"Yuanen-jie, it's not that I wanted to do it either, but Titan Douluo offered too much," Ye Xinglan said with a cheeky smile. Even though she was scolded, she wasn't angry at all. On the contrary, she started joking with Yuanen Yehui.
What she feared most was that, because she made a decision on her own and tricked Yuanen Yehui into meeting with Titan Douluo, Yuanen Yehui would get angry and stop talking to her.
But since Yuanen Yehui still had the mood to scold her, it meant she wasn't truly mad.
"Get lost!" Yuanen Yehui rolled her eyes at Ye Xinglan. Though she wasn't in a great mood, it wasn't as bad as she'd imagined.
At least, she now knew that she had wrongly blamed Titan Douluo.
She also realized that her family wasn't as cold-blooded as she had believed.
The knot in her heart that had troubled her for years had finally been untied, and no matter how bad her mood was, it couldn't be too terrible anymore.
As for the problem of her Fallen Angel martial soul...
She would take things one step at a time. Worst case scenario, it could just be sealed.
She still had the top-tier martial soul Titan Giant Ape after all.
Ye Xinglan looked toward Yuanen Zhentian and said with a frown, "Your Majesty Titan, I don't think we should rush the matter of sealing the martial soul. Yuanen-jie is still a long way off from reaching the level of a nine-ringed Title Douluo. How about this: tomorrow, let's discuss it with His Majesty Sheng Ling. Even if we do need to seal it, let's approach it from multiple perspectives and ensure that the sealing doesn't harm her or affect her cultivation. What do you think?"
"I never said we should seal her Fallen Angel martial soul right now," Yuanen Zhentian said with a smile. "I told her all that just to warn her—when her cultivation nears Title Douluo level, she needs to be careful."
Yuanen Yehui still had a long way to go before reaching Title Douluo. Even if the martial soul needed sealing, it wasn't urgent.
Yuanen Zhentian stood up, looked at Yuanen Yehui, and said, "Come back with me to see your father this time. You are his only emotional support. If not for you, he might have already…"
Yuanen Yehui's body trembled slightly. She bit her lower lip and slowly nodded. "I'll go back."
"Good. We'll come get you when it's time to leave," Yuanen Zhentian sighed deeply and floated away.
After watching the Yuanen family members leave, Ye Xinglan turned to Yuanen Yehui and took her hands. "Yuanen-jie, don't worry. After things settle down, we'll go find His Majesty Sheng Ling. Maybe we won't even need to seal your second martial soul. Sure, Qingtian Douluo couldn't solve the Fallen Angel problem back then, but that doesn't mean His Majesty Sheng Ling can't. Worst case, he can go talk to Xia Yi. It's just a demon plane. Back then, Shrek Academy and your Titan family managed to repel them. No matter how strong they are, they can't be stronger than the Abyss Plane, right? Even the Abyss Plane was defeated by the soul beasts. As long as Xia Yi steps in, a mere demon plane will be easy to deal with."
"One step at a time," Yuanen Yehui sighed softly. The Fallen Angel martial soul was no weaker than the Titan Giant Ape. If she had a choice, she didn't want to seal it either.
And if Xia Yi intervened, then it might no longer be about sealing the Fallen Angel martial soul.
It might become a matter of avenging her father and mother.
The only issue now was, if Yali went to ask Xia Yi for help, then the soul beasts would inevitably get involved.
Even though Xia Yi was a bridge between them, soul beasts generally preferred not to meddle in human affairs.
Having Yali approach Xia Yi might put Yali in an awkward position and make things difficult for Xia Yi.
That was what Yuanen Yehui was most concerned about.
However, since Er Ming had already decided to intervene, this couldn't be considered just a human matter anymore.
The next morning, Xia Yi finally left the Heavenly Fox Hall, prodded by Zi Ji.
Behind him, Gu Yue and the other seven brides were blushing shyly. Their brows were like distant ink-painted hills, each of them stunningly beautiful, with a new flush on their faces, making them even more alluring.
"For some important guests—like the brides' family members—the bride and groom are supposed to personally see them off," Zi Ji explained quickly. She felt a chill run down her back as Xia Yi and the others gave her cold stares, knowing she had interrupted something she shouldn't have.
"Mm." Xia Yi nodded, then turned to Zi Ji and asked curiously, "There's something I've always been curious about. My wedding was completely unprecedented, with a process totally different from Douluo Continent traditions. Logically, the guests should have been surprised. So why were they just blindly cheering along yesterday?"
As soon as he asked, Xia Yi regretted it.
Such a simple question made him feel like an idiot.
Fortunately, Zi Ji and Bi Ji didn't seem to think much of it. Zi Ji smiled and said, "Master and the brides are all top-tier figures. Even if the wedding didn't go as expected, those guests wouldn't dare say anything. All they could do was cheer along. Even if it was fake, they had to put on a show."
