"My lord, you mustn't disrupt the marriage over some baseless rumor."
"Marriage?"
Ye Lin turned to look at the Great Elder.
"Why did I hear that Wang Qingyu came here to serve as a cultivation cauldron?"
"Does being a cultivation cauldron count as a marriage?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across the Great Elder's face at those words.
"My lord, this was mutually agreed upon by the Liu Family and the Wang Family. Besides, the Wang Family has already accepted the betrothal gifts."
"You've suddenly stuck your foot into this—it's rather hard to justify."
The Great Elder spread his hands, his face full of bitterness.
As though he were the innocent one.
"Take me to your Liu Family's Alchemy Room."
"Very well."
In the end, the helpless Great Elder could only lead Ye Lin to the Liu Family's Alchemy Room.
Before long, they arrived at the Alchemy Room.
At the summit of a towering mountain that pierced the clouds stood a magnificent golden hall, resplendent and grand.
Waves of enticing pill fragrance drifted from within the hall.
As soon as they entered, pill mist swirled through the air. A single breath of it was enough to jolt one's spirits awake.
"My lord, this is the Liu Family's Alchemy Room."
Inside, countless pill furnaces covered the ground, with a figure seated before each one.
The surrounding walls had been divided into layer upon layer, and on every level, several figures were refining pills.
After making a round of inspection, Ye Lin found nothing unusual.
"My lord, I don't know where you heard this rumor, but the facts are right before you."
"Our Liu Family has lived and multiplied on the Origin Continent for millions of years. If our Liu Family truly did such things, they would never have remained undiscovered until