The First Child Bride

"What did you say?!"

Before Yu Xingtuo and Nan Shuishui, the two sect masters, could react, Nan Qiuqiu—the person directly involved—could no longer remain seated.

She glared at Su Ming in feigned anger, her amber eyes widened round and large.

However, Su Ming paid it no mind. Her behavior was no different from a child acting spoiled.

After saying those words, he simply stood where he was and waited for the two sect masters' reactions.

He had already made himself so clear. Anyone present who was not an idiot could understand what he meant.

If, even under these circumstances, Nan Shuishui, the Earth Dragon Sect Master, could still agree, then there would naturally be no issue with the marriage alliance.

If she ultimately refused, Su Ming would not feel the slightest regret.

As he had said, with a vast future ahead of him, he would never hang himself from a single tree.

What was wrong with giving up one sapling in exchange for an entire forest?

"This..." Yu Xingtuo suddenly had a headache and did not know what to say.

He had not expected Su Ming to speak so bluntly in such a situation, without leaving the slightest bit of face for anyone.

In truth, Yu Xingtuo strongly supported Su Ming in this matter.

After all, Su Ming's talent was so monstrous. Once he eventually had children and his descendants multiplied, the chances of producing geniuses would rise dramatically as well.

For the Heavenly Dragon Sect, that was undoubtedly an enormous benefit.

But saying such things in front of the Earth Dragon Sect Master was somewhat inappropriate.

After all, Nan Qiuqiu was the Earth Dragon Sect Master's daughter and, barring any mishaps, would become the Earth Dragon Sect's heir.

Words like those could easily harm the goodwill between them.

Sure enough, Nan Shuishui, the Earth Dragon Sect Master, did not look pleased at all.

As expected of Brother Ming. When will I ever have such bearing?!

If there was anyone present who was in an excellent mood, it was Yu Tianlong.

He looked at Su Ming with nothing but worship and admiration in his eyes.

From that moment onward, Su Ming was the god in Yu Tianlong's heart.

He was simply too awesome!!

"Um... Sect Master Nan..." Just as Yu Xingtuo was about to say something to ease the atmosphere,

Nan Shuishui, whose expression had turned from cloudy to clear, interrupted him and still spoke amicably.

"I hope Sect Master Yu can prepare a small room for my daughter and me, so that we may have a private family conversation."

Wait? What is that woman Nan Shuishui thinking? Yu Xingtuo had already prepared himself mentally, yet this was the answer he received.

It was completely beyond his expectations.

However, Yu Xingtuo reacted quickly and immediately ordered, "Someone, take Sect Master Nan and her daughter to the lounge."

"As you command, Sect Master."

Soon after, several maidservants entered and respectfully led Nan Shuishui and her daughter away.

"Mom, Su Ming said all that. Why didn't you reject him outright?"

Inside the lounge, Nan Qiuqiu threw herself into her mother's arms and began acting spoiled, hoping her mother would stand up for her later.

She could not only accept a marriage alliance with Su Ming—she was actually very satisfied with it.

But he had not agreed right away and had even said such things. It made Nan Qiuqiu feel as though he looked down on her.

Having been fawned over by everyone around her since childhood, when had Nan Qiuqiu ever suffered such indignation?

Nan Shuishui stroked her daughter's head and comforted her. "All right, all right, Qiuqiu."

"Stop getting angry over nothing. Your mother thinks Su Ming is actually quite honest."

"What?" Nan Qiuqiu looked up at her mother in disbelief. She had not expected her mother to speak on his behalf.

Nan Shuishui continued, "That child does not hide his thoughts and speaks the truth. Is that not honesty?"

"If he wanted to wrong you, he could have agreed to the engagement first, secretly found someone else later, made it a fait accompli, and then protected that woman. What could you do?"

"How dare he!" Nan Qiuqiu blurted out instinctively.

But she quickly blushed. Why had she suddenly put herself in the role of his fiancée?

Seeing her daughter like this, the exceedingly shrewd Nan Shuishui quietly switched the premise.

"If Su Ming secretly did something like that, it truly would be impossible to guard against."

"But now that he has said it outright, can't we prepare in advance?"

Nan Qiuqiu felt a little dizzy from listening to her mother's twisted logic.

Nan Shuishui continued while the iron was hot.

"Besides, in your mother's eyes, this is also a very good opportunity."

"Those words Su Ming just said allowed me to see his true nature instead."

"As long as we prescribe the right remedy, Qiuqiu, you will be able to keep him under control."

"With your mother's help, you will surely know how to handle your husband in the future and firmly keep Su Ming in line..."

At the end, Nan Shuishui provoked her deliberately.

"Could it be that you have so little confidence in yourself? Do you think you cannot control your own husband and will let someone else steal him away?"

"How could that be?!" Nan Qiuqiu suddenly understood.

That was right. As long as she was capable enough to keep Su Ming in her grasp, would his crooked thoughts not be unable to arise?

I finally convinced her. Seeing that she had successfully swayed her daughter, Nan Shuishui quietly sighed in relief.

At first, Nan Shuishui had indeed been quite angry.

They were so well-matched in status, yet that boy was still not satisfied.

But after considering Su Ming's unusual qualities, Nan Shuishui could only suppress her temper and choose to take a gamble.

Based on the clues she had gathered, Su Ming, whom the Heavenly Dragon Sect was willing to nurture with such wholehearted effort, was definitely not so simple.

The concealed dragon roar that the Heavenly Dragon Sect had sealed off some time ago most likely pointed to Su Ming.

That meant...

It was precisely after grasping this information and making these deductions, as well as witnessing Su Ming's performance today, that Nan Shuishui chose to let her daughter suffer this grievance.

Otherwise, as the Earth Dragon Sect Master, she would never do something so cheap and reckless.

Of course, Nan Shuishui also had confidence in herself.

Su Ming was still young. If her daughter Qiuqiu could start cultivating feelings with him from childhood,

and with her, Qiuqiu's mother, there to help her, perhaps Qiuqiu truly could master the art of taming her husband.

Then Su Ming would honestly stay with Nan Qiuqiu, harbor no thoughts toward other women, and spend his life with only one partner.

Even if the worst came to the worst and she failed, so what?

With her head start and the feelings they had nurtured over many years, her daughter would definitely hold a special place in Su Ming's heart.

If she became his principal wife, that would still be acceptable.

And that would be fitting as well. In the future, Qiuqiu could inherit the position of Earth Dragon Sect Master without it being handed to anyone else.

"Since our Qiuqiu is so confident, then show your mother, all right?"

"Okay!"