The snow fell bigger and bigger, and several guards who were guarding the building not far away had been on high alert.

  A temperature of minus twenty degrees is nothing to a cultivator in the Condensing Pulse stage, as long as they circulate their true yuan, they can dispel the cold air. However, those servants and maids suffered, they didn't have any cultivation, standing in such icy wind, they would be frozen stiff in no time.

  However, the rules of the joint chamber of commerce were very strict. Although they were frozen to the point of being unable to move, they did not dare to stomp their feet or rub their hands to warm up.

  At this time, several maidservants came over with grapes and desserts in their hands, their small faces frozen red, and the plates were already covered with snow.

  Wei Yi checked the fruit and pastries, nodded his head, indicating that they should be sent over. Just as he waved his hand, his body suddenly stiffened, staring incredulously at the pavilion not far away.

  That building is empty and deserted!

  "What... about the adult?"

  "Huh?" Wei Er and Wei San looked over, also stunned.

  "What's going on?!"

  The four guards panicked and rushed over with their bodies open, but saw that Ouyang Dihua had disappeared from the building, and Zhang Fengxian fell to one side, his life or death unknown.

  At this moment, several guards felt a surge of inexplicable chill in their hearts. They were guarding here, how could such a thing happen?

  "What about Master Ouyang? Has he been kidnapped, or..."

  Wei Yi stopped mid-sentence and didn't continue, the other three people's hearts skipped a beat. If Ou Yang Zhi Hua died, they would also face severe punishment from the Seven Mysteries Valley!

  Wei Yi stretched out his hand to check Zhang Feng's breath, and found that he still had a pulse. He then lifted up Zhang's eyelids and suddenly gasped in shock - his eyeballs were gone, leaving only the whites of his eyes!

  "Hurry... hurry and report to Wu Fu, use the long-distance information transmission array to inform the Grand Ancestor. Something has happened to Master Ouyang!"

  Actually, at the moment of Ou Yang Jie Hua's death, Qi Xuan Valley had already received the news. Important figures within the sect like Ou Yang Jie Hua would have their own corresponding life jade cards.

  When a person dies, no matter how far away they are, the jade pendant will shatter.

  The disciples guarding the Jade Token Chamber heard the sound of the jade token shattering, slightly stunned, looked at the token number and lit a transmission talisman.

  At this time, in a cave mansion behind the mountains of Qī Xuān Valley, a middle-aged man wearing black practice clothes was sitting cross-legged, his hair scattered. His long hair was black and white, hanging down to his waist, the middle-aged man's face was as cold as a rock carving, as he operated his true yuan to practice, a faint ghostly cry came from his body. A chill emanated from his body, rapidly forming a layer of frost on the ground around him.

  This man is Ou Yang Bo Yan, uncle of Ou Yang Zhi Hua and elder of the He Huan Sect in Qi Xing Valley, a master at the beginning of the Pre-Heaven stage.

  "Ah!"

  A flame burned in front of Ouyang Boyan, and the voice of the Jade Token Chamber's messenger sounded in his mind.

  "What!?" Ouyang Bo Yan suddenly opened his eyes wide. Cold light flashed in his eyes, "Who killed my nephew!"

  The next moment, Ouyang Bo turned into a phantom and rushed out of the cave. In an instant, he arrived at the Jade Tablet Room. The person in charge of the Jade Tablet Room was already waiting there. He held a tray with both hands, on which lay Ouyang Dianhua's life jade tablet. At this moment, a clear crack had appeared on the jade tablet, proving that Ouyang Dianhua was dead.

  "Dare to kill my nephew? Whoever it is, I'll make him wish he were dead. The whole family will come to pay for his life!"

