" Grandpa, I'm leaving first," Lin Yixi suddenly had a bad feeling from three days ago.
"Xi 'er, where are you going? You still have to accept the imperial edict?”Lin Haoran shouted. He didn't understand why Lin Yixi was running away. Did he do something wrong?
" Father, I don't want to kneel. Answer it for me and say I'm not here," Lin Yixi made up a random excuse.
" Then you don't have to leave. Our Lin family doesn't even have to kneel to the emperor, let alone an imperial edict," Lin Haoran said as he puffed out his chest.
"No way, why?" Lin Yixi was helpless.
" Of course, if it wasn't for the fact that the ancestors didn't want to be emperor, there wouldn't be an emperor like the Long family. So, the first emperor of the Long family, Long Ao, gave the Lin family the right to not kneel before the emperor," Lin Haoran explained to Lin Yixi.
"The imperial edict is here, Lin Yixi, accept it. "Greetings, Duke Lin and General Lin." The eunuch and the guards behind him came to Lin Yixi and bowed to Lin Batian and Lin Haoran.
Usually, eunuchs represented the Emperor before passing down the decree, so that eunuch didn't have to bow to Lin Batian and Lin Haoran now. However, he bowed respectfully to Lin Batian and Lin Haoran now. It could be seen how important Lin Batian and Lin Haoran were to them.
" Mm." Lin Batian nodded his head.
Lin Haoran smiled and said," Eunuch Liu, there's no need to be so polite." Although Lin Haoran was smiling, he did not lose his might. It made people feel a sense of respect.
" Duke Lin, General Lin, I am about to announce the decree. Young Master Lin, please accept it." Eunuch Liu bowed respectfully to Lin Batian and Lin Haoran before opening the decree."The Emperor has decreed that the Lin family has been loyal for generations and has made great contributions to the Heavenly Pride Empire. Therefore, I hereby confer Lin Yixi the title of 'Heavenly Dragon Prince Consort' and marry Princess Long Yu 'er in ten days.”
" Sky Dragon Fuma, take it," Eunuch Liu reminded Lin Yixi when he saw that Lin Yixi was in a daze.
After a while, Lin Yixi still hadn't come back to her senses, and Eunuch Liu could only say helplessly,"It seems that the Heavenly Dragon Fuma is so excited that he is in a daze. General Lin, please accept the imperial edict on behalf of the Heavenly Dragon Fuma.”
" Alright." Lin Haoran took the imperial edict helplessly and said to Lin Zhong beside him,""Uncle Zhong, help me send Eunuch Liu off and go to the treasurer to get some gold coins. Give Eunuch Liu and the others ten gold coins each.”
" Thank you, Duke Lin. Thank you, General Lin," they thanked him profusely. This was their annual salary. Even if the Lin family didn't give them anything, they wouldn't complain, let alone a reward.
" Eunuch Liu, please." Lin Zhong extended his right hand and gestured an invitation. Then, he led the way, and Eunuch Liu and the others followed him.
" Xi 'er, look at this," Lin Batian turned to Lin Yixi after Eunuch Liu and the others left.
" It's troublesome," Lin Yixi frowned. he said. " What do you mean?" Lin Batian smiled at Lin Yixi.
" Grandpa, you don't know how annoying that Long Yu 'er is. She'll definitely make it hard for me to sleep and sit still," Lin Yixi said with a frown.
" Xi 'er, I'm asking you, why did Longheng do this?" Lin Batian stroked his beard and asked Lin Yixi with a smile.
" According to Long Heng's personality, he definitely wouldn't let Long Yu 'er marry the Lin family. Otherwise, he wouldn't have risked offending grandfather to let Long Yu' er marry the Lin family," Lin Yixi said.
" Xi 'er, you're right, but why did Long Heng suddenly let Princess Long Yu' er marry into the Lin family?" Lin Batian nodded with a smile.
" Do you even need to ask? It must be that unruly princess Long Yu 'er. I just don't know what she did to make Long Heng compromise," Lin Yixi shrugged.
"Logically speaking, Long Heng wouldn't agree no matter what method Long Yu 'er used. Why would he agree? Unless…Could it be…No, she wouldn't do that, no matter how unruly she is."”
"Unless what? " Could it be what?" Lin Haoran asked on Lin Batian's behalf.
" No, I think it's Long Heng's scheme," Lin Yixi thought about it just now. Long Yu 'er could only use fake pregnancy to make Long Heng compromise. If that was really the case, Long Yu' er was too…Lin Yixi couldn't find any good words to describe Long Yu 'er. In short, if Long Yu 'er really did fake her pregnancy, he would be in a lot of trouble in the future.
