"From the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary?"
"This girl is actually a disciple of the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary?"
"No wonder she's not afraid of the Cloud Mountain Sect."
"Can the mere Middle Grade Sect of Cloud Mountain even be compared to the Sanctuary?"
"Why would a disciple of the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary come to such a remote place as Xingyu City? And how does Xia Feng know a disciple from the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary?"
"I've heard that the direct disciples of the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary all possess the bloodline of the Ancient Divine Beast, the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox. I wonder if this girl is a direct disciple."
"Wait a minute, I'm a bit confused. Earlier, this girl was calling him husband repeatedly. I thought they were quite close, but from her tone, it seems like they're meeting for the first time. What's really going on here? Can someone explain this?"
The surrounding guests were shocked and buzzed with discussion.
The Liu Family entourage was even more ashen-faced.
Having offended a disciple from the Sanctuary, even the Cloud Mountain Sect might not be able to protect them.
On this Celestial Essence Continent, Sects also have different grades. Lower Grade, Middle Grade, Upper Grade, and Top Grade. Above the Top Grade Sects are the Four Grade Dynasties, and above the Top Grade Dynasties are the Four Grade Sanctuaries.
And the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary is a top-grade among the Sanctuaries. A mere Middle Grade Sect isn't even worthy of comparison.
Mrs. Xia was also stunned. The girl who repeatedly called her son husband was actually a disciple of the Sanctuary.
Father Xia was shocked, unable to help but frown.
For a Sanctuary disciple, to be so young and yet able to completely suppress the Cloud Mountain Sect's Great Elder at the Celestial Tier Ninth Layer speaks to her significant status within the Sanctuary.
Why would she travel from so far to come to Xingyu City and even proactively offer to marry his son? It doesn't make sense.
"A disciple of the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary?"
Xia Feng was also extremely surprised. It was a place completely out of his reach. Why did someone from such a distant place come to help someone like him, whom others see as worthless?
He couldn't figure out what about himself attracted her.
"Impossible! How could a loser like him know someone from the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary?"
Liu Shiyu let out a hysterical roar. How could someone she divorced possibly know people from the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary or have such connections?
"It's fake, it must be fake."
She was visibly agitated. "How dare you pretend to be a disciple of the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary, you're doomed."
"Pretend?"
Yu Siya laughed, turning to Xia Feng and smiling, "Husband, your ex-fiancée is not only blind but also not too bright. In the Great Xia Empire, who would dare impersonate me, Yu Siya?"
"Celestial Fox Saintess Yu Siya?"
The just-recovered Great Elder of the Cloud Mountain Sect collapsed to the ground upon hearing this name, face pale with fear.
Xingyu City was too remote to know the weight of Yu Siya's name. But as the Great Elder of the Cloud Mountain Sect, how could he not know?
She was the first Saintess of this generation of the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary and the most promising candidate to succeed as the Saint Master of the Sanctuary.
It is said that this Saintess possesses the Celestial Fox Charm Body, an Innate Saint Body. As long as her life isn't prematurely cut short, she can easily cultivate to the Martial Saint Realm.
At just fifteen, she is already in the Martial Venerable Realm, truly an unparalleled prodigy.
Not to mention the Great Elder, even the Sect Leader of the Cloud Mountain Sect wouldn't dare act recklessly.
"Celestial Fox Saintess? She's actually the Saintess of the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary?"
The surrounding crowd gasped in awe upon hearing from the Cloud Mountain Sect, eyes filled with reverence.
They had only speculated she might be a direct disciple of the Sanctuary; never did they imagine she was the Saintess, one of the Great Xia Empire's Ten Top Grade Saintesses.
How does Xia Feng know the Celestial Fox Saintess?
Xingyu City and the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary are worlds apart, almost completely unrelated.
"No, it's impossible, that loser — how could he know the Celestial Fox Saintess? It must be fake." Liu Shiyu couldn't accept this reality.
Smack!
As soon as she finished speaking, a crisp slap echoed.
It wasn't Yu Siya who slapped, but the Great Elder of the Cloud Mountain Sect himself.
"Insolent!"
The Great Elder of the Cloud Mountain Sect was almost dying of anger. He had come to recruit a disciple, so how did he foolishly end up offending the Celestial Fox Saintess?
And this troublesome disciple of his, recklessly angering the Celestial Fox Saintess — if anything happens to her, it's not just him but the entire Cloud Mountain Sect that would suffer.
"Master, you!"
Liu Shiyu couldn't believe it.
"Shut up!"
The Great Elder of the Cloud Mountain Sect roared furiously, then respectfully bowed deeply to Yu Siya, saying, "I did not realize it was the Celestial Fox Saintess in person, and I apologize for any offense. Please, Celestial Fox Saintess, do not hold it against us."
Yu Siya coldly replied, "Did I tell you to get up?"
Thud!
This time, without her employing any charm, the Great Elder of the Cloud Mountain Sect directly knelt to the ground.
Yu Siya's icy gaze turned to Liu Shiyu.
Without needing her to speak, the Great Elder immediately yelled at Liu Shiyu, "Kneel and apologize to Brother Xia."
Brother Xia?
Just a moment ago, they called him a loser, and now they've changed their tone completely. The guests were taken aback by this sudden change.
Liu Shiyu clenched her fists, her face extremely unsightly.
Apologizing to someone she had divorced as a loser, she naturally found it difficult to stomach.
But with her master not daring to offend Yu Siya, she could only comply.
Despite the reluctance, she had no choice but to submit.
"Xia Feng, I'm sorry."
As she uttered those words, tears of humiliation welled in her eyes.
Xia Feng was speechless. It was you who first used the engagement as a platform to humiliate me and the Xia Family by publicly divorcing me, so why does it feel like I'm bullying you by accepting your apology now?
"It seems like my husband isn't quite satisfied. So, why don't you all keep kneeling for now?"
Yu Siya said calmly.
"Yes, yes, we'll kneel until Brother Xia is pleased." The Great Elder of the Cloud Mountain Sect nodded repeatedly, showing none of the demeanor of a Celestial Tier Ninth Layer Martial Sect master.
Truthfully, he felt terribly humiliated, but in the face of a Saintess from the Heavenly Fox Sanctuary, this was the only way to protect the Cloud Mountain Sect.
In this world where power is paramount, his dignity was practically worthless.
Liu Tianxiang and his wife made small steps forward but did not dare to advance.
The weight of the title "Saintess" was almost unbearable for them.
They couldn't understand what drew the Saintess to that worthless man.
Yu Siya finally turned to look at Xia Feng, smiling sweetly as she asked, "Husband, I helped you get some payback, didn't I do well?"
At this moment, she showed none of the pride and dominance expected of a Saintess, but rather appeared as an ordinary girl anticipating praise from her beloved.
Xia Feng opened his mouth, unsure of what to say, and after a long pause, managed to utter just two words: "Thank you."
"Such a blockhead."
Yu Siya extended her fair, jade-like hand, gently tapping Xia Feng's forehead, her face breaking into a blissful smile, "But I like it."
This intimate gesture and openly expressed affection left everyone dumbfounded.
Yu Siya affectionately and naturally wrapped her arm around Xia Feng, pressing half her body against his. Her body was soft, exuding a fragrant aroma that made Xia Feng's mouth dry.
She giggled and said, "Husband, since so many guests are here, and Uncle and Aunt are present, we shouldn't let them come for nothing. Why don't we go ahead and hold our engagement party today?"