Chapter 1086 — Xie Yufeng Sweeps Away the Gloom
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In truth, Xie Yufeng had never had much interest in whichever woman was wedded to him. The Yu family cared only for the collective good; if the bride turned out to be plain-looking, Xie Yufeng could only accept it. So long as the marriage was kept intact, he could grant the woman an occasional visit when the mood took him and spend all his other hours out enjoying himself.
But his father's words had kindled a flame of desire in Xie Yufeng's breast. He was the luckiest man alive!
"Mm, I think she is a fine match. She currently works at the Songshan City police station, so my suggestion is this: stay in Songshan City, get to know her, let affection grow between you. Once Wei Zhao's matter has been settled, you will come with me to pay a visit to the Song family and formally propose!" Yu Shuixing said.
"Done — no problem at all!" Xie Yufeng agreed without a moment's hesitation. For him this was nothing short of a windfall. He had just been complaining that life in Songshan City was growing dull; now he had something to do. Chasing girls had always been Xie Yufeng's great passion.
"It would be best if you slept with her sooner rather than later and made the bond irrevocable. The Song family's granddaughter is a rare prize — I am afraid others may have their eye on her!" Yu Shuixing admonished his son. "I have heard that Chen Yuxuan of the Chen family has been courting Qiu Lingshan for years! The Song family's art is a top-grade dual-cultivation inner skill — it would do you nothing but good!"
"I understand. Don't worry, Father — I will get this done!" Xie Yufeng had feared his father would insist that he and Qiu Lingshan observe perfect propriety before the wedding. Instead, his father was actually telling him to find a chance to bed her!
"Mm. By the way, how is your cultivation coming along? Any progress? You have been stuck at early Mystic Stage peak for some time now, haven't you? Any signs of a breakthrough?" Yu Shuixing asked.
"Not at the moment..." Xie Yufeng had been so utterly miserable these past two days that he had no heart for training at all.
"I have already boasted on your behalf — telling people you are a mid Mystic Stage expert. Don't go letting it slip in front of Qiu Lingshan!" Yu Shuixing warned.
"Oh? Why claim that I am at mid Mystic Stage?" Xie Yufeng was caught off guard.
"The old lady of the Song family — Qiu Lingshan's grandmother — is a mid Mystic Stage expert. That is precisely why I had you billed as mid Mystic Stage: it will win you a far greater voice in the Song family!" Yu Shuixing said.
Xie Yufeng was taken aback for an instant, then saw through his father's reasoning at once, and could not help but marvel that with age comes cunning — his father was a sly old fox indeed!
In the great houses, standing had always been decided by strength: the greater one's power, the greater one's say. Had Xie Yufeng possessed strength equal to that of the Song family's old lady, he would have sat as her very equal in the Song household, and his status there would have soared overnight.
"But... won't that give the game away?" Xie Yufeng asked, a shade doubtful.
"It won't. It is not as though they will be testing your strength. Unless you circulate your true qi yourself, how would they ever know?" Yu Shuixing replied carelessly. "Besides, the wedding is still some way off — by then, who knows, you may well have broken through."
"That is true!" Xie Yufeng nodded.