The Bai family's residence is located on the southeast side of the Holy Tower. The complex is enormous, not much smaller than the Daehee Palace.

After Xiao Qingyin followed Bai Musheng and Bai Shi inside, she saw an old lady with white hair and a youthful face.

The head of the Bai family, Old Madam Bai.

The old lady's face and her hands were extremely disproportionate.

Her face is that of a twenty-year-old, but her hands are those of a sixty-year-old.

Xiao Qingyin couldn't help but suspect that face-swapping might be a fetish passed down through the Bai family.

At the same time, a question arose in my mind.

If they all removed their faces when they were young and then replaced them when they got older to maintain their youthful appearance, how did they get the faces they wore during the years in between?

Was it donated by someone else? Or...?

It's terrifying to think about.

The reason she and Yi Shuihan didn't reveal the golden insect was because they were afraid it would be exploited by someone with ulterior motives.

Human beings have an endless pursuit of beauty and health.

If it were possible to casually plunder the appearance and organs of others, this world would become a hellish realm.

As soon as Madam Bai saw them, her gaze fell on Bai Shi.

He said angrily, "Are you out of your mind?! You're so young and you're already disguising yourself!"

Bai said calmly, "I have already found a way to solve the problem of short lifespan."

A hint of surprise flashed across Madam Bai's eyes.

"What method?"

Bai glanced at Xiao Qingyin and replied, "I'll tell you later."

Only then did Madam Bai give Xiao Qingyin a proper look.

Who is this?

She raised her chin and asked Bai Musheng.

Bai Musheng replied, "She is my wife, Xiao Qingyin."

Madam Bai immediately raised her cane and slammed it heavily on the ground.

"The Holy Son's wife can only be from one of the four great families."

Bai Musheng looked at the Bai family in astonishment.

“Mother, that’s not what you said before.”

Bai said expressionlessly, "You can have two wives at the same time, one wife from Da Xi and one wife from Nan Dan. There is no conflict between them."

"What wife of Dae Hee!"

Old Madam Bai glared at her.

"The Holy Son has only one wife; all others are concubines. This applies to people from any country."

Bai Musheng's face darkened.

"I don't want to marry anyone else."

Xiao Qingyin is intolerant of any imperfections; if he dares to find another woman, she will definitely leave him.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Qingyin put on a hurt expression: "So our marriage agreement wasn't even recognized by your family, and you actually brought me back as a concubine."

"Don't worry," Bai Musheng comforted him. "You will be my only wife in this life."

"Oh."

Madam Bai chuckled.

"The Bai family has more than just you as their heir in this generation. Even if you refuse to marry into other aristocratic families, there are plenty of others who can. Without the support of other aristocratic families, do you think you can be chosen as the Holy Son?"

Bai Musheng was about to say that he didn't necessarily have to become the Holy Son when Madam Bai spoke up first: "Mother, we just got back. There are still many things Musheng doesn't understand. Can you give him some time?"

Madam Bai stopped speaking.

Bai gave Linglong a wink.

Linglong stepped forward and greeted Xiao Qingyin: "Young Madam, please come back to the courtyard with me first."

Xiao Qingyin nodded.

On the way to the courtyard with Linglong, she asked, "Aren't you a maid that Bai Shi hired from outside? How come you are so familiar with this place?"

Linglong replied, "I am a servant of the Bai family, and I only went to Daxi half a year ago."

She stopped after she finished speaking.

"We've arrived."

This is a very quiet courtyard.

The courtyard was planted with many flowers and plants. Xiao Qingyin glanced at them casually and found that many of them could be used as medicine, which secretly pleased her.

"This is your and the young master's courtyard."

Linglong explained.

"Please see if there's anything you need to add."

Xiao Qingyin looked around inside and out, and said with satisfaction, "There's nothing I need to buy, but I'm hungry and would like to drink lily and lotus seed porridge."

"Please wait a moment, I'll go check the kitchen."

A short while later, Linglong brought over some lily and lotus seed porridge.

Bai Musheng came over after Xiao Qingyin finished drinking.

He said apologetically, "Xiao Xiao, I'm sorry, my grandmother has a bad temper, and I'm sorry you had to suffer."

"Is that your grandmother?"

"To be precise, she is my maternal grandmother, but since my mother never married and I am also considered a member of the Bai family, I call her grandmother."

"What is this 'holy son' she's talking about?"

Bai Musheng explained, "Nandan is ruled by the Holy Church, which is managed by the Church Leader, who serves for life. The Holy Son is equivalent to the Crown Prince of Da Xi, and is usually elected when the Church Leader is about to die."

Xiao Qingyin immediately understood.

The Holy Son is the successor of the Holy Church.

This is what Bai Musheng meant when he said he would return to Nandan to inherit the family business.

She continued, "Which four families are the Four Great Families?"

"The four families of Bai, Jin, Ba, and Wu are the four households that live around the Holy Tower. Their ancestors jointly founded the Holy Church, so the Holy Son will only be selected from these four families."

"These four families only intermarry within their own families, right?"

"In most cases, yes."

Xiao Qingyin smiled.

"You've come back to participate in the selection of the Holy Son, haven't you?"

Bai Musheng nodded.

"That's how it was supposed to be..."

"But now you've encountered a problem: the condition for participating in the selection is that you must marry a woman from one of the four great families."

Bai Musheng gave a bitter smile.

"Yes."

Xiao Qingyin didn't speak, but stared at him intently.

Bai Musheng was silent for a moment, then said bitterly, "Xiao Xiao, I gave up all my accumulated wealth in Da Xi to come back to Nan Dan. If I don't participate in the selection of the Holy Son, I will have to rely on others..."

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