Engagement Canceled: I Can Extract Prefixes

It's been about a year since I embarked on the path of cultivation.

Not to mention in Great Wei, this kind of progress is extremely rare across the entire continent.

Shen Han is also well aware that his achievements are primarily due to his mysterious ability to extract keywords.

When achieving success, the last thing you want is to become complacent.

A restless temperament is the beginning of a fall into the abyss.

Moreover, while I have achieved such success in a year, I cannot speak of it to others.

Otherwise, those eager for gossip might constantly hover around me, watching my every move.

Fortunately, even if I have displayed some strength, those people probably wouldn't believe that I've reached this realm in just one year.

They must think I've been hiding my true capabilities.

Reining in my thoughts, I opened my eyes, and the surroundings were still the empty secret realm.

The clothes that were originally soaked have thoroughly dried.

Getting up and stretching my muscles, after mastering Unceasing Skill, my stamina improved, yet a strong sense of fatigue persists.

Compared to last time when I ventured out with the academy crowd, this time around, I've gained some real harvest.

Not only did I acquire a cultivation technique like Unceasing Skill, but through insights gained while practicing it, I fully comprehended the Celestial Dao Sword Momentum.

Moreover, I stepped into the Sixth Grade Fruit Realm in one go.

That Su Jinyu, renowned as a prodigy, I wonder if she has surpassed the half-step mark to enter the Fruit Realm by now.

Perhaps it was something Shi Yuezhu said earlier that left Shen Han feeling somewhat discontented.

Advancing to the Sixth Grade Fruit Realm today has finally brought some relief to my heart.

But it's only a slight relief, not enough to make me complacent and forgetful.

The prodigy of the Shen Family is now already at the Fifth Grade Half-Step, and I am still some distance away from him.

Composing myself, Shen Han communicated with Mr. Zhong Nan through the Sound Transmission Magical Artifact.

Mr. Zhong Nan is indeed very good, he's been waiting nearby for the past few days.

If there's no communication through the Sound Transmission Magical Artifact, he simply waits like this.

He wouldn't recklessly come searching for Shen Han.

Everyone has their secrets, and as a tutor, Zhong Nan understands this well.

Moreover, a young student like Shen Han, who has ascended to the Sixth Grade, must possess his own secret techniques.

If he barged in, it would be inappropriate.

The two met at the secret realm entrance, where Mr. Zhong Nan casually asked Shen Han about his accomplishments and if he encountered any difficulties.

He was very understanding about insights into cultivation methods and did not delve too much into it.

After training in the secret realm, instead of taking Shen Han back to the academy, Mr. Zhong Nan pulled out another map.

It was a treasured map of a secret realm from his collection.

Giving me the Vermilion Cloud Ginseng, this gift is indeed quite significant.

Mr. Zhong Nan pulling out a map of a secret realm is also a way to return some of this favor.

Perhaps there are other expectations...

Capital City, Rain Listening Pavilion.

Su Zhensheng and Su Hongrong, father and son, were sitting in the hall at this moment.

They were naturally waiting for Su Jinyu to return.

Spring equinox had passed more than half a month ago, and the Rain Listening Pavilion was filled with the essence of spring.

The flowers and plants surrounding the pavilion were lush and green.

Many branches already bore flowers.

The splendid spring scene was exceptionally beautiful, but Su Jinyu felt a bit irritable.

She had returned to the Capital City from Xiaoyao Peak, as she always bore the surname Su.

As soon as she stepped a few paces into the courtyard, Su Jinyu heard her father's voice.

With a sigh, she proceeded inside.

"Father... second brother..."

"Master, second young master..."

Approaching Su Zhensheng and Su Hongrong, both Su Jinyu and her maid bowed to the two.

During the bow, Su Jinyu glanced up at her father.

Su Zhensheng's face held a trace of anger.

"I thought my daughter had eyes only for Shen Ye; thankfully, she still knows she has a father, brothers, and family."

Never before in all these years had Su Jinyu heard her father speak like that.

Su Zhensheng, being a general, has always had a straightforward style.

But today, his words carried a hint of sarcasm.

"Father, please don't say that about your daughter..."

Su Jinyu lowered her eyes slightly, feeling uncomfortable in her heart.

She couldn't understand why her father insisted on her interacting with Shen Han...

"Then you, as Miss Su, should consider the Su Family, not devote yourself entirely to Shen Ye.

Do you have an engagement with Shen Ye? Is there a vow or some great benefit he's given you?"

For some reason, Su Zhensheng was a bit impatient today as he spoke.

The root cause is not just that Su Zhensheng has high hopes for Shen Han.

More importantly, it's due to the dwindling trust in the Shen Family.

The retraction costs for the engagement that the Su Family has to bear, coupled with the Yun Family's improved medicine-refining skills, were concealed by the Shen Family.

The Su Family foolishly believed the Shen Family was still suppressing the Yun Family.

Following their lead, yet refraining from buying the Yun Family's pills.

Little did they know, the current Yun Family's pills are extremely hard to acquire.

Hearing her father speak like this, Su Jinyu furrowed her brows even more, her heart ached slightly.

"In what way have I not considered the Su Family?

Does considering the Su Family mean I have to submit myself to Shen Han?

What capability does he have that makes Father and Second Brother value him so highly?

He's nothing more than an ungrateful junior from the Shen Family, not even favored by his own father Shen Lingsheng; why should our Su Family accept such a disgraceful figure?"

These words were indeed harsh, laced with slander towards Shen Han.

The maid Qingcao standing beside her chimed in: "Master, Shen Han is truly detestable. Besides, if we align with him, who knows how the Shen Family would react..."

Before she could finish speaking, Su Zhensheng banged the table loudly.

"Shut up! Do you, a maid, have any place to speak here?

What do you know about Shen Han to judge him?

I've led troops for decades; do you think I can't read people?"

Su Zhensheng's sharp voice scared Qingcao so much that she trembled.

This should be her first time seeing Su Zhensheng this angry.

The wrath of a general is hard for ordinary people to bear, even the surrounding plants seemed to shy away, trying to hide.

Su Jinyu shifted half a step to shield the maid Qingcao behind her.

She displayed a pitiful look as she gazed at Su Zhensheng.

After all, she was still his daughter, the daughter who always strived to bring honor to him.

Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the anger in his heart.

Seeing this, Su Hongrong quickly stepped in to ease the situation.

"Little sister, you're indeed somewhat biased against Shen Han.

In truth, that young man is quite outstanding.

Father is not asking you to submit yourself to him, merely to foster goodwill and resolve past conflicts."