"Propose a marriage? A betrothal gift?" Lan Ziye's eyes widened in shock. He looked at Lan Yan angrily and said word by word, "The Lan family's training states that the Purple Eyed Bloodline must not be shed. Lan family daughters can only marry into a family and never marry outside the family. Don't you know that?"

Lan Yan was speechless for a moment. "But the Lan family motto also states that the position of patriarch can only be inherited by a girl with purple eyes. Is he really going to give the position of patriarch to this little girl?" Besides, the Lan family has never had a girl with purple eyes in dozens of generations. This so-called ancestral motto has long been a legend.

Lan Ziye was furious when he saw Lan Yan's bewildered expression. This Lan family is truly getting worse with each generation! (*｀へ′*)

Lan Ziye took a deep breath, tried his best to control his temper, and said in a cold voice: "I will not marry Chu Xixuan. You should return the betrothal gifts tomorrow!" After that, he strode towards his room with Xiaobai in his arms.

No wonder Chu Xixuan hadn't reacted at all when she left the suburban villa. It turned out he was waiting for her here! Damn it, it was truly despicable. (???_??)?

The Lan family was stunned. What did this mean? Were they rejecting the Chu family's marriage proposal? This was the ultimate prize they hadn't even dreamed of, and they were just giving it up like that?

Chu Yue was the first to react and complained angrily: "Chu Xixuan, that's Chu Xixuan, the eldest son of the Chu family! Virtue, talent, appearance, family background, which one is not outstanding? Is there anyone in the entire Lanxuan Continent who can compare to Chu Xixuan? She doesn't even want to marry Chu Xixuan, who does she want to marry? The Jade Emperor?" Before she finished speaking, she saw Lan Yan staring at her. Chu Yue shrank her neck and closed her mouth angrily.

"Dad, what should we do now? Should we really return the betrothal gifts?" Lan Jia said weakly, "The Chu family is not something we can afford to offend!"

"Yes! Why don't we wait a few more days? I'll ask Yan Feng and Xiao Xue to persuade her later. Who knows, the girl might just be shy for a moment, and she'll figure it out in a few days!" Lan Jia's wife Yin Rong also spoke up.

Lan Yan pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Lan Yanfeng and said, "Go ask your sister later. Tell her that the Lan family isn't a conservative family and that she shouldn't care about ancestral teachings. If she likes Chu Xixuan, I will prepare a decent enough dowry so that she can marry into the Chu family with honor and dignity. I will never let her suffer any grievances. If she really... doesn't like Chu Xixuan, then forget it. Tomorrow, I will personally go to the Chu family to apologize!"

"Dad!" The nine sons of the second generation of the Lan family spoke in unison.

"Let's all go!" Lan Yan didn't give them a chance to speak. He waved his hand and walked towards his room.

The nine sons looked at each other in bewilderment. Were they just going to give up such a great opportunity to turn their lives around? What did the head of the family mean by constantly blaming them for not having a daughter?

Lan Ziye returned to his room, plopped down on the bed, and angrily said to the white cat in his arms, "We must quickly find all the essence stones and formation materials and return home early! Otherwise... otherwise the Lan family will be ruined! These unfilial descendants are useless losers!"

"Meow—" the white cat meowed, and said weakly to comfort, "Master, you should talk to the head of the family, who knows..." Before he could finish his words, Xiaobai happily jumped off Lan Ziye's legs, ran to the door and said, "The eldest master is here!"

Sure enough, the moment Xiaobai finished speaking, there was a knock on Lan Ziye's door.