  Ou Yang Bo Yan's eyes were filled with murderous intent. Twenty years ago, Ou Yang Bo Yan had not yet broken through to the Innate stage. He and Ou Yang Du Hua's father went out on a mission together when they were ambushed and killed. The two fought to the death, but Ou Yang Du Hua's father was killed, and his opponent was also severely injured. Ou Yang Bo Yan was able to survive by luck, so he always regarded Ou Yang Du Hua as his own son, satisfying all his needs as much as possible. Sometimes, Ou Yang Du Hua would do some things that offended the powerful people in the secular world because of his lust, and Ou Yang Bo Yan would also help his nephew to cover them up.

  The seven valleys are not a monolithic entity, the seven major sects each manage their own affairs. Due to differences in their cultivation methods, their personalities also differ greatly. As the saying goes, "different paths don't make for good allies". The relationship between the seven elders is actually quite poor, and even the valley master of the Seven Valleys can't control them.

  Although He Huan Zong is affiliated with Qi Xuan Gu, it is basically not subject to any restrictions. As the elder of He Huan Zong, Ouyang Bo Yan has great power and influence. With his protection, Ouyang Di Hua can do as she pleases.

  Ouyang Boyan protected his nephew like this, but now he's dead! This touched Ouyang Boyan's reverse scales. Under the nine springs, he had no face to see his elder brother.

  "Prepare the Divine Wind Eagle, I'm going to Tianyun Country!" Ouyang Boyan gave a cold order, he had made up his mind, even if he had to turn Tianyun Country upside down, he would find the murderer who killed his nephew... Tianyun City, the White Family...

  The Tianyun City Bai family has been an official in the court for generations, and every generation of the family has someone who is good at Chinese learning, which can be called a scholarly family and a hundred-year-old family.

  Most members of the Bai family were in charge of literature, responsible for compiling and revising historical documents, reviewing memorials to the throne, and handling state affairs.

  By the time of the current head of the Bai family, Bai Yuanpei, the Bai family reached its peak. At 25 years old, Bai Yuanpei became a champion and at 45 years old, he was appointed as a Shilang, a second-grade official.

  However, in the Tianyun country where martial arts are valued over literature, being a top scorer who appears once every three years is far less glorious than being the first place winner of the Qi Xuan Wu Fu assessment which takes place every half year. Even the Grand Chancellor is not as powerful and prestigious as the Ten Great Marshals.

  So the Bai family has never been very prominent in Tianyun City.

  However, in the generation of Bai Yupei's grandchildren, something unexpected happened. That is, Bai Yupei's eldest granddaughter, Bai Jingyun, had an astonishingly high innate talent of four-star upper grade.

  Bai Jingyun's father was a scholar with no martial arts talent, while his mother was a top-tier warrior with three-star superior innate talent. It is truly rare and precious for Bai Jingyun to have such talent.

  For this reason, from a young age, Bai Jingyun's status in the family was extraordinary. With her beautiful appearance, she quickly became the heavenly pride of Tianyun Country, earning the envy and admiration of countless girls, as well as the adoration of men.

  But in the year when Bai Jingyun was fifteen years old, her princess-like life came to an end.

  Ouyang Dihua, who was traveling abroad, fell in love with Bai Jingyun's beauty and exceptional talent, and wanted to take her as his concubine.

  The White family was unwilling, but Ou Yangzhi Hua directly proposed to the Emperor, and then the Emperor issued a decree. How could Bai Yuanpei not obey? Not to mention that Ou Yangzhi Hua's power is greater than the Emperor's, even if it were the Emperor himself. If he fancied a minister's daughter and wanted to take her as an imperial concubine, no minister would dare disobey. What's more, Ou Yangzhi Hua's uncle was the elder of the Seven Mysteries Valley, possessing the terrifying power to overthrow the Emperor and establish a new one.

  So Bai Yupei had no choice but to agree, however, Bai Jingyun's father strongly opposed it. Ouyang Qianhua already had countless concubines, and marrying his daughter off to him would be equivalent to throwing her into a fire pit!

  However, no matter how much opposition there was, it could not change Bai Yuanpei's decision.

  Bai Jingyun's father was just a weak scholar. His body was originally not good, and he had been bedridden for many years. He happened to pass away suddenly at this time.

