Chapter 229: Gaining Both the Person and the Money
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Marriage? Ouyang Yuxin was intelligent, and she understood immediately. Her beautiful face turned red, and her clear eyes emitted an enchanting splendor. Her expression at that instant bewitched the Ouyang family’s disciples and caused them to stop moving.
Later, back at the mansion, Ouyang Long wore an old-fashioned expression. After hesitating for some time, he said leisurely, “What do you think of Mister Yin Yu?”
In Ouyang Yuxin’s mind, Su Yu was cold, magnanimous, handsome, and ostentatious. He could, more or less, be compared with Mister Feng Yue. Whether she considered her own feelings or her family’s interests, Su Yu was one of the best choices. Ouyang Yuxin could not find any strong reasons to decline the thought of marrying him.
She did, however, feel a bit dissatisfied. She understood well that her greatest value was her beauty and her innate training talent. Without even picking her partner carefully, she was about to be married to someone who was practically a stranger. Perhaps, if she had waited longer, she might have had some better choices!
“He gives off a good impression,” she said. “However, Mister Yin Yu might not be interested in me.”
Ouyang Yuxin understood this point especially well. Thus far, Mister Yin Yu had not treated her with a very good attitude or said anything positive about her.
Ouyang Long said in a low voice, “If he wishes to obtain the Gray Dragon Coffin, he must marry you. Even if he doesn’t want to marry… he still has to marry!”
“Father, do you mean you believe he has intentions of acquiring the Gray Dragon Coffin?” Ouyang Yuxin asked.
Ouyang Long shook his head. “Not necessarily.”
“Then, father, why is there a need to give him the Gray Dragon Coffin and also ask me to…” Ouyang Yuxin did not understand.
Ouyang Long sighed. “Because,” he said, “our Ouyang family is now indebted to him! We, the Ouyang family, must repay him! The Zeng family can be ungrateful to us. However, the Ouyang family must repay our debts!” Ouyang Long continued sternly. “Moreover, the Zeng family is not the only family with their eyes on the Gray Dragon Coffin. If we could use this opportunity to give the Gray Dragon Coffin to the Phoenix Cabinet, we could dispel the fear of any possible troubles at home. At the same time, our family will become related to the Phoenix Cabinet. You will also have a lifelong partner who you can rely on.”
Ouyang Yuxin understood tacitly that her father had given the matter a lot of thought. Being related to the Phoenix Cabinet was of many times more worth than being related to the Feng family. However, Ouyang Yuxin was an extremely proud person. The fact that she had to marry Su Yu with so little thought filled her with dissatisfaction. However, her family was in danger, and she had no choice.
“I agree… If Mister Yin Yu is willing to marry me,” said Ouyang Yuxin.
She could not help but sigh silently. A hint of gloominess darkened her eyes as she thought about the fact that her prime was about to end. She had to sacrifice herself for her family. Ouyang Yuxin had a slight feeling of resentment. This just wasn’t fair.
One hour passed, and there was a knock at Su Yu’s door. Su Yu woke from a state where he was training in seclusion.
The Ouyang family stood outside the door. “Thank you, Mister Yin Yu for helping us,” Ouyang Long said from the other side of the door. “There is something that we would like to discuss with you.”
Su Yu said, indifferently, “Speak.”
Seeing that Su Yu had no intentions of inviting them inside, Ouyang Long felt Su Yu’s coldness deeply. He had no choice but to stand outside the door.
“We, the Ouyang family,” he said, “are willing to give you our family’s treasure, which has been handed down through the generations in exchange for your kindness. However, we have one condition. I hope that in the future, you can look after my daughter and keep her safe her whole life. This is my one and only wish.” As a parent, it was difficult for him to let go of his children.
Inwardly, Su Yu sighed. He understood Ouyang Yuxin, but he could not bring himself to like her. Be it the fact that he had a fiancée or his thoughts on Ouyang Yuxin personally, it was impossible for him to agree to this ridiculous marriage. He graciously declined the offer.
“I appreciate the Ouyang family grandmaster’s kindness,” said Su Yu. “That incident was nothing, and you need not thank me. I only need Miss Ouyang to fulfill her promise to bring me into the Yunxiang Cabinet to celebrate the Yunxiang Cabinet Master’s birthday. That alone is enough. As for Miss Ouyang’s marriage, Ouyang family grandmaster, please consider carefully. Do not make her marry the wrong person and cause her to feel regrets for her whole life.”
The Ouyang family grandmaster was stunned. As for Ouyang Yuxin, her gloomy eyes started to glow and become brighter. Su Yu had actually… rejected her!
Ouyang Yuxin heaved a sigh of relief. However, though she did not know why, she could not bring herself to be delighted. This Yin Yu could not be convinced to feel any interest toward her, and it seemed it would stay that way.
In the end, it was a good thing. After all, Ouyang Yuxin’s life was fated to be extraordinary. Yin Yu might not necessarily have been deserving of her!
“My decision is firm and there is nothing more to say,” Su Yu added, as if reading the grandmaster’s thoughts.
Ouyang Long sighed. “We, the Ouyang family, will forever remember your kindness, and we will repay you one day!”
