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Are you going to meet the parents so soon?
Xiao An's truancy was quickly exposed.
The next day, a group of people from the Xiao Family arrived at Tai Xuan Holy Land.
"What are you doing? I'm not going back!" Xiao An struggled, grabbing Xiao Fan's leg tightly.
"Xiao Fan, you promised to play with me for a month. You can't go back on your word! Quickly chase them away, or I won't play with you anymore."
Xiao Fan was helpless, and so were the newcomers.
The person from the Xiao Family was the butler, a low-key Cultivator, rumored to be very strong, but no one had ever seen him make a move.
"Young Master, this trip is also to ask you to return for a visit," the butler said respectfully.
"Ask me to go back? Why? Has something happened in the Family?"
Xiao Fan was a bit confused. He had been away from home for less than a year, and for a Cultivator, a year was nothing.
"It's like this, didn't the Family mention to you last time about going back for an engagement?"
"Now that we think about it, the time is almost here, so you need to go back."
Xiao Fan slapped his forehead; there was such a thing.
He had almost forgotten.
"Can you reveal who it is?" Xiao Fan asked curiously.
He didn't refuse; marriage alliances between great Families were perfectly normal.
The Young Miss of a prestigious Family marrying an unknown poor boy was merely a fantasy for shut-ins, like a certain fellow named Wuhu Qifei11.
Forget about becoming Dao Companions; people from two different worlds wouldn't even meet. It's a bit cruel, but that's the truth.
Mainly, Xiao Fan had many adorable female cousins.
If he found out which insignificant yellow-haired scoundrel was trying to lay hands on his adorable sisters, he would absolutely be the first to transform into a Demonic God and eliminate those yellow-haired punks!
Ever since he became the Young Master of a great Family, he somewhat understood why Yang Jian was so enraged when the Third Holy Mother descended to the Mortal Realm and had a private relationship with a Mortal.
Yang Jian was rational.
If it were Xiao Fan, he wouldn't be named Xiao if he didn't wipe out those yellow-haired punks' ancestors eighteen generations back!
The butler smiled, intending to keep him in suspense.
Xiao Fan glanced at him. He knew the butler's character. He calmly said, "Summarize it clearly for me in three sentences."
The butler restrained his smile.
"It's Jiang Lanzhi from the Jiang Family. Young Master, you should have met her when you were little."
"I heard she formed her Golden Core three years ago."
"She's also eighteen now, and the people of the Jiang Family feel it's time to put the engagement on the agenda."
Jiang Lanzhi?
Xiao Fan recalled memories related to this name.
It sounded familiar, but he couldn't quite remember.
After all, when he was little, he had seen no less than eighty or a hundred innocent little lolis who were childhood sweethearts. How could he remember so clearly?
However, he had heard of the Jiang Family's name.
The Jiang Family was an ancient Family with a Legacy of tens of thousands of years. According to the Elders in his Family, the ancestors of the Jiang Family and his Xiao Family had a life-and-death friendship.
Initially, the two Families' powers were similar, but as time passed, the Jiang Family somehow began to decline, and fewer and fewer Cultivators from their Family Ascended.
The Old Ancestors of the Jiang Family in the heavens somehow lost contact with them and could no longer provide them with various Immortal Pills and Immortal Fruits. Over time, the Jiang Family declined.
However, this decline was only relative to the current Xiao Family. Compared to other forces, they were still an existence that was difficult to reach.
The Xiao Family did not take advantage of the Jiang Family's decline but continued to form marriage alliances with them, even using their Young Master for the alliance, which was enough to prove the good relationship between the two Families.
However, who was Xiao Fan? This marriage alliance could not be taken lightly; it had to be handled with caution.
One careless mistake, and if the engagement were called off, it wouldn't just be a matter of losing face; his life might even be lost.
"Last time I said, if you came, remember to bring her portrait, preferably recorded with a Projection Stone. Did you bring it?" Xiao Fan asked.
"Of course."
Saying that, the butler handed Xiao Fan a Projection Stone.
Xiao Fan took it, like opening a prize, and with a nervous heart, his Divine Sense slowly probed into it.
As long as she wasn't too outrageous of a 'tank,' he could accept it.
A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Fan slowly withdrew his Divine Sense from it. She was just average, on par with Ji Qingxue and Su Yiyun.
"Young Master, how is it? Does it meet your expectations?"
Xiao Fan, deeply affected by beauty filters, awakened some unpleasant memories from his previous life. He asked:
"Is there no image distortion? How much difference is there between the portrait in the Projection Stone and the actual person? It won't be that everything is different except the name, right?"
