Liuyun City is the smallest city in the Blue Wind Empire. It is so small that it is not suitable to be called a city. It may be more appropriate to call it a small town. Liuyun City is not only the smallest in area, but also the most remote in terms of geographical location. The population, economy, and comprehensive profound strength level here are at the bottom of the entire Blue Wind Empire. The residents of Liuyun City even often ridicule themselves that this place is a forgotten corner of the Profound Sky Continent. Xiaomen, who is not a big name in the Blue Wind Empire, is a real giant in Liuyun City.
Floating Cloud City was particularly lively today, and the reason was naturally the wedding of Xiao Che and Xia Qingyue. It would be fine if Xiao Che got married, and no one would care at all, but Xia Qingyue's marriage was definitely a big event that could stir the entire Floating Cloud City.
The Xia family is not a pure Xuan cultivation family, but has been engaged in business for generations. Although their wealth is nothing in the entire Cangfeng Empire, they are definitely the most wealthy in Liuyun City. However, this does not mean that the Xia family is weak. With strong wealth, they can naturally hire a large number of masters to protect their property. The current head of the Xia family, Xia Hongyi, has a pair of children, Xia Yuanba and Xia Qingyue. The children have no interest in doing business, but instead focus on Xuan cultivation. Xia Hongyi also let it go and never objected. After Xia Qingyue showed her talent that shocked Liuyun City, he would not stop her. On the contrary, because of Xia Qingyue's amazing talent, the major families in Liuyun City often showed some goodwill... After all, Xia Qingyue is recognized as someone who may reach the Earth Profound Realm or even the Heaven Profound Realm in the future. By then, the Xia family will not only have wealth, but also strength to dominate Liuyun City.
But the Xia family wanted to let the most dazzling and talented daughter in the city marry a useless person like Xiao Che who had no future at all. I don't know how many people felt sorry for them... Of course, more people were envious and jealous.
Since it was the Xia family marrying off their daughter, the scene would naturally not be shabby. As soon as Xiao Che went out, he saw an exaggeratedly long red carpet laid out at the door. This red carpet started from the Xiao family's gate and stretched in a winding way towards the Xia family. The distance between the Xia family and the Xiao family was not too far, but it was definitely not close either, at least a dozen miles. In other words, this red carpet was at least a dozen miles long...Except for the Xia family, no other family in the entire Floating Cloud City would have such an amazing hand.
As the Xiao family's wedding procession appeared, the streets of Liuyun City suddenly became lively. People who came to watch the fun filled both sides of the street. As the procession moved forward, all kinds of whispers reached Xiao Che's ears.
"Look! That's Xiao Che, the grandson of Xiao Lie, the fifth elder of the Xiao family. It is said that he was born with disabled Xuan veins and will never be able to break through to the first level of Chu Xuan in his lifetime."
"Oh, this is the first time I see you."
“It’s normal that you haven’t met him. With such an awesome grandfather, but yourself being a loser, would you still have the nerve to go out so often? Alas, Xia Qingyue actually married such a man, God must be blind!”
“It is said that his father Xiao Ying and Xia Hongyi were sworn brothers. When Xia Qingyue was born, she almost died. Fortunately, Xiao Ying used up a lot of his profound energy to save her. Xia Hongyi promised Xia Qingyue that she would marry Xiao Ying’s son when she was sixteen years old. Not long after, Xiao Ying was assassinated. Because of the large amount of profound energy consumed, he was unable to resist and died directly. Xia Hongyi blamed himself even more… Now Xia Qingyue is sixteen years old. Although Xiao Ying’s son is a good-for-nothing, Xia Hongyi has always valued friendship and loyalty. He is absolutely unwilling to break his promise. Otherwise, how could this guy marry Xia Qingyue.”
“Alas! Xia Qingyue is the pearl of our Floating Cloud City. If Xiao Che loses his status as the grandson of the fifth elder of the Xiao Clan, he will be nothing but mud. I am a hundred times better than him! This world is so unfair!”
"The goddess of my dreams is going to marry such a loser. I can't accept this and want to die!"
On horseback, Xiao Che's eyes were like deep pools, bright and deep, his demeanor was bright and handsome, he was dressed in a bright red wedding gown, his long hair fluttered behind him, his whole body exuded an elegant and otherworldly aura, all kinds of voices and discussions were heard in his ears, all kinds of jealous, unwilling, mocking, resentful, envious and disdainful eyes were focused on him, but he seemed to be unaware, with a nonchalant smile on his face all the time, and he made countless girls look at him with dazed eyes as if they had lost their souls.
Although Xiao Che's profound strength was extremely poor, his appearance was definitely not bad, even better than Xiao Yulong. In addition, he rarely went out, so his profound strength was low, and he looked very weak and pale... He was just like a pretty boy!
Therefore, even though countless young talents were filled with resentment and jealousy towards Xiao Che, they had to admit in their hearts that in terms of appearance, this Xiao Che seemed to be worthy of Xia Qingyue.
"I thought Xiao Che would ride in a sedan chair today, but he actually rode a horse. Moreover, his temperament and expression... seem to be different from what was rumored."
“Tsk! He is a good-for-nothing who is looked down upon by everyone, but today he is going to marry Xia Qingyue, the pearl of our Floating Cloud City. Of course he must be as proud as can be! Is he afraid to show his face?” a voice said hatefully.
“I heard that the young masters of the Yuwen family and the young master of the city lord’s family have been madly pursuing Xia Qingyue. Do you think they will just come to snatch the bride?”
