45: Preparing to propose marriage, an unexpected incident

Upon hearing this, Lin Father and Lin Mother were not displeased; instead, they looked proud.

Their son had grown up! He was even learning to 'snatch cabbages'!

Despite feeling proud, Lin Father reprimanded him on the surface, “Good boy, instead of cultivating properly in the Sect, all you know is how to flirt with women. How can you be worthy of that young girl’s feelings?”

Lin Mother agreed, “Your father is right, and many women have impure intentions. Can you tell if they are good or bad?”

Lin Yuan said indifferently, “Don’t worry, Mother, I’m confident about this. As for Father’s talk of feelings, I know Ling’er definitely doesn’t want to share my love with others, but this world is just that realistic. Secular landlords all have three wives and four concubines, let alone us Cultivators. As long as I have the ability to take good care of them all, there’s no problem.”

After saying that, he looked at Ye Ling’er and continued, “Although I can’t promise to give you a lot of love, I will do my best to protect you and fulfill a man’s responsibility.”

Looking at the solemn man, Ye Ling’er suddenly smiled and nodded seriously, “Yes, I believe Brother can do it.”

“You’re agreeing then?”

“Yes, it’s already a great blessing that Brother is willing to accept Ling’er. How would Ling’er dare to hope to monopolize your love?”

She had already come to terms with it long ago and understood in her heart that for her, a Mortal, to be able to entrust herself to a Cultivator was already marrying up significantly. Of course, she dared not make any more demands.

“Good Ling’er, then after this visit, you’ll come back to the Sect with me.”

Shedding his serious expression, Lin Yuan smiled as he embraced her, making his decision.

“Ah? I don’t have Cultivation talent, can I still go to the Sect?”

Ye Ling’er felt a surge of fear.

For a country girl like her to go live in the city, she would naturally feel apprehensive.

Lin Yuan comforted her, “It’s fine, I have some connections within the Sect. It’s not a problem to bring a few family members. At that time, Father and Mother can also come and live with me.”

Lin Father immediately waved his hand, “That’s enough, that’s enough. We two old folks won’t interfere in you Juniors’ lives. Since you said that just now, I also believe you have the ability to take good care of Ling’er. With that, your mother and I can rest assured and live out our golden years in this small city.”

Lin Mother echoed, “Your father and I don’t have Cultivation talent. Going there would just be taking up space for nothing. It’s more comfortable to live in Luoxiao City.”

Lin Yuan nodded, “Hmm, that’s good too.”

As the two elders said, they were accustomed to staying in Luoxiao City, and going elsewhere would definitely make them uncomfortable.

Since that was the case, he would respect his parents’ wishes and not force anything.

Lin Mother then asked, “When are you going to the Ye family to propose marriage?”

Lin Yuan chuckled, “Do we need to be that rushed?”

“Of course. You probably won’t be home for many days, so we need to get the marriage done as soon as possible. Otherwise, once you return to the Sect, you probably won’t have the chance.”

“That makes sense. Then let’s prepare.”

Secular weddings were relatively simple and didn’t take much time, so he agreed.

“If my Master’s wife and Junior Sister get jealous, I’ll arrange one for them too.”

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Ye Ling’er stood by, and upon hearing that Lin Yuan was going to her house to propose marriage, her entire small face immediately flushed.

Getting married!

She was actually going to marry Brother Lin Yuan!

Her long-held wish had actually come true!

Was this really not a dream?

While she was still in a daze, Lin Yuan’s family had already sprung into action.

Soon after, they prepared the betrothal gifts and headed together towards the Ye family.

Ye Ling’er’s family was similar to Lin Yuan’s; both parents were Mortals who made a living by farming. It was said that an ancient powerful Cultivator had once appeared in her ancestry, but later generations failed to inherit their ancestor’s talent, thus declining generation by generation until they fell to this state.

“Are we going with just this little bit of stuff? Won’t it seem too shabby?”

Lin Mother looked at the betrothal gifts in the carrying pole, her face a little worried.

Lin Father didn’t care, “Our Yuan’er is a Cultivation expert. These secular formalities are just for show.”

Ye Ling’er chimed in, “Uncle Rong is right. If my parents knew about Brother Lin Yuan’s achievements, they would be absolutely delighted and wouldn’t oppose this marriage.”

While buying the betrothal gifts earlier, she had learned about Lin Yuan’s ranking in the Outer Sect Competition and was so shocked that she couldn’t speak for a long time.

First in the Grand Competition!

That was first in the Cloud Ripple Sect’s Grand Competition!

One must know that the territory governed by the Cloud Ripple Sect spanned tens of millions of square kilometers, and within such a vast area, countless people lived.

The Cloud Ripple Sect was the first choice for these people when joining a Sect.

Thus, one could imagine the number of Disciples within it.

For Lin Yuan to be able to achieve first place among so many Disciples sufficiently proved the value of his achievement.

“No wonder Brother Lin Yuan said he was confident about letting me live in the Sect.”

Ye Ling’er thought to herself.

In her eyes now, Lin Yuan had already become a Genius Disciple, highly valued by the Sect. How could the leaders not fulfill a simple request like bringing a few family members to live with him?

Next, the four chatted and laughed, slowly moving forward.

Before long, they arrived at the Ye family home.

“Old Ye…”

Lin Father muttered, and just as he pushed open the courtyard gate, he heard an arrogant voice.

“You two old fools, how dare you reject this young master’s request? You truly deserve this.”

Upon hearing this, the four’s expressions changed. They immediately put down their carrying poles and rushed into the courtyard, arriving at the house entrance.

Inside the rustic dwelling, a richly dressed young man stood with his hands behind his back, his face full of disdain.

Not far from his feet, two middle-aged people lay in pools of blood, their eyes dull and lifeless, clearly having perished.

“Father! Mother!”

Seeing their deceased forms, Ye Ling’er cried out, rushed to the bodies, and knelt down, weeping bitterly.

The young man, seeing this, couldn’t help but exclaim happily, “Little girl of the Ye family, this young master was just about to look for you. I didn’t expect you to deliver yourself to my doorstep.”

A few days ago, he had coincidentally seen the young girl buying vegetables in the market and was attracted by her beauty, wanting to take her in.

Since there were many people in the market and it wasn’t convenient to act, he sent his subordinates to inquire about her family.

Relying on his family’s powerful intelligence capabilities, he quickly found the Ye family’s address and immediately brought lavish betrothal gifts to propose taking Ye Ling’er as a concubine.

Who knew that Ye Father and Ye Mother adamantly refused, leading to a falling out and a fight.

The two elders were merely Mortals; how could they be a Cultivator’s opponent?

The young man only used two punches to make them bleed from all seven orifices and die instantly.

“Bastard! How did my parents offend you? Why did you kill them?”

Ye Ling’er looked up, roaring her question.

The young man sneered, “They not only rejected my proposal but also insulted me, which is a capital offense. It’s just a pity that Mortals are too fragile; they fell dead with just a casual strike from me. I had originally wanted to torment them for a while longer.”

“Proposal?”

Ye Ling’er glared, “What proposal? Do we even know each other?”