"Who is your mother?"
"I'm sorry, I don't know who my mother is."
Yao Yuelong asked again, "Is Ah Wei doing well?"
"Er... I haven't actually seen him either."
Yao Yuelong sighed softly, her eyes filled with worry.
She probably knew what Sun Wei was up to.
Because that was the mission of every generation of the Guardian Spirit Immortal.
Yao Yuelong put away the photo fra, her slender, jade-like fingers gently stroking Sun Wei's image on it. She then raised her head to look at Sun Zhe, her gaze gentle.
"You two look so much alike. Seeing you is like seeing a grown-up version of him."
Sun Zhe didn't quite dare to et Yao Yuelong's gentle gaze and quickly averted his eyes.
Is it my imagination, or is there a hint of aggression in her gentle gaze?
Yao Yuelong suddenly said, "Since he is still around, I presu you haven't yet taken up the mantle of the Guardian Spirit Immortal."
Sun Zhe nodded and smiled. "Honestly, I only learned about the Guardian Spirit Immortal today."
Yao Yuelong asked, "Did you co here for a specific reason?"
Sun Zhe answered truthfully, "I'm here looking for soone."
"Who are you looking for?"
「A mont passed.」
After listening to Sun Zhe's description, Yao Yuelong said, "The young lady of the Su Family is in the Dragon Prison Abyss. A friend of hers was poisoned and injured and needs a rare dicine found only in the abyss to be saved."
Sun Zhe asked quickly, "Is the Dragon Prison Abyss dangerous?"
"Very dangerous."
"Where is the Dragon Prison Abyss? I'll go look for her right away."
Yao Yuelong poured him a cup of tea and said calmly, "One cannot enter and exit that place at will. A ritual must be perford to ask the ancestors for permission to enter."
Sun Zhe asked, "What specifically needs to be done?"
"It is too late today. I will arrange the ceremony for you tomorrow."
"Alright. Thank you."
Yao Yuelong gazed at Sun Zhe, her beautiful lips pursed. She seed to want to say sothing but hesitated.
"Is there sothing else, Priest Yao?" Sun Zhe asked, confused.
Yao Yuelong turned her face away, as if wrestling with a decision. After a long mont, she finally said softly, "Now that you're here, you cannot leave."
Sun Zhe's eyes narrowed slightly. "What do you an?"
"You are to stay and marry so that I may give birth to a Spiritual Child. This was the promise your Sun Family made to long ago. Since your father failed to fulfill it, you will repay the debt in his stead."
Sun Zhe was stunned. "What's that got to do with ?"
Yao Yuelong's tone was calm, but it carried an authority that could not be defied. "A debt must be paid. Besides, my ti is running out."
With that, she waved her slender hand. A faint light flickered, and a piece of red paper materialized out of thin air.
Sun Zhe looked closely and saw that it was a marriage contract.
"This is the marriage contract between and your Sun Family. Have a look."
"..."
After a long while, Sun Zhe put away the marriage contract and walked out of the main hall, dejected.
The Chen siblings, who had been chatting with Yao Xiong, hurried over to him.
"Boss, you don't look so good. What did you and the Priest talk about?"
Chen Ruoyi asked in a low voice, "Were you not able to find out about the person you're looking for?"
Sun Zhe let out a sudden sigh. Recalling Yao Yuelong's earlier assertiveness, he felt incredibly frustrated and wronged. He was also exasperated with his father, Sun Wei, who was always running up debts and then skipping town, leaving him, his son, to pay for them.
Sun Zhe didn't answer the Chen siblings. Instead, he looked at Yao Xiong and said, "Brother Yao, Priest Yao told to have you take us to the guest courtyards. I want to see the people from the Su Family."
"Of course, Lord Guardian Spirit Immortal! Please, follow !"
"..."
「Before long.」
Yao Xiong led Sun Zhe and the others to the guest courtyards.
"Lord Guardian Spirit Immortal, the guest courtyards are just ahead. The guests from the Su Family are all there. I have other matters to attend to, so if you'll excuse ."
"Alright, thank you."
After Yao Xiong left, Chen Ruoyi sidled up to Sun Zhe and asked quietly, "What exactly happened? You've seed upset ever since you ca out."
Sun Zhe gave a wry smile. "You're not going to believe this... but that priest insists that I give her a child."
"..."
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