fynovel Chapter 649: The Pearl of the Bao Clan
Chapter 649: The Pearl of the Bao Clan
The moment Xuan Long’s figure disappeared beyond the entrance of the grand hall, the terrifying pressure that had been suffocating everyone finally vanished.For several breaths, nobody spoke.
The elders remained frozen in their positions, as though they had not yet recovered from the fear that man had left behind. Even now, they could still remember the cold look in his emerald eyes and the killing intent hidden beneath his calm expression.
Only after confirming that he had truly left did an elder suddenly slam his hand against the armrest beside him.
"That fool!" His furious roar shattered the silence.
Everyone’s gaze immediately landed on the servant still kneeling on the floor.
The poor servant had yet to understand what he had done wrong before several elders surrounded him with dark expressions.
"You brainless idiot!"
One elder nearly kicked him over in anger.
"Female Master?"
"Who told you to call her Female Master?"
The servant’s face immediately turned pale.
"B-But... wasn’t Young Lady Bao supposed to become..."
Before he could finish speaking, another elder smacked him across the back of his head.
"Shut your mouth!"
The servant instantly lowered his head and did not dare utter another word.
The entire hall quickly descended into chaos. The elders who had maintained their dignity moments ago were now arguing so loudly that they resembled ordinary mortals fighting in a marketplace.
"What are we supposed to do now?"
"You ask us? We should be asking you!"
"Young Lady Bao is already here!"
"Then explain everything to her!"
"Explain what exactly?"
The elder nearly exploded.
"Explain that the Clan Master already has a mate?"
"Explain that he even has a child?"
The moment those words were spoken, the hall suddenly became much quieter.
The expressions of every elder turned ugly. A child, and the child was another genius.
Just those few words alone were enough to destroy every plan they had painstakingly arranged over the years.
An elderly man slowly grabbed his beard, his expression full of regret.
"When we arranged this marriage alliance with the Bao Clan, who could have possibly known that the Clan Master had already disappeared and found himself a mate?"
Another elder looked as though he had aged several decades in a single day.
"Forget the mate."
His voice carried genuine despair.
"The real problem is how much he cares about her."
The hall immediately fell silent once more.
Meanwhile, completely unaware of the chaos he had left behind, Xuan Long walked calmly through the vast pathways of the manor.
His white robe fluttered gently in the wind, the golden patterns embroidered upon it shining faintly beneath the sunlight.
Every servant who encountered him immediately lowered their heads and retreated to the side.
Not a single person dared approach him. His mood was already terrible. Every time he remembered the absurd arrangement the elders had attempted to force upon him, a cold fury stirred within his chest.
The mere thought of another woman being associated with him was enough to make him feel disgusted.
What angered him even more was the possibility that Su Qinglan might one day learn about this matter.
His Lan Lan was already capable of becoming jealous over the smallest things.
If she ever discovered that these idiots had attempted to arrange another mate for him behind his back...
Xuan Long suddenly felt a headache coming on. At that moment, a delicate figure appeared at the end of the stone pathway.
The young woman had been searching for him ever since entering the Teng Clan.
The moment her eyes landed upon him, she froze completely. Everything around her seemed to disappear. All of it vanished from her awareness.
Only one figure remained. A tall man dressed in white robes embroidered with golden patterns. His long black hair moved gently with the wind, while his handsome features seemed almost unreal beneath the sunlight.
Every step he took carried a natural nobility and authority that no ordinary person could imitate.
The young woman’s breathing unconsciously stopped. Her heart began pounding wildly against her chest.
It is him...the Teng clan heir. Even if she becomes blind, she would recognize him from miles away. Because this was the face that has appeared in her dreams countless times.
The only difference is...he has become more mature and more deadly; there was a roguish aura around him that was attracting her.
Her cheeks immediately became red.
Before arriving, she had imagined his face countless times. Yet now she realized he had surpassed even her dream version.
If anything, they had failed to capture even a fraction of his presence.
The more she looked at him, the more fascinated she became. Her eyes practically sparkled.
Unfortunately...
The object of her admiration did not share her enthusiasm.
Xuan Long’s gaze briefly swept across her before moving further. To him, she was no different from a stranger standing beside the road. A frown appeared on his handsome face as she continued blocking his path.
Without slowing down, he simply moved around her before walking forward.
The young woman stared blankly as he passed by her. For several moments, her mind remained completely empty. She had imagined countless possibilities before coming here.
Perhaps he would greet her. Perhaps he would speak with her. Perhaps he would at least acknowledge her presence. Never once had she imagined being completely ignored.
It was as though she did not even exist.
Only after Xuan Long had already walked several steps away did she finally recover from her shock.
She hurriedly turned around.
"Clan Master Xuan!"
Her voice rang out anxiously; her eyes rapidly reddened.
A layer of tears immediately gathered within them. She had never been treated like this before.
Since childhood, she had been the treasured pearl of the Bao Clan. The only daughter of the Clan Master. The most pampered young lady in the entire Upper Domain.
Countless geniuses had competed for her attention. Young masters from powerful clans would travel thousands of miles just to catch a glimpse of her.
Wherever she went, people praised her beauty, talent, and status. Nobody had ever ignored her.
Yet today... The man she had admired from afar for so many years had looked at her once and then walked away as though she were nothing. As though she did not even exist.