Wow!

"Wutong Prefecture Venerable? Song Chai Xin? This..."

"Isn't he just at the Second Step Peak? Although his Divine Soul is complete and near the Primordial Pill, but still..."

"Wutong Prefecture Venerable, after all, is not an ordinary Primordial Pill, able to be promoted!"

"Gu Fengchun is the Celestial Pride of the Gu Family, an outstanding Primordial Pill. After four years of training, he has taken one more step and only then barely took the position of Purple Sun Prefecture Venerable. Ye Huai, although at the Second Step peak, General Ye's loyalty is reasonable, but..."

As Song Chai Xin stood up.

Some were astonished, stirring waves and expressing skepticism.

What they questioned was not the visible achievements of Song Chai Xin over these four years, but...

His cultivation!

But on one side, Song Brahman Mirror's eyes brightened slightly, her face filled with surprise!

After four years of sharing life and death, walking side by side, she already viewed Song Chai Xin as a mental pillar.

That he could climb higher and higher, as his future wife, Song Brahman Mirror naturally rejoiced.

Moreover...

Wutong Prefecture Venerable!

Positioned Fifth Grade!

Nominally, with the qualification to suppress the 'Orthodoxy' within the Prefecture.

That is to say, as long as they return...

After four years, returning in glory, it would not be Song Yuan's 'Demon Hunting Alliance' to turn black and white, but they...

Approaching Yunluan, exerting pressure, reversing the positions of the primary and secondary!

The two are worlds apart, incomparable.

However, regardless of how others' expressions changed.

As the person involved, Song Chai Xin all along remained calm, accepted the appointment without arrogance or servility, thanked the new State Lord, Demon Hunter General, with an air of elegance, then sat back down.

Lan Jingyi watched with admiration and said, "Unperturbed by change, he has the composure of Duke Liang."

This sentence nearly stirred another wave of ripples in the gathering.

Even the few others sitting at the same banquet table as Song Chai Xin almost couldn't sit still. While offering congratulations, each glanced at Song Chai Xin in surprise, with only one thought surfacing:

"Is the new State Lord's appraisal of Song Chai Xin really this high?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Who is Duke Liang?

One of the Seven Dukes of Great Zhao!

A peer of the 'Great Demon Hunter Master'!

This...

However, before everyone could ponder further.

"I happen to have a daughter of the right age. I wonder if Song Prefecture Venerable has any preference for an engagement?" Lan Jingyi took the initiative to speak.

Immediately, it dawned upon everyone present.

So that's it...

The flattering words were a means to draw him in!

Yet, indeed.

For someone like Song Chai Xin, young yet highly accomplished...

Even in the Divine Capital, he could outshine peers, standing out!

Proposing marriage makes sense!

No wonder even a rising power like Lan Jingyi contemplated this.

One side, Dragon-slaying Marquis narrowed his eyes, looking Song Chai Xin up and down, pondering.

But, the young man in red only glanced at the veiled woman beside him, then decisively rejected Lan Jingyi's proposal:

"Apologies, State Lord."

"I am already engaged."

After saying this, he removed the 'Brahma Mirror Sword Talisman' from his belt to illustrate, speaking aloud:

"This sword talisman was given to me by my wife six years ago and shall not be forsaken!"

It was seen that the entire sword talisman was as clear as crystal, like a treasure of jade, radiant and luminous, inscribed with the words: Brahma Mirror resembling colored glass, when will it be pure?

In a moment, Song Brahman Mirror blushed, giving Song Chai Xin a reproachful glance, seemingly scolding him for speaking such words in front of so many people.

But those usually cold eyes, following his words, became gentle as if almost flowing, her gaze no longer focused on the "entire glorious hall," but remained only on that young man.

Lan Jingyi, upon hearing, first shocked.

Then clapping and laughing heartily:

"Youth should be like this!"

"Young man of Baoping State!"

"Be like Song Chai Xin!"

"The one you cherish... is Miss Song, right?"

The elegant new State Lord slowly looked at Song Chai Xin:

"Before Baoping Grand General passed, and Baiyujing Lord resigned, they both told me, if Miss Song could slay the demons, personally going to the front lines, it would prove her innocence."

"Therefore, to uphold the will of the past..."

"This State Lord will personally scribe a 'State Order', announcing to the whole Wutong Prefecture, that Song Brahman Mirror has not colluded with any Great Demon, innocent!"

"Additionally,"

"When you marry, remember to inform us."

"I shall write a 'Marriage Contract' as a gift to you both, as a token of congratulation for your distinguished wartime achievements!"

With that, waving his hand with laughter, letting it pass, never mentioning it again.

...

[Four years of hardships endured, you and Song Brahman Mirror faced numerous trials, slaying countless demons, mastering the Fist Dao to the divine!]

[At the banquet, you received praise from the new State Lord Lan Jingyi, dubbed 'not inferior to Duke Liang' in his day, dazzling the crowd.]

[Simultaneously... with the last support from Pei Nanbei and Yang Xiu before their departure, at the age of twenty-one, became the youngest 'Fifth Grade Prefecture Venerable' in the entire history of Great Zhao, drawing the new State Lord's attention, intent on proposing a match!]

[However, you used the 'Brahma Mirror Sword Talisman' as a catalyst, garnering the reputation of 'deep affection and longevity,' winning widespread acclaim!]

[This year, you mastered two Fist Dao techniques, both reaching 'Martial Arts Celestial Form', truly achieving 'invincibility among the young generation' in the entire northwestern realm of Great Zhao!]

[The banquet ended, three days later.]

[You bid farewell to comrades and several Celestial Prides who shared life-and-death trials, with full glory, embarked on the return journey to 'Wutong Prefecture' with Song Brahman Mirror.]

[The same road.]

[Four years ago, the journey was fraught with difficulties.]

[Four years later, the return journey...]

[Yet it is a return in glory, home in fine clothes!]