The small city of Bowen was currently preparing for the festivities.

The Wang clan was holding a grand ceremony for the engagement of their young master with Lin Mei.

All of the small clans were invited for the fest inside the wang clan's manor.

" Congratulation clan head Wang! I never doubted that one day you dragon like son would undoubtedly be a rising star! It seems the heaven are really siding with your clan! "

" Congratulations! "

" Congratulations young master! "

Currently, the small clans were trying to cure favor from the Wang clan with flattery, as long as they sided with a soaring dragon, they would also rise.

On the other side of the room, the Lin clan members and elders were sitting. They all had an complicated face, they kept smiling on the outside, but having a bitter feeling in their heart.

In the past, the wang clan was only a small clan inside their domain, it could be said that they were considered as a vassal, they were not even allowed to lick their shoes let along discuss marriage proposals with them .

But since the Lin clan's declining, the wang clan rose to the top  of Bowen city, controlling all of the economics and market place, and having a lot of small clans siding with them.

Even if the Lin clan still holds the title of the first clan in Bowen city, that was only in apparence and  because of their past glory.

But how could a declining clan with no ressources be able to compete with a rising clan who controls more than half of the city?

Thus everyone inside their hearts , knew that the Lin clan can only survive by relying on an alliance with the wang clan for the sake of the future.

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Lin Mei  was crying inside her room.

After hearing that she would be engaged to the wang clan young master, she felt as if the world crumbeled.

She had met with Wang Wuji once before, after all he was the one who bullied her brother everytime they met on the streets.

Wang wuji was originaly at the 5th level of the warrior realm, his comprehension and cultivation process was slower than Lin Mei who managed to cultivate to the 8th level by herlself. But Wang wuji on the other hand relied on his clans ressources  and he managed to get to the 9th level in less than a year , he was now twelve years old and the strongest junior in Bowen city followed by Lin Mei .

Lin Mei didn't have anything against Wang Wuji at first when he was beneath her, infact she was very kind to him and treated him nicely, she even gave him pointers on cultivation. But everything changed when he rose to the 9th level, he considered everyone but Lin Mei as a trash, even her own brother.

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But how could she manage to accept that her future husband would have this dramatic change in half a year?

Naturally, Lin Mei went to her father to talk to him about this engagement.

He had a stern look in his face, on the outside people would say that he was cold. But inside him he was furious as well.

However he still told her this words:

" In 3 days, you will get married with Wang Wuji, this is a decision that all the elders took with me for the sake of our future. You have no ways to make me change my mind, so don't make me loose face! "

Lin Mei had a dejected look on her face, it was the first time her father was cold to her, when she went back to her room, her father had already crumbeled and tears were falling from his wattery eyes.

" Forgive me little Mei, Forgive me Ziyun..... this is all for the clan's sake! "

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The servants were currently talking next to Lin Chen's room about the engagement, Lin Chen who was like always sulking inside his room happened to overheard their conversation.

" You know, i still think that the young misteress is quit unlucky to marry that fellow, i heard from some people that he often goes to the brothel in the city and flirt with various girls these days. "

" Alas you are right, i also heard that rumor. On the other hand, what can we do? we are only servants , and the clan head already took his decision he would not back off for any reason. We already have a trash young master, i think thats why the clan head doesnt hold hopes for his daughter to succeed him. "

" Shhhhh, don't talk we're infront of his room! Let's go. "

When they went away, Lin Chen opened his door for the first time in several days, his wounds were healed, but sadness and profound emotion could be seen in his face.

Since their young age, Lin Mei has always took care of her brother, even when Lin Fang abandoned him, little Mei always took pills and secret manuals from their clan's storage to gift it to him.

At First Lin Chen was despairing and cursing his fate, but after some years he became more and more happy with little Mei by his side.

Strange feelings also rose in his heart, that's why in the last few days he didn't look at little Mei like a brother looking at his sister. He finally understood why, he had feelings for her!

" Little Mei.... you're going to get married with that bastard? No, NO!..... I won't accept that... I WON'T LET ANYONE TAKE YOU AWAY FROM ME !!! "