Chapter 714: 715: My Father-in-law Wants to Show Off

Chapter 714: Chapter 715: My Father-in-law Wants to Show Off

“Brother Ye, I am the princess of the Starry Sky Blue Phoenix clan, and my father and grandfather are both powerful figures in our clan, with immense authority and influence. Our family is among the top powers within the Sea Spiral Star Domain; would they care about your background?”

“Mother, is it true? Father won’t be looked down upon?” Ye Xin asked with surprise.

With a smile, Lan Fenger turned to Lin Qian, “Good son-in-law, when you unified the Southern Domain, you were quite the influential figure on Soul Martial Star as well. So why didn’t you choose a girl of equal status, instead of my daughter?”

“Because Ye Xin and I truly love each other, and it’s very normal for us not to part. Besides, I don’t need a match of equal social standing; I don’t use marriage as a tool to enhance the strength of the Huaxia Empire.”

“After all, I know that the entire Soul Martial Star will eventually become part of the Huaxia Empire.”

Lan Fenger nodded, then looked at her husband and daughter, “My father and grandfather think the same. In the entire Sea Spiral Star Domain, they are prominent figures, honorable and influential. The Starry Sky Blue Phoenix clan is strong enough; they don’t need their daughter’s or granddaughter’s marriage to serve as a chip to enhance our family’s power.”

“As long as Brother Ye is the man I love, that’s enough.”

“As a princess of the Starry Sky Blue Phoenix clan, if I can’t even have this capricious request, wouldn’t it be a joke to the other forces?”

How domineering!

After hearing Lan Fenger’s explanation, Lin Qian felt a significant fondness for the clan leader of the Starry Sky Blue Phoenix and that saintly figure within the clan.

As long as it was someone his daughter or granddaughter loved, it didn’t matter their origin; his clan did not need any underhanded dealings.

Thinking about it, they were also part of his family, which very much suited Lin Qian’s taste.

“It seems, father-in-law, that our previous concerns were just us worrying for nothing,” Lin Qian said, laughing and seeming more relaxed.

The matter had been weighing on his heart like a rock which he had now cast off, finally able to let go of his worries.

“But, Brother Ye, there is something I’m afraid I have to mention to you.” At this time, Lan Fenger appeared somewhat hesitant and embarrassed.

After a good while, Lan Fenger quietly spoke to Ye Xin, asking her to bring it up with Lin Qian.

After Lin Qian listened, he understood and gestured for Ye Nanxin to leave the room.

“The thing, father-in-law, that your mother-in-law was too embarrassed to tell you personally, is that in the Starry Sky Blue Phoenix clan, mother-in-law once had many admirers.”

“But the princess they were pursuing got suddenly snatched away by you, father-in-law, and even had a daughter…”

“Moreover, there is something related to the original disappearance of mother-in-law.”

After that, Lin Qian went on to tell the story in detail.

It turned out that Lan Fenger originally had a betrothal agreement, but she never liked the intended groom.

The groom was nothing more than a wastrel of the clan, indulgent in food, drink, and pleasure. Not only was he of mediocre talent, but he also never made any effort to cultivate and change his own destiny, spending his days only in enjoyment.

The man was the Third Elder’s only grandson, an arranged match from childhood, which Lan Fenger had always resented.

The grandson of the Third Elder frequently pestered Lan Fenger, who was extremely annoyed by him. She took the opportunity to go out and gain experience, leading to the later events of triggering the ancient Array and arriving on Soul Martial Star where she met Ye Nanxin.

The main reason I later returned to the clan was to call off the marriage.

However, on the way back, I encountered someone from a force opposing the Starry Sky Blue Phoenix clan, and after a fierce battle, I was seriously injured, unable to maintain my avatar, which led to Ye Nanxin believing that I had died.

This time, when Ye Nanxin returned, what she really needed to deal with was not Lan Fenger’s father and grandfather. These two people cherished everything related to their family and held goodwill and favorable impressions towards the son-in-law they had not yet met.

However, that spoiled scion she had been betrothed to as a child most likely would not let Ye Nanxin go.

