Star Odyssey-Chapter 3435: The Bright Pearl

Cai Fei had never heard of the Grandverse Manor before, and he also failed to understand why Yuan Qi would establish such a thing. Even so, given the situation, he could only comply. “I understand, I understand. It’s the Grandverse Manor.”

Yuan Qi’s voice boomed louder, “The Grandverse Manor is openly accepting disciples. Only good or evil will be judged, and people’s past will be disregarded. Anyone who joins the Grandverse Manor, no matter what injustice they may have suffered before, will receive our protection. The Grandverse Manor promises to protect all of its disciples to the greatest extent possible.

“No matter if they have broken any laws or faced some other challenge, as long as they are not evil, all are welcome to join the Grandverse Manor.”

As his words echoed, the banner above Boundless fluttered in the breeze, and the large words “Love is Invincible” could not be missed.

Inside Boundless, Lu Yin chuckled. “Yuan Qi is becoming more cooperative.”

Chu Yi smiled. “He doesn’t dare to go against us. He’s finding that there’s less and less wiggle room for him in the Spirit Nidus.”

Junhao and Junyi were both shocked to learn that Seraph Yuan Qi was not acting of his own volition, but rather being forced. These people before them were the true masters of Boundless. But just who were these people?

The brother and sister dropped to their knees. “We ask to join the Grandverse Manor. We beg the young master to accept us!

“Please accept us. The Cai family will gladly serve you to the death.”

Lu Yin ignored the two. Instead, his voice reached out, entering Cai Fei’s ears alone. “How does the Cai family intend to offer an explanation for what has happened to Cai Jun, who is a disciple of my Grandverse Manor?”

Cai Fei did not have any idea of who was speaking to him, and he also did not want to know. Greater knowledge would only mean more trouble.

The old man’s eyes flickered with a vicious glint, and he raised a hand to throw a palm strike at Cai Bi.

The patriarch had assumed that everything that was happening was removed from him, so he was surprised and startled when he was attacked by Cai Fei.

A single attack killed Cai Bi, and his body fell to the ground in the Cai Domain.

“Cai Junhao and Cai Junyi are now at Boundless’s mercy. From this day forward, the Cai family’s direct line will be replaced by Cai Jun’s branch family. Will this satisfy the Grandverse Manor?” Cai Fei bowed low, acting completely subservient.

Yuan Qi remained calm. He had seen similar events play out too many times before. To people like Cai Fei, their family was more important than anything else. The direct line or a branch of the family did not matter. All that mattered was that they bore the surname Cai. Such people were willing to sacrifice anyone for their family. That was their own moral code.

Old Tao shook his head with a sigh. He had not expected to see the Cai family be pushed into such a tight corner.

However, when he thought back to the battle at the boundary, Seraph Yi had brought the full power of an entire domain to the boundary, but all of those powerful cultivators had still been slaughtered like lambs. In comparison, the Cai family was truly insignificant.

“What about you, Cai Jun?” Lu Yin’s voice rang out.

The young man answered respectfully, “I leave this to Third Boss to decide.”

Third Boss? Cai Fei could not make sense of this title.

“This is your affair, so handle it yourself,” Lu Yin retorted.

Cai Jun took a deep breath and looked at Cai Fei.

The old man stared back.

Cai Fei had never imagined that he would one day look at a child of his family and beg with his eyes, especially not some brat from a branch family. This person would not have warranted so much as a glance from Cai Fei in the past.

Cai Jun felt powerful, standing above the Cai family. Everything that he was enjoying at this moment had been given to him by the Grandverse Manor, and more specifically, by the Third Boss.

The young man’s mind raced. Suddenly, he spoke up in a low voice. “The Grandverse Manor stood up for me, Cai Jun, but only because I joined it and earned their recognition. My situation may have been resolved, but I, Cai Jun, am no ungrateful wretch. The Cai family must compensate the Grandverse Manor.”

Cai Fei was confused. “What compensation?”

Lu Yin was also intrigued. Was Cai Jun trying to negotiate something profitable for Lu Yin? What could the Cai family possibly have to offer that was of any value?

Cai Jun declared loudly, “The pearl of the Cai family: Cai Keqing.”

Cai Fei went stiff as he stared at Cai Jun in a daze.

