34: Forced intervention, would you marry me?

The Master of Tianbao Pavilion ultimately did not show his face.

After confirming that Chu He was a "Senior expert" they could not afford to offend, the captain of the guards very sensibly and respectfully returned the lower volume of the heavenly derivation array diagram to Su Qingxue.

A storm had been calmed just like that.

Holding her Family's lost treasure, Su Qingxue felt a complex mix of emotions.

She looked at the mysterious and powerful man beside her, feeling as if she were in a dream.

The crisis that had plagued her Family for half a year was solved by him so effortlessly?

"Let's go." Chu He's voice woke her from her daze.

"Go... where?"

"Your home," Chu He said as if it were a matter of course. "I helped you solve your trouble; shouldn't you invite me to your manor for a cup of tea?"

"Ah... oh, of course, of course." Su Qingxue finally snapped out of it and hurriedly led the way.

Along the way, she wanted to ask about Chu He's background several times, but the words died in her throat.

She didn't know how to ask.

This man felt too mysterious and too powerful to her.

So powerful that it made her feel a hint of fear.

The Su Family could only be considered a lower second-rate Formation clan in the Royal Capital.

Their manor was located in a remote alley in the south of the city. It looked somewhat dilapidated and was out of place with the prosperity of the Royal Capital.

When Su Qingxue brought Chu He into the house, a haggard old man with white hair and beard was leaning on a cane, pacing anxiously in the courtyard.

This was her father, the former Fourth-Rank Array Master, Su Mo.

"Qingxue! You're back!" Seeing his daughter, a glimmer of light immediately lit up in Su Mo's cloudy eyes. "How was it? Over at Tianbao Pavilion..."

When he saw the unfamiliar young man behind his daughter, his words stopped.

"Father, this is... Young Master Chu." Su Qingxue didn't know how to introduce Chu He, so she could only say vaguely, "It was Young Master Chu who helped us pay off the debt to Tianbao Pavilion and got back the heavenly derivation array diagram."

"What?!" Su Mo was greatly shocked, his cloudy eyes filled with astonishment and doubt.

He sized Chu He up, and no matter how he looked, the man seemed like just an ordinary young man.

How could he possibly have the ability to solve the Su Family's crisis?

"Father, it happened like this..." Su Qingxue briefly recounted what had just happened at Tianbao Pavilion.

When he heard that Chu He had casually thrown out forty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones and crippled that Steward Zhou in one move, Su Mo's mouth hung open wide enough to fit an egg.

He looked at Chu He in horror, finally realizing that the young man before him was definitely not as simple as he appeared on the surface!

"Junior Su Mo thanks... thanks Senior for your help!"

Su Mo did not dare to be arrogant anymore. Leaning on his cane, he prepared to bow to Chu He.

"Great Master Su, there is no need for such formalities." Chu He reached out, and a gentle force supported him. "I have come today to ask for a favor."

"Senior, please speak! As long as my Su Family can do it, we will certainly do so even at the cost of our lives!" Su Mo said hurriedly.

He knew there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Since the other party had paid such a high price, what they sought must also be significant.

"I heard that Great Master Su is a Fourth-Rank Array Master. I wonder if you could refine two third-rank Formation Plates for me?" Chu He asked directly.

Hearing this, a look of bitterness and shame appeared on Su Mo's face.

"To be honest with Senior, my heart Meridians are currently damaged and my Divine Soul is exhausted. I am no longer as capable as I was in my prime. Forget fourth-rank, even refining a third-rank Formation Plate is... beyond my strength."

He sighed and pointed to his chest. "Back then, in order to refine that pair of 'Dual-Linked Formation Plates,' I forced myself to overdraw my Origin. Now, I am a lamp whose oil has run dry."

Chu He's brow twitched at those words.

He activated his Eye of Investigation and scanned Su Mo.

Sure enough, Su Mo's physical condition was even worse than he had described.

His internal organs showed varying degrees of failure, and his soul fire was like a candle in the wind, liable to be extinguished at any moment.

