Against The Gods
Chapter 6 – Comparable Beauty

When Xiao Ying was alive, Xiao Lie's position in the Xiao Clan was second to none even the leader of the Xiao Clan back then respected him. There was an obvious reason; the talent Xiao Ying had back then gave him the potential to become one of the strongest experts of the Xiao Clan in the future. In a world that respected those in power, as Xiao Ying's father, Xiao Lie was highly respected. However, after Xiao Ying's death, Xiao Lie's only grandson was born with a broken Profound Vein. Even though he was the strongest in Floating Cloud City, who would be afraid of him? His son is dead, his grandson is disabled, and he has no other successor. His position in the Xiao Clan was now experiencing a devastating decline.

Xiao Lie was not angry because he was already used to the cynical wordplay. With an indifferent smile, he spoke: “Thank you all for coming in person today. Be sure to drink more than a few cups of wine to celebrate this event.”

“I've given you face by coming here personally today so I don't need wine. My grandson Xiao Chengzhi has now reached the 7th level of the Basic Profound Realm. I have been here for quite a while now, I personally have to stabilize it. ” Third Elder said while standing.

(TL: Give face \= gives someone respect especially when in public)

“Chengzhi has reached level 7 of Elementary Profound Ream? To be only seventeen and succeed like that, his future was truly limitless. No wonder you shine positively today, it must be satisfying!” The other four Elders rose to congratulate him with shocked expressions on their faces.

Despite the discipline, Xiao Lie's face showed a thick expression of anger. His four brothers had always showered him with respect, but ever since Xiao Ying's death and Xiao Che's broken Profound Veins confirmation, their attitude had changed for the worse. Basically, they did not bother to show him any respect anymore. They used to brag about their own granddaughter in front of him, but now, in the wedding hall of his own granddaughter, they were still fearlessly flaunting their own granddaughter's achievements. His siblings used the success of their own grandson to tear the deepest scar in his heart.

Suddenly, the atmosphere that could make one sweat bullet shifted. The host, Xiao De, hurriedly tried to speed up the wedding process and exclaimed in a high shrill voice: “Birth, go into the bridal room.

Amidst the exhilarating sounds of gongs and drum beats, the much-watched couple completed their worship ritual and began walking towards Xiao Che's small courtyard. The bridal room was the room where Xiao Che usually stayed. The room was decorated entirely in red. The carpet on the floor is embroidered smooth with dragons and phoenixes flying above the clouds, a symbol of good luck for a happy marriage. The room filled with red silk also contained a large "double happiness" sign and two red candles shone brightly among the golden lights. The dragon and phoenix engraved on the candle seemed to be swaying in a twinkling light. The twinkling candle touched the golden glaze curtain and seemed to fill the room with a bright blurred color. It was isolated from the outside world and sparkled in such a way that it would make one's eyes soften.

Xia Qingyue's maid, Xia Dongling, escorted Xia Qingyue to sit on her bed and then soundlessly stepped out of the room while closing the door. The room became quiet and they could only faintly hear the soft sound from their breath.

Xia Qingyue sat there quietly, silently and motionlessly. Xiao Che did not approach her but instead stood by the door and stared past her with a shadowy look in his eyes.

"Your grandfather wasn't respected during your own marriage, you must have been very upset, right?"

A clear soft voice entered Xiao Che's ears and his expression changed. Although Xia Qingyue's words stung her ears, she amazed him because she took the initiative to talk to him.

Xiao Che glanced beside him and hesitantly spoke: “You can drop that phoenix crown now. The thing is too heavy and if you wear it for too long, it will be uncomfortable.”

According to the tradition of the Profound Sky Continent wedding, the groom must take off the crown for the bride. Some time ago, when he tried to help her get off the carriage, he stung her hand with his mysterious cold aura. Xiao Che was too haughty to touch her again because he was afraid that it would happen again. Moreover, she did not think the cold Xia Qingyue would even be willing to accept her offer if she really tried to help her with her crown.

After a slight pause, Xia Qingyue raised her hand and quietly took off the phoenix crown. At that moment, a dazzlingly beautiful face appeared in Xiao Che's line of sight. As she raised her charming eyes and met with Xiao Che's contact, she instantly became stunned…. An indescribably beautiful pair of eyes met him. It was as if the essence of the world lay deep within his eyes. Even the most brilliant painter in the world or the most precious words could not accurately describe her beauty. Her jade-like skin and her creamy face were as white as snow under the dim light in the room. Her lips were like the most delicate flower petals in the world and her nose was made of the most beautiful white jade, tall and proud of her innate nobility.

"Your Reputation precedes You." Xiao Che muttered, measuring it with his unblinking eyes. A pair of beautiful eyes stared at him. The endless gulf of gravity attracted his every attention and thought, making it difficult to move his eyes elsewhere.

Although this was a matchmaking that was decided from the moment they were born, aside from the glance he took when he was young, this was actually the first time he had actually seen Xia Qingyue since the age of ten. This was because Xia Qingyue rarely left her home and the handicapped Xiao Che had low self-esteem that developed into a low-self complex. She had only heard about Xia Qingyue from the rumors of others and after hearing that Xia Qingyue had grown into a peerless beauty, she imagined it in her heart.

