Jie Wenzhan’s gaze darkened slightly as he withdrew his eyes.
Yang Shirui looked at Jie Wenzhan, who stood upright in the center of the hall, seeing the determination in his eyes. Her eyes brightened, and her mindset began to slowly change.
The hall was silent, with the various Elders showing different expressions, but not speaking.
This decision by Jie Wenzhan had, in fact, invisibly offended the Elders present who wanted to take him as a disciple. They deeply felt that although he was exceptionally talented, he was too arrogant, disregarding others. Since Jie Wenzhan did not regard them highly, how could they, in turn, shamelessly accept him as a disciple?
"If you have decided, then let it be so." The Sect Leader felt complicated inside. The Canglang Sect had produced two geniuses, both worrisome.
One was as cold as ice, indifferent to everything. The other was unruly, defiant.
Whether it was a blessing or calamity for the Canglang Sect was unknown.
Thus, Jie Wenzhan became an Outer Disciple of the Canglang Sect, truly surprising many people.
"This kid, oh, has some temper, has character." Ying Long smacked his lips in appreciation, "I like him."
"Arrogant and ignorant." Kong Hou snorted coldly, then looked at Ying Long with disdain, "That’s the extent of your taste."
"Hey, little dragoness, what’s your problem? How can you question my taste? You can question my character, but not my taste. And, aren’t you underage? Don’t you know to respect your elders? I’m much older than you, right?" Ying Long said angrily.
"You said I’m underage, so why don’t you protect the young?" Kong Hou retorted defiantly.
Dong Xiao held his forehead, turned around, and decided to ignore them to avoid a headache.
Tianmiao closed her eyes, letting the breeze caress her face as she gradually fell asleep.
Seeing this, Kong Hou and Ying Long quickly shut their mouths and moved to continue their quarrel elsewhere.
Dong Xiao took out a soft blanket, gently covered Tianmiao, and withdrew.
After Jie Wenzhan’s matter concluded, Yang Shirui went to her father, the Great Elder of the Canglang Sect, to inform him of her decision.
"What did you say? You want to call off the engagement?" The Great Elder looked at Yang Shirui in surprise.
"Yes." Yang Shirui nodded calmly, "Father, I have thought it through. My engagement with Brother Ye was because everyone thought we were a perfect match; I used to think so too. But now I finally understand."
"Understand what?" The Great Elder asked, frowning deeply.
"I was very vain before, feeling that Brother Ye was always in the spotlight wherever he went, and I enjoyed the attention I received standing beside him. But today I suddenly understood that none of that belonged to me, nor is it what I want," Yang Shirui said earnestly.
The Great Elder looked at Yang Shirui as if recognizing his once-impetuous daughter for the first time.
"What is it that you truly want?" The Great Elder asked solemnly.
"I want to discard my previous vanity and refuse to get lost in glories that don’t belong to me. Jie Wenzhan is very arrogant, but he dares to express the true meaning deep within him. Besides his arrogant nature, he has the right to be arrogant; he is excellent." Yang Shirui said sincerely and honestly, "I want, one day, for others to pay attention to me not because of the people I’m closely related to, but because of myself."