122: Chapter 122 123 122: Chapter 122 123 Chapter 122 : Confession Before the Crown Over the years of repeated contact, Yu Shufei had gradually developed feelings for Fang Ting.
These feelings had always been buried deep within her heart—until the conversation with her father earlier dug them up and brought them to the surface.
Yu Tianzhuo hesitated to speak, his expression still complicated.
The Myriad Treasures Pavilion was exceptionally well-inford.
For anything of decent significance, Yu Tianzhuo was usually in the loop.
So he did know a bit about Fang Ting.
Although Fang’s family wasn’t particularly strong, his talent was outstanding, and after accumulating strength steadily, his cultivation had risen rapidly.
He was also very capable—he’d developed the Fang family well, especially the Drunken Immortal Tower, which had imnse potential.
But due to the limited strength of the Fang clan, he hadn’t dared expand with additional branches.
His recent sches involving Taixun and Danqi Sect had revealed exceptional boldness and strategy.
Objectively speaking, Yu Tianzhuo felt that Fang Ting was a perfectly fine candidate to be his son-in-law.
What’s more, Fang wasn’t afraid of the Ninth Prince.
In fact, he might be one of the few who could push back—making him an ideal choice.
Most importantly, his daughter genuinely liked him.
The only problem?
Fang already had soone he loved.
It was even rumored that marriage discussions were already underway.
That made things complicated.
Yu Tianzhuo thought for a mont.
“Here’s what we’ll do.
Invite him over and ask him directly.
If he’s willing, I’ll personally go speak to Su Xin.” “If things can be resolved peacefully, great.
If not—then I’ll take you and leave the Great Qi Empire.” After all, Su Xin was Fang Ting’s future father-in-law and known for being extrely domineering.
If things weren’t negotiated properly, it could lead to unavoidable conflict.
“Alright,” Yu Shufei agreed.
She also wanted to know how Fang Ting really felt.
If it turned out to be one-sided on her part, she’d simply leave the empire with her father.
Within half an hour, Fang Ting arrived at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
Seeing the strange look on Yu Shufei’s face, he asked: “Manager Yu, is sothing troubling you?” Fang Ting sat down and casually picked up a teacup, taking a sip.
Yu Shufei stared at him, biting her rosy lips, fingers tightly clenched, and stamred: “I want to know…
do you…
like ?” “Pff—!” Fang Ting was caught completely off guard and spit out the tea he hadn’t swallowed yet.
“What…
what do you an?” He was bewildered.
Why had she called him over, only to drop such a heavy question right away?
Yu Shufei leaned forward slightly and pressed: “Just tell —do you like ?” Looking into her passionate eyes, Fang Ting suddenly understood what she ant.
He nodded.
“I do.” She had taken the bold step to confess—there was no reason for him to be bashful.
After all those years of training and striving, wasn’t it finally ti to enjoy the spoils of success?
A brilliant smile instantly blood on Yu Shufei’s flawless face.
She could no longer contain her joy as she bead: “Then marry .
I’ll marry you together with Sister Su.” Just last ti she’d called her “Fairy Su.” Now, without even officially joining the household, she’d already begun calling her “Sister.” “Isn’t this…
a little fast?” Fang Ting was dumbfounded.
One mont was a confession, the next—marriage?
It felt like he was being dragged onto a speeding carriage.
Now that she knew Fang Ting’s feelings, Yu Shufei didn’t hold back.
She told him everything about the Ninth Prince trying to force a marriage through an imperial decree.
Fang Ting was suddenly enlightened, but then eyed her suspiciously: “You’re not just using as a shield, are you?” It was hard not to be skeptical.
They’d been fine until now, and only after the Ninth Prince started pressuring her did she co confessing.
After all, when the Ninth Prince once ordered the Gale Bandit Stronghold to wipe out the Fang family, if it weren’t for Su Xinyan, the Fang clan would’ve been destroyed.
Of course Fang Ting wanted to ruin the prince’s plans—but he didn’t want to be soone else’s tool.
Seeing that he misunderstood, Yu Shufei panicked and quickly explained: “I really do like you.
But with everything happening now, I’ve made up my mind—either I marry you, or I leave the Great Qi Empire.
There’s no third option.” It was the first ti Fang Ting had ever seen her so flustered.
It proved she truly cared about what he thought.
“I understand,” Fang Ting replied.
“I was just teasing.” He stepped forward and took her hand.
Yu Shufei’s delicate face instantly turned crimson.
She kept trying to pull her hand away.
“You were so bold when confessing earlier—why the sudden shyness now?” Just then, a loud cough ca from the shadows.
“Ahem.” Fang Ting was startled.
He imdiately pulled Yu Shufei behind him and asked warily: “Who’s there?” Soone had been nearby this whole ti—and he hadn’t noticed.
