"Absolutely not. If she dies, my tribulation will be even harder to overcome. I have no other option but to slowly win her over and make her fall completely in love with me," the Young Master of Langya Pavilion quickly stopped them.
At this moment, the Second Elder said, "Why don't we just force ourselves on her? Perhaps there will be a turning point."
"No, that would be meaningless," the First Elder quickly shook his head. Trials in the mortal world were not meant to be tainted by any means.
The Young Master of Langya Pavilion also nodded. If brute force could work, he would have used it long ago. Moreover, he didn't truly like that Qiao Xiaoyu. He knew she wasn't a virgin and therefore had no interest. He only wanted Qiao Xiaoyu to fall in love with him to complete his mortal tribulation.
Zhou Hong stood among the crowd, listening to their discussion, and felt somewhat relieved.
It seemed that Qiao Xiaoyu wasn't being mistreated or insulted here, and she hadn't fallen for the genius Young Master of Langya Pavilion.
"Xiaoyu, it seems I haven't doted on you in vain," Zhou Hong chuckled with pride.
Saying this, Zhou Hong was about to step forward and ask the elders and the Young Master of Langya Pavilion to return Qiao Xiaoyu.
However, at this very moment, Zhou Hong suddenly saw two women dressed as maids walking nearby. One of them was Qiao Xiaoyu.
"Ah, Xiaoyu?" Zhou Hong's face lit up with joy when he saw Qiao Xiaoyu.
But Qiao Xiaoyu hadn't seen Zhou Hong. She had also come to the Langya Grand Hall to observe the situation.
"Three elders, that's Qiao Xiaoyu. She's here too," just as Zhou Hong was about to call out to Qiao Xiaoyu, the Young Master of Langya Pavilion also spotted her and hastily reported to the three elders.
The three elders of Langya Pavilion looked towards Qiao Xiaoyu.
The First Elder snorted slightly, "She's quite good-looking, but her taste is terrible. She rejects what's good and insists on pining for a pile of dog excrement."
Hearing the First Elder of Langya Pavilion's words, Zhou Hong felt a surge of anger. The 'dog excrement' he spoke of was him.
"Call her over. I'd like to speak with her myself," the First Elder suddenly said.
"Yes." One of the middle-aged men immediately went up and called Qiao Xiaoyu over.
"Greetings, First Elder, Second Elder, Third Elder." After stepping forward, Qiao Xiaoyu respectfully greeted the three elders.
"You're called Qiao Xiaoyu?"
"Reporting to the First Elder, this servant is named Qiao Xiaoyu, from Huaxia Nation, Jinzhou City."
"Hmph, you truly are an unappreciative woman. Our Young Master of Langya Pavilion is first-class in appearance and unparalleled in talent. How dare a common woman like you reject him?" The First Elder snorted heavily, seemingly very displeased that the Young Master's mortal tribulation had been stalled by Qiao Xiaoyu for several months.
"I apologize, First Elder. I didn't mean it that way."
"Then why can't you accept the Young Master? Do you know how much you're delaying him?"
"I apologize, First Elder. I truly cannot go against my heart."
"I've heard you have a former sweetheart. You still can't forget him, can you?"
"Mm-hmm. Although we've broken up, I will never fall for any other man besides him. I hope the First Elder and the Young Master can understand." Qiao Xiaoyu pleaded.
"What kind of ability does your trash of a former sweetheart have? That you can't even look our Young Master in the eye," another elder, the Second Elder, asked.
"Reporting to the Second Elder, he is the number one genius in our Jinzhou City, no, the entire province."
"Pah." The elders of Langya Pavilion spat in disdain, extremely angered in their hearts.
"Qiao Xiaoyu, don't say I didn't warn you. You'd better sober up quickly."
"I...!" A trace of pain flashed across Qiao Xiaoyu's face, but she didn't want to betray her heart. She couldn't even pretend to fall for the Young Master of Langya Pavilion.
Seeing the pain on Qiao Xiaoyu's face, Zhou Hong could bear it no longer.
"Xiaoyu," Zhou Hong shouted and quickly pushed his way through the crowd.
Upon hearing a familiar voice, Qiao Xiaoyu's expression changed drastically, and she hurried to look in the direction of the sound.
"Ah, Zhou Hong." Qiao Xiaoyu stared in disbelief when she saw Zhou Hong, as if she couldn't believe it was real.
The Young Master of Langya Pavilion and the elders also followed Qiao Xiaoyu's gaze. They seemed to immediately deduce that this young man was Qiao Xiaoyu's sweetheart from the mortal world.
"Xiaoyu, I've finally found you." Zhou Hong walked up, ignoring the stares of others, and hugged Qiao Xiaoyu tightly, kissing and nibbling at her.
"Zhou Hong, how did you find your way here? This is impossible. How could you get in?" Qiao Xiaoyu was also very happy but filled with confusion.
"Nothing is impossible in this world for those who are determined," Zhou Hong chuckled and said, "Now, you won't run away again, right?"
Just then, a cold snort came from beside his ear. "You're this little vixen's sweetheart, aren't you?" It was none other than the First Elder of Langya Pavilion. Seeing that Xiaoyu's sweetheart had arrived, he understood that the Young Master's mortal tribulation could not end and had been completely ruined. Therefore, he spoke without politeness. Sudana novel site.
Zhou Hong turned his head and said with a smile, "That's right, I'm her boyfriend. My name is Zhou Hong."
"How did you find your way here?" The Young Master of Langya Pavilion also looked at Zhou Hong with a dejected expression, feeling like a favored son of heaven had lost to a commoner. His mortal tribulation had completely failed.
"Of course, I walked here on my own two feet," Zhou Hong snorted lightly, showing no fear.
"Hmph!" The First Elder of Langya Pavilion took a deep breath and said coldly, "You pair of bitches, for ruining the Young Master's mortal tribulation, you both deserve to die."
"Yes, we deserve to die. Go ahead and do it," Zhou Hong pouted.
"Then I shall fulfill your wish." The First Elder of Langya Pavilion was about to strike and kill Zhou Hong.
"Wait, First Elder," just then, the Young Master of Langya Pavilion suddenly stopped the First Elder.
"Young Master, do you have anything else to add?"
"First Elder, please let me do it." The Young Master of Langya Pavilion glanced at Qiao Xiaoyu, seemingly wanting to torment Zhou Hong in front of her, to show her how pathetic Zhou Hong was compared to him. Perhaps, Qiao Xiaoyu's heart would change, she would instantly fall in love with him, and his mortal tribulation would be completely fulfilled.
"Very well." The First Elder nodded and said to Qiao Xiaoyu, "Bitch, open your eyes wide and watch carefully."
"Zhou Hong, you shouldn't have come," Qiao Xiaoyu said with tears, but she didn't urge Zhou Hong to run, because she knew he couldn't escape Langya Pavilion.