Chapter 1 Betrayal

The setting sun cast its golden rays across the sky.

Outside Feng Huo City, on Green Cloud Peak, stood a stone table with stone benches around it. A young couple leaned against each other.

The boy was slender, his face pale, but his features were delicate.

The girl wore a snow-white dress, her skin like jade, her face exquisite.

Her head rested on his shoulder, bathed in the sunset, looking like an immortal couple.

"Yao'er, I truly hope it can be like this forever!" The boy said softly, his face filled with a happy smile.

"Ming-gege, of course, it can be. We promised to be together forever."

The girl revealed a blissful smile.

The boy was named Lu Ming, and the girl Lu Yao.

Looking at Lu Yao's smile, Lu Ming's eyes became even more tender. He held Lu Yao's soft, boneless hand and said, "Yao'er, although my meridians are blocked, and I can't condense true Qi, as long as I can awaken my bloodline, the elders will buy spiritual herbs for me to clear my meridians, and then I can cultivate."

"I will definitely become a strong martial artist and protect you forever."

"Thank you, Ming-gege."

Lu Yao's eyes showed a touch of emotion, and she asked, "Ming-gege, did the meridian testers ever say that you inherited your father's bloodline?"

"Yes, Yao'er, so your man in the future will definitely be a powerhouse." Lu Ming's face showed a confident smile.

Lu Yao smiled slightly and picked up a wine cup from the stone table. The cup contained the famous Blood-Tongue Orchid Wine, emitting a faint fragrance.

Lu Yao kissed Lu Ming's face like lightning, her face flushed with shyness. She raised the wine cup and said, "Ming-gege, come, this is Yao'er's reward for you."

Lu Ming took the wine cup and said, "Yao'er, you treat me to a cup of Blood-Tongue Orchid Wine every day. I'm truly grateful to have you by my side."

With that, he raised the cup and drank it in one gulp.

The aroma of the wine lingered on his tongue, and Lu Ming's heart was as sweet as the fragrance, but the next moment, he felt a little dizzy.

"Yao'er, why am I a little dizzy? This wine of yours..."

Lu Ming held onto the stone table and looked at Lu Yao, but at this moment, he noticed that Lu Yao's expression was a little cold.

"Hahaha, Lu Ming, Yao'er has been with you for three years, simply to nurture your bloodline. Now that the time has come, offer up your bloodline!"

At this moment, a middle-aged man appeared from the side; it was Lu Yao's father.

Rumbling!

Like a bolt from the blue, it exploded in Lu Ming's mind.

"Yao'er!"

Lu Ming looked at Lu Yao in disbelief, but Lu Yao's eyes were full of indifference.

"Why? I love you so much!"

Lu Yao's cold eyes were like sharp knives, piercing into Lu Ming's heart. He roared and lunged towards Lu Yao.

But Lu Yao only retreated slightly, and he fell to the ground.

"Duanmu Lin of the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect, started cultivating at six years old, opened two divine meridians in half a year, entered the Martial Warrior Realm, entered the Martial Master Realm at nine years old, and is now sixteen years old, one of the four great geniuses of the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect. And what about you? Weak and sickly, with blocked meridians, frankly speaking, you are just trash. Even if you awaken your bloodline, you are still trash. Can you compare with Duanmu Lin?"

"Such a genius is a perfect match for me, Lu Yao. To have a marriage alliance with him, I must awaken a powerful bloodline. Since you love me so much, why not fulfill my wish and use your bloodline to help me awaken a more powerful bloodline?"

A cold voice came from Lu Yao's mouth.

Bang!

At this moment, the middle-aged man stepped on Lu Ming's back and pulled out a sharp knife, shouting, "Lu Ming, offer up your bloodline!"

Ah!

The heart-wrenching pain in his spine instantly overwhelmed Lu Ming. Lu Ming roared, his voice full of loneliness, helplessness, and despair.

Gradually, Lu Ming fell into boundless darkness.

"Lu Yao, Lu Yunxiong, why did you steal my bloodline!"

Lu Ming roared and suddenly sat up in bed, causing the nanmu bed to creak.

Lu Ming was covered in sweat, his face pale. At first, he thought it was just a nightmare, but he quickly realized that this was not a dream, but a fact that had already happened.

The scene from a few days ago resurfaced in his mind.

Lu Ming was a descendant of the Lu family's main branch in Feng Huo City. His father was the head of the Lu family. And Lu Yao was the daughter of the Great Elder of the Lu family's first branch.

They were from the same clan but different branches, grew up together, childhood sweethearts, inseparable, and had even made vows of eternal love in private.

Lu Ming never imagined that Lu Yao and the Great Elder would attack him and steal his bloodline.

"Strength, it's all because of my lack of strength. If I had extraordinary talent and powerful strength, how dare they treat me like this?"

Lu Ming clenched his fists, his body trembling, his eyes full of bloodshot veins.

Trash!

That was Lu Yao's description of him. Lu Yao's words from three days ago seemed to still echo in his ears.

Creak!

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and a frail middle-aged woman walked in. Looking at Lu Ming in bed, she asked with concern, "Ming'er, did you have another nightmare?"

This beautiful woman was Lu Ming's mother, Li Ping.

Three days ago, it was Li Ping who was worried about Lu Ming's safety and went out to look for him, saving Lu Ming's life. Otherwise, Lu Ming would have already died.

Ever since it was rumored six years ago that Lu Ming's father was killed while traveling abroad, he and Li Ping had been dependent on each other.

Lu Ming looked at Li Ping, his eyes softening, and said, "Mother, it's okay, it was just a dream."

Looking at Lu Ming's pale face, Li Ping sat down on the edge of Lu Ming's bed, touched Lu Ming's forehead, and said with heartache, "It's been three days, and you always shout that Lu Yao harmed you. Ming'er, what exactly happened? Could it be that your injury was because of Lu Yao..."

Lu Ming said, "Mother, it's nothing, you misheard."

Lu Ming did not tell Li Ping that it was Lu Yao and the Great Elder who did it, because Li Ping did not cultivate martial arts. Telling Li Ping would only harm her.

Li Ping hesitated for a moment and said, "Ming'er, in the future, you can't call Lu Yao's name directly in front of others. Two days ago, Lu Yao awakened a level-five bloodline and also opened a god-level meridian. Now she has been recognized by the elders, and at the clan meeting in two months, she will take charge of the Lu family and become the head of the Lu family. Calling the head of the family by their name directly, I'm afraid people will say it's disrespectful."