Chapter 359

"Uncle, let me offer you a cup."

"Me too, me too, you have to drink my cup."

"Wow, you even drank Xiao Lian's cup; if you don't drink this one of mine, I'll cry for you to see."

At the banquet.

Lu Xun was surrounded by a group of young maids.

The Fu family really has a lot of young maids.

Such a big family has a pyramidal structure: the younger the generation, the more numerous it is.

These young maids, one by one, surrounded Lu Xun, toasting him as this 'uncle'.

Lu Xun had no choice.

After drinking one cup, he had no choice but to drink a second, then a third.

Otherwise, these young maids would really cry.

"Sister, now we're in trouble."

On the other side, Fu Yue was worried sick.

The situation has developed to the point where it far exceeds her control.

Now even Fu Xue has been dragged into this.

But this is also unavoidable.

The appearance of the Lu family caught Old Master Fu off guard.

This matter is too ancient; so ancient that even seeing the marriage document, Old Master Fu would have forgotten about it.

As a result, Lu Chen came.

Old Master Fu had no choice but to resort to this plan.

Otherwise, once Lu Chen spoke, Old Master Fu would be caught between a rock and a hard place.

As for Lu Xun's side, pretending to be a couple with Fu Yue is already pretense; adding one more person, in Old Master Fu's view, is no big deal.

What's more, Old Master Fu initially believed it was genuine, greatly admired Lu Xun, and accepted him as his grandson-in-law.

Finally, it was Fu Yue who revealed the truth, after which Old Master Fu allowed the two to pretend to be a couple.

So,

It's a case of fake romance turning real.

Old Master Fu had no objections either.

"Sister, you don't need to worry about me; let the outside world say what it will—people's tongues can't be stopped."

Fu Xue, on the other hand, remained very composed.

Since she is Lu Xun's mentor, if the matter gets out, she will definitely face more criticism on her side.

But she, who had just broken through to the Seventh Realm, has a steadfast will—how could she care about worldly eyes?

"Just poor Lu Xun."

Fu Yue sighed.

Lu Xun bore everything alone.

Lu Chen's departure, she naturally noticed.

Given the Lu family's strength, they are likely to bear a grudge against Lu Xun because of this.

This amounts to planting a powerful enemy for Lu Xun.

Even if not an enemy, it has offended the Lu family, this Nine Realms clan.

In the future, the Lu family might trip up Lu Xun.

This made Fu Yue feel somewhat guilty.

"All we can do is compensate him properly later."

She decided to give Lu Xun some compensation later.

We can't let Lu Xun exert effort and also spend money.

This banquet lasted most of the night before ending.

"Lu Xun, are you still okay? Grandpa wants to have a chat with you."

After the banquet ended, Old Master Fu wanted to talk to Lu Xun alone.

At this point, Lu Xun had drunk an unknown amount of alcohol, his face flushed red up to his neck.

His Chaos Divine Body allows Lu Xun to stay sober no matter how much he drinks.

But the Fu family's young maids are too formidable; if he drank that much and showed no effect, they'd likely pester him incessantly.

"Ah Yue, I'm fine."

Lu Xun indeed felt a bit tipsy.

"Come, let me help you; these young maids are really mischievous."

Fu Yue stepped forward and helped Lu Xun up.

"Hehe, Uncle, you're so drunk tonight, don't leave—just stay at Aunt's place~"

"Yeah, yeah, Uncle, when Aunt's belly gets big, remember to thank us~"

Seeing this, the young maids came over to cause a fuss again.

"Go away~"

Fu Yue could do nothing about them.

As for Fu Xue, she had already hidden somewhere unknown.

Don't let her usual aloofness fool you—the young maids are actually rather afraid of her.

But if she stays, these little girls will really pester her and cause trouble; they won't let her go until they've made Fu Xue blush bright red.

Senior.

A few minutes later, in a room behind the main hall, Lu Xun saw Old Master Fu.

Little Yue, go wait outside; let me speak with Lu Xun alone for a while.

After Old Master Fu gave Lu Xun a slight nod, he then said to Fu Yue.

Okay, Grandpa.

Fu Yue turned and left.

In the room, only Lu Xun and Old Master Fu remained.

Little Xun, come, sit.

Old Master Fu gestured for Lu Xun to sit down.

After Lu Xun sat opposite him, he took out a gold-thread wooden box and opened it.

Inside was precisely that gilded marriage certificate.

Little Xun, this is the Lu family's marriage certificate; you can have a look so you won't think the old man is deceiving you.

Old Master Fu pushed the marriage certificate over.

Since it concerns Fu Xue, Lu Xun was indeed curious.

He took the marriage certificate out of the wooden box.

The marriage certificate is inlaid with a gold border, but the material is not particularly high-grade.

It appears to be a product from an earlier era.

Lu Xun opened it and saw the text inside.

This... Senior, is this marriage certificate handwritten by you?

Lu Xun was somewhat surprised.

He had thought the content of the marriage certificate was simply to marry Fu Xue.

But it wasn't,

The content of the marriage certificate is that, after obtaining it, a Lu family descendant may propose to any unmarried woman of the Fu family.

