I create patterns, regardless of your level of expertise.

Why didn't he think of that?

Even Song Baicheng's own father wasn't worried, so why was he in such a hurry?

After a long while, Yang Lu stood up again with a stiff expression.

He took several deep breaths to calm himself down, and as he recalled everything that had just happened, his heart began to burn with excitement again.

"Was that... a life-saving treasure?"

Song Baicheng nodded; after all, it was too obvious to deny.

Yang Lu then feigned regret: "What a pity! A life-saving magic weapon is worth more than the Pei Ling Pill. Why was it used for something like this?"

Song Baicheng smiled but remained silent.

Seeing his reaction, Yang Lu vaguely guessed what was going on, and his breathing suddenly became heavier: "Could it be that this thing is completely insignificant to that senior, which is why he used it like this?"

"That's right, otherwise, how could such an important treasure be wasted like this!"

Yang Lu's eyes practically lit up with excitement: "Patriarch Song... look at me, how am I?"

Song Baicheng didn't understand at first and asked, "What do you mean?"

Yang Luxing said eagerly, "A marriage alliance! Or I could marry into the Song family. Do you think the Song family has any suitable women for me?"

Song Baicheng: "Pfft!"

"Elder Yang, please have some self-respect!"

Yang Lu also wanted to be self-respecting, but Li Hao casually bestowed upon him such precious treasures as life-saving magic weapons and fourth-grade pills, he really couldn't resist!

What does it matter if someone marries into another family?

"Ahem!"

"Elder Yang, let's get down to business."

Song Baicheng quickly steered the conversation back to Song Yuqi: "Yuqi is already here. Does Senior Li Hao have any further instructions?"

Yang Lu felt quite sorry, but he didn't insist. He said seriously, "Senior said that I was sent to inform you to go to the Qingyun Sect to propose marriage."

"The senior only instructed that it should be done in a grand and impressive manner, without going into details."

"In that case, why don't we have Patriarch Song ask us himself now?"

As he spoke, he took out a jade talisman, infused it with spiritual power, and Shen Lingyan's voice soon came from the other end.

"Elder Yang, what is it?"

……

Qingyun Sect.

As luck would have it, Li Hao was also inquiring about the marriage process in their world at that moment.

Although Li Hao meant that the sooner the better, it couldn't be done in a rudimentary way, so there was still a lot of preparation work to be done beforehand.

Just as I was asking the question, Yang Lu called.

"Senior Li, are you here? You didn't go into details about the wedding, but now that Patriarch Song is here, why don't we discuss it further?"

Shen Lingyan glanced at Li Hao and replied, "Yes."

After saying that, he handed the communication talisman to Li Hao.

Li Hao took the document and said directly, "I don't know anything about weddings, what's the point of asking me?"

Song Baicheng's voice came from the other end: "I just wanted to ask about your attitude, senior. If this matter is urgent, we can keep things simple. If it's not urgent... the end of next month will be an auspicious day."

Li Hao said directly, "There's no rush, let's proceed according to the normal procedure."

Actually, getting married at the end of next month is a bit rushed, but since Li Hao has said so, we'll do as he says.

At this moment, Li Hao added, "By the way, remember to send out lots of invitations, invite everyone you can."

"Especially those forces suspected of causing Song Yushu's death, don't let a single one slip by."

"Have someone from the Qingyun Sect personally deliver the invitations. Who would dare not come..."

Li Hao didn't explicitly state the consequences, but everyone understood the implication.

The Song family was only a second-rate power in the Yue Kingdom. How powerful could their enemies be? They were nothing more than second-rate forces.

People from the Qingyun Sect personally delivered the invitations; who would dare not come?

At the same time, it was because of Li Hao's words that they realized that this wedding had another purpose.

"I understand," Song Baicheng replied, then hung up the call.

Li Hao returned the jade talisman to Shen Lingyan, who gave a self-deprecating smile.

"It turns out that the marriage arranged by the elders was a pretense, with ulterior motives."

Li Hao picked up his teacup and gently blew on it, saying calmly, "Who said that?"

"The wedding is real, and so is inviting all the imagined enemies over to intimidate them."

"This is just a good opportunity to legitimately bring together the powerful forces of Yue, making it easier to work together."

"What I've been doing, in the end, is actually the same thing."

Shen Lingyan was slightly taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "What is it?"

Li Hao laughed and said, "Can't you even see that you're trying to clear all obstacles for the Song family?"

Shen Lingyan couldn't help but ask, "They're not even sparing the royal family?"

Li Hao thought to himself, "Isn't this obvious? Besides, it's still hard to say who will let whom go."

After all, wasn't Tang Yunxuan supposed to be a member of the royal family? She also has an older sister who is the Crown Princess.

Since they killed Tang Yunxuan, the royal family should at least make some kind of response, no matter what.

This time, a marriage alliance won't solve the problem.

"The royal family, naturally too..."

Before he could finish speaking, a disciple rushed in to report.

"metropolitan!"

"The current Grand General has arrived outside the mountain gate, his attitude extremely arrogant, as if he has come to demand an explanation."

Li Hao raised an eyebrow, showing no anger but rather excitement.

It's good to demand an explanation; now we have a reason to take action!

"It's like what I said came true."

He grinned, licked his lips, and then asked, "And who is this mighty general?"

Shen Lingyan explained, "General Jiang Zhenghao, the second most powerful expert in the imperial court, is at the seventh level of the Core Formation stage."

"Second largest? Then who's number one?"

Shen Lingyan gritted her teeth as she said this: "Of course it's that old, immortal retired emperor of the royal family, Zhao Wuyou."

"He discovered Tang Yunxuan's death yesterday and wrote to inquire about it, but I didn't tell him anything."

"He may not really care about Tang Yunxuan's life or death, but he should be very happy to finally find a reason to start a war with the Qingyun Sect."

At such a young age, Shen Lingyan had reached the peak of the Core Formation stage, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was a source of deep regret for the late emperor.

That old man was always worried that after he died, no one in Yue Kingdom would be able to suppress Shen Lingyan, and he was always thinking of finding an opportunity to cripple Shen Lingyan before he died.

The royal family is special after all; in their eyes, the entire Yue Kingdom is their own private garden.

Now that a force capable of opposing them has appeared in the garden, how can they tolerate it?

If it weren't for the fear of mutual destruction and someone else reaping the benefits, the two sides would have already started fighting.

Even so, the peace is only on the surface for now.

As Zhao Wuyou's lifespan dwindled, he became increasingly unable to restrain himself.

Shen Lingyan originally predicted that even if no unexpected events occurred, the war between the Qingyun Sect and the royal family would inevitably break out within fifty years.

But now...

There's absolutely no need to worry about this.

"Let's go and meet this mighty general."

Li Hao sneered, stood up, and walked outside with Shen Lingyan.

The two flew to the mountain gate one after the other, and from afar they could see a proud figure standing with his hands behind his back in the sky.

Noticing someone approaching, he turned around, revealing a furious and menacing face.

"Shen Lingyan, do you know your crime!"

His angry shouts were like thunder, as if he wanted to give them a hard time the moment they met!