Chapter 8: Have To Marry Even If I Don't Want To

ep in the living room," Hao Ren continued.Upon hearing Hao Ren's last sentence, Duan Yao realized she had overthought it. Still, she looked at him with a strange gaze. She viewed Hao Ren as an enemy t...Chapter 8: Forced Marriage Even When Unwilling

In the conference room, Zhao Guang sat in the chief seat, with Zhao Yanzi sitting beside him. Others took their seats on both sides of the long table. Some people were still confused and looked bewildered, while others already knew the situation and had serious expressions.

"I've called you all here today because Zi Zi lost her inner core, which was then picked up by an ordinary person," Zhao Guang broke the silence to say.

Many people who heard this news showed surprise and exchanged looks of bewilderment.

"On last Saturday, it was Zi Zi's first time practicing rain summoning. Elder Lu should have been there to assist her, but since Zi Zi dislikes being restricted, she left his supervision on her own and made some mistakes."

"I am responsible for the mishap; please punish me, boss..." The old man with white hair and beard spoke humbly, almost about to kneel down.

"It's Zi Zi’s stubborn personality, not your fault. These years, I've spoiled her." Zhao Guang turned his head to look at Zhao Yanzi then glanced around everyone present, "The issue now is that Zi Zi's inner core has fallen into another person's hands."

“If it was an ordinary person who took it, we could just get it back,” a man with thick eyebrows and large eyes suggested.

"If it were really so simple, I wouldn't have convened all of you. The unexpected problem now is that this ordinary person has swallowed Zi Zi's inner core," Zhao Guang paused then continued speaking.

Not just the people present, but even Zhao Yanzi was dumbfounded right there and then.

"How could it be Our clan’s inner cores…" Someone immediately voiced their doubts.

"Zi Zi's inner core wasn't fully developed to begin with; it was very small. Due to falling from the sky, by chance it ended up in that ordinary person’s mouth," Zhao Guang said calmly.

These elders exchanged looks again and started whispering among themselves.

"For a commoner to consume an inner core, this hasn't happened in thousands of years..."

"Could it be that someone cultivating in the secular world has consumed a dragon pearl and didn’t die from their body exploding"

"There haven’t been cultivators for the past three hundred years. The last batch ascended to heaven three hundred years ago, and now there are only those two or three left in the mortal realm..."

"Since he didn’t die from his body exploding, then Miss Ah Zi must have a weak cultivation base, and her inner core’s energy isn’t very powerful yet..."

They whispered amongst themselves for about two minutes before gradually quieting down.

"Elders, what do you think should be done about this matter" Zhao Guang asked when he saw that they had calmed down.

"This is no small matter. If Miss Ah Zi’s inner core has been lost, although there won’t be any immediate danger in the short term, she will not be able to cultivate and will find it difficult to successfully transform into a dragon in the future. Moreover... according to our clan's records, if one loses their own inner core before reaching maturity, then even if their body isn't damaged, they won’t survive beyond five years," said Lu Elder with white beard and hair after thinking for a moment.

"Are you saying that Little Zi won’t make it past twenty if she doesn’t retrieve her inner core" Zhao Guang asked.

"With the aid of heaven-defying medicines, there may be a chance to extend her life or safely regenerate her inner core, but given Miss Ah Zi’s priceless body, it wouldn't be worth taking such risks," Lu Elder answered.

“It's inside that ordinary man’s stomach” The man with heavy brows and large eyes suddenly stood up. “That’s simple! Just grab him in here and cut open his belly to retrieve the inner core!”

Zhao Guang had a stern face, but he didn't speak.

“Elder Zhao, it's been two hundred years, why haven’t you changed your temper yet” A woman standing beside the man with heavy brows and large eyes looked at him disapprovingly and said.

"Ah Zi’s life is important; these mere mortals are just ants!" This elder Zhao shouted.

He said this, and the other elders slightly nodded in agreement.

