The fairy forced me to marry into her family, so I retorted by throwing myself into the Pool of Fate

Outside Li Ping and his companion's courtyard was a small lake with a wooden pavilion in the center. It was originally a quiet place to relax and enjoy the scenery, but now it was filled with a group of men and women.

Judging from their clothing and appearance, they were all members of the Mu family, each with a profound aura and extraordinary cultivation.

At this moment, they all turned to look at the courtyard gate, as if they were watching a good show.

Li Ping withdrew his gaze and looked at the person in front of him.

Who are you?

"Mu Feng, the main branch of the Mu family." The young male cultivator snorted coldly.

Li Ping's heart stirred slightly. A member of the main branch? No wonder he acts this way.

"I'm asking you a question!" Mu Feng shouted. "Are you that pretty boy?"

Li Ping shook his head, saying neither humbly nor arrogantly, "First, I am not a gigolo."

Mu Feng raised his eyes and, seeing that he was indeed handsome and had an extraordinary air about him, immediately exclaimed, "Still saying you're not a pretty boy?"

Li Ping ignored him and continued, "This is the residence of Foundation Establishment cultivators. How dare you, a Qi Refining disciple, shout like this? Who gave you the audacity?"

Mu Feng shrank his neck and subconsciously looked back.

Li Ping looked in that direction and saw a man in fine clothes nodding slightly in the wooden pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Having received the signal, Mu Feng straightened his back and said, "Kid..."

"I am already Yuebai's Daoist partner. According to the rules, we are of different generations, so why won't you even call me 'son-in-law'?" Li Ping questioned.

"Aunt..." Mu Feng was led astray by Li Ping and subconsciously uttered the words, but then abruptly interrupted himself.

Why send someone like this to lead the charge?

Li Ping was too lazy to argue any further, and simply said, "I was exhausted from working too hard last night."

Having said that, he turned to leave.

At that moment, a cold snort came from the wooden pavilion on the lake.

A man in fine clothes rose with the wind and came walking on water.

Before the person even arrived, Li Ping felt his feet become sluggish, as if a thousand pounds of force were pressing down on him.

"Late stage of Qi Refining?"

He turned around abruptly, his expression composed: "May I ask what brings you here, fellow Daoist?"

The richly dressed man coldly sized her up, then suddenly waved his left hand.

A thin needle shot out from his sleeve, aiming straight for Li Ping's face.

"That's enough!"

A sharp shout came from afar, and Mu Chongming walked slowly towards him.

The richly dressed man reluctantly withdrew the needle, turned around, and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Elder Chongming."

Mu Chongming walked between the two men, looked at everyone in the wooden pavilion, and said sternly, "Gathering together all day long, what kind of behavior is this?"

"Elder, please calm down. We were just exchanging ideas with this Fellow Daoist Li," someone in the pavilion said.

Mu Chongming snorted coldly and looked at the man in fine clothes: "Shi'an, the elders won't have a good impression of you if you act like this."

"The elder is right. I'll teach them a lesson later." Mu Shi'an said, then waved to dismiss the crowd.

With no outsiders around, Mu Chongming's expression softened:

"You're quite the smooth talker."

Li Ping chuckled and led his father-in-law to sit down at the stone table in the courtyard. He then called Xiao Qing to brew some of the family's finest tea.

"Father-in-law, what's going on with this man?" Li Ping asked.

"Mu Shi'an, from the main branch of the Mu family, once asked me for Yuebai's hand in marriage," Mu Chongming explained.

"How can this be allowed?"

"After five generations."

Li Ping suddenly realized what was going on and asked, "Then why didn't you agree in the first place?"

"Actually, this mainly depends on Yuebai's opinion." Mu Chongming coughed lightly. "Judging from what you just said, was last night pleasant?"

Li Ping had no way to express his suffering, so he just gave a smile.

"Yuebai has a cold personality, so please be more understanding and tolerant of her," Mu Chongming said.

"I understand."

Mu Chongming nodded: "Now that you've seen it, staying in the clan isn't good for you. I suggest you take on a mission and avoid the situation for a while."

After saying that, he took out his identity token, pointed at it, and words immediately appeared on it.

[Mission: Guard the ferry, maintain order, and resist the robbers]

[Duration: Six months]

[Contribution Points: 100]

[Task: Manage the Marketplace]

[Duration: Six months]

[Requirement: Mid-stage Qi Refining]

[Contribution Points: 120]

……

……

As a family that has built a foundation for future generations, the Mu family possesses considerable wealth.

