Only Cui Yuanyang truly understood Zhao Changhe's feelings in this matter.

The Chaos Chronicles was a pain for the Cui family's perspective, but from Zhao Changhe's perspective, it was like winning the lottery.

Originally just sending someone home and reminiscing about the journey, it had turned sour. All the effort to preserve Yuanyang's reputation was in vain.

Everyone was envious of Zhao Changhe's position as a young master, but did anyone consider that he never wanted to be one in the first place?

Everyone was imagining his relationship with Yuanyang and whether he had to take responsibility. But he only sent her home and didn't do anything else. He risked his life and future for nothing.

Except for Yuanyang herself, who else had considered this? Everyone only thought he had benefited...

The girl understood his feelings and her shy glance lingered in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Cui Wenjing didn't get angry after hearing this. He slowly sipped his wine and said, "Your so-called lover... Xia Chichi from the Four Elephant Sect? Or the fake wife Yue Hongling?"

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Zhao Changhe was surprised by Cui Wenjing's attitude. He had been rebellious before, but now he was honest. He replied, "Chichi, Miss Yue is a friend and mentor. There is no other intention. It is just a misunderstanding, including my son..."

"Naive," Cui Wenjing sneered. "You'd better say that Yue Hongling is more convincing. But you are actually covering up for a demon woman from a cult..."

Zhao Changhe was a bit dissatisfied and pursed his lips. He felt that Chichi was sincere to him. Although their love may not be eternal, he believed that Chichi cared for him at least when she left.

Cui Wenjing looked at him for a while and found it amusing.

When he acted tough, Zhao Changhe was rebellious and talked back. But when he teased him, he became obedient and cute. He was just a young man with clear grievances and sharp edges.

Even his feelings were typical of a young man. Have you ever seen a gang leader treat women like this?

His identity... seemed more real.

He tapped the stone table with his index finger and said slowly, "I asked Yuanyang repeatedly last night, and I believe you have no intention towards her. But the problem is, she has feelings for you. Strong feelings..."

Zhao Changhe didn't say anything.

This was the reason why he found it difficult to refuse when he came today.

It's hard to reject a beauty's kindness. The girl's resentful gaze kept flashing in his mind. If he faced her in person, he wasn't sure if he could say no. Fortunately, he was facing her father now.

Yuanyang knew it was inappropriate to listen in. She was afraid she would cry if she heard it. She actually knew everything...

Cui Wenjing looked at his expression and found it even more amusing. He said again, "I can't blame the little girl for being foolish and falling in love... To be honest, you are a hero in this matter and deserve her affection."Zhao Changhe couldn't help scratching his head, feeling a bit confused. Why did the more he spoke, the more reasonable it sounded, and even praised him? I just refused you earlier, shouldn't you be angry...

Cui Wenjing said slowly, "For the sake of the family, we must consider the pros and cons in everything. But personally, who doesn't value heroes? If you want the help of the Cui family, or if you simply want to be a son-in-law for the money and beauty, we may agree, but we may not actually respect it and feel that our daughter has been married to a pig. But you refused, I feel sorry for my daughter, but personally, I appreciate it and feel that this is a good match. Is it hard to understand?"

Zhao Changhe: "Uh..."

Cui Wenjing smiled, "Speaking of which, since understanding requires mutual understanding... do you understand Yaoyao's current situation? Or do you think... you have a clear conscience and can just walk away, and it's her own business how the world sees Yaoyao?"

Zhao Changhe was silent for a while and whispered, "Honestly, if that's the case, I would be guilty... I can't stand Yaoyao being laughed at by others."

Cui Wenjing's smile became even more intense. "So what are you going to do about this dilemma?"

Zhao Changhe suddenly said, "Yaoyao is still young and hasn't reached the age to talk about marriage."

Cui Wenjing looked at him without speaking.

Zhao Changhe scratched his head, "If it's a sworn brother and sister, would the senior agree?"

Cui Wenjing sneered, "This is not about whether I agree or not. You are treating the people of the world as fools. Even if I hold a grand ceremony to recognize you as a sworn brother, can't you marry Yaoyao? After all, the world doesn't have this rule."

Zhao Changhe: "..."