In this state, let alone refining Formation Plates, it was a miracle he was even alive.

"Father!" Su Qingxue's eyes reddened again at her father's words.

"No matter." Chu He waved his hand, his face showing no disappointment whatsoever.

He pulled a small jade bottle from his Storage Pouch.

"Great Master Su, take a look at this."

He handed the jade bottle over.

Su Mo took it in confusion and opened the stopper. An extremely dense medicinal fragrance filled with vibrant life force instantly drifted out from the bottle!

Just taking one breath, Su Mo felt as if his withered Meridians had been nourished by sweet rain, feeling much more comfortable.

"This... this is?!" His eyes widened in horror.

"life creation pill," Chu He said calmly.

This pill was something given by the System's novice gift pack back then.

He had taken one himself to cure his infertility, and two remained, which he hadn't used.

He hadn't expected them to come in handy today.

"life creation pill! The legendary... Divine Pill that can reshape one's foundation and reverse life and death?!" Su Mo's voice was trembling.

He never dreamed that in his lifetime, he would actually see this kind of pill that only existed in legends!

"Senior, this... this item is too precious! I... I do not deserve this!" Su Mo's face was flushed with excitement and his hands were shaking as he tried to return the jade bottle to Chu He.

"Keep it," Chu He said unquestionably. "Consider it a down payment for refining the Formation Plates."

"This..." Su Mo looked at the Divine Pill in his hand, then at Chu He, his heart surging with stormy waves.

He could casually take out forty thousand Spirit Stones and even produce a legendary Divine Pill!

Just what was the background of this young man?

Could he be the Saint of some hidden super Sect or an ancient Family?

"Senior's great kindness, Su Mo will never forget!"

Ultimately, the desire to live conquered all.

Su Mo did not refuse again; he bowed deeply to Chu He.

"As long as Senior can help me recover, forget two third-rank Formation Plates—even if it's eight or ten, I will definitely refine them for Senior!" he promised excitedly.

"Very well." Chu He nodded; this promise was exactly what he wanted.

He turned his head, his gaze falling back onto Su Qingxue.

"Great Master Su, besides the Formation Plates, I have a second matter for coming here today."

"Please speak, Senior!"

"I want to marry your daughter, Su Qingxue." Chu He's tone was still so flat, so matter-of-fact.

It was as if he weren't proposing, but rather notifying the other party of a fact that had already been decided.

"What?!"

Su Mo and Su Qingxue, father and daughter, cried out in shock at the same time, completely stunned.

Marry... marry Qingxue?

Su Mo's brain couldn't quite process it.

He had thought the other party was interested in the Su Family's heavenly derivation array diagram or perhaps his own Formation skills.

He never expected that the ultimate goal was actually his daughter!

However, on second thought, this... this seemed like a wonderful thing!

To be able to marry such an unfathomable and generous Senior expert was a blessing Su Qingxue must have cultivated for several lifetimes!

It was tens of thousands of times better than marrying that playboy from the Chen Family!

Just as he was about to agree on his daughter's behalf, Chu He waved his hand, his gaze remaining locked on Su Qingxue's pretty face, which looked somewhat dazed from shock.

"Great Master Su, I don't want to hear your opinion on this matter."

"I want to hear hers."

Chu He walked step by step to Su Qingxue and looked down at her.

"Su Qingxue, I will ask you one more time."

"They cannot give you the future you want. Your father also needs a stable environment to heal his injuries. Your Su Family needs a powerful backer even more to resist the greed of those wolves."

"And all of this, I can give to you."

Chu He's voice was filled with powerful confidence and unquestionable dominance.

"I need a Formation Genius like you to build the strongest defense for my Family. I can also provide you with resources you can't even imagine and a vast sky where you can fully display your talents."

"My only requirement is for you to become my woman and spread the branches and leaves of my Chu Family."

His eyes were burning and direct, like a flame that wanted to completely melt Su Qingxue.

"Are you willing to marry me?"