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Chapter 267 Zheng Chun, Do You Want a Daoist Partner? [Please Subscribe]

Inside the Su family's stronghold.

Faced with Zhou Daoyi's second inquiry, Su Renmei finally gave a reply.

He first glanced at Su Yuzhen, who stood respectfully to his side with her head bowed, then smiled slightly at Zhou Daoyi and said, "The reason I specially invited Fellow Daoist Zhou here today is nothing more than that the Su family wishes to arrange a marriage between the Zhou family and the Zhou family!"

To arrange a marriage?

Zhou Daoyi was stunned for a moment, his eyes immediately filled with surprise.

I never expected that Su Renmei would invite me over for something like this.

After a long pause, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly looked at Su Yuzhen, who had lowered her head and eyes, as if he had realized something.

Immediately, Zhou Daoyi's expression turned serious, and he looked solemnly at Su Renmei, saying, "Does Fellow Daoist Su mean to arrange a marriage for Miss Su? Could it be that Miss Su has taken a liking to our Zhengchun and wishes to marry into our Zhou family?"

"Fellow Daoist Zhou is indeed intelligent; he understands immediately."

Su Renmei nodded with a smile and replied, "That's right, my niece Yuzhen has indeed taken a liking to my nephew Zhou and intends to become his Daoist partner!"

After saying that, he shook his head slightly and said, "However, the two of them are just Daoist partners. My niece Yuzhen is still a member of my Su family."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoyi immediately waved his hand and said, "No, I do not agree to this marriage!"

"Why? Although Yu Zhen will still be a member of my Su family after they become Daoist partners, as long as they become Daoist partners, whether the Zhou family wants to send someone to join the Moon Wheel Sect or wants to ask my Su family for any help, Yu Zhen can help!"

Su Renmei frowned, puzzled by Zhou Daoyi's sudden change in expression and tone.

Faced with his puzzled question, Zhou Daoyi calmly replied, "What you've said is not necessary for my Zhou family, at least for now. Zheng Chun is our family patriarch, and I would never sacrifice his personal happiness or even his cultivation to obtain what you've mentioned!"

He wasn't stupid; upon hearing Su Renmei's words, he roughly guessed what the Su family was planning.

After all, while the search for dual cultivation partners is rare in the cultivation world, it is not exactly a secret.

Zhou Chun and Su Yuzhen had probably never met before, so there was absolutely no way that Su Yuzhen had fallen in love with Zhou Chun long ago.

As for love at first sight, Zhou Daoyi hadn't noticed any affection in Su Yuzhen's gaze towards Zhou Chun a few days ago.

So at this point, without even asking Zhou Chun's opinion, he unhesitatingly rejected this "unexpected good fortune" for Zhou Chun.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, perhaps you've misunderstood. Things are certainly not as you think!"

Su Renmei shook his head repeatedly, and said with a serious expression, "I admit that this marriage is only to help Yuzhen overcome the flaws in her cultivation technique, not because Yuzhen has fallen in love with Nephew Zhou, but it is definitely not as bad as Fellow Daoist Zhou said!"

"I, Su, can guarantee that if my nephew Zhou were to engage in dual cultivation with Yu Zhen, it would absolutely not harm his cultivation in any way!"

Seeing that Zhou Daoyi still looked unconvinced, he then revealed the deeper reason behind it.

It turns out that the "Su Nu Xuan Gong" that Su Yuzhen practiced was extremely profound. It was a top-level technique whose profundity was absolutely no less than that of the "Jin Ding Xuan Gong," and it was also inherited from ancient times.

However, cultivating this technique also has significant drawbacks. The first drawback is that after breaking through to the Purple Mansion stage, one will encounter a love tribulation, which can easily lead to the emergence of a love tribulation and ruin one's cultivation.

Therefore, to reduce the impact of the tribulation of love, it is best to find a man to cultivate with, preferably a cultivator of the same realm whose magical power can complement one's own.

After dual cultivation in this way, once the female cultivator opens her Purple Mansion, the true tribulation of love will occur. She will also be easily attracted by the cultivation technique and fall in love with her Daoist partner, thus minimizing the damage caused by the tribulation of love.

Su Yuzhen's spiritual root aptitude is predominantly water-based, possessing both water and metal attributes.

According to the theory of the Five Elements, the most suitable man for her to cultivate together is a cultivator who practices pure metal element techniques.