The shadowy figure in her illusion faded as she watched Xia Qingyue realize that she was on the face of true beauty. Xia Qingyue's allure was beyond her imagination as she could not describe this peerless beauty. Xiao Che with a clear memory of the two worlds could not help but forget his thoughts when faced with such a scene.

Xia Qingyue was referred to as the number one beauty in Floating Cloud City but if anyone were to say that she was the number one beauty in the Blue Wind Empire, Xiao Che would not dispute that claim. He could not think of anything that would surpass this beautiful spectacle before his eyes. The girl before his eyes was only sixteen years old; the girls at that age had yet to fully develop but it was impossible to imagine what would happen to Xia Qingyue after a few years .... maybe he would reach the transcendent level at that time.

"And you are also not what the rumors say or what I imagine."

Xia Qingyue got up and her touching curves were visible as she approached Xiao Che. His eyes shone like water as he slightly opened his lips: “Rumor says that your blood vessels are deactivated so you can only stay at level 1 of the Basic Profound Realm. Because of this, you have a weak physique and low self-esteem because you just stay at home. Your only friends are your little aunt Xiao Lingxi and my younger brother Yuanba. The only thing in your body that can be considered an advantage is your appearance.”

“Your Profound Aura is not only weak and murky but your Profound Veins are indeed disabled. However, your personality is completely different from what rumors say about you.”

Xia Qingyue paused at a distance of three steps in front of Xiao Che as she stared straight at Xiao Che with her beautiful eyes: “Although you purposely hid and pretended to be your true character, she said, I've felt your arrogance since I looked at you. You are completely the opposite of that rumor. Earlier in my place, I froze your hand with my Profound power but your calm reaction surprised me. If your hand is not silent, I will doubt that I failed to use my strength. In the wedding hall you and your grandfather Xiao Lie were ridiculed during such an important event, but it seems like you were angry for a moment and then your anger disappeared. Your expression and heart rate show no signs of abnormal fluctuations at all. It was difficult to reach such a mental state even for a middle-aged Profound Spirit practitioner!”

"When you look at me, there's an obsessive glint in your eyes that hasn't diminished even until now."

“Your Deformed Profound Veins are a fact, but your true personality and state of mind have deceived everyone.” Xia Qingyue whispered, her deep eyes boundlessly staring at Xiao Che.

Xiao Che was shocked in surprise.

With Xia Qingyue being so close to him, normally one would feel extremely excited when in the presence of the fragrant fragrance of his flowers, but Xiao Che would not be bothered to be moved by it. Her heart was completely shocked as she stared back at him in admiration. It was true, he was indeed a proud person regardless of who he was before him because when he was in the Azure Cloud Continent, he was one of the proud warlords there. Anyone living in Floating Cloud City right now was not on par with the legendary warlords of his time. Despite his extreme decline in strength, his state of mind remained the same. He had not intentionally appeared like that but it was a natural attitude from his previous life. However, he had to hide his overbearing self due to his lack of strength and his current situation.

What Xia Qingyue had said had described her personality perfectly all at once!

On the way from the Xia Clan back to the Xiao Clan, he had always thought that he was holding it back by ignoring it because he was a heavenly treasure and he was the mud on the floor that people hated. That's a typical general thought. But she never realized that she had been watching him during their return trip. Xiao Che suddenly looked at Xia Qingyue in a new light as he looked into her extremely beautiful eyes. The clear eyes that looked through his mind and heart with extremely fine detail shocked him.

You knew! Xiao Che with these two memories of experience was an immovable person in the face of all the heroes of the world and even in the face of death! But he saw it!

Was she really just a girl who was only sixteen years old!?

How could this sixteen-year-old girl have such sharp eyes and mind!

Xiao Che suspected that maybe Xia Qingyue was like him, someone reincarnated into this world!

"Have you held him?" Xia Qingyue asked after a pause.

“Detained?” Xiao Che laughed out loud: “Maybe. The truth of my broken Profound Veins will not change. In the Profound Sky Continent, living life with the flawed Profound Veins had made people look down on me like I was trash at the bottom of their shoes. Is there a difference between cowardly self-blame and silent perseverance?

Survive it? More like he's tolerating it! Xiao Che yesterday was exactly what the rumors had said! No matter how clever Xia Qingyue was, she could not think that Xiao Che today would have memories of a lifetime. His temperament and mental state also changed along with it.

Xia Qingyue's beautiful eyes narrowed as she suddenly raised her jade-like palm and stretched out two fingers to touch her chest. Suddenly, a cold yet not entirely cold aura struck Xiao Che's chest and spread throughout his body. Just as Xiao Che was about to ask what he was doing, the cold feeling instantly disappeared and Xia Qingyue opened her delicate petal-like lips: “Your Profound Veins are indeed flawed, indeed, but it's not a congenital disorder. You may be attacked when you are very young and someone directly destroys your Profound Vein