Chapter Thirty-One: The Marriage Arrangement

  Looking at the departing back of Lei's father and daughter, Su Zhengtian fell silent for a moment before sighing slowly: "It turns out that Leining is such a person. However, Hanshen, this time you went too far. Although she was wrong, after all, she is still a girl. You publicly embarrassed her like this, it's not very dignified."

  "Father, this statement is wrong. Leining is a woman who is greedy for vanity and is sharp-tongued and narrow-minded. She can't even share hardships with us, let alone wealth and honor. I'm afraid she will only bring trouble. She's not a good match for me." Su Han disagreed, looking straight at Su Zhengtian, saying loudly: "Moreover, as cultivators, we must first have a clear mind and a brave and ambitious heart. If we're always worrying about this and that, our hearts will be clouded with dust, and it will be even harder to reach a higher realm."

  Su Zhengtian was also slightly moved by Su Han's words. Over the years, he had managed the family business and become more smooth-tongued than in his youth. His martial arts skills had not improved, but rather regressed from the Strong Qi Realm to the Condensed Qi Realm. He felt a deep sense of resonance with Su Han's words, but he was no longer young and couldn't learn from him. After all, doing business and cultivating were two different paths.

  "Never mind, you've grown up and I can't argue with you." Su Zhengtian let out a long sigh, hesitated for a moment, then pulled out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Su Han. A hint of nostalgia flashed in his eyes: "Han'er, when I was young, I had a good brother named Shen Kai. He was my sworn brother and also my elder brother by oath. Back then, the two of us roamed the Great Yan Kingdom together, accomplishing many great deeds. We were kindred spirits, and back then we arranged for you to be engaged..."

  "Now that I think back, we were a bit naive and impulsive at the time. However, at that time, we really could entrust our lives to each other as good brothers. He saved me, and I also saved him. You're almost an adult now, Shen's daughter is one year younger than you. When Shen's daughter comes of age, and when you have time again, I want you to go visit the Shen family."

  "The Shen family is different from our Su family, they are a prominent and respected family of the Da Yan dynasty. If you go to the Shen's house and they don't want to, then that's it. After all, it was just a promise we made when we were young and reckless. If you don't like the Shen's daughter, you should still have a good talk with them in private. You can't be as impulsive as you were today. If you feel uncomfortable speaking up, you can come back and tell me, I can go talk to Big Brother Shen." Su Zhengtian said sternly to Su Hansheng.

  "Yes! I know. I'll be careful." Su Han put away the letter and asked curiously, "Father, since I already have a fiancée, why did you agree to the marriage proposal from the Lei family?"

  Su Zhengtian smiled and said: "What's so strange about that? You can marry one main wife, two secondary wives. I originally planned to let Leining be your secondary wife."

  Su Han's face showed a hint of understanding.

  In the Da Yan dynasty, almost every man would marry multiple women and have many children to carry on their family line. Su Yan had married no less than twenty women in his lifetime. Except for Su Zheng Tian, the second generation of the Su family mostly had three wives and four concubines. This was what made the Su family a very prosperous and prominent clan in Xi Yuan Town. In the Su family, adult men would typically have one or two engagements arranged for them, and when the time was right, they would formally get married.

  Su Zhengtian reminded: "Hanye, your grandfather asked me to do something big, and I must leave here with your mother for a while. During our absence, if you have any questions, discuss them with your grandfather."

  Su Han smiled and said: "Yes! I have something to discuss with Grandfather."

  "Then go."

  Su Han nodded slightly and left the house.

  "Brother Han!"

  "Xiao Han, you're here."

  “……”

  Su Han arrived at the Su family's martial arts arena, and the Su family members immediately swarmed forward to greet him. Their eyes all showed a hint of envy, jealousy, and reverence. They were all aware that with Su Han's strength displayed in his battle against Zhao Jun, he would at least be able to advance to become a super strong master of the acquired eighth-order Nascent Soul realm in the future, and was also a candidate for the future pillar of the Su family and the next head of the household.

  Su Han also returned the courtesy to those Su family juniors one by one, exchanging pleasantries.

  Through the layers of corridors, Su Han arrived at a spacious backyard, where in a pavilion, Su Yan sat quietly admiring the flowers.

  "Han'er, you've come looking for me. What's the matter?" As soon as Su Han stepped into the garden, Su Yan immediately turned his head around and gazed at him calmly.

  Su Han took out two secret books from his bosom and handed them to Su Yan: "Grandfather, these are the superior martial arts manuals 'Mu Huang Yin' and 'Zhao Jia Zui Jing Zhang' that I accidentally obtained at the market. This time I came here specifically to give you these two secret books."

  Through that mysterious right eye record, Su Han has already mastered the Zhao family's ultimate tide palm, and he himself wrote a book about the cultivation method of the tide palm.

  Su Yan's eyes flashed with a strange light, his hand trembled slightly as he took the two secret books, and his heart was filled with shock and excitement. The Mu Huang Seal was a top-notch martial skill, and there was no other martial skill in Xiyuan Town that could rival its power. The Chao Tai Palm was the Zhao family's ultimate technique, and if the Su family were to master this technique, their advantage over the Zhao family would increase by threefold. Moreover, the Chao Tai Palm itself was a mid-level martial skill with considerable power, and if sold, it could fetch a handsome sum of money.

  Su Yan suppressed the joy in his heart and looked at Su Han with a serious tone, "Han Er, are you certain that you want to give me these two secret books? Do you know that just this one move, Mu Huang Yin, is worth a fortune. Even if it were to be auctioned off at the Taoist Auction House, it's unlikely that anyone would be able to get it for 100,000 taels of silver."

  Su Han smiled faintly and said, "Grandfather, didn't you also give me a 500-year-old ginseng back then? And we're family, these two martial skills may be precious, but to me, they're not worth mentioning."

  Su Yan's heart was greatly comforted, and he smiled happily: "Good, good!"

  A servant stepped into the garden and came before Su Yan to report: "Master, the second steward of Yongsheng Hou, Yun An, has arrived."

  "Yu Sheng Hou!!" Su Han heard this phrase, a surge of anger rose from the depths of his heart, a flash of killing intent flickered in his eyes, his fists clenched tightly, and his veins bulged.

  Su Yan saw Su Han's change in his eyes, he slightly frowned and said in a low voice: "Han Er, you must be patient."

  A cold glint flashed in Su Han's eyes, his fists clenched tightly as he said word by word: "Yes! I'm clear. The fact that the Yong Sheng Marquis' manor can easily annihilate our Su family at any time, this reality, I am very clear about it, and I won't be impulsive. However, one day, I will make them pay the price."