89: Chapter 89 Hurry up, Yunshang is waiting for you!
Facing Jiang Feng's final confirmation, the sisters Huangfu Yunshang and Huangfu Yunni exchanged a glance, seeing the determination in each other's eyes.
There was not a shred of hesitation.
"We have thought it through very clearly."
The younger sister, Huangfu Yunshang, spoke first. Her voice was soft but carried an unshakable strength.
The elder sister, Huangfu Yunni, followed immediately. She puffed out her chest, lifted her chin slightly, and looked at Jiang Feng.
"What, are you afraid? Afraid that the two of us sisters will eat the Jiang Family into poverty?"
Once these words were spoken, even Commandery Lord Huangfu Hao couldn't help but want to cover his face.
Looking at the twins before him—who possessed vastly different personalities but were equally stunning—the last traces of doubt in Jiang Feng's heart dissipated.
He said no more and sent the two supreme-grade foundation establishment pills on the ground through the air to them.
"These foundation establishment pills can help you quickly achieve Foundation Establishment."
After doing all this, he turned to Commandery Lord Huangfu Hao, who was already numb, and cupped his hands in a salute.
"Commandery Lord, the betrothal gifts have been delivered. The wedding will be simple. Tomorrow, I will hold a banquet at the Commandery Lords Mansion to welcome your two daughters into my home."
"..."
Commandery Lord Huangfu Hao opened his mouth but finally let out a long sigh.
"What else can I say... I only ask that Jiang Feng treat them well in the future."
As a father, he had completely lost to his own daughters.
The next day, a simple yet solemn wedding was held within the Commandery Lords Mansion.
Time was too tight to announce it to Huoyang Commandery, or even notify Jiangnan.
This was just an internal marriage between the core members of the Jiang Family and the Commandery Lords Mansion.
In the courtyard, red silk hung high, full of festive cheer.
Commandery Lord Huangfu Hao sat in the main seat, looking at his two daughters dressed in wedding attire, looking stunningly beautiful, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
He didn't understand anything about strategy or balance; he only knew that his two brightest pearls were just married off to a sixty-year-old man.
"Brother Jiang, I have long admired you."
Commandery Lord Huangfu Hao raised his wine glass to toast Ancestor Jiang Xuan beside him.
Both were at the Foundation Establishment Great Circle, but in front of Ancestor Jiang Xuan, Commandery Lord Huangfu Hao felt a palpitation; that sharp sensation made him feel like pins and needles were pricking his back.
"Commandery Lord Huangfu, you are too polite."
Ancestor Jiang Xuan laughed heartily and returned the toast, his demeanor steady and composed.
On the other side, the sisters Huangfu Yunni and Huangfu Yunshang, after bowing to heaven and earth and their parents, were arranged to sit at the table for the female guests.
Looking at Su Wan, Zhang Yuniang, Yao Shifei, and Yuan Chu, who were chatting and laughing opposite them, the sisters felt uneasy.
Although they were daughters of the Commandery Lord and held noble status, the women before them were none of them ordinary.
Su Wan was graceful and luxurious, Zhang Yuniang was dainty and lovely, Yao Shifei had a cold and aloof temperament, and Yuan Chu was even more ethereal and otherworldly.
More importantly, they all had deep emotional foundations with Jiang Feng.
At the thought of having to live under the same roof with these Seniors in the future, the sisters felt a wave of helplessness.
Just then, Su Wan walked over with a smile, holding two jade boxes.
"Two younger sisters, from now on, we are one family."
Su Wan's voice was gentle and pleasant, instantly relaxing the sisters' tense mood.
She opened the jade boxes and pushed them in front of the two.
"The marriage was rushed, and I have wronged you both. This is just a small token of my heart as your elder sister; I hope you won't mind."
In the jade boxes lay four pills the size of dragon eyes, surrounded by pill aura, with a strange, fragrant scent.
"This... is this a supreme-grade hua zhen pill?!" Huangfu Yunshang recognized the pills and couldn't help but exclaim.
This was an invaluable treasure that could help Foundation Establishment Cultivators purify their True Qi and stabilize their Realm! A single one would be enough to make the Cultivators of Huoyang Commandery fight tooth and nail, yet Su Wan had brought out four!
"Sister Wan, this is too precious..." Huangfu Yunni was also somewhat at a loss.
