Yuling Sect, Hundred Flowers Peak.
It was currently early morning.
The first sun had not yet risen, and the surroundings were still covered in a faint, lingering mist.
At this moment, a woman with a graceful figure stepped through the void, her skirts fluttering as she arrived at the entrance of the mountain valley.
As soon as she looked up, she saw the silhouette of a youth that she would never forget for the rest of her life.
In the hazy mist, a youth stood quietly at the valley entrance.
Since Hundred Flowers Peak was populated entirely by women, he could not enter rashly and could only wait here for someone to come and lead him in.
Looking at the youth, the coldness in the woman’s eyes faded slightly without her realizing it.
She stepped forward slowly, walking toward the youth.
“Junior Brother Mo…”
An Ruoxi stopped not far from the youth and spoke softly.
The clear female voice reached his ears, sounding like tinkling water, inevitably stirring ripples in his heart.
Hearing the sound, Mo Huaiyu slowly turned around and raised his head slightly, his gaze happening to meet the woman’s eyes.
The moment their eyes met lasted only a brief second, yet it felt as long as several seasons passing by.
By the time they snapped out of it, only two or three breaths of time had passed.
Even though it was not the first time they had met, seeing Junior Brother Mo again made An Ruoxi feel compelled to sigh in admiration.
Junior Brother Mo truly was as perfect as unpolished jade; his eyes were spirited, his eyebrows were like willow blades, and his features were exquisitely handsome, yet they still held a hint of youthful innocence.
Especially those eyes—within their clear and translucent depths, there was a trace of a gentle smile.
Meeting again, Mo Huaiyu performed a salute to An Ruoxi with an elegant demeanor.
An Ruoxi responded with a graceful bow of her own, her movements refined.
“Senior Sister An, we meet again.”
Mo Huaiyu looked at the graceful woman before him.
He did have some understanding of her; she was the famous Hundred Flowers Fairy of the cultivation world and held a noble status within the Yuling Sect.
Having the Hundred Flowers Fairy personally come to welcome him made him feel somewhat flattered.
“I have long admired Senior Sister An’s reputation, but when we met before, Senior Sister An kept me in the dark quite miserably.”
Mo Huaiyu gave a bitter smile.
Hearing the youth’s words, An Ruoxi’s red lips pursed slightly.
As the Hundred Flowers Fairy, her status was lofty.
If she were to go out with her true identity, it would certainly cause a massive stir.
Therefore, when traveling abroad, she never showed her true face.
Before An Ruoxi could explain, Mo Huaiyu said, “Meeting today and being able to see Senior Sister An’s true appearance, I can understand why you did it.”
He looked at the peerlessly beautiful face before him.
If she went out looking like this, she would surely be surrounded by a crowd of suitors.
It had to be said that the Hundred Flowers Fairy of the Yuling Sect was indeed a supreme beauty, perhaps even comparable to the number one beauty in his heart, Sister Yu Yun.
An Ruoxi smiled faintly.
A trace of a smile rose on her pure and extraordinary face, like a hundred flowers blooming at once, breathtakingly beautiful.
She said with a slight hint of apology, “When we last met, I hid things from Junior Brother Mo. I hope Junior Brother Mo can forgive me.”
“It’s no matter. Senior Sister An, you don’t need to worry about it.”
Mo Huaiyu raised his clear, youthful face and looked toward the mountain peaks nestled in the clouds, asking softly, “Next, are we going there first?”
With a hidden smile in her eyes, An Ruoxi nodded and said, “Yes. The Sect Leader and my Master have been waiting for Junior Brother Mo for a long time.”
“In that case, Senior Sister An, let us set off as soon as possible.”
Mo Huaiyu brushed his hand over his Storage Bag and summoned a Flying Magic Tool.
An Ruoxi also took out her Flying Magic Tool.
The two of them activated their tools and instantly soared into the sky.
An Ruoxi glanced at the youth beside her out of the corner of her eye.
His eyes always held a sense of being free and easy, whether in ordinary times or when facing a desperate situation.
“Speaking of which, after the events of the Dao-Asking Convention, Junior Brother Mo’s name has become quite famous in the cultivation world.”
“That… Senior Sister An, I was just lucky. In my hometown, there is a saying: seventy percent is determined by heaven, thirty percent depends on hard work. Sometimes when luck comes, it’s impossible to stop.”