The butler was stunned by his question.
What did all this mean?
He could only guess and gave what he considered a more reasonable answer:
"This was personally recorded by the Mistress, so there shouldn't be any mistakes."
Oh, so it was Xiao Fan's mother who took it. No wonder it was so conservative, with so much fabric. However, her figure and appearance were indeed very standard.
Presumably, his mother wouldn't lie to him.
"What about her background?"
"Here." The butler handed Xiao Fan a Jade Slip, which contained Jiang Lanzhi's information.
It detailed everything from when she broke through to what Realm, what Medicinal Pills she took, and what Cultivation Technique she practiced. This gave Xiao Fan a sense of looking at a blind date resume.
"Foundation Establishment at five, Core Formation at sixteen, naturally quiet and elegant."
"She is eighteen this year, entered the Hundred Flowers Sacred Ground, and became a disciple of the Hundred Flowers Holy Master. There is a fifty percent chance she will be selected as the Saintess of the Hundred Flowers Holy Land, with great potential."
"Son, your mother has looked her over. This girl, Jiang Lan Zhi, is very good. Listen to your mother, get along well with her, and have a happy marriage."
Xiao Fan: ...
The dagger was revealed at the end of the scroll.
It turned out his mother wrote it. No wonder she personally took action. It was probably because this Jiang Lan Zhi was deeply loved by his mother.
Speaking of which, why is it another Saintess? Am I going to collect all the Saintesses of all the Holy Lands? *Hiss*, it seems, not bad at all.
Since his mother had given her guarantee, Xiao Fan naturally had no objections.
"Alright, when is the engagement?"
"One month from now. Young Miss Jiang Lan Zhi has been accompanying the Mistress for some time, just waiting for you to return," the butler said respectfully.
Good heavens, it was already arranged.
For the future of the Family, let me be this heartless tool for marriage alliance!
Xiao An was completely confused, but he generally understood the main point: "Xiao Fan, are you going home?"
"Yes, let's go back together."
"Wow, you're so mean! I finally got out, and you're taking me home!" Xiao An said unhappily.
Immature!
"If you go back, I'll build you another set of winged Pegasus-type Gundam mecha," Xiao Fan said lightly.
Xiao An's feigned angry face immediately lit up with joy. "I want a golden one."
"Deal."
"Hey, you said you're going back for an engagement, right?" Xiao An asked with a curious expression.
"Yes, what about it?"
"Is it fun?"
"Uh, it should be quite fun."
Is there anything simpler than playing with women? Perhaps only playing with other people's women.
"Okay, after I go back, I also want to have marriage alliances. If it's so fun, then more playmates. Let's have ten marriage alliances!" Xiao An said excitedly.
Although children's words are innocent, they still gave Xiao Fan a headache.
He questioned the butler: "Has no one taught him any basic life common sense?"
The butler weakly said: "Young Master, Young Master Nineteenth Uncle wants to run, and we can't stop him. You know Young Master Nineteenth Uncle's abilities best. After he cries and makes a fuss, even the Family Head has to give in to him."
Alas, Xiao Fan felt like he saw the shadow of a rich second-generation fool with too much money in Xiao An. It wasn't that he couldn't be educated, but that he had no desire to learn.
Alas, it seems that educating Nineteenth Uncle can only be done by me.
"Wait a moment, I'll tell the Grand Elder, and then we'll go back."
"As you command."
Xin Xi walked over, preparing to follow Xiao Fan's steps.
"What are you doing here?"
"As the Saint's maid, I feel it is necessary to accompany you," Xin Xi said seriously.
"Uh, I'm just going home. I'm not not coming back. Is there a need to follow so closely?" Xiao Fan said.
"Wait! Home!" Xin Xi's beautiful eyes shone with an unusual light, her delicate face like a flower. She said shyly in a low voice:
"Are we meeting the parents so soon? I'm not ready yet."
"By the way, Saint, what do your Family members like? As long as you say it, I can get it for you. Do you mind raising some small Phoenixes or Azure Dragons? I heard that raising these things can cultivate one's temperament."
Xiao Fan: ???
Xin Xi's mind had already gone haywire; no matter what Xiao Fan said, she wouldn't listen.
"System, nothing will happen, right?"
"Uh, good luck."
Xiao Fan could already imagine that if he couldn't handle Xin Xi, his home might be gone.
Therefore, the plan to conquer the twin sisters had to be moved up!