Chapter 1

"Beautiful lady, how old are you?"

"Thirty-two."

"Can you accept someone younger?"

"What aspect are you talking about?"

"Age, beautiful lady, what else? To be honest, you look pale and have a dark red spot between your eyebrows, which seems like a sign of a gynecological disease. I happen to be an expert in that field. As long as you..."

At the foot of Shennong Valley, Su Wen was talking to Li Village Flower's sister.

Thud.

His head throbbed with pain as an old man with white hair slapped the top of Su Wen's head, "Brat, I told you to go down the mountain and get married. What are you doing?"

"Master, I don't want to leave Shennong Valley. I want to stay and take care of you in your old age."

Su Wen said with tears in his eyes.

He was an orphan adopted by Su Wu Hui twenty-five years ago, not knowing who his parents were. Even the name Su Wen was given to him by Su Wu Hui.

Over these twenty-five years,

Su Wen not only learned the "Gui Gu Medical Techniques" of the Shennong lineage but also surpassed his master by learning the "Book of Life and Death," which even Su Wu Hui didn't know. He was known in the martial world as "Yan Wang" (King of Hell).

"Take care of me in my old age? Brat! What nonsense are you talking? Your master is still in his prime and doesn't need you to take care of me! Besides, your Nine Yang Meridian is about to flare up. You can only survive if you marry a woman from the Lu family!"

Su Wu Hui said angrily, "And isn't Lu Xuan Yi your childhood sweetheart? Marrying her would also fulfill your childhood dream, wouldn't it?"

"I..."

Thinking back to the sweet and innocent girl who stayed in Shennong Valley ten years ago, Su Wen's face turned slightly red.

Back then, Lu Xuan Yi would share stories of the city with Su Wen and often nap on his shoulder during the afternoon.

The memory that stood out the most was the day Lu Xuan Yi left Shennong Valley, when she said very seriously that she would marry Su Wen when she grew up.

Thinking of this, Su Wen finally agreed, "Master, once I cure my Nine Yang Meridian, I will come back to visit you."

"Take this gift. It's the red truffle from Shennong Valley, which can extend life by half a month." Su Wu Hui threw a black cloth bag to Su Wen, "Remember, you must marry a woman from the Lu family."

On the day Su Wen left Shennong Valley,

The major families of the Nine Provinces received a shocking message—Yan Wang has descended to the mortal world.

"What? Yan Wang has come out of seclusion? Quickly, prepare a dowry of six hundred million. I want to marry my daughter to him! Marrying Yan Wang is like marrying the whole world!"

"Princess, the ruler has ordered you to find Yan Wang and marry him as soon as possible..."

"Great Lady, please come out of seclusion. Our Kunlun Ancient Sect can only restore its former glory by allying with Yan Wang!"

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Three days later.

Nine Provinces, Jiangnan Province.

Jinling City.

Su Wen, holding a slightly wrinkled marriage contract and a black cloth bag, arrived at the Lu family.

"Grandma, I won't marry!"

In the Lu family villa, a high-cold woman in her prime, wearing a white long dress and a black straight long ponytail, said arrogantly, "I, Lu Xuan Yi, have been the school beauty from junior high to college! I founded Xuan Yi Media right after graduating from college, with a net worth of millions. In the thirteen cities of Jiangnan Province, I am a well-known phoenix. Now, you want me to marry a country bumpkin who grew up in the mountains? No! Way!"

Lu Xuan Yi spoke with determination.

Seeing the completely different and somewhat unfamiliar Lu Xuan Yi, Su Wen was stunned, "Xuan Yi, back in Shennong Valley, didn't you say you would marry me when you grew up?"

"Ha ha, Su Wen, can you be more realistic? Do you take children's words seriously? How old are you? It was just a joke I made when I was young. Why are you still holding onto it?"

Lu Xuan Yi looked down at Su Wen from a high place, "Wake up, Su Wen, we are not from the same world!"

"I was born in the city, living in luxury, while you grew up in the mountains, farming and raising livestock."

"I can eat in one meal what you earn in a year from farming, and the price of a bag I buy is an astronomical figure that you can't even dream of. Now, you want me to marry you based on a verbal promise? Four words for you: Day! Dreaming!"

"I'm not relying on a verbal promise, but on this..." Taking a deep breath, Su Wen took out the marriage contract given to him by Su Wu Hui.

On the marriage contract, ten words were written:

Su Wen and Lu Xuan Yi, pledged to be lifelong partners!

"This... marriage contract? Grandma, why is my marriage contract in his hands?"

Lu Xuan Yi asked in panic, looking at the elderly woman in a Tang suit sitting on a high seat.

"Xuan Yi, Su Wen's master once did a great favor for your grandfather. When your grandfather passed away, he sent your marriage contract to Shennong Valley."

The elderly woman in a Tang suit explained slowly.

"How could Grandfather arrange such a marriage?"

Lu Xuan Yi stomped her foot in anger. After calming down, she snatched the marriage contract and threw it in the trash, "Su Wen, even if you have my marriage contract, so what? What era are we in now? Who still arranges marriages based on such contracts?"

"Let me tell you, I, Lu Xuan Yi, will never marry you!"

"I was born to be a phoenix in the city, while you are just a wild chicken in the mountains!"

"How can a wild chicken match a phoenix?"

"Lu Xuan Yi, aren't you being too much?" Suddenly, a short-haired woman in a wheelchair in the Lu family villa picked up the marriage contract from the trash and spoke up, "Everyone is born equal. Why do you look down on Su Wen just because he grew up in the mountains? Don't forget, the food and fruits we eat are all the result of the hard work of farmers in the mountains! Without them, you would have starved to death long ago!"

After speaking, the short-haired woman in the wheelchair returned the slightly wrinkled marriage contract to Su Wen, "Don't take what my cousin said to heart. It's already very impressive that you dared to come out of the mountains."

Seeing the woman with a face like a silver plate and eyes like almonds, whose beauty and figure surpassed Lu Xuan Yi, Su Wen was stunned.

The woman was wearing a white silk blouse with floral patterns. She sat there, dignified and elegant, as if she had no trace of earthly烟火气, incomparably beautiful.

In the years at Shennong Valley, Su Wen had never seen such a stunning beauty.

"Oh, Lu Wanfeng! How dare you, a cripple of the Lu family, criticize me?"

"Have you forgotten that you owe your life to me? If it weren't for my sake, would Doctor Dong have treated your disability?"

"In front of me!"

"You'd better lower your attitude! Otherwise, I'll make Doctor Dong stop your medication and let you..."

Just as she was speaking, Lu Xuan Yi suddenly thought of something and smiled slyly, "Lu Wanfeng, since you think Su Wen is so great, why don't you marry him instead?"

"Since you're a cripple who will spend your life in a wheelchair, marrying a country bumpkin from the mountains isn't a bad match, is it?"

"After all, no man in Jinling City would want to marry a burden like you."

Lu Xuan Yi's words were meant to anger Lu Wanfeng, but Lu Wanfeng took them seriously, "Fine, I'll marry him!"

"Lu family members should know how to repay kindness!"

"Since Grandfather owed a favor to Su Wen's master, and you're unwilling to marry him to repay the favor, I will!"

As she spoke, Lu Wanfeng looked at Su Wen sincerely, "Su Wen, will you marry me?"

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