Yes, back then our family were neighbors with the Lu family, our relations were good; after the great change on Lan Xing, we helped each other and overcame some difficulties. Over drinks, Old Master Lu suggested we become allied through marriage; at that time, most of the children born to the Fu family were daughters, and in a moment of impulse I wrote this marriage certificate...

Old Master Fu recounted the origin of the marriage certificate.

That happened over a hundred years ago.

Later, Old Master Lu gained a fortuitous encounter at an ancient route node, causing the Lu family to soar and even move to the moon, after which our two families' interactions dwindled.

Old Master Fu said this slowly.

This let Lu Xun understand the full background of the matter.

Senior, forgive my frankness, the Lu family is so powerful, and Lu Chen is also an outstanding talent; why are you unwilling to let Fu Xue marry him?

After Old Master Fu finished speaking, Lu Xun couldn't help but ask.

Of course she cannot marry!

Old Master Fu snorted coldly: 'Back when the Lu family rose, I jokingly asked Old Master Lu when we would ally by marriage; Old Master Lu gave a noncommittal answer. Now that our Fu family has risen, his descendants come seeking to take our finest offspring—how could I let him have his way!'

Eh.

Lu Xun now understood.

This matter is due to the Lu family acting dishonorably.

After the Lu family rose, they no longer looked highly upon the Fu family.

Later, Old Master Fu entered the Earth Core Secret Realm, thereby gaining the Fu family's rise, and he also fathered Fu Tianze, this reincarnated one, after which the Fu family became the premier clan of the East.

At this point, the Lu family's descendants brought out the marriage certificate again, still hoping to marry the most dazzling Fu Xue; Old Master Fu naturally was displeased.

But that marriage certificate was personally written by him back then; if he outright refused, it might cause the Fu family to face criticism.

So Old Master Fu decisively employed a 'cutting off the source' move, severing Lu Chen's path.

Even if Lu Chen thick‑skinnedly proposes again to other Fu family descendants, Old Master Fu won't feel any pity.

Little Xun, thanks to you this time, the Lu family are narrow‑minded; once this gets out they may bear a grudge against you. Take this Heavenly Martial Soul Jade; after use you can summon an Eight Realm Illusory Shadow to fight for you for three minutes—those three minutes are enough to resolve many troubles for you.

Old Master Fu handed Lu Xun a soul jade.

Heavenly Martial Soul Jade!

It can summon an Eight Realm Illusory Shadow to fight for a full three minutes.

Good fellow,

This is far superior to an Eight Grade Spirit Talisman and the like.

An Eight Grade Spirit Talisman actually deals with the Seventh Realm.

It poses no threat to an Eighth Realm opponent; at most it can buy a little time.

But that time will not exceed one minute, not even half a minute.

The Heavenly Martial Soul Jade is different; what it summons is an Eight Realm Illusory Shadow.

That amounts to an Eighth Realm combat power.

It lasts a full three minutes.

If one encounters a Demon Emperor's avatar, having this jade resolves the crisis.

Just think about it and you'll know.

How precious this Heavenly Martial Soul Jade is.

Fu Yue and Fu Xue don't have any; they only have a few Eight Grade Spirit Talismans.

Of course, it's also possible that Old Master Fu recently obtained this.

After all, a treasure capable of bearing the Eight Realms phantom is itself extremely rare.

"Thank you, senior; then I, the junior, would be impolite to refuse."

Lu Xun pondered for a moment, then took it.

Seeing Lu Xun accept it readily, Fu Lao Yezi showed relief: "If you use it, you can bring it back to me; I can store the phantom in it again, and it can be used again."

It's not single-use; it can be reused.

"Senior, this Heavenly Martial Divine Jade must be very precious, right?"

Lu Xun asked.

"Of course it's precious; such Heavenly Martial Divine Jade, there are only three pieces in all of Lan Xing. They were originally one piece, but for some reason they broke apart, and I spent years of merit to exchange for this one."

Fu Lao Yezi explained.

Upon hearing that, Lu Xun immediately felt the Heavenly Martial Soul Jade in his hand grow heavy.

This item, in pure value, is likely even higher than the Saint-grade Longevity Pill he gave away.

An eighth-grade spirit talisman is already astonishingly expensive.

Moreover, this Heavenly Martial Soul Jade that can store the Eight Realms phantom and be reused.

"Little Xun, you don't need to feel pressured; the medicinal pills you gave me are far more useful than this jade for me. Besides, there's something I need to discuss with you."

Fu Lao Yezi noticed the change in Lu Xun's expression and comforted him.

"Please speak, senior."

"What I said at the birthday banquet was actually sincere."

"Ah? What do you mean, senior?"

Fu Lao Yezi's words left Lu Xun startled.

"Haha, Little Xun, I knew you'd be surprised; the old man's meaning is literal: if you're willing, Little Yue and Little Xue can marry you, of course they also need to be willing—this depends on your abilities; I'll do my best to create opportunities for you, haha!"

Saying this, Fu Lao Yezi raised his hand and slapped Lu Xun's shoulder hard, his eyes flashing with hopeful light, encouraging: "Good lad, go for it!"