The meeting hall was silent. Liu Tianfeng coughed a few times. Although he valued this marriage greatly, as a father, who wouldn't wish for his daughter to marry a Heaven's Chosen and find a reliable man? But now, Chu Yan was nothing but a piece of trash.
"Father, is this the Heaven's Chosen you want me to marry? This good-for-nothing?" Liu Qingcheng's words beside him were like icy pearls.
Liu Tianfeng's old face began to lose its composure. He sighed, but this marriage absolutely could not be ruined. He knew better than anyone that this marriage was the only chance to preserve the Liu Family.
"Alas, Qingcheng, you've suffered. For the sake of the Liu Family, I can only sacrifice you. This marriage must proceed as planned!"
"Father!" Liu Qingcheng's eyes were red. She couldn't understand what had happened back then that made it necessary for her to marry this good-for-nothing.
Seeing Liu Qingcheng's unwilling expression, Chu Yan smiled leisurely and said, "Wife, don't worry. Although I'm a good-for-nothing, I'm very obedient. You handle external affairs, and I'll handle internal ones, won't I? Don't worry, my self-esteem is very low; I won't be afraid of outsiders laughing."
"You..." Liu Qingcheng stamped her foot in anger, but she had no choice. She glared fiercely at Chu Yan before turning and leaving the meeting hall.
Watching Liu Qingcheng leave, Liu Tianfeng sighed, then looked at Chu Yan with a hint of confusion. How could this be? That person's son, with a Heavenly King's mole on his foot, shouldn't he be a Heaven's Chosen? Why was he a good-for-nothing?
Liu Tianfeng shook his head: "Chu Yan Xian Nephew, don't take it to heart. I've watched this girl Qingcheng grow up since she was little. Although she speaks her mind, her Heart-Nature is very kind. She won't refuse this marriage. You should also prepare these next few days. I'll have you and Qingcheng marry soon."
"Thank you, Uncle Liu!"
Chu Yan smiled cunningly. Was he really a good-for-nothing? He didn't explain.
After leaving the meeting hall, Chu Yan was arranged in a high-class guest room in the Liu Family.
In the guest room, Chu Yan's eyes clearly showed a slight change. They were no longer as mischievous as they had been in the meeting hall, but instead, a profound depth emerged, as if a calm born from the sedimentation of all things in the world. If Liu Tianfeng were to see Chu Yan now, he would be overjoyed, because, putting everything else aside, this Heart-Nature, unperturbed by favor or disgrace, was something many Cultivators who had spent centuries Cultivating had never possessed.
"Hmph!" Chu Yan rested his head on one arm, quietly looking at the ceiling, a relaxed smile on his lips.
"Damn it, I've endured for so long, and it's finally coming to an end."
Perhaps in everyone's eyes, Chu Yan's smile at this moment was because he was about to marry a Heaven's Chosen, the most beautiful Liu Qingcheng in Tian Yong City.
But only Chu Yan himself knew that what he was truly excited about was that soon, he would finally be able to escape this Fan Chen Realm Layer 1, one-star life body, and the so-called Mortal Dust body.
When that time came, all these labels associated with being a good-for-nothing would soon vanish from him, replaced by a King who would shake the heavens and earth.
Because in the Liu Family, there was a secret that even Liu Tianfeng didn't know.
...
In the evening, Liu Tianfeng and many Elders discussed, and finally set the wedding date for Chu Yan and Liu Qingcheng for three days later.
This news immediately spread throughout Tian Yong City. When all the men in Tian Yong City learned that Liu Qingcheng was getting married, they all sighed in regret. She was their goddess of dreams.
"Have you heard? Liu Qingcheng is getting married! The other party seems to be a good-for-nothing!"
"A good-for-nothing? I heard he's a beggar, stinking all over. Haha, I really don't know what that old man Liu Tianfeng is thinking. He doesn't have a daughter-abusing fetish, does he? He's letting his daughter marry such a good-for-nothing instead of countless young masters from wealthy families."
"Who knows? It's just a pity. I won't even have anyone to fantasize about at night anymore."
"Idiot! You can't fantasize just because she's married? A married woman is even more tempting, isn't she? And she's a beggar's wife!"
"Haha! That's true."
In just one night, news of Liu Qingcheng's impending marriage spread throughout the streets and alleys of Tian Yong City.
"Bang!"
In the southeast corner of Tian Yong City, in a top-tier mansion that was no less grand than the Liu Residence, a sudden loud noise erupted.
This was the Qin Family of Tian Yong City, which, along with the Liu Family and the Tan Family, formed the three major families of Tian Yong City.
In a guest room of the Qin Family, a young man's face was ashen. His name was Qin Feng, and he was the third young master of the Qin Family.
Because Qin Feng was the only son of the Qin Family's Grand Elder, his status in the Qin Family was very high. In addition, he was the only Genius in the Qin Family in three years to have Awakened a four-star life body, so he was very favored, even having the potential to take over the position of Qin Family Grand Elder.
Most importantly, Qin Feng had been pursuing Liu Qingcheng all these years, but Liu Qingcheng had always been indifferent to him, which had made him unbearable for a long time. However, because Liu Qingcheng's attitude towards other men was the same as towards him, his heart had been somewhat calm. But today, the Liu Family suddenly announced that Liu Qingcheng was getting married, which caused a strong killing intent to emanate from around Qin Feng.
"You explain clearly to me, what exactly is going on?"
Qin Feng's angry roar made the few servants kneeling on the ground shiver involuntarily.
