I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 1668 - 1672: This Is Really Hard for Me

"Third Princess, Young Master Gu Xiao's welcoming party has already passed the second checkpoint!" A servant from Lan Xin's side brought new news.

"They passed the second checkpoint already, what about my Fifth Prince Brother?" Lan Xin said in surprise. Based on what she knew about her brothers, they were all cultivation fanatics and very reliable. They shouldn't have been tempted by Gu Xiao's gifts.

"I heard that the Fifth Prince sparred with Young Master Gu Xiao for a bit. In the end, it was the Fifth Prince who ordered them to be let through."

"Sparred? He can actually spar with my Fifth Prince Brother?" Lan Xin's mouth dropped open, her beautiful eyes full of disbelief. "How could he possibly be a match for my Fifth Prince Brother? My Fifth Prince Brother is at the Fourth Grade Divine Cultivation Realm. Among people his age, even those from the Zhan Family are not his match."

"Impossible," Lan Xin murmured to herself. "Gu Xiao doesn't have any cultivation gift, he is nowhere close to even One-Grade Divine Breath. His life is basically unrelated to the path of cultivation. How is this possible?"

"Princess, I heard that Young Master Gu Xiao didn't rely on his own ability to win," the servant said. "Young Master Gu Xiao possesses three very special weapons. One allows him to fly swiftly in the air, matching the speed of the Fifth Prince. Another provides him with powerful protection, making him unscathed even when hit directly by the Fifth Prince, who activated his Divine Vein!

The other weapon, called the Fire Qilin, can attack continuously just by filling it with Divine Breath Crystals, even capable of releasing attacks comparable to a Fifth Grade Divine Breath master. That's why the Fifth Prince lost and finally chose to concede."

"Weapons so powerful and bizarre?" Zhan Xun and Qing Kong were both astonished. For an ordinary person to use three weapons to defeat a Fourth Grade Divine Breath master, it sounded like an unrealistic legend.

They hadn't seen it with their own eyes, so it was hard to imagine how shocked the Fifth Prince must have been.

"Hahaha, Lan Xin, I'm suddenly thinking this kid seems a bit unusual. Why don't you marry him and see?" Qing Kong suddenly found some curiosity about this waste of a Young Master from the Gu Family.

"Yeah, maybe this kid has some other skills too. I don't think he's really as bad as everyone says."

"You two uncles, you better not suddenly turncoat!" Lan Xin immediately pouted, "Even if he does have weapons capable of defeating a Fourth Grade Divine Breath master, external items are just that — external. Can he defeat an Eighth or Ninth Grade Divine Breath master, or even you two who are in the Divine Cultivation Realm?"

"Even if he could, once he leaves those weapons, he is nothing. In this world, only one's own strength is real; everything else is an illusion."

Lan Xin spoke decisively. If Gu Xiao had defeated her brother with his own strength, she might really need to reevaluate him. If he was truly that excellent, marrying him wouldn't be a bad idea.

Suddenly, the image of someone flashed in her mind, and inexplicably, Lan Xin's face turned red.

"Third Princess, why did you suddenly blush?" Qing Kong suddenly wore a mischievous smile. "Were you thinking of someone?"

"Uncle Qing, are you saying ... " Zhan Xun clearly didn't get what he meant.

"Didn't you see? Our Third Princess can't stop thinking about someone."

"Someone?" Zhan Xun suddenly caught on. "If it's that person, I'm afraid there's no girl in this world who can refuse him. I have never seen such an extraordinarily talented young man."

Although Zhang Menglong made the Zhan Family lose face, they had to admit, among the young, there was no one more outstanding than that mysterious Master Zhang.

At such a young age, holding the dual titles of Saint Grade Alchemist and Saint Grade Artifact Refiner, there was no second person in the world like him. Compared to his peers, it was akin to a dimension-reducing strike.

"It's just a pity that our Yanlan Empire definitely can't contain such a figure," Qing Kong said. "After the matter with Gu Xiao, he'll probably leave. A person like him can never be confined to one place."

"Yes, in the future, this world will surely remember his name."

"Would he leave?" Lan Xin looked at the sky, feeling a sense of loss. "If someone like him were to marry me, that would be wonderful, but I'm not worthy of him."

"Little Lan Xin girl, that boy from the Gu family has arrived." Qing Kong pointed to the sky, which was painted red.

Hundreds of flaming warcraft were spewing various flames into the sky, dyeing the clouds multicolored as if they were auspicious clouds.

With nine warcraft pulling, the figure on the flower carriage gradually came into view.

Zhang Menglong stood proudly on the flower carriage, his face as calm as the sea. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Gu Xiao of the Gu Family is here to welcome Princess Lan Xin!"

Zhang Menglong's voice echoed throughout the Imperial City.

"Is he that waste of a Young Master?"

Although the Guardian families frequently interacted, Gu Xiao was reclusive and rarely seen outsiders. This was also the first time Qing Kong and others saw Gu Xiao.

But he looked nothing like they imagined. They thought Gu Xiao would be insecure and lacking confidence. Yet the person before them seemed like a hero riding a colorful cloud to meet his beloved.

"This boy looks quite impressive. At least this demeanor and temperament, I haven't seen it in many juniors, and that gaze, I almost see my younger self."

"Yes, it's a pity he has no gift for cultivation, otherwise he could definitely succeed his father and become a new generation of Guardian of the Yanlan Empire."

"Is he Gu Xiao?" There was also some doubt in Lan Xin's eyes because the Gu Xiao before her was completely different from what she had imagined. For some unknown reason, she felt this figure seemed somewhat familiar.

"No matter how he looks on the outside, I'm definitely not marrying him today," Lan Xin said, "Uncles, today it's up to you."

...

"This little girl really doesn't want to get married." Zhang Menglong also noticed Lan Xin on the city wall.

Her attire was no different from usual, with no intention of marrying, and her gaze was full of resistance towards him.

The warcraft halted Zhang Menglong before the city wall. He stepped forward, "Princess Lan Xin, get ready to go with me."

"Sorry, Young Master Gu Xiao," Lan Xin said, "This marriage was arranged by Father, but Lan Xin has her own ideas. Please forgive my rudeness, but Lan Xin can't go with you today. Please return."

This reaction did not surprise Zhang Menglong in the slightest. Instead, it made him admire her. She was just like a progressive woman pursuing her happiness, opposing societal oppression on women.

"That wouldn't be good," Zhang Menglong said, "If I can't marry you, it will be hard for me."

"Father, I know you're watching over me, but today, I firmly oppose this marriage!" Lan Xin declared loudly, "I hope Father cancels this marriage, otherwise I will resist to the end!"

"Outrageous!" A voice filled with authority boomed from the depths of the palace, "I am sovereign, and this marriage was decided when you were born. The Gu Family is indebted to me, and today, no matter what, you must marry Gu Xiao!"

"Uncles," Lan Xin looked to Qing Kong and them, "Next, it's up to you two."