Yuan Qi was taken aback. Cai Keqing?

Old Tao’s eyes lit up. Good job, kid! You sure know how to behave.

Cai Keqing’s beauty made her famous throughout the entire Spirit Nidus, and she had earned covetous looks from countless individuals. The Cai family had struggled for a very long time with how to handle the woman, and yet a mere child was suggesting that Cai Keqing be taken by Boundless?

Would the combination of Cai Keqing’s beauty and temperament be enough to tempt the Third Boss? Nine times out of ten, the answer would be yes.

Additionally, credit for this matter would belong to Cai Jun.

The boy was not stupid, and he understood how to take advantage of even limited resources.

Many of the surrounding people who were observing Boundless started to panic. “What? Cai Keqing? Impossible! Our sect master already has his eyes on her.”

“Please! Your sect master doesn’t deserve Cai Keqing. She’s a sequence powerhouse. Only major forces can even think of taking her in.”

“Send word back immediately! Cai Keqing must not be allowed to board Boundless!”

“Boundless has already violated multiple edicts. If they take Cai Keqing, they can’t blame us for retaliating.”

“No one will let Boundless go after this. Not even Yuan Qi can stop this.”

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Lu Yin heard the commotion and turned to look around the Cai Domain. He eventually spotted a courtyard with a woman in it, and even Lu Yin was momentarily taken aback by her beauty.

While her face might not be the most beautiful he had ever seen, she possessed a unique demeanor. It was a combination of seductiveness and icy indifference. This gave her an air of holiness, along with an enchanting allure. There was no denying that the woman was captivating.

On top of that, she was a sequence powerhouse of exceptional talent. This made her all the more appealing to powerful individuals.

Lu Yin stood up and slowly walked to the bow of the battleship.

Cai Fei’s expression as he stared at Cai Jun grew venomous. This brat dares to set his sights on the pearl of the Cai family? Outrageous! Cai Junhao, that foolish child, should have cleaned up his mess when he made a move! Now, the entire Cai family is being dragged down.

Cai Fei still could not understand why a Seraph would go out of his way to support a nobody like Cai Jun.

Cai Jun stared at Cai Fei. “Senior, are you unwilling?”

Cai Fei hesitated. “Cai Keqing is already betrothed. If she boards Boundless, it will create unnecessary trouble.”

Cai Jun frowned. “Betrothed? To whom?”

Cai Fei wanted to slap Cai Jun dead for his insolence, but the old man did not dare to do such a thing at this moment.

Who? If Cai Fei gave an answer at this moment, the Cai family would have to treat what was said as true. Names flashed through the old man’s mind, but before he could decide on one, Lu Yin stepped forward to stand in front of Yuan Qi. “I don’t care who it is. Even if she’s engaged to the High Seraph himself, the woman will get on Boundless.”

Cai Fei stared at Lu Yin in shock. What arrogance!

Yuan Qi was just as surprised. Had Lu Yin taken a fancy to the woman?

Cai Jun was thrilled. This proved that he had made the right move. He wanted to repay Lu Yin for all that he had done, and while Cai Jun lacked the ability to do so himself, the Cai family had Cai Keqing. As long as the Third Boss regarded the woman as important, Cai Jun would have repaid his debt of gratitude.

Standing at the bow of Boundless, Lu Yin looked down and ordered, “Cai Keqing, get onto Boundless.”

Cai Fei quickly spoke up, “Sir, please-”

“I am the Third Boss of the Grandverse Manor.”

“Third Boss?” Cai Fei glanced at Yuan Qi, wanting to say something more, but at that moment, Old Tao reluctantly revealed himself. “Old friend, we meet again.”

Cai Fei was caught off guard. “Old Tao?”

The man chuckled wryly. “I’m the Second Boss of the Grandverse Manor.”

Cai Fei was rendered speechless. What nonsense was this?

Cai Keqing stepped out from the courtyard in the Cai Domain that was blanketed in white. She looked up. Boundless still overshadowed the Cai family’s home, much like the shadows that had shrouded her life for so many years.

The Cai family or Boundless; her location did not change anything, as she was nothing more than a bargaining chip.

What did it matter that she was a sequence powerhouse? In the Spirit Nidus, just how many were at that same level of strength?

