Since that day, Madam Yun has already despaired of Shen Lingsheng.

This husband is so ruthless even to his own son.

As a concubine, he would probably be even harsher towards her.

"Madam Shen and Madam He coming to the Yun Mansion must have been directed by the entire Shen Family.

Since they failed, my father will definitely come."

Shen Han believes he's not wrong in his predictions.

He already more or less understands the ways of the Shen Family.

The entire upper echelon of the Shen Family has already abandoned him, the more he improves, the more the Shen Family resents him.

"But he clearly said before, if you won, Han, you wouldn't have to bear the cost of annulling the marriage.

Now, breaking his promise, does he not care about face?"

There was a hint of anger on Madam Yun's face.

But since Shen Lingsheng hasn't arrived yet, everything remains speculation.

She only hopes that Shen Lingsheng would have some fatherly love.

After so much turmoil, now that her son is performing excellently, there's no need to be so cruel.

7:00 PM.

In the cold winter months, nightfall comes even earlier.

At this time, most of Anyang City is already closed for rest.

A series of hoofbeats echoed as they galloped through the city, stopping at the gate of the Yun Mansion.

The gate of the Yun Mansion was knocked on, and the guards inside brought their weapons to the door.

A visit in the dead of night does not adhere to etiquette.

If not for an extremely urgent matter, then trouble must be coming.

In the main hall, Shen Han and the Yun Family were originally enjoying some desserts after dinner.

In a pleasant atmosphere, Shen Han listened as his uncle from the Yun Family explained some knowledge about the Alchemy Dao.

Moreover, his uncle also had attainments in scholar cultivation, enough to offer some advice.

Especially about what to watch out for and how to respond when contending with scholar cultivators.

After hearing his uncle's words, Shen Han found he was already familiar with these things.

In the dense forest within Qianyang Country, Shi Yuezhu had taught him about all these.

Combining his uncle's words, he analyzed even more thoroughly than his uncle, the scholar cultivator.

He could only say that Shi Yuezhu had not held back any guidance.

As his thoughts wandered, Shen Han found himself overthinking...

Shaking his head, he dispersed her figure from his mind.

During their conversation, a guard arrived to report.

"Young Master, the esteemed gentleman has arrived with a squad of personal guards late at night, we..."

The guard's face showed a trace of awkwardness.

If it were anyone else, arriving with soldiers at night, there would have been a confrontation by now.

But it was Shen Lingsheng, the husband of the Yun Family's eldest daughter.

Hearing this, Madam Yun's previously smiling face suddenly showed a trace of anger.

"He's shameless enough to come, how disgusting can people from the Shen Family be."

Madam Yun spoke harshly, even using the word disgusting to describe them.

Yun Family's uncle frowned, looking at Shen Han.

Shen Lingsheng was Shen Han's father, how to deal with it depended on Shen Han.

Sitting nearby, Shen Han's expression remained unchanged.

As he had expected, Shen Lingsheng still came.

He thought he would arrive tomorrow, but didn't expect him to hurry so urgently to Anyang City.

"Uncle, Third Madam, I'll go meet him.

I also want to see what he has to say.

Does he really think promises are just empty words that mean nothing?"

Yun Family's uncle frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

He still called for the house guards to stay by Shen Han's side, protecting him.

The Yun Mansion, in recent days, had recruited two more honored guest elders.

If Shen Lingsheng intended to cause trouble in the Yun Mansion, he wouldn't gain much.

After speaking, Shen Han followed the guards to the front hall to receive the guest.

Shen Lingsheng sat in a chair, with five fully armed guards behind him.

One hand grasped the hilt of his sword, suggesting a threat of force.

"You, dare to come out to see me."

The tone was cold, mingled with a hint of questioning.

This statement made Shen Han almost laugh.

"Why wouldn't I dare to see you?

Is it that I didn't win at the Thousand-Autumn Grand Gathering?

Is it me who broke my promise?

Father, what business do you have coming to the Yun Mansion today?"

Shen Han was not afraid to face Shen Lingsheng, from any angle, he had no reason to sacrifice for the Shen Family.

Even with the previous extremely unfair demands, Shen Han unexpectedly fulfilled them.

Faced with Shen Han's questioning, the corners of Shen Lingsheng's mouth twitched slightly.

He was somewhat angry, but didn't know how to refute.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Lingsheng chose to avoid Shen Han's question, instead questioning Shen Han.

"Isn't it enough to fool around for so long?"

Ignoring everything, immediately labeling Shen Han as fooling around.

Hearing this, Shen Han couldn't help but laugh, was he the one fooling around?

A man without integrity, yet qualified to be a general, to lead an army.

Before Shen Han could speak, Madam Yun, for reasons unknown, came out angrily from behind the corridor.

"Fooling around?

Tell me, how did Han fool around?

He won against Su Jinyu at the Thousand-Autumn Grand Gathering, even the pride of the Su Family was defeated!

If promises are to be kept, shouldn't Su Jinyu be the one paying the price for annulling the marriage?"

Madam Yun glared fiercely at Shen Lingsheng.

Filled with anger, she couldn't believe Shen Lingsheng actually dared to come.

And even though Shen Han displayed remarkable talent, he still wanted Han to sacrifice.

Hearing Madam Yun's questioning, Shen Lingsheng frowned.

"That Thousand-Autumn Grand Gathering was just child's play. Winning against Su Jinyu in that contest was merely luck.

Do you really think he would win if they truly fought?"

Hearing this, Madam Yun laughed in anger.

"No matter what, you have a way of talking.

If Shen Han had lost at the Thousand-Autumn Grand Gathering, what would you have done?

Would you still say it was just child's play?

No, you would just chase him to the Yun Mansion, forcing Han to sacrifice for your Shen Family!

To end up crippled, disreputable!"

As she said this, Madam Yun was almost shouting.

The five personal guards standing beside Shen Lingsheng were slightly shaken, involuntarily stepping back a little.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Shen Lingsheng didn't want to get tangled in this.

The upper ranks of the Shen Family had already decided, the annulment was meant to make Shen Han sacrifice.

Moreover, Shen Han growing up wasn't something the Shen Family wanted to see.

He wasn't liked by the Elders of the Shen Family, and during this time, Shen Han proved very defiant to family arrangements.

Elders like Madam Shen, Madam He, Madam Xie, all held a strong dislike for Shen Han.

And of course, they knew Shen Han disliked them too.

For the elder generation of the Shen Family, having such a junior grow up was likely to cause trouble.

The Shen Family already had a prideful figure like Shen Ye.

Shen Ye was excellent enough that there was no need to invest resources in cultivating another junior.

If he was truly cultivated, it might even trigger conflicts within the family.

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