “After my memory awakened, the disparity between our identities became like an insurmountable gulf. The difference in our strengths is like heaven and earth. So, my meaning is quite clear.”

“—I want to annul our marriage.”

Buzz—

The surrounding murmurs suddenly grew louder.

Everyone instinctively looked toward Shen Ye.

Father Shen stood up, ready to speak, but was held back by Shen Ye.

“Play along; it’s best if you act a little more outraged.”

Xiao Mengyu’s transmitted voice sounded again.

Shen Ye now noticed something suspicious.

Does she have some hardship she can’t share?

In that case, cooperating with her isn’t really a problem.

“We clearly agreed to study together and get married when we became adults. Why are you going back on your word!”

Shen Ye said angrily.

“I thought I made myself very clear—you are not worthy of me.” Xiao Mengyu said quietly.

“I’m not worthy of you?” Shen Ye sneered.

Xiao Mengyu avoided his gaze, lowered her head, and murmured softly:

“I know this is unfair to you.”

“So—”

She stepped forward and placed a storage ring on the table before Shen Ye.

“This is compensation for you. I hope you achieve great things in the future.”

“From now on, our marriage contract is nullified.”

Xiao Mengyu said.

“Do you intend to use this so-called compensation to insult me?” Shen Ye snorted coldly.

“Tsk,” Xiao Mengyu’s voice came through again, “That’s not the right response.”

“I heard there are issues with your memory. I was worried you’d fall behind others, which is why I came to do this.”

Shen Ye sensed a certain grievance in her tone, and grew even more surprised. Unable to resist, he grabbed the storage ring and directed his spiritual power inside.

Within the ring was a massive stele, like a towering mountain.

Carved into the stele were bold characters:

“From the azure skies above to the Yellow Springs below.”

Shen Ye froze.

Azure skies…

Is she scolding me for being poor?

No, azure skies…

Wait, that doesn’t seem right either…

What does it mean?

Xiao Mengyu’s transmitted voice sounded again:

“This is our family’s strongest sword technique, one of the finest in the civilization. It’s only because I’m annulling the marriage that permission was reluctantly granted to offer it as compensation.”

“Hold on—are you going through all this just to give me a sword technique?” Shen Ye transmitted back.

“I made the decision to do this as soon as I heard you had returned,” Xiao Mengyu transmitted.

Shen Ye sighed and transmitted back:

“There’s really no need. My strength—”

Xiao Mengyu interrupted him: “Using sword techniques and legacies from the Death Planet to defeat forces within our civilization will never be acknowledged; you’ll even be resented for it.”

“If you want to rise and gain recognition, you must rely on the legacies of our civilization to succeed.”

“Such high-level legacies are typically restricted to the noble families and are rarely passed outside.”

“Only through the noble ritual of marriage annulment can an item of compensation be gifted to the disadvantaged party.”

“The noble families only recognize their own.”

“Even so, it’s only permitted for you alone to practice, and if this technique spreads, you will die.”

As she transmitted these words, she kept her head lowered and retreated behind Elder Luo.

Elder Luo sighed, then stood up and said:

“This time, the fault lies with us. However, we’ve compensated Young Master Shen generously, and we hope the Shen Family… will take the dignity of noble families into consideration.”

Father Shen grew furious and was about to speak again but was stopped by Shen Ye.

“It’s okay; she came to help me.”

Shen Ye transmitted.

Father Shen glanced at him in surprise, then at the ring, and suddenly a thought occurred to him.

But he had already become angry.

Left with no choice, Father Shen sat back down in a fury, expressing his discontent with a cold snort.

The surrounding observers from the Various Noble Families felt a bit disappointed.

You threw a fit, but didn’t make a move—what’s the point?

At this moment, Shen Ye stepped forward and proclaimed loudly:

“Thirty years in the south, thirty years in the north! Don’t look down on a young man—”

He saw Xiao Mengyu hiding behind Elder Luo, her beautiful eyes rolling in exasperation, giving him a rather speechless look.

Shen Ye found himself unable to continue speaking.

Did I overact?

Elder Luo clasped his hands and said: “Indeed. From now on, we’ll go our separate ways, owing each other nothing!”

“Mengyu, let’s go.”

He led Xiao Mengyu toward the exit of the hall.

Xiao Mengyu turned back to glance at Shen Ye and transmitted:

“Make sure you practice that sword technique well.”

“Our matter…”

“Can wait for the future to be resolved.”

As her words fell,

Her steps seemed to grow hurried, sticking close to Elder Luo’s side. Not long after, she had left.

The others, having realized there was no more drama to watch, also began to take their leave one by one.

All that remained were Father Shen and Shen Ye.

“What exactly happened earlier? Did you two truly once pledge yourselves to each other?”

Shen Shi’an asked with a bewildered expression.

“We were very close; she was worried that with my memory loss, I wouldn’t be able to keep up with the pace of cultivation, so she came to give me something,” Shen Ye transmitted.

Shen Shi’an instantly lost his anger.

Looking at the ring in Shen Ye’s hand, he couldn’t help but ask:

“Is this the compensation for the annulment?”

“Yes. It’s a cultivation technique, titled ‘From the Azure Skies Above to the Yellow Springs Below.'” Shen Ye said.

Shen Shi’an trembled all over and blurted out:

“The ‘Long Hatred’ sword technique!”

Shen Ye searched his memory—

After consuming that Soul Summoning Pill, he gained some basic knowledge about this world.

Though it couldn’t compare to those whose memories had awakened, at least it gave him some sense of identity.

“No, my memory doesn’t include this sword technique,” Shen Ye shook his head.