The Three Workshops and Five Markets and the ferry crossings are the two main pillars. In addition, they also dabble in various cultivation arts such as talismans, elixirs, and weapon crafting.

There are countless types of family quests.

However, most of these missions either require a certain level of cultivation or carry the risk of death.

Those easy and lucrative positions have already been taken by others.

Li Ping scanned through them one by one, only to find that none of them were suitable for him, and he was immediately at a loss.

Seeing this, Mu Chongming laughed and said, "Take out your identity jade token and let me see. Maybe there's something suitable."

Li Ping did as instructed, but his jade pendant only had one task.

[Mission: Supervise the construction of Qing Teng Island]

[Duration: Six months]

[Contribution Points: 100]

"What is this?" Li Ping asked, puzzled.

"According to the Mu family rules, once a member of the family has reached the Foundation Establishment stage, their family lineage can be upgraded to the main lineage and enjoy the benefits of the main lineage."

Mu Chongming explained, "However, in Yuebai's lineage, there are only the two of us. She is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and the clan doesn't have much to give her. As for me, I don't need that much, so I bestowed this island upon her."

So this was a custom-made task after all?

So, does that mean I now own an island?

Li Ping was somewhat surprised and suddenly felt that marrying into another family wasn't bad at all; in fact, it was quite good.

"how?"

"Thank you for your concern, Father-in-law," Li Ping said respectfully.

"Let's skip the pleasantries," Mu Chongming said. "Since it's our own property, we'll make sure to take good care of it when we get there."

"Don't worry, I will do my best to make Yuebai satisfied when she comes out of seclusion."

Mu Chongming nodded and said, "Hurry up and pack your things, I'll take you there right away."

Li Ping was eager to leave this place as soon as possible, so he immediately agreed.

After getting up, he suddenly remembered something and sat down again.

"What's the matter?" Mu Chongming asked.

"I'll be gone for half a year. Before I leave, I'd like to exchange some items in the clan's treasury to aid my cultivation," Li Ping said. "But I'm new here and don't have any contribution points. I wonder if I can exchange them with spirit stones?"

"In principle, clan contribution points cannot be exchanged for spirit stones," Mu Chongming said. "However, the clan does not interfere with private exchanges, but according to the rules, spirit stones can only be exchanged for 70% of the contribution points."

70%?

With the three hundred spirit stones I had, the contribution points I received were only worth a little over two hundred spirit stones.

Li Ping did the math and felt he had lost out badly, but he had to get the Buddha Bone Flower, so he immediately took out two hundred spirit stones to exchange for it.

"Two hundred spirit stones can only be exchanged for thirty contribution points according to the rules," Mu Chongming said.

Li Ping nodded, exchanged the contribution points, and was about to get up to go to the treasure vault.

"Wait, what do you want to exchange?" Mu Chongming shouted.

"Buddha's Bone Flower, I wonder if it's in the treasure vault?" Li Ping asked.

Mu Chongming thought for a moment: "I remember there was such a thing, but it seems to cost sixty contribution points."

"This?" Li Ping was speechless.

"Come and sit down."

"What's wrong?"

"Aren't you still short thirty contribution points?"

Li Ping suddenly realized, and almost burst into tears: "Thank you for your kindness, Father-in-law."

……

……

The Mu family's treasure vault was located deep within Moon White Island. Li Ping was led by Xiao Qing for quite some time before they arrived.

After explaining their purpose in front of the main hall, they were led inside by the steward.

The hall was empty and quiet, with only one female cultivator sitting cross-legged on a futon.

She appeared to be around forty years old, with flowing black hair and a languid air. Her red dress cascaded to the ground, revealing a pair of delicate white embroidered shoes.

However, there was almost no fluctuation of breath during his breathing, which made people feel a little oppressed.

"This should be Mu Rou, one of the three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Mu family."

Li Ping kept his eyes straight ahead and waited for the steward to announce his arrival before following him into the depths of the main hall.

As I passed by the woman in the red dress, a fragrance suddenly wafted into my nostrils, stirring my heart.

In just a moment of confusion, the manager in front of him had already put several steps ahead of him.

Li Ping was shocked and bit his tongue hard to come to his senses. He quickly followed after him.

"A Foundation Establishment stage monster, truly terrifying!"

After Li Ping and the other person had gone far away, the female cultivator in the hall suddenly opened her eyes.

She looked towards the treasure vault, her brow furrowing slightly.

"Is the Great Way close to water?"

"That's interesting."