"Brat, you've got some nerve, snatching our Su family descendant. I can give you the fragment, but if you divorce within three years, all your cultivation will vanish. This is my punishment for you."
Ye Tiancheng couldn't hear anything else; his mind was solely focused on obtaining the Fuxi Qin fragment. Everything else was like a toad's sermon to him – he wouldn't listen. Kuaishu Ge.
"Thank you. Please give me the fragment quickly. I have great use for it."
"Seeing how impatient you are, you're quite unstable. I should have broken you two up. You don't deserve to marry my descendant."
Seeing that this ancestor seemed difficult to deal with, Ye Tiancheng signaled Su Muxian with his eyes. Su Muxian quickly understood his intention and, with great cooperation, clasped her hands together and bowed to the ancestor.
"Thank you, ancestor, for your blessing. I hope that Ye Tiancheng and I can have a good start with this."
Su Muxian's intervention was quite effective. Although generations separated them, the genes were still there. Su Muxian's appearance clearly showed some of the ancestor's features.
"Logically, you're just a second-hand son-in-law, and I wouldn't agree. However, since my descendant is willing, I'll give you a chance for now. You'd better perform well."
After speaking, Su Muxian's ancestor disappeared. Then, from a hidden corner, a box slowly rose and floated before the two of them.
Ye Tiancheng eagerly opened the box and collected the Fuxi Qin fragment inside.
"Su Muxian, this is my wedding gift to you. You must cherish it."
It was the residual sound left by the ancestor. In fact, the last wisp of residual soul had already vanished. It wouldn't reappear anytime soon, perhaps satisfied and returning.
Holding the Fuxi Qin fragment, Ye Tiancheng hurriedly took Su Muxian to the Pure Land. Then, using almost all his true qi, he managed to repair the Pure Land. However, even this repair was only a temporary measure to ensure the Pure Land's stability; it couldn't solve the problem permanently.
"Su Muxian, you've helped me greatly by saving this place. I'll take you inside for a look."
Upon entering the Pure Land, Su Muxian's heart was filled with boundless admiration. This was truly a paradise, filled with indescribable surprises everywhere.
Xiao Linglong flew over and landed on Su Muxian's shoulder. Su Muxian felt that this little bird was very spiritual. After standing on her for a while, the little bird flew back into the arms of its owner, Lin Xue. This series of actions was simply peak adorableness.
The two lingered in the Pure Land for a while before returning to the Su family. As they arrived at the entrance of the Su family, Hou Mingzhu was already waiting, pacing anxiously.
"Miss Su, can I speak with Ye Tiancheng alone?"
"Yes, no problem."
Su Muxian was very generous. Ye Tiancheng went aside with Hou Mingzhu, feeling guilty in his heart, as he had betrayed Hou Mingzhu and felt uneasy.
"I called Fatty, but he didn't know anything. Have your matters been resolved? Can you come back to me now?"
"Not now. I can't divorce Su Muxian immediately. It will take some time!"
From full of hope to disappointment, perhaps only a moment. Hou Mingzhu took a few steps back and looked at him with a hurt expression.
"Ye Tiancheng, I knew you were a scumbag before, but I didn't know you were this much of a scumbag. You've gone to great lengths to get rid of me."
"I don't understand what you mean."
The next moment, Hou Mingzhu was in tears, seemingly devastated by a great blow, crying uncontrollably.
"How dare you say that? It's because you've always liked Su Muxian. Being with me was just a temporary measure. Now you've used a scheme to return to Su Muxian's side. You must be very happy?"
"It's not like that, Hou Mingzhu. The feelings I had with you were all real. This time, it was out of necessity."
Ye Tiancheng tried his best to explain, but in the face of reality, these explanations seemed so pale. As the Su family's son-in-law, Ye Tiancheng couldn't have overly close interactions with Hou Mingzhu in a short period, meaning they couldn't go back to how things were.
"Then come with me now, come home with me."
Hou Mingzhu seemed desperate and started pulling Ye Tiancheng. Ye Tiancheng hesitated and finally said some hurtful words.
"Hou Mingzhu, be sensible. It's really not possible now. Su Muxian and I just got our marriage certificate. We still need to maintain some appearances, otherwise, it wouldn't be fair to Su Muxian."
"Then is it fair to me!"
Hou Mingzhu's heart was gradually broken. Ye Tiancheng was caught in a dilemma, with no better solution. He could only keep apologizing, hoping to get Hou Mingzhu's forgiveness.
"Alright, Hou Mingzhu, I have things to do now. Don't make a scene. I'll explain the whole story when I have the chance."
The hint of impatience on Ye Tiancheng's brow shattered Hou Mingzhu's last shred of hope. When Ye Tiancheng was in the most difficult situation, Hou Mingzhu had made Ye Tiancheng the Hou family's son-in-law. Even though all the Hou family members were unhappy, Hou Mingzhu went against everyone.
At that time, everyone felt it was a marriage without any emotional basis. Ye Tiancheng was useless, and marrying him was unfair to her. Hou Mingzhu understood all this but still chose to be with Ye Tiancheng without hesitation. Now, she was repaid with betrayal, which was simply karma.
