Playing Matchmaker

After ten years of association with the Yang Family, Gao Hui had practically become half a member of the Yang household. He always considered the family's interests whenever matters arose.

Thus, upon learning that the Wei Family had produced a young girl with cultivation aptitude, he immediately paid a visit to offer his congratulations.

Upon seeing her, he became even more satisfied.

This young girl of the Wei Family had a pleasing appearance and her aptitude was above average. She would be considered quite impressive by the standards of Qi Gathering families anywhere.

That very day, Gao Hui subtly hinted at the matter to the Wei Family head. The latter, upon catching his implication, grinned from ear to ear.

In the Wangyue Region of that time, latching onto the Yang Family's high branches was the dream of countless independent small families.

Everyone had witnessed the Huang Family's thriving prosperity after becoming the Yang Family's vassals, and their hearts burned with eagerness to cling to this powerful patron.

With Gao Hui acting as the bridge, the Wei Family had been hoping for this matter for the past two years.

Setting aside any other rewards, just a protective family Formation personally arranged by Formation Master Liu Zihao was enough to make them salivate.

The Wei Family, located in eastern Baishi Town.

Wei Zhongyun, the current Wei Family head at the second level of Qi Gathering, paced back and forth in the discussion hall, turning two smooth, lustrous round stones in his hands.

Seated within the hall were all the various stewards and managers of the Wei Family.

Though they remained seated, the faint flush on their faces betrayed the anxiety in their hearts.

Standing beside the head seat was a thirteen-year-old girl dressed in a white robe.

"Family Head, please sit down and wait."

Seeing Wei Zhongyun pace in circles, the young girl finally spoke.

"Ah! Xinqing is right. Pacing like this won't solve anything."

Hearing her clear, melodious voice, Wei Zhongyun stopped his steps and returned to his chair.

Today was the day Baishi Town's head, Gao Hui, was to visit the Yang Family. Whether the Wei Family could leverage this to become a vassal of the Yang Family hinged on this single opportunity.

Wei Xinqing watched the anxious faces around her. Raising her hand, she gently summoned a shower of cool dew into the discussion hall.

Nourished by this refreshing moisture, the state of mind of the Wei Family's elders calmed considerably.

Their gazes toward Wei Xinqing filled with a bit more admiration and relief.

She was the Wei Family's greatest bargaining chip in currying favor with the Yang Family.

"Sigh... Xinqing, this matter is indeed my fault for acting arbitrarily. I never even asked for your opinion."

Wei Zhongyun let out a soft sigh.

On the day Gao Hui proposed matchmaking the two families for a marriage alliance, Wei Zhongyun had agreed without hesitation, only informing Wei Xinqing after the fact.

This girl, Xinqing, had been sensible since childhood and was renowned for it within the family.

Yet even so, upon learning of this matter, she refused to speak a single word to Wei Zhongyun for three days.

Fortunately, on the fourth day, she took the initiative to find Wei Zhongyun and stated her only condition.

She would only be a wife, never a concubine.

Wei Zhongyun breathed a huge sigh of relief upon hearing this. The Yang Family's two young talents were both currently unmarried, and their Wei Family was the first to approach. Fighting for the status of a proper wife should not be a big problem.

"Of course it's the Family Head's fault! If you had discussed it with me beforehand, Xinqing wouldn't have been so angry!" Wei Xinqing said, feigning annoyance.

Wei Zhongyun laughed heartily. "Yes, yes, my fault for being too impatient. Alas... you know, the world has not been peaceful these past years. Both the family's situation and the livelihoods of the commoners under our governance have worsened year by year."

"After your father and the others passed, leaving me to shoulder everything alone, we have truly been stretched thin..."

"Family Head, I understand all of this. You can rest assured, I have no reluctance in my heart."

Wei Xinqing smiled lightly. "Besides, I am now a cultivator myself. How could I not know that marrying into the Yang Family is a rare Fated Chance and a great blessing?"

"Ah! It is good that you can think this way!"

"Our Xinqing is truly sensible."

"Xinqing, having you is also a blessing for our Wei Family."

The elders present all opened their mouths in praise, and Wei Xinqing responded with a faint smile.

