The next morning, before the sun had risen.
Shen Lang was woken up early by Yu Xian'er.
"Husband, we have guests coming to the house today, please wake up quickly." Yu Xian'er, already dressed, stood by the bedside and spoke gently.
Shen Lang stretched lazily and yawned. After three consecutive battles, Shen Lang was still somewhat listless.
However, Yu Xian'er's comforting words eased Shen Lang's frustration considerably.
"Husband, today is the day that all the ancient martial arts families are coming to visit Grandpa. Now that you are the master of Baiyun Manor, you can't stay in bed." Yu Xian'er said while helping Shen Lang get dressed.
Shen Lang rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked, "When did the old man set the engagement date?"
Yu Xian'er said, "Tomorrow? Today we need to receive our distinguished guests who have come from afar."
"Oh! Which families are they from? Could you introduce them to me in advance?"
Yu Xian'er smiled and said, "The important families today include the Li family and the Meng family from Qin. The Xiang family and the Sun family from Jiangdong. The Yue family from Nanhe Province and the Wei family from Xishan Province. The Beiming family, which suppresses the northern border, the Nangong family, which suppresses the southern border, the Xiye family, which suppresses the western border, and the Dongfang family, which suppresses the eastern border. These are all ancient and powerful families of Yanhuang, and their strength should not be underestimated."
"The Li and Meng families in Qin need no further explanation, and you've already made contact with the Meng family."
"The Xiang and Sun families of Jiangdong are the lineage of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King, and Sun Ce, the Little Hegemon-King."
"The Yue family of Nanhe Province is a family that inherited the Yue family of the Southern Song Dynasty."
"The Wei family of Xishan Province is descended from the family of Wei Qing, a great general of the Han Dynasty."
"These families have all developed well over the past few centuries and have made outstanding contributions to the new dynasty."
"The Four Families are ancient martial arts families that were sent to the border by the Emperor after the establishment of the new dynasty."
"Besides the ancient martial arts families, people from the Wang family and the Ye family from the capital have also arrived today. You met Wang Lianrong, the representative of the Wang family, last time. If nothing unexpected happens, the representative of the Ye family should be Ye Tianjian, the next heir of the Ye family."
"The rest are just some insignificant ancient martial arts families; it's fine if you don't recognize them."
After listening to Yu Xian'er's account of these aristocratic families, Shen Langzhi felt a headache coming on.
After washing up, when Shen Lang saw the bowl of nourishing soup in Shuang'er's hand, his hair stood on end instantly, and he hurriedly waved his hand to refuse.
"Young master, please just have a sip," Shuang'er insisted, holding up the jade bowl.
"No, no, you drink it yourself." Shen Lang fled the room as if escaping, not daring to linger any longer.
They only knew that Shen Lang had a relationship with Xiao Yu and then quietly left, but they didn't know that he had been drugged by Xiao Yu.
Shen Lang could not possibly tell anyone else that he was the one who was forced into a relationship by Xiao Yu.
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Inside a palace in the Qinling Mountains, a young man who was eight feet six inches tall was studying an ancient book on a table.
Meng Xi, the patriarch of the Meng family, sat upright below, quietly waiting for the young man before him.
After a short while, the young man closed the book and sighed, "The fog is so thick; I wonder when I will be able to comprehend the Great Dao!"
"Your Majesty will live as long as the heavens, and will surely comprehend the Great Dao," Meng Xi said respectfully.
The young man chuckled softly, handed the ancient book to the guard beside him, and asked Meng Xi, "What brings you here so early in the morning?"
Meng Xi's expression turned serious, and he said, "Your Majesty, I learned yesterday that the Yu family in the capital will be holding an engagement ceremony for their only daughter, Yu Xian'er, in X City tomorrow."
"The Yu family has invited major ancient martial arts families from Yanhuang to participate this time, and many families have chosen to set off today to enter our Qin territory."
"This matter is of great importance, and I dare not act rashly. I have come here to request Your Majesty's instructions."
The young man nodded and said, "It's alright, the Meng family can participate as usual, and also investigate whether there have been any unusual developments in the ancient martial arts world in recent years."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Step back," the young man waved his hand.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Meng Xi bowed and stepped out of the hall.
After Meng Xi left, the young man instructed the guard beside him, "Xuanwu Anjun."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
In a mysterious place somewhere in the Qinling Mountains, a man dressed in white, holding a bronze sword, soared into the sky.
When the man in white arrived outside the palace, all the guards bowed their heads and said in unison, "Greetings, Lord Wu'an."
The man in white nodded without saying a word, then landed from the sky a kilometer away from the palace and walked towards it.
Wherever he went, the guards all lowered their heads.
Inside the palace, when the man in white saw the young man, he clasped his hands together in front of his chest and respectfully greeted him, "This humble general, Bai Qi, greets Your Majesty."
The young man looked at the white-robed man before him and smiled, "Lord Wu'an, you've arrived."
"I wonder why Your Majesty summoned this humble general?" the man in white asked.
The young man said, "I summoned Lord Wu'an here today because I want you to go on my behalf. The eldest daughter of the Yu family is going to hold an engagement ceremony in X City. Lord Wu'an, please go on my behalf and bring Shen Lang with you. I want to see him."
"Bai Qi obeys." The man in white replied respectfully.
Then the young man instructed the guards behind him: "Give Gan Jiang and Mo Xie to Lord Wu'an as my congratulatory gift."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
A quarter of an hour later, the man in white, holding a bronze sword, was followed by two guards dressed in black bird robes, each carrying a rectangular box made of sandalwood.
The three of them set off from deep within the Qinling Mountains and headed out of the mountains.
Inside Baiyun Manor, Shen Lang, dressed by Shuang'er, wore a white robe embroidered with stars and the moon by Yu Xian'er herself. A jade belt bound his long hair.
Standing next to Yu Xian'er, they looked like a divine couple, making Qin Shiya and the Four Seasons Sisters around them quite envious.
Outside the gate of Baiyun Manor, Yu Shizhong stood in the center, Shen Lang stood to Yu Shizhong's left, and Yu Xian'er stood to Yu Shizhong's right.
Shuang'er stood between Shen Lang and Yu Xian'er, slightly behind them.
The Four Seasons Sisters and Qin Shiya stood behind Shuang'er.
Standing on either side of the crowd were the First Elder and the Second Elder of the Yu family.
The first to arrive was Wang Lianrong, the highest executive officer of S Province and the second master of the Wang family in Beijing, who had previously visited Shen Lang at Villa No. 1 in Qingyun Mountain.
After the Hongqi car, used by the top executive, came to a stop, Wang Lianrong got out of the back seat.
From a distance of several meters, Wang Lianrong beamed and cupped his hands to Yu Shizhong, saying, "Brother Shizhong, congratulations!"
Yu Shizhong replied with a smile, "Lian Rong, you're here so early. Isn't the office busy?"
Wang Lianrong laughed and said, "This is my niece's engagement ceremony, so as her uncle, I have to be the first to attend!"
Then she whispered, "The old man is here too?"
Yu Shizhong nodded: "Come in and sit down."
Wang Lianrong then looked at Shen Lang and said with a smile, "Young Master Shen, congratulations on winning the heart of your beauty! My niece is so wonderful."
Shen Lang replied with a smile, "Uncle Wang, you're right. It's kind of you to make this trip despite your busy schedule."
"It is my honor to attend the engagement ceremony of Miss Yu and Young Master Shen!" Wang Lianrong said a few polite words before being ushered inside by the Second Elder.
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