Hui Yeshi took a deep breath, looked at Li Tianming, and said,
"Between you and me, we'd definitely only be a fake couple. And there's one crucial point: if you married me, you couldn't be my 'principal wife.' At most, it'd be like taking a 'concubine' before marrying a wife. A concubine like that can't be presented publicly, so don't expect any ceremony."
"Basically, I'd take you to meet my parents, then register you in the clan genealogy. That'll save us a lot of trouble. In truth, it'd just give you a Moon God Clan identity attached to mine, and it wouldn't really affect your life."
"The Moon God Clan has sons-in-law who marry into the wife's family everywhere, so no one would mock you for it. Of course, your status would be somewhat lower than ours Moon God Clan members—that's for certain."
"But that depends on me. With me here, no one can bully you. As your talent and cultivation grow, once your name rings across the four seas, I believe your status will rise with the tide too. You might even pull me up along with you."
"To put it bluntly, it's only a meaningless identity. If you don't like me, I can't force you to love me, can I?"
Li Tianming naturally understood that last point.
In short, he would be "marrying into" the Moon God Clan and becoming Hui Yeshi's "concubine." That status was basically only a little higher than a maid's.
Hui Yueyin had plenty of concubines like that.
Men and women differed, but the principle was the same.
They would not have a wedding ceremony, nor would there even be any announcement.
All they needed was to enter the clan genealogy and introduce him when they met people.
It would not affect their lives