Get Ready, the Wedding Is Tonight

"You should know who I am."

Xiao Xuan blew on the light tea before him. Although he was still in the form of a soul, his daily life was now little different from an ordinary person's.

Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin stood beside him, looking at their master's clan with curiosity.

It felt... not quite so powerful and mysterious!

As for Little Zi, Little Qi and the others, they had all been tossed into a little nest nearby to digest the primordial Qi of heaven and earth that Xiao Xuan had previously pressed into them with a finger.

Gu Xun'er's face was a little pale. After investigating over the past few days, she had learned that an expert of the Xiao Clan had returned.

Moreover, this surviving expert was at least a Dou Sheng.

"Xun'er of the Gu Clan greets the senior of the Xiao Clan!"

Her courtesy naturally made Xiao Xuan take a liking to her. She was indeed worthy of being the bride he had chosen for the Xiao Clan!

"Judging by your bloodline, you must be no more than three generations removed from that fellow Gu Yuan!"

Among Dou Di Bloodlines, the Divine Grade stood supreme.

In an age when the ancestral Dou Di no longer appeared, only the descendants of a Dou Di who had reached the Peak Dou Sheng realm had a greater chance of producing a Divine Grade Bloodline within three generations.

What was more, with the Xiao Clan gone, the threat from the Hun Clan had also diminished considerably.

It would not be excessive... for Gu Yuan to indulge himself a little more in his leisure time!

Perhaps he had even spent his own essence blood to nurture this child with a Divine Grade Bloodline.

Though Xiao Xuan had spent a thousand years cut off from the continent's many upheavals, he still knew his old friends inside out.

"My father is the Ancient Clan Chief."

Gu Xun'er was perfectly frank. She saw no reason to hide it, nor was she worried that the Xiao Clan senior would harm her because of it.

Gu Yuan, the Ancient Clan Chief, had reached the Peak Dou Sheng realm back when the Xiao Clan was still at its height, making him one of the handful of supreme experts on the continent.

As his daughter, Gu Xun'er naturally had nothing to fear.

"The clan chief's daughter? Sent off to this godforsaken place of mine?"

Hearing that left Xiao Xuan speechless. Had the Gu Clan's brains been eaten by dogs? Or did they really think that, with his Xiao Clan and the Hun Clan keeping out of sight, the Gu Clan could lord it over everyone?

Suddenly feeling a little mischievous, Xiao Xuan looked at Gu Xun'er, then at Xiao Yan, who stood beside her at a loss.

"Xiao Yan should have told you about the marriage I arranged for you, right?"

They had to develop their feelings either way, so getting married first did not seem unacceptable!

"Marriage? Brother Xiao Yan?"

Gu Xun'er truly knew nothing about this. Her eyes were full of confusion, but she remained unafraid.

Although she had only one Dou Emperor guard at her side, she carried plenty of life-saving treasures. Besides, if her life were in danger, her father would surely sense it.

The connection between those with Dou Di Bloodlines was more mysterious than outsiders imagined.

Unfortunately, Xiao Xuan understood these things better than she did.

"Xun'er, why don't you wait a moment while I speak to the ancestor again?"

His scalp tingling, Xiao Yan felt as though he were sitting on pins and needles, even though the weather had been fine that day.

The ancestor had gone out, so how had he come back so quickly?

With no other choice, Xiao Yan steeled himself and tried to get the ancestor to give him a chance for the time being.

Surely a clansman with the potential to become a Dou Di deserved some consideration?

"Little Yanzi, what do you think? In any case, I think this match is a fine one!"

Xiao Xuan spoke at a leisurely pace, paying no heed to the feelings of the youngsters present.

"Naturally, I know that for a Gu Clan youngster with a Divine Grade Bloodline, waiting until she becomes a Dou Sheng to marry would make the best use of her bloodline."

"But since you came to my Xiao Clan, shouldn't you give something in return? Besides, you and Little Yanzi have feelings for each other, so this marriage is settled."

"You'll marry tonight!"

With those final words, Xiao Xuan set the atmosphere ablaze.

"Ancestor, I'm still just a child! Xun'er is too young too."

Xiao Yan was aghast, truly aghast. He simply could not accept the idea of marrying young!

He was not even eighteen yet. How, how could he do that sort of thing?

In his previous life, Xiao Yan had been in his thirties and had remained single the whole time.

Or rather, it would be more accurate to describe him as a virgin.

"Why not? The blending of your bloodlines will naturally create even greater potential. Besides, there's long been precedent for marriages between the Xiao and Gu Clans."

"Since the Gu Clan sent little Xun'er here, it must have been for a marriage alliance!"

There was much hidden meaning in Xiao Xuan's words. He was no fool; how could he fail to see that the Gu Clan was scheming for the legacy left by Tou She Ancient God?

That was all they were capable of. Instead of relying on themselves to break through, they insisted on drooling over those crooked paths.

Now, Xiao Xuan was determined to make them lose both the lady and their soldiers.

Gu Xun'er's delicate brows were tightly knitted, but she was not particularly panicked.

If it truly came to that, she could still call her father directly to her rescue. Though this Dou Sheng senior of the Xiao Clan was extremely formidable, she supposed he was no match for her father.

She simply did not know what Xiao Xuan's objective was!

"Senior, you go too far. My marriage naturally requires an elder of my clan to be present. Even if my father is busy in seclusion, it is not something you can decide with a single word."

She softened her stance a little. Even if Gu Yuan was in seclusion, how could he possibly cut himself off from all information from the outside world?

She had offered him a way to save face, so everyone should take it!

She was taking too much for granted.

"Xiao Zhan!"

There was no need to continue punishing him, and this happened to be a time when he needed people. With a surge of soul power, Xiao Xuan swept Xiao Zhan over again.

"A-Ancestor?"

Xiao Zhan felt rather dizzy, but he still forced himself to rally and bowed respectfully to Xiao Xuan.

"Make the preparations for Little Yanzi and Gu Xun'er's wedding tonight. They must consummate the marriage, yin and yang joining together."

Seemingly worried that they might miss the point, Xiao Xuan stated this crucial requirement without a change in expression.

"Ancestor!"

"Senior!"

Both youngsters were beginning to panic, and Gu Xun'er was even more anxious. She had only just become a Dou Zhe and had yet to make much use of the Divine Grade Bloodline within her.

If she married just like this, her bloodline concentration would surely plummet.

More importantly, the Gu Clan would immediately learn of the slightest mishap on Gu Xun'er's side.

The connection between bloodlines was most wondrous.

Even if she did not send word back, the clan's elders would come looking for her. However powerful this surviving Xiao Clan Dou Sheng before her might be, how could he stand against an entire Emperor Clan?

Gu Xun'er did not want Xiao Yan to be hurt.

Nor did she want her own potential damaged.

Besides, they were still young. Couldn't they simply be together for now?

"Oh, the Gu Clan?"

He was somewhat disdainful. Their bloodline simply had not run dry yet. Once it declined, they would be nothing more than fat pigs on the chopping block.

Xiao Xuan looked down on them most of all.

Of course, a Dou Di Bloodline was indeed a good thing, and Xiao Xuan was determined to secure its benefits for the youngster of his clan.

Meanwhile, Xiao Zhan saw that the situation was getting a little out of hand and that his own boy was unwilling. He gritted his teeth.

"Ancestor, perhaps..."

"Little Yanzi doesn't know any better. Don't you either?"

The calm voice echoed all around.

Everyone shut their mouths.

"It seems the Gu Clan has forgotten the might of the Xiao Clan."

"I am..."

"Xiao Xuan!"