At that moment, Su Yuexi publicly announced her relationship with Sikong Jing, then continued...
"Also, Elder Granduncle, what was it you just promised? That you wouldn't do the same thing to us again—were you lying to us?"
"I'm a member of Willow Leaf Holy Manor, so you can just deal with me however you please?"
The moment those words fell, Ye Wucan felt his chest explode again. This was the promise he had just made.
If he refuted her too harshly now, he would only be slapping his own face. He felt as though the man and woman before him were toying with him in the palms of their hands.
But even if Ye Wucan was already beginning to shrink back inwardly, there was no way he could yield just like this.
He turned to Sikong Jing again and said coldly, "No matter what, Ye Yuexi's marriage must be decided by me. You have no excuse or reason to do anything to my Willow Leaf Holy Manor. The female battle physiques of Willow Leaf Holy Manor have never been married off or married into other families..."
Only by clinging to this point could Ye Wucan avoid being in the wrong.
It was useless for Su Yuexi to declare herself the woman of the Overlord Soul inheritor. Matters of marriage had to be approved by elders like them.
A private pledge for life was not something that could be brought into the light in the Central Plains.
In response, Sikong Jing did not immediately reveal that he and Su Yuexi had long since become husband and wife. He noticed that Ye Wukui was not present—and even if he were, Ye Wukui might not recognize him...
So Sikong Jing suddenly smiled. "Then I shall formally propose marriage to Willow Leaf Holy Manor