The purer and more powerful the metal element cultivation technique, the more fierce and domineering the metal energy in one's body, the greater the nourishment it will provide during dual cultivation, and the easier it will be to attract her in the future, causing her love tribulations to be fulfilled on her Daoist partner.

Zhou Chun's cultivation technique, "Golden Cauldron Profound Art," is undoubtedly a very pure and top-level metal element cultivation method. He is the most suitable person the Su family can find to cultivate with Su Yuzhen.

In particular, the Zhou family's power was neither strong nor weak, which put them within the Su family's control.

At the same time, Zhou Chun's cultivation level was just slightly lower than Su Yuzhen's by one minor realm, so he wouldn't dominate the dual cultivation process and ruin Su Yuzhen's cultivation.

In fact, the Su family had already started paying attention to Zhou Chun back at the "Hundred Clans Conference".

However, the matter was temporarily put on hold due to preparations for the upcoming war.

However, the Su family has never stopped gathering and investigating information about the Zhou family and Zhou Chun personally.

For cultivators, choosing a Daoist partner is undoubtedly a very important matter, especially in special cases like Su Yuzhen's, where the personal character of the Daoist partner must be carefully examined.

Zhou Chun's personal character can undoubtedly withstand any test.

In Su Renmei's opinion, he was definitely the perfect match for Su Yuzhen.

Therefore, when Zhou Daoyi refused the offer, he was even more anxious than Su Yuzhen herself.

After hearing Su Renmei's explanation, Zhou Daoyi couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression.

He did not doubt the truthfulness of Su Renmei's words.

Because if Su Renmei dares to lie, then Su Yuzhen will definitely not get along well with the Zhou family.

However, he had to consider Zhou Chun's opinion.

Based on his understanding of Zhou Chun, he doubted that Zhou Chun would agree to such a seemingly fortunate romantic encounter, as most cultivators would.

Given Zhou Chun's current status and position in the Zhou family, if he truly disagrees, no one can force him to agree.

Therefore, after thinking for a while, Zhou Daoyi looked up at Su Renmei and said, "To be honest, if we can form a marriage alliance with the Su family, I would be very willing and agree."

After saying that, he shook his head slightly and said, "But as the head of the Zhou family, Zheng Chun's life-long affairs are something only he can decide. Although I am his elder, I cannot make any promises for him in such matters!"

Upon hearing this, Su Renmei immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou is too modest. I know that my nephew Zhou has been able to get to where he is today all thanks to your cultivation and guidance. He may not listen to others, but he will definitely listen to you, Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

However, he suspected that Zhou Daoyi did not want to help facilitate the matter and was deliberately making excuses to avoid it.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Daoyi immediately declared righteously, "Fellow Daoist Su misunderstands. Zheng Chun's success today is due to his own outstanding abilities, not because he received help or promotion from anyone. His contributions to the Zhou family far outweigh any amount of cultivation or support from the Zhou family!"

He then added in a deep voice, "I will only pass on the message to him, but I cannot guarantee whether he will agree or not!"

His serious expression surprised Su Renmei slightly; she hadn't expected Zhou Chun to hold such a place in his heart.

This forced him to reassess Zhou Chun's status and influence within the Zhou family.

So, as Zhou Daoyi rose to take his leave, he said with a sincere expression, "Fellow Daoist Zhou might as well tell my nephew Zhou that with Yu Zhen's aptitude and the nurturing of my Su family, she will definitely become a Purple Mansion cultivator in the future, and there is even a considerable possibility that she will form a Golden Core!"

"If he could cultivate together with Yu Zhen, as Yu Zhen's cultivation partner, his path of cultivation would definitely be much smoother than that of other cultivators!"

"Moreover, if he agrees to this, my Su family can establish various collaborations with the Zhou family in the future, and he himself will even have the opportunity to receive guidance from my Su family's Golden Core stage ancestor!"

Su Renmei thought that her words would surely move Zhou Daoyi.

To his disappointment, Zhou Daoyi merely nodded slightly, said "I will certainly relay the truth," and then turned and left without any further change in expression.

After confirming that Zhou Daoyi had left the Su family's stronghold, Su Renmei turned to her niece, who had remained silent throughout, and exclaimed, "Yuzhen, Yuzhen, it seems your future husband is even more outstanding than we thought!"

Su Yuzhen's ears turned red immediately upon hearing his words.

He bit his lip and whispered, "Ninth Grandmaster, it's too early for you to say that. Judging from Senior Zhou's expression, I'm afraid that Fellow Daoist Zhou might not agree!"

