80 Family trouble

"Our Ir- Spear Sect swallowed the entire city? What about Xiao Sect and Burning Heaven Clan? I remember them having branches in this city. Did they create any trouble for you?" Meng relaxed his body in his seat and asked.

"Well, they have given us some trouble but the branches decided to leave the city. We had a few visits from both of them but Xiao Sect seemed a bit more reasonable while Burning Heaven Clan...Well, they are problematic. Still, they are trying to solve this diplomatically since it's not worth it for them to send several Sky Profound Experts to conquer such a small city. If they were to send Emperor Profound Expert...I am afraid I and my son would be forced to use the 4th move of our newest profound art. For now, I decided to ban using it unless truly necessary because it is truly terrifying profound art." Tie Zhancang explained with a slightly troubled smile.

"Hmm...Send a message to both of them that I would like to have a word with them. I am going to make them back out and show them that it's truly not worth it. Is there anything else?" Meng asked with a faint smile while Yufeng was sitting next to him in a dignified manner. Seeing how she was radiating the noble aura around her yet she was quietly sitting next to Meng like a good wife, made both father and son amazed and confused.

"Yes. Brother Meng, a few days ago, we have received the letter straight from the royal family...We haven't read it yet since it was meant to be delivered to you personally but you were away at that time. We were only told that it's from Princess Cang Yue." Hengjun said before taking the letter from the spatial ring and throwing it towards Meng who caught it and opened it.

"...Hmm. If my guess is correct, it's about the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament just like you have told me before, Yufeng." Meng muttered before glancing at Yufeng who seemed quite intrigued by what was written in the letter...maybe slightly insecure? When she heard Meng's words, however, she sighed in relief with her hand resting on her chest.

Seeing this, Tie Zhancang turned slightly nervous.

"What is it?" Meng also noticed his nervousness so he asked with a confused expression.

"Eh...what should we do with these? They accumulated when you were away for so long." Hengjun received a look from his father so he started pouring several letters from his spatial ring on the ground.

"What are those...?" Meng already felt uneasy from looking at them.

"Well, to put it simply, mostly just marriage proposals, haha-!" Tie Zhancang explained and tensed up a bit when he noticed Yufeng stared intensively at the letters.

'I was prepared for him to be popular but to this extent...' Yufeng thought, slightly surprised.

*sigh* "Just politely refuse them in case they are truly just marriage proposals, I will pay a visit to princess Cang Yue to see what she wants. I am sorry for making even more trouble for the sect" Meng apologized with a tired tone but he understood that his fame from the Blue Wind Tournament has yet to subdued.

"How about I pay a visit to my father in the meanwhile? It might be better if I will return alone, I wouldn't want them to pay too much attention to you." Yufeng whispered to Meng.

"Sure and in case he will want to meet me, let's meet at Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range on the summit. Let's say...in 10 days. However, make sure to not show your cultivation base to anyone other than your father, you have arrived at the 9th stage of Emperor Profound Realm within a few months since leaving your sect. If the things that the "demon" said are the truth, you might be in danger if you are discovered." Meng whispered back with a serious expression while taking hold of Yufeng's hand.

"Don't worry, I know very well how dangerous it can get within the sect. There is constant infighting, you can tell just by the tense atmosphere there but here...I couldn't sense anything like that" Yufeng replied with a gentle smile before giving Meng's hand a little squeeze.

She remained a few more minutes until Tie Zhancang was done updating Meng of the sect's current situation before she took off towards the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region. Meng on the other hand threw a cloak over himself before flying towards the Blue Wind Imperial City.

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When Meng arrived at the Imperial Palace, he was led towards the garden where the servant left him alone with Cang Yue who was observing the flowers all alone.

"Princess Cang Yue..." Meng called her name out before politely bowing.

"?! ...Young Spear Saint Su Meng, it's pleasant to see you once again. I hope you aren't offended that I have been lying about my identity when we have met each other back at New Moon City for the first time." Cang Yue turned around and stared at Meng with strong, determined eyes. She looked completely different from the last time he saw her.

