CHAPTER 190: CHAPTER 190: THE MARRIAGE GATHERING

In the grand hall, the cultivators of the Chu Family displayed goodwill, their faces bright with smiles.

The young clan members were all beautiful and handsome, scarcely over twenty or thirty.

For cultivators, these individuals could be considered to be in their youthful prime.

Clearly, this time the Chu Family had come to arrange a marriage alliance.

After all, this time, the two main players were the Chu Family and the Ye Family.

The Chu Family had the Tian Fen Ancestor on the verge of a breakthrough, while the Ye Family had Ye Haicheng, whose cultivation was unknown to all.

Only, it seemed that Chu Xiyu initially planned for a marriage from their side.

But evidently, the Ye Family didn’t have many female cultivators.

This puzzled Ye Jingcheng as well.

However, this was actually better, as it wouldn’t lead to the Ye Clan’s Communication Beast Clan members marrying out.

And the female cultivators who married in, naturally wouldn’t know the secrets of the Beast Communication Pattern.

This seemed somewhat pitiful though.

After all, one has to keep secrets from their own wife constantly.

Perhaps when the Ye Family becomes stronger, with nothing to fear, they could openly share with their wives.

In response, Ye Jingcheng also lost interest.

Let the family worry about marriage alliances with the female cultivators of the clan.

Even if he looks for someone in the future, it should be someone without any background, avoiding partners with vested interests.

Ye Jingcheng could not help but look towards Ye Jingyu, only to find that Ye Jingyu was also looking at him, and both exchanged an embarrassed smile, clearly harboring the same thought, finally both turning their gaze to Ye Jingyong.

At this moment, Ye Jingyong was rather composed.

He didn’t notice that Ye Jingyu and Ye Jingcheng were already looking at him.

"Patriarch Chu, all our fine young men are here!" Ye Xingliu said, joking and smiling with Chu Xiyu.

Chu Xiyu glanced around but frowned slightly.

Because in the entire hall, only six or seven cultivators from the Ye Family were present; to him, despite being few in number, the Ye Family should have more eligible youths than this.

"Our Ye Family is constantly struggling in the Taihang Mountain Range, it’s only natural for clan members to sustain injuries," Ye Xingliu seemingly responded to Chu Xiyu’s confusion.

The latter nodded, looking at the women behind him.

"This time, choose wisely; the Ye Family’s outstanding talents are truly exceptional!"

Ye Xingliu also looked toward the Ye family members, encouraging them to interact with these female cultivators.

"Jingyu and Jingyong, take these female cultivators from the Chu Family for a walk up the mountain!"

Several immediately followed orders; however, after speaking, Ye Jingyu became rather ordinary, not speaking much voluntarily, even his temper became peculiar.

It was Ye Jingyong who seemed puzzled, upholding the presence of Ye Family’s Lingyun Peak all alone, winning praises from the female cultivators of the Chu Family.

Ye Jingcheng also mingled in among them, but he sat alone, drinking a pot of wine.

Feeling somewhat stifled, in his view, this should keep others from noticing him.

"The renowned Red Fox genius, drinking himself into a stupor here, isn’t good!" At this moment, a female cultivator, wearing a blue dress, with her hair tied in a high ponytail, sat confidently beside Ye Jingcheng.

"Someone relying on a Spirit Beast, worthy of being renowned?" Ye Jingcheng looked at the newcomer, quite surprised.

Their eyes were very limpid, and their aura similarly strong; their age was nowhere over thirty by much, yet already at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer.

"The fifth young lady of the Chu Family, also here for marriage?" Ye Jingcheng looked a few times and guessed her identity.

The daughter of Chu Xichuan from the Chu Family, Chu Yanqing.

The female cultivators of the Chu Family had different generational characters from the males, unlike the Ye Family in this respect.

"You’re amusing, a Foundation Establishment cultivator in their forties always belittling themselves!" Chu Yanqing started.

"You’re amusing too, looking for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to chat with!" Ye Jingcheng retorted likewise.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yanqing furrowed her brows, saying no more, apparently finding Ye Jingcheng uninteresting.

In the cultivation realm, marriage generally involved stronger males marrying weaker females.

Thus, if Chu Yanqing truly married into the Ye Family, marrying a Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn’t be considered a stretch since the latter also had considerable talent.

Except when a small clan is seeking favor from a large clan, would you find a more talented and stronger female cultivator marrying a weaker male cultivator.

After Chu Yanqing left, Ye Jingcheng found some peace.

This Chu Yanqing, although beautiful and definitely among the top four he had seen, seemed a bit too clever; such shrewd female cultivators were not desirable.

Ye Jingcheng thought firmly to himself.

Continuing to drink his wine here, while over on the other side, Ye Jingyu held a Jade Talisman, seemingly researching something, appearing like a cultivator deeply engrossed.

Instead, it was his second brother, Ye Jingyong, who was busy, addressing the questions of various Junior Sisters Chu and attending to them.

Fortunately, while Ye Jingyong was enthusiastic, he was very clear about what secrets of the family should or should not be mentioned.

In this regard, Ye Jingcheng scanned their side, and sure enough, Ye Jingli was not among them.

On a sunny day, snow melts quickly, and the sky darkens early.

When the sunset completely sank, golden Sound Transmission Talismans came from afar.

For a cultivator’s matchmaking event, Ye Jingcheng had witnessed enough, but he definitely did not wish for a second experience.

He felt the Chu Family seemed to carry a probing intent.

For example, Chu Yanqing surely was not here simply for a marriage alliance, feeling she was here to investigate how Ye Jingcheng could advance to Foundation Establishment so quickly.

After all, if one was observant, they could know that before breaking through Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, Ye Jingcheng’s progress was extremely slow.

And then suddenly advanced to Foundation Establishment!

They were also worried the Ye Family might be hiding more Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"This time, I came with the sisters of the Chu Family!" As they were about to depart, Chu Yanqing appeared again.

Ye Jingcheng did not speak; he didn’t know what the other meant by this.

But thankfully, this concluded here.

A group of more than ten people once again reached the Assembly Hall.

Ye Xingliu and Chu Xiyu had apparently had a little drink.

Their faces flushed, becoming quite affable as if meeting late.

Their superficial gestures were on point.

But Ye Jingcheng guessed that beneath the surface, any alliances were surely full of schemes.

"Ye Daoist, we have disturbed you for long enough, I’ll take my leave now!" Chu Xiyu said.

Since it was the Ye Family doing the welcoming, it was naturally their proposal.

This point, there was no way for the Chu Family to lead.

After the Chu Family cultivators left, only the Ye Clan members remained.

Ye Xingliu looked at the cultivators present with a smile.

"So, did any of you find a suitable match?"

Ye Jingcheng and Ye Jingyu shook their heads repeatedly; for the two of them, not to mention preserving their Dao heart entirely, if they were to marry, it couldn’t be with such scheming cultivators.

The human heart is much more complex than a Spirit Beast.

They were unwilling to engage in guessing games or tests.

After all, the human heart is the most fragile to mores and probing.

The Chu Family would soon become a Purple Mansion clan, these female cultivators were bound to be arrogant.

Though the Ye Family would be too, for both, cultivating alone was still more comfortable.

"That Chu Smoke Willow is not bad!" Ye Jingyong spoke.

At these words, Ye Jingcheng and Ye Jingyu were taken aback.

They hadn’t expected their second brother to be so frank.

Nor did they expect his choice, seeing as that Chu Smoke Willow hadn’t asked any questions, nor had Ye Jingyong spoken to her.