Annie Howard, despite being Lu Shuixian’s best friend, represented the Howard family. The reason Lu Shuixian could thrive in Europe was entirely due to the backing of Annie and the Howards behind the scenes.
Moreover, setting this relationship aside, the Howards were already absolute super nobles in Europe with immense power, a status that even the Lu family could not compare with! Once Annie spoke up, even if Lu Heshan was a thousand times unwilling in his heart, he had to give her this favour. However, walking across this sky bridge, one did not need to think hard to know it would absolutely make a fool out of Luo Chen.
Since Lu Heshan had come in person, even if Luo Chen fell from the sky bridge, Lu Heshan’s presence could ensure Luo Chen’s safety! But after all, with so many cultivation practitioners here today, if Luo Chen were to fall from this sky bridge and the news spread, he would absolutely become a laughing stock.
For a moment, Annie’s words truly put Lu Heshan in a difficult position.
“Grandpa Lu, Annie just wants to witness the peerless elegance of the number one figure in China. I really want to see how the number one figure in China walks across this sky bridge, which is difficult for ordinary people, without any cultivation base.”
“After returning, I can also promote this to the Howard family. I hope Grandpa Lu will give Annie this favour,” Annie spoke up again.
With the words spoken to this extent, Lu Heshan suddenly had no way out. However, Lu Heshan was after all a figure of the older generation and could be considered an old fox, so he smiled and spoke.
“Since Annie has said so much, it is hard for this old man not to give her this favour. It is just that regarding this matter, the right to decide lies in Mr Luo’s hands. Whether to walk or not depends entirely on Mr Luo’s own wishes.”
“Although Mr Luo has formed a marriage alliance with our Lu family, he is after all the number one figure in China. How could this old man have the qualifications to make decisions for him?” With just a few sentences, Lu Heshan not only avoided offending either side but also flattered both parties.
But in the end, he directly extracted himself from the situation and pushed the matter onto Luo Chen. At this moment, as long as Luo Chen said a single sentence, saying he would not walk anymore, this matter would be considered settled.
Therefore, Lu Heshan turned his gaze to Luo Chen. The other few people also turned their gazes to Luo Chen. Shen Yuelan, on the other hand, wanted to let this matter pass, so she spoke up.
“Hehe, this young lady, Luo Chen has had some physical problems, this bridge…”
“Auntie, I just heard Luo Chen say that this is merely a trivial sky bridge. Since Mr Luo dared to say such words, he must be extremely confident,” Annie interrupted Shen Yuelan.
Shen Yuelan glared at Luo Chen and was just about to open her mouth when Lu Zihao beside her took the lead in speaking once again.
“Grandpa, you just arrived and did not hear it, but everyone here heard it with their own ears. Mr Luo said that our Lu family’s sky bridge is merely trivial.”
As soon as these words were spoken, even Lu Heshan was put in an awkward position. After all, he could not possibly agree with Luo Chen and say that the Lu family’s sky bridge was also merely trivial, could he?
The onlooking crowd around them also let out cold sneers. You, Luo Wuji, said these words yourself, and now you have left yourself with no way out, right? If you were to fall from this sky bridge today, the result would truly cause the Lu family, Luo Chen’s parents, and Luo Chen himself to lose immense face. It was feared that it would spread in an instant and then cause a heated discussion across the country.
Lu Shuixian shook her head in disappointment. Her fiancé was truly too unreliable in his actions. He was really far behind the nobles and many outstanding young talents in Europe. If it were an outstanding young talent from Europe, how could they say such foolish words? And how could they put themselves in such a dilemma?
However, at this moment, Luo Chen, who had not spoken all along, finally spoke.
“Since everyone wants to see how I, Luo Wuji, will walk across this sky bridge, then why not let everyone take a look?”
“I said, it is merely a trivial sky bridge. To cross it is truly not difficult,” Luo Chen said calmly.
As soon as these words were spoken, even Lu Heshan beside him frowned, opening his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but finally closed it again. He had already helped as much as he could, but Luo Chen still insisted. What more could he say? After all, Luo Chen was not a child anymore. Words spoken must be taken responsibility for. He could only step in to save Luo Chen when he fell from the sky bridge later.
“Hmph, Luo Wuji, it is not that I, Lu Zihao, refuse to accept you!” Lu Zihao spoke up again in dissatisfaction upon hearing this.
“It is just that you, Luo Wuji, have lost your cultivation base now, yet you still dare to speak such arrogant words in front of everyone. I am truly curious as to where your confidence comes from,” Lu Zihao stated bluntly.
“Zihao, you shut up for me!” Lu Heshan reprimanded again.
“Grandpa, I said it. If you want me, Lu Zihao, to be convinced, then walk into our Lu family in a dignified and proper manner!”
“Grandpa, let him walk. If he, Luo Wuji, does not even have the ability to enter our Lu family in a dignified and proper manner and cannot even pass the first test, I, Lu Shuixian, firmly oppose this marriage!” Lu Shuixian also stepped forward and spoke at this time, a resolute look revealing in her eyes.
“Uncle, Auntie, I think you are also reasonable people. I am also Heaven’s favoured daughter in the cultivation world. To be my husband, one must have some real skills,” Lu Shuixian spoke again to Shen Yuelan and Luo Chen’s father.
These words completely sealed the mouths of Luo Chen’s father and Shen Yuelan. The sound of discussion rose again all around.
“Can Luo Wuji walk across that sky bridge?” the cultivation practitioner from Yunnan asked.
“Hmph, this sky bridge requires at least the cultivation base of the Tong Shen realm. Otherwise, one will be bounced off as soon as they step on it and fall straight down. Rather than saying this is a sky bridge, it is better to say it is itself a formation that tests cultivation base.”
“Do you think the current Luo Wuji can walk across it?” the cultivation practitioner from Guangxi sneered.
“His magical power is now completely scattered. I just want to see how he will walk across it?”
“Mr Luo, this…” Lu Heshan was completely stumped.
“It does not matter. I, Luo Wuji, said I would enter your Lu family in a dignified and proper manner, and I will enter your Lu family in a dignified and proper manner!” Luo Chen waved his hand and smiled.
“I am just afraid that some people are merely bragging,” Lu Zihao continued to sneer dissatisfiedly from the side.
“Luo Wuji, I have been dissatisfied with you for a long time on this journey.”
“Now your cultivation base is completely scattered, and you need the protection of our Lu family. Where did you get the courage to make us wait for you at the airport for three days and three nights?”
“Moreover, now that your cultivation base is completely scattered, do you really still think you are the former number one figure in China?”
“Coming to our Lu family and saying in front of our Lu family members that our Lu family’s sky bridge is merely trivial?”
“Now that your cultivation base is completely scattered and you are just a mere cripple, what qualifications do you have to dare to speak such arrogant words?”
“Hmph, qualifications?” Suddenly, a thunderous shout rang out from afar!
“Let me tell you why Mr Luo has the qualifications to dare to say this!”