'...It's good to see a friendly face for once... Despite us not interacting with each other that much, I already trust him much more than most people within the palace.' Cang Yue thought resentfully about her brothers.

"Please feel free to just use my name when addressing me, princess Cang Yue. I have no reason to be offended since I have never truly asked and there was no need for the princess to explain herself to me." Meng replied politely since he interacted with her only a few times.

"In that case, I will call you brother Su, feel free to refer to me as sister Cang" Cang Yue said with a soft smile before motioning with her hand for Meng to join next to her.

"If the princess is comfortable with this...sister Cang" Meng approached her and leaned on the wooden railing before nodding his head while observing the flowers just like Cang Yue. He kept his respectable distance from her which didn't go unnoticed by Cang Yue and caused her tense, serious expression to soften a bit.

"Is the letter I have received about the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament?" Meng went straight to the business.

"...So the brother Su is aware...Yes, we would like to ask brother Su to represent our Blue Wind Empire. However, before anything else, I would like to inform brother Su of the situation and why I haven't asked anyone else from the major sects" Cang Yue said before explaining how their nation is the weakest of all and how they usually get humiliated at the Seven Nation Ranking Tournament. Once she has explained everything, she waited for Meng's answer even though she was already expecting him to politely refuse.

"Hmm, if the sister Cang has no one else to rely on, I guess it's my responsibility to represent my coun- *cough* to represent the empire." Meng replied nonchalantly which caught Cang Yue off-guard.

'I will need to know about the history between Sacred Grounds and Illusory Demon Realm before that tournament, I only have a few months, let's hope Yufeng will succeed...Now that I think about her, I feel slightly down...lonely but in a weird sense. I guess I got really used to her presence around me.' Meng thought and his faint smile disappeared when he thought of Yufeng.

"?!...It's very reassuring to hear that brother Su is willing to represent us despite knowing the history involving us and Seven Nation Ranking Tournament." Cang Yue's eyes widened when she saw Meng's expression since she could recognize the emotions hidden behind it.

"Mm" Meng nodded his head and Cang Yue released a faint smile as they both continued admiring the garden filled with beautiful flowers in comfortable silence.

----Mighty Heavenly Sword Region----

*BOOM!* At the remote place, a large explosion resounded kilometers away yet no one noticed anything. The earth was filled with ripples by the heavy profound energy.

"You-! Not only did you request me to help you with your divorce, causing us to be laughing stock for others. You-! You actually left after diligently training for only a few months just to come back a few more months later to inform me that you have fallen for someone?!! And JUNIOR at that! What kind of daughter are you?!!" An old man in a green robe began shouting at Yufeng to his heart's content. She just kept standing still in front of him while several large pieces of the earth began flying through the air once again, almost hitting her. That old man was none other than Yufeng's father, Xuanyuan Jue, the ninth elder of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region!

"Unbelievable!!! I will kill that junior like I should have done before with that Ling Yuefeng!!" Xuanyuan Jue said before turning around as if resolved to go search for Meng.

When Yufeng who was standing there with a guilty expression heard her father's words, her eyes narrowed while glaring at her father's back.

"You won't go anywhere!" Yufeng shouted and her father wanted to snicker at her claim, however before he had a chance, a loud roar resounded above them and large azure eyes appeared in the sky above them.

"?!" Xuanyuan Jue's eyes widened as he felt difficulty just moving, he couldn't help but feel slightly intimidated by those azure eyes glaring at him, it felt like the entire world around him darkened and the only visible things were those large eyes in the sky and his daughter standing opposite to him, glaring at him the same way as those eyes above him.

"Yufen-?" He had difficulty recognizing his own daughter.

"Father, you may insult me, I let the family down, I have failed you in almost everything but...I won't allow you to speak ill of my little Meng and I definitely won't allow you to do what you just said! I truly hope that you were just jesting around!" Yufeng shouted while flaring her own profound energy, releasing the pressure of her 9th stage Emperor Profound Realm cultivation.

'9th stage Emperor Profound Realm?!!' Yufeng's father received yet another shock.