Su Yu frowned. He did not reply but simply re-entered his training state.
Early the next morning, the sunlight was dim. Su Yu opened his eyes. Ouyang Yuxin had been waiting for a long time at the entrance. She wore luxurious phoenix clothes that showed off her captivating figure and extremely beautiful face. Her beauty was a rarity that could not be found locally.
Su Yu swept his eyes past her dully and said indifferently, “Let’s go.”
By now, Ouyang Yuxin was used to being ignored by Su Yu. She grinned and led the way.
After four hours, they entered the heart of the Alliance City. A magnificent towering building stood before them. The two words “Yunxiang Cabinet” were clear and dazzling.
All the people in the Alliance City knew about Yunxiang Cabinet. It was a bustling place that had a highly prestigious reputation. There were many beautiful ladies in the cabinet who came from the Hundred Territories. By paying them a satisfactory price, one could get close to them and enjoy a sentimental night to the fullest.
Putting it in simple terms, the cabinet was a brothel! However, it was a top-grade brothel. If one did not have the proper abilities or identity, he would not be given the right to enter the brothel.
At that very day, the Yunxiang Cabinet Master invited outstanding geniuses of the Alliance City to gather together for a feast, and this was a grand occasion in the Alliance City because they knew that during the banquet, there would be a fight between the geniuses for the top spot.
At the entrance, Ouyang Yuxin took out her invitation card. The guard at the door was a strong martial artist of Dragon Realm Level Four, which was an even higher class than at the Heaven Treasure Building!
The entrance guard shot a glance toward Su Yu. “Who is he?”
“He is my… cousin who came from a distant place. He admires the Yunxiang Cabinet Master, and he is accompanying me to pay a visit.”
The entrance guard nodded. “Permission granted! However, if he causes any trouble, as the person who recommended him, you must take responsibility for his actions.”
Ouyang Yuxin smiled joyfully. “Naturally.”
“Eh. Big Sister Ouyang, you have come, as well,” said a like a silver bell—pleasant to the ears. It was a 17-year-old young lady. She had a petite and dainty figure, a pretty face, two big and round eyes, and two ponytails that were swinging here and there. She wore a gilded blue skirt which danced along with the wind, serving as a foil to make her small body look delicate and appealing.
Su Yu’s eyes flashed with familiarity. Xianer’s silhouette flashed past his mind. Similarly, she was petite and dainty, which caused people to have tender affection for her.
“Sister Ouyang, who is he?” the girl asked. “Your attendant? Yes, he is passable.” However, the blue-skirted small little girl’s mouth was quite sarcastic. Her two big eyes were glowing with craftiness.
Su Yu’s positive first impression of her shattered with a bang. Although Xianer was mischievous like her, Xianer was pure, fine, and kind-hearted.
This woman was no Xianer.
“Little Sister Li Yan, stop your nonsense!” said Ouyang Yuxin. “He is my distant cousin and not my attendant.”
Ouyang Yuxin was annoyed. Why did she have to come across Li Yan? The Li family was an emerging and promising household. In the past, it had been below the Ouyang family. After the attack from the horde of beasts, it rose abruptly and became above the Ouyang family.
Li Yan and Ouyang Yuxin had known one another when they were young. They always competed with one another socially and were both materialistic girls. Ever since the day they met one another, it had been hard for them to not provoke one another.
Li Yan opened her small mouth. “Share with me! However, he really looks like your attendant.”
“What is your name?” Li Yan’s big eyes looked Su Yu up and down as if guessing at Su Yu’s identity.
Su Yu kept quiet and did not say anything. He was unwilling to mix with such a petty girl.
“Humph!” Li Yan said, standing with her small hands on her hips. She then raised her eyebrows indifferently, looked at Su Yu, and said in an annoying tone of voice, “The Ouyang family’s servant is so haughty. You dare to ignore me?”
Ouyang Yuxin glared at her furiously, then shot a glance at Su Yu out of the corner of her eye. Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but after Li Yan inferring repeatedly that Su Yu was her attendant, it occurred to her that Su Yu really did look like her attendant.
In an instant, she felt a mix of anger and shame, as though she had lost her face. “Let’s go in,” she said. “We need not worry about her.”
“Yes,” said Su Yu. “After we enter, we will split up and do our own things. After that, we will be even with one another.” Su Yu wanted to keep things simple and flexible.
After he entered, he separated from her straight away. He had a narrow escape. Regarding Ouyang Yuxin’s thoughts, Su Yu’s heart was as if it had a clear mirror. From the very start, he had been unwilling to interact much with Ouyang Yuxin. It was better for her to give Su Yu the cold shoulder, as they would then be no longer be associated with one another.
“Hey, you…” said Ouyang Yuxin. Su Yu left immediately, which caused Ouyang Yuxin to be taken aback. She extended her hand and was about to call out to Su Yu. However, behind her, she felt Li Yan’s gaze, which implied that Li Yan had a conniving smile. Ouyang Yuxin had no choice but to withdraw her words, which had already arrived at her mouth.
It is good that he left, she thought. I can avoid being gossiped about by others.
