Yan Clan Playing The Marriage Card!

Their gossips took his mind to an unforgettable memory of his.

Long time ago, his father was friends with the Yan Clan's family leader and this was before the unusual calamity that befell him. So, just like normal adults did, they matchmaked Chen Zhiyu to Yan Yiyue.

Their marriage would not only be a continuous reminder of their friendship and alliance. It could also bring them mutual benefits from the great sects. This transpired when the two — Chen Zhiyu and Yan Yiyue — were really young and the former was solidly rooted as a child with a very promising future.

It was very difficult for either side to turn off the offer and it didn't help that they were both heavily drunk on that day.

However, time soon came and things began getting messier and creepier as the years went by. The issue with Chen Zhiyu's mother happened and his father was dragged to one of the great sects — the Heaven Subduing Sanctuary.

The event was a huge matter and it quickly spread like ripples beyond the Chen clan, eventually reaching the ears of every household within the city.

The Yan Clan that had once been knitted friends with the Chen clan attracted a negative popularity as everyone were looking forward to how they were going to still maintain close ties with the Chen clan following the disaster that Chen Zhiyu's father had brought.

A lot of people were actually observing because they had keen eyes towards the bethrotal agreement of Chen Zhiyu and Yan Yiyue, the Yan Clan's pretty Young Mistress.

This situation put the Yan Clan at a tight spot, and soon, they began making calculated retreats from the Chen clan. They began having slight disagreements and conflict over time and the topics were varying between small and mid-level bickering. They were still at peaceful terms on the surface but it was only on the surface, there was a brewing discord between two parties.

Of course, the Chen clan's elders themselves could tell, and they were wary towards the Yan Clan who seemed to be plotting unusual agendas all this time. But their wariness alone couldn't save them as they could feel an ominous event brewing in the nearest future with the Chen clan at the crux.

Everyone seemed to wonder why despite all of the irregularities and absurdness with the Chen and Yan clan, the marriage agreement between Chen Zhiyu and Yan Yiyue remained as it was.

Normally, they could casually ease off the marriage agreement by a meeting or two and cut off their last tie with the Chen clan that was sort of a weakness for them.

But the Yan Clan seemed headstrong about it and they even seemed to be more interested in honoring the engagement more than the Chen clan. In normal circumstances, it was a joyful thing but it couldn't help but give the Chen clan a feeling of alarm as they just continued to ponder on the plan that the Yan Clan was coming up.

A decade had gone by and the once promising pair had grown apart in all phases. While Chen Zhiyu was brooded all this while to remain the trash of the Chen clan, Yan Yiyue herself slowly grew into a prominent figure.

At a young age, her talent was discovered and so was her potential. She was then taken in as a disciple of the Snow Moon Peak, a glory Chen Zhiyu could only wish to possess after nine lifetimes.

Now, she was actually a cultivator at the sixth level of Core Formation stage while being only sixteen years old!

In the right sense, she was a phoenix among women. Chen Zhiyu himself knew that nothing of his was worth to wager for her love, affection or chastity as they were worlds apart. He was a weakling that would be dead before hundred.

But what of Yan Yiyue, she could still live to about five hundred years with her cultivation. And since she was in her blooming stage, she could aim for higher realms, giving her a chance to pursue longevity even further.

It was completely a mismatch for the two and it would all end up with Chen Zhiyu's misery after the two eventually married. Anyone could see that clearly even if they were a foreigner.

So, why exactly were they bent on letting the two marry? It was simply for political gain after all!

Chen Zhiyu as the Young Master held a strong political attachment and value which even he himself had no idea about.

Hence, it was why the Yan Clan were determined to knit the two together through marital bond, even discarding a precious chess piece like Yan Yiyue was but a small price to pay.

Who knows? It could be that this marriage was the signal the Yan Clan were waiting in line for to eventually pursue their unknown ambitions.

"Hmm" Chen Zhiyu could not help but sigh again when he eventually reached his courtyard, feeling dispirited.

"What sort of terrible fate is this" he smiled bitterly afterwards, "Not even a cultivator, just a mere mortal and yet, I still have to bear this gravitational burden all by myself due to a reckless action by two old friends"

Chen Zhiyu expressed his helplessness through a reflexive monologue. The marriage agreement would be fulfilled in four months time which meant that within this time, there would even be more trouble coming for him.

It was even now that Chen Xizi's actions began to make more sense to him. After all, despite the labelling of trash, it was undeniable that Chen Zhiyu would still get married to a promising beauty, a goddess.

And it was happening right in front of Chen Xizi, the latter's jealousy could drive him to loose ends. Chen Zhiyu had to be really careful in the coming days.

He could already deduce that Chen Xizi's wrath would be in full bloom awaiting a chance to consume him as soon as possible.