Ruler (1)

"Third Brother, when are you getting married?" Ye Yi suddenly blurted out, making everyone burst out laughing. Grandpa, why were you joining in the heckling too?

"Grandpa... there really isn't anything between us..." Third Brother said weakly.

"There's nothing now, but that doesn't mean there won't be anything later. Third Brother, are you too scared to pursue her? Don't worry, leave it to me—I'll help you settle it!!" Ye Lang continued at that moment.

"Get lost! Go play somewhere else! You'll scare her away!" Third Brother immediately snapped.

"Oh... scare her away... I understand! Then settle it yourself." Ye Lang wore an extremely punchable expression; at least, Third Brother only wanted to punch someone when he saw it.

"Haha, Third Brother, don't be shy. Just say the word if you need help, and we'll help you! Everyone wants a Third Sister-in-Law sooner..." Seventh Brother nudged Third Brother beside him, his expression as lewd as could be.

"You people... can you talk about something serious? Thirteen has far more going on than I do, all right..." Third Brother said helplessly, forced to change the subject. And the move worked very well, because everyone was most interested in Ye Lang.

"What do I have going on?" Ye Lang looked utterly blank, feeling as though he had nothing much to talk about.

"Stop pretending. Who doesn't know how much of a sensation you caused on this trip? Tell us, what did you do along the way? No need to talk about Vermilion Bird. What was this Muddleheaded Divine Physician in Holy City? Had you studied medicine before? And the Holy Maiden, Xuan Yuanbing—how did she end up with you..." Third Brother continued steering the topic elsewhere.

"Damn, how long ago was all that? If I started from there, three days wouldn't be enough!"