Great Sacrifice of All Beings, Sword Pointed at the Nine Tripods

It took an outsider's reminder for Zhou You to realize he had been careless, having overlooked his disciple's personal affairs.

Qi Qingdi had followed him from childhood into becoming an outstanding young man. Without realizing it, the years had passed, and he had reached the age to speak of marriage.

Perhaps Zhou You still believed that Qi Qingdi's Eldest Sister was around, and that Qingyao should have a say in such a major matter as marriage.

But in the eyes of outsiders, Zhou You was his master and the benefactor who had elevated Qi Qingdi. He naturally bore the responsibility of arranging his marriage.

To say nothing else, without Zhou You as his master, the best match Qi Qingdi could have hoped for would have been a daughter from one of the city's wealthy households.

Shi Rudian was not the first to notice this issue, but he was the first to propose a marriage alliance.

He possessed uniquely favorable conditions. Among his direct descendants was a woman of suitable age, and in every respect, she was a match for Qi Qingdi in family standing and social position.

As for Qi Qingdi's status as a member of a great clan—heh heh!

His branch had originally joined through an affiliated lineage rather than the direct line. When the Qi Family fled Gongliang City and abandoned him, it had already tacitly given up this member of the family.

A great clan's status was not merely a surname. It was the endorsement of that entire circle.

Other than his surname, Qi Qingdi was no different from an ordinary young man in every other regard.

His current status and position were deeply bound to Zhou You's and could not be separated.

"Mm, let the children get to know each other first and learn more about