peerless beauty

That young girl seemed like a Fairy who did not eat the food of Mortals. Because of her presence, the entire room seemed to transform into a fairyland. Long Chen stared blankly at the woman for a moment, completely mesmerized.

The woman's jade-like cheeks flushed slightly, and she stopped meeting Long Chen's gaze. Seeing this, Lady Long could not help but cough dryly and said, "Chen'er, why don't you greet Meng Qi? She is your fiancée betrothed to you from birth."

Speaking of a fiancée, Lady Long was full of joy, but Long Chen was greatly shocked. He actually had such an engagement, and he didn't even know about it himself.

"Greetings, Miss Meng Qi." Seeing his mother constantly winking at him, Long Chen finally reacted and bowed slightly.

A blush appeared on Meng Qi's pretty face, and she returned the bow, but her cherry lips moved, and she didn't say a single word.

Seeing this, Lady Long smiled slightly and said, "Meng Qi, you and Long Chen are both young people. You two chat for a bit, I will go out to prepare some food."

After speaking, Lady Long gave Long Chen an encouraging look and then retreated. Only the two of them were left in the room.

Facing a person who was like a Heavenly Immortal, Long Chen felt at a loss for the first time. After holding back for a long time, he squeezed out a sentence: "Please sit."

Meng Qi shook her head gently, glanced at Long Chen, and a trace of complexity flashed in her beautiful eyes as she said, "Long Chen, I have something I want to tell you. Can we go somewhere else?"

Long Chen was slightly stunned, but he still nodded. The two left the Long family and found a secluded place. Long Chen was left dumbfounded.

Meng Qi extended her jade-like hand and slowly formed a seal in front of her chest. Seeing that seal, Long Chen almost screamed out loud because he recognized the ability of that seal—Contract Summoning, an ability only possessed by Beast Tamers.

"Hum." Suddenly, the space fluctuated, confirming Long Chen's thoughts. A monster with a lion's head and an eagle's body, over three zhang long, appeared before the two, and a majestic aura surged forth.

Although Long Chen could not cultivate before, he knew such basic common knowledge from the Demonic Beast illustrated guide. This Demonic Beast was called a Lion-Eagle, a terrifying Tier 2 Demonic Beast.

The Lion-Eagle in front of them was obviously not yet fully grown, but its combat power was such that even an average Blood Condensation Realm expert would not be its match.

However, that Lion-Eagle, which looked exceptionally fierce, was unusually tame in front of Meng Qi, lying honestly on the ground.

Meng Qi moved her lotus steps lightly and slowly walked onto the Lion-Eagle's back, saying to Long Chen, "Come up."

Long Chen glanced at Meng Qi and saw a trace of panic flash in her eyes. Long Chen pondered slightly before walking up.

This was the first time Long Chen had stepped onto the back of a Demonic Beast, and he couldn't help but feel a bit nervous. If this thing went crazy, it would eat people.

"Whoosh." The Lion-Eagle suddenly spread its wings, and its huge body carried the two of them straight into the sky. At the moment the Lion-Eagle took off, Long Chen was almost thrown off.

Suddenly, a jade hand steadied Long Chen, which relieved his embarrassment. Seeing a trace of playfulness on Meng Qi's pretty face, wanting to laugh but feeling embarrassed to do so, Long Chen couldn't help but feel awkward.

"I am a bit afraid of birds," Long Chen smiled slightly and found a lame excuse.

Meng Qi couldn't help but giggle, but suddenly felt a bit embarrassed and turned her pretty face away.

The Lion-Eagle flew rapidly, and in a moment, it flew out of the Imperial Capital and landed on Luoxia Mountain outside the city.

At this time, it was dusk, and the setting sun was like blood, illuminating the entire Imperial Capital. It was a very beautiful scene.

The two stood on the mountain peak, and neither spoke. Long Chen looked at the Imperial Capital, a trace of helplessness flashing in his star-like eyes.

"Long Chen, I…" Meng Qi hesitated for a long time, finally took a deep breath, and opened her cherry lips to say.

"Are you here to break off the engagement?" Long Chen did not turn back, his eyes still gazing at the Imperial Capital.

Meng Qi's heart trembled, and a look of disbelief appeared on her pretty face: "You… knew?"

"I guessed it." Long Chen slowly withdrew his gaze and looked at Meng Qi's flawless jade-white face, saying, "Thank you."

"Thank me?" Meng Qi was a bit confused.

"Thank you for not mentioning it in front of my mother, for not letting her feel sad, and for considering my face. So, I thank you," Long Chen smiled.

Meng Qi looked at Long Chen. Over the past few days, she had inquired clearly about Long Chen's situation in recent years.

She had thought about how angry and crazy Long Chen would be upon hearing this news, or even that he would curse out loud, but she had never imagined encountering a situation like today.

"I know you are a proud daughter of heaven, being able to control a Tier 2 Demonic Beast at such a young age. And I am just a Mortal now. We are simply people from two different worlds. You are not wrong for doing this; there is no need to be sad." Long Chen smiled slightly, a smile that was very warm and made people feel comfortable.

However, when Meng Qi saw that smile, her heart inexplicably ached. The big boy in front of her had already experienced too much misfortune, and she was still going to sprinkle salt on his battered body. Was she being too heartless?