That ant they were far stronger than him.
This defensive move impressed Yu Tianzhuo.
Yu Shufei quickly explained: “This is my father.” “Ah…” Fang Ting froze for a mont, a bit embarrassed.
In hindsight, they were on the fifth floor of Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
Of course no outsider could sneak in.
No wonder Yu Shufei had been so shy—her second father-in-law had been watching the whole ti.
Fang Ting thickened his skin, straightened up, and bowed.
“Father-in-law, please accept your son-in-law’s respects.” Having done this before, he was smoother and more natural this ti.
Yu Tianzhuo and Yu Shufei were both stunned.
Goodness, this kid—if nothing else—had guts and a face as thick as a city wall!
No wonder he could accomplish great things.
Yu Tianzhuo couldn’t help but ask with a laugh: “Is this how you greeted Su Xin the first ti too?” “Yes,” Fang Ting replied.
Yu Tianzhuo was speechless.
He’d only ant it as a joke—but it turned out to be true!
This kid was sothing else.
Now that he thought about it, hot-tempered Su Xin, the overprotective father, must’ve had to grind his teeth to dust to resist beating him up on the spot.
Fang Ting said: “To be honest, Father-in-law already t my parents and set a wedding date.
We were just about to send out the invitations.” If they had been just a few days later, the invitations would’ve already gone out.
By then, Yu Shufei wouldn’t have had a chance to propose marriage—even as a strategy—because Fang Ting’s marriage would have been finalized.
Yu Tianzhuo frowned.
This news was bittersweet.
The good news: They made it in ti.
Yu Shufei could still marry him and avoid the Ninth Prince.
The bad: They just made it in ti.
With Fang’s marriage already in motion, convincing Su Xin and his daughter wouldn’t be easy.
“I’ll go speak with Su Xin now,” Yu Tianzhuo said.
He had made up his mind.
For his daughter’s happiness, he would swallow his pride, pour tea, and speak humbly if needed—anything to get Su Xin to agree.
Fang Ting breathed a sigh of relief.
It was much better for Yu Tianzhuo to do the talking.
If he had to face Su Xin again, he couldn’t guarantee the man wouldn’t lose his temper this ti.
Yu Shufei added: “I’ll go see Sister Su as well.” After all, she knew she was in the wrong.
If not for the Ninth Prince’s sudden proposal, she wouldn’t have made such a move.
She had hoped to let things develop naturally with Fang Ting.
In ti, perhaps Su Xin and his daughter would’ve co to accept her.
So the two set off.
Yu Tianzhuo would speak with Su Xin.
Yu Shufei would speak with Su Xinyan.
As for Fang Ting, he just wanted to find a place to hide until it was all resolved.
Chapter 123 : A Threat to the Throne Boom!!
In Lingyue Sect, an overwhelming pressure suddenly burst from Su Xin’s cave, instantly sweeping through every corner of the sect.
All the disciples and elders were startled.
“What’s going on?!
Are we under attack?!” “This pressure feels familiar—it’s coming from Elder Su’s cave!” “That was terrifying!
I had just stood up and it scared the life out of !” The other Supre Elders quickly sent voice transmissions asking what had happened.
Su Xin gave a simple response: “Don’t worry about it.” Afterward, Su Xin and Yu Tianzhuo left Lingyue Sect and ascended to ten thousand feet in the sky, where they engaged in a true n’s one-on-one battle.
In truth, after hearing Yu Tianzhuo’s explanation, Su Xin had already accepted it in his heart.
As a fellow father, he understood Yu Tianzhuo’s predicant.
Were their positions reversed, he would’ve done the sa.
But as Su Xinyan’s father, he was simply annoyed.
His daughter was about to get married—and now suddenly she had to share her husband with a “sister”?
Who could stand for that?
So he challenged Yu Tianzhuo to a fight—otherwise, his heart just couldn’t settle.
The two clashed for who knows how many rounds, battling so fiercely that even the Dao itself was being worn away.
By contrast, their daughters’ conversation was much more peaceful.
After Yu Shufei explained the entire situation, she looked at Su Xinyan with unease.
“Sister Su, I know this isn’t fair to you.
That’s why I ca to ask your opinion.
Whatever your decision, I will understand and harbor no resentnt.” Su Xinyan smiled gently.
“It’s not bad to have a sister.
At least when he’s not around, it won’t be so boring.” Yu Shufei’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“You…
you’re agreeing?” She had never imagined that Su Xinyan would agree so easily and casually, as if she were giving up a chair or a table, not a husband.
Su Xinyan looked toward the pond filled with floating lotus leaves, her voice soft.
“The Fang family is growing quickly, but their foundation is weak.
