164: Lord City Lord, My Precious Daughter

Feng Ming felt a bit of a headache coming on.

Who was Lu Qianqian? She was the City Lord's precious pearl, the apple of his eye.

Even if she wasn't exactly spoiled, she wasn't someone who would settle for just anything.

Now that she was actually kneeling to beg him for something, how could it be simple?

Feng Ming hadn't expected that Lu An'an had called him over just to drag him into Lu Qianqian's mess.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

Feng Ming tried to pull her up several times, but this little girl was incredibly stubborn and refused to budge; he could only ask helplessly.

Hearing this, Lu Qianqian looked up at Feng Ming, her eyes full of anticipation. "Brother-in-law, I don't want anything else. I just want my strength to improve by leaps and bounds, just like Sister Shuwan."

Feng Ming was completely dumbfounded. This request wasn't just difficult; it was downright ridiculous.

As expected, nothing one kneels to beg for is ever simple.

But... Jiang Shuwan's increase in strength was indeed related to him—very closely related, in fact. However, aside from the Spiritual Root and the Frost Cold Art he had given her...

...the most important factor was the Inverting Dragon and Phoenix Art.

For Lu Qianqian to be like Jiang Shuwan was simply impossible.

Or rather, given their current relationship, it was absolutely impossible.

Seeing that Feng Ming remained silent, the light of anticipation in Lu Qianqian's eyes gradually faded, replaced by disappointment and helplessness.

"Brother-in-law, is my request too much?"

Lu An'an, who was standing to the side, couldn't bear to see the younger sister she had doted on since childhood like this, and immediately began to inquire.

"Is there some difficulty? Or is it just inconvenient?"

She asked this because she wasn't sure if this request was difficult for Feng Ming or not.

Moreover, people are naturally selfish, especially when it comes to Cultivation; they tend to guard their secrets closely.

No one is willing to easily share their Cultivation methods with others.

Lu An'an wasn't stupid; she knew this was likely Feng Ming's trump card, so she naturally wouldn't force the issue.

Hearing this, Feng Ming smiled and waved his hand. "It's not that it's too much, nor is there any real difficulty. It's just..."

Feng Ming paused and looked at Lu Qianqian. "Have you really thought this through?"

Lu Qianqian nodded repeatedly with a serious expression. "Brother-in-law, I've been thinking about it for a long time. I can tell you with absolute certainty that I've made up my mind. I want to become stronger."

"Please help me, Brother-in-law."

Feng Ming nodded. "Get up. It's not impossible for me to help you, but there's a condition: you have to marry me."

Lu Qianqian had just stood up when she heard this and stumbled, nearly falling over.

"What?"

Lu An'an was also incredibly shocked. "Young Master Feng? What did you say?"

Clearly, both sisters were completely bewildered, never expecting Feng Ming to make such a request.

Although Lu Qianqian was actually quite willing to accept this condition, she certainly couldn't agree to it in front of Lu An'an.

Besides, what did this guy Feng Ming mean? This request was a bit too forward.

Feng Ming sighed. "If you want your cultivation to improve by leaps and bounds like Shuwan, marrying me is the only way."

Now Lu Qianqian was even more confused. "Why?"

Lu An'an regained her composure and asked with a serious face, "Young Master Feng, what is the reason for this?"

Based on her understanding of Feng Ming, he wasn't someone who spoke nonsense; if he said this, there had to be a reason.

Feng Ming looked at the pair of sisters before him and explained calmly, "The reason Shuwan improved so quickly is because she married me, though I can't easily explain the specific details to you."

"It's likely because I was born with a Wife-Doting Physique. As long as someone is my wife, they can receive infinite benefits. This is the reason for Shuwan's explosive growth in strength!"

Lu Qianqian was dumbfounded after hearing this. How could such a thing exist?

Wait!

"Brother-in-law, you say you have this Physique, but why doesn't my sister have it?"

Lu An'an's face turned shy. "I haven't married Young Master Feng yet."

Feng Ming shook his head. "Anan, although you haven't married me yet, you are already considered my wife, so you've naturally received many benefits as well. You just don't know it yet."

Lu An'an looked puzzled. Had she received benefits?

Why didn't she know?

Feng Ming explained, "As my wife, the most direct benefit is an increase in Cultivation speed. But since you were born unable to Cultivate, you can't feel it. However, you do indeed have such benefits. If you don't believe me, you can close your eyes and try to feel it."

Lu An'an didn't doubt him and immediately closed her eyes to sense it.

Feng Ming said, "Remember how you feel right now."

After saying that, Feng Ming opened the System panel, found the Feedback target bound by the System, and unbinded Lu An'an.

"How do you feel now?"

Lu An'an opened her eyes, her face full of shock. "What's going on? It really feels different. Just now, it felt like I was bathing in sunlight, but now that warm and comfortable feeling has vanished."

Feng Ming nodded and spoke seriously, "This is the benefit of marrying me. It can increase a cultivator's speed; it's the same for Shuwan."

"So, Qianqian, have you thought it through? If you want to be like Shuwan, you have to become my wife."

Lu An'an was full of confusion. "Wait, but I haven't actually married you yet. How can I be counted as your wife?"

Lu Qianqian was also confused. "Yeah? Does this mean there's another way?"

Feng Ming smiled helplessly. It seemed he couldn't fool them anymore. Fine, he would tell the truth.

"Anan's situation is very special. Because you signed a deed of sale with me back then, from that moment on, you were defaulted as my wife."

Neither Lu An'an nor Lu Qianqian quite understood the connection between a deed of sale and being a wife.

Lu Qianqian knew about her sister signing a deed of sale for the sake of the shop, but she hadn't expected it to have such an effect.

"Think about it. Once you've signed a deed of sale, aren't you my person? Whether I make you my lady or something else, isn't it all up to my arrangement?"

With this explanation, Lu An'an and Lu Qianqian suddenly understood.

At this moment, Lu An'an looked at Feng Ming and said, "The reason I fell for you was because you didn't use the deed of sale to make me do anything excessive."

Feng Ming said, "Actually, when we first signed the contract, I really didn't have any designs on you, let alone forcing you to do anything sordid."

"I was also quite shocked to discover that after signing the contract, you could actually enjoy the effects of my Wife-Doting Physique."

"What happened later was simply a matter of fate. In the process of our interactions, we developed feelings for each other. With Shuwan acting as a matchmaker, our coming together was a natural progression."

Having said all this, Feng Ming looked at Lu Qianqian. "Now you know why I said you have to marry me, right? So, are you willing?"

"I..."

Lu Qianqian looked hesitant, not knowing what to do. After thinking for a moment, she gritted her teeth and said, "Brother-in-law, since you can share this effect just by signing a deed of sale with my sister, can I try a deed of sale first?"

"What if it works? If it really doesn't, then we can talk about the other thing."