Li Qingxuan suddenly looked at Li Chuan, his eyes widening so much they nearly popped out of their sockets, his jaw almost dropping to the ground.
Good grief.
The world has turned upside down.
This son of his, when it came to filial piety, was even offering up his own fiancée?
And to be honest.
Su Yanran really was beautiful. Her slender waist and curving figure, her skin as smooth as jade. She was even more dazzling than the top celebrities from his previous life. Even he felt a little tempted.
Thinking carefully, the engagement he and the Su Family’s old ancestor had agreed upon only stated that Su Yanran would marry a member of the Li Family. It never specified that she had to marry Li Chuan.
So did that mean he, as the father, also had a chance?
Seeing Li Qingxuan remain silent, Li Chuan mistakenly thought he was angry. He hurriedly knelt before Li Qingxuan and pleaded, “Father, please agree. This is your son’s heartfelt act of filial piety.”
Li Chuan was anxious beyond measure.
He could only live another 15 minutes.
If he failed to show filial piety in time and obtain the system reward, he would die.
Li Qingxuan froze for a moment, then hurriedly said, “Th-this… Xiao Chuan, get up, quickly get up.”
“Father, I am severely injured and do not know how long I have left. I only wish to see you live happily. If you refuse my request, I will smash my head to death right here!”
“You child… sigh… sigh…”
Li Qingxuan looked troubled on the surface, but the corners of his mouth could not stop rising. “If you insist like this, your father has no choice. Since this is your filial devotion, I can only reluctantly accept it.”
My dear son, you are truly amazing.
I was still thinking about how to complete the mission, and you delivered a perfect assist.
Son, you are still young.
Women are stumbling blocks on the path of cultivation. You cannot handle this opportunity.
Besides, she already looks down on you and broke off the engagement. Let your father bear this burden for you.
Rest assured.
In the future, I will definitely find you a good wife.
The moment those words were spoken, the courtyard fell into dead silence.
“Y-you… what did you just say?”
Su Yanran stared at Li Qingxuan in disbelief, her face flushed with humiliation. “You are the Patriarch of the Li Family. How can you be so shameless, wanting a young maiden in her prime to marry a widower like you?”
“Li Qingxuan, have you and your son both been kicked in the head by a donkey?”
Su Shoucheng, Patriarch Su, was even more furious. “What is my daughter’s status? She is a Saintess candidate of the Azure Cloud Sect. How dare you mock her?”
“If you continue talking nonsense, I will have experts from the Azure Cloud Sect come and settle this!”
Li Chuan looked at Su Yanran seriously and said, “Su Yanran, I am now a cripple and unworthy of you.”
“But my father is dignified and upright. Compared to me, he truly suits you better.”
“If you marry my father and bear children in the future, they will still carry the Li Family bloodline. That would not violate the engagement…”
“Shut up!”
Su Yanran’s face turned red with fury.
She had come to humiliate the Li Family, yet somehow she was the one being mocked.
[Ding! Reminder: Host has 5 minutes of life remaining.]
Hearing the system notification in his mind, Li Chuan’s heart trembled. He decided to push harder. “Su Yanran, you just said you would rather marry my father.”
“So many people here heard it. Could it be that a Saintess candidate of the Azure Cloud Sect goes back on her word?”
“I…”
Su Yanran choked, then snapped angrily, “I was speaking casually. I never meant I would truly marry him.”
“I do not want to waste words with you. Immediately dissolve the engagement, or do not blame me for being impolite.”
If not for the Heavenly Dao oath her grandfather had sworn in the engagement contract, breaking it rashly would trigger backlash from the Heavenly Dao and damage her foundation. Otherwise, she would have acted long ago.
She could not understand.
Why had her grandfather insisted on betrothing her to the Li Family? And if he must do so, why swear a Heavenly Dao oath? Was he not setting her up?
“Our Li Family has suffered great disaster. You refuse to help and even kick us while we are down.”
Seeing time running out, Li Chuan decided to risk everything. “Since you are heartless, do not blame me for being ruthless. The Li Family is finished anyway. I will drag the Su Family down with us.”
As he spoke, he took out the engagement contract and thrust his sword forward!
“Stop!”
The Su Family members were terrified at the sight.
Su Shoucheng was both shocked and enraged, hurriedly shouting, “I… I agree on Yanran’s behalf!”
If the engagement contract was destroyed, it would no longer be just between Su Yanran and Li Chuan. Both families would suffer Heavenly Dao punishment.
The Li Family had only two people left. If they perished, so be it. But the Su Family could not afford it.
“Father!”
Su Yanran froze, furious. “What are you doing?”
Su Shoucheng quickly pulled her aside and whispered, “Yanran, I know you are angry, but with the Heavenly Dao oath in place, we absolutely cannot gamble with your future.”
“Is it worth suffering Heavenly Dao backlash and damaging your foundation just to break off an engagement? Would the Azure Cloud Sect still let you become Saintess then?”
Su Yanran was shaken to her core.
Her father was right.
“Let us pretend to agree for now,” Su Shoucheng whispered. “Later, return to the Azure Cloud Sect and ask your master to come personally. I refuse to believe this Li Family would dare not cancel the engagement then.”
Su Yanran’s eyes lit up. “Father, I will listen to you.”
At that moment, Li Qingxuan’s eyes nearly popped out again.
What the hell?
His precious son was too fierce.
To find a wife for his father, he was using every possible means.
But it had to be said.
Though reckless, it worked.
This son was worth raising.
Li Qingxuan looked at Li Chuan. “Xiao Chuan, what are you…”
“Father, do not worry.”
Li Chuan patted his chest righteously. “Today, I will make Su Yanran my mother no matter what. Even if the King of Heaven himself comes, he cannot stop me. I said it!”
If Su Yanran did not become his mother, he would fail the mission.
If he failed the mission, he would die.
Li Qingxuan was truly moved.
This son… is too damn filial.
At this point, Li Qingxuan no longer hid anything and stared at Su Yanran. “Su Yanran, what do you say? Will you marry or not?”
“I will marry!”
“Good. Then we will perform the wedding ceremony now.”
“What?”
Su Yanran’s beautiful eyes widened, her voice changing tone. “Now? That is too fast. At least wait…”
“Wait for what?”
Li Qingxuan snorted coldly. “Wait for you to regret it? Wait for you to return and bring experts from the Azure Cloud Sect to threaten me? Or wait for the Wang Family to kill me?”
“My son’s injuries are too severe. I fear he will not live to see me married.”
“So we do it now. Keep it simple. Finish everything within 5 minutes.”
“Immediately. Right now.”
“I cannot wait even a second longer!”
At those words, Su Yanran’s expression turned extremely ugly.
She had not expected Li Qingxuan to be so impatient.
It completely disrupted her plan.
But Li Chuan looked at Li Qingxuan with deep emotion.
Father.
You truly are my father.
You understand me.
Knowing your son is about to die and cannot wait, you even simplified the wedding process.
When your son rises to greatness in the future, I will definitely repay your filial devotion properly!