Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 299 - Issuing a betrothal letter before even meeting? Are you even willing to eat fried dough sticks?

Of course, the old emperor had one more thing he didn't say: "By the way... why doesn't your daughter look much like you?"

"Hehe, I remember that Crown Prince Xu Tianran is not yet married, I wonder..."

Before he could finish speaking, the old emperor's expression turned strange. After considering for a moment, he said tactfully, "Perhaps... you should choose another one!"

"Change it to another one?" Yuma's face turned cold, and she sneered, "Besides your eldest son, it seems all your other sons are already married! Like so-and-so, their kids are old enough to run errands!"

"What, do you want my daughter to be your son's concubine? Or..."

"Old Xu, just say it directly, do you... look down on my daughter?!" Yuma's face grew increasingly gloomy until... she slammed her hand on the table.

clack clack...

The power of Super Douluo's palm strike was immense; the fact that this wooden table didn't turn to dust the instant the palm struck was already a testament to its excellent quality and reliability.

The old emperor's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly grabbed his unfinished rice bowl.

Seeing the rickety dining table, Qian Lingyun frowned and used her ultimate ice soul power to glue the broken parts back together, preventing the poor old emperor from having to eat nothing but plain rice for dinner...

"Hehehe, how could that be! My good-for-nothing eldest son had an accident when he was young and has some physical defects. I just don't want your daughter to suffer with him!"

The old emperor awkwardly put down his bowl, and seeing the furious Yuma, he quickly tried to appease her, saying, "Of course, little sister, as long as your daughter has no objections, I, Old Xu, certainly have no objections!"

Upon hearing this, the lingering gloom on Yuma's face eased, and she regained her usual gentle smile. She nodded slightly, thus finalizing the matter with the old emperor.

"Then it's settled. Pick an auspicious day to deliver the betrothal letter to my residence, and I'll await your news!"

After speaking, she raised an arm and draped it over the old emperor's shoulder, teasingly saying in a cheeky tone, "Old Xu! From today onwards, we're no longer sworn siblings but in-laws! From now on, we'll each be our own family!"

"You call me 'mother-in-law,' so I'll call you 'elder brother'!"

"Whatever makes you happy..." The old emperor looked at Yuma with a mixture of tears and hope, thinking: [This is truly a terrible situation! My sworn sister is so good at fighting, but when she gets angry, this old man really can't handle it...]

Just as Qian Lingyun was watching the commotion, Yuma changed her tune again, pushing her forward and teasingly saying, "Come on, daughter, he'll be your father from now on. Call him that a few times to get used to it..."

"Huh?!" Qian Lingyun stood there dumbfounded, seemingly not understanding what had happened. The old emperor, however, smiled slightly and comforted her with understanding:

"There's no rush. We need to give the young people some time to adjust! It's not too late for them to change their address after they marry into the family."

"Ah, yes, yes, yes!" Qian Lingyun nodded in agreement without hesitation, and then picked up her chopsticks to serve the old emperor some food.

Putting down her chopsticks, Qian Lingyun turned her head and glared at Yuma, her flickering eyes seeming to ask Yuma: What kind of trouble are you causing?

But Yuma only twitched her lips and eyebrows a few times.

Judging from her lip movements and micro-expressions, Yuma seems to be saying: "Isn't it because you're in such a hurry to get married that I'm trying to speed things up? This won't do, that won't do, you little troublemaker are really hard to please!"

Before long, the old emperor, having finished his meal, put down his chopsticks and looked at his "future daughter-in-law" with increasing satisfaction. He then directly shouted to the people waiting outside the door, "Someone, go and invite the Crown Prince over! Tell him I have something to discuss with him!"

What the hell!

There are even more outrageous things!

You old man are really easygoing! You trusted me so much after just meeting me for the first time, or... is it because of that inexplicable sworn brotherhood between you and my mom that I'm seeing things through a lens?

It must be said that the efficiency of the emperor's personal guards was extremely high. Just after the emperor had finished another bowl of rice, a guard at the door came in and reported: "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."

"Let him in!" The old emperor put down his chopsticks, closed his eyes, chewed a few more times with lingering relish, and then regained the trace of majesty in his eyes.

Accompanied by the soft sound of wheels turning, a young man in white, sitting alone in a wheelchair, slowly entered the main hall.

His legs were almost completely bare, reaching to the groin. The hem was also empty.

"Father!" Xu Tianran bowed slightly, paying his respects to the old emperor. He said with concern, "Seeing that Father is in good health today, I am relieved!"

The old emperor did not speak, but looked at Xu Tianran meaningfully, his scrutiny and fear in his eyes were self-evident.

It makes sense. Could an emperor who rose to power by rebelling against his own brother really be an incompetent ruler who couldn't even see his own son's ambition?

The answer is naturally no.

His partial relinquishment of power can only be attributed to his acceptance that his body was no longer young and strong. He allowed his offspring to compete for the throne, hoping that the most outstanding heir would emerge and lead the Sun Moon Empire to rebuild its former glory.

"Tianran! You're not getting any younger, it's time for you to take a concubine. Only when you take a concubine and the royal family has an heir can I entrust the ancestral legacy to you with peace of mind!"

The old emperor sat calmly in his chair, looking at Xu Tianran not far away. He felt a mix of emotions. His son was capable and resourceful, but his only flaw was his physical condition.

Can this delicate little girl from the Yuma family endure such injustice?!

To this, Qian Lingyun can only say, you're really overthinking it.

Xu Tianran smiled slightly and said, "Father, I have given up all other thoughts. My only wish is to unify the continent and let the light of the sun and moon shine on every corner of the continent. Let the continent eventually be named after the sun and moon again." As he said this, a strange fanaticism appeared in his originally calm eyes.

"That won't do! To rightfully inherit the throne, you must have a wife." The old emperor suddenly sighed, closing his eyes wistfully, "I'm old now. Once you're married, I can finally let go of everything and start enjoying life!"

"!"

Xu Tianran's pupils contracted slightly. He was an extremely clever and shrewd man, and he naturally understood the hidden meaning in his father's words: as long as he got married, he would relinquish power, and it was basically certain that he would ascend the throne!

Happiness came too suddenly; he wasn't mentally prepared for it.

Just as he was about to say something to salvage the situation, the old emperor opened his eyes again, pointed to Qian Lingyun beside him, and said, "The young lady from the Bloodwing Duke's family is right here. I think she's quite nice; she's pretty and sensible. I like her quite a bit too."

"Why don't you... settle things today?"

(End of this chapter)