Although she was very dissatisfied with Qin Fang, since she needed to ask for his help, she had no choice but to lower her head and be slightly courteous to Qin Fang. As for the slight resentment she had felt before, she could only put it aside for now.

"Qin Fang, this time you must help Qingqing. I've seen Lei Peng before, and he doesn't look like a decent person at all. If Qingqing marries him, who knows how miserable she'll be?"

Ning Yumo was also urging Qin Fang along, coaxing him into agreeing.

"This... I'll try my best!"

Qin Fang had a bitter smile on his face. He had thought he was coming here for an appointment and could have a romantic talk with Ning Yumo, only to find out that he had stumbled into such a mess instead.

Here's the thing: as the eldest granddaughter of the Cai Family, Cai Qing had been betrothed to the Lei Family of the Capital City, a Xingyi Fist lineage, more than twenty years ago before she was even born.

Arranged marriages like this had long fallen out of favor in modern times, but they were still quite common among martial arts families, where martial arts are passed down from mouth to mouth, generation to generation. Some even had rules like passing the arts to male descendants only... So an arranged marriage like this was nothing unusual.

So, Cai Qing had an arranged marriage with Lei Peng from the Lei Family. Although both the Cai and Lei families were martial arts families, the descendants' thinking became more and more liberal, and this arranged marriage had come to nothing. Cai Qing and Lei Peng were both well past the age they were supposed to marry according to the initial agreement.

But who would have thought that not long ago, Lei Peng suddenly showed up to ask for Cai Qing's hand in marriage, wanting to formally bring her into his family...

When you think about it, this seems like good news. Even Elder Cai was not particularly opposed to it, since the Cai and Lei families were both from the Xingyi Fist lineage. Compared to the Cai Family, which had some issues with their martial arts heritage, the Lei Family was only getting more and more prosperous. Their young generation boasted numerous experts, one of whom was even ranked among the top five of the young generation in the Northern Martial Arts World.

There is no shortage of experts among the young generation in both the Southern and Northern Martial Arts Worlds. However, aside from Song Qingshan, the leader of the Tian Nan Four Shows from the Southern Martial Arts World, the capabilities of the other three were not acknowledged by the young experts of the Northern Martial Arts World.

At the recently concluded Martial Arts Conference, the young masters from the Northern Martial Arts World nearly swept their Southern counterparts, significantly boosting the North's reputation, despite none of the Tian Nan Four Shows having participated...

It was said that Lei Peng made a brief appearance at the Martial Arts Conference, where he defeated a promising new talent from the Southern Martial Arts World and acted arrogantly for many days thereafter.

It was during that conference, after many years, that Lei Peng saw Cai Qing again, and that's what led him to bring up their arranged marriage... After all, a beauty like Cai Qing is hard for any man to resist thinking about.

Old Master Cai had always remained neutral on his granddaughter's marriage issues, leaving the decision to Cai Qing herself, but this arranged marriage had been agreed upon by Elder Cai and Elder Lei over twenty years ago. Elder Lei had once saved Elder Cai's life, and if it was only Lei Peng's one-sided wish, Elder Cai would definitely not give face. However, Elder Lei personally reached out to Elder Cai this time, putting him in quite a difficult position...

In the end, out of options, Elder Cai could only say: "The Cai Family has no one to carry on the family business, so Elder Cai has betrothed his granddaughter Cai Qing to his disciple, Qin Fang..."

And just like that, without knowing anything about it, Qin Fang "got shot." Out of nowhere, he acquired a fiancée... The elder felt too embarrassed to tell Qin Fang himself, so he sent the concerned party, Cai Qing, to deliver the news.

In martial arts families, marrying a female family member to one's own disciple is a common way to ensure lineage continuation, especially when there is no one else to carry on the family business.

That was the situation with the Cai Family. Elder Cai's sons were all half-baked in their martial arts, having no interest in practicing, and the grandchildren were essentially the same—either unwilling to learn or lacking talent. The only one they could rely on, Cai Qing, hadn't even managed to cultivate her Inner Breath... If things continued this way, once Elder Cai passed away, the Cai Family would be excluded from the rank of martial arts families.

Lei Peng was a member of the Lei Family, and since the Lei Family was also from a Xingyi Fist lineage, if the Cai Family had someone to carry on the business, it wouldn't be a problem for Cai Qing to marry into the Lei Family; it would be considered a union of families.

But the issue was that the Cai Family had no one. It wouldn't matter if Cai Qing married an ordinary person since her children would still be considered part of the Cai Family. However, marrying Lei Peng was different; her children would definitely belong to the Lei Family and yet learn the Cai Family's secret arts, essentially ending the Cai lineage.

It was with this explanation that Old Master Lei expressed understanding. No martial arts family with a century-long heritage wanted their inheritances to be taken over by outsiders, and marrying Cai Qing to a disciple was a reasonable solution.

Even though a disciple is technically an outsider, through marriage, they become much more closely related. This kind of arrangement is the most acceptable to martial arts families.

This explanation convinced the Lei Family, at least for now. However, Elder Lei had no idea that Elder Cai had a disciple to pass on his legacy, so Old Master Lei wished for Cai Qing and his disciple to come to the Capital City, if only for a meeting before he would drop the matter...

Cai Qing had significant issues with her sexual orientation; whether marrying Lei Peng or Qin Fang, she couldn't accept either.

But this was an arranged marriage set by the older generation long ago, and Elder Cai found it difficult to go back on his word. Not wanting to trouble the old master, Cai Qing had no choice but to proceed with Elder Cai's plan.

What kind of person Lei Peng was, Cai Qing didn't know too well initially, only that he seemed quite arrogant at the Martial Arts Conference. Ning Yumo, on the other hand, had met Lei Peng and knew this guy was no good, naturally not wanting Cai Qing to marry such a person.

The Lei Family was located in the Capital City, and knowing that Qin Fang was also there, Cai Qing rushed over from Ninghai immediately. However, her relationship with Qin Fang wasn't good, and she worried that he wouldn't be willing to help. That's why she brought Ning Yumo along to speak on her behalf... (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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