Speaking of it, Zi Yan could also be considered a pitiable girl.

Tangyu didn't offer any comfort, but asked directly, "Then what are you thinking now?"

"I—" Zi Yan hesitated for a moment, then said, "If I just up and leave, I'm afraid my entire Zi Family would be implicated, and the Luo and Wu Families might have an excuse to attack us. Then, my Zi Family would be in dire danger. So, I really can't escape. If the entire Zi Family perishes because of me, I'd surely wish I were dead."

"But—I also don't want to marry Luo Yong. To marry Luo Yong would be a fate worse than death for me. Right now, I really don't know what to do. If there's truly no other way, for the sake of the Zi Family, I might have to accept this reality."

After saying that, Zi Yan also sighed silently, filled with sorrow.

Perhaps, life is sometimes just so helpless. A person's fate isn't always controlled by oneself.

Tangyu smirked, "The fact that you can say this shows at least that you haven't reached a point of extreme selfishness; you still consider your family. Even if it requires your sacrifice, you would still make that choice. In that regard, it's quite commendable. But at the same time, you're still somewhat gentle and yielding, as choosing to consider your family is actually a compromise with fate. Because you no longer see any other path, what's before you are only helplessness and despair."

Zi Yan looked at Tangyu without speaking, her flickering eyes filled with indescribable emotions. It was as if a heartbroken person was gazing up at the moon in the sky, with a hint of intriguing yearning amidst the melancholy.

"Then what can I do? If I don't compromise or give in, what else is there to do? If I don't choose to escape, then I have to face it. If my death could resolve everything, then I would gladly make that choice. However, my death would be useless. If I don't marry Luo Yong, the Luo Family will surely use this matter to suppress the Zi Family, and might even team up with the Wu Family against us. Both families have long coveted my Zi Family, lacking only a good excuse."

"In this matter, I have no choice. I can't hand them the chance to destroy the Zi Family. Otherwise, wouldn't I be unfilial to the extreme?"

Tangyu shook his head and smiled, "Your thinking is correct, but too limited. And your limitations stem from your understanding of the current situation. You've drawn a conclusion based on limited information, and this conclusion has become a cage, directly locking you in, trapping your thoughts within, unable to break free. That's why you're saying these things."

Zi Yan blinked, dazed, and looked at Tangyu, puzzled, "Young Master Tangyu, forgive Zi Yan for being dull-witted, but I don't quite understand the meaning of your words."

"I am well aware of the strength of my Zi Family. Without mentioning the allied forces of the Luo and Wu Families, even against just the Luo Family, we can't compete. I'm also aware of the situation in Luo River Town. The three families have maintained balance, but tensions have never ceased. I understand the principle that two tigers cannot coexist on one mountain. If there's an opportunity, the Luo and Wu Families will definitely seek to destroy my Zi Family. So, I truly have no way out. If I don't avoid, then all I can do is agree."

"This arranged marriage, both our families have already discussed, and have even set the wedding date with no room for change. If I refuse, it would be courting death, with no third path available. Therefore, Young Master Tangyu, I really don't understand the situation you're describing."

"Haha!" Tangyu couldn't help but laugh, feeling inexplicably amused.

Zi Yan knit her brows slightly, looking at Tangyu, "What are you laughing at? Did Zi Yan say something wrong?"

Tangyu stopped laughing, "Yes, you're indeed right; there's nothing wrong with what you said. That's true for you, but for me, everything you said is wrong."

"Ah? What do you mean?" Zi Yan was startled and puzzled. Why was it completely right in her view, but entirely wrong for someone else?

Tangyu said, "All the scenarios you've imagined are based on your own understanding. But your understanding doesn't apply to me. While we see the same problem, the outcomes are evidently entirely different."

"Ah?" Zi Yan still didn't understand.

Tangyu didn't elaborate further, just smiled, "Alright, let's not think about these headache-inducing matters for now. Do you know how to fish? If not, why not accompany me to the lakeside to fish."

Women's curiosity is strong, and Tangyu stopping halfway only made Zi Yan even more intrigued. However, since Tangyu didn't wish to explain, wanting to keep it a mystery, Zi Yan could only suppress her curiosity and not ask further.

"Fishing? Young Master Tangyu, you still have time for leisure like that? I do know a bit about fishing, but haven't done it much," Zi Yan said.

Tangyu got up and walked toward the lake, and Zi Yan followed. The lake was full of fish; a large group of fish could be seen swimming around, searching for food. It was easy to catch them even without fishing. The lake water was clear and the fish were abundant and large, almost as if they were domestically bred. On Earth, finding a wild lake of such quality would be exceedingly difficult.

