Tomb raiding: Intercepting Yin Xinyue and building a family of immortals

"We'll meet again in Changsha, and I'll personally propose marriage then!"

Yi Xiao smiled faintly.

Although I was a little reluctant, since the marriage proposal was to be made, I definitely had to go back to the Yi family to make some preparations.

We'll have to bring a big gift then!

Yi Xiao, along with the Ding and Jiang families, left Shencheng that same day.

After the three families left, Su Chen took out the Four Seas Ancestral Token from the system space.

Now, the ancestral essence in the Four Seas Ancestral Tablet has merged with Su Chen, and Su Chen has also obtained many of the Water Demon's unique skills.

The Ding, Huang, and Yi families are divided into Water Grape, Water Shaker, and Water Eight-Legged based on their water abilities, from weakest to strongest. Only the strongest among them can be called Water Demon.

The Water Demon has six skills: Water Buddha Sitting, Listening to the Sound of Waves, Gazing at the Jade Color, Water Ghost Summoning, River-Turning Hand, and Flying Fish in a Row.

Among them, "observing the color of jade," "listening to the sound of waves," and "water ghost gestures" are special ways of underwater communication and observation, and are also the basic skills of water demons.

The Water Buddha sits while breathing underwater.

Humans can breathe in amniotic fluid before birth, and the Water Buddha meditation is a skill that returns to simplicity, and it is also one of the most difficult skills among the Six Arts.

These four skills are collectively known as Water Skills, which help the water demon survive underwater.

The "Overturning River Hand" is an internal martial arts technique.

When an ordinary person is in water, the resistance greatly reduces their strength.

Water spirits are familiar with water and know how to use force against force and go with the flow in the water. Their strength is far greater than that on land.

The flying fish formation allows one to move freely in the water, greatly increasing the speed of the swim.

After acquiring the Four Seas Ancestral Token, Su Chen also gained these skills.

"Brother Chen!"

Su Yitian walked over and said, "It seems that Commander Zhang has already occupied the capital."

"Now it belongs to the Fengtian clique's territory."

"Now General Zhang's territory has expanded, radiating to a large area in the north."

So fast?

Su Chen pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's go to the capital next."

Su Chen plans to go to the Xu family to annul the engagement.

"Okay, then I'll pack up and buy train tickets for tomorrow."

Su Yitian nodded.

……

Shenyang is about 500 to 600 kilometers away from Beijing.

At that time, the train was moving very slowly, at about 40 kilometers per hour. With stops along the way, it would take about 20 hours to reach the capital.

The group set off at noon and arrived in the capital at around 8 a.m. the next day.

At this time, the capital city was basically occupied by the Fengtian clique's garrison.

Su Chen didn't linger and went straight to the Xu family, intending to annul the engagement.

His parents arranged a marriage for Su Chen more than ten years ago, but Su Chen was genuinely uninterested.

Originally, the plan was to go directly to the capital and then to Shenyang to excavate the tomb of the Liao princess, but unexpected events occurred along the way, and they bypassed the capital and headed straight for Shenyang.

Now that the mission to the tomb of the Liao princess is complete and there is plenty of time, Su Chen has set aside a day to stay in the capital to handle this matter before leaving.

At this moment, Su Chen's mind was filled with Yin Xinyue's every smile and frown.

Yin Xinyue is so beautiful, how could Su Chen not like her? It's just that the difference in their social status is too great.

The Crescent Moon Hotel is the largest auction house in the capital, and even Master Zhang dares not provoke its powerful backing.

In his pursuit of Yin Xinyue, Zhang Dafoye lit three sky lanterns at the Xinyue Hotel, squandering his entire fortune.

In the auction business, "lighting the lantern" simply means booking out the entire auction. A private room is divided into two main seats, left and right. The right seat is the "lighting lantern" seat. If someone dares to sit on the right-hand chair in any private room, it means that no matter what price other customers bid in this round of auction, the person who lights the lantern will automatically add a sum of money and is determined to win the item.

In the desert, Wu Xie went bankrupt trying to light a sky lantern, and later had to destroy the lantern and cause a scene at the New Moon Hotel.

The Su family's current strength is far inferior to that of Zhang Dafoye, let alone being with Yin Xinyue.

He doesn't have that ability.

Let's focus on developing the family business first; as for romance, we can deal with that later.

Before long, the group arrived at the Xu residence.

Unlike other mansions that are grand and luxurious, with rich people feasting and drinking.

The gate of the Xu residence was rather shabby.

"Please inform them that I am Su Chen from the Su family of Changsha City in the south."

After knocking on the door, Su Chen spoke to the servant.

"Hold on!"

A servant went in to announce the news.

A short while later, a middle-aged man came out enthusiastically.

"Oh, it's my dear nephew! Please come in."

This middle-aged man is the head of the Xu family. Although they are not considered a powerful family in this small corner of the capital, they still have some influence.

In contrast, the Su family had long since declined.

However, the head of the Xu family did not look down on Su Chen, which surprised Su Chen.

He warmly invited the group to the Xu residence.

"Nephew, you've come this time to marry my daughter, haven't you?"

"Master Xu asked."

"Uncle, that's not the case."

Su Chen explained, "The Xu family is now thriving, while our Su family has long since declined. To be honest, not long ago our entire family was living hand to mouth."

"Don't let the engagement delay Miss Xu's life."

"So I've come to annul the engagement. If Uncle Xu is not satisfied, he can also announce to the outside world that the Xu family took the initiative to terminate the engagement."

Going to the Xu family's house to annul the engagement was somewhat dishonorable, and if word got out, it would make it seem like the Su family was looking down on the Xu family.

Therefore, Su Chen lowered his stance, saying that if all else failed, he could ask the Xu family to take the initiative to dissolve the engagement.

In this way, it means the Xu family looks down on the Su family.

Su Chen was willing to give her both face and substance, all in order to break off the engagement as soon as possible.

“Nephew, what are you saying? In my life, I, Xu, have always despised those who favor the rich and despise the poor. Since the marriage agreement was made long ago, I will abide by it.” The head of the Xu family smiled. “Nephew, don’t feel too much pressure.”

"After you and my daughter get married, our Xu family will provide a dowry to help the Su family through this difficult time."

This……

Su Chen felt it was a bit outrageous.

Normally, the Xu family should be eager to annul the engagement, fearing that the Su family would drag them down.

Why does the Xu family head still act so indifferent?

Was he really being kind?

“Ahem… Uncle Xu, I think it’s best to try to annul the engagement.” Su Chen said again, “I don’t want to be a burden on the Xu family. To put it bluntly, we can’t even afford the betrothal gifts right now.”

Su Chen now possesses quite a few treasures, but in order to successfully annul the engagement, he can only pretend to be penniless.

"Nephew, what are you saying?"

The head of the Xu family was displeased. "A dowry is fine if you don't have one. As long as you and my daughter are happy together, then everything is worthwhile."

"Don't bring up the matter of annuling the engagement again. Does my nephew look down on the Xu family?"

Su Chen shook his head. "Uncle Xu, it's already a blessing that you don't look down on us. How could I dare to look down on the Xu family?"