I Have A Martial Dao World

"It's the perfect gift to bring when visiting for the first time."

Lu Yao found a porcelain bottle and put in it 6 "Ten-Complete Immortal Pills" as a visiting gift.

Li Pei was willing to take a bullet for Liao Qe, to sacrifice herself to save her. Lu Yao had already considered her one of his own. Moreover, having known each other for so long and getting along quite well, he naturally wouldn't be stingy at this moment.

However, before leaving, he noticed that Liao Qe was looking down, gloomy and morose. Lu Yao asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, let's go." The girl was the first to get on the carriage.

Liao Ya pulled Lu Yao aside, "Junior brother, go get a bottle of Golden Elixir Brew. Grandmaster Yu is also there, it wouldn't be good to meet her empty-handed."

"Oh, all right." Lu Yao didn't think much of it and went straight to get the medicinal liquor.

Liao Ya quickly got on the carriage and asked her sister, "How have you thought about it?"

"He sacrificed himself to save me, this kindness… I can only agree." Liao Qe pouted and said, "Besides, she is a good person. If it's about an alliance through marriage, then so be it."

Liao Ya's heart was filled with mixed emotions, first feeling aggrieved: [My sister actually agreed! If I had known, I wouldn't have made that bet with the junior brother... to be the second…]

At the same time, she also felt relieved—this way, being *"close"* to junior brother wouldn't carry so much guilt anymore.

Liao Ya cleared her throat and earnestly advised her sister:

"With Lu Yao's talent, you can't possibly monopolize him forever. You've seen his cultivation speed, frighteningly fast. Initially, we had only set the goal of reaching the Blood-Exchange Realm, but now, achieving the Innate Realm doesn't seem like a problem."

Liao Qe understood her sister's meaning—Lu Yao's achievements would only grow higher and higher, and by then, countless women would be throwing themselves at him.

She said gravely, "I know, but, even so, we still need to guard the gate well and not let just any woman in!"

"Of course." Liao Ya nodded repeatedly.

At that moment, Lu Yao came with the liquor, and they set off.

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The carriage sped away, with the cold wind seeping through the windows, Lu Yao feeling very proud.

The "Ten-Complete Immortal Pills" were extraordinarily effective. He had not been busy for nothing, and with Li Zhihang presiding, he would even further refine their potency.

With this, there wouldn't be a lack of resources before reaching the Golden Body Realm, and he had also prepared gold ahead of time.

Next, as long as he kept a low profile and cultivated steadily until he reached the Golden Body Realm, he would be ready to come out and smash all who opposed him~

Thinking this, Lu Yao became even happier. Having practiced martial arts for a long time, he had started to genuinely enjoy cultivation.

Not only could he gain immense power, the feeling of "evolution of life" after breaking through a realm was intoxicating.

The progression in the Martial Path was like evolution, stepping forward to the pinnacle of fleshly life.

And evolution is the most innate longing of life!

At this time, Lu Yao suddenly noticed that the sisters had tense expressions and looked a bit serious. So, he said with a grin, "Sister, I'm about to surpass you in cultivation level soon. Don't resent me when that happens~"

Hearing her junior brother's words, laden with additional meaning, Liao Ya cursed silently with a slightly stiff expression. She stole a glance at her sister and then, biting her lip, said half-concealingly:

"If you can surpass me, as your senior sister, I can't be happier. Why would I resent you?"

At that moment, Liao Qe spoke up, "Lu Yao, what do you think of Li Pei?"

"She's quite nice." Lu Yao casually replied, "The Commandery Princess is compassionate and responsible, possessing both the refined grace of a Royal Lady and the hearty and generous demeanor of a martial artist. She's definitely worth getting to know deeply."

Liao Qe naturally agreed with this point and laid her cards directly on the table:

"Someone has taken a liking to you and wants to arrange a marriage with you. I thought about it—with both families getting along so well, we can definitely take this a step further, so I accepted on your behalf."

"Ah? You accepted for me?"

"What are you surprised about? With such a beautiful Royal Lady interested in you, you should be secretly thrilled." Liao Qe hugged her beloved from behind: "I am your senior sister, and I will always be your senior sister. You can't forget about me when you have a wife."

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Many customs in the two worlds were similar but not identical, especially regarding martial artists' matters of love and marriage.

Lu Yao and Liao Qe were senior sister and junior brother, and their union was considered "a match within the sect," equivalent to "husband and wife," respected and acknowledged on moral grounds.

But besides his "senior sister", Lu Yao could still seek a "wife".

The "senior sister" and the "wife" were akin to "official wife" and "secondary wife", both belonging to Lu Yao and holding equal status. The children they bore would have no distinction of high or low, noble or common.

By the time Lu Yao had figured out the intricate nuances of these relationships, Li Pei's house was already in sight.

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Being suddenly arranged to marry the Commandery Princess with the ample bosom, Lu Yao scratched his head and politely said with a smile, "This is so embarrassing~"

Liao Qe reached out and pinched his waist hard: "Could you not smile so happily!"

"Ouch, ouch, you misunderstand~ I'm just feeling a little proud that a Royal Lady would take notice of me~"

"Hmph, you're always stealing glances at her ample bosom, you think I don't know?"

After parking the car, they noticed something was amiss at Li Pei's house—a considerable number of black-clad servants bustled about.

They looked frightened and anxious, scurrying to and fro until they noticed the visitors approaching and hastily went inside to announce their arrival.

This panic-stricken behavior stood in stark contrast to their previous composure.

When they finally met Li Pei in the study, she had just hung up the phone, looking somewhat dejected.

Upon seeing the trio, she forced a smile and said, "You're here, there's no need to stand on ceremony. With the resilience of the Blood-Exchange Realm, my injuries will heal by tomorrow."

After saying this, she rolled up her shirt sleeve to reveal her arm, fair like white lotus roots, sparkling and blemish-free, showing no sign of injury.

The two sisters exchanged a glance, and Liao Qe stepped forward and said, "Sister Li Pei, regarding the arranged marriage, I am very much looking forward to becoming one family with you."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Li Pei's face first showed joy, but then a touch of bitterness appeared: "Let's not talk about the arranged marriage... My father has just been stripped of all his duties."

The trio was shocked upon hearing this. The Commandery Princess's father was the Minister of Military Affairs and Imperial Commissioner, a man of significant authority. How could he suddenly be dismissed from his duties?

Liao Ya asked with concern, "Sister Li, what happened?"

Li Pei pointed to a telegram on the table.

They picked it up and saw that its main message was—Prince Gong had been dismissed from all his duties by The Empress Dowager for "disrespect and the negligence of performing rituals" because his left leg entered the hall first during court, and he was ordered to return home.

Checking the date, it appeared this had happened yesterday.

Li Pei spoke with a sense of loss: "There were already rumors of my father being suppressed, but I never expected it to be so thorough, to be expelled from the Military Affairs...

Lu Yao was well-acquainted with these machinations; it was essentially the Imperial way of "checks and balances." When someone holds power for too long, rises too high, and overshadows the sovereign, suspicion and suppression often follow, as it has throughout history.

He was even more astonished: The Empress Dowager's power was formidable! An influential governing prince, a political group leader, had been so easily dismissed from office.

This wasn't good news, and for a moment, there was silence.

Li Pei slowly spoke: "Now that my family has lost its influence, we are not worthy of marrying a master of the Fetal Breath Realm. Let's take some time to reconsider the arranged marriage."