Yang Pingyu, the head of the Yang family, stood in the center of the venue with a smile, looking around and beginning his opening prayer and some meaningless pleasantries.
Next came sword dance performances and other events, creating a lively and spectacular atmosphere.
On the stage, Xiao Jingwen, bored, found Yang Feilong, who was wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses, and said, "Brother Feilong, this performance is too dull."
The cowboy hat and sunglasses were a gift from Xiao Jingwen to Yang Feilong, and they looked quite handsome.
Yang Feilong didn't expose Xiao Jingwen's little ploy. While it looked cool, it also hid a part of his handsome face!
Moreover, all the young ladies from prominent families attending were not interested in this type of man who was trying to look cool. So, was this Xiao Jingwen's way of preventing him from attracting other women? Of course, he didn't care if she had ulterior motives; as long as Jingwen was happy.
Furthermore, he found it quite good to cultivate while his face was hidden by sunglasses. Knowing how terrifying the fusion of the three types of energy was, Yang Feilong naturally hoped that the internal energy from the ancient martial arts path would help him soon. Thus, from the road trip to the present, whether he was sitting or chatting with Xiao Jingwen and the others, he had been cultivating. Although it wasn't as good as focused cultivation, in the two to three hours since they set off in the morning, his cultivation had finally made some progress. The ancient martial arts path had broken through from the early to the middle stage of the Ling Wu realm.
Now, he was attempting to see if the internal energy from the middle stage of the Ling Wu realm could be integrated into his fully formed true qi and unique abilities without collapsing.
Because this fusion was something he was already familiar with, he could do it even while chatting with Xiao Jingwen.
The results proved that the internal energy from the middle stage of the Ling Wu realm could be integrated further. He faintly felt that his current strength should be enough to deal with ordinary cultivators in the middle stage of the Zun Wu realm.
This made him even more eager to see if he could defeat opponents of a higher level after his ancient martial arts cultivation caught up with his Qi cultivation and unique abilities.
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After the performance ended.
Yang Pingyu said with a smile, "Next, my son, Yang Qingyun, will spar with the young talents who have come to visit. I hope everyone will actively showcase their talents."
Upon hearing this, many family members secretly scoffed. Your son is already in the middle stage of the Xiantian realm, so what's the point of saying this?
Who could possibly match your son? Challenging him would only result in defeat.
Of course, there were still challengers, as many people wanted to see the gap between themselves and Yang Qingyun. The results proved that the gap was indeed enormous.
Finally, when no one else stepped forward to challenge, Yang Pingyu, with a smile, spoke again, "Also, I want to announce something major on this occasion."
Hearing this, everyone looked at Yang Pingyu with curiosity. What major announcement would he make at this moment?
Only in the area where the Xiao family was seated did they vaguely sense that this major announcement might be related to their family.
"My son is no longer young, and he has fallen in love with a woman," Yang Pingyu said with a smile.
As soon as this was said.
Many people became curious, and some families, having heard rumors, vaguely guessed that this was a proposal to the Xiao family.
Previously, the Xiao family seemed to have refused, but now the Yang family was different. With the addition of a Xiantian realm expert, the Yang family's status completely surpassed the Xiao family's. Would the Xiao family still refuse, or would they dare to refuse?
"That's right, some of you may have heard that the person my son likes is none other than the eldest young lady of the Xiao family, Xiao Jingwen," Yang Pingyu said directly with a smile.
Although Xiao Jingwen knew her family wouldn't agree, she was still annoyed to be pointed out so directly in front of so many people!
She glanced at Yang Feilong's expression. It was calm, but she knew that beneath that calm exterior, he wouldn't be at peace.
Xiao Jingwen looked apologetic, "Brother Feilong, I... I'm sorry."
"Why are you apologizing to me? This isn't your fault," Yang Feilong said with a light laugh. If he got angry over this, he would have been furious long ago!
"Patriarch Xiao, what are your thoughts?" Yang Pingyu asked, smiling, looking towards the Xiao family's seating area. His gaze was directed at Xiao Tengfei.
As the head of the Xiao family, Xiao Tengfei was the most appropriate person to be asked.
For many people, this was a question with an obvious answer.
"The Xiao family is not at the forefront among the top families. With such a marriage alliance with the Yang family, it would be like adding wings to a tiger!"
"The Yang family stands to gain more. The Xiao family's jewel, Xiao Jingwen, possesses the Moon Spirit Physique. This physique, paired with the Yang family's prodigy Yang Qingyun, is like adding wings to a tiger. Moreover, the Yang family has dual cultivation methods. Perhaps, in a short time, the Yang family will gain another Xiantian realm expert!"
"Furthermore, their offspring might be born with the Sun-Moon Physique, an incredibly powerful constitution!"
No one thought the Yang family would refuse.
Therefore, when Xiao Tengfei's apologetic voice rang out, almost everyone was dumbfounded.
"I apologize, Patriarch Yang. My daughter already has someone she loves, and they have privately pledged their commitment. Of course, our family has also agreed because we are very satisfied with the person my daughter has chosen," Xiao Tengfei said apologetically. His expression was neither surprised nor joyful, but simply calm and serene.
Refused?
He refused?
At this moment, almost all the Yang family members were stunned, clearly surprised by this outcome.
They proposed marriage in front of so many people, naturally assuming the Xiao family wouldn't refuse.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have brought so many people with them. But the result was a refusal!
How dare he refuse? This was making their Yang family lose face in front of so many top families in the secular world!
Yang Pingtian, seated in the front row, showed a slight hint of surprise in his usually calm demeanor. He refused? Of course, he didn't think too much about it. Frankly, he disliked these kinds of arranged marriages.
Just like when Luo Xiangning pursued him, many people at the time wanted him to agree, and even his father hoped for a marriage alliance between the two families. But he refused because he had the ability to refuse. At twenty-two, already in the Xiantian realm, he had the talent and ability.
Yang Pingyu's expression was not very pleasant, but he quickly smiled again. However, there was a hint of suppressed embarrassment in his laughter. He said, as if casually, "Someone who can satisfy the Xiao family must be quite outstanding. Did you bring him along? Or are you just making it up!"
"Of course, it's not made up. He has indeed come along to see the world," Xiao Tengfei said with a smile and softly added, "Son-in-law, step forward and let Patriarch Yang have a look."
Thus, Yang Feilong sighed and slowly stood up. He knew that he couldn't avoid this matter today. As expected, it had come to him!
Indeed, what was meant to happen couldn't be avoided!
This time, he couldn't hide either. Otherwise, where would that leave Jingwen?
Looking at Yang Feilong, who was wearing a cowboy hat and large sunglasses but exuded an ordinary aura, countless people were speechless. Are you serious?