361: Chapter 362 Holding a Wedding Ceremony!
The descendants of the Ye Family, they are truly hot commodities!
Not to mention that Ye Changge is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator with an unlimited future, the Ye Family's current thriving momentum alone is enough to make people's hearts flutter.
What's more, Ye Changge's wives and concubines are all outstanding in appearance, so the children they bear are naturally not bad either.
As for those young men of the Ye Family, the few Old Ancestors had seen them from afar at the banquet; each one was handsome, delicate, and Bufan, with a gentle and polite demeanor, showing at a glance that the Ye Family's upbringing was excellent.
If one could marry their daughter into the Ye Family, that would be a wonderful Opportunity to rise to the top in one step!
The few Old Ancestors' thoughts raced, but their faces remained composed, and they all smiled and echoed: "Ancestor Ye is right! Letting the children interact more is also a good thing!"
"Yes, yes, yes, my daughter has just reached the age for marriage..."
"My girls are always saying they want to go to Longmai Mountain to see the Spirit Beast Garden; now they have a legitimate reason!"
Although they spoke politely, the few Old Ancestors had already secretly sent voice transmissions home, instructing the matriarchs to have their legitimate daughters prepare, and once the banquet ended, find an excuse to interact with the Ye Family's descendants.
Meanwhile, some of the Loose Cultivators and representatives of small families present, although not part of the cooperation, also listened with hearts burning with desire.
Some quick-witted Loose Cultivators had already started calculating whether to ask someone to act as a matchmaker and squeeze their daughters into the Ye Family as concubines; even if it was just a secondary wife, it would still be a heaven-sent Opportunity!
After all, the Ye Changge of today is no longer the Young Lord of Biluo Lake who needed to take concubines everywhere.
Three years ago, at the time of Ye Changge's clan establishment ceremony, he was just a Cultivator who had recently achieved Foundation Establishment, and the clan's Foundation was still shallow; at that time, there were still a few families willing to marry their legitimate daughters to him as concubines.
But now, three years later, the Ye Family sits upon Longmai Mountain, with businesses spread across several surrounding markets, and Ye Changge himself is a Foundation Establishment Second Layer Cultivator, a top-tier Second-Rank Talisman Master, and is also rumored to be proficient in Alchemy.
For such a person, if one wanted to marry their daughter to him as a concubine, they would likely have to weigh whether their own Family was qualified enough.
Let alone becoming a concubine.
Nowadays, wanting to be Ye Changge's concubine is not such an easy matter either.
Many outstanding-looking female Cultivators present sighed inwardly, regretting why they weren't born a few years earlier and missed the best Opportunity.
But Ye Changge's words just now allowed them to see another path—
Since they couldn't marry Ye Changge, then they would marry Ye Changge's son!
The Ye Family's descendants, flowing with Ye Changge's Bloodline in their bones, were each handsome and Bufan, humble and polite; moreover, Ye Changge had always been extremely good to his descendants, willing to spend Spirit Stones to cultivate them and willing to send them to large Sects to practice.
If they married over, wouldn't that be equivalent to having half a foot inside the Ye Family's door?
For a time, many female Cultivators' minds became active, their gazes quietly lingering on those young men of the Ye Family at the banquet.
Especially those legitimate daughters of families who had been invited; their eyes darted around, sizing them up with extra care.
Ye Changge took all of this in, understood it in his heart, but did not point it out; he simply smiled and drank a few more cups with the various Old Ancestors, and when the atmosphere was sufficiently built up, he put down his wine cup and stood up.
The people in the hall saw that he had something to say, and they all quieted down.
Ye Changge's gaze swept across the entire hall, finally landing on the several wives by his side.
Lu Shiyin, Lu Shiqing, Liu Yiyi, and Xiao Caiyue were all slightly stunned when his gaze fell upon them.
Lu Shiqing blinked those bright eyes of hers and whispered: "Husband, why are you looking at us?"
Ye Changge smiled and did not answer her, instead turning to the people in the hall, his voice clear and bright:
"Fellow Daoists, I, Ye, have one more matter that I would like to take this Opportunity to announce to everyone."
Hearing this, everyone's curiosity was immediately piqued.
Ye Changge walked to Lu Shiyin's side and gently took her hand. Lu Shiyin's cheeks flushed slightly, but she did not pull away, only looking at him with a hint of confusion in her eyes.
"Back then, when I, Ye, was at Biluo Lake, the Family was still in its infancy, living a tight life, and we didn't even have a decent house."
Ye Changge's voice was gentle, carrying a tone of recollection, "At that time, it was these women who followed me, Ye, supporting me all the way, staying together all the way."
His gaze swept over Lu Shiyin, Lu Shiqing, Liu Yiyi, and Xiao Caiyue one by one, and then glided over the few women standing slightly further away—Xiao Cui, Liu Xiaoxing, Liu Xiaoyue, Jiang Wanqing, and Zhao Qingli.
"Back then, for a grand wedding, we couldn't even produce a decent dowry. Some sisters just set up a few tables of wine, and that counted as entering the door."
"Some sisters didn't even have a wedding, yet they followed me, Ye, all the way to this day."
His voice lowered slightly: "I, Ye, have always felt that I owe them a great deal."
Hearing this, Lu Shiyin's eyes warmed slightly, and she gently squeezed his hand.
Liu Yiyi lowered her head and quietly raised her hand to wipe the corner of her eye.
Xiao Cui stood in a position near the back, already brimming with tears.
Ye Changge took a deep breath, raised his head again, his gaze clear and solemn:
"Therefore, today, taking advantage of the ceremony, I, Ye, would like to announce to all Fellow Daoists—"
"I, Ye, am going to hold a formal wedding ceremony for these wives who have followed me for many years! To make up for the rites owed back then and give them a proper status!"
"Including those maids who have followed me from the beginning, I, Ye, will also give them status, record them in the clan genealogy, and from now on, they will be proper concubines of the Ye Family, no longer maids."
His voice was resonant and firm:
"Virtuous wives are like my soaring ambition, holding hands to walk the path of longevity together! If not for them carrying the pregnancy for ten months and expanding the Family branches, I, Ye, would definitely not have reached this step today. I, Ye, dare not forget, and cannot forget!"
Once these words were spoken, the hall was silent for a moment, then erupted into warm applause and cheers!
"Good!"
"Ancestor Ye is sentimental and righteous!"
"This is the true style of a Cultivator!"
"The people who suffered with him back then, he has not forgotten a single one today! Such character is truly rare!"
Many Old Ancestors nodded repeatedly, their eyes showing appreciation.
In the Cultivation World, it is common for Cultivators to abandon their wives who suffered with them after they become successful and climb higher branches.
Like Ye Changge, who not only did not abandon his old partners but instead wanted to hold a make-up wedding for them and give maids status, is simply rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
Those female Cultivators in the hall looked at Ye Changge with burning gazes, their hearts unable to stop pounding.
To be born so handsome and otherworldly, to be a young Foundation Establishment Cultivator, a Second-Rank Talisman Master, and to be so sentimental and righteous to one's wives and concubines...
Such a man, looking at the entire Zhao State, one cannot find a second one!
If one had to name a flaw, it would be that he is too amorous.
However, the other party is a great Foundation Establishment Cultivator and a Second-Rank High Grade Talisman Master, so what if he has a few more concubines? Isn't that very normal?
Even if one cannot be the main wife, even if it is just to be a slave or servant for him, it seems quite good, right?
Some female Cultivators thought quietly in their hearts, their cheeks slightly burning.
They hurriedly lowered their heads, not daring to let anyone see the thoughts in their eyes.
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