Hum-

Just then, the Wei Family's Formation reacted. Everyone excitedly rose to their feet, looking at the figure that appeared in the discussion hall.

Wei Zhongyun hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Oh! Town Head Gao! Welcome, welcome! Please, quickly, have a seat."

"No need to sit."

Gao Hui waved his hand, then clasped his fist and palm together. "Congratulations, Family Head Wei. The matter is settled."

"Settled! Excellent, excellent!"

Wei Zhongyun shouted his approval with excitement, then forced down his elation to express his gratitude. "We must thank Town Head Gao for this. If you had not pulled the strings and played matchmaker, such a tremendous Fated Chance would never have fallen upon our family's head."

"Family Head Wei is too polite. I see that Xinqing is also a person of both fortune and wisdom. That this came to pass is simply her own good luck."

Gao Hui nodded with a smile.

Hearing this, a crimson flush spread across Wei Xinqing's cheeks. She stepped forward and asked softly, "May I ask Town Head Gao, which young master of the Yang Family was agreed upon this time?"

At her question, everyone present fell silent, straining their ears to listen.

"It is the Yang Family's Third Young Master, the one who ascended the immortal mountain of the Myriad Transformations Sect. His name is Yang Lingshu. He is two years older than you and is currently at the fourth level of Qi Gathering," Gao Hui said.

"Fourth level!?"

Hearing that Yang Lingshu, at merely fifteen years of age, had already reached the fourth level of Qi Gathering, the Wei Family members present all revealed looks of shock.

Even before the Wangchao transferred its people, the highest cultivation level in the Wei Family was only the fifth level.

But that person's age was already approaching fifty.

"As expected of a disciple from a great clan!"

"Only with such aptitude could he catch the eye of a mountain Sect."

"Incredible, truly incredible..."

Amidst the chorus of astonishment, no one noticed that upon hearing these words, the small hand Wei Xinqing had used to tightly clutch her hem slowly relaxed.

Learning that Yang Lingshu's talent was so outstanding, the anxiety hidden deep in her heart drifted away with the wind.

"Looking at it this way, I am indeed the one reaching above my station," Wei Xinqing thought to herself.

"I just wonder what this future husband's temperament is like. Cold and aloof would be fine, dull and taciturn would be acceptable, even a bit flirtatious... sigh... I only pray he isn't quick-tempered and easily angered."

Gao Hui subsequently handed a personal letter from Yang Lingqing to Wei Zhongyun. The latter received it with both hands, opening it with trepidation to examine it.

The letter's contents retained the Yang Family's uniquely concise style, readable in a single glance.

"To Zhongyun, respectfully. Xinqing may first enter my Songshan to cultivate. When Lingshu returns home from the Sect, the great matter between the two can be completed."

"Family Head Wei, what do you think?"

Gao Hui asked with a smile. "If there are no objections, Xinqing can bid farewell to her family, and I will take her up Songshan."

Wei Zhongyun was about to agree in a heartbeat, but suddenly recalling the words Wei Xinqing had spoken to him earlier, he handed the letter to her instead.

After reading it, Wei Xinqing looked up and bowed. "Then, I shall trouble Town Head Gao to guide the way for Xinqing."

Sometime after this matter was settled, a letter from home traveled from Songshan to the foot of Heavenwalk Peak in the Myriad Transformations Sect.

Seeing it was a personal letter from the Family Head, Lü Fangxuan immediately delivered it up the peak.

"Young Master, a letter from home! It's in the Family Head's own hand!"

Outside the immortal cave, Lü Fangxuan called out.

Whoosh-

The stone door at the cave entrance had barely opened a crack when an ink-green figure flashed out from within.

"Young Master's cultivation has progressed again since last time!"

Feeling the refreshing, spring-like Intent that accompanied this figure, Lü Fangxuan couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

Yang Lingshu took the letter and began to read it with a serious expression.

This was the first letter from home he had received since coming up the mountain. He had thought it would be about some major event, but after reading through most of it, it only discussed recent family affairs.

Yet, at the end of the letter, he spotted a few words that left him puzzled.

"Before returning home to visit family, you must... tidy up your appearance?"

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