"Ah, Young Master Ye, this Miss Qi is truly a beauty, with a face like a flower and the grace of the moon, stunning enough to captivate nations and cities."
"Young Master Ye, if you could be wed to Miss Qi, your late parents would surely smile from the heavens above."
In the grand hall of the Ye family, Matchmaker Zhang, a woman in her forties with a deeply wrinkled face, grinned from ear to ear as she held up a painting, chattering endlessly.
Ye Xuezhang glanced at the painting. It depicted a slender, stunningly beautiful woman with an air of elegance and quiet grace, dressed in plain white attire, exuding the noble demeanor of a lady from a prominent family.
He nodded. "She will do."
Upon hearing these words, Matchmaker Zhang's smile grew even wider. She said with glee, "Excellent, excellent! I'll inform Miss Qi immediately and arrange for her to meet you at the mansion. If you're satisfied, we can select an auspicious date for the wedding as soon as possible."
Ye Xuezhang acknowledged her with a soft hum. "Uncle Chen, prepare ten silver taels for Madam Zhang."
Soon after, Matchmaker Zhang and the butler, Uncle Chen, exited the grand hall, leaving only Ye Xuezhang behind.
Looking around at the empty hall, Ye Xuezhang let out a long sigh. "Sigh, arranged marriages in ancient times really are so perfunctory, aren't they?"
At nineteen, Ye Xuezhang, a modern youth from Earth, had transmigrated into a martial arts world. His new identity was the sole heir of the wealthy Ye family in Dannan City, Taihua State, within the Great Xia Kingdom.
When he was sixteen, his parents had succumbed to illness, leaving him with the vast family estate.
According to the laws of the Great Xia Kingdom, any unmarried man from a wealthy family who reached the age of twenty would face severe penalties. This law was established to maintain population growth.
With his twentieth birthday fast approaching, and with the Check-in System assigning him a task to marry within a month, Ye Xuezhang had no choice but to arrange a marriage for himself.
The butler, Uncle Chen, sought out Matchmaker Zhang, a renowned matchmaker in the area, to assist in the matter. Thus, the earlier scene had unfolded.
Amusingly, among the ten or so portraits that Matchmaker Zhang had presented, all but Qi Yixuan were of shockingly unattractive women.
After seeing off Matchmaker Zhang, Ye Xuezhang returned to his study. He gazed at the long sword hanging on the wall and let out another sigh. "Sigh, three more years to go."
At the age of twelve, shortly after transmigrating, Ye Xuezhang had awakened the Check-in System.
Thanks to the system's rewards, he had become a peerless martial artist within seven short years!
However, the system had one peculiar feature—it issued a hidden task requiring him to conceal his martial prowess from more than three living beings for ten years.
Seven years had passed, leaving only three years to endure. Once the task was complete, Ye Xuezhang would no longer need to worry about it.
"System, open character interface."
Host: Ye Xuezhang
Cultivation Level: Fifth Stage of the Star River Realm
Martial Arts: Ghost Valley Heart Sutra, Ghost Valley Sword Technique, Fleeting Light, Unfettered Roaming Technique
Weapon: Yuanhong Sword
Remaining Time for Hidden Task: Three years and ten days
Number of People Aware of Host's Strength: 0
Note: If more than three individuals become aware of the host's abilities, they must be eliminated within 24 hours. Failure to comply will result in task failure. Task failure carries no penalty but will forfeit the task rewards.
Hidden Task Reward: Mysterious Gift Package
Ye Xuezhang chuckled softly, shaking his head at the bizarre system...
Meanwhile, in a courtyard within Dannan City, a stunningly beautiful woman stood gracefully in a pavilion.
Her figure was slender, her features exquisite. She was as ethereal as a goddess, with an air of nobility and otherworldliness.
Her gaze was calm and serene, her presence lofty and untouchable, exuding an aura of awe that made others instinctively bow their heads.
As the wind gently stirred her flowing black hair, it added an enchanting touch to her already mesmerizing beauty.
An elderly woman, standing respectfully behind her, dared not even breathe too loudly.
Glancing at the sky, the woman spoke softly, "Old Witch, Matchmaker Zhang should be returning by now, correct?"
The elderly woman bowed slightly and replied, "She should be back soon, Cult Leader."
The woman nodded, her eyes showing a hint of anticipation.
The elderly woman hesitated, wanting to speak but refraining.
"Speak your mind," the woman said, her back to the elderly woman, yet she seemed to read her thoughts as if she had eyes on the back of her head.
"Cult Leader, I truly do not understand. With your status, why would you choose an ordinary man as your husband?"
"Two reasons."
"First, he possesses the Pure Yang Physique I've been seeking for years."
"And the second..."
Her voice faltered as her thoughts drifted back to a fateful night many years ago.
On the brink of death, a young boy had appeared before her, offering a jug of water, a steamed bun, and a piece of dried meat, saving her from the jaws of death.
Ten years had passed, and to her surprise, the Pure Yang Physique she sought belonged to the boy who had etched himself so deeply into her heart.
"Cult Leader, what is the second reason?"
When the woman remained silent, the elderly woman mustered her courage and asked again.
Had anyone else been present, they would have been utterly stunned.
The infamous Old Witch, whose name struck fear across the martial world, was now trembling in awe, speaking as though walking on thin ice.
What kind of terrifying identity must this woman hold?
The woman shook her head gently. "It's nothing."
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