"Who knows—maybe in the future, other bigwigs on Douluo will imitate your wedding style," Bi Ji added.
Inside the wedding hall, all the guests had gathered and were getting ready to say their farewells.
Powerhouses from the human side of Douluo and origin soul beasts from the Genesis Plane all came forward to bid Xia Yi farewell before leaving with their clans.
Next, Xia Yi personally accompanied Mu Xi to see off Mu Chen and Yuan Bao'er, escorting them from Sky City. They were the only true elders at the wedding, so naturally, they were first.
Then came the elders of the Leng family, who had come for Leng Yaoshu and Leng Yulai.
As they left Sky City, Leng Yaoshu formally passed the position of family head to the great elder.
She had too many responsibilities: the Spirit Transmission Tower, the Sun Moon Federation, and the self-created God Realm. She simply didn't have the energy to run the family too.
Rather than poorly managing it, it was better to hand it off to someone capable.
Even though she gave up her position, she was still a member of the Leng family.
That wasn't affected by her marriage or whether she was the family head.
Aside from Mu Xi, Leng Yaoshu, and Leng Yulai, Gu Yue, the Demon Empress, Lan Fuozi, and Yali didn't have any family, so Xia Yi didn't need to send anyone else off.
"Master! Do you have time now? I'd like to talk to you about something." Just as Xia Yi was about to return to the Heavenly Fox Hall to get some more sleep, someone suddenly called out.
"Feng'er? What, you regretting it now?" Xia Yi turned his head and was met with a pair of striking red-blue eyes. It was Ice Phoenix, Hua Feng'er.
Previously, Xia Yi had asked both her and Wu Jin if they wanted to join the wedding.
They flat-out refused without even thinking.
According to them, if they ever had a wedding, they wouldn't do it with Xia Yi—they didn't want to be his sidepieces.
"No, Master, it's something else," Hua Feng'er smiled. "The Silver Dragon Master sent me to speak with you."
"Go ahead, what is it?" Xia Yi sighed helplessly.
If it was from Gu Yue, it definitely meant another task for him.
He was a bit annoyed. Why did it have to be on the first day after the wedding?
"It's like this—right now, almost all of the Genesis Plane's battle armor, mechas, and soul tools are forged by you. Although your forging speed is way beyond that of human blacksmiths, with more and more soul beasts joining Genesis, there's no way you alone can keep up with the demand. The Silver Dragon Master said you need to help establish a complete forging system for Genesis and train a group of qualified blacksmiths," Feng'er explained.
"I understand," Xia Yi nodded slightly. The Genesis Plane was still in its early stages and needed a lot of development.
Since Gu Yue had asked, he had no reason to refuse.
He couldn't avoid it—he was the only blacksmith among all the soul beasts, after all.
"By the way, why did Yue'er ask you to tell me?" Xia Yi asked curiously.
"Because I want to become a blacksmith. I went to the Silver Dragon Master first, but she's not a blacksmith and couldn't help me, so she told me to come to you," Feng'er replied.
"A girl, and you want to go into forging of all things? Swinging hammers?" Xia Yi muttered, then said, "Alright. I'll go thick-skinned and ask Xi'er to help collect some forging books. You help me compile a list of other soul beasts who want to learn forging. Wait for my word."
"Books?" Feng'er froze, looking at Xia Yi pitifully. "Master, don't tell me you're just going to hand us a book and let us figure it out on our own. You're our Master and guardian—don't be so irresponsible. I asked Wu Jin. He said forging is really hard!"
"What are you saying? Am I the type to be irresponsible?" Xia Yi rolled his eyes.
"Yes!" Feng'er nodded seriously. No wonder she thought that way—Xia Yi always acted like someone who wanted to shake off all responsibility.
Among the three kings of Genesis Origin, the most irresponsible was undoubtedly Xia Yi.
And he still had the nerve to say the word "responsible." Feng'er didn't even give him a look—just responding was already generous.
Xia Yi's face turned dark. "I meant, after I gather the books and basic materials, I'll hold classes and teach you all forging myself."
"Thank you, Master." Hearing Xia Yi agree so readily, Feng'er beamed with joy.
"Go get busy." Xia Yi waved her off expressionlessly.
"Yes. Feng'er takes her leave." Feng'er bowed and happily left.
Watching her go, Xia Yi muttered to himself, "Do I really seem that irresponsible to the soul beasts?"
"Even if I am, I'm still their Master. Can't they be a little more tactful? Don't they know being blunt like that can be super awkward for the Master?" Xia Yi didn't reflect on himself at all—instead, he chuckled.
With how thick his skin was, even the most awkward moment would just pass in a heartbeat.