Marriage and I Want You

Zhao Sheng unfolded the paper and looked at it, and his heart immediately sank. What was written on it was almost identical to what he held in his hand.

The Perfume Workshop had clearly long since been exposed to the Wang Family's sight, yet he had known nothing of it.

In the Cultivation World, one must never underestimate any Cultivation Family—especially those that had once been glorious but had now fallen into decline, such as the Wang Family of Fragrant Swallow Valley.

Zhao Sheng had long known that the coachman Wang Si was an informant for the Wang Family.

Wang Si would not betray the Wang sisters, but that did not mean he would not secretly send information back to the Wang Family.

Zhao Sheng had already been prepared for all this, but he had never imagined the Wang Family would be so shameless.

Seeing Zhao Sheng remain silent, Wang Zonghai asked with a smile, "Young man, there shouldn't be any Loopholes in what's written here, should there?!"

Zhao Sheng did not question him. There was simply no point, and questioning him would only be a sign of helplessness.

Faced with this predicament, he swiftly set his mind racing, constantly searching for a way out.

There was no need to mention the Zhao Family and the Perfume Workshop. As the overlord of Ganzhou, the Cultivation Wang Family's hidden power undoubtedly far surpassed that of the Zhao Family.

"What other bargaining chips do I have?"

Just as he was pondering this, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck his mind.

Since the Wang Family had long seen through the movements of the three of them, why had they chosen to watch from the shadows instead of intervening? Looking at the smile returning to the Wang Family head's face, Zhao Sheng suddenly came up with a bold idea.

The Wang Family's strange actions were probably all thanks to the man before him.

Having understood this, Zhao Sheng raised the prescription in his hand and said confidently, "I remember someone once said, 'Interest is the driving force behind all human action.' You have gone to such great lengths to create this situation. Surely it was not merely to toy with a junior like me? If you have any demands, please speak plainly."

Hearing this, Wang Zonghai suddenly burst into laughter. This time, it came from the bottom of his heart.

"Excellent! If the younger generation of my family possessed even half your cleverness in dealing with people and matters, I could die without regrets."

The moment Zhao Sheng heard this, his heart gave a jolt. No way! Does this old bastard really want me to marry into the Wang Family?

A man should stand tall beneath the heavens—how could he marry into another family and live off a woman! Zhao Sheng immediately reminded him, "Old Master Wang, my family line has been passed down through only one son for three generations."

"If I remember correctly, you rank ninth in your generation of the Zhao Family." Wang Zonghai immediately exposed his lie.

"My parents are both dead. Every year, I have to burn incense and make offerings for them."

"As long as you have the heart, you can do the same in Fragrant Swallow Valley."

"Uh!"

Zhao Sheng was momentarily speechless and had no answer. He could only be frank and say, "Old Master, I cannot marry into the Wang Family."

Only then did the Wang Family members understand the riddle the old man and the young man had been speaking around.

In an instant, everyone was dumbfounded.

Wang Zonghai's expression darkened. "Could it be that you do not wish to marry my granddaughter?"

"I do. But this junior absolutely cannot betray his ancestors and forget his roots," Zhao Sheng said.

What a joke! I am the ancestor of the Zhao Family—how could I betray myself?

No matter how Wang Zonghai threatened or tempted him afterward, Zhao Sheng kept shaking his head and standing firm.

In the end, Wang Zonghai could not outstubborn him and had no choice but to take a step back. "Then let us make a gentleman's agreement. If you can advance to the Innate Realm within three years, then everything will be as you wish. If you cannot, then you will marry into my Wang Family. Furthermore, among the descendants you have with Yuqi, those without spiritual roots may take their father's surname. If they have spiritual roots, they may only bear the surname Wang."

Listen to the way he put it.

This old bastard clearly knew everything like the palm of his hand, yet he had deliberately pretended to be confused from the very beginning.

