Chapter 378: Murong Bufan and Wang Yuxi

Near noon.

In a forest near a small village close to Yongling Town.

The area was in disarray, with dust flying and broken leaves and branches scattered everywhere.

It was clear that a fierce battle had taken place here.

At this moment.

Murong Bufan, dressed in a red robe, looked at the empty space in front of him.

Frustrated, he swung his sword and cut down a tree in front of him, then angrily cursed through gritted teeth in a sharp voice.

“Damn it, Mu Gaokun, you coward!”

“Like a rat, you only know how to run with your tail between your legs!”

This Mu Gaokun was a close friend of his father, Murong Bo, and often visited the Murong family.

He used to call him “Uncle Mu.”

But now, after his investigation, he discovered that Mu Gaokun also coveted his family’s “Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Dragon” technique!

When the Murong family was exterminated, Mu Gaokun was involved!

With such a deep hatred, Murong Bufan naturally wanted revenge.

However, after avenging himself on the Qiankun Sect and killing Yu Kunhai, Mu Gaokun received the news and immediately went into hiding.

Mu Gaokun wasn’t strong, but he was exceptionally good at escaping.

Although Murong Bufan had found him several times, Mu Gaokun had always managed to escape.

Once again, he returned empty-handed.

“Mu Gaokun, just you wait!”

“Although you can run once or twice, I don’t believe you can keep running forever!”

Helpless, Murong Bufan had no choice but to return to Yongling Town.

He went to a restaurant.

Looking at the delicious food in front of him, Murong Bufan was about to enjoy a meal when he suddenly heard a conversation behind him.

The conversation included words that caught his attention—

“Hey, did you hear? The Wang family is having a wedding in a few days!”

“A wedding? Whose?”

“I heard it’s the eldest daughter of the Wang family!”

“…The eldest daughter of the Wang family? The first beauty of Yongling Town, Wang Yuxi?”

“It should be her!”

“Wow, who’s the lucky guy marrying her?”

“Let me think… I heard the guy’s surname is also Wang… I think it’s…”

“It’s Wang… Wang Haoran!”

“That’s right, it should be Wang Haoran!”

“Wang Haoran? Could he be from the Wang family too? An internal family marriage?”

“Uh… I heard he’s not, just happens to have the same surname.”

“I see…”

“But we don’t have the qualifications to attend the Wang family’s wedding!”

“We can only chat and gossip about it!”

“Forget it, let’s eat!”

As the waiter brought the dishes, the customers behind Murong Bufan temporarily stopped talking.

Murong Bufan, having heard the conversation, frowned deeply—

“The Wang family… Sister Yuxi is getting married?!”

In fact, he had mentally prepared himself for this.

After being forcibly broken off, given the Wang family’s opportunistic nature, they would definitely force his sister Yuxi to marry someone else.

However, hearing the name of the groom still shocked Murong Bufan.

“Wang… Haoran?”

“Is this really that person, or just a coincidence?”

Recalling the man who had repeatedly humiliated him and made Xiaoxue disappointed in him, Murong Bufan’s frown deepened.

Many questions swirled in his mind, killing his appetite.

After hastily eating a few bites.

Murong Bufan left the restaurant.

He planned to gather more information before making a decision—

“Although I’m in this state now… but!”

“Yuxi, my promise to you still stands!”

“I won’t stand by and watch you be forced to marry someone you don’t like!”

……

……

However.

While Murong Bufan was gathering information.

In the Wang family, in her room.

His beloved Yuxi was carefully searching for something.

She finally picked up a box from an inconspicuous corner by the table and placed it on the table.

The box was covered in dust, indicating it hadn’t been opened in a long time.

“Brother Xiaofan…”

The box contained various gifts from her childhood sweetheart, Murong Bufan.

Looking at the box, Wang Yuxi sighed softly.

However.

She didn’t open the box.

Instead, she looked at the thick layer of dust on the box and disdainfully wrapped it in a cloth.

Then she took it outside her room.

“Xiaohuan, take this and throw it away.”

“Yes, Miss!”

The obedient maid immediately followed her mistress’s instructions and left with the wrapped box.

Wang Yuxi returned to her room and sat in front of her dressing table.

Looking at her reflection in the mirror.

Her sorrowful expression suddenly disappeared.

Replaced by a radiant smile.

“Finally, I’m free!”

“Aunt… you always taught me ‘a woman should follow her husband and be devoted’… and kept talking about my marriage to Brother Xiaofan…”

“To avoid disappointing you… I’ve been acting all this time…”

“Even after the engagement was broken, I had to pretend to be sad and heartbroken…”

“But now…”

Thinking about her new fiancé, she showed an expectant expression.

“I have a new engagement, a new fiancé.”

“So according to your teachings… I should be devoted to him…”

“I must throw away these things!”

“I don’t have to pretend to be devoted to Brother Xiaofan anymore!”

Of course, having acted for so long, Wang Yuxi still felt a bit guilty—

“Aunt, I’m really sorry… it was all an act for you… I didn’t want you to think I was a shameless girl…”

“But actually… Xi’er isn’t feeling wronged at all…”

TLN  : Whoaaa real side of Xi’er