When talking about this matter, Mo Huaiyu had also been confused from beginning to end about how he had taken first place.
Originally, he had planned to wait for the two sides to fight each other so he could secretly take the treasure Sister Yu Yun had specifically asked for.
But as a result, when he arrived, both sides had already perished together.
This…
Mo Huaiyu had stood there stunned at the time, his face full of confusion.
And so, he had somehow mysteriously become the first-place winner, and at the age of fifteen or sixteen, he had directly broken the record for the youngest winner in the history of the cultivation world.
An Ruoxi did not agree with Mo Huaiyu’s words.
She had seen with her own eyes how Junior Brother Mo had defeated the twentieth-ranked person on the Prodigy List, the Blood-Colored Mad Blade.
Furthermore, he had defeated him while being at a lower level.
She only took Mo Huaiyu’s words as a display of modesty.
Before long, the two of them arrived at their destination.
Just as Mo Huaiyu was about to start walking, An Ruoxi called out to stop him.
“Senior Sister An, is there something else?”
An Ruoxi walked to Mo Huaiyu’s side and said, “Hundred Flowers Peak is entirely populated by women. Junior Brother Mo, please do not wander around aimlessly. Please stay by my side.”
Hearing this, Mo Huaiyu did not say much and simply nodded.
“Thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister An. I will follow the rules.”
Seeing the youth nod his small head quite obediently, a strange look flashed in An Ruoxi’s eyes.
She suddenly had an urge to reach out and pat his head, but she quickly suppressed that thought.
Mo Huaiyu did not know the thoughts currently flashing through An Ruoxi’s mind; he simply followed honestly behind the woman with the graceful figure.
A breeze blew past, bringing with it a refreshing fragrance of flowers.
Along the way, Mo Huaiyu listened as An Ruoxi introduced the surrounding flowers to him.
Hearing her speak of them as if they were her own family treasures, he thought she truly lived up to the name Hundred Flowers Fairy.
As An Ruoxi moved among the flowers, the newly risen sunlight shone on her graceful figure, seemingly draping her in a layer of exquisite radiance.
Even Mo Huaiyu, who was well-accustomed to the peerless beauty of Sister Yu Yun, couldn’t help but let his mind wander.
However, he quickly snapped back to his senses and followed An Ruoxi to a grand hall.
The hall did not look intimidatingly solemn; on the contrary, it made one feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.
After entering the hall, the layout inside was actually quite plain, without any particularly extravagant feeling.
There were four elders here, two men and two women.
Sitting in the very center were two individuals: one was a white-haired old man, and the other was a charming, beautiful woman.
Looking at the two elders in the middle, Mo Huaiyu immediately understood.
These two should be the Sect Leader Yaoyang and the Peak Master of Hundred Flowers Peak, Ming Yuhe.
“Greetings, Sect Leader Yaoyang, Peak Master Ming, and the two Elders.”
Mo Huaiyu bowed his head in salute to show his respect.
At that moment, a gentle force of spiritual energy lifted Mo Huaiyu up.
He heard Sect Leader Yaoyang say with a chuckle, “Worthy son-in-law, you have finally come! From now on, we are all one family, so there is no need to be so polite. I have been waiting for you for a long time!”
Mo Huaiyu: ??!!
Son-in-law!?
“Sect… Sect Leader, what are you saying? What son-in-law?”
Mo Huaiyu was completely bewildered.
He had heard of people claiming a son right after meeting, or even claiming a father, but this was the first time he had heard of someone claiming a son-in-law upon first meeting.
Besides, he hadn’t even met Sect Leader Yaoyang’s daughter!
Even if he were to be a “rebound husband,” it shouldn’t happen this quickly.
“Is it possible that my worthy son-in-law wants to go back on the marriage engagement with our sect’s Hundred Flowers Fairy? This is a Marriage Contract personally written by the Empress herself.”
After saying that, Sect Leader Yaoyang pulled out a Marriage Contract.
A marriage engagement with the Hundred Flowers Fairy?!
This time, Mo Huaiyu’s head was filled with nothing but question marks.
He had absolutely no idea this was a thing.
With a skeptical attitude, Mo Huaiyu glanced at the Marriage Contract, and then he froze on the spot instantly.
Holy crap! That really is Sister Yu Yun’s handwriting!