Immortality Starts With Investment

Chapter 182: Proposing Marriage?

An Yuyi saw that Ye Chen was ignoring her. She could only leave in frustration. In the following days, An Yuyi came to find Ye Chen every day.

However, Ye Chen didnʼt even bother to open the door. This made An Yuyi more and more dissatisfied. Even if Ye Chen was angry, she thought, Iʼve lowered myself so much to apologize, and yet you still wonʼt forgive me?

This is too much!

An Yuyi angrily returned to the sect. At this moment, her aunt, An Miaoli, was sitting cross-legged on the mountaintop, surrounded by mist, as if in a dream. When her aunt finished her cultivation, An Yuyi quickly ran over and vented about what had happened to her.

Hearing this, An Miaoli calmly spoke, ”Itʼs normal for Ye Chen to be angry. After all, heʼs done so much for you, only to be threatened by you. Any cultivator would be furious in his place.”

But An Yuyi frowned and spoke, ”Aunt, I admit that I was wrong! But doesnʼt Ye Chen have any fault in this? If he had just been honest from the start, how would there have been so many misunderstandings? And Iʼve already gone to apologize several times, but he wonʼt even see me. Isnʼt that a bit too much?”

Even An Miaoliʼs pupils couldnʼt help but shrink at her words. She couldnʼt help but feel that she had truly spoiled her niece.

An Miaoli fell silent. She began to think about how to temper her nieceʼs character.

Seeing that her aunt wasnʼt speaking, An Yuyi immediately leaned closer. ”Aunt, please help me! Iʼve thought it over carefully, and Ye Chen actually seems like a very good fit to be my dao partner. If Ye Chen only had strength, but couldnʼt protect me without regret or support me, that wouldnʼt work. And if Ye Chen only loved me but didnʼt have any power, that wouldnʼt work either.

”But now, Ye Chenʼs strength is extraordinary. Even if I selected from among the direct disciples of my Divine Will Sect, there would be no one who could match him. His appearance and temperament are also quite good. If I marry Ye Chen as my dao partner, then when we go to the secret realm five years from now to compete for the Phoenix Blood, with Ye Chen by my side, who would dare to compete with me?”

An Yuyi, thinking about marrying Ye Chen as her dao partner, couldnʼt help but smile joyfully.

An Miaoli, upon hearing this, was thoroughly stunned. ”How do you know that Ye Chen would be willing to marry you as his dao partner?”

An Miaoli felt that, even if Ye Chen didnʼt hate her niece, they would definitely be strangers in the future!

An Yuyi immediately smiled. ”Aunt, you only understand cultivation, not love and affection. Ye Chen has already sacrificed so much for me, which shows that he loves me. And now, seeing how angry he is, even seeking other female cultivators to provoke me, only proves that he still loves me. After all, if he really didnʼt care, he would just ignore me. But Ye Chen clearly cares too much, which is why heʼs trying everything to anger me…”

An Miaoli: ”…”

Her nieceʼs reasoning seemed somewhat plausible. But for some reason, it still felt a bit off.

Still, An Miaoli couldnʼt help but ask, ”Why are you asking me to help you with something like this? What can I do to help you?”

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An Yuyi immediately responded, as if it were a matter of course. ”Every time Ye Chen saw you, he was always very respectful toward you. I go, and Ye Chen wonʼt see me. But when you go, Ye Chen will definitely meet with you. All you have to do is persuade Ye Chen, tell him that Iʼve already acknowledged my mistake, and give him a way out. Heʼll definitely stop being angry.”

An Miaoliʼs brows furrowed deeply. She had always disliked being involved in mundane affairs. Despite being the Grand Elder, she had delegated much of her authority to the other elders. And now, her niece, An Yuyi, was asking her to act as a mediator?

An Miaoli was genuinely displeased.

An Yuyi noticed this and quickly threw her arms around An Miaoliʼs shoulders. ”Aunt, please, I beg you… Youʼve been saying for a while now that my temperament isnʼt stable enough and needs to be refined, right? If I marry Ye Chen as my dao partner, with both of us complementing each other, wonʼt my temperament become more stable? By then, youʼll be able to rest easy about me.”

An Miaoli sighed upon hearing this. The anger she had been feeling dissipated. Indeed, if her niece could marry Ye Chen, it would be a good thing.

In the cultivation world, there was no pressure to marry. Most cultivators didnʼt seek a dao partner during their cultivating phase. Unless they reached their limits, with no hope for further advancement, then they would consider matters like passing on their legacy.

Although her niece was still in her cultivating phase, Ye Chen was a Heavenly Spirit Root. He even had the potential to reach the Deity Transformation realm in the future. If her niece could marry someone like Ye Chen, that would be a good thing.

At that time, not only would she be able to rest easy, but she could also focus on secluding herself to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. If her late brother were to know that his niece had married a genius with a Heavenly Spirit Root, he would definitely be comforted. So, this was indeed a good thing with no downsides.

Furthermore, as An Yuyiʼs elder, she truly needed to express her gratitude to Ye Chen for his earlier saving grace. It would be a perfect time to persuade Ye Chen. With this in mind, An Miaoli nodded, agreeing to help.

…

In the courtyard, Ye Chen sent Yun Qianyue and Caidie back to the sect. He sat alone, propping his chin and deep in thought. It had been a week since he had last given the Divine Will Sectʼs direct disciple spot to Li Feihuang. The systemʼs cooldown was over. He could prepare to send another gift.

Unfortunately, Li Feihuang had already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment and no longer needed the Divine Will Pool spot. Otherwise, giving it to her, with the 300x boost, would have been perfect.

Now that Li Feihuang was unavailable, the next choice was naturally An Miaoli. Although An Miaoli wasnʼt the direct beneficiary of the Divine Will Pool, Ye Chen had noticed during the auction that she truly cared deeply for her niece. She was extremely attentive to An Yuyiʼs matters.

If Ye Chen gave An Miaoli the Divine Will Pool spot, there was a great chance of a critical hit. A 200x boost, plus the critical hit. The rewards would be quite substantial. But did he have to go to the Divine Will Sect to find An Miaoli?

While he was pondering this, the door of the courtyard was knocked, and a voice called out, ”Fellow Daoist Ye, I apologize for the intrusion…”

Ye Chenʼs eyes immediately lit up upon hearing the voice. It was as if the person had appeared exactly when needed. The cooldown had just passed, and now An Miaoli was here. This alone was enough to prove that An Miaoli was truly a good woman.

Ye Chen hurried to the door and opened it himself. ”Senior An, youʼre too kind. Please, come in…”

Seeing how Ye Chen treated her with such respect and warmth, just as An Yuyi had said, An Miaoli couldnʼt help but smile slightly.

”Fellow Daoist Ye, thereʼs no need to stand on ceremony. Fellow Daoist Ye saved my niece by using a sword talisman to force the Earthheart Python to leave. That was truly a life-saving favor. As her elder, itʼs only natural for me to come here to express my gratitude! This is a gift Iʼve prepared for you, Fellow Daoist Ye…”

As she spoke, An Miaoli handed over a valuable gift.

Ye Chen didnʼt decline and accepted it directly. The two then sat down to drink tea and chat.

Ye Chen wasnʼt in a rush to give a gift in return. He was happy to chat more with An Miaoli and build some rapport. That way, one day, he could cut out An Yuyi as the middleman.

However, as they chatted, Ye Chenʼs brow furrowed. The conversation seemed… a bit off!