"Alright! You can leave things here to us. A spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold; hurry up and go to your bridal chamber!" Master Ke said with a smile.
Speaking of this, Illustrious perked up and said happily, "Father-in-law is right, then my wife and I will head to the bridal chamber first!"
Illustrious pulled Keqing's slender hand and left, heading towards the wedding room. Keqing was dissatisfied with Illustrious's secrecy and tried to break free, but Illustrious's grip was very strong. Keqing used all her strength but actually couldn't break free, so she had no choice but to be pulled back to the wedding room by Illustrious.
Master Ke watched Illustrious and the other leave, stroking his beard with eyes full of hope. With a super powerhouse like Illustrious who possessed the Cryo Archon's gnosis, there was hope for the revitalization of my Ke Family!
Everyone in the hall looked at Master Ke with faces full of envy. They had originally been mocking Master Ke in their hearts for being old and senile!
After all, Eldest Miss Keqing was Liyue's number one beauty! To actually marry such an excellent daughter to Illustrious, who didn't even have a vision—now it seemed they were the ones who couldn't recognize quality! They never imagined that the trash eldest miss Illustrious would actually possess the Cryo Archon's gnosis.
"Master Ke truly has a keen eye for talent! With such a son-in-law joining the Ke Family, your Ke Family will surely become the number one family in Liyue in the future! Here is two million mora. I think the congratulatory gift I gave earlier was too small, so I'm making it up now. You must accept it!"
"Exactly! When you become successful, don't forget this old friend of mine! Oh, right, Master Ke, you mentioned wanting to buy that batch of Noctilucous Jades from my shop last time. They're in stock now! No need for money, I'll give them to you directly as a small token. I hope Master Ke will accept."
"And what about me? Master Ke, it was my fault last time; I shouldn't have competed with you for that inn on Liyue's South Street. Here is the title deed for that inn; I'm giving it to you directly now! Seeing how sincere I am, I hope Master Ke can forgive my previous rudeness."
A group of people surrounded Master Ke. Those who used to look down on the Ke Family or had conflicts with them were now changing their attitudes and constantly flattering and giving gifts to Master Ke because the super powerhouse Illustrious had become the Ke Family's son-in-law.
"Hahaha! Easy to say, easy to say! Since everyone is so sincere, then I, Ke, will gladly accept!" Master Ke laughed heartily as he accepted everyone's gifts.
On the other side, Illustrious brought Keqing back to the wedding room and closed the door. Looking at the young and beautiful Keqing sitting on the bed, just as he was about to pounce over to consummate the marriage, Keqing raised her right hand to stop him.
"Wife, what are you doing! It's very late now, let's hurry up and consummate the marriage!" Illustrious said somewhat impatiently.
Hearing that Illustrious wanted to consummate the marriage, Keqing felt unhappy. She didn't like this kind of life partner who was only together because of an engagement set by the grandfather's generation.
What she liked was a life partner where the two truly loved each other and went through numerous difficulties to finally be together. Even if Illustrious possessed the Cryo Archon's gnosis and was no longer trash, it wouldn't change her mind.
"You want to consummate the marriage with me? Keep dreaming! On what grounds should I consummate the marriage with you!" Keqing said in a deep voice.
"On... on what grounds? On the grounds that we've performed the wedding ceremony! After the ceremony, it's only natural to consummate the marriage!" Illustrious said as a matter of course. "I'm telling you beforehand! We got married because of the engagement! Now that we're married, it's impossible for you to go back on your word!"
At Illustrious's words, the corner of Keqing's mouth curled up slightly, and she said contemptuously, "I've already followed the engagement and married you! The engagement didn't say I had to consummate the marriage with you!"
Seeing Keqing resorting to such sophistry, Illustrious said angrily, "You're being completely unreasonable! If we can't consummate the marriage, what kind of wedding is this? I'm going to protest to my father-in-law!"
After saying this, Illustrious turned around, intending to find her father-in-law to seek justice and have him give Keqing a good talking-to.
Seeing that Illustrious was actually going to find her father, Keqing immediately shouted, "Stop right there! If you dare tell my father, I'll run away from home! Then you can forget about consummating the marriage even more!"
Hearing that Keqing would run away if he snitched to her father, Illustrious froze. He raised his right hand and pointed at Keqing, saying, "Whoa! Do you have to take it that far? Running away from home over such a small thing?"
"Isn't it just consummating the marriage? Just treat it like an ant bite! The world outside is very dangerous! There are Hilichurls, Slimes, Treasure Hoarders, and other enemies. Aren't you afraid of losing your life?"
"After all that talk, you just want to consummate the marriage. Let's both take a step back. It's not that I can't do it, but..." Keqing paused as she spoke.
Hearing that it was possible, and looking at Keqing's wonderful body and stunning face, Illustrious swallowed hard and said anxiously, "But what? Just say it, don't keep me in suspense!"
Seeing Illustrious staring at her body and pretty face, Keqing pushed further to lure him into the trap. She pulled her top halfway off, revealing a rounded, fragrant shoulder. "But you must complete three trials I set. Only then will you be qualified to be my partner in this long life, and then I will consummate the marriage with you."
Seeing the snow-white, smooth skin of Keqing's shoulder, Illustrious felt his nose heat up as if some liquid were about to flow out. His wife was truly beautiful; he screamed internally that he couldn't take it. Regarding the three trials Keqing mentioned, Illustrious didn't even think before saying, "A mere three trials? I don't even care about them! Tell me! What are they? Just don't make them too hard, or I won't be able to finish them."
Hearing that Illustrious was willing to complete the three trials, Keqing smiled. "They're not actually that hard! I believe you can definitely do it. Now, I'm going to state these three trials. Listen carefully."
"Let's get this straight! Once I finish these three trials, you must consummate the marriage with me. No backing out," Illustrious reminded her.
"Of course, I'm a woman of my word!" Provided you can actually finish them! Keqing didn't believe Illustrious could do it; after all, these three trials were extremely perilous. One wrong move and he'd fall into an abyss of no return. "Anyway, where was I? It's your fault for interrupting me."
"You were just about to say what the three trials are." Illustrious felt a bit helpless at Keqing's blame, so he kindly reminded her.
After hearing Illustrious's words, Keqing remembered where she was. She cleared her throat and announced the three trials.
"Trial one is to go to the Stormterror Dvalin's ruins in Mondstadt and obtain a claw of the north wind from the Stormterror Dvalin."
"Trial two is to go to Wolvendom in Mondstadt and obtain a Ring of the North Wind from the Wolf of the North, Andrius."
"Trial three is to shave off every single hair from the head of the Fatui's Eleventh Harbinger, Childe, who is stationed here in Liyue."
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