Surname Ling?
Then wasn't that the Southern Yu Ling Clan?
The second son of the Ling Clan, Ling Rang, was renowned throughout the Nethermoon Dynasty for his ability to locate by sound. No wonder he had heard her muttering so softly just now.
Feng Jiuge nodded at Ling Rang in greeting. “Second Uncle Ling, greetings.”
“What Second Uncle Ling? That's what outsiders call me. Just follow that brat Yi'er and call me Second Uncle!” Ling Rang was famously unconstrained by trivialities, speaking as if he weren't an outsider at all.
Feng Jiuge raised her eyebrows, staring at this self-amused man, completely baffled.
And who the hell was this Yi'er?
Beside her, Feng Yun seemed to guess what Feng Jiuge was thinking and casually explained in a low voice, “Ling Yi, the third young master of the Ling Clan. Your fiancé.”
As if feeling the word “fiancé” wasn't stimulating enough, Feng Yun quickly added, “But he'll be your husband soon. Second Master Ling personally came to receive the bride. Your face, tsk tsk, is really quite something.”
Feng Jiuge clenched her fingers into fists, yet her face remained calm and unruffled.
Making a scene with Feng Yun in front of the Ling family and losing all face for the Feng family—the old master would skin her alive. Others might not understand Feng Yun's little scheme, but she understood it perfectly.
But Ling Yi? Fiancé?
Very good. Excellent. Since when had she had such an engagement?
“Ah, they've grown so big in the blink of an eye. Back then when Brother Feng Yun took Little Jiu to Mengling City, she was only a few months old, like a porcelain doll. Fourth Brother even made a bet with Brother Feng Yun, having three-year-old Yi'er race with Little Jiu—whoever won would marry the other. That intention was dead set on making Little Jiu his daughter-in-law. Looking at it now, it was fortunate that Fourth Brother had the foresight. Otherwise, this lovely little girl would have belonged to someone else's family!”
Ling Rang was a frank person, directly and blatantly selling out Feng Yun.
“This Old Five really is...”
“Perhaps Fifth Brother had long foreseen today, which is why he agreed to that absurd bet back then.”
“That's right, that's right.”
The old master and four uncles laughed heartily. Only Feng Yun wore a bitter face, following with two hollow “heh heh” laughs. Then, with an expression of sudden realization, he said, “Right, Yingying asked me to bring her a midnight snack. You all continue, you continue...”
The Fifth Master of the Feng Clan rose to take his leave, going to seek refuge with his wife.
Right, he also had to quickly move his painstakingly collected treasures, lest this girl destroy them all in a fit of anger, not even leaving scraps behind.
Feng Zhen watched Feng Yun rush out but didn't seem to care much, clearly in a good mood. “Haha, Little Jiu being able to find a home is simply a heaven-sent great matter for our Feng family! We must prepare well for this, prepare well!”
“That's a must!”
Ling Rang waved his hand with considerable presence.
Feng Jiuge stood quietly to the side, watching several grown men stay up all night here discussing her marriage. Apart from the corner of her mouth twitching incessantly, she couldn't find any words to describe them.
The Feng Clan had twelve grandchildren in the younger generation. Except for the eldest sister who had married, her three brothers and seven sisters were all single. Why weren't they in a hurry to arrange their marriages, but instead anxious to marry her off?
The reason was simple. Feng Jiuge could guess it with her toes.
Wasn't it just thinking of every possible way to marry her off to the Ling Clan? First, to send away this scourge and exchange for a harmonious blue sky over the Feng family. Second, to let this scourge also wreak havoc on the Ling Clan, which could be considered her contribution to the Feng family's centuries-long grand goal of swallowing the Four Great Clans.
What a wonderful plan.
Feng Jiuge looked at the few people discussing betrothal gifts and dowry, and very rudely interrupted their fantasies: “Everyone, I already have a man.”