Xiao Lingyu had already put the tubular saint artifact away when they charged out of the barrier.
Without the extreme speed of the tubular saint artifact, the Godking of Women and Guan Yiwei naturally caught up to Xiao Lingyu and Miss Jing very quickly.
"You didn't lose the bead, did you?" the Godking of Women asked in concern.
Xiao Lingyu nodded.
"That's good. Our Guan family didn't spend so much effort for nothing," said the Godking of Women.
As the Godking of Women spoke, she released a wave of divine power that enveloped Xiao Lingyu and Miss Jing as well. She rapidly flew towards Duhu City.
After confirming that they were out of danger and that it was impossible for other Godkings to chase after them, the Godking of Women finally stopped and found a place to rest.
While resting, Guan Yiwei sent a message to Guan Yichuan and the other Godkings of the Guan family, waiting for them to meet up with him.
"Brother Xiao, can you give me the bead you obtained?"
One night, Miss Jing asked Xiao Lingyu who was lying under a tree.
Xiao Lingyu frowned slightly, "Miss, you should have seen that I risked being attacked by several Godkings for the sake of this bead. I almost lost my life."
Miss Jing lowered her head and muttered to herself. Afterwards, she didn't say anything else and silently left with her head lowered.
Just as Miss Jing had said before, the bead was indeed very useful to Xiao Lingyu. He had already carefully examined it before. The bead was brimming with a pure and heavy divine aura. Not only could it suppress his demonic nature to a certain extent, it was also extremely useful in suppressing his inner demons.
If that was all, Xiao Lingyu wouldn't be unwilling to give it up. The bead had an even greater use to him, and that was to increase his chances of success when he attempted the seventh revolution of the Nine Revolutions Chaos Formula.
Such an important bead naturally wasn't something that Miss Jing could take away just because she wanted it. Unless someone close to him needed it, Xiao Lingyu wouldn't give it away at all.
Although Miss Jing and Xiao Lingyu were considered friends now, their relationship was very distant. Moreover, Xiao Lingyu also felt that Miss Jing's background was mysterious, so it wasn't appropriate for them to have a close relationship.
After being rejected by Xiao Lingyu, Miss Jing went to the Divine King of Women's side. Although it was a little hard to ask, she still braced herself and asked, "Senior, can you give me that white bead?"
The Godking of Women and Guan Yiwei had the same reaction as Xiao Lingyu when they heard this. They frowned. They were also suspicious of Miss Jing's origins. Moreover, Miss Jing had just joined Wildfire not long ago. They naturally didn't think that Miss Jing would dare to make such a request of them. They also didn't have the slightest intention of giving the bead away.
"We are naturally very grateful that Miss is willing to work for our steward. However, this bead is no ordinary treasure. We, along with our steward, have paid quite a price for it … I'm afraid we can't agree to Miss's request. After all, Miss doesn't have the same surname, and you haven't sworn eternal loyalty to our steward," the Godking of Women said with a troubled expression.
"This bead actually isn't very useful to you, but it's very useful to me. I hope Senior can agree to it. If you have any conditions, Senior can directly state them. I will definitely do my best to fulfill them," Miss Jing said, unwilling to give up.
"This …"
The Godking of Women pondered for a while before saying, "Unless Miss becomes a member of our steward or swears eternal loyalty to our steward, I really can't think of any conditions that would make us give this bead to you. If I ask you to give me two supreme-grade divine artifacts in exchange, I'm afraid you won't be able to fulfill my wish. "
Miss Jing, who had always been as calm and tranquil as water, revealed a dejected and disappointed expression.
Whether it was becoming a member of the steward, swearing eternal loyalty, or giving up two supreme-grade divine artifacts, they were all prices that Miss Jing didn't want to pay.
Of course, if she really had two supreme-grade divine artifacts that she didn't need, she wouldn't hesitate to exchange them. Unfortunately, she didn't.
Just as Miss Jing was feeling gloomy, Guan Yiwei's eyes suddenly lit up and he transmitted a message to his mother.
The Godking of Women was first surprised when she heard her son's message, but then her face lit up with joy. She asked Miss Jing, "Miss, are you already married?"
Miss Jing didn't quite understand, but she still shook her head.
"Hehe, that's good."
The Godking of Women smiled with satisfaction and said, "What do you think of my son, Guan Yiwei, Miss?"
Miss Jing was even more surprised. She snuck a peek at Guan Yiwei and couldn't help blushing. Someone as smart as her naturally knew what the Godking of Women meant.
"My son, Guan Yiwei, has cultivated for less than a hundred million years. He can definitely be considered extremely talented. Moreover, his status in our steward is similar to that of the head of the house. If it weren't for the fact that he's much younger than his peers, he wouldn't have lost the position of head of the house to anyone else. Among the younger generation of Duhu City, there's no one who can compare to my son. Even in a high-class city full of talents, my son is considered outstanding. If Miss and my son are to be married, I don't think you'll — "
"Senior, I don't want to talk about marriage right now." Miss Jing shyly lowered her head before the Godking of Women could finish.
