Ling Fan's gaze was piercing.
Under his scrutiny, all the members of the Lan clan lowered their heads in shame.
Even his second aunt, whose skin was as thick as leather,
Felt incredibly guilty at that moment.
Tilting her head,
She dared not meet Ling Fan's eyes.
Ling Fan sneered.
His gaze finally landed on Old Madam Lan.
A hint of coldness subtly surfaced.
This old woman, who was ancient and had one foot in the grave, was actually courting death.
Ling Fan did not mind sending her on her way.
Just then.
As if sensing the coldness emanating from Ling Fan,
Lan Tianxiong, standing behind him, quickly said, "Xiao Fan, she is my grandmother after all. Don't act yet, let me talk to her."
"Old Madam, to speak plainly, you were wrong in this matter. Xiao Fan is such an astonishingly talented prodigy, truly peerless in the world. How can he be compared to the mere Xie Canglou? He and Xueyi are a match made in heaven, as fitting as can be."
"The situation has escalated to this point today, you should just admit your mistake!"
Lan Tianxiong bowed to Old Madam Lan.
Old Madam Lan's face, wrinkled like tree bark, contorted with immense anger. Trembling with rage, she said, "Lan Tianxiong, you are truly a filial son! You want me, a centenarian, to bow down and apologize to a mere child. If you want me dead, just say so. How can this old woman endure your humiliation!"
"My heart was for the future of the Lan clan and for Xueyi's happiness. Where have I gone wrong? I have done nothing wrong! It is you, my son-in-law, who is ungrateful and audacious, that has escalated things to an unmanageable state!"
"He also destroyed our Lan clan's ancestral shrine. This brat must have done it on purpose! If anyone should apologize, it's him!"
"Destroying my marriage arrangement and wrecking our Lan clan's ancestral shrine for a hundred years, you little beast, why don't you kneel and admit your mistake? Do you intend to betray your ancestors!" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Old Madam Lan struck the ground fiercely with her cane, her voice piercingly sharp.
Lan Tianxiong was dumbfounded.
He truly hadn't expected Old Madam Lan to remain so stubborn at this point.
Worried, he looked at Ling Fan. He genuinely feared that Ling Fan, displeased, would kill Old Madam Lan.
This was not an impossible scenario.
Given Ling Fan's temperament, he wouldn't hesitate.
He would kill if he wanted to.
Ling Fan lowered his gaze slightly.
He had been observing Lan Tianxiong's expression all along.
Very well.
He would spare the old woman's life.
Ling Fan turned away.
Seemingly no longer intending to pursue the matter.
Old Madam Lan, however, became even more self-righteous. She pointed at Lan Tianxiong and berated him, "You unfilial descendant! Look at the son-in-law you've brought in. Does he have any respect or filial piety towards his great-grandmother? Truly a little beast, and you are a great beast! Ungrateful pig and dog!"
"Today, your family has caused our Lan clan such immense losses, ruining our alliance with Miyun Mountain. This debt will be settled with your family!"
Old Madam Lan shrieked at Lan Tianxiong, "Your family must compensate me with ten bottles of Six-Leaf Profound Spirit Pills, plus one hundred million taels of silver! Otherwise, your entire family will be forbidden from acknowledging your ancestors for generations to come."
Old Madam Lan's calculations were precise.
She knew that Ling Fan was not only powerful but also the descendant of a Profound-tier alchemist.
Her intentions immediately turned greedy.
On the surface, she was demanding the Six-Leaf Profound Spirit Pills from Lan Tianxiong to break through to the Heavenly Origin realm.
But where would Lan Tianxiong get Six-Leaf Profound Spirit Pills?
It would naturally fall to Ling Fan to refine them.
Lan Tianxiong understood Old Madam Lan's intentions.
He became furious.
Old Madam Lan had forced Lan Xueyi to remarry.
Her plan had failed.
Ling Fan had already spared her life for his sake,
Yet she had become even more outrageous.
She actually intended to extort Ling Fan into refining pills for her to break through to the Heavenly Origin realm.
It was audacious of her to even suggest it.
"Old Madam, you... have gone too far! If you don't acknowledge us, then so be it. I've had enough!"
Lan Tianxiong's long-suppressed anger finally erupted.
Old Madam Lan was stunned at first.
Then she shrieked, "Good for you, Lan Tianxiong! You beast, you don't even recognize your ancestors anymore. Are you even human? Get out! Then your family should leave immediately!"
"Not only will I forever disown your family, but I will also forever nail your family to the pillar of shame of the Lan clan, to be spat upon by all members of the Lan clan!"
Lan Tianxiong was utterly speechless.
He hadn't expected Old Madam Lan to be so malicious.
Then.
He fell silent.
Forget it. Do whatever you want.
"Let's go."
Lan Tianxiong beckoned Li Huimei, Lan Xueyi, Lan Junjie, and Ling Fan to leave.
Ling Fan, however, remained standing, unmoving.
He turned around.
And cast a cold glance at Old Madam Lan.
That single glance sent a shiver down Old Madam Lan's spine.
What profoundly deep and indifferent eyes they were!
She suddenly felt a pang of fear!
But it was too late.
In Ling Fan's pupils, a pair of incredibly demonic red lotus imprints suddenly appeared.
The next moment.
The Lan clan's ancestral shrine, already split in half and in a state of disrepair by Ling Fan, erupted in soaring flames.
Instantly, it transformed into a sea of fire.
Crackling.
Fiery serpents danced wildly.
"Extinguish the fire, quickly extinguish the fire!"
Old Madam Lan's eyes bulged with rage.
She jumped up and down in fury.
The members of the Lan clan immediately scrambled into action.
But how could the terrifying red lotus demonic fire of Ling Fan be extinguished by them?
Whether doused with water or suppressed with martial energy, the flames could not be stopped.
They could only watch helplessly as the fire consumed everything.
Including the countless ancestral tablets within the ancestral shrine.
All were engulfed in the sea of fire, rapidly turning into ashes.
"It's over!"
Old Madam Lan's eyes were hollow.
As if all her strength had been drained, she no longer possessed the defiant spirit she had moments ago when confronting Lan Tianxiong.
Meanwhile, all the other guests and the powerful figures from Tianchu City felt a chill run down their spines.
What kind of flames were these?
They were too terrifying!
As if capable of burning everything.
Ling Fan was not only terrifying in strength, but he also controlled such dreadful flames.
Ling Fan said indifferently, "The Lan clan lacks virtue. The upper beams are crooked, and the lower beams are slanted. What use is this ancestral shrine? It's better to prevent it from corrupting future generations. I have now helped you completely incinerate this ancestral shrine. I hope your Lan clan will reform from now on and not self-destruct. Next time, I will burn more than just this ancestral shrine."
Ling Fan spoke with a detached air.
The members of the Lan clan were completely stunned by Ling Fan's swift and decisive actions, too terrified to utter a sound.
Ling Fan no longer paid them any mind.
He turned around.
And faced all the powerful figures from Tianchu City.
After a moment's thought, he said calmly, "Although my wife and I are already married, that wedding was not perfect..."
Ling Fan paused.
He took Lan Xueyi's hand and said, "In three days, I, Ling Fan, will host a grand wedding banquet for my wife at the Jianghe Tower, and it will also serve to inform the world that Lan Xueyi is my lawfully wedded wife. From now on, anyone who dares to speak ill of her, I will destroy them."