596: Chapter 596 A Fake Marriage?

Seventeenth on the heavenly pride list!

Anyone who could achieve such a ranking was a genius among geniuses.

The family behind this Qing Nian must also be a titan of considerable strength.

Qing Nian smiled slightly. "I learned from Brother Tang that Young Master Fang turned the tide in the great battle against the Poison Sect. This young lady deeply admires your strength."

Fang Bai waved his hand. "You overstate it, Miss. I'm actually just so-so."

Tang Chao spoke up. "Brother Fang, if you're just 'so-so', then wouldn't that make us absolute trash?"

Fang Bai glanced at him. "Is your skin itching for a beating, kid?"

Tang Chao gave a cheeky grin.

Suddenly remembering something, Tang Chao said, "Oh right, my father is looking for you."

Hearing this, Fang Bai nodded. "Alright."

He bid farewell to the two of them and went to find Tang Ren.

Qing Nian's gaze remained fixed on Fang Bai, her expression unreadable.

"What? Is your heart fluttering?"

Tang Chao's teasing voice rang out.

Qing Nian said indifferently, "Young Master Fang has outstanding looks and formidable strength. I fear few women could refuse him."

Tang Chao shook his head with a smile. "Don't put on an act in front of me. Didn't your father want you to enter a marriage alliance with the Liu Family? What do you think?"

Qing Nian said calmly, "Naturally, I will resist."

Tang Chao sighed. "Being part of a great clan, one's life is not their own."

Qing Nian glanced at him and said, "Back then I asked you for help, and you refused."

Tang Chao quickly replied, "Are you joking? We're just friends. You wanted me to fake a marriage with you—isn't that just screwing over a friend?"

Qing Nian remained expressionless. "Do you think I'm that bad?"

Tang Chao said, "It's not a question of whether you're bad or not, it's a question of reputation! If you resist your family, I'll help you fight without a second thought. But marriage... let's just forget about that."

Qing Nian chuckled softly. "Fine, I don't need you anymore anyway."

Hearing this, Tang Chao suddenly realized something and was shocked. "You... you haven't set your sights on my Brother Fang, have you?"

Qing Nian turned to leave. "Indeed."

Tang Chao quickly called out, "Holy crap! Don't play with fire!"

Qing Nian ignored him and departed.

Tang Chao sighed. "Brother Fang, you'd better pray for yourself."

On the other side, Fang Bai found Tang Ren.

After the battle with the Poison Sect, Tang Ren was extremely polite to Fang Bai. "Little Friend Fang, you have truly worked hard during this period."

Fang Bai smiled. "Patriarch Tang is too polite."

Tang Ren smiled, and then, without beating around the bush, he took out a storage ring and handed it to Fang Bai.

"Little Friend Fang has done my Tang Family a great favor. My Tang Family has no way to repay you, only some meager resources to show our appreciation. Of course, this debt of gratitude cannot be fully repaid. In the future, if Little Friend Fang has any needs, my Tang Family will surely assist with the strength of our entire clan!"

Hearing this, Fang Bai did not stand on ceremony and accepted the storage ring. As his divine sense swept through it, his expression froze.

"This gift is too valuable!"

Inside this storage ring were two source veins!

And they were top-grade source veins at that!

He knew the Tang Family only had four source veins in total, yet they were willing to give half to him.

Tang Ren waved his hand, his face showing a hint of solemnity. "Little Friend Fang, there is no need to decline. Without you, my Tang Family would have been wiped out during this Poison Sect chaos. Never mind two source veins, even if we exhausted the clan's entire foundation, it would be hard to match this kindness."

Fang Bai gripped the storage ring, his heart stirred.

How precious were top-grade source veins? They were the very foundation of a power's existence. One must know that back in the Dark Night Star Domain, various powers would fight over a single source vein...

The Tang Family's generosity was clear evidence of their sincerity.

He pondered for a moment and ultimately did not refuse again.

"Since Patriarch Tang is so hospitable, I shall accept them. If the Tang Family faces difficulties in the future, I, Fang Bai, will not stand idly by."

Tang Ren was delighted to hear this and laughed. "It is the Tang Family's fortune that you say so, Little Friend."

Fang Bai did not reject the goodwill. He knew the source vein inside the moon god ring was not enough to support everyone's cultivation. Now with these two top-grade source veins, the strength of the human race would reach a new level!

Fang Bai directly placed the two source veins into the moon god ring, letting Su Yunsheng and the others allocate and utilize them reasonably.

After the banquet ended.

Fang Bai returned to his residence.

He stopped in his tracks, his gaze falling not far ahead.

There stood a woman dressed in a green dress.

At this moment, she was looking at him with a beaming smile.

"Miss Qing Nian?"

Qing Nian gave a shallow smile and then said, "Young Master Fang, you're back?"

Fang Bai was somewhat surprised. "Did you wait here specifically for me, Miss?"

Qing Nian nodded. "Yes."

Fang Bai looked at her strangely. "Is something the matter?"

Qing Nian bit her thin lip and then said softly, "Can we go inside to talk?"

Fang Bai glanced at her and then nodded. "Alright."

A moment later, the two entered the courtyard where Fang Bai was staying.

Fang Bai looked at Qing Nian and said, "Miss Qing Nian, you may speak now."

Qing Nian raised her eyes to look at Fang Bai. There was no trace of bashfulness in her clear eyes; instead, they held the decisiveness unique to children of great clans.

"Young Master Fang, I shall get straight to the point."

She took a soft breath and began to recount her experience in a calm voice. "My Qing Family wants to betroth me to the Liu Family's young master, Liu Hong."

Fang Bai's brow twitched slightly. He didn't interrupt, merely signaling for her to continue.

"Liu Hong is arrogant, domineering, wicked, and supercilious. The number of women he has ruined is countless. If I marry into the Liu Family, it will surely be a fate worse than death." Qing Nian's tone turned slightly cold. "I, Qing Nian, would rather die than marry such a vile person."

Fang Bai said indifferently, "Miss, your resistance to your family's marriage arrangement actually has nothing to do with me."

He didn't know the strength of the Qing and Liu families, nor if they had Quasi-Saint titans. Furthermore, there was no benefit for him, so he didn't want to interfere.

Besides, this was only his first time meeting Qing Nian. Although she was beautiful, he wasn't an animal that thought with his lower half.

Qing Nian took a step forward, her eyes burning as she gazed at him. "Originally, I wanted to ask Tang Chao to enter a fake marriage with me to use as an excuse to decline the wedding, but he refused. Now, I want to ask you to help me once."

Fang Bai's eyes narrowed slightly. "How do you want me to help you, Miss?"

"It's very simple." Qing Nian's red lips parted as she spoke clearly, word by word. "Establish an engagement with me—a fake one, of course—or... announce to the world that I am already your woman."

As her voice fell, the courtyard instantly became silent.

Fang Bai looked at the woman before him, momentarily surprised.

He hadn't expected her to make such a bold request.

"The Qing and Liu families are both great clans. Doing this is no different from offending both sides at once." Fang Bai's tone was flat. "Aren't you being a bit too reckless, Miss?"

"I am not being reckless." Qing Nian shook her head gently, a strange light flickering in her eyes. "When I heard from Brother Tang about how you fought the Poison Sect and turned the tide, I felt admiration for you. Seeing you just now has only confirmed that you are the one worthy of me."

"Moreover, only you can help me now."