"My affairs are none of your business!"

Huo Nianfang, for some unknown reason, became flushed with a mix of reluctance and indignation.

Chu Nan looked at Huo Nianfang with slight interest, feeling that there seemed to be a secret about this woman.

Clearly a member of the Huo Family, yet not surrounded by followers, instead being hunted.

A special constitution, reaching the fifth level of the Divine Illumination Realm at the age of fifteen, yet such a prodigy appears to hold no significant status.

Even if she was just a branch member of the Huo Family, such circumstances should not befall her.

Chu Nan didn't intervene, but stood alongside Zhi Qingge, observing, as long as Ji Rugui didn't take action against Huo Nianfang, he was too lazy to involve himself in the grudges between Imperial Capital Martial Artists.

The Martial Artists of the Imperial Capital held no favorable impression in Chu Nan's heart.

"None of my business?" Ji Rugui descended slowly with several eunuchs from the Dragon-headed Flying Ship, ignoring both Chu Nan and Zhi Qingge, "Could it be you think Huo Mingxian will care for you?"

He displayed a look of deep pity towards Huo Nianfang, saying, "Miss Nianfang, you know best your situation in the Huo Family. Although Huo Mingxian adopted you and gave you the Huo surname, he merely used you."

"The reason you can still remain in the Huo Family now is only because they want to wait until after you break into the Cloud Sea Realm to pair you with some Huo Family member for Dual Cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Huo Nianfang's eyes widened in disbelief. She immediately retorted, "It's not like that, it's not..."

Though her voice was loud, her tone betrayed her fear.

Listening to Ji Rugui's words, Chu Nan's eyes widened, a gigantic wave surging in his heart.

Huo Nianfang is not of the Huo Family bloodline?

She was adopted by Huo Mingxian, how could it be such a coincidence, why specifically Huo Mingxian!

Chu Nan stared intently at Huo Nianfang, his mind unable to calm.

Ji Rugui extended a hand, making a gesture inviting Huo Nianfang, "Now that the Huo Family members are conveniently absent, I, Ji Rugui, sincerely invite Miss Nianfang on behalf of the Royal Family."

"As long as you are willing to come with me, the Royal Family will fully support you to ensure you enter the Cloud Sea Realm!"

"If you are willing to marry this prince, you could even obtain the Secret Technique of cultivating the Nine Heavens, this being your only chance to become a top expert in the Celestial Crossing Realm, something you'll never attain in the Huo Family."

Ji Rugui continued, "Miss Nianfang, don't forget, in the end, it is not Huo Family blood that flows in your veins."

"The Royal Family is all-embracing, but those Martial Arts Families only recognize blood ties."

"Even if you were to advance to the Cloud Sea Realm tomorrow, the Huo Family would never truly accept you; they would only seek to leverage your talents for the benefit of their Huo Family members."

Ji Rugui's enticement of Huo Nianfang was partly due to her appearance and partly due to her uncontainable talent.

Within the Huo Family, Huo Nianfang had low status, her treatment worse than general branch members, only slightly better than loose cultivators without background.

Yet despite such challenges, Huo Nianfang still managed to break through with her formidable talent, stepping into the spotlight as an unparalleled prodigy the Imperial Capital could not ignore.

At fifteen years of age, the fifth level of the Divine Illumination Realm, who in the history of the Qin Kingdom had ever achieved such a feat!

Coupled with her peerless beauty, who in the entire Imperial Capital would dare compare?

If Huo Nianfang could be drawn to their side, she would become an immense asset in the future.

Meanwhile, Chu Nan's heart grew increasingly turbulent.

"Huo Nianfang really doesn't have Huo Family blood!"

"Huo Xian said Huo Mingxian brought back a baby girl from the Heavenly Balance Realm, who is my sister."

"Kui Guang also said I would regret it if I didn't save Huo Nianfang."

"Could it be that Huo Nianfang truly is my sister, if that's the case..."

In an instant, Chu Nan was consumed by confusion and excitement, his body trembling uncontrollably.

If his speculation were true, how would he face this sister?

Zhi Qingge, witnessing this scene, frowned slightly, puzzled as to why Chu Nan was reacting like this, could it be fear of Ji Rugui?

But recalling Chu Nan's previous actions, he didn't seem to be one who would fear a Royal Family Martial Artist.

This only added to Zhi Qingge's bewilderment.

Huo Nianfang, unaware of Chu Nan's inner turmoil, after a brief struggle, quickly reaffirmed her resolve, "The Huo Family raised me for fifteen years, though Aunt never allowed me to call her mother, she treated me as a daughter."

"I trust they won't harm me, Sixth Prince, I appreciate your kindness, but I can't obey."

Regardless of anything, the Huo Family was where Huo Nianfang had lived for fifteen years, and she wouldn't easily abandon it.

The Sixth Prince Ji Rugui's goodwill vanished from his face upon Huo Nianfang's refusal, replaced by a chilling expression.

The hooked-nose eunuch behind him let out a sharp voice, "Huo Nianfang, you are bold."

"His Highness sincerely invites you, yet you dare refuse, defying superiors, you deserve death!"

Huo Nianfang stepped back, but her eyes showed no fear, saying, "Sixth Prince, I've already told you my decision, farewell for now."

With that said, she signaled Chu Nan and Zhi Qingge to hasten their departure.

Though Ji Rugui was the weakest prince, he was still not someone that Zhou Yao could compare with. Though there seemed to be no Cloud Sea Realm Martial Artists by his side, most of the accompanying eunuchs were at the fifth or sixth level of the Divine Illumination Realm.

He himself was moreover a seventh-level Divine Illumination Realm Martial Artist, incomparably powerful.

Yet Ji Rugui had long prepared for this, and just as Huo Nianfang retreated a step, several eunuchs surrounded her.

Ji Rugui said, "Miss Nianfang, I know it's difficult for you to sever ties with the Huo Family, but that's okay."

"Once you follow me back to the palace, those ties will break over time."

"Gaining you, even if I don't enter the Heaven-Shaking Secret Realm, this prince would already benefit!"

Huo Nianfang's eyes remained wary, convinced she was doomed, she said to Chu Nan, "Friend, this matter doesn't concern you. I'll hold them off for a while, find an opportunity to escape."

Chu Nan was silent, seeking confirmation from Kui Guang on whether Huo Nianfang was indeed his sister.

Soon, ripples spread in his Sea of Consciousness, Kui Guang surfaced, saying, "This girl shares your blood, indeed she's your sister!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Nan gazed deeply at Huo Nianfang, a layer of mist clouding his eyes, blurring his vision.

"A sister, I actually have a sister!"

Since Chu Nan could remember, familial affection had always been an extravagant notion for him.

The persecution by the Chu family father and son was an indelible memory of pain even now.

Restoring his Martial Vein and leaving the Chu family, leaving Qingshan County was primarily for finding his parents and securing the familial love that for Chu Nan only existed in dreamlike illusions.

And now, the long-estranged familial bond was right before him, making it hard for Chu Nan to calm the upheaval in his heart.

He stared at Huo Nianfang, a rare trace of warmth surfacing in his eyes.

After leaving Qingshan County, the bloody fights and killings had turned Chu Nan's heart cold as ice, but seeing Huo Nianfang began to thaw it.

This was his sister, his only sister, a true kin by his side!

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