"Just kill him and dump his body into the sea; no one will know!" Senior Zhao continued.

Hearing these words again, the elders who were about to nod couldn’t help but frown.

Senior Zhao ignored this Senior Zhao, then looked at the other幾位長老，“其他幾位長老，還有什麼建議？”

那位趙長老悻悻地坐了下去，轉頭問身邊的女子，“我說錯了嗎？”

“老大說過要學習現代人的行為方式，你怎麼幾百年的江湖習氣都改不了？動不動就打來殺去的，我看你今年怎麼過天劫！”那女人斜了他一眼。

“我也就是嘴上說說厲害而已，但我從來不殺生。”趙長老不禁尷尬地賠笑。

“閉嘴！聽聽其他長老怎麼說吧。”那女人依然不滿地瞪著他。

這時另一位白髮的長老站了起來，“如果要不傷凡人的性命又能使小姐安全度過這次危機，也不是冇有辦法。”

趙廣揮了揮手，“說！”

然而這位老者卻猶豫了幾秒，“隻是……不知該不該說。”

“有什麼不該說的，你說吧，我不會責罰你。”趙廣說道。

“嗯，好。”老者點點頭，“實際上，如果那個凡人能夠吸收龍丹修煉到小有成就的話，也可以將一些龍氣渡給紫小姐，使她的元氣不受損傷。”

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"Let's put aside the fact that he is an ordinary mortal and whether or not he has the qualification to practice our clan’s cultivation techniques. Even if your method works, what will we do when five years have passed That would be the year Azi turns twenty."

"Well… When the dragon丹 grows larger, half of it can be given to Miss. After all, this dragon丹 originally came from Miss's body, so there won't be any danger involved. The method is that both individuals…" At this point, the old man suddenly dragged out his words.

"Both individuals what" asked Zhao Guang urgently.

"Both individuals…need to consummate their marriage," said the old man as he made a gesture with his thumbs touching each other before struggling to spit out two words.

"What!" Zhao Yanzi stared blankly for half a second before jumping up and screaming, "Old Man Sun, you disrespectful old scoundrel!"

"How dare you!" Zhao Guang glared at his daughter, and a powerful pressure surged forth, pinning Zhao Yanzi back into her seat.

“What Old Elder Sun said might actually be a feasible solution,” the elder with white hair and beard suddenly interjected. “In fact, even if we were to follow Senior Zhao's suggestion and extract the dragon丹 from the mortal’s body before returning it to Miss, there would still be safety concerns as well as potential hidden dangers due to the mortal's influence on the dragon丹. I have seen Old Elder Sun's method in ancient texts; it is a clever way of nurturing the dragon丹 while having someone else cultivate on behalf of another person. However, this method takes a very long time and requires an unaffiliated cultivator as assistance, with limited benefits for them at the end. Thus, this technique has gradually fallen out of use. Nevertheless, in Miss’s case, it might be worth trying."

“I don’t want to!” shouted Zhao Yanzi immediately. "Never!"

Zhao Guang ignored his daughter's tantrum and waved his hand casually; Aizi was instantly immobilized by an invisible restraint that prevented her from moving or shouting.

Turning to Elder Lu, Zhao Guang frowned and said, “If it’s going to be like this… won’t Aizi have to live with that mortal”

"This is unavoidable…" replied Elder Lu humbly.

Zhao Guang pondered for a moment before asking, "What kind of person is that kid"

“I’ve already checked. That Hua Ren boy has a good heart and he’s very filial to his grandmother. He doesn’t put much effort into studying at university but still manages decent grades; he's not stupid either and definitely isn't a frivolous playboy. The most crucial point is that he hasn’t married or even dated anyone yet,” replied Elder Lu.s shot towards Hao Ren.Hao Ren hadn’t expected there would be an ambush inside the barrier. He quickly raised his arms in front of him. Suddenly, these three beams of gold light bypassed Hao Ren’s sid...