"What?" Ren Butong thought he had misheard.
A mere seventh-grade martial artist dared to speak to him in this tone—was he courting death?
Thus, his face turned incredibly grim, with murderous intent swirling in his eyes.
"Say that again?"
Xue An laughed freely, "Even if I say it several times, it would still be the same!"
As he spoke, Xue An raised his hand to point at Ren Ning, who was shrinking her neck and lowering her head like a quail.
"This daughter you’re about to sacrifice for benefits by currying favor is now under my protection!"
Ren Butong laughed furiously, "Good, good, good!"
He repeated "good" several times, and then shouted in an extremely cold tone.
"Ren Ning, I’m giving you one last chance now. Come here obediently, and I’ll pretend none of this ever happened, otherwise, you’re in trouble!"
Hiding behind Xue An, Ren Ning trembled, her face displaying a look of panic, before she shakily stepped out from behind Xue An.
Each step she took was as difficult as if her legs were filled with lead.
Seeing this, Ren Butong snorted coldly, as if he’d expected this all along.
Ren Xing’s eyes even held a hint of pride.
Let’s see what you do now!
Do you really think bringing a man back changes anything?
Under father’s pressure, you still have to obey, don’t you?
Of course, Ren Xing hid these thoughts very well, at least they didn’t show on the surface.
Just as Ren Ning was slowly moving her feet to walk over, Xue An suddenly spoke in a calm tone.
"I’ve always believed that people should be independent, and children are not merely extensions of their parents’ will but autonomous individuals!"
"He granted you life, but that was without your prior consent, so you don’t owe anything for that, and no one can force you to go against your inner conscience!"
"If someone does, then you should rise up and resist, because at that point, family ties are no longer comfort but a shackle!"
Hearing these words, Ren Ning’s body trembled fiercely, then she abruptly raised her head to look at Xue An, just meeting his gaze filled with pity.
Ren Ning’s cheeks under the veil quickly blushed, feeling somewhat dizzy under the scorching gaze.
"Do you understand what I said?" Xue An said casually.
She took a deep breath, nodding, "I understand!"
Seeing this, Ren Butong roared furiously, "Ren Ning, aren’t you coming over?"
If it were usual, upon hearing her father speak in such a tone, Ren Ning would tremble all over.
But this time, possibly due to that gaze, Ren Ning surprisingly remained very calm.
"I’m not coming!"
"What did you say?"
"I said I’m not coming, because I did nothing wrong, I don’t want to marry that son of the Great General!" Ren Ning said softly.
Ren Butong was extremely shocked.
He never imagined this normally submissive Ren Ning would dare to defy him in front of so many people.
Not only him, but even Ren Xing widened her eyes in a daze.
The entire venue fell into extreme silence.
Just then, a round of applause sounded, and Xue An said with a face full of approval.
"Well said, that’s the attitude!"
Upon hearing his praise, Ren Ning’s face turned red again.
Actually, she didn’t even know how she managed to say those words, as if those simple few words consumed all her lifelong courage.
Meanwhile, Ren Butong completely exploded.
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