Su Wan gently closed the jade boxes and said softly, "We are sisters now; why speak of preciousness? You must already know about our husband's situation. He may seem unserious on the surface, but he values relationships more than anyone. In the future, we sisters must be of one heart and help him get through this tribulation together."
Her words were sincere and earnest, without the slightest air of a head wife, instead placing them in the position of equal sisters.
Huangfu Yunni and Huangfu Yunshang's eyes grew hot.
They had lost their mother early in childhood, and their father was a cultivation fanatic; they had never felt this kind of care and warmth from an elder sister.
"I have some here too."
Zhang Yuniang hopped over and took out two pieces of shimmering inner armor. "This is Heavenly Silkworm Soft Armor I had someone get for you. It is impervious to water and fire, and resistant to blades and swords. You two should quickly accept it."
Yao Shifei had a cold and aloof personality and was not good with words, but she also walked over and handed them two jade bottles. "Consolidating Essence and Cultivating Primordial Pills, they are good for your newly established Foundation Establishment cultivation."
Yuan Chu just smiled slightly at them, and two beams of spiritual light merged into the center of their brows.
The sisters felt their Divine Soul clear, their thoughts became unobstructed, and even their understanding of the Foundation Establishment Stage Realm became much clearer.
Even Ancestor Jiang Xuan walked over happily and gave them two Foundation Stabilizing Pills he had refined himself as a greeting gift from an elder.
For a time, Huangfu Yunni and Huangfu Yunshang were dizzy from the barrage of gifts, and the fear and unease in their hearts had long been replaced by overwhelming touched feelings and surprise.
So, is this what family is?
Jiang Feng watched this scene from not far away, his heart warming, and a trace of guilt welled up.
He understood that Su Wan and the others were using their gentleness to make up for his debt to these two sisters.
This sentiment was heavy.
...
The banquet dispersed, and the night grew deep.
Surrounded by maidservants, Huangfu Yunni and Huangfu Yunshang were sent separately into adjacent bridal chambers.
Jiang Feng steadied himself and pushed open the bridal chamber door on the left.
Inside the room, red candles flickered.
Huangfu Yunni, dressed in a fiery red wedding gown, sat upright on the edge of the bed with a red bridal veil covering her head. Her hands, which were usually fearless, were now nervously twisting the corner of her clothes.
Jiang Feng stepped forward and gently lifted the veil with a jade ruyi.
Under the candlelight, her pretty face, both happy and coy, flushed with a rosy hue, looking stunningly beautiful.
Her usual fiery and bold nature had now turned into gentleness.
Jiang Feng picked up the wine glasses and drank the nuptial wine with her.
When he put down the glass, he looked at the exquisite, shapely figure before him wrapped in the wedding dress, and a sentence inexplicably popped into his head.
"Looking down and not seeing one's feet, that is already a peerless beauty in the human world."
However, he was not blinded by desire.
Instead, he pulled over a stool and sat in front of Huangfu Yunni, his expression more serious than ever before.
"Yunni."
"Hmm?" Huangfu Yunni's voice was so soft it was almost inaudible, and she dared not look up at him.
"Before doing that, there are some things I must make clear to you."
Jiang Feng told her the whole story of himself and Lin Yueyao, from their meeting to falling in love, to her returning to the Sect to protect the Jiang Family, and her current situation of being imprisoned in a dungeon with their child being targeted.
Finally, he stared at her and asked, word for word.
"I married you two with an element of exploitation. In the future, the Jiang Family will have to face the behemoth that is the Qingyun Sect, and we could be wiped out at any moment. Now, if you regret it, there is still time."
"You..."
Huangfu Yunni suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of shock and anger, mixed with a trace of complex emotions.
She did not expect Jiang Feng to say such things at this time.
She felt indignant at the shameless actions of the Qingyun Sect and felt even more heartbroken for Lin Yueyao's plight.
But after all, she was Huangfu Yunni.
After a brief silence, her train of thought took a turn that Jiang Feng had not expected.
"Long-winded!"
Huangfu Yunni suddenly spat, her pretty face flushed red. She yanked Jiang Feng up from the stool and pulled him directly toward the bed.
"Are you a man or not! Talking such nonsense at a time like this!"
She glared at him, her eyes brimming with moisture, yet carrying an unrefusable ferocity.
"Hurry up, Huangfu Yunshang is waiting for you!"
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