Chapter 74: A Difficult Scripture to Recite

  Li Yuanba's request can be said to be for the sake of his children's physical well-being, and he delayed their marriage for a few years. As soon as Li Yuanba's daughter's engagement announcement was released, many people came to propose, but those who wanted to try their luck took one look at the consequences of offending the Li family and gave up on the idea of trying their luck.

  What Li Yuanba did not expect was that the children of his own brothers also came to propose marriage, and there were many people, typically Li Shimin's ninth son Li Zhi! Others who met the age requirements also came, and were all driven away by Li Yuanba in a fit of anger!

  "Damn it! Can't these relatives get married? Don't these bastards know?" Li Yuanba cursed loudly.

  "What's wrong with being relatives? Isn't this normal?" several women asked in confusion.

  "Marriage between close relatives can easily give birth to deformed children! Don't you know?" Li Yuanba also asked in confusion.

  "Deformed child? The probability is very low, right? We rarely hear of such children being born, but these children are all drowned at birth! Is this all the result of inbreeding?" Wang Ting was a member of a large family and had seen such things before, but the probability was still very small.

  "Alright, stop the nonsense! Anyone with three generations of blood relation to us will be kicked out!" Li Yuan was furious! In this royal and aristocratic family, they would choose close relatives for marriage in order to maintain their bloodline. But this deformed child is not a good thing, once born, it would be drowned at birth, and not publicly announced. Having multiple children ensures that some will be normal, and these normal ones are usually exceptional. This custom is still prevalent in this era! However, with Li Yuan, all such customs are forbidden!

  For every suitor who comes to ask for her hand in marriage, Li Yuanba will send someone to investigate their ancestors eighteen generations back, no matter how trivial the matter may be!

  However, this person's bad nature is hard to change, and there will always be fearless people who will do some astonishing things in order to climb up the thick leg of Li Yuanba!

  For example, abandoning one's original partner or changing one's name and surname. The face-changing techniques in the world of Gao Wu were all exploited by people trying to force a heavenly marriage, but they were all exposed by Li Yuanba's legendary masters and killed on the spot. Those who abandoned their wives and children were directly exterminated by Li Yuanba's enraged orders. There were also self-proclaimed elderly people with failing eyesight coming to seek marriage, and Li Yuanba would directly subject them to humane destruction - if they're already old and blind, what's the point of living?

  This marriage proposal, Li Yuanba killed more people than those who came! And people with courage and talent generally would not stoop to marry someone from such a family, so this marriage proposal ended in nothing. The reason is that Li Yuanba and his own daughters all looked down on them!

  The three-month-long marriage farce was ended by the impatient Li Yuanba, who directly handed over their marriage matters to themselves and retired from Jianghu.

  In less than half a year, these three daughters who had been a headache for Li Yuanba brought him three sons-in-law! The eldest daughter, Li Yilin, was a traditional woman of this era and actually found Li Yuanba a historical figure - Xue Li, courtesy name Ren Gui.

  Looking at these three stubborn and legendary celebrities, Li Yuanba could only sigh! It's useless to persuade them, all three daughters are the kind of people who won't listen to anyone once they've made up their minds!

  Xue Ren Gui can be said to have both bravery and strategy, and is extremely handsome! The appearance of Li Yuan Ba made him lose his own historical stage, and he could only establish his own sect in Shanxi Province, joining the locust army to sweep away! He also devoted himself to practicing martial arts after plundering enough wealth for his family, and through Li Yuan Ba's collection of martial arts, he rose two ranks within two years, becoming the youngest legendary master! Once promoted to legend, at most one year later, they must register and join the military, because this requires them to have a solid foundation in their cultivation. Just then, Xue Ren Gui bid farewell to his family and left his sect to hurry to Chang'an to register, but on the way, he ran into Li Yi Lin! Li Yi Lin can be said to be love at first sight, disregarding the age difference of over ten years and the consequences of already having a wife, insisting on marrying Xue Ren Gui! This made Xue Ren Gui know that she was Li Yuan Ba's daughter after being stunned! He was half-forced by Li Yi Lin to take him to the general's mansion, and even forgot to register before coming to see Li Yuan Ba...

  Li Yuanba sighed and looked at his eldest daughter, who was determined to marry only him, so he had no choice but to give up his own principles!

  "Is there anything improper going on here?" Li Yuanba glared at Xue Rengu, if there was anything improper, even if his daughter was heartbroken, he would still kill this scoundrel!

  "Reporting to Your Highness, how dare I! Besides, I already have a wife and will never covet the beauty of the princess. Please just persuade the princess to let me go!" Even the bravest person wouldn't dare be calm in front of Li Yuanba's majesty!

  "I won't allow it! Father, I've made up my mind about him! Otherwise, I'd rather be lonely for the rest of my life and never marry anyone else!" Li Yilin hastily spoke out her decision, afraid that her father would let go of this man she had set her heart on.

  "Think about it, this man is much older than you and he already has a wife! As the daughter of a prince, would I allow you to be someone's concubine? Don't you care about these things?" Li Yuanba's head was hurting, if he had known earlier, he might as well have arranged her marriage himself.

