Clumsy Beast, Keep Your Paws Off novel Chapter 649

Chapter 649: 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.

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.