"Give me a few days, and I will persuade my mother to call off this engagement. I promise you, I won't make you wait too long."

After Long Chen finished speaking, he turned and walked away slowly. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on that thin figure, which looked somewhat desolate on the mountain road.

Watching Long Chen's departing figure, tears gushed out of Meng Qi's beautiful eyes, and her jade hand couldn't help but cover her cherry lips.

"Was what I did right, or was it wrong?"

Behind Meng Qi, a young girl walked over slowly and comforted her softly: "Sister, since it has already been said, let's resolve it completely. However, this Long Chen is indeed quite pitiful."

The two women watched Long Chen's figure until it completely disappeared from sight.

After Long Chen went down the mountain, his mood became increasingly depressed. When he first saw Meng Qi, he had developed a deep sense of admiration.

Meng Qi's demeanor of one who did not eat the food of Mortals was like a Fairy from the Nine Heavens. It would be strange if Long Chen, a mere Mortal, was not moved.

However, just as that admiration had arisen, before he could even express it, he was doused with a basin of cold water.

No one would feel good. Long Chen's Soul power was exceptionally strong, and he was exceptionally sensitive to the emotions of others.

When Meng Qi showed her strength and summoned the Lion-Eagle, he had already felt that things were not looking good, which is why the subsequent conversation happened.

"I haven't even fallen in love, yet I've already been dumped."

A wave of misery washed over Long Chen's heart. He wanted to scream wildly. He hadn't cried after experiencing so much grievance and oppression, but this time, he really had the urge to cry.

He could feel that Meng Qi was a kind woman. Otherwise, there would be no need to worry about his feelings; she could have completely used the most direct way to break off the engagement.

Long Chen didn't want to break off the engagement either, but what could he do? Cry to the heavens and wail, begging her with snot and tears?

Alright, if it could really be salvaged, Long Chen wouldn't mind being shameless for once. The key was that even if he did that, it wouldn't have any meaning.

It was better to part on good terms. Although he felt uncomfortable, Long Chen still endured it. When he returned home, it was already pitch black.

As soon as Long Chen returned, his mother started questioning him relentlessly: what the two of them said, what progress there was, whether there were any intimate actions, and so on.

Feeling helpless in his heart, after Long Chen managed to cope for a while, he asked, "Mother, how exactly was the marriage between Meng Qi and me decided? Why haven't you mentioned it to me?"

Hearing Long Chen's question, a look of pain appeared in Lady Long's eyes, but she quickly covered it up.

She told Long Chen that the two families were very close in the past. Long Chen's father and Meng Qi's father were sworn brothers of life and death. Later, the two became sworn siblings, and they declared that if the children they had later were boys, they would be brothers; if girls, sisters; and if one boy and one girl, they would be husband and wife.

Long Chen curled his lips slightly. You all were spirited and heroic, but it became miserable for me.

"Mother, I feel that Meng Qi and I are not quite suitable," Long Chen thought for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, biting the bullet.

"What?" Lady Long's expression changed slightly, and she looked at Long Chen in disbelief.

"Cough, Mother, don't get excited. I mean, I feel that Meng Qi and I are not quite suitable, after all…" Long Chen said, looking troubled.

"Nonsense! What crazy talk are you spouting? Meng Qi is like a Heavenly Immortal, how could she not be suitable for you?" Lady Long was furious and couldn't help but scold.

"Mother, listen to me. Love is something that requires mutual consent to be meaningful. You set the marriage without our consent; isn't that a bit too arbitrary?" Long Chen smiled.

"You… you are really going to be the death of your mother." Lady Long couldn't listen to Long Chen's words at all, and she was so angry that tears came down.

Long Chen couldn't help but feel awkward, but he couldn't tell the truth, so he could only stand there. As Lady Long cried, she suddenly asked, "Chen'er, tell Mother the truth. Did Meng Qi change her mind?"

"How could that be? Meng Qi is a good girl. It's just that I feel it was too sudden and I can't accept it yet," Long Chen said hurriedly.

"Don't say anything more, child. It is your father and mother who have let you down."

Lady Long was not stupid. How could she not know what kind of temper Long Chen had? After thinking a little, she knew it wasn't that simple, and she hugged Long Chen and cried bitterly.

"Mother, it's not as bad as you think. I only said that I am not suitable for her right now, I didn't say I wouldn't be in the future," Long Chen smiled.

"I plan to break off the engagement first, and then your son will use his own abilities to pursue her again and continue to be your daughter-in-law. Wouldn't that be a happy ending for everyone?" Long Chen said with a grin.

"Hmph, it's not that simple. Meng Qi is as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal, and there are countless people pursuing her. Once the marriage contract is gone, how could there still be a chance for you?"

Lady Long sighed and continued, "You are right. This kind of thing cannot be forced. Since it is your marriage and you have grown up, you should make the decision."

"Thank you, Mother." Long Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lady Long took out an old-fashioned wooden box from under the bed, took out a thin piece of paper from it, and handed it to Long Chen, saying, "This is your marriage contract. If you want to break off the engagement, just destroy the marriage contract."

Long Chen took the thin piece of paper, his heart feeling as if a bottle of five flavors had been overturned. A wife as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal was just gone like that; he was really unwilling to accept it.