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In Heaven Dou City, inside a remote yet extremely elegant courtyard.
Clear Sky Sect current Sect Master Tang Xiao was standing by the stone table at this moment with his hands behind his back.
Sitting beside the stone table was an exquisitely beautiful woman who looked as though she had stepped out of a painting.
She wore a silver court dress, and her temperament was noble and elegant, yet at this moment, her beautiful eyes were filled with stubbornness and tears.
She was none other than Tang Xiao's own younger sister, Tang Yuehua.
"Big Brother, say no more!"
Tang Yuehua suddenly stood up, her voice trembling slightly.
"I don't want to get married! I just want to stay in Heaven Dou City and properly be myself. Why must you force me?"
Tang Xiao stopped in his tracks, turned to look at his younger sister, a trace of reluctance flashing in his eyes:
"Yuehua, do you think I want to force you? Do you think the current situation still allows you to be yourself?!"
"The Sect has undergone a massive change!"
"Brother Hao caused a towering catastrophe outside; he heavily injured Spirit Hall Supreme Pontiff Qian Xunji and illicitly mated with a hundred-thousand-year-old Spirit Beast. Now, the entire Spirit Hall is frantically hunting him down!"
"Father... Father was actually so infuriated by this matter that he vomited blood and died!"
"Spirit Hall's fury has already burned down upon the head of the Clear Sky Sect. Right now, we can only seal the mountain gate and have the entire Sect live in seclusion!"
Hearing the words that her father was angered to death, Tang Yuehua's delicate body trembled violently, and her tears rolled down like beads with a broken string.
Tang Xiao took a deep breath, his tone softening slightly.
Previously, because of certain matters, you had a falling out with the Sect and refused to return. Now that the Clear Sky Sect has closed its gates, I am also going to lead people to evacuate immediately.
With you staying alone in Heaven Dou City, and lacking even the strength to truss a chicken.
Once Spirit Hall investigates your whereabouts and uses you to coerce Brother Hao, or to retaliate against the Clear Sky Sect, who can protect you?!
Tang Yuehua bit her red lips, her complexion pale as paper: "I... I can hide my identity..."
"Childish!"
Tang Xiao interrupted her.
"Spirit Hall's eyes and ears are spread all over the world; can you hide?"
"If you don't get married and find a powerful backing, you will even have trouble surviving!"
"Whether you are willing or not, this matter is not up to you. I have found an engagement match for you; his name is Luo Nan."
Tang Xiao walked in front of Tang Yuehua, pressed both hands on her shoulders, and said in a deep voice:
"He is the same age as you, also twenty-four years old this year."
"But his Spirit is an extremely rare top-tier Spirit, the Golden Sacred Dragon!"
"What's even more terrifying is that his current Soul Power has already reached Grade 79, making him a quasi-Spirit Douluo!"
"A twenty-four-year-old quasi-Spirit Douluo—his future achievements will be limitless."
"As long as you marry him and have his protection, within this Heaven Dou City, even if Spirit Hall wants to touch you, they will have to think twice."
"Only by handing you over to him can I return to the Sect with peace of mind."
Listening to Tang Xiao's words, Tang Yuehua fell completely silent.
A twenty-four-year-old quasi-Spirit Douluo?
A top-tier Spirit, the Golden Sacred Dragon?
Such talent could indeed be called a Prodigy.
But what truly made her compromise was not the other party's strength, but the drastic changes in the Family.
Second Brother Tang Hao's turmoil, her father's tragic death, the Sect's retirement...
All of this weighed upon her heart like a massive mountain.
She knew Big Brother was right; in order not to become Spirit Hall's bargaining chip to coerce her brother, she had no other choice.
Tang Yuehua slowly closed her eyes, two lines of clear tears sliding down, ultimately transforming into a helpless sigh: "I... agree."
On the evening of the second day, a few red silk ribbons were hung in the small courtyard, and a few pairs of red candles were lit.
This was Tang Yuehua's wedding—no guests, no music, and not even a decent phoenix coronet and embroidered robes.
Everything appeared so hasty and crude.
Tang Xiao stood in the main hall, looking at Luo Nan before him who was wearing a dark red robe and had a calm expression like still water. He picked up a cup of wine on the table and drank it down in one gulp.
"Luo Nan, I will leave Yuehua to you."
Tang Xiao stared at him with burning eyes.
"Remember the agreement between us. As long as you protect her safely, once I finish handling the Sect's affairs, I will definitely fulfill my promise."
A faint arc curled up the corners of Luo Nan's mouth as he casually cupped his hands:
"Sect Master Tang, rest assured, taking money from others means eliminating disasters for them. As long as I, Luo Nan, am still alive, no one in this Heaven Dou City can touch her."
Tang Xiao took a deep look at his younger sister, his eyes filled with guilt.
Afterwards, he no longer hesitated, turned around, and strode out of the courtyard, disappearing into the boundless night.
He had to hurry back to the Clear Sky Sect as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation.
In the courtyard, only Luo Nan and Tang Yuehua, who was covered with a red veil, remained.
Luo Nan glanced at the slightly trembling graceful figure beside him, without saying much, and simply spat out two words indifferently: "Go into the house."
Tang Yuehua sat by the edge of the bed. Beneath the red veil, her hands were tightly intertwined, her knuckles turning pale from the force.
Although she had agreed to this marriage, when this moment truly arrived, her heart was still filled with resistance, fear, and confusion.
"Creak—"
The room door was pushed open, and Luo Nan stepped inside.
He closed the door behind him, walked over to the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it leisurely, showing no intention of lifting the veil immediately.
Tang Yuehua took a deep breath, and finally reached out with her own hand to forcefully pull off the red veil on her head.
Under the candlelight, her stunning, nation-toppling countenance appeared somewhat pale, yet her gaze revealed a congenital nobility and stubbornness.
She looked directly at Luo Nan, who was sitting by the table, and asked in a cold voice:
"Just what kind of person are you? My Big Brother... how did he persuade you to marry a good-for-nothing with only rank 9 Soul Power?"
Luo Nan put down the teacup, turned his head, and calmly sized up the Moon Pavilion Master of Heaven Dou City standing before him.
Undeniably, Tang Yuehua was extremely beautiful. That elegance and nobility carved into her bones were difficult for any beauty to replace.
"A good-for-nothing? Young Miss Tang is selling herself short."
Luo Nan chuckled lightly, and it was hard to tell whether his tone was mocking or appreciative.
"As for how Tang Xiao persuaded me... It's very simple: a transaction."
"A transaction?" Tang Yuehua was slightly taken aback.
Luo Nan stood up, walked to the window, looked at the night outside, and said indifferently: "I am twenty-four years old this year, at rank 79."
"I need an extremely powerful eighth spirit ring, preferably a hundred-thousand-year-old one. A Spirit Beast of this level is very difficult to hunt with my own strength alone."
"And your Big Brother Tang Xiao is a Titled Douluo."
"Tang Xiao promised me that as long as I marry you, act as your umbrella in Heaven Dou City, and protect you safely, once the limelight passes, he will personally make a move to help me acquire my eighth spirit ring."
"A free enforcer who is a Titled Douluo in exchange for a nominal wife—I felt this transaction was very worthwhile, so I agreed."
Hearing Luo Nan's words, Tang Yuehua's heart instead inexplicably let out a sigh of relief.
There were no hypocritical emotions, no sickening calculations, just a pure exchange of interests.
"So that's how it is..." Tang Yuehua smiled self-deprecatingly, "Since it's a transaction, then that makes things easy."
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