From the bottom of her heart, Miss Jing also felt that Guan Yiwei was not only handsome, but also intelligent and talented. He was indeed the ideal son-in-law that many female cultivators dreamed of. But even if she had a good impression of Guan Yiwei, they hadn't interacted much and didn't know each other well. How could she agree to the Godking of Women's proposal?
The Godking of Women wasn't angered by Miss Jing's refusal. She was experienced and discerning. From Miss Jing's reaction and eyes, she could see that she didn't dislike Guan Yiwei at all. Instead, she had a good impression of him. Thus, she said, "As long as Miss can agree first, I'll give you this bead and we'll be considered engaged. Miss, you can spend some time with my son. If you're dissatisfied in the future, you can cancel the engagement."
Miss Jing hesitated again. The Godking of Women said she could cancel the engagement at will, but since she had already agreed, she couldn't just find a random reason to cancel the engagement.
How could marriage be a trifling matter?
But that bead was indeed very important to Miss Jing. This put her in a dilemma.
"Can I really cancel the engagement?" Miss Jing asked after thinking for a while.
"Hehe, of course. This engagement is only a verbal agreement. It's not like you and my son have to make soul vows. There's no binding force." The Godking of Women smiled generously.
"Alright, I agree!" Miss Jing didn't hesitate and agreed.
"My son's engagement is an important matter for the Guan family. Even if it's only a verbal agreement, the family head needs to know. We also need to find a witness. Does Miss Jing find this arrangement difficult?" The Godking of Women continued.
Miss Jing frowned slightly, but she nodded again when she thought about the other party's request and found it reasonable.
"If I really cancel the engagement in the future, then the bead …"
"Miss can still keep the bead!"
Before Miss Jing could finish, Guan Yiwei confidently and generously agreed.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll use this engagement to take away your bead?" Miss Jing asked curiously.
"I believe you're not that kind of person. I also believe that I didn't misjudge you. I also believe that we can get along very well in the future," Guan Yiwei said with a smile.
Although this matter had been settled, the Godking of Women wouldn't give the white bead to Miss Jing without an official engagement ceremony.
Soon, the Guan family's Divine Monarchs who had left Evil Wind Valley early gathered. Everyone returned to Hu City under the Godking of Women's lead.
The journey was very peaceful, and they soon arrived at Hu City.
On the way, the Godking of Women and Guan Yiwei vaguely mentioned that they wanted to take away the white bead that Xiao Lingyu had obtained. They even asked Xiao Lingyu to raise conditions, but Xiao Lingyu tactfully rejected them.
When they reached the city, the Guan family's experts all returned to the Guan family's courtyard. Xiao Lingyu and the others naturally returned to Wildfire's camp.
A few days later, Xiao Lingyu received an invitation from the Butler Courtyard, which was signed by the head of the Butler Family.
Xiao Lingyu thought that the Guan family's head had invited him to the banquet because of the white bead, but when he braced himself and arrived at the Guan family's courtyard, he realized that wasn't the case.
In a hall used to receive guests, the Guan family had decorated the banquet with a festive atmosphere. No matter how one looked at it, it didn't look like a business meeting. It looked more like a wedding.
The guests in the hall were at least early-stage Divine Monarchs. Most of them were experts from the Guan family.
There were many small tables set up in the hall. On them were many delicious fruits, dishes, and drinks.
When the banquet began, the Guan family's head went on stage to speak. Only then did Xiao Lingyu realize that this was an engagement ceremony. However, he never expected that the two parties involved would be Guan Yiwei and Miss Jing.
Xiong Meng, Zhang Hai, and the others didn't come because their cultivations were too low. Otherwise, they would've been dumbstruck.
Amidst everyone's applause, Miss Jing, whom Xiao Lingyu hadn't seen for two days, entered the banquet hall hand in hand with the elegant Guan Yiwei.
Petals as delicate and beautiful as Miss Jing's immediately floated down from the top of the hall. Miss Jing and Guan Yiwei slowly walked toward the stage amidst the rain of petals.
The engagement ceremony was very simple. It was just an exchange of tokens of love. Then, the guests drank to their heart's content.
Xiao Lingyu didn't have many friends in the hall. However, Wildfire's Guan Yiyuan brothers and Zou Gen, who were under Miss Jing's control, came over to drink with him.
Originally, everyone had come to Wildfire to take control of the mercenary group and gradually separate themselves from the Guan family. But now that Miss Jing was engaged to Guan Yiwei, the original plan could naturally be scrapped. This made Xiao Lingyu feel a little awkward. Although he seemed to be drinking to his heart's content, he still felt that something wasn't right.
An hour after the banquet began, Guan Yiwei and Miss Jing, who were serving wine to the guests, arrived at the table where Xiao Lingyu and the others were seated.
"Congratulations, congratulations …"
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