358: It's all your dad's fault!

"Of course not!"

"Senior Sister, in my heart, you are more beautiful than any other woman!"

Liu Xuan was startled. An Yunmiao had left without saying goodbye; if An Yunxi left as well, his position in the Beast Taming Sect would no longer be secure!

"Then why won't you marry me?" An Yunxi's tears fell freely as she spoke with a wronged, sobbing voice.

"I've been by your side for so many years; is my heart not obvious enough?!"

"I don't care how many women you have, I just want you to have a place for me in your heart. Is even that not possible?"

An Yunxi just couldn't understand! Liu Xuan was famous for being lecherous and was extremely passionate toward other beautiful women, so why did he keep stringing her along?

Previously, she thought it was because Liu Xuan treated her differently and wanted to slowly nurture their feelings.

Later, she discovered that wasn't the case at all; Liu Xuan simply resisted touching her.

"Senior Sister, you've misunderstood!" Liu Xuan cupped her pretty face and wiped away her tears. "With your peerless natural beauty, how could I not want to marry you?"

An Yunxi didn't speak, her watery eyes meeting Liu Xuan's as she waited for his explanation.

Liu Xuan sighed helplessly. "This matter is all your father's fault!"

"My father?"

"What does this have to do with my father?"

An Yunxi clearly didn't believe him, her expression saying 'I'm not stupid, stop trying to fool me.'

"It really is your father's fault!" Liu Xuan pulled her close as he explained, "Think about it. Your father is a Nascent Soul True Lord, and I have a bad reputation. If I abducted his precious daughter without his consent, wouldn't he beat me to death?"

"I'm a coward; I'm scared!"

"Nonsense!" An Yunxi retorted. "Father loves me the most; he definitely wouldn't hurt the person I love!"

"Is that so?" Liu Xuan pulled her over to a chair and sat down. "Do you remember the last time your father had me go visit him? And your sister's attitude the first time she met me?"

"It's because they dote on you too much. Even if I did nothing, they would misunderstand and think I'm tricking you or have ulterior motives. If I had actually married you back then, your father wouldn't even have needed to act—your Eldest Senior Sister would have beaten me to death!"

An Yunxi thought back carefully; it did seem to be the case. When her sister left a few days ago, she even told her to be sharper in the future and not be fooled by Liu Xuan... "Then... then what should we do?"

The grievance on An Yunxi's face vanished instantly, replaced by worry.

Liu Xuan's reputation for lechery was widespread, with hundreds of wives, concubines, and children. Given her father's personality, he indeed would not tolerate such a person marrying her.

"Father is a Nascent Soul True Lord. If he doesn't agree, does that mean I can never be with you?"

"Senior Sister, don't panic!"

With a thought, Liu Xuan's Divine Thought moved, and he shifted himself and his chair right up against her. "For Senior Sister's sake, I'm not afraid even if Revered Master beats me to death!"

"Once my cultivation breaks through to the Golden Core True Person Realm, I'll go and have a showdown with him. If he beats me to death then, I'll accept it!"

An Yunxi was moved to tears upon hearing this, and her eyes quickly reddened again. She nodded vigorously. "I'll be with you then. If Father wants to beat you to death, he'll have to beat me to death first!"

"Wuwuwu..."

An Yunxi stood up and threw herself into Liu Xuan's arms, crying loudly.

After crying for a while, she suddenly looked up and asked, "You're only at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage now. When will you be able to break through to the Golden Core Realm?"

"This..." Liu Xuan pondered for a moment. "With my talent, I can definitely achieve Core Formation within a hundred years!"

"A hundred years!"

"That's too long. How long will we have to wait?"

Before Liu Xuan could react, An Yunxi wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him... As long as they didn't take the final step, a little kissing was fine. An Yunxi just wanted to see if what Liu Xuan said was true... "Alright!"

"Let's go down and watch Eldest Son's sermon!"

Just as they were about to take the final step, Liu Xuan hadn't stopped, but An Yunxi took the initiative to stop and pushed him away.

What Liu Xuan said made sense; before obtaining her father's consent, she was worried he might actually be harmed because of it.

"Fine!"

Liu Xuan straightened his robes and then shouted toward the two Big Black Bears, "Stop sleeping, get up and work!"

"What? Is it time to eat!"

"It's time to eat! What are we having today?"

Da Shan and Big Stone jumped up one after another, intending to head toward the Imperial Kitchen.

"Stop right there!"

An Yunxi put her hands on her hips and scolded angrily, "You do nothing all day but eat. What's the point of raising you two useless things?!"

Da Shan and Big Stone were startled. When the Second Young Miss showed her authority, never mind good food—if they made her unhappy, being banned from eating for several days would be a light punishment.

"We were wrong!" they said in unison.

"But Second Young Miss, we don't know how to do anything except use our brute strength! What do you want us to do?"

"Cut the crap! Wait for orders." An Yunxi was nowhere near as gentle with them as she was with Liu Xuan.

"Oh!"

Da Shan and Big Stone followed dejectedly behind the two of them, flying through the air toward the celebration venue below.

In the main hall venue at the center of the Liu Mansion, Eldest Son showed no cowardice as he chatted and laughed with the visiting Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Most people hadn't heard much about someone like Liu Daoyuan, but because he was Liu Xuan's son, no one spoke up to cause trouble at a time like this.

The celebration reached its most critical step: the demonstration of techniques and the sermon. This was done to guide the younger generation and to showcase strength, and it was always the highlight everyone looked forward to.

Eldest Son took a step forward and flew into mid-air, an earthy-yellow circular platform automatically condensing beneath his feet.

"I primarily practice a Five Elements Earth-System Cultivation Technique. This method is not good for transformations; its advantage lies in... its heaviness!"

Having said that, he threw a punch forward. An earthy-yellow fist shadow flashed past; it looked ordinary, but the entire space seemed to vibrate.

The demonstration and sermon were only meant to show a portion of one's strength, not to reveal all of one's secrets. Eldest Son only used ten percent of his power in that punch.

This kid had inherited Liu Xuan's low-key personality and didn't like to show off; using ten percent of his power was just right.

He wanted to keep a low profile, but Liu Xuan didn't want him to. The essence of immortal cultivation was competition. He didn't have a System, so to break through to higher Realms in the future, he had to have the courage to forge ahead.

'In the entire Liu Family, having me be low-key is enough!'

Liu Xuan beckoned to Da Shan and then signaled for it to go up and test Eldest Son's strength.

"You got it!"

Hearing that there were orders, Da Shan stepped into the air and flew toward Eldest Son. "Your dad told me to give you a beating, don't blame me!"

*Buzz~*

Da Shan swiped a paw toward Eldest Son, black demonic power twisting and coiling. Layers of barrier fluctuations appeared in the space; this was the grand array limiting the destruction it caused.

The group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators below were startled. This level of commotion was nearly at the power of a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Yao Beast. Liu Daoyuan had only just established his foundation; what if he was swatted to death?

Their worries were unnecessary. Eldest Son neither dodged nor avoided, meeting the bear paw with a punch. Earthy-yellow spiritual power surged out, his Aura not at all weaker than Da Shan's.

*Boom!*

The black bear paw phantom shattered, and Da Shan stumbled, nearly falling over.

The way he looked at Eldest Son changed, and he said in a booming voice, "Young man, you've got quite a bit of strength! Take another paw from me!"