Cultivating Mutual Immobilization had destined the woman to be nothing more than a pawn.

Cai Keqing slowly rose into the sky, fully exposing herself to countless onlookers.

All eyes fell upon the woman, and the sound of quickened breathing filled the region.

What a beautiful woman! Her aura evoked an irresistible desire in people to possess her.

Her beauty was a kind that could not be resisted.

Cai Keqing was familiar with such attention. Even as a child, she had drawn countless stares. She was used to it.

Lu Yin watched as Cai Keqing approached him. The closer she moved, the more pronounced her contradictory aura of cold indifference and seductiveness became. It drew people ever deeper into her spell.

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This woman was dangerously addictive.

Cai Fei felt a mounting bitterness in his heart. The Cai family had protected this precious pearl for so long, hoping to trade her for their greatest benefit, but in the end, this was the final outcome.

The old man’s heart bled.

Everything is the fault of that damnable Cai Jun! Damn him. The Grandverse Manor had already violated the laws of the megaverse and defied the High Seraph. There was no doubt that they would surely meet a terrible end. Cai Fei vowed to watch their downfall and to seize any chance that arose to make Cai Jun suffer endlessly.

As for Cai Keqing, the moment she stepped onto Boundless, she would lose all value to the Cai family. From that moment on, her only possible role was as a sequence powerhouse protector of the Cai family.

Cai Fei’s conclusions could also be reached by Cai Keqing.

She ignored Cai Fei, Lu Yin, and even Yuan Qi, boarding Boundless with her own power.

In a way, losing the protection of the Cai family was Cai Keqing’s greatest self-protection.

A faint fragrance drifted through, tinged with a certain iciness.

Yuan Qi was amazed. It was no wonder why not even Lu Yin had been able to resist stealing this woman away. There was no doubt that she was the pearl of the Cai Domain.

Before long, Boundless left the Cai Domain, leaving behind the shattered remnants of the Cai family.

The news that Cai Keqing had boarded Boundless overshadowed what had happened to the Cai family itself. The Spirit Nidus flew in an uproar. Powerful and influential people who wanted Cai Keqing for themselves suddenly focused on Boundless, vowing to tear the ship apart and kill that Third Boss.

He was so young and so eager to get Cai Keqing onto Boundless. The man had to die.

As far as the people of the Spirit Nidus were concerned, Cai Keqing had boarded Boundless because she had caught Lu Yin’s eye.

However, the people from the Tianyuan Megaverse understood that this was not at all the situation. Lu Yin had too many female confidants back in the Tianyuan Megaverse. The more desperate the people of the Spirit Nidus became, the more valid the true reason for taking Cai Keqing onto Boundless.

Lu Yin’s goal in the Spirit Nidus was to sow chaos.

Boundless’s visit had essentially crushed the Cai family and forced the family to pay a price for persecuting Cai Jun, but everything had only been a publicity stunt for the Grandverse Manor. However, the matter that truly ensured that word would spread far and wide was the fact that Cai Keqing was now aboard Boundless.

As this news spread further, countless individuals grew desperate, and they turned their attention to Boundless. Could the Grandverse Manor really protect its people?

There would always be those who were rejected by society, and such people were either fools or geniuses.

At this time, in the Lushan Domain, crowds of people surrounded the Yuan family.

“Have Senior Yuan Hong come out and speak with us! The Yuan family needs to give an account for Boundless.”

“We once respected Seraph Yuan Qi, but he has now violated the rules and offended the Ascendant Hall. The Yuan family must give us an explanation.”

“Show yourselves, Yuan family!”

“Yuan family...”

Inside the family estate, an old ancestor, Yuan Hong, the current patriarch, Yuan Zheng, the leaders of the various branch families, and even the young cultivators were all gathered.

There were tens of thousands of people. All who lived under the banner of the Yuan family in the Lushan Domain had assembled. Countless others, who lived further away and who had not been invited, had not been able to come. After all, the Yuan family was completely surrounded.

“You all know what is happening outside,” Yuan Hong stated.

Everyone in the Yuan family stared at the man, waiting for their patriarch to speak.

Yuan Hong was Yuan Qi’s nephew. Yuan Qi’s son had died years ago, which had ended the man’s own family line.