Chapter 405: with translation of chapter title

「Hahaha, good, Xiao Xun, you've put thought into this; this marriage proposal, our Fu family agrees. 」

「In the main hall, Old Master Fu's loud laughter rang out. 」

「Old Master Fu was born in the old era; he doesn't really like these complicated formalities. 」

「So, after Lu Xun had roughly gone through the procedures, he directly agreed. 」

「「Old Master Fu is really impatient. 」」

「「Can't blame him for being impatient; Lu Xun is such a fine grandson‑in‑law, what's there to be dissatisfied about? 」」

「Old Master Fu's eager appearance made the Fu family members feel somewhat amused. 」

「This marriage proposal was thus simply achieved. 」

「「Huitong, back when I married you, why wasn't it this simple? 」」

「「Because he's Lu Xun. 」」

「「That's true, Huitong, you won't despise me, will you? 」」

「「How could it be? No matter how good Lu Xun is, he's not my man~」」

「Another son‑in‑law of the Fu family felt somewhat sentimental. 」

「His strength is not bad either; he has reached the Six Realms. 」

「Back then, when he went to propose, the procedures were many. 」

「With Lu Xun, however, it's simple to the point of being unnecessarily simple. 」

「「Xiao Xun, come. 」」

「Old Master Fu can now have a good talk with Lu Xun. 」

「Now he, as if forgetting that this is an act, pulled Lu Xun over and started chatting about family matters. 」

「Fu Yue and Fu Xue also came out from behind the screen. 」

「Fu Xue still hadn't forgotten that she was Lu Xun's mentor; she could only steel herself and hide behind her own sister. 」

「Fu Yue, on the other hand, quickly got into role. 」

「Although her age is advanced, her appearance and body still retain a maiden's state; standing beside Lu Xun, she shows no incongruity at all. 」

「They are truly a pair of golden boy and jade girl. 」

「At this moment, the man in green robes suddenly spoke. 」

「As soon as he spoke, the surroundings fell silent for a moment. 」

「Fu Yue instinctively looked toward Granny Xue. 」

「「Tianze, isn't this a little too fast? Granny feels that setting the engagement in about half a year would be better. 」」

「Granny Xue spoke. 」

「Fu Yue had summoned her to act as matchmaker precisely to handle such a situation. 」

「The weight of setting an engagement is not the same as that of a marriage proposal. 」

「A marriage proposal is merely a preliminary intention. 」

「Setting an engagement means setting the marriage; once engaged, it means the marriage is a done deal. 」

「「Lan Xing is about to enter the new source ground; we can't wait half a year, so let's do it today. 」」

「The man in green robes said. 」

「His voice may be plain, yet it carries an undeniable authority. 」

「「The situation is indeed special, Old Master Fu, Xiao Yue, Xiao Xue, and Xiao Xun, please discuss it a bit. 」」

「Granny Xue had no choice. 」

「「Father, let us discuss this first. 」」

「Fu Yue glanced at Lu Xun, then said. 」

「「All right. 」」

「The man in green robes agreed. 」

「「Lu Xun, come. 」」

「Fu Yue took Lu Xun's hand and walked toward the side hall. 」

「Now she, holding hands with Lu Xun, has become quite natural. 」

「Fortunately, Lu Xun had already prepared defenses; otherwise, just now that touch could have transmitted the love poison to her. 」

「「Xiao Xue, what do you think we should do? 」」

「In the side hall, Fu Yue was at a loss and looked toward Fu Xue. 」

「But Fu Xue had no idea either. 」

「Don't look at how long she's lived; for most of these past decades she's been cultivating, and besides, this is the first time she's encountered such a situation. 」

「It would be strange if Fu Xue had any idea. 」

「「Older sister, I don't know. 」」

「Fu Xue shook her head. 」

「「Lu Xun, what do you think? 」」

「Fu Yue looked toward Lu Xun again. 」

「Lu Xun felt a bit overwhelmed. 」

「When coming here, Lu Xun had guessed that the man in green robes, in order to completely resolve Fu Tianze's obsession, might stage something like this. 」

「But unfortunately, Lu Xun couldn't tell his guess to the two women. 」

「Otherwise, the two women would surely give themselves away in front of the man in green robes. 」

「Especially Fu Xue, who originally was rather cold toward her father's past life; if she knew the truth, asking her to pretend would probably be impossible. 」

By then, the man in blue clothes is very likely to take his anger out on Lu Xun.

Lu Xun hasn't even resolved his love poison yet, and he can't possibly go head-to-head with a Nine Realms expert.

Once the cards are laid bare, it might not be good for the Fu family either.

So,

The true situation of Fu Tianze is something Lu Xun absolutely cannot reveal.

Unless he finds a solution.

A solution might still exist.

For example, if Lu Xun's formation skill could advance a little, reaching the ninth rank or even tenth, then setting up the Nine Tribulations Lock Demon Formation would be simpler for him.

When setting up the formation for Ran Bing, the reason it was so troublesome was mainly that Lu Xun's formation skill was a bit low.

At the eighth rank, he could barely manage to set it up.

Advancing in formation skill isn't that easy.

Even if we let Ran Bing continue studying formations now, it would still take time.

Under these circumstances, maintaining the status quo is the best choice.

"Teacher, how long is Uncle preparing to undergo the tribulation?"

Lu Xun pondered for a moment, then asked.

"Father said he'll go through the tribulation after we settle our affairs; he won't rest easy until he sees us happy."

Fu Yue said.

Really?

If that's the case, then this engagement is probably unavoidable.

"Then let's settle it."

Lu Xun made a decision.

"Whether early or late, it's still a decision—might as well settle it now to save trouble."

"Getting engaged isn't the same as marrying them and bringing them home."

"Once the engagement is set, the man in blue should go undergo the tribulation."

"The tribulation process is extremely dangerous; the other party might not emerge for many years."

"By then, whether to marry, when to marry—it won't be up to us."

"Other things, we'll talk about them after we send the man in blue off to undergo the tribulation."

"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Lu Xun."

Fu Yue felt a bit sorry.

"We were originally just going to propose the marriage."

"But now it's turned into a formal engagement."

"It's fine, teacher."

Lu Xun actually felt it was no big deal.

"Anyway, it's already like this."

"It's like people who are already up to their necks in debt—they often end up borrowing more, because owing a lot doesn't weigh on them."

Fu Xue didn't say much.

Her mood was somewhat complicated.

"Even if it's just an act, we've already gone through the engagement."

"From now on, will we still have to act all the way to the wedding and bridal chamber?"

"She's actually Lu Xun's teacher!"

"Let's go out; don't keep them waiting."

"Okay."

The three of them left the side hall.

"Just as they stepped out, the gazes of the Fu family members fell upon them, wanting to know the outcome of their discussion."

"Father, just do as you say; don't make Lu Xun need several days to prepare the betrothal gifts."

Fu Yue gave the answer.

"Okay."

"A rare smile appeared on the man in blue's face, obviously very pleased with this result."