"Come on! Xiao Che is nothing, but his grandfather is Xiao Lie, the number one expert in Liuyun City. The city lord has to be courteous to him. His son is dead, and he only has this grandson. He must be very protective of him. If someone comes to make trouble, Xiao Lie will be furious! Who dares to cause trouble? Besides, this is not a forced marriage. Who dares to cause trouble will also cause trouble to the entire Xia family. I guess the young masters of those families are now locked up at home."
The wedding procession walked at a leisurely pace, and it took them nearly an hour and a half to cover the distance of more than ten miles.
“Brother-in-law!!”
Just as he approached the gate of the Xia family, a tall and sturdy figure ran towards Xiao Che with a rough shout. This person didn't look very old, but he was at least two meters tall, and his body was as strong as a bull. When he ran, even the ground was shaking faintly. Xiao Che watched him run closer, swallowed hard, and said with wide eyes: "Yuan Ba! We haven't seen each other for less than a month, how come you are so much taller!!"
This man... to be more precise, a boy, is Xia Qingyue's younger brother Xia Yuanba, who is fifteen years old this year... yes, he is really only fifteen years old! But looking at his body shape alone, no one would have thought that he has just turned fifteen this year! More than two meters tall... When Xiao Che rides on a horse, his head is barely level with him, and his weight is more than 350 kilograms. However, Xia Yuanba is definitely not bloated with such a weight. His muscles are all bulging high, and there is a faint dark metallic luster, which contains quite amazing power. His profound strength is only the fourth level of the initial profound realm, which can only be regarded as slightly above the middle, but he is extremely powerful. Even if he fights with someone at the sixth level of the initial profound realm, he will definitely not be at a disadvantage.
Xia Yuanba was Xiao Che's only best friend. He had always called Xiao Che his brother-in-law since they were young, and the two had played together until they were young. Before the age of eight, Xia Yuanba was still dark and thin, and was often bullied. After the age of eight, Xia Yuanba's height and weight increased dramatically as if he had taken the wrong medicine, and his appetite and strength became more and more amazing. Now that he is fifteen years old... Just looking at his face, you can still vaguely see some immaturity, but his body... is simply a monster level!
After hearing what Xiao Che said, Xia Yuanba rubbed his head and said with an embarrassed look, “This… I can’t help it. Dad tells me to lose weight every day, but starving me is more painful than killing me.”
"..." Xiao Che was speechless. He was only fifteen years old and already in this state. As an adult... I couldn't even imagine what it would be like!
Xiao Che had witnessed Xia Yuanba's appetite many times. Fortunately, he was born in the Xia family. If he was born in an ordinary family, he would have spent all his money on eating.
"Hehe, brother-in-law, today you officially become my brother-in-law." Xia Yuanba smiled naively. He was very happy that his sister was marrying Xiao Che, and he had even been looking forward to this day. Because in his opinion, with such a powerful sister as his wife, no one would dare to look down on Xiao Che anymore.
“Come in quickly, Sister is ready.” Having said this, Xia Yuanba slapped his forehead and said, “Oh, by the way, I’ll go open the door.”
After saying this, Xia Yuanba ran towards the Xia family's main gate, looking like a moving mountain of flesh.
The wedding procession entered the Xia family. As soon as they entered the house, Xiao Che saw Xia Hongyi, who was looking at them with a smile. He quickly dismounted, walked up to Xia Hongyi, bowed respectfully and said, "Uncle Xia."
"Haha, you still call me uncle at this time?" Xia Hongyi smiled gently. He was not tall, and he was a little fat in his middle age. He even looked a little honest, but no one in Liuyun City dared to look down on him.
Xiao Che narrowed his eyes and said respectfully again, "Father-in-law."
He had always respected Xia Hongyi because he was his father's sworn brother. From childhood to adulthood, he had received countless cold stares, but Xia Hongyi had always taken good care of him. Even though he was born with disabled profound veins, he still did not break the agreement he had made with his father and took the initiative to marry Xia Qingyue to Xiao Che when she was sixteen years old.
"Haha, OK!" Xia Hongyi nodded, and patted Xiao Che's shoulder. "Che'er, from today on, I will hand Qingyue over to you. Although you are not a great hero, nor a powerful person, just because you are Xiao Ying's son, I can rest assured to marry my daughter to you. Your father Xiao Ying is extremely talented and loyal. Being able to be brothers with him is the thing I regret least in my life. You are Xiao Ying's son. Even if your profound veins are damaged, I will never believe that you will be an ordinary person in the future."
"Be good to my daughter, and as for those rumors, let them go."
Xiao Che's eyes moved slightly, and then he nodded slowly and firmly: "Father-in-law, don't worry, although I am despised by others now, I am a latent dragon in the abyss, and I will wake up one day. When that day comes, I will make all those who look down on me and those who mock the Xia family for finding a useless son-in-law shut up obediently."
Xia Hongyi was stunned... The Xiao Che he knew had always been weak and gentle, with a mild temper and often showing inferiority complex. But now he spoke such bold words to him, and his eyes were sharp and calm, and his eyes were so deep that he felt he couldn't see clearly... It was completely different from his previous weak appearance.
"Okay!" Xia Hongyi nodded and patted Xiao Che's shoulder again: "I believe that Xiao Ying's son will never be ordinary. I will wait and see the moment when you rise from the depths. Okay, Qingyue is ready, let's go."
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