Lingyue Sect alone isn’t enough.
If Myriad Treasures Pavilion joins in, they’ll have enough backing to stand against the royal family.” Yu Shufei was montarily speechless.
Before coming, she had imagined many scenarios—Su Xinyan might refuse, or agree based on so ideology.
But she never expected Su Xinyan would agree so decisively—for Fang Ting and the Fang family.
That alone showed how deeply Su Xinyan cared for him.
Yu Shufei felt a bit ashad in comparison.
And just like that, Fang Ting’s bride count increased from one to two.
Originally, his wedding to Su Xinyan was already scheduled, and they were about to announce it and send out invitations.
Now, with Yu Shufei joining, they had to print one more invitation.
Fearing that the Ninth Prince would get desperate and request an imperial marriage decree from Emperor Qi, the Fang family announced the marriage ahead of schedule.
Soon, the news that Fang Ting would be marrying both Su Xinyan and Yu Shufei spread throughout the Great Qi Dynasty.
The dynasty was shaken, the people in an uproar.
Everyone was asking: Who exactly is Fang Ting?!
Su Xinyan—daughter of a sect master, a heavenly prodigy.
Yu Shufei—beautiful and charming, daughter of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion Master.
Their nas were known throughout the empire.
But Fang Ting?
Outside of Lingyue City, almost no one had heard of him.
“Wait, did I hear that right?
Su Xinyan and Yu Shufei are marrying the sa guy?” “Impossible!
This is absolutely impossible!” “Su Xinyan is the daughter of Su Xin, forr Lingyue Sect Master and current Supre Elder.
Yu Shufei is the daughter of the Pavilion Master of Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
And they’re both marrying the sa man?
This is outrageous!!” “And that man is just the head of a fourth-rate clan?!
He’s not so peerless genius, nor a monarch.
What does he have that justifies this?!” “You guys are busy cursing, but I just want to find him and beg him to start a sect.
I don’t even want to learn martial arts—just teach how to do that!” “Damn freeloader king!
I’m so jealous I crushed my molars!” “Now that he’s married into two top-tier factions, who would dare provoke the Fang family?” The news made its way to the Imperial Capital almost imdiately.
When the Ninth Prince heard it, the man who always conducted himself like a refined gentleman erupted in a fit of rage that collapsed his entire room.
“Damn it, damn it!
It’s the Fang family again!!” “I want them DEAD!!” He was seething, eyes brimming with murderous intent.
He wanted to storm Lingyue City and wipe out the Fang clan.
Why was he so angry?
Because he felt publicly humiliated by Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
Yu Tianzhuo would rather let his daughter share a husband than marry her to him—what could be more insulting?!
As the Ninth Prince, the most talented mber of the imperial bloodline, he had never been humiliated like this.
He also understood clearly: Yu Shufei’s sudden marriage was ant to reject him.
If she had chosen soone with noble status or powerful background—say, a prince from the Black Feather Dynasty or Great Chu Dynasty—he might have been angry, but not this furious.
But no—she chose the head of a fourth-rate clan.
Soone who, in his eyes, was no different than an ant.
And this ant had taken what he desired.
To make things worse, the Kuangfeng Stronghold leader he had once supported in the Demon Cloud Mountains had also died at Fang Ting’s hands.
Previously, to conserve strength for the imperial succession battle, he had decided not to retaliate.
But now, new hatred and old grievances had rged.
“Guards!
Guards!” “Head to Lingyue City and DESTROY the Fang family!!” The Ninth Prince roared in madness, having completely lost his mind.
Gu Yuanbai stepped forward and bowed respectfully: “Your Highness, please reconsider.
Lingyue City is one of our dynasty’s three major cities.
If a massacre occurs there, the impact will be severe.” “The court will launch a thorough investigation.
If it’s traced back to us, His Majesty will be furious and surely punish you.” The old Ninth Prince would have understood, but now, blinded by rage, he glared at Gu Yuanbai with murderous eyes, seemingly ready to strike.
But Gu Yuanbai pressed on under pressure: “Your subordinate has a suggestion.
Spend so coin and hire a killer organization to assassinate Fang Ting.” “Killing him sends a warning to Myriad Treasures Pavilion, and resolves this matter at its root.” Hearing this, the Ninth Prince finally regained so composure.
Hiring an assassin ant it would be hard to trace back to him.
He wouldn’t need to use up the forces he had so painstakingly cultivated.
It would also teach Myriad Treasures Pavilion a lesson and make them more obedient.
It was indeed a clever move.
“Handle it.
No matter the cost—Fang Ting must die!!” “Yes, Your Highness!” While the Three Great Dynasties had no large assassin guilds, the vast lands of Cangzhou surely harbored one sowhere.
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