"He dares!!"

Su Renmei's eyes widened, and she hissed, "You are the patriarch's most beloved granddaughter, and you're so beautiful. If he dares to be ungrateful, he'll force the patriarch to take action himself!"

Upon hearing his words, Su Yuzhen immediately fell silent.

She is gentle and well-mannered, and would never do something like arguing with her elders.

Meanwhile, after Zhou Daoyi returned to the Zhou family stronghold, Zhou Chun immediately found him and tried to find out Su Renmei's purpose in inviting him over.

Faced with Zhou Chun's curious inquiry, Zhou Daoyi hesitated for a while before looking at him and asking in a low voice, "Zhengchun, do you want a Daoist partner?"

Why do you ask that?

Zhou Chun was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhou Daoyi with a confused expression, truly bewildered by his question.

"Fellow Daoist Su invited me over because he wanted to arrange a marriage for his grandniece. It's because she's taken a liking to you, Zheng Chun, and wants to become your cultivation partners!"

As Zhou Daoyi whispered his answer, he added in a low voice, "Actually, I think that Miss Yuzhen is quite good. Not only is she beautiful, but her aptitude and cultivation are also excellent. Moreover, she comes from a Golden Core family like the Su family. She is indeed a good match!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's eyes cleared instantly, and he couldn't help but retort, "You make it sound so easy. I've only met that Miss Su once, and we met as opponents on the battlefield. What kind of match is that?"

At this point, she added with a worried expression, "You're not going to make the decision for me right away, are you?"

"No, absolutely not. I said you have to ask for your opinion on this matter."

Zhou Daoyi shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly, saying words that reassured Zhou Chun somewhat.

He then added, "Meeting her once isn't a big deal. Miss Su isn't ugly. Don't many ordinary people only see their bride's face on their wedding day? Besides, as the old saying goes, 'No discord, no concord.' Maybe this is your destiny!"

"Elder, please speak frankly. What exactly is the Su family planning? What promises have they made to you?"

Zhou Chun rolled her eyes, speechless at Zhou Daoyi's words.

He wasn't stupid; of course he knew that even if he was handsome, strong, and had excellent qualities, it was impossible for him to make a beautiful woman from a Golden Core family fall in love with him at first sight.

Now, a beautiful female cultivator with a good background, great strength, and stunning looks suddenly wants to become his Daoist partner. He won't believe it unless there's a trap involved.

Either they want him to take over their business, or they're after his kidneys!

In short, it couldn't be because she was attracted to his looks!

However, he was also quite curious at this moment about what kind of benefits the Su family had promised Zhou Daoyi that would make Zhou Daoyi so eager to persuade him to agree to the marriage.

"The Su family did make quite a few promises, but they weren't for me; they were for you and the family!"

"And this matter isn't as complicated as you think; there aren't that many pitfalls for you to fall into!"

Looking at Zhou Chun's cautious expression, Zhou Daoyi couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and immediately repeated what Su Renmei had said to him.

After saying that, he turned to Zhou Chun, who was already deep in thought, and said, "Although our Zhou family is much weaker than the Su family, if we really want to retaliate, we can give the Su family a hard time. So I think what Su Renmei said is true. It's impossible for her to deliberately lie to us about something like this."

Zhou Chun immediately shook his head and replied, "Even if everything he said is true, I still disagree. I don't want to become a human vessel to help others cultivate, and I certainly don't want to become a Daoist partner with a female cultivator with whom I have no emotional connection!"

However, Zhou Chun, who was saying these words, did not notice that Zhou Daoyi's face immediately darkened after hearing them.

It turned out that his unintentional words had reminded Zhou Daoyi of his painful past.

Perhaps because he was reminded of that painful past, Zhou Daoyi couldn't help but agree with and resonate with Zhou Chun's words.

He nodded and said, "Zheng Chun, you're right. We cultivators live between heaven and earth. Even if our physical bodies are bound by certain constraints, our minds should be free and unrestrained, not restricted by others. And in matters of the heart, we should not be forced by others!"

At this point, Zhou Daoyi's dark expression quickly returned to normal, and a confident look appeared on his face.

He is now a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage, and no one can force him to do something he doesn't want to do unless he is willing to do it.

Therefore, there's no need to dwell on the past.

Then he turned his gaze to Zhou Chun and nodded slightly, saying, "Since you're so determined, Zhou Chun, come with me to the Su family's stronghold and speak frankly with Su Renmei and her grandson, so they can finally give up!"

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