The dossier Xu Shi Ji had Chen Chang Sheng look at, obviously did not elucidate Zhou Garden in any great detail, but Chen Chang Sheng could clearly comprehend Zhou Garden’s importance.
What he didn’t know was that the reason why humanity could obtain the key before the demon race, apart from being Qiu Shan Jun being far too outstanding, was also due to another reason, and that reason was actually related to him.
Some months previous, an expert from the demon race had tried to assassinate Luo Luo and was stymied by Chen Chang Sheng.
After that demon had been captured alive by Xue Xing Chuan and after being unable to endure the terrible torture of His Grace, Zhou Tong, he revealed some information, allowing the Zhou Government to uncover an intelligence organisation under the control of Black Robe, and at the same time, discovering a line of information related to Zhou Garden.
Qiu Shan Jun had followed this trail, finally securing a position that was ahead of those people from Old Snow City.
Chen Chang Sheng didn’t know any of this, neither did he know of what hardships and trials Qiu Shan Jun had gone through, he could only rely upon simple information from between the lines of the dossier, imagining what Qiu Shan Jun had done. The more he contemplated, the quieter he became, feeling admiration for that fellow he had never met, but had always looked upon from afar.
“Giving up on the Grand Examination in order to seek prosperity for all of humanity, when this information is spread across the entire continent tomorrow, how much grandeur do you think your first upon the First Banner in the Grand Examination will retain in front of him?”
Xu Shi Ji’s cold voice shattered the silence in the area.
Chen Chang Sheng placed the dossier back onto the table, silently pondering, since it was as such, why was there this family dinner?
“I have never considered myself to be superior to Qiu Shan Jun, not to mention, whether if that was to be the case or not, I would not come here to end the betrothal only because I am superior to him.”
He looked at Xu Shi Ji and Madam Xu, saying: “My withdrawal of the engagement really is because I simply want it to end. It’s just, from the start, no one believed me, currently, it is still the same.”
Whether if they believed or didn’t believe, this was something that still had to be done.
Chen Chang Sheng did a gesture of courtesy towards Xu Shi Ji and his wife, then turned around and headed outside.
The old marriage contract that had been sealed with a new paper envelope, calmly lay upon the table.
Beside the stone entrance by the front courtyard, Shuang’er stood under the bamboos, looking at the image of his back. She extended her hand, wanting to cry out and stop him so that she can ask something, but in the end, she didn’t let out any sound and her hand slowly dropped.
What made Chen Chang Sheng feel astonished was, upon his return to Orthodox Academy, he shockingly found that the marriage contract was currently laid atop the table in the library, it had actually returned even faster than he had.
“What… is this about?” he received the marriage contract that Tang Thirty-Six handed over, feeling a little bewildered.
Tang Thirty-Six said: “Shouldn’t it be you explaining to us as to what is going on? Why is the Divine General’s estate the one sending the marriage contract back? Don’t tell me you still want to break off the engagement?”
Chen Chang Sheng was silent for a moment, before saying: “I went tonight in order to end the engagement.”
Tang Thirty-Six was slightly stunned and asked: “Why do you want to end the engagement? Don’t tell me Xu You Rong isn’t worthy of you?”
Chen Chang Sheng didn’t answer this question, he took the marriage contract and turned around, heading for the outside.
He was preparing to go to Li Palace.
Since the Divine General’s estate was unwilling to end the engagement, then all he could do was to trouble His Holiness.
In the end, someone that wishes to absolve a marriage, needs someone that administers marriages.