Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

Upon seeing this, the members of the Dongbao Sect were shocked and quickly bowed, saying, "Greetings, Ancestor!"

Cui Xiu frowned slightly. He had always disliked the title "Ancestor," which sounded like someone from a different generation than a nobody.

But at this moment, he couldn't care less about such things.

His gaze was deep as he stared at the Bai family members.

Then, speaking casually and slowly, his tone unreadable, he asked, "Who did you just say you were going to marry?"

Bai Xuanjun pointed to Yu Luoning beside Cui Xiu and said without changing his expression, "This is Miss Yu beside you, senior. During the previous trip to the secret realm, Miss Yu and my Xiao Jiu had intimate relations. My Bai family is a prestigious family, so naturally we must take responsibility for you, and we also ask you to take responsibility for my Xiao Jiu."

Cui Xiu smiled.

Yu Luoning was stunned.

Everyone was astonished.

In an instant, the tense atmosphere vanished, replaced by an eerie silence.

So this whole group came to ask for responsibility?

Their Dongbao Sect disciple slept with the pride of a top family from another region?

When they learned that the approaching enemy was not for military action, the tension in everyone's hearts eased, and they all perked up their ears and entered "spectator mode."

Yu Luoning, standing beside Cui Xiu, had a furrowed brow.

In the Hongmeng Secret Realm, if Bai Rongling hadn't used her life-saving treasure at the last moment to teleport away, that guy would have died at Cui Xiu's hands long ago.

Now, instead of keeping a low profile, he's brought his whole family to Dongbao Continent in a grand manner, and even shamelessly proposed marriage. Has he lost his mind?

Yu Luoning would never be so naive as to believe that Bai Rongling still harbors feelings for him.

Although she is occasionally narcissistic, she would never be narcissistic to this extent.

Although they had only met a few times, her first impression of Bai Rongling was that she was a high-end version of Li Yunyu.

The fact that he, and even the entire Bai family, would lower themselves to the point of actively seeking marriage with her must be because she possesses something that drives them to such madness.

Yu Luoning's mind raced, and she immediately thought of the inheritance of the Path of Ten Thousand Emotions.

Ten thousand years ago, Lianfei was besieged by a coalition of powerful righteous forces, which shows how extraordinary her inheritance was. As the one who inherited her legacy, my future potential is absolutely immeasurable.

Therefore, the other party's move is either to tie her to their war machine, or to use her to seize the inheritance of the Myriad Emotions Path.

That treacherous dog! He's definitely up to no good.

Before Cui Xiu could speak, Yu Luoning sneered, "Take responsibility? What kind of old rule is this now? Does physical intimacy require binding each other? I didn't expect you outer realms to be so conservative?"

Bai Xuanjun smiled slightly and said, "Miss thinks all of this is outdated and old-fashioned, but it is not for my Bai family."

The men of the Bai family cultivate a pure Yang body, a flawless physique. Now that Xiao Jiu's innocence has been ruined by you, young lady, it is natural that you must take full responsibility.

Yu Luoning's eyes widened. No way? She'd angered another man who practiced pure Yang cultivation techniques?!

Yu Luoning's expression was strange. His gaze passed through the crowd and landed on Bai Rongling, who was standing in the far corner.

Today, Bai Rongling did not wear a veil, but instead covered her face with a thin white veil, revealing a pair of eyes as clear as the night sky.

Her long, ink-black hair fell down as smoothly as silk, with two strands gently resting in front of her, adding to her fragile appearance.

Yu Luoning wondered to himself, "Could it be that his Dao heart has also collapsed?"

Even if things collapse, it's his own fault; that's what you call reaping what you sow.

If the pretty boy hadn't set up a formation at Yuling Spring in an attempt to trick Cui Xiu, he wouldn't have been chased and beaten by Cui Xiu all the way, ultimately falling into the Myriad Emotions Formation in a sorry state.

But the most innocent person among them is clearly her.

In short, it's all this pretty boy's fault! Trying to morally blackmail her? No way.

"I disagree!" Yu Luoning said, each word distinct and her voice cold and sharp.

At this cold shout, everyone in the Bai family frowned.

Bai Xuanjun's face darkened with displeasure as he asked, "Why?"

Yu Luoning completely ignored her gaze, turning instead to Bai Rongling in the corner, and sneered, "Bai Rongling, don't you know what exactly happened in the Myriad Emotions Formation that day?"

Upon hearing the question, Bai Rongling's eyes darkened slightly, and she remained silent.

Yu Luoning continued, "If it weren't for breaking the formation, none of us would have been able to get out."

The members of Dongbao Shangzong continued to watch the drama unfold.

"Now that your family is making me take responsibility, according to your logic, shouldn't I also be responsible for someone else?" Yu Luoning said angrily, and sneered.

Cheng Min, who was standing to the side, was slightly taken aback and blurted out instinctively, "The other one?"

In an instant, everyone looked over.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Cui Xiu, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised his hand, his well-defined knuckles covering Yu Luoning's hand and holding it tightly.

The two intertwined their fingers, their ten fingers clasped together.

"Naturally, it is I." Choi Soo's voice carried a hint of deep hoarseness.

In an instant, the air in the entire world seemed to be sucked out and frozen.

Elder Lei opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a sound for a long time.

He thought to himself, "It's over."

What should we do with this child, Shang Xu?

Elder Lei felt a sense of relief. Fortunately, when Shang Xu wanted to go to the secret realm for training, he had verbally refused but eventually nodded and let him go.

If this kid were truly left in the sect and allowed to witness this scene firsthand, his Dao heart would likely shatter on the spot, and he would be so heartbroken that he would vomit blood.

At this moment, the elders of the other peaks all showed expressions of "I see" or "that's how it is".

"No wonder our patriarch made an exception to accept a disciple; it turns out he didn't just take on a disciple, he took on our future grandmother!"

Upon realizing this, the expressions on the faces of these ancient beings, who had lived for hundreds or thousands of years, were indescribably complex.

Forcing all these old men to call a twenty-year-old girl "Grandma"? The image was too much for them to bear.

The young disciples of Dongbao Upper Sect were even more dumbfounded, "What? The Bai family's prodigy and patriarch?"

"Are they... together?"

At this moment, Su Man'er, standing in the crowd, rested her chin on her hand, her beautiful eyes sparkling, "Interesting. The Bai family has to take responsibility, and the ancestor also has to take responsibility."

"This girl is eating way too well."