" You don't have to tell me, everyone knows." Lin Haoran rolled his eyes at Lin Yixi.
" I mean, Long Heng was able to get Long Yu 'er to marry into the Lin family, so he definitely wanted her to come to our Lin family as a spy," Lin Yixi said thoughtfully.
" Xi 'er, what's a spy?" Li Hanyan asked curiously. Why did Lin Yixi always say words that they didn't understand when she woke up?
" A spy is an inside man," Lin Yixi smiled.
" Oh." Li Hanyan nodded in understanding.
" Xi 'er, how do you think we should handle this?" Lin Batian smiled and nodded.
"Grandpa, didn't you already know? Why are you still asking me?" Lin Yixi was helpless. Lin Batian was clearly trying to solve it himself, but he still wanted to test him.
" I'm old now, so I should ask for the opinions of you young people. Besides, you'll be the head of the family in the future, and you'll encounter these problems. You should practice more," Lin Batian said awkwardly as he stroked his beard.
Lin Yixi pursed her lips and smiled."Grandpa, did I say it wrong? I don't have to be the head of the family anymore.”
" No, it's impossible for you not to be the head of the family. Don't even think about it," Lin Batian immediately destroyed Lin Yixi's idea and continued,""If you don't do well, I'll immediately give you the position of family head.”
" Grandpa, you can't go back on your word. You said you'd wait until I'm 25, but you're threatening me now," Lin Yixi said unhappily.
" When did I threaten you? I'm just trying to reason with you. Alright, tell me," Lin Batian stared at Lin Yixi and smiled as if he was saying," If you don't say it well, I'll give you the position of the family head immediately."”
Lin Yixi's lips twitched helplessly."This is not a threat." "We just have to play along and pretend we don't know anything. We'll reveal some small secrets occasionally and then cast a long line to catch the big fish."”
" Oh, how so?" Lin Batian asked curiously.
" If Long Yu 'er wants to know the secret, we won't be stingy. We'll let her know everything, but the truth of the secret is up to us. We have to make Long Heng believe that the secret is real," Lin Yixi said.
Lin Batian laughed loudly and said proudly,""This is my grandson, the son of the Lin family.”
" Grandpa, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first." Lin Yixi felt that Tiandu wasn't a good place to stay. He desperately needed strength to go out and explore.?
" Alright, you can leave first. Sometimes, I really want to give you the position of the family head immediately," Lin Batian smiled at Lin Yixi as if he was looking at a treasure. Lin Yixi heard Lin Batian's words and immediately ran out.
" Batian, Xi-er doesn't seem to be willing to be the head of the family," Gu Lingyu said with a bitter smile as she watched Lin Yixi 'run away.?
" I know that too, but who else can I pass it on to?" Lin Batian looked at Lin Haoran as he spoke.
" Father, I still have something to do. I'll be leaving first. Yan 'er, let's go." Lin Haoran was like Lin Yixi, fleeing.
Looking at Lin Yixi and Lin Haoran, Gu Lingyu shook her head helplessly and said to Lin Batian,"Batian, looks like Ran 'er doesn't like being the family head either.”
" That's right. Otherwise, he wouldn't have pretended to be crazy for so many years. Ran 'er is meticulous, but he pretends to be impulsive, careless, reckless, and foolhardy. However, I'm his father. How can he lie to me?" Lin Batian said with a headache. Other families fought to the death for the position of the family head, but they didn't need to fight for it.
" Batian, why don't you give it to Yu 'er?" Gu Lingyu suddenly thought of her youngest son, Lin Haoyu, so she said to Lin Batian.
" Yu 'er doesn't have a son. In the future, won't he have to pass the family head to Xi' er? Why don't he give it to Xi 'er directly? Besides, Yu' er isn't cut out to be the family head. Yu 'er sometimes does things too rashly. He's not like Ran' er, who acts like a fool. Yu 'er isn't suitable to deal with those treacherous people. Moreover, Yu' er doesn't want to be the family head either. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to guard the Heavenly Proud Demon Forest and not stay in the capital," Lin Batian shook his head and said helplessly.
" There's another way. You can do it for a few more years until Xi 'er's child is born," Gu Lingyu said.
" What? I still have to wait another ten or twenty years. No, no, what if Xi 'er's child doesn't want to be the family head? Do I have to wait for Xi' er to give birth to a grandson?" Lin Batian said firmly. He was tired of being the family head.
" Then, what do you think we should do?" Gu Lingyu smiled bitterly. If no one wanted to be the one, then who should be the one?
