Longevity Clan Starts with the Patriarch's Marriage

Chapter 418: Chapter 203: Don’t worry, I’ve got this!_1

Three days later.

Han Li, the old ancestor of the Han Family, has taken a wife again!

After hearing the news, various powers of Yonchang Manor sighed and honestly brought gifts to participate in the grand wedding ceremony.

In this broken place of Yonchang Manor, where the spiritual energy ranks among the bottom three in the entire Daqian Empire, no Cultivators above the God Refining Realm are willing to settle here, making Han Mansion the strongest force.

Han Mansion does not expand its influence either, keeping a low profile. Had it not been for the fact that the Han Family liked taking wives and concubines, the outside world would have forgotten about this God Refining Realm force long ago.

Up to this day, the majority of powers in Yonchang Manor are related to Han Mansion by marriage, each entangled with Han Mansion to some extent—some marry into the mansion to become concubines of the old ancestor, some to become wives or concubines of the Han descendants, and some simply marry into the Han Family.

These people naturally understand how powerful Han Mansion is, far beyond what the outsiders perceive. They also know just how dense the spiritual energy on Chengsheng Mountain is. However, they dare not speak carelessly, as this is expressly forbidden.

These cultivators who have married into or joined Han Mansion know full well, like looking into a mirror, that Han Mansion is a slumbering dragon. By marrying into it through chance, they’ve already gained immense benefits, and in the future, there will be endless good fortunes to come.

Bound by various kinds of ties, they can only remind their natal families not to provoke Han Mansion and to deepen their ties with it instead, giving some subtle hints.

Atop Chengdao Peak, Han Li watched the bustling Han Mansion with a smile constantly on his face.

After withdrawing his gaze, Han Li set off toward Murong Ying’s bridal chamber. There laid the nuptial room for the two of them. Han Li would spend the night here tonight and for many nights to come.

Murong Ying had finally compromised, agreeing to his terms. For this reason, Han Li naturally painted a lot of big pies for her—the big and round kind.

Inside the bridal chamber,

Murong Ying sat on the edge of the bed, covered by a red bridal veil, dressed in bright red wedding attire. She was waiting for the audacious Han Li to come in.

Her heart was in turmoil, not knowing if Han Li could truly shield against the fates decreed by heaven. If any slightest bit leaked, only a path of death awaited her and Han Li.

As a soul fragment, although she didn’t inherit all the memories of the original being, Murong Ying was acutely aware of how ruthless Empress Yuanchu was. If her original being were to find out about what she had done, she would be enraged beyond measure, and even the slightest carelessness could result in failure.

Over these three days, Murong Ying pondered a great deal. Han Li’s last words before he left ensnared her like a curse, endlessly enticing her to agree.

Having been accidentally caught by Han Li and brought to Chengsheng Mountain, unable to call for help, Murong Ying’s numerous attempts at suicide had all failed, and she had become desperate.

However, upon hearing Han Li’s words, another thought took root in Murong Ying’s heart. Why couldn’t she live for herself?

Being a soul fragment, she had a strong sense of mission and knew what her destiny was. This was ingrained in her memory when the Divine Spirit was unsealed, and without any hesitation, Murong Ying strived toward that goal.

Empress Yuanchu had calculated all of this from the start. When the soul fragment grew to the Heaven Imperial Realm, it wouldn’t develop its own will and would remain utterly loyal, serving only the original being. Everything was in service to the original being.

Only when the soul fragment broke through to the Quasi Emperor realm would it gradually develop its own thoughts. If it remained the same as before, it wouldn’t be possible to break through to the Heaven Imperial Realm.

Therefore, like Empress Fengyue, Empress Yuanchu would reclaim her soul fragment once it reached the Heaven Imperial Realm, to prevent it from becoming unmanageable and to avoid impacting their plans.

It was because of an accident that Murong Ying, who had not yet fully matured, encountered Han Li and started to have such thoughts.

As a soul fragment, if she were to cultivate smoothly up to the realm of Heaven Imperial, she would be taken back to Yuanchu Mountain by the original being to continue training and assist in reaching the Heaven Imperial Realm.

In the future, she would merge back with the original being, helping the original make a crucial step in the Heaven Imperial Realm with combat ability on par with a Heavenly Immortal.

If that were the case, her life would come to an end, having fulfilled her purpose.

But now, Murong Ying wished to become independent, to live for herself.

Murong Ying wanted to take a gamble, to completely break away from Empress Yuanchu with the help of Han Li’s power, no longer continuing that so-called mission, not wanting her life to end upon completion of her mission.

She wanted to live more brilliantly, to complete her own independent life, rather than being bound by Empress Yuanchu her entire life.

The person who pushed Murong Ying to make a decision was Yao Xi.

Yesterday, when Murong Ying met Yao Xi and learned of her identity from Han Li, that was when Murong Ying truly made up her mind.

Yao Xi was a soul fragment of Empress Fengyue, a being as powerful as Empress Yuanchu. Even the soul fragment of Empress Fengyue was living on Chengsheng Mountain as Han Li’s Dao companion and had borne him a child.

This proved that Han Li had the capability to conceal all of this. Otherwise, Empress Fengyue would have discovered it long ago, not waiting until Yao Xi had given birth to the child.

After conversing with Yao Xi, Murong Ying gave Han Li her answer. Han Li naturally welcomed it, agreeing to all of Murong Ying’s demands and voluntarily adding quite a few more, to Murong Ying’s great satisfaction.

But now, as the moment approached, Murong Ying’s previously firm heart began to waver again. Hearing Han Li’s footsteps, Murong Ying’s breathing grew increasingly rapid.

She, the soul fragment of Empress Yuanchu, was actually about to marry and become Han Li’s Dao companion.

Tonight she would surely lose her virginity, and at that moment, the original being—Empress Yuanchu—would sense it. It all depended on whether those two imperial weapons of Han Li’s would work.

If they concealed all the heavenly secrets and fates, then the original being—Empress Yuanchu—wouldn’t be able to detect her exact whereabouts, only knowing that she was in Qianyuan Divine Province. This would allow Han Li to proceed with the next step. Following the plan, she would finally sever her ties completely with Empress Yuanchu and become independent.