"Young Master Feng, it's about the Liu Family's matter from eighteen years ago. This marriage agreement was set by the Liu Family a long time ago!"
"What is the other party's background?"
"We don't know, we only know his name is Chu Yan, and he's also a good-for-nothing."
"A good-for-nothing? A good-for-nothing? Are you saying that this young master is even worse than a good-for-nothing?" The maliciousness in Qin Feng's eyes grew even stronger.
"Young Master, please calm your anger! This old servant just feels that the Liu Family is simply blind. Young Master is a Heaven's Chosen, yet they rejected Young Master. Now, for the sake of some damned marriage agreement, they're letting Liu Qingcheng marry a good-for-nothing. So, this old servant feels that Young Master no longer needs to endure. Why not directly force yourself upon that slut Liu Qingcheng? Anyway, with the current Liu Family, they wouldn't dare provoke us."
"Right! Liu Qingcheng, you forced my hand. You'd rather marry a good-for-nothing than marry me. Then, what I can't have, I'll destroy with my own hands!" Qin Feng's eyes flashed with a cold light, revealing a strong killing intent.
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In the Liu Family, Chu Yan didn't know that he had made countless enemies as soon as he arrived in Tian Yong City, but he didn't care either.
Because it was just a little bit more; as long as he endured this last bit, everything would change.
As night deepened, Chu Yan suddenly jumped off the bed, but at this moment, a faint shadow flashed past the oil paper window, causing him to frown involuntarily.
Chu Yan smacked his lips and looked at the outline of the shadow with a faint smile: "Young Miss Liu, coming to find me so late, are you already impatient and can't even wait these last three days?"
The door was pushed open at this moment, and Liu Qingcheng's tall, graceful figure entered the room. She was wearing a loose black outfit, making her body appear even more petite. Upon hearing Chu Yan's words, her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and her autumn eyes immediately glared at Chu Yan like ice. A jade sword flew from her hand and rested on Chu Yan's neck.
"If you dare to speak disrespectfully again, be careful, I'll kill you!"
However, Chu Yan was not afraid of Liu Qingcheng's threat at all and smiled lazily: "Are you stupid? I know, Young Miss Liu is a Heaven's Chosen. You shed your Mortal Dust body at three years old and awakened a three-star life body. At five years old, your life body strengthened again, reaching five stars. Plus, the Liu Family has poured all its financial resources into Cultivating you all these years. You must have reached six-star life body and Fan Chen Realm Layer 9 by now, right?"
"Since you know, then speak more politely!"
"You listen to me first." Chu Yan smiled, then his gaze sharpened: "However, what if you are a Heaven's Chosen? You have the ability to kill me, ah. Don't worry, I'll stand here and promise not to flinch. But if you kill me, what do you think Uncle Liu will do? Of course, maybe Uncle Liu will spare you because of his great fatherly love, but then what do you think will happen to the Liu Family?"
"You're threatening me?" Liu Qingcheng's jade hand clenched tightly, glaring fiercely at Chu Yan.
"Yes, I'm threatening you. You know very well that the Liu Family has been preserved until now because of me, Chu Yan. Although I am a good-for-nothing, I can protect the Liu Family. You are a Heaven's Chosen, but can you? If you can, then come and kill me." Chu Yan said, opening his hands.
Seeing Chu Yan's resigned expression, Liu Qingcheng's teeth itched with hatred, but she couldn't do anything, because she also knew that what Chu Yan said was true. The current Liu Family was like willow catkins in the wind, unstable, and Chu Yan was precisely the only treasure that could stabilize the Liu Family.
"Speak, what do you want me to do to let me go?" Liu Qingcheng's voice gradually softened.
"Let you go? What do you mean? I don't understand." Chu Yan blinked in confusion, his smile growing even wider.
"Stop playing dumb. You know, I don't want to marry you. Of course, it's not because you're a good-for-nothing that I don't want to marry you. On the contrary, because you've been kind to my Liu Family, I also really want to repay you, but this repayment doesn't mean exchanging it for my lifelong happiness."
"Do you have someone you like?" Chu Yan smiled.
Liu Qingcheng lowered her head sadly, but in her mind, she couldn't help but recall a scene from ten years ago.
Ten years ago, she followed the Liu Family's merchant caravan out to procure goods, but unexpectedly, they were attacked by a Yao Beast. At that time, the entire caravan was destroyed by the Yao Beast, and only she was saved by a small boy. The small boy was dirty, looking like a wild man, but when all the Yao Beasts saw him, they actually felt fear, only daring to roar but not daring to approach.
Later, Liu Tianfeng came with people, and she was finally rescued. Liu Qingcheng had always wondered, if it weren't for that little boy, perhaps she would have obeyed this fate and married Chu Yan, but... he had appeared, so how could she forget him?
"Yes, I have someone I like, that's why I don't want to marry you! Can you let me go?"
Chu Yan frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed and smiled: "That won't do. This marriage was arranged by the Elders, and I'm also very troubled. How about you go discuss it with Uncle Liu? If he agrees, then I don't care."
"You..."
Liu Qingcheng clenched her small hands tightly. Discuss with Liu Tianfeng? If there was anything to discuss, she would have succeeded in the past ten years. Why wait until today?
"Chu Yan! Don't force me. If you make me marry you, I'd rather die!"
"Go ahead and die, but you can rest assured, if you die, I will definitely take good care of our parents for you!"
"Shameless!"
Liu Qingcheng squeezed her small hands tightly. She was trembling with anger at Chu Yan, but she had no choice but to leave.
She just didn't notice the tenderness in Chu Yan's eyes as she turned away.