17: I have a plan; they should send the person here on their own initiative.
The Sixth Ancestor's words exploded in the Chaos Hall like a thunderclap on a clear day.
Jiang Zhan, listening from the side, felt his eyelids twitch uncontrollably.
"Kidnap... kidnap them here?"
"Sixth Ancestor Grandfather, you are being too direct!"
"Although... this idea is indeed quite tempting."
"Old Six, watch your language!"
The First Ancestor glared at the Sixth Ancestor, then turned to Jiang Yuan with an incredibly amiable smile. "Yuaner, don't listen to your Sixth Ancestor Grandfather's nonsense. We are a prestigious Imperial Clan of the Jiang Family; how could we do something like forcibly abducting innocent women?"
Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the First Ancestor was more reliable after all.
"We always go directly to their doors to propose marriage."
The First Ancestor added leisurely, "We bring the Jiang Family's sincerity and a few Emperor Weapons to talk to them calmly and reasonably."
"If they don't listen to reason, we will reason with them again. If they still don't listen, then we will reason with them using physics."
Jiang Yuan: "..."
Good grief, each one is more ruthless than the last.
He finally understood that in the eyes of these ancestors, as long as it could help him have more children, let alone proposing marriage, they wouldn't even blink an eye at starting an Immortal Emperor War.
"Yuaner, the Sacred Body you awakened is of immense significance to our Jiang Family."
The First Ancestor's voice became incredibly solemn. He stood up, and his seemingly blurred figure seemed to support the entire Chaos at this moment.
"It is not just a path for you to become stronger personally, but the very Foundation concerning the Luck of our Jiang Family for ten thousand generations to come!"
"We old fellows have been stuck at the Great Emperor Realm for too, too long. The path ahead is severed; we can only linger on in this ancestral land, waiting for the day our Lifespan runs out."
"We once thought that the glory of the Jiang Family might slowly fade into silence after our generation, but your appearance has given us new hope!"
The First Ancestor's gaze swept over the other ancestors; their Incarnations of will also became incredibly solemn at this moment.
"The saint spirit pill can create a Sacred Body, which means our Jiang Family will be able to continuously produce Peak combat power!"
"And you..."
The First Ancestor's gaze finally fell upon Jiang Yuan, filled with endless expectation. "You are the core of it all! As long as you can continue to produce offspring and receive feedback from the Heavenly Dao, our Jiang Family may be able to break the ancient shackles and give birth to a true Immortal!"
"By then, our Jiang Family will no longer be a mere Imperial Clan, but a true Immortal Clan! Eternal and immortal, existing as long as the world itself!"
"Therefore, Yuaner..."
The First Ancestor, this ancient being of the highest seniority and most unfathomable strength in the Jiang Family, actually bowed slightly to Jiang Yuan.
"From now on, your affairs are the highest priority of our Jiang Family! Your safety is the most important matter for our Jiang Family! Your... needs are matters that our Jiang Family must satisfy!"
"You are the only hope of our Jiang Family throughout the ages!"
Boom!
The First Ancestor's words made Jiang Yuan's head buzz.
He was frightened.
Being bowed to by a Great Emperor ancestor—the pressure was just too much!
"First Ancestor Grandfather, what are you doing! Get up quickly! You are going to kill me with this burden!" Jiang Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
"No, you deserve this bow."
The First Ancestor shook his head, his expression solemn. "This is the entrustment of us old fellows for the future of the Jiang Family!"
The other ancestors also bowed slightly to Jiang Yuan one after another.
"Yuaner, if you need anything in the future, just tell us directly!"
"Whoever dares to touch a single hair on your head, I, your ancestor, will be the first to refuse!"
"That's right! No one should even think about touching the hope of our Jiang Family!"
Looking at these six Great Emperors who once dominated the world and suppressed the ages, now acting like a group of the kindest elders, placing all their hopes on him, an unspeakable warmth and sense of responsibility surged in Jiang Yuan's heart.
He knew that from this moment on, he was no longer that Imperial Son who only needed to lie flat and enjoy life.
On his shoulders, he now carried the future of the entire Jiang Family.
"Ancestors, Uncle..." Jiang Yuan took a deep breath, his eyes becoming firmer than ever before. "I understand my responsibility now."
"For the Family, I... am duty-bound! At most, I will just have to suffer a little myself!"
His tragic expression of "If I don't go to Hell, who will?" once again moved the ancestors present to tears.
"Good child! Truly a good child!"
"With such commitment, why should we worry about the Jiang Family not flourishing!"
"You've suffered, Yuaner. For the Family, you have endured too much."
Jiang Zhan watched from the side, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
He knew that from today on, Jiang Yuan's status in the Jiang Family would truly surpass everything, including him, the Family Head, and even the Great Emperor Hengyu, who was far away in the Border Wasteland!
Because what Jiang Yuan represented was the future! It was hope!
"Alright, alright, stop being so sentimental."
The Sixth Ancestor waved his hand carelessly, breaking the touching atmosphere. "Let's talk business! Yuaner, for that 'Heavenly Dao' feedback of yours, is it enough as long as the woman has outstanding Aptitude?"
Jiang Yuan nodded: "The System says so, and it even gives a score. The higher the score, the better the Aptitude of the offspring born, and the more generous the rewards. For example, Qingxue, the wife I just married, a woman of the White Tiger Royal Clan, had a score as high as 98."
"98 points?"
"Then what is the full score?"
"100 points."
"Then what are we waiting for!"
The Sixth Ancestor rubbed his hands excitedly. "Hurry, list all the Heavens Proud Daughter in the Emperor Immortal Great World with a score of 90 or above for me! We will go talk to them one by one!"
"Family Head, you are most familiar with this, you do it!" The Third Ancestor looked at Jiang Zhan.
Jiang Zhan gave a wry smile. With a thought, a detailed list, condensed from magical power and illustrated with pictures and text, instantly appeared before everyone.
It was exactly the one he had shown Jiang Yuan earlier.
"Jade Pool Saintess, Qin Mengyao, score 96..."
"Great Yan Divine Dynasty Princess, Ji Yue, score 92..."
"Northern Plains Wang Family Imperial Daughter, Wang Tengxue, score 95..."
The ancestors' gazes swept rapidly across the list, and they were all overjoyed.
"All are good! All are very good!"
"These young girls are all good for childbearing!"
"Yuaner, take a look, which one do you like? Tell your grandfather!"
Jiang Yuan looked at the ancestors who, as long as he nodded, would even fight their way there to snatch a bride for him. His heart warmed, but he still shook his head and said:
"Ancestors, I have an idea."
"It might just make the various Holy Lands and Divine Dynasties proactively send their Imperial Daughters and Saintesses to our Jiang Family!"