903: Chapter 904 Don't speak yet!

Yao Delong watched the father and daughter exchange glances, the atmosphere eerie. Mo Jue wore an expression of 'you don't understand' disappointment, while Xue Shushu looked utterly terrified as if she’d seen a ghost. He felt completely bewildered. He cleared his throat, preparing to reiterate his stance: "Senior Mo Jue, Fellow Daoist Xue Shushu, this matter..."

"You don't speak first!"

"You don't speak first!"

Before he could finish, Mo Jue and Xue Shushu turned their heads simultaneously and interrupted him in unison! Their tones carried a hint of urgency and... unquestionable authority? As if his speaking at this moment would disrupt some important discussion.

Yao Delong: "???" He was utterly dumbfounded, his face a giant question mark. What was going on? Just a moment ago, one was forcing a marriage and the other was resisting, but now they'd formed a united front to make him shut up?

Mo Jue no longer paid attention to Yao Delong's bewildered expression. He turned to his daughter, who was still somewhat dazed by the immense shock, and spoke earnestly, with unprecedented seriousness and sincerity:

"Shushu, your father is doing this for you, for Qingqiu! Young Friend Long's alchemy Dao is divine, unparalleled in the Demon Domain—that's one! Second, his Cultivation talent... you should understand what that means! He is certainly no ordinary person! His future achievements are limitless! If you can become Dao Companions with Young Friend Long, it will be an immeasurable, Heaven-Defying Opportunity for your own Dao path and for the future of our Qingqiu! Young Friend Long has shown great kindness to our Heavenly Fox Clan, and his character is noble. Marrying him would certainly not be demeaning to you! Do you... understand your father's painstaking efforts?"

Xue Shushu listened to her father's words in a daze, the number that made her Soul tremble—less than five hundred years—involuntarily flashing through her mind again.

Proud as she was, her heart was now churning with an unprecedented storm. Her previously firm resolve to refuse was completely shaken by this inconceivable fact! Refuse? Refuse an existence whose alchemy Dao was divine, whose Cultivation talent was Heaven-Defying, and whose future achievements were almost limitless? Was this truly a wise move?

Her father's words, though utilitarian, were incredibly realistic! This was no longer a matter of personal feelings, but a strategic choice concerning her own potential to ascend to a higher Dao path, and the future prosperity or decline of the entire Qingqiu!

Her gaze involuntarily fell again on Yao Delong's face, still filled with question marks. Her eyes became more complex and scrutinizing than ever before, even... carrying a glint of intense attraction that she herself hadn't noticed.

The brief silence felt as long as a century.

Just as Mo Jue thought his daughter would stubbornly cling to her own opinion again, and Yao Delong was about to politely decline once more.

Xue Shushu took a deep breath, as if having made some kind of decision. She lifted her exquisitely beautiful face, capable of captivating all beings, and looked at her father, Mo Jue. Her voice was calm, yet carried an unquestionable clarity:

"Daughter..." She paused slightly, her gaze subtly sweeping over Yao Delong, who still wore a 'who am I, where am I' expression. Her red lips parted lightly:

"I will listen to Father's arrangements completely."

Boom!!!

This time, the silence was even more absolute than the deathly stillness brought by Ming Hao's arrival just now!

The entire banquet, which was about to disperse, seemed to have been put on pause!

All the guests, whether they were members of the Heavenly Fox Clan, or the various magnates like Qilin Patriarch Cang Lü, Elder Bai Ze, and the Old Man from the Di Ting Clan, who were eavesdropping or secretly observing the situation with their Divine Thought, were completely petrified!

What did they just hear?!

Xue Shushu! The Ice Mountain Pearl of Qingqiu! An existence countless Yao Race Prodigies and powerful beings sought but could not obtain!

She actually... agreed?! And this was after Great Master Long De had already explicitly refused?! Right at the end of the banquet?!

This reversal came too suddenly! Too unbelievable! Everyone's jaws nearly dropped to the floor! Countless gazes frantically swept between Yao Delong and Xue Shushu, filled with gossip, shock, envy, jealousy, and hatred! What kind of bewitching potion did this Great Master Long De give Fairy Xue?!

Didn't he just refuse? How did it turn into the woman agreeing in the blink of an eye?! This plot development was too thrilling!

Mo Jue was stunned for a moment, then his old face instantly bloomed into a radiant smile like a chrysanthemum! It was done! His daughter finally saw the light! Although the process was a bit... well, a bit dramatic, the result was what mattered most!

As for Yao Delong, his mind was truly blank at this moment! He stared dumbfounded at Xue Shushu, who had calmly said, "I will listen to Father's arrangements completely," then at Mo Jue, who was smiling like an old fox that had stolen a fish, and then felt the scorching gazes from all around, filled with various implications, almost enough to roast him to a crisp... For the first time, he felt his CPU was insufficient! Had he... gotten the wrong script?!

Mo Jue didn't care about Yao Delong's inner turmoil at this moment. He struck while the iron was hot, speaking to Yao Delong again in a loud voice, filled with immense sincerity and eagerness. This time, the stakes he offered were even more astonishing:

"Young Friend Long De! Look! Shushu... she is also willing! This shows you two are destined! My previous promise of the Heavenly Fox Spirit Spring naturally stands! But this is still not enough to show our Qingqiu's sincerity!" His eyes blazed, his voice carrying the excitement of dropping a bombshell:

"As long as Young Friend nods! I can personally introduce you to and open the Tushan Holy Land—Wanhu Mountain!"

"Deep within Wanhu Mountain, there is a wisp of Natal Fox Fire left by the ancestors of our Heavenly Fox Clan who successfully Ascended to the Immortal Realm throughout history, before they left this world! It contains their lifelong insights and the dao rhyme of Ascension! If Young Friend can comprehend even a little of it, it will bring unimaginable benefits to your Cultivation Realm and Primordial Spirit comprehension! This is one of the core foundations of our Heavenly Fox Clan! Only those with Emperor-level Bloodline or who have performed monstrous deeds can enter! If Young Friend forms a bond with Shushu, you will be one of our own, and I will personally arrange for this Opportunity to be open to you!"

"Wanhu Mountain?! Ancestral Fox Fire?!" Patriarch Cang Lü of the Qilin clan exclaimed in shock, his face showing extreme disbelief!

The ancient, unruffled eyes of the Old Man from the Di Ting Clan also burst forth with unprecedented brilliance!

Elder Bai Ze stroked his beard and sighed, "Brother Mo Jue... you're really pulling out all the stops to recruit a son-in-law!"

The entire venue completely erupted! All the gazes directed at Yao Delong could no longer be described as mere envy, jealousy, or hatred! It was an extreme fanaticism, wishing they could take his place!

Marrying Xue Shushu, gaining Qingqiu's support, entering the Heavenly Fox Spirit Spring, and being able to comprehend the Fox Fire insights of an Ascended ancestor?! This was simply... an instant leap to the heavens! No, it was directly reaching the peak! Rocket-powered Ascension! In the entire Demon Domain, there was probably no more tempting "dowry" than this!

Yao Delong was utterly numb! He looked at Mo Jue's eager eyes, at Xue Shushu's gaze, which, though calm, seemed to contain infinite profound meaning, and felt the crazy emotions all around him almost engulfing him... For the first time, he felt that this marriage... might be a bit hard to refuse? This... they were giving too much!

Even with his iron will, facing this "nuclear-level" combination of temptations, especially the allure of the ancestral Fox Fire—which was simply a tailor-made, peerless tonic for him to temper the Great Sun Body Forging Art and fuse various Origin fires!