When the time came, Lan Fenger would definitely be able to protect Ye Nanxin, but the words of the other party were bound to be unpleasant.

Lan Fenger had warned Ye Nanxin in advance because she feared he would take it to heart. Yet, she felt it inappropriate to say it herself, worried he might misunderstand that she was speaking on behalf of the other side, so she asked Lin Qian to relay the message.

“I can understand that, Fenger is overthinking it. Why would I get mad at her?” Ye Nanxin said with a smile, but his hands were clenched tightly, clearly showing his unwillingness to accept the situation.

Who could be content? To be protected by one’s own daughter, yet powerless to do anything—Lin Qian could naturally imagine the frustration Ye Nanxin felt.

“Father-in-law, actually, your son-in-law has an idea.” At that moment, after pondering for a while, Lin Qian suddenly spoke up, looking at him.

Upon hearing Lin Qian speak, Ye Nanxin eagerly looked over with a glint in his eyes, “What idea?”

At that moment, hearing Lin Qian speak, Ye Nanxin knew that he must have a way to prevent himself from being so frustrated and hiding behind his wife.

This son-in-law of his always seemed to make miracles; perhaps, this time…

“Father-in-law, you must realize that even though your wife’s father and grandfather don’t mind your background, having that Third Elder’s grandson provoke you while you hide behind your wife isn’t a good look. It might lead others to disdain you. So, you can’t relax your guard, thinking they don’t mind. When you arrive at the Starry Sky Blue Phoenix clan, you still need to show your best.”

“Mother-in-law has mentioned that above the Entering Saint Realm lies another world, where Soul Power will transform, converging power into energy, becoming Soul Energy, which is the Qi Refinement Realm.”

“But this grandson of the Third Elder is clearly nothing more than a spoiled scion, only knowing pleasure and not ambition, his cultivation is meager, barely in the Qi Refinement Realm. If we can manage to get you, father-in-law, to the Qi Refinement Realm within this year, you’ll be able to duel him when he provokes you and settle who is superior.”

“Even if you lost, father-in-law, you come from a remote place, where people see lesser natural talent and status, scarce resources—though defeated, you would still garner respect. Moreover, with father-in-law having reached the Qi Refinement Realm, losing wouldn’t look too bad, and it would actually make you appear strong-willed, gaining you esteem.”

“Of course, with your son-in-law’s help, father-in-law, it would be difficult for you to lose. Once you win against him, even if your strength is only in the Qi Refinement Realm, and not considered very strong in the eyes of mother-in-law’s family, it would be beyond their expectations and would surely make a great impression compared to losing.”

As Lin Qian spoke, Ye Nanxin nodded repeatedly, finding the idea brilliant.

But then he came to a realization and smiled bitterly, “But your father-in-law has limited talents. My current Realm has been forcibly elevated by special treasures to reach the Transcendence Realm. To get to the Entering Saint Realm is already difficult. To move from the Entering Saint Realm to the Qi Refinement Realm is no easy task, how could one year be enough?”

“One year, in your son-in-law’s opinion, is more than enough,” Lin Qian said, regarding Ye Nanxin with a slight squint in his eyes, “Hasn’t mother-in-law said that Ye Xin has become a Shared Vein User? Father-in-law must have a hidden bloodline.”

“A hidden bloodline, how is that possible? Soul Martial Star is just a remote place, and I am merely a common member of the Human Clan,” Ye Nanxin said, spreading his hands in helplessness, “Moreover, it’s just speculation.”

“Father-in-law, don’t forget, the Soul Martial Star is land from the Immortals’ Upper Realm. The Earth Spirit once mentioned that when the Xuanyan Star shattered, the beings on it did not perish. They lost their cultivation but survived.” As he spoke, a glint flashed in Lin Qian’s eyes, “Therefore, I surmise that the hidden bloodline within father-in-law may well be that of an Immortal.”

“If your son-in-law can awaken your Immortal bloodline, then who among the Starry Sky Blue Phoenix clan would dare to look down on you!”

“You are the royal father-in-law of the Renhuang Martial Emperor, the Huaxia Empire’s imperial father-in-law. How could you be just an ordinary individual?”