  "This was what Father let me choose myself! Is Father going back on his word?!" Li Yilin almost cried!

  "I didn't ask you to look for it either..." Li Yuanba looked at his eldest daughter who was on the verge of tears and couldn't say anything else. Li Yuanba had no choice but to use delaying tactics, letting them go down first, and instructing his women to comfort his eldest daughter.

  As a result, Li Yilin cried and hanged herself, constantly chasing after Li Yuanba to get him to agree to this marriage!

  Li Yuanba actually has a guilty conscience towards these few children. When the children were born, he was not present, and for the first few years, he was away fighting wars in the north and south. When he returned, the unfamiliar gaze of his children made him feel even more guilty! Pitiful parents, Li Yuanba, who is used to being overbearing, can't even be overbearing in front of his own spoiled children!

  Finally, Li Yuanba compromised! He called the two of them again, with a helpless expression, saying: "Xue Ren Gui, this king is not an unreasonable person! My daughter has made up her mind about you, and this marriage must take place! Your original wife and my daughter are equal, no distinction between primary and secondary wives. You must treat them equally and truly love my daughter. From now on, you cannot have any other marriages! I understand my daughter, she is not an unreasonable person, and she will not look down on your family members! If my daughter suffers a bit of grievance, I won't forgive you! Hurry back to arrange for the matchmaker to come, prepare the wedding arrangements, and choose a date for the wedding!"

  "Obeying the king's order!" Xue Rengu replied somewhat reluctantly.

  "Huh?! Call your father-in-law! And, don't give me that reluctant look on your face! Otherwise, I'll wipe out nine generations of your family!" Li Yuanba looked at this mixed-up kid who still had a reluctant expression, his right hand paused for a moment, and a massive single hammer suddenly appeared, smashing into the ground to form a deep pit!

  Xue Renguizi walked out with a tremble, this king is really too scary! Looking at this 17 or 18-year-old king, when he gets angry, it's like the arrival of hell, swallowing all life! In fact, Xue Renguizi also liked Li Yilin very much, but felt sorry for his first wife and unconsciously resisted! Being looked up to by such a proud daughter of heaven, those resistances also have their own self-esteem at work, fearing that people would say they are clinging to the thigh and eating soft rice. In fact, that filled-up vanity is also eager to try!

  The eldest daughter's matter had just been settled, and the third daughter, Li Nianjing, also brought someone back, which made Li Yuanba very relieved. The other party was a direct grandson of Yang Lin, who looked gentle and quiet, but also had legendary cultivation, making him a pair of big hammers, and Li Yuanba's crazy admirer! He is one year older than the third daughter, often playing together, and can be considered as childhood sweethearts, with a good relationship with the third daughter! This matter was quickly settled, and both parties were well-known to each other, which also made Yang Lin, one of the nine old men who opened the lock, very excited. In fact, Yang Lin had always been worried about a problem in his heart, that is, the problem of origin! This lineage is actually the only remaining royal bloodline of the previous dynasty, and this Great Tang can be said to have overthrown the Sui Dynasty, and this historical legacy problem may erupt at any time! Now, by marrying into such a powerful prince's family, he has eliminated that lump!

  In just a few days, Li Siyue dragged a young man to meet Li Yuanba! Li Yuanba took one look and almost had the feeling of looking in a mirror, this person looked very similar to Li Yuanba's current appearance! However, his cultivation was only at the peak of mortal realm, he could only be considered a robust person...

  "Little Zhang Xiaofan, please spare my life! I was just on my way to the capital for the exam and got lost, it's not that I intentionally peeked at the young lady bathing! And besides, I really don't want to be a son-in-law...". This kid is still dizzy till now, his brain is all mushy from being stimulated by the legendary master's speed, he still doesn't know which family he has arrived at.

  "Zhang Xiaofan?!" Li Yuanba was suddenly stimulated by this familiar name!

  "Ah, yes! The humble abode is not ordinary! I am the sole heir of a single-transmitted family, how can I possibly engage in such an unseemly affair!" This Zhang Xiaofan was only around 19 years old, and if he were to remove the scholar's headscarf, his appearance would be almost identical to that of Li Yuanba!

  "What nonsense! Who said I'd let you in? Siyue, is this the husband you've been looking for?" Li Yuanba really didn't expect that this kid's father complex was so severe! But this cultivation...

  "Hey, Dad, this is the husband I've been looking for! He's a bit weak in martial arts, but I'll fix that! What a bookworm, he doesn't have any masculinity at all!" Li Siyue said with satisfaction, criticizing the poor child. It seems that this unfortunate person with the same name as her previous life is going to suffer again! Li Yuanba looked at his future son-in-law, who was already set in stone, and unconsciously felt a silent sorrow for him!

  Si Yue's child has a witch-like nature, and Li Yuanba is basically unable to refute any of her decisions! Moreover, this child also evokes Li Yuanba's distant memories, and he doesn't want to stop this marriage either!

  Not to mention the eldest daughter's marriage... Ah! Every family has its own unsolvable problems!