Tangyu rarely fished on Earth, but seemed to have a sudden whim this time.

At the lakeside, he casually picked a spot. Zi Yan still looked at Tangyu with confusion, "Young Master, we don't have any fishing tools. How do we fish?" But as soon as she spoke, her eyes widened as two fishing rods appeared in Tangyu's hands, of modern high-tech design from Earth.

Tangyu casually tossed one to Zi Yan, who caught it in surprise. She was equally baffled as to how these fishing rods appeared out of thin air in Tangyu's hands.

This made her even more curious about Tangyu's strength. Moreover, this fishing rod was also very strange; she had never seen such a style of fishing rod before.

Tangyu no longer paid attention to Zi Yan and instead leisurely started operating the fishing rod to fish. Seeing this, Zi Yan followed suit and learned from him. However, a new question quickly arose: "Young Master Tangyu, forgive me for asking again, but how do you fish without bait on the hook?"

"Jiang Taigong fishes, those willing will take the bait," Tangyu said with profound mystery, quoting a proverb from Earth.

Zi Yan looked puzzled: "Jiang Taigong? Who is that?"

"Haha, don't worry about who that is. Without bait, our hook isn't straight either. Fishing, you see, is not about the fish, but about the delight. If you fish with your heart, that's the joy; that's enough. And is catching fish really that important?" Tangyu couldn't help but laugh aloud.

After listening to Tangyu's words, Zi Yan was again contemplative, seemed to understand yet not fully, thought for a while, and then shook her head, also starting to fish like Tangyu.

Without bait, trying to get a fish on the hook was obviously very difficult.

However, Tangyu suddenly curled his lips into a mischievous smile: "The fish are coming."

As he gathered the line, indeed a big fish got hooked. This made Zi Yan's eyes widen, did he really catch a fish? But then she sensed something was wrong, felt a terrifying aura pressing from behind, powerful and very frightening.

Sensing this aura, Zi Yan couldn't help but shiver, feeling a bit scared. Turning her head, she saw a familiar figure, but this figure inexplicably instilled fear in her: "Grandpa Wu."

The person was not from the Zi Family, nor from the Luo Family, but the Great Elder of the Wu Family, a cultivator of the Mystic Law Realm.

At this moment, the Great Elder of the Wu Family had a dark, cold expression, his eyes flashing with murderous intent, his aura chilling as he walked over, his gaze like a sharp sword fixed on Zi Yan. Such an intense gaze filled Zi Yan's heart with unfounded terror, making her very frightened, causing her to involuntarily hide behind Tangyu.

Tangyu, however, unhurriedly, and with tranquility, took the fish off the hook, put it back into the lake, put down the fishing rod, then stood up, calmly looking at the Great Elder of the Wu Family.

Only then did Zi Yan somewhat understand that when Tangyu said the big fish took the bait earlier, he wasn't referring to an actual fish, but to the Great Elder of the Wu Family.

The eyes of the Great Elder of the Wu Family flickered with a sinister gleam as they fell upon Tangyu: "It was you who rescued Zi Yan earlier?"

"You know, why do you still ask?" Tangyu scoffed.

Zi Yan said, "Grandpa Wu, what do you want to do? What do you mean?"

Tangyu smilingly said to Zi Yan, "Why ask? His presence here explains everything, he's here to kill you."

"Kill me? Why?" Zi Yan actually believed this answer because she somewhat thought so herself, she just wasn't quite sure. From the Great Elder of the Wu Family, she indeed sensed a terrifying murderous intent.

Tangyu said, "Kill you, then destroy the evidence, that would give them an excuse to destroy your Zi Family. Such methods are very skillfully employed. This way, the Zi Family is doomed."

"What——" Zi Yan's complexion also immediately turned cold, ghastly cold, wanting to be angry yet wanting to cry; more than anything, feeling helpless.

Why was such a thing happening to her?

Tangyu lightly patted Zi Yan's shoulder and said, "Don't cry, I'm here. Fate is sometimes so strange, sometimes it likes to play tricks on people. Some things seem set in stone, but sometimes they change. Since you and I have met, it's a fated encounter. For this fate, I will help you. Leave this matter to me."

Zi Yan was again stunned, looking at Tangyu with unspeakable gratitude in her heart.

The strings deep within her heart were inexplicably touched. Such a man also profoundly impacted her heart, giving her a feeling of sinking into it for a moment.

From childhood to now, no one had ever treated her so warmly, moved her so deeply, giving her such an uncontrollable longing.

For women, the first time is always the most beautiful, the most unforgettable, the most heart-wrenching, the most touching to the heart. Often it's in an unintentional moment, in a flash, that everything becomes destined, becomes a point of fate. This kind of thing is very magical.

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