  Following the tradition of Tianyun Country, when a father dies, his children must live in a mourning hut for 100 days and observe filial piety for three years. Ouyang Qiuhua was proposing marriage, not forcing them to break the rules of the stove and furnace. So this matter has been delayed.

  Now, the mourning period is about to pass, but Ou Yang Qi Hua has arrived in Tian Yun City and become the new Seven Mysteries Envoy. This makes Bai Jing Yun feel a sense of despair, thinking back to when Ou Yang Qi Hua had not yet taken office as the Seven Mysteries Envoy of Tian Yun Country, the Bai family was already powerless to resist his proposal. Now that Ou Yang Qi Hua is the Seven Mysteries Envoy, his status is equivalent to that of a retired emperor, while Bai Yuan Pei is just a small official, the outcome can be imagined.

  Bai Jingyun made an excuse to go out and train for over a month. Now she has no choice but to return, facing the fate that cannot be avoided.

  She hadn't been to the Wu Manor for many days. Most of the time, she stayed in her room. This morning, Bai Jingyun got up and washed up, and the door was knocked on.

  "Jingyun, open the door."

  It's Bai Yuanpei's voice.

  Bai Jingyun let out a sigh, towards this grandfather who had pushed himself out for the sake of family interests, she didn't feel hatred, nor did she have too much emotion.

  Especially after her father's death, she became even more indifferent to Bai Yupei.

  "Come in." Bai Jingyun said calmly.

  "Jingyun, why didn't you have breakfast?" Bai Yupei tried to make himself smile warmly in order to cover up his guilty conscience.

  "I've lost my appetite."

  "Rice is always something to eat a bit of, I'll have the kitchen make some dim sum for you in a while and have someone send it over."

  "No need, I still want to rest for a while." Bai Jingyun really didn't want to continue talking with Bai Yuanpei today, because she knew without thinking why he had come.

  "Uh..." Bai Yuanpei coughed awkwardly, "I know, about the marriage proposal..."

  "It goes without saying, I understand." Bai Jingyun's voice was cold and detached. The phrase " proposal" was just a euphemism. According to the customs of Tianyunguo, men practiced polygamy, and generally speaking, only wives who were married through proper channels had the right to propose, while concubines did not count as proposals, not even when the emperor married a consort.

  She knew it was impossible for a small attendant like Grandfather to resist the newly appointed Seventh Mystic Messenger.

  Bai Yupei was cut off mid-sentence and could only laugh dryly, "Ah... in half a month, the Tenth Imperial Prince Yun will be hosting a banquet at his residence, hmm... this is the invitation..."

  Bai Yupei shook his head bitterly and took out a gilt invitation from his bosom.

  Bai Jingyun took a glance at the post and could guess with her toes that Yun Qinwang's banquet would definitely invite Ouyang Yuhua. In these few months, the Tenth Prince had already gained Ouyang Yuhua's support in secret. On the other hand, the Crown Prince's reputation had taken a huge hit due to Lin Ming's sudden departure, and many forces that were initially watching from the sidelines had shifted their allegiance to the Tenth Prince.

  "I won't go!" Bai Jingyun's voice was icy cold.

  "Still clouds, but..."

  "I've said it before, I'll mourn for my father for three years! Three years of vegetarian food, three years of plain clothes, and three years without marriage! Before that, I don't want to see Ouyang Dihua again! If you force me again, I'd rather die than comply!"

  Bai Jingyun said this, with a determined look on her face. Bai Yuanpei was startled and thought that if Bai Jingyun really took her own life, he would not only lose his granddaughter but also provoke Ou Yang Dihua's anger.

  "He hastily said: 'Jingyun, Jingyun, calm down, if you don't go then forget it, I'll go and report to the Cloud King now...'"

  Bai Yupei said up to here, suddenly in front of a burst of transmission symbol, heard the information transmitted from the middle, Bai Yupei was stunned, Ouyang Qiuhua... actually... died!?