【It is not uncommon for a woman seeking to rise in status to enter a political marriage for resources.】

【But the key question was—did Cui Yanshui truly have no intention of taking revenge on him?】

【Ye Yu raised an eyebrow slightly and asked again: So it really is just an engagement, and we never meet?】

【The corners of Cui Yanshui’s lips lifted faintly.】

【Of course it’s real. You’re the strange one—acting all deep as a child, and now avoiding me as an adult. Still holding a grudge over calling me “Feishui”? Do you really think a direct daughter of a great family is that petty?】

【Seeing her lay everything out so directly, most of Ye Yu’s suspicion instantly dissipated.】

【He could only say somewhat awkwardly: Let’s just let the past stay in the past. We were both young and ignorant back then. As for the engagement...】

【Before Ye Yu could finish, Cui Yanshui interrupted: We’ll proceed exactly as I said. It’s a win-win for both of us. And it’s worth mentioning—my dowry is extremely generous. Enough for you to squander for ten thousand years.】

【All of it will be yours. I won’t take a single bit. After I become the head of the Cui family, I will dissolve the marriage with you, and at that time, I’ll compensate you with another large amount of resources.】

【Hearing this, Ye Yu’s eyes lit up immediately.】

【Dowry. Dissolution. Compensation.】

【Now that’s something he could get excited about!】

【It was already known that nurturing Qi Yuan would require massive amounts of resources and divine stones in the future.】

【Then the Cui family’s dowry would absolutely become a huge boost!】

【Thinking this, Ye Yu immediately clasped his sleeves and said with a smile: Then we’ll do it your way. I agree to this marriage!】

【After a brief discussion between the two—】

【Ye Yu happily turned and left.】

【Cui Yanshui watched his departing figure and murmured softly in her heart: Do you really think a direct daughter of a great family isn’t petty?】

【Heh. I just happen to be the most petty one of all.】

【On the other side—】

【Ye Yu was a man of action.】

【He immediately went to find Shi Tiange and Ye Zhendong, stating that he agreed to the marriage and that the engagement could be set.】

【Neither Shi Tiange nor Ye Zhendong found this particularly surprising.】

【After all, with that dance of Cui Yanshui’s, who wouldn’t be captivated?】

【It was only natural that their son had been drawn in!】

【The couple was overjoyed and immediately prepared to send the marriage contract to the Cui family, planning to discuss a wedding date as well.】

【Matters like this were best arranged sooner rather than later—】

【Lest complications arise!】

【The next day, Shi Tiange and Ye Zhendong left Xuanji Hall and went to the Cui family!】

【They only returned that evening.】

【However, their expressions were somewhat complicated when they came back.】

【They found Ye Yu and explained what had happened at the Cui family.】

【The Cui family also supported the marriage between Cui Yanshui and Ye Yu.】

【They accepted the marriage contract, but the wedding date would have to be postponed.】

【Because when Cui Yanshui returned yesterday, she suddenly gained enlightenment and entered seclusion, preparing to break through to the Heavenly God Realm.】

【If she succeeded, she would become the youngest Heavenly God Realm expert in the Cui family—and even in the entire God Realm.】

【So the marriage would have to wait until she came out of seclusion.】

【As Ye Zhendong explained all this, he kept carefully observing Ye Yu’s expression.】

【He was afraid that this young master would suddenly flip the table again and declare that he wouldn’t marry after all.】

【After all, such rebellious behavior had been Ye Yu’s specialty since childhood.】

【So Ye Zhendong was quite worried.】

【But to the surprise of both him and Shi Tiange, Ye Yu showed remarkable patience this time.】

【He even stated that for the God Clan, cultivation should come first, while matters of romance should naturally be secondary.】

【He was willing to wait—one hundred years, two hundred years, even three hundred years.】

【Honestly, it was the first time the couple had ever seen Ye Yu this obedient.】

【It was simply unbelievable!】

【Little did they know, all of this had already been arranged between Ye Yu and Cui Yanshui.】

【If there was an engagement, then there was an engagement. If they weren’t to meet, then they wouldn’t meet.】

【Very principled indeed.】

【Three days later, the Cui family’s dowry arrived.】

【A total of five thousand carts, each pulled by six dragon horses.】

【They circled the God Realm, forming a spectacle of breathtaking grandeur.】

【This was also a declaration to everyone in the God Realm that the Cui family’s direct daughter was already spoken for.】

【Even though the marriage had not yet taken place, the mere fact that the dowry was delivered first made it a done deal!】

【It could be said that Xuanji Hall had been given immense face.】

【Shi Tiange and Ye Zhendong were so happy they could hardly close their mouths. With a grand gesture, they also prepared a generous return gift and promised that the future bride price would be properly arranged!】

【After seeing off the Cui family’s envoys, they intended to take another look at the dowry—】

【Only to find that everything was gone.】

【From the attendants, they learned that Ye Yu had used nine storage rings to collect the entire dowry.】

【Afterward, he even declared boldly: My wife’s dowry—of course it’s for me, the husband, to take!】

【They bring it, I take it—perfectly reasonable!】

【Well... those words really did make sense.】

【So much so that no one even knew how to argue against it.】

【But Shi Tiange and Ye Zhendong had personally seen the dowry list—countless rare treasures, divine artifacts piled like mountains.】

【Without exaggeration, this single dowry could almost buy the entire Xuanji Hall.】

【Entrusting such enormous wealth to Ye Yu was truly not appropriate.】

【It wasn’t that they were unwilling to give it to him—】

【They were just afraid that before the bride even entered the household, Ye Yu would have already spent it all!】

【Thus, Shi Tiange arranged for Ye Zhendong to sound Ye Yu out and, if possible, retrieve the dowry for safekeeping.】

【They would return it to him after the wedding.】

【As for this task, Ye Zhendong was a hundred percent unwilling.】

【Why is it always me who has to be the bad guy all these years? Why can’t you be the bad guy for once?】

【This kind of backtalk made Shi Tiange laugh.】

【She then gave Ye Zhendong a very “friendly” lesson.】

【Half an hour later, Ye Zhendong, bruised and battered, gave up trying to reason with her and obediently went to find Ye Yu.】

【The moment they met—】

【Ye Zhendong saw ten storage rings on Ye Yu’s hands, gleaming brightly in the sunlight.】

【Even the nouveau riche of the God Realm wouldn’t wear them like that!】

【Ye Zhendong stepped forward, preparing to seriously reason with Ye Yu and persuade him to hand over the massive dowry.】

【Not all of it—even ninety percent would be fine!】

【But before he could get close, Ye Yu raised a hand to stop him.】

【Keep your distance, poor man. I get dizzy around poverty!】

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