Test-Chapter 27: Severing Ties

Chapter 27: Severing Ties

“Young Miss, we must tell the Young Master about this matter. Someone must be plotting against you behind the scenes, even trying to use this chance… to kill you.” Yin Yue’s expression was grave.

Hong Ri also urged worriedly, “Young Miss, you can’t participate in the competition, you might lose your life! Let’s forfeit!”

Shen Yan was silent for a moment, then said, “Although I didn’t sign up myself, it actually suits my purpose.”

“Young Miss…”

Hong Ri and Yin Yue’s expressions changed, their hearts filled with worry. Just as they were about to plead further, they heard her speak in a calm, faint tone, “Let’s return to the Shen Family.”

Hong Ri and Yin Yue felt helpless.

“Yes, Young Miss.”

The carriage headed back to the Shen Family.

It stopped at the main gate of the Shen Family.

The guards posted outside the Shen Family gate saw Shen Yan returning. They exchanged glances, then sent one guard forward to approach Shen Yan. The guard said with a scornful tone, “Second Young Miss, today is the Eldest Young Lady’s birthday. The Great Elder has said you are full of bad luck and cannot enter through the main gate. You must enter through the side gate.”

Shen Yan looked up. “Enter through the side gate?”

The guard felt a shiver run down his spine under her sharp gaze. He forced down the fear in his heart and said, “Yes.”

“And if I refuse?”

The guard was stunned. He had just started to pile on a mocking smile, but under Shen Yan’s calm, still-water gaze, his face froze.

The guard’s expression became unpleasant. He had thought Shen Yan, this good-for-nothing, would obediently agree and enter through the side gate. He didn’t expect her to refuse.

He said harshly, “This is the Great Elder’s order. Second Young Miss, it’s better if you don’t make things difficult for this lowly one.”

Cold, indifferent words came from her lips.

“Hong Ri, subdue him.”

Hong Ri was stunned for a second, then quickly reacted. She immediately attacked towards the guard. Her cultivation level was at Yellow Grade Realm, third level, which was enough to capture this guard at Yellow Grade Realm, second level.

“Kneel!” Hong Ri shouted angrily.

With a ‘thud,’ the guard was directly suppressed by Hong Ri and heavily knelt before Shen Yan. The guard cried out in pain.

Seeing this, the guards at the main gate were shocked and sent several more guards over. This time, they actually drew their swords.

Shen Yan stepped forward, sweeping a fierce gaze over them. “Do you intend to fight this Young Miss?”

Hearing this, the guards’ hearts beat like drums. They feared the Young Master behind Shen Yan. If they truly harmed Shen Yan even a little, the Young Master would never let them off.

The leading guard said with difficulty, “Second Young Miss, please don’t put your subordinates in a difficult position. The Great Elder ordered us not to let you enter through the main gate.”

Shen Yan’s gaze was cold. “And what if I insist on entering through the main gate?”

She knew the Great Elder was doing this on purpose. What bad luck? He was just trying to intimidate her! To protect their precious Shen Xue!

“Step aside!”

Her voice seemed to carry frost and a natural, innate authority that made people shiver.

Shen Yan began to walk, moving step by step towards them.

“Second Young Miss, don’t come any closer. We really might hurt you!” The guards were also afraid now. Who could have guessed Shen Yan’s personality would be so strong-willed after regaining her senses, not daring to yield at all?

Yin Yue followed Shen Yan’s steps, then sternly rebuked these guards, “How dare you! If you dare harm the Young Miss, you will all die!”

The guards exchanged glances. None of them dared to actually attack Shen Yan, so they could only form a wall of flesh, blocking Shen Yan’s path and preventing her from moving forward.

Shen Yan suddenly let out a scoffing laugh.

The next moment, Shen Yan abruptly lifted her leg and fiercely kicked the guard blocking her path. Her speed was extremely fast, and the force was surprisingly heavy. With a ‘bang,’ the guard was actually kicked flying to the ground.

“Ah!”

Everyone present’s pupils constricted.

Even the onlooking passersby showed stunned expressions.

Was this… Shen Yan, the good-for-nothing?!

Yin Yue and Hong Ri also quickly raised their palms to blast away several guards, clearing a path for their Young Miss.

All the guards stationed outside the Shen Family gate rushed over, surrounding Shen Yan in a tight circle.

Shen Yan’s footsteps suddenly stopped.

She looked up at the Great Elder of the Shen Family slowly walking out from inside the Shen Family.

The Great Elder spoke with feigned righteousness, “Shen Yan, you are full of bad luck. Today is not suitable for you to enter the Shen Family through the main gate. Otherwise, your fate will clash with Xue’er, who is celebrating her birthday today! Shen Yan, you can’t be so selfish. Be good and enter through the side gate.”

Many of the commoners of Nangxiao Kingdom noticed the commotion and came over to watch. When they heard the Great Elder of Shen Family’s words, their gazes on Shen Yan grew even more hostile.

Shen Yan stood firm, staring unblinkingly at the Great Elder of Shen Family.

Shen Yan sneered. “You say I am full of bad luck? How can you tell?”

The Great Elder frowned. “You are a good-for-nothing without any Spiritual Energy, of course you can’t sense it. Shen Yan, can’t you just behave? Always causing trouble for the Shen Family. I heard you even signed up for the competition the Qiutian Sect is holding in Lingyan Forest. Do you really have no self-awareness? The Shen Family’s reputation is completely ruined by you!”

Shen Yan laughed. “In that case, then I will sever all ties with the Shen Family. From now on, there will be no connection! Except for my father Shen Tianhao and my younger brother Shen Huai.”

Everyone present was shocked by these words.

Even the Great Elder of Shen Family’s expression changed.

Shen Yan’s gaze was sharp, her tone resolute. “If one day, when my name is known throughout the world, your Shen Family shall not say I, Shen Yan, have any relation to you! Even if you kneel three times and kowtow nine times, don’t think about me returning to the Shen Family!”

“Today, with heaven as witness and earth as the judge, and all of you here as bystanders, I will now return the Shen Family’s expenses for my food, clothing, shelter, and living for the past fifteen years!”

Saying this, Shen Yan handed a Storage Ring to Yin Yue, instructing her to take out fifty thousand taels of Gold and directly throw them at the Shen Family’s main gate!

Yin Yue was shocked. For a long time, she couldn’t speak. Before she fully processed it, she heard Shen Yan’s order and instinctively obeyed.

In an instant, a small hill of shimmering, golden fifty thousand taels of Gold piled up, right in front of the Shen Family’s main gate.

Everyone stared, dumbfounded. “!!!”

So much money!

Shen Yan said coldly, “The Shen Family never provided me with any cultivation resources. So this fifty thousand taels of Gold is more than enough to cover my expenses for food, clothing, shelter, and living for fifteen years.”

The Great Elder of Shen Family was utterly shocked. Pointing angrily in Shen Yan’s direction, he said, “This money is clearly…”

“Is it not mine?” Shen Yan stared sharply at the Great Elder of Shen Family, her expression suggesting that if he dared say it wasn’t, she would reveal all the dirty deeds Shen Xue had done.

The Great Elder of Shen Family choked on his words.

Then, the Great Elder roared in fury, “Shen Yan, what right do you have to leave the Shen Family?!”

Shen Yan sneered coldly. “You despise me, yet you won’t allow me to leave? In the end, isn’t it because the Shen Family’s threshold is too high for me to return, isn’t that right?”

The Great Elder’s face turned ashen with rage; she dared to subtly mock him about not letting her return to the Shen Family through the main gate!