The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing

Archduke Annand's vanity was greatly satisfied.

"What's the use of your son being so successful when you're about to be a grandfather yourself?"

"Um, well, ah...." Arthur stammered, unable to get his words out. He knew he couldn't go on like this. If the topic remained passive, the only ending waiting for him would be one of disappointment.

As long as he could get through this ordeal, all would be well. So he steeled his heart and lifted his eyes to gaze straight at his old man.

After all, he couldn't actually marry himself.

The path of narcissism was no longer viable.

Now there was only one way to get through this difficulty,

and that was to make his old man feel disappointed, to make him feel that Miss Yangzi, this woman, wasn't worthy of Arthur. Then the marriage talk would be called off.

All he had to do was act terribly.

Arthur's lips curved into a bright and confident smile. He would win; he had found the only way to victory.

A hint of melancholy crept into his eyes.

"I'm not yet worthy to marry Arthur; I'm not good enough for the great Lord Arthur... Lord Arthur is so towering and radiant, his smile so handsome and sunny, and his Sun Spirit has deeply moved me."

The more Miss Yangzi praised him, the more radiant Archduke Annand's smile became, as he looked at the Marquis of the Moon and Count Chenxing boastfully - "Your son is not as outstanding as mine."

Hum. Marquis Norman gave a disdainful smile, thinking how old-fashioned and timid Annand was. Who competes with children in this day and age? As a noble of the Moon, Marquis Norman himself would take up arms and fight.

"And as for me, a young lady, I have many, many faults." The more he praised himself, the more radiant Arthur's smile became as he looked towards Lister and An Su boastfully.

Arthur deluded himself with praise.

"Like what?" Annand asked.

Arthur's clever brain whirred into action, deciding to transfer his little-known shortcomings onto Yangzi.

"For instance, I snore when I sleep," said Miss Yangzi.

"Arthur does that too," Count Karlo interjected. An Su had complained to him about that in a telegram.

"For instance, I have terrible exam grades."

"I know that, Arthur does that too," Count Karlo repeated what An Su had told him.

"For instance... I actually like plump women with big butts!"

"I know that, Arthur does that too," Count Karlo repeated what An Su had mentioned.

Arthur's pupils trembled. How did everyone know all his embarrassing stories!

So similar to my son, Annand didn't notice anything wrong. The more he listened, the more he felt that Miss Yangzi and Arthur were a match made by heaven.

Arthur steeled his heart, intending to reveal some scandalous news nobody knew about.

"For instance... I left my underwear behind in the exam hall!"

As soon as these words came out, the room erupted into an uproar.

Miss Yangzi looked towards Count Karlo with a boastful gleam in her eyes. After contemplating for a moment, he shook his head, "An Su never mentioned this to me."

Hum. Miss Yangzi wore the smug expression of victory.

"I know that, Arthur did that too."

Marquis Norman said that Lister had told him about this incident over a telegram. It was his own son who had been wise enough to use the gentlemanly approach of a broadcast to help Arthur retrieve his underwear,

"Maybe you two even left them in the same exam hall."

"That's what we call fate," said Archduke Annand with a satisfied expression. "Even the underwear coming together, it's like a romantic destiny meant to be."

Upon his words, everyone relaxed.

Yangzi could only feel a tightness in his chest. He had long known that the old generation from the borderlands had their own peculiar style, but he never expected to be tormented to such an extent.

Shame.

Having lived for so long, Arthur had always acted with open and fearless disregard for the opinions of others, daring to expose himself without shyness. This was the first time he truly grasped the feeling of shame.

The old generation of Sun Knights was truly fearsome. With his current cultivation level, Arthur was not equipped to handle them.

Physical nudity was nothing compared to the nakedness of the soul.

Arthur felt as though the clucking tongues of all those aunts and uncles present were shredding him to pieces, their probing gazes prickling his scalp like needles.

But he couldn't give up; Brother Su had spoken truly: this moment was a time for cultivation!

Since this strategy wouldn't work, there was only one ultimate plan left.

Yangzi lifted his head and met Brother Su's eyes. In each other's gazes were resoluteness and courage, as well as an unbreakable comradery. This was the bond between brothers.

This was the courage of the Radiant Holy See!

Let us die together!

"Although Arthur is outstanding, Yangzi's heart has long been occupied by another, and even though Yangzi knows it's wrong, I've walked too far down the wrong path to turn back."

Arthur's lips split into a grin. In that moment, he was like a crazed demon,

"He is so strong and excellent, deeply engraved in my heart, making Yangzi unable to shake him off, and I'm unable to forget him. Yangzi can't step out of the shadow, so I can't marry Arthur yet."

Who could be more exceptional than the son of the Sun Family.

The room was instantly shocked, and Archduke Annand was utterly astonished.

"That person is none other than His Excellency Kavensis Black!"

Arthur divulged that taboo and great name.

"From the day I saw him, Yangzi had already fallen helplessly in love, so Yangzi is not worthy of Young Master Arthur, and I have no right to marry him."

He had done it; he had succeeded in lying to his old man.