" Didn't Xi-er say to wait until he's 25? He might change his mind then," Lin Batian knew that it was hard for Lin Yixi to change her mind, but he had a little hope in his heart.
" I hope Xi 'er will change her mind." Gu Lingyu knew that it was impossible for Lin Yixi to change her mind.
Lin Yixi went back to his room and saw Ling Ziyun and the other two stop cultivating. He smiled and asked,"How is your cultivation?"
" Xi, you're back," Ling Ziyun said when he saw Lin Yi Xi return."We've already reached the initial stage of Qi Gatherer.”
" Awesome, I knew my wives were the best. They're geniuses among geniuses," Lin Yixi hugged the three of them and smiled.
" You're so annoying, you're just saying nice things." Ling Ziyun and the other two lightly hit Lin Yixi, but they were very satisfied. Everyone liked to be praised, especially by their loved ones.
"I'm telling the truth. Alright, wives, you've worked hard too. Let's go out for a walk, okay?”Lin Yixi said gently.
" Sure, sure. I've been wanting to go out for a long time. Cultivating every day is so boring." Ling Zixue jumped up excitedly.
Lin Yixi looked at them and thought,"Lin Yixi, Lin Yixi, you've been blessed with so many lifetimes of cultivation. These girls have sacrificed so much for you, you have to cherish them and protect them with your life.”
" Let's go," Lin Yixi smiled at them.
" Alright, let's go out to play," Ling Zixue said happily and walked to the front.
" Big brother, where are you going?" Lin Yixi and the others had just walked out when they heard Lin Yixin and the other two calling out.
" So it's Xin 'er, Shi' er, Jie 'er. Brother and your sisters-in-law want to go shopping. Do you want to go with them?" Lin Yixi knew that Lin Yixin and the others would definitely follow him if he said that. Luckily, he invited them.?
" Sure, sure," Lin Yixin and the others said happily. They hadn't seen Lin Yixi for a few days and missed him very much. Besides, Lin Yixi asked them to go shopping, which was exactly what they wanted.
" Xin 'er, Shi' er, Jie 'er, let's go," Ling Ziyun and the other two pulled Lin Yixin and the others away, leaving Lin Yixi alone. No, Lin Feng and the other three behind him.
Lin Yixi felt that Ling Ziyun and the other two were trying to take revenge on him for inviting Lin Yixin and the other two. Lin Yixi felt helpless and said to the four people behind him listlessly,"Let's go."
" Young Master, are you feeling lonely?" Lin Yue looked at Lin Yixi's expression and laughed.
" Yeah, does Yue 'er want to help you relieve your boredom? If that's the case, then Yue' er can just kiss me," Lin Yixi winked at Lin Yue.
" Annoying, Young Master is taking advantage of Yue 'er again," Lin Yue rolled her eyes at Lin Yixi, then turned to the side, pretending to ignore Lin Yixi.
" Yue 'er, when have I ever taken advantage of you?" Lin Yixi walked up to Lin Yue and said innocently.
" You're still denying it? You just asked me to kiss you," Lin Yuexi pouted, unhappy with Lin Yixi's shamelessness.
"I asked you to kiss me, but you didn't kiss me. In other words, I didn't take advantage of you, right?”Lin Yixi said 'sincerely' to Lin Yue.
" I think so," Lin Yue thought about it and felt that Lin Yixi's words made sense.
" That's right, so you can't say that I took advantage of you in the future. Also, you always said that I took advantage of you, but I didn't. This makes your words not true, and you can also say that you didn't keep your word," Lin Yixi said.
" Why did I go back on my word? I…" The innocent Lin Yue didn't know what to say.
" Actually, I have a way to make you keep your promise. Just kiss me, and you won't be laughed at for breaking your promise," Lin Yixi continued to try to trick him while the iron was hot.
" How can I do that?" Lin Yue didn't refuse but hesitated.
" Of course, there's no one here. I'll ask Lin Feng and the others to turn around, and they won't know. I won't tell anyone about this," Lin Yixi smiled.
" Are you sure you won't say anything?" Lin Yue finally made a decision after a long while.
" Of course, I don't want to be a person who goes back on his word," Lin Yixi insinuated. He then turned to Lin Feng and the others,""The three of you, turn around. Without my order, you are not allowed to turn around, understand?”
" Yes." The three didn't know what Lin Yixi was up to, but they still obeyed.
Lin Yue watched the three of them turn around and hesitated for a moment before slowly moving her face closer to Lin Yixi…
" Lin Yixi," Just as Lin Yue's mouth was about to peck Lin Yixi, a voice suddenly sounded.
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