Cui Wenjing: "..."

"Then... give me three years." Zhao Changhe tried to say, "The Cui family can announce to the world that Zhao Changhe, who was born in the underworld, is not eligible to marry Yaoyao if he does not enter the Heaven and Earth Human List within three years. What do you think, senior?"

Cui Wenjing found it very interesting because this was one of his own alternative plans. He was still wondering if saying this would make Zhao Changhe feel like he was being tricky, but instead, Zhao Changhe said it himself.

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According to this rhetoric, the Cui family could reject Zhao Changhe without losing Yaoyao's face. However, the proposal also gave Zhao Changhe hope and did not appear too harsh or ungrateful. The world has long been accustomed to the aristocratic habit of picking people by their background. Perhaps there will be some criticism, but it will not be to the extent of ruining one's reputation.

After three years, Zhao Changhe might have died somewhere, or he might not have met the requirements. For the Cui family, this matter would end perfectly.

Zhao Changhe was very interesting. He was not wrong, but he still felt guilty. The proposal also made him very embarrassed. It was not good to be a topic of discussion in the Jianghu for wanting to marry a noble girl but being rejected because he was from the underworld... Was this heartless to Yaoyao? He clearly cared about her but didn't care about his own reputation.

"But the problem is... what if you really enter the Heaven and Earth Human List within three years?" Cui Wenjing smiled and asked, "If you come back to marry Yaoyao, will Xia Chichi still accept it?"

Zhao Changhe said, "At that time, why can't it be that I hold a grudge against the past and ignore her?"

"If Yaoyao still has feelings for you at that time, would you really be willing to ignore her?" Cui Wenjing laughed loudly. "We are all men, why hide it from each other! You are just thinking about whether you will have enough strength at that time to accommodate both ideas!"

Zhao Changhe blinked and didn't speak.Actually, he didn't think that much. He wasn't a strategist who could plan ten steps ahead. It was already difficult for him to come up with a rough plan in such a short amount of time. How could he possibly consider such a distant backup plan?

But Cui Wenjing laughed and said, without any anger, "I actually thought of this plan before, but I didn't expect you to bring it up first...however, your proposal differs from my idea. Do you know where the difference lies?"

Zhao Changhe shook his head, not knowing.

Cui Wenjing said, "You said three years...I was originally planning to give you five years."

Zhao Changhe was currently twenty years old, and the age limit for the lowest-ranked list was twenty-five. Therefore, Cui Wenjing's original plan was for five years.

There was a reason why the Chaos Chronicles divided the age groups like this. There were many heroes in the world, but everyone had their limits. At a certain level, why couldn't someone who had been honing their skills for thirty or forty years beat a young person like you? Naturally, young people were judged by their potential.

By the time you were over twenty-five, you had already experienced many ups and downs in the martial world. At this age, you couldn't rely on your potential anymore. How could you still have the nerve to compete for a spot on the list?

Of course, there were always exceptional geniuses who could do what others couldn't. When others were still judging their potential, they had already achieved mastery and were on the list. Such people did exist in history, but they were rare.

The last person to achieve this feat was Xia Longyuan, who was twenty-two years old when he made it onto the list.

Zhao Changhe said three years, and he was twenty-three at the time. With Xia Longyuan as a precedent, it wasn't too shocking, but it was still an achievement that no one in the world dared to boast about, especially since you had only started practicing martial arts at nineteen...

Cui Wenjing thought that giving him five years was already difficult enough, but this guy actually said three years. Did he even know what that represented?

Of course, Cui Wenjing wasn't a good person either. He was the scumbag who had stolen his daughter's heart. He didn't kill him last night because he didn't want his daughter to go crazy. If you say three years, can I give you five or ten years?

He just raised his glass with a smile and took a sip. "This old man has several concubines, so naturally I won't say that only one person is allowed...if you really have the ability to make it onto the list within three years, what's so special about having a few concubines?"

Zhao Changhe felt that this person was unexpectedly easy to talk to, completely different from the various attitudes he had imagined beforehand.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly realized.

Going around in circles, wasn't this still a kind of marriage proposal? The old fox had already arranged for his main wife without a second thought...