Hearing Wang Zonghai say this, Zhao Sheng immediately nodded. "Fine. A promise is a promise."

He was guaranteed to win! He estimated that it would take him no more than two years to advance into the Innate Realm.

Wang Zonghai thought his scheme had succeeded, but he did not know that Zhao Sheng was a man with a cheat.

Name: Zhao Zhiqin (Zhao Sheng) Lifespan: 18/120 Realm: First-Class Martial Artist

Physique: Hundred-Year Body (Mortal Grade), Light as a Swallow (Mortal Grade)

Talent: Dynamic Vision (Mortal Grade)

Skills: Floating Light Swordplay (Peak Mastery), Azure Sea Tide Rising Art (Great Completion), Cloud Dragon Three Transformations (Unprecedented), Wind Chasing Archery (Transcendent)...

After that day, Zhao Sheng left Fragrant Swallow Valley alone.

Three days later, he returned to Zhao Family Fortress. After speaking twice each with the family head, He Xing, and the clan elder Zhao Taizhen, he began a long period of secluded cultivation.

At the same time, a large group of martial arts experts suddenly appeared in Zhao Family Fortress, led by a burly man with the back of a tiger and waist of a bear.

The moment they arrived, they completely took control of the Perfume Workshop and expanded its scale tenfold in one stroke.

With the support of some mysterious force, the Zhao Family also swiftly annexed several gangs along the roads of Ganzhou.

This sent the Jianghu of Ganzhou into a state of alarm, with everyone crying that the wolf had come.

One year later, in a cultivation chamber within Zhao Family Fortress, Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged with his eyes shut, faint wisps of clear qi rising from above his head.

A porcelain pill bottle lay on the floor before him, completely empty.

Half an hour earlier, Zhao Sheng had swallowed the last Essence Qi Pill and officially begun his attempt to break through into the Innate Realm.

Having experience in advancing to the Innate Realm, he smoothly converted all the Azure Sea True Qi within his body into Innate True Qi.

About the time it took for an incense stick to burn later, Zhao Sheng's entire body suddenly trembled. His body abruptly rose three feet from the ground, then drifted lightly back down.

Slowly opening his eyes, Zhao Sheng revealed an excited expression.

With the help of the Essence Qi Pills, he had actually advanced into the Innate Realm a full year early.

The power of pills was terrifying indeed!...

Six months later, on the day the Zhao Family's Ninth Young Master got married, the entire Nanyang City was shaken.

The people of Nanyang City had never seen anyone marry with a dowry procession stretching for twenty li.

The Zhao Family was equally extravagant, laying out over a thousand tables of continuous banquet feasts for an entire month.

Over that month, even the skinniest beggars in Nanyang City gained more than ten jin.

This grand wedding gave the people of Nanyang something to talk about with relish for nearly a hundred years.

A year later, Zhao Sheng had his first son, but unfortunately, he had No Spiritual Root.

The following year, an adorable daughter came crying into the world, yet she still had No Spiritual Root.

Zhao Sheng did not lose heart. He continued hiding in Zhao Family Fortress as he pursued his great undertaking.

One night in the third year, Wang Yuyan, whose appearance had grown ever more elegant and refined, suddenly came to find Zhao Sheng.

The first thing she said upon meeting him was, "I'm getting married!"

Zhao Sheng fell silent for a moment, then said, "Congratulations."

"A rogue cultivator at Qi Refining Level Six is willing to marry into the Wang Family. My father agreed. We'll marry next month on an auspicious day."

Wang Yuyan stared brightly at the man across from her, yet her tone was exceptionally calm, as though she were speaking of someone else.

"...Congratulations!" Zhao Sheng did not know what else to say, so he could only repeat himself.

"Hmph, cowardly man!"

After saying that, Wang Yuyan suddenly leaped forward and pounced Zhao Sheng to the ground.

Mm, a dignified Innate Grandmaster had been effortlessly pounced to the ground.

"I want you!"