Seeing the two most outstanding daughters of the An family sitting beside the young man, their behavior extremely intimate with the young man’s small body sandwiched between them, the gazes of those around were extremely complex—filled with surprise, envy, but also jealousy and gossip.
An Lianshan coughed seriously and said, “Ruojun, Ruoxi, as young ladies, you should be mindful of maintaining proper distance.”
Although An Ruojun had stepped down from the title of Hundred Flowers Fairy, her strength and talent were still undeniable.
The An family was only in a state of semi-indifference towards her, not complete abandonment, as An Ruojun was destined to become a great cultivator in the future.
Being lectured by an elder like this, even someone with An Ruojun’s temperament had to rein herself in a bit, sitting properly and demurely like a proper lady.
On the other side, An Ruoxi placed her delicate hands on her slender waist, her posture dignified and elegant.
As for Mo Huaiyu, he steeled himself and endured the surrounding gazes.
At this moment, Qing He Shang Ren’s face broke into a kindly smile.
“Young lad, you must be Mo Huaiyu, correct?”
“Yes.”
The moment Mo Huaiyu met Qing He Shang Ren’s eyes, he instantly felt as if the other wanted to see through everything about him.
An unstoppable force seemed to penetrate his body.
However, just as it was about to reach his dantian, the power Sister Yuyun had left within him counterattacked.
Qing He Shang Ren stifled a cough.
‘This young lad actually has such formidable power within him!? I miscalculated!’
Mo Huaiyu sensed the other’s attempt to probe his body and instantly grew wary.
Even though this person was Ruoxi’s grand-aunt, one must always be cautious.
There were plenty of cases where even blood brothers turned against each other.
Seeing the young man’s defensive posture, Qing He Shang Ren explained, “Young lad, that was my fault just now. After all, as a prospective son-in-law of our An family, I wanted to see what your talent was truly like. I apologize to you here.”
The An family’s son-in-law!?
Qing He Shang Ren’s words caused an uproar at the scene.
This… this little guy… was he going to marry one of the two young misses?!
An Ruojun and An Ruoxi were the dream fairies for not a few among the An family’s younger generation.
As for why it was marrying one… sorry, marrying two was something one wouldn’t even dare to dream of.
Moreover, the An family likely wouldn’t agree to both geniuses marrying out to the same man.
Unless you were the son of the current Empress.
But as everyone knew, the current Empress had no Dao Companion, so that hypothesis didn’t hold.
Even An Lianshan’s fingers trembled slightly as he said in astonishment, “Aunt, how come I didn’t know about this?”
Qing He Shang Ren said slowly, “Of course you didn’t know. Very few within the An family know of this matter. Do not speak of this openly, understood?”
The An family members all hurriedly agreed.
“Grand-aunt, your words are too gracious. How could a junior accept an apology from an elder?”
Mo Huaiyu said this, but inwardly he was still on guard against this grand-aunt.
However, the old woman’s next sentence made him freeze in stunned disbelief.
“Young lad, between these two girls, Ruojun and Ruoxi, which one do you prefer more?”
What?!
Mo Huaiyu’s eyes widened.
He had considered a thousand possibilities but never expected the old woman to ask such a question.
‘Why does this feel like facing a killing field choice…’
Hearing this question, the two women were also momentarily stunned.
An Ruojun appeared indifferent, but the corner of her eye glanced at the young man.
‘Hmph! This brat will definitely choose Ruoxi. He probably wouldn’t choose me anyway.’
An Ruoxi’s beautiful eyes secretly turned towards the young man, her gaze filled with eager anticipation.
And facing this killing field choice, Mo Huaiyu’s answer was…
‘What killing field! It doesn’t exist at all!’
“Of course it’s Sister Ruoxi.”
Mo Huaiyu couldn’t avoid An Ruojun fast enough.
How could he possibly like her?
Besides, she had been giving him a hard time.
Last time, if he hadn’t been cautious and avoided drinking, he might have turned into a werewolf.
Thankfully, in the end, Sister Ruoxi descended like a savior from the heavens.
Otherwise, the consequence would have been him being forcefully pushed down by Eldest Senior Sister.
‘Uh… although I had already given up resisting at that point, I was powerless. Eldest Senior Sister is a Cave-Heaven Realm cultivator. A small Dao Platform Realm cultivator like me could only play the role of the powerless… And the more I resisted, the more… thirsty she seemed to get!?’
‘Panting with her red lips parted, her eyes fixed on me as if she wanted to swallow me whole.’
“Junior Brother Mo.”
Hearing the youth’s choice, An Ruoxi’s heart swelled with joy.
She immediately took hold of the young man’s small hand, a smile appearing on her usually cool face.
Blocked by the table, the An family members opposite didn’t see An Ruoxi holding Mo Huaiyu’s hand.
Otherwise, there might have been some heartbroken, drunken souls tonight.
An Ruojun watched their actions.
When she saw her younger sister grasping the young man’s hand…
‘Hmph! I won’t hand my little sister over to this brat!’
After the explanation, the family banquet continued.
Qing He Shang Ren prepared to leave.
With her present, the younger generation was too restrained.
However, before she left, she called out, “Ruoxi, child, come with your grand-aunt for a moment.”
An Ruoxi had just taken a step when her delicate form froze.
‘I can’t let Sister be alone with Junior Brother Mo.’
“Grand-aunt, may I bring Junior Brother Mo along?”
“Hehe, of course you may.”
Thus, An Ruoxi led the young man, following behind Qing He Shang Ren.
Mo Huaiyu also hadn’t expected he could come along.
When he heard this grand-aunt call Sister Ruoxi over, he had already prepared himself for battle against the super demon lord.
If he truly couldn’t win, then discretion would be the better part of valor.
Hearing her younger sister was going to leave with this brat, An Ruojun hurriedly said, “Grand-aunt, may I come along too?”
Even Qing He Shang Ren was slightly taken aback, then her gaze swept over An Ruojun with a rather meaningful look.
Being stared at like this by the elder, An Ruojun felt a long-absent sense of awkwardness.
Mo Huaiyu was also slightly surprised. He was a bit confused.
‘Why does Eldest Senior Sister want to come along too? It’s one thing to willfully move into my courtyard and disturb my daily life, but why does she have to insert herself into this as well? Could it be that on the day I marry Sister Ruoxi, Eldest Senior Sister will also come barging in?’
Recalling Eldest Senior Sister’s look that treated him like an insect, that idea probably wouldn’t come to pass.
Finally, Qing He Shang Ren smiled and said, “Of course you may. Ruojun, child, come along as well.”
Hearing the elder agree, An Ruojun’s eyes lit up with joy.
“Thank you, Grand-aunt!”
Seeing her sister insisting on following, An Ruoxi pursed her red lips, her delicate body shifting slightly forward to shield the young man behind her, defensively staring at her own sister.
An Ruojun saw her younger sister’s protective gesture towards the youth.
Ever since that night, the way Ruoxi looked at her, her older sister, had changed.
Even her tone had altered.
And the root of all this was this damned brat!
‘Ah, this… she really agreed!’
Mo Huaiyu looked at this so-called Qing He Shang Ren.
‘So you just accept anyone who comes, huh?’
However, right at that moment, the sense of unease in his heart returned.
And it was even stronger this time.
‘Masaka!?’