"Alright, Ye Tiancheng, I understand. Thank you for giving me such a big surprise. I will always remember the grace you bestowed upon me today."
After speaking, Hou Mingzhu turned and got into the car, then told the driver to drive quickly. In fact, throughout the entire process, Hou Mingzhu was still hoping Ye Tiancheng would change his mind. However, Ye Tiancheng just watched blankly, making no move. This was because Su Muxian was also watching from not far away. Ye Tiancheng had already hurt Su Muxian enough; he couldn't continue to hurt her.
Ye Tiancheng's future path wouldn't be easy. Having gone from being the Hu family's son-in-law to the Su family's son-in-law, even as a man, he was inevitably accused of clinging to the powerful and being fickle for better prospects. Hou Mingzhu hadn't been married for long before she hastily divorced and got together with Su Muxian. He was always chasing after daughters of wealthy families, which was bound to lead to unpleasant rumors.
For example, on the third day after Su Muxian and Ye Tiancheng became husband and wife, an elder of the Su family was celebrating his birthday. Su Muxian brought Ye Tiancheng to offer birthday wishes, where they encountered a paternal aunt from the Su family who had been scrutinizing Ye Tiancheng since he entered the door.
"Oh my, Su Muxian, you've gotten even more beautiful. I last saw you three years ago. The little girl has become a great beauty; I almost didn't recognize you."
This distant cousin only had eyes for Su Muxian and greeted her warmly, completely ignoring the infamous Ye Tiancheng, treating him as if he were air.
Being treated as air was quite good, Ye Tiancheng didn't mind. He had heard too many unpleasant words in the past few days and preferred to be overlooked. Otherwise, being the talk of the town would only make him a laughingstock.
This cousin, Su Hongmei, had been sizing up Ye Tiancheng for a long time and was very displeased with him. It was their first meeting, so she naturally wanted to make things difficult for him.
"You look alright, but I've heard that women rely on their looks to get ahead by finding rich people. You, a grown man, rely on your looks too? It's truly a disgrace to men. I heard you were a farmer before, climbing your way up to become the Hou family's son-in-law, and then running off to become the Su family's son-in-law. No matter where you go to get ahead and become a husband to a rich family's daughter, isn't it a great honor for your ancestors?"
Su Hongmei's words were sharp, as if she wanted to kick Ye Tiancheng into the dirt and then stomp on him like a chicken. She belittled him as much as possible.
"Greetings, Aunt. Please don't listen to those rumors. I'm not like that."
Su Hongmei walked up to Ye Tiancheng, took his hand, and glanced at it.
"I thought someone from the fields wouldn't be able to wear such a watch. As expected, your watch is fake, isn't it? Such a small watch, and you buy a fake? The real one is only over a hundred thousand yuan. I can tell this cheap thing at a glance. It looks like something bought from a street stall in the night market. I don't know what Su Muxian is thinking, bringing you out and not being afraid of losing face."
If he was wrongly accused, Ye Tiancheng felt it necessary to explain, but he was also told to be low-key and not to argue with unimportant people. "This is genuine. I bought it at a counter."
"What? Su Muxian is probably just teasing you. Everyone, come and see, this watch seems to be fake."
In fact, the Su family relatives were all wealthy and distinguished. They hadn't even looked at the watch, but upon hearing Su Hongmei's words, they gathered around and started laughing heartily, finding it quite amusing.
Ye Tiancheng's expression froze. He could still smile a moment ago, but now he couldn't even manage a smile. These people treated him like an animal in a zoo. He had already embarrassed Su Muxian upon arriving, and Ye Tiancheng felt quite ashamed.
The worst part was that the incident of him farming was always brought up to insult him. Ye Tiancheng truly didn't know what he had done to offend anyone by farming. Being talked about like this felt like it was becoming his biggest flaw.
Su Muxian quickly came over to defend Ye Tiancheng. "Aunt, you can eat anything, but you can't say anything. This watch was indeed given to Ye Tiancheng by me, and I bought it at the counter. If you have any doubts, you can help me authenticate it. If it's fake, I'll pay you all the money."
Su Muxian's domineering protection of her husband silenced everyone for a moment.
"Oh, how wonderful. They say a man will risk his life for a beauty. It seems Ye Tiancheng can also rely on his looks to make a living. That's quite good. Men can also become enchantresses."
Su Hongmei, hearing everyone's murmurs, was unconvinced and began to show off her newly purchased large ruby ring.
"This ruby ring of mine alone is six million yuan. Even a small part of it is more expensive than your watch. For such a watch worth over a hundred thousand yuan, I feel it devalues my hand. Whether this thing is real or fake doesn't matter. With the time spent going to an authentication center, one could buy something more expensive and presentable."
Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This aunt was truly remarkable, boasting without even drafting. Since arriving, she had been flaunting her wealth. Now, the entire hall was filled with mocking voices. In fact, half of them were mocking this boastful aunt. His reputation wasn't necessarily the worst anymore.
"Alright, everyone, stop laughing. This is my husband. If you give me face, then respect him."