Chapter 1304: Chapter 1304
Although sending Su Xiaoxi to entangle with Tang Ming was a decision made by the Su Family, Su Xiaoxi herself also certainly had feelings for Tang Ming; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so proactive.
After all, Tang Ming was originally chosen by Su Xiaoxi, and they had been through a lot together, which Old Master Su had seen.
Especially when Tang Ming was rendered useless, Su Xiaoxi still chose not to break off the engagement. To say that she had no feelings for Tang Ming at all, no one would believe it.
However, when it came to Sun Zhuangjia, Old Master Su’s first reaction was to oppose it. No matter what, Su Xiaoxi was Tang Xin’s fiancée in name, and since Tang Xin’s fate was unknown, he did not agree to Su Xiaoxi marrying Sun Zhuangjia.
As a result, Sun Zhuangjia displayed the strength of a Nine-star Martial Master, and Su Xiaoxi, worried about conflict between the family and Sun Zhuangjia, firmly stated that she was willing to marry Sun Zhuangjia.
The reason Su Xiaoxi decided this way was partly because she didn’t want Sun Zhuangjia to cause trouble for the Su Family, and partly because she feared that if Sun Zhuangjia didn’t marry her, he might go after Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli.
In order to protect these two girls whom Tang Ming cared about, she could only grit her teeth and sacrifice herself.
"Grandpa, please don’t say any more. I am willingly getting married."
Su Xiaoxi forced a very reluctant smile, "Sun Zhuangjia is actually quite good, not only with strong cultivation but also having liked me since childhood. I believe he can give me happiness."
"Is this really what you feel, girl?"
Old Master Su frowned. Although he previously had a good impression of Sun Zhuangjia, the fact that Sun Zhuangjia suddenly became a Nine-star Martial Master, and Su Xiaoxi, who had been infatuated with Tang Ming, suddenly wanted to marry Sun Zhuangjia, gave him a very uneasy feeling.
"Daughter, please don’t force yourself."
Su Tianyu looked at Su Xiaoxi nervously and said through clenched teeth, "Although we, the Su Family, don’t have a Nine-star Martial Master, we are still one of the top nine families, and the Sun Family only has Sun Zhuangjia to stand out. Even if it really comes to a fight, we may not be unable to defeat the Sun Family."
"Grandpa, Father, please stop talking."
Su Xiaoxi stood up and said with a smile, "Today is the happiest day of my life, you should be happy for me!"
"There’s no ’but’, take me out."
Su Xiaoxi interrupted the words of the Su family father and son, smilingly extending her hands to the two of them.
The father and son of the Su Family both sighed at the same time and then took Su Xiaoxi’s hand to lead her out.
At eleven fifty, after the celebrity performances ended, Sun Zhuangjia, wearing a black suit, was adjusting the bow tie on his collar while standing at the entrance eagerly anticipating.
All the guests stood on either side of the red carpet behind Sun Zhuangjia, while a bunch of boys and girls dressed in suits and little wedding dresses held flowers next to him.
Soon, the villa gate opened, and Su Xiaoxi, wearing a pure white wedding dress, came forward, supported by Old Master Su and Su Tianyu.
Sun Zhuangjia immediately stepped forward, taking Su Xiaoxi from the Su family’s father and son, and the two of them walked toward the stage along the red carpet.
For a moment, flowers filled the sky accompanied by a piano piece reminiscent of a dream wedding, and the celebrities who had performed on stage earlier changed into suits and dresses, gathering behind Sun Zhuangjia and Su Xiaoxi as the bridal party.
Sun Zhuangjia grinned foolishly at the surrounding guests, while Su Xiaoxi maintained a professional smile, forcing herself to appear happy.
When Sun Zhuangjia and Su Xiaoxi stepped onto the stage, a large number of guests also gathered in front of the stage.
Sun Mantang and Sun Wuchang stood at the front, the people from the top nine families stood a bit further back, and the other guests arranged themselves by strength from front to back.
Sun Zhuangjia cleared his throat; there was no host, and he shouted loudly, "Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my wedding and our Sun Family’s official entry into the Imperial City’s press conference."
As soon as he finished speaking, a round of enthusiastic applause arose.
Sun Zhuangjia waved his hand to stop the applause, "We people of the Jianghu don’t bother with formalities. Before the ceremony with Xiaoxi, I announce that from today onwards, the Sun Family officially becomes the tenth major family in the Imperial City."
Another round of enthusiastic applause followed. At this point, no one doubted Sun Zhuangjia’s words.
Afterward, Sun Zhuangjia began to loudly read the speech he had prepared in advance, with the gist being that the Sun Family, having become the tenth major family, would definitely benefit the martial arts world and uphold the law...
Under the stage, with Sun Mantang and Sun Wuchang father and son suppressing them, the other top nine families didn’t express objections, while Zhou Xiong and Wan Changshou, standing not far behind the top nine families, gathered together.
"Brother Zhou, long time no see. It seems we haven’t met since I took the position of Deputy Director of the Ming Group."
Wan Changshou looked at Zhou Xiong with a smile, humming mockingly.
"Yes! I didn’t expect Brother Wan to actually become the head of the Ming Group now, truly worthy of congratulations."
Zhou Xiong responded lifelessly, his eyes always fixed on Sun Zhuangjia on the stage.
Could it be that the Dark Group really has no hope of rising?
It was so hard to have a Tang Ming who won the great competition, making the Dark Group faction a party in the resource allocation, but then came a Nine-star Martial Master Sun Zhuangjia, directly beating the Dark Group back to where it was a year ago.
"Brother Zhou, I heard that there’s a guy in the Dark Group’s Martial Arts Inspection Team named Chen Cang, who is very arrogant. Do you know him?"
Seeing Zhou Xiong ignoring him, Wan Changshou frowned and inquired.
"Hmm? Why are you asking this?"
Zhou Xiong looked at Wan Changshou in confusion.
Wan Changshou looked at Zhou Xiong with surprise. Chen Cang had taken over so many of the Ming Group’s bases, could it be Zhou Xiong was still unaware? That shouldn’t be possible!
Sure enough, Zhou Xiong asked in confusion, "Brother Wan, if you have something to say, please say it directly, don’t beat around the bush."
"Nothing much, I was just asking casually."
Wan Changshou shook his head. It seemed Zhou Xiong really didn’t know about Chen Cang and others’ actions; apparently, the attack on the Ming Group’s base was a personal action by Chen Cang and the others, unrelated to the Dark Group.
"Talking nonsense, crazy."
Zhou Xiong grumbled irritably and then ignored Wan Changshou.
A few minutes later, Sun Zhuangjia finished his speech, then took out a ring the size of a pigeon egg and gazed affectionately at Su Xiaoxi: "Xiaoxi, I can finally marry you. You are the only one I’ve ever wanted to marry since childhood, and today my dream finally comes true."
Su Xiaoxi smiled, "If we really got married, would you still look for other women?"
"Of course not, I promise to love only you my entire life."
Sun Zhuangjia vowed confidently and eagerly took Su Xiaoxi’s hand: "Put on this ring, from now on, you belong to my Sun Family. I..."