The girl, who had remained silent until now, stepped forward and bowed.
"I am Gu Xin. Brother Fang, I haven't come to pay my respects in a long time. It's my fault that you don't recognize me."
The crowd was astonished. The super genius from Divine Ice Sect actually addressed Fang Head as a brother.
The three Major Families' expressions became even worse.
They knew that Fang Clan had some kind of connection with the Gu Family but didn't know it was to the point that even their own genius addressed Fang Yuan as a brother.
Fang Yuan was first stunned when he heard the name Gu Xin and then he came to a realization.
She is the daughter of Gu Jian of the Gu Family. The Gu family is one of the most powerful families and is said to be just below the imperial family.
Fang Clan shared a good relationship with the Gu family when his parents were still here.
His father and Gu Xin's father were sworn brothers who would occasionally hang out with each other.
Although I don't have many memories about Gu Jian. I do remember my father and him used to go to drinking together whenever he came to visit us.
He was unsure as to how they became friends but at least he knew that they were very close.
It was to the point they had decided to wed their future children with each other, thus becoming real families.
Meaning, Gu Xin was engaged to Fang Tianyi.
As for why Gu Xin was engaged to Fang tianyi instead of Fang Yuan, it was because of their age.
Fang Yuan was already fifteen by the time she was born, if they wait for her legal age Fang Yuan would have already passed his prime.
That was when the two families decided to officially engage Gu Xin and Fang Tianyi.
But with the disappearance of his parents, it had become nothing but a distant memory.
The Gu family also didn't mention the engagement during this period which prompted Fang Yuan to forget about that.
Fang Yuan had memories of carrying Gu Xin when she was just an infant but it was years ago. No wonder he couldn't remember her until she mentioned her name.
"So it's Sister Gu Xin! Forgive me for my poor memories, I almost couldn't recognize you."
Fang Yuan said smilingly.
"It's been many years, and I haven't visited Uncle Gu Jian for a long time, and I don't know how your father is doing. I hope your father doesn't blame me." Fang Yuan said.
He remembers going to Gu's mansion a couple of times when he was a child but that was all before his parents disappeared.
Gu Xin's cheek flushed red.
She stiffly replied, "My father met a powerful person and was injured. Since then, he has been recovering at home."
"Uncle Jian is injured?"
Fang Yuan was shocked by the news.
Can anyone even injure Gu Jian in this Tharz Empire? His mind raced but he couldn't think of anyone.
Gu Jian was in the Nascent Soul Realm which is considered strongest in Tharz Empire. Therefore, it was hard to believe that Gu Jian was injured.
Gu Xin looked at Fang Yuan being so concerned about her father, and looked even more embarrassed.
"Ahem! Fang Head, getting back to the topic."
Elder Mo interrupted.
"Gu Xin is not only the genius personally recruited by Divine Ice Sect but also the personal disciple of Sect Leader Xiao Bai!"
With Elder Mo's words, there was another buzz of discussion among the guests.
The younger generation of Fang Clan were all looking at Gu Xin with envy and admiration.
On the other hand, there were people from Zhao, Liu, and Bai who wore even uglier expressions on their faces.
With Fang Clan's future daughter-in-law being so talented as to become Divine Ice Sect's leader personal disciple, how could they continue going against Fang Clan?
"Hehe, I heard previously that the Divine Ice Sect leader personally went to recruit a peerless genius. At the time, I didn't know it was Sister Gu Xin. What incredible talent you must have..."
Fang Yuan complimented, though a bad feeling gnawed at his heart.
The flow of conversation felt eerily similar to the many novels he had read in his previous life.
"It was just good luck..." Smiling lightly, Gu Xin said with a hint of pride.
"Hehe, Leader Fang, the request that I have made relates to Xin. In addition, this was assigned by our sect leader..."
Elder Mo kept his smile but when he mentioned the sect leader, he subconsciously lessened his smile and his face grew serious.
With the power behind his back, Elder Mo didn't think that there was any need to continue being polite with a small family like Fang.
Like Elder Mo, Fang Yuan stopped smiling. He had the feeling that he knew what they were going to say next.
"Elder Mo, please tell me what the sect's request is?"
"That is, Fang Clan Head, our Divine Ice Sect's upper echelons have received word that the engagement of Miss Gu Xin, with your Clan, is still in place. We wish to address this matter."
The room erupted in a frenzy.
The crowd, especially members of the three major families-Zhao, Liu, and Bai-stared in shock.
Could it be that the Fang Clan had already hugged the thigh of Divine Ice Sect?
However, several sharp-eyed observers noticed that the Divine Ice Sect's arrival was not as celebratory as initially assumed.
Here it comes, Fang Yuan thought, his expression stiffening.
No sect sends an elder just to reminisce about childhood engagements.
Even if there was an engagement between Fang Tianyi and Gu Xin, it didn't make sense for elders from the Divine Ice Sect to come.
However, they didn't need to guess as Elder Mo gave the answer right away.
"I hope the Fang family can break off their marriage contract with Gu Xin!"
Despite knowing, Fang Yuan's heart sank.
So that was it. They didn't come to honor a promise. They came to erase it.
What better way to declare superiority than to make the weaker party bow out?