Good heavens, the ancestor has gone to confess his love again!

"Sigh~~" Meng Anran sighed deeply.

She didn't quite understand her third sister's thought process. Did she like NTR?

Although she didn't understand, she... respected him!

Moreover, this is also good. By standing on the man's side under the guise of "helping Lao Xu," he can not only help Aunt Mu out of trouble, but also avoid the exposure of his revenge in the future, or his identity being revealed and implicating Aunt Mu.

Having figured this out, she stopped struggling and instead adjusted her posture slightly, obediently nestling in Xu Pingsheng's arms, her head resting lightly on his shoulder, her posture gentle and submissive, looking every bit like a spoiled little wife.

And for some reason, she didn't feel the slightest bit of anger at being threatened; instead, she felt a little... secretly pleased.

Seeing her eldest sister's incredibly expressive gestures, Meng Yuxuan was instantly moved and silently gave her a thumbs up in her heart.

"My older sister's acting was amazing, sob sob, I'm so touched! I'll definitely make it up to her after this is all over!"

After a brief silence, the entire banquet hall erupted in uproar as if struck by a thunderbolt.

"The eighth of the ten most beautiful women in the human race... Meng Anran?"

"Really? That's a bit too much, isn't it?"

"Yes, I vaguely remember that our Qingzhou's number one expert, the ancestor of the Tianwu Dynasty, once planned to marry the Grand Palace Master of the Guanghan Immortal Palace, but was rejected. How could Fairy Anran possibly take a fancy to an old man?"

"Heh heh~~ You brag without even thinking. Why don't you say you slept with Meng Luoli, the most beautiful woman in Qingzhou?"

"Who knows? I've heard that Fairy Meng is a socialite in Qingzhou. She's only been around for a few hundred years, yet she's consistently ranked among the top three in Qingzhou's power rankings. I wonder how much she's sacrificed behind the scenes. Maybe she's tired of the finest delicacies and wants some wild game from the mountains?"

"Qin Feng, how dare you insult my goddess? Come out and fight me one-on-one!"

"Tch~~ What's so insulting about that? Isn't there a saying that goes, 'Every goddess you dream of belongs to someone else...'"

"Good heavens! If this is true, the entire Qingzhou will be in an uproar, especially those vice palace masters of the Guanghan Immortal Palace, who are all die-hard fans of Fairy Anran. If things go wrong, the entire Guanghan Immortal Palace might fall apart!"

"I have a question: since people live and then die, what is the meaning of life?"

"Get out of here after you're done!"

Listening to the murmurs around him, Wei Chong'an, whose face had been ashen, slowly came to his senses and his tense nerves relaxed considerably.

Hahaha~~

He burst into laughter.

"I was almost fooled by you! Don't think that wearing a veil can make you a disguise for the Dream Palace Master. If that's the case, why don't you just say you're the legendary Empress Xue Ji?"

"I'll make this clear today: even if the Palace Master of Dream Palace herself came, on my Wei family's territory, she would have to..."

The sound stopped abruptly.

His voice suddenly caught in his throat, and he could no longer utter a single word.

The aged face was drained of all color by extreme horror, and his cloudy old eyes suddenly magnified to the extreme, staring intently ahead as if he had witnessed the most unbelievable thing in the world.

Suddenly, the snow-white veil fluttered down, revealing a peerless face hidden behind it, a face so beautiful it could eclipse the heavens and earth.

What kind of face was that?

Her eyebrows were like distant mountains shrouded in mist, her eyes like autumn waters rippling across the horizon, and her long eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings, each blink seemingly radiating light and color.

The lingering blush on her cheeks, like red plum blossoms in the snow, made her appear both aloof and ethereal like a fairy, and vibrant and lively like a woman of the mortal world.

What's most striking is her demeanor. Despite nestled in Xu Pingsheng's arms with a gentle posture, she exudes an innate nobility and majesty, like a deity standing on a cloud. Even with all her sharpness concealed, she still commands respect.

The entire banquet hall fell silent instantly.

Everyone's heart began to pound uncontrollably, and pairs of eyes were fixed on that celestial face that seemed to come from a dream world, revealing an unprecedented infatuation.

