2: Chapter 2 Shh! Don't tell anyone.

Uncle Ye, the Night Shadow Cat Clan.

Yuan Chen recalled a friend from the Yao Race his parents had mentioned meeting while out training.

The other party's true form was a member of the Night Shadow Cat Clan.

Although a Yao Beast, their talent was quite good.

At five or six hundred years old, they had already reached the early stage of the Divided Soul realm.

One had to keep in mind that they were of the Yao Race.

It was quite different from Divine Beasts like Yuan Ji, who were at the Golden Core Stage from birth.

However, due to the long distance, the two sides had not met for decades.

Yuan Chen did not expect his parents to have specially called this distant friend over for his marriage.

"Yuan Chen's cultivation has not changed since birth; having you betroth Lingling to him might be a grievance to her."

After Yuan Chen bowed to the couple, Yuan Ji pulled him to his front and said to the Ye couple.

Ye Xiu immediately frowned.

"What are you saying, Big Brother?"

"Back then, you didn't mind our identity as members of the Yao Race and made a promise: if both sides had a son and a daughter, they would become Dao Companions, and if they were the same gender, they would become sworn siblings."

"Now, even if Little Chen's cultivation cannot improve, we will never break our promise."

Ye Xiaoye, who was on the side, chimed in.

"My husband is right, Big Brother Yuan; do not mention such things again in the future."

"Furthermore, doesn't Little Chen still carry the Azure Dragon Clan's Bloodline? If they do have Divine Beast offspring, won't we also benefit from it?"

Hearing the conversation between the two, Yuan Ji quickly apologized: "It is my fault."

He was only testing the waters.

After all, they hadn't met for decades and had only communicated a few times using sound transmission talismans.

No one could say for sure if the other party's feelings regarding this brotherhood had changed.

Now that he had heard their confirmation, he felt a sense of relief.

Although their Azure Dragon Clan was a genuine Low-grade Divine Beast.

It was an indisputable fact that Yuan Chen's Bloodline was impure.

He happily patted Yuan Chen on the shoulder: "Chen'er, take Lingling around to look at things; your Uncle Ye and I haven't seen each other for a long time, so we have much to talk about."

Yuan Chen nodded; he knew his old man was giving them a chance to spend time alone together.

Although there was a marriage engagement, if Ye Lingling simply refused, they couldn't force her, right?

Yuan Chen walked up to Ye Lingling.

"Hello!"

It was a very formal way of greeting.

Ye Lingling was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

She replied in the same way: "Hello."

Yuan Chen did not show any timidity and said generously: "Then shall I take you out for a stroll?"

Ye Lingling nodded and agreed.

While the two were communicating, their parents watched quietly.

After the two went out, they began to discuss their respective situations in recent years.

Yuan Chen, leading the way, could not help but sigh.

In his past life, he had wanted a romance based on free will, but he never expected to end up on the path of an arranged marriage.

The Azure Dragon Palace was still very beautiful.

The Dragon Clan did not have many members, but they definitely had plenty of treasures.

Any building they passed by could potentially be a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact.

On the way, Yuan Chen introduced the surrounding scenery while they got to know each other's basic situations.

"How old?"

When asked about her age, Yuan Chen couldn't help but ask.

The little kitten looked at Yuan Chen innocently.

"Sixty-nine!"

Yuan Chen's mouth twitched.

Had he encountered an older woman?

That was f***ing ridiculous.

However, upon remembering that the other party was of the Yao Race, he immediately felt relieved.

The early stages of Cultivate for the Yao Race were very slow.

Coupled with the fact that Ye Lingling had the Heart-Nature of a little girl despite being sixty-nine, it was not hard to guess.

She had likely spent the first few decades just focused on Cultivate.

"What's wrong?"

Ye Lingling looked at Yuan Chen in confusion.

The other party seemed very surprised when he heard her age.

Yuan Chen waved his hand: "It's nothing!"

In this world, a gap of hundreds or thousands of years between Dao Companions was a very normal thing.

It wasn't that he couldn't accept it.

It was just that, for a moment, projecting his past life into this made it feel a bit strange.

"I heard from my mother that I am about to marry you."

The other party said it with unusual calmness.

Yuan Chen also nodded: "That's right, what do you think about it?"

"What do I think?"

Ye Lingling thought for a moment: "What is marriage like? Is it fun?"

Yuan Chen looked at her strangely; how had Ye Xiu been teaching her these past few decades?

Despite being over sixty years old, she was just like an ignorant girl of thirteen or fourteen.

It made Yuan Chen feel a tiny bit of guilt.

…And a tiny bit of excitement.

Yeah, just a tiny bit, he promised!

"Er, you can ask your mother about that."

Yuan Chen thought for a moment, then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he said.

"Oh!"

Ye Lingling nodded adorably.

After the two wandered around for a while longer, they felt it was about time and returned to the room.

After sitting with the Ye couple for a while longer, Yuan Ji arranged a courtyard for them, and the two sides parted ways.

After returning to the courtyard, Ye Xiaoye immediately grabbed Ye Lingling and asked.

"Lingling, what do you think of Yuan Chen?"

"What do you mean, what do I think?"

"Your feelings." Ye Xiaoye gestured, not knowing how to describe it, and finally summarized it with two words.

Ye Lingling thought about it.

"He's not bad! Yuan Chen is very interesting, and he talks in a very fun way."

"Then... then you will marry Yuan Chen?"

Ye Xiaoye said, hesitating.

Although she was reluctant to part with her daughter, the Yuan Ji couple had helped them many times, and had even saved their lives.

They were also unwilling to be people who broke their promises.

"Sure!"

Ye Lingling smiled and said indifferently.

Ye Xiaoye and Ye Xiu looked at each other.

Then let it be so!

Early the next morning, the two conveyed the news to the Yuan Ji couple.

Because the Ye couple still had matters to attend to in their clan, they could not stay for too long.

So, after confirmation, the wedding was set to be held in seven days.

Yuan Chen only found out he was going to be a groom the day before the wedding.

This shotgun marriage really almost broke his old waist.

The wedding was exceptionally simple.

Yuan Ji didn't even notify his own father, Yuan Man.

Ever since he found out that Yuan Chen's Azure Dragon Bloodline was insufficient, he had selectively forgotten that he even had such a grandson.

Yuan Ji naturally knew his father's attitude, so he didn't bother trying to curry favor.

He just found a group of friends and completed the wedding.

When Yuan Chen was sent to the bridal chamber after drinking a couple of cups of wine, he was completely dazed.

However, upon seeing the beautiful person sitting quietly on the wedding bed in her wedding attire waiting for him, he forgot everything else.

He walked slowly to Ye Lingling, looking at her wide, innocent eyes and her constantly twitching cat ears...

"So, shall we consummate the marriage?"

"Okay!"

Ye Lingling replied obediently.

Although attracted by her beauty, Yuan Chen did not forget the reward given by the System.

The fixed-target pill and the talent-boosting potion appeared in his hands simultaneously.

He stuffed them into his mouth and pounced on Ye Lingling.

Ye Lingling, who had been pounced on, looked at Yuan Chen in confusion.

"Do you need to take medicine when consummating the marriage?"

Yuan Chen's movements froze!

That sounded a bit unpleasant.

But explaining it was a bit difficult.

He whispered: "Don't tell anyone else about this."

"Oh!"

After she replied, Yuan Chen got busy with the real business.