The heavens began with the Divine Condor becoming the disciple of the Old Urchin.

Chapter 67: The Engagement

Upon seeing this, Qian Jin immediately understood and continued his explanation:

"This is Xiaolongnu from the Ancient Tomb Sect, my confidante."

Upon hearing this, Huang Rong said:

"I was just wondering why Miss Long's martial arts style is so different from Yang Guo's. It turns out that you are a master of the Ancient Tomb Sect. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Upon hearing this, Xiaolongnu immediately returned Huang Rong's greeting.

Huang Rong noticed that the two beautiful women beside Qian Jin—one his confidante and the other her junior sister—also seemed to admire him greatly.

Each of them is a hundred times better than her spoiled and willful daughter.

It seems that Fu'er has no hope at all.

Just as Huang Rong was feeling disappointed, she turned her head and saw Guo Jing beckoning his daughter Guo Fu over, which startled her slightly.

Thinking to myself, "Young Master Qian already has two female confidantes, what do you mean by calling your daughter over at this time?"

Do you really think your daughter can compare to others?

Huang Rong was puzzled when she saw Guo Jing pull Guo Fu in front of him and say to her:

"Rong'er, Fu'er is not young anymore, and it's time for her to get married. I intend to use this Heroes' Banquet as an opportunity to finalize Fu'er's marriage. What do you think?"

Guo Fu never expected that Guo Jing had summoned her to discuss her marriage. She blushed deeply and hid in Huang Rong's arms, saying:

"No, I don't want to get married. I want to stay with Father and Mother forever."

Huang Rong originally wanted to advise Guo Jing not to act impulsively, but Guo Fu's commotion distracted her.

She patted Guo Fu's head and said:

"Girls are all meant to get married. You're all grown up now, and you can't be as willful as you were when you were little."

When Guo Jing heard Huang Rong say this, he assumed she had agreed, and immediately cupped his hands towards Qian Jin, saying:

"Young Master Qian, my daughter has been with me and Rong'er since she was a child. Although she is a bit willful, her martial arts skills and appearance are acceptable."

She will surely be a good wife after she gets married.

Seeing Guo Jing praising his daughter so enthusiastically to Qian Jin, Huang Rong couldn't help but laugh and said:

"How can you praise your own daughter like that? Aren't you afraid that Young Master Qian will laugh at you?"

Guo Jing smiled upon hearing this:

"I'll just say whatever comes to mind, please don't laugh at me, Young Master Qian."

I have a sworn brotherhood with Guo'er's father, and the Guo and Yang families have been on good terms for generations. Now that Guo'er's parents have passed away, this important marriage can only be arranged by Young Master Qian.

I intend to betroth my daughter to him, and by taking advantage of this grand banquet for heroes, we can finalize our engagement—a double celebration indeed.

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin smiled and said:

"I don't have any objections, but marriage is a major event that affects their entire lives, so it's not appropriate for us to make all the decisions."

It would be best to listen to their own opinions.

"Yes, yes, Young Master Qian is absolutely right. I'll ask them what they think right away."

After Guo Jing finished speaking, he turned to look at Yang Guo and asked:

"Guo'er, we are all family. You don't need to be shy about this important matter. Just speak your mind."

Upon hearing this, Yang Guo immediately stood up and bowed to Guo Jing, saying:

"Uncle Guo, I have been practicing martial arts with my master at Chongyang Palace all these years, and I don't have any thoughts about marriage."

Now, my master is the closest person to me in this world, so I will follow his arrangements in everything.

Seeing that Yang Guo had no objections, Guo Jing was overjoyed, then turned to his daughter Guo Fu and said:

"Fu'er, your father wants you to marry your brother Yang. What are your thoughts?"

Guo Fu was already blushing with embarrassment, and when she heard Guo Jing ask her the question in person, she was so frightened that she hid her face in Huang Rong's arms.

However, she was also afraid that if she didn't speak, her father would think she was unwilling.

So he mustered his courage and said:

"Your daughter's affairs are entirely up to your father to decide."

As the saying goes, no one knows a daughter better than her mother. Seeing Guo Fu's expression, Huang Rong knew perfectly well that she was very willing.

Even if she wanted to object now, it would probably be too late.

Moreover, Yang Guo has grown into a handsome young man over the years by following Qian Jin, far surpassing Da Wu and Xiao Wu who always follow Guo Fu around.

As for Yang Guo's father's matter, it seems we can only find an opportunity to have his master, Qian Jin, help resolve it.

Yang Guo and Guo Fu had no objections, so Guo Jing used the heroes' banquet as an opportunity to finalize their marriage.

Guo Fu was quite shy, so she hid in Huang Rong's arms for a while before running away on her own.

Guo Jing and the others didn't mind and continued to talk to the heroes about the leader of the martial arts alliance.

After the grand banquet for heroes concluded, Master Lu suddenly approached Qian Jin, bowed respectfully, and said:

"Disciple Lu Guanying greets Uncle Qian."

Qian Jin was taken aback upon hearing this, then suddenly remembered that Lu Guanying was Cheng Yaojia's husband, so he quickly stepped forward to help her up and said:

"Master Lu, there's no need to be so polite."

"Uncle Qian, Yaojia told me long ago that you have given her martial arts guidance many times. I have wanted to thank you in person for a long time, but I have never had the chance to meet you."

Today, Yaojia has personally prepared a superior room for Uncle Qian. We kindly request that Uncle Qian stay at the Lu Family Manor for a few days, so that my wife and I can fulfill our duty as hosts.

Qian Jin wasn't in a hurry to leave. Seeing that Lu Guanying was so enthusiastic, he couldn't refuse, so he agreed.

Before leaving, he called Yang Guo over again and said:

"Guo'er, come to my room tonight. I have some questions I want to ask you."

……

That evening, Yang came to Qian Jin's room and said:

"Master, why have you called me here so late? What urgent matter do you have to discuss?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Jin gestured for Yang Guo to sit down before saying:

"It's nothing important, it's just that we haven't seen each other for many years, so I wanted to ask you to come over and have a chat for a bit."

During the day, I arranged your marriage with Guo Fu without asking for your opinion beforehand.

If you don't want to, you can tell me anytime and I'll cancel it for you.

Seeing that Qian Jin was still thinking of him even now, Yang Guo was deeply moved and said:

"Master, regarding marriage, I will marry whoever you tell me to marry."

"Don't even mention how beautiful Guo Fu is, and how she's the daughter of Uncle Guo and Aunt Guo; even if my master made me marry an ugly woman, I would obey my master without hesitation."

Qian Jin laughed upon hearing this and said:

"You can't say that. Since it's a lifelong matter, you should still marry someone you like."

Yang Guo shook his head upon hearing this, then said with a profound expression:

"No, Master, women will only affect my cultivation speed, so whether I like them or not is not important."

What?

Qian Jin was stunned upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "Isn't Yang Guo by nature a womanizer? When did he start to realize this?"

So he asked with a curious look:

"Guo'er, can you tell me why you think that way?"