Such a woman should only exist in heaven; how often can one hear of her in the mortal world?

No wonder she's ranked in the top ten of the human beauty list!

Mu Wanrou was already a rare beauty in Qingzhou, with stunning looks and a gentle temperament. But compared to Meng Anran, she was like a firefly compared to the bright moon, instantly losing her luster.

"Whoosh—!!!"

The discussion in the audience instantly reached its peak, more intense than ever before!

"It's her! It really is Fairy Anran!"

Someone was trembling with excitement, pointing at Meng Anran, their voice cracking: "I saw her once three years ago at the foot of Guanghan Immortal Palace Mountain, even if it was just a fleeting glance, I'll never forget it! It's that face!"

"My goodness! Her beauty is absolutely stunning! The rumors were right; Fairy Anran's appearance is beyond description!"

"Who just said she was fake? Who said she was a socialite? Dare to step forward?"

"Waaaaah~~ My dream lover~~ was ruined by a lousy old man!"

"Many women do like older men, but that doesn't mean there are women who like older men..."

"The aesthetic sense of the cultivation world has finally returned to normal. Wait here, this old man is going to pick up trash at the foot of Moonshadow Immortal Sect Mountain. Maybe I'll run into a fairy who's out throwing away trash..."

"Hahaha, fairy, your old servant has arrived~~"

Amid the murmurs, Wei Chong'an swayed, his outstretched fingers trembled violently, as if all his strength had been drained, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

How is that possible?!

How is this possible?!

How could the Grand Palace Master of Guanghan Immortal Palace, whom countless giants of Qingzhou flocked to and even powerful figures of Zhongzhou sought after but could not obtain, be nestled in the arms of an unknown old man?

Wei Chong'an didn't want to believe it, but the facts before him forced him to.

He was a late-stage Great Sage, but in front of Meng Anran, who was at the second level of Quasi-Emperor, he was nothing more than an ant.

This matter will absolutely not be resolved peacefully today.

Xu Pingsheng glanced down at Wei Chong'an, who was sprawled on the ground, a playful smile curving his lips. His tone was both mocking and nonchalant:

"Old man, you just said that even if the Dream Palace Master came, what would happen? Why did you stop there?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the banquet hall, like a resounding slap across Wei Chong'an's face.

"..." Everyone's lips twitched.

That old bastard, he's really good at using someone else's power to bully others!

You're just a gigolo, what are you so arrogant about!

If it weren't for Fairy Meng's presence, you wouldn't even have the right to speak to the Wei family patriarch.

They finally realized from whom the shamelessness of the groom, Lord Mu, came from.

It's all about following your roots!

Like father, like son!

They really are a family that lives off women!

Wei Chong'an, his body trembling, his forehead almost touching the ground, spoke in a fawning voice tinged with tears:

"Palace Master... I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness. I was confused and spoke recklessly just now. I beg you to be magnanimous and forgive the Wei family this time. The Wei family is willing to offer a hundred-year-old spiritual marrow and three Enlightenment Pills as an apology. Please..."

"There's no need to bring up such trivial stuff."

Xu Pingsheng's light, airy voice interrupted his pleas for mercy, and then with a wave of his hand, his voice suddenly rose:

"I, Xu Pingsheng, hereby solemnly declare: There is absolutely no one in my Xu family who lives off a woman!"

"Marriage is about mutual consent and reciprocity. Aunt Mu... bah, since Little Mu has given my son such a generous dowry, then the Xu family's betrothal gifts naturally cannot lag behind; they must be doubled! No, ten times!"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the astonished crowd, and said, word by word:

"I hereby declare that the betrothal gifts the Xu family will give to Mu Wanrou are—"

"Three catties of Nine Heavens Star River Dew, one hundred catties of Dragon Pattern Black Gold, one thousand Grade 9 pills, three catties of Enlightenment Tea, ten Soul Nourishing Golden Lotuses, six Nine Aperture Tribulation Crossing Flowers, plus nine Heavenly Gang Yang Fruits, three Saint-level cultivation techniques, and..."

"One piece of the Quasi-Emperor Weapon—the Nine Heavens Immortal Silk!"