Chapter 1266: Chapter 1265: Genius Young Lady

Grandma smiled and said, "Of course it’s not that simple. If Mr. Lin is also from the Hidden Sect, you should be very clear that we Hidden Sects have many rules, and each sect also has some rules of its own."

Although Lin Fan had already more or less figured some things out, he still said, "I’d like to hear the details."

Grandma said, "Back when the Jianghu was flourishing, there were often marriages between Martial Arts Influences. But as Martial Arts declined, those that survived all turned into Hidden Sects. Each one can barely protect itself and is intent on passing on its own bloodline. Especially family-type Hidden Sects like ours, we place great importance on bloodline. The women of our clan never marry out; the sons-in-law are all taken in as live-in husbands. So if Mr. Lin wants to marry Qing Yao, you must follow our Yun Clan rules and become our live‑in son‑in‑law."

Lin Fan said, "No exceptions?"

Grandma shook her head. "No. Because this concerns the inheritance of our Yun Sect. This rule cannot be broken. Once it’s broken, it could shake the very foundation of our Yun Sect."

Lin Fan let out an "oh" and smiled. "That’s a pity then. Seems I have no fate to become your Yun Sect’s son‑in‑law."

Grandma looked at Lin Fan deeply. "Mr. Lin, do you have no interest in Qing Yao?"

Lin Fan said, "Honestly, Yun Qingyao is very beautiful. Before I saw her true face, I didn’t expect her to be this beautiful. It’d be a lie to say my heart wasn’t moved. I’m afraid any normal man under heaven, upon seeing her, would be wildly moved..."

Grandma laughed. "Mr. Lin really is very straightforward."

Lin Fan also laughed. "I think it’s better to have fewer套路. After all, in front of Yun Qingyao, if I claim I’m not moved at all, that’d just be fake. It’s just that, moved is moved, but jumping straight to discussing marriage is a bit rushed. Add in your Yun Sect’s rules, and that’s something I really can’t agree to."

Grandma said, "Why is Mr. Lin unwilling to be a live‑in son‑in‑law? In fact, being a live‑in son‑in‑law has its benefits, especially if you become Qing Yao’s husband. Qing Yao will inherit the Sect Leader position in the future; you will be the Sect Leader’s husband. Your status within Yun Sect will also be number one. You could say in the future, Yun Sect will be jointly managed by you two as a couple."

Lin Fan shook his head and said, "I’m not interested in any of that."

Grandma said, "Mr. Lin might not yet understand what this means, but I can assure you, if you become our Yun Sect’s son‑in‑law, it will definitely benefit you endlessly in the future. As for this enormous benefit, I can’t tell you for now, but you’ll know later."

Lin Fan let out an "oh". So Grandma was playing mysterious. Being Yun Qingyao’s husband, what other special benefits could there be?

The only thing Lin Fan could think of, besides gaining a fairy‑like wife and satisfying a man’s fantasies, didn’t seem to offer any particular benefits. If he were just a poor kid, he might be interested in Yun Sect’s industries, but Lin Fan himself was already a hundred‑billion‑level tycoon, running a Group worth hundreds of billions. He really couldn’t care less about Yun Sect’s little bit of industry.

As for Yun Sect’s Martial Arts inheritance, Lin Fan was even less interested. The square‑faced man that Yun Sect, even with the strength of their entire clan, couldn’t defeat was beaten by Lin Fan. Would Lin Fan really look up to Yun Sect’s Martial Arts inheritance?

Thinking it over, Lin Fan couldn’t find any benefit worth wronging himself to be Yun Sect’s live‑in son‑in‑law. As for this enormous benefit Grandma said he’d only know in the future, Lin Fan simply couldn’t imagine it. It was like a blank check—didn’t seem reliable at all.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Elder, whether I can become Yun Sect’s live‑in son‑in‑law is still a question. You ask whether I’m willing to be Yun Sect’s live‑in son‑in‑law, and I also want to ask you: is your Yun Sect willing to take me as a son‑in‑law? As far as I know, you don’t seem to know my background clearly." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Grandma said, "Then could Mr. Lin tell me about your background?"

Lin Fan said, "All I can say is that everything I told you before is the truth."

Grandma said, "So Mr. Lin truly isn’t from the Hidden Sect?"

Lin Fan said, "No, I’m not."

Grandma said, "That’s enough. As long as Mr. Lin isn’t from the Hidden Sect, then everything is easy to handle. As for Mr. Lin’s character, we’ve all seen it with our own eyes today. Mainly, we trust Qing Yao’s judgment."

Lin Fan laughed and said, "Elder, aren’t you afraid Yun Qingyao misjudged me?"

Grandma said, "Mr. Lin might not understand Qing Yao well enough yet. Qing Yao, this child—we place great hopes on her. When Qing Yao was little, we already sent her to the city to study. For a long period of time she wasn’t living in the clan. Her exposure to the outside world is greater than all of us combined."

Lin Fan let out an "oh". This was the first time he’d heard that. No wonder Yun Qingyao seemed different from the others in the clan. And everything Yun Qingyao had done in Yun City showed she was definitely not some mountain bumpkin.

Turns out Yun Qingyao had been studying and living in Kun City since she was young. She was a genius Young Lady. When she studied outside, her grades were outstanding; you could say she was an all‑rounder.

Yun Sect had always had industries in the Mortal World. As time passed, the Yun Clan’s industries grew larger and larger, forming a huge industrial cluster. By Yun Zhongzheng’s generation, Yun Zhongzheng had faintly begun to feel he could no longer fully control it.

The way Yun Sect managed its own industries in the past was to find people in the Mortal World to manage them on their behalf, while they just lay back and collected money. But as some industries modernized, people within Yun Sect gradually became unable to keep up. Bad debts frequently occurred, and the agents would often take advantage of them.

Simply put, they suffered losses because they lacked education.

So Yun Zhongzheng learned his lesson. He began to focus on training the younger generation, arranging for some disciples to live and study outside from a young age, learning modern knowledge.

And Yun Qingyao was the outstanding one among the younger generation. As a genius Young Lady, Yun Qingyao, at a very young age, was already able to independently run a Company. She was also an all‑rounder. Before she became an adult—before she turned sixteen—she had already completed multiple university majors, including economics, management, and so on.

The rare thing was that while Yun Qingyao studied outside, she did not neglect Martial Arts. She was also the strongest Martial Artist among the Yun Clan’s younger generation.

You could say Yun Qingyao was the pride of the Yun Clan, and also its future.

No wonder, when facing a calamity that could wipe out the clan today, Grandma’s first thought was to make plans for Yun Qingyao and ask Lin Fan to take Yun Qingyao away. To the Yun Clan, Yun Qingyao was a treasure.

Just from this point alone, Grandma also felt that Lin Fan being able to become Yun Qingyao’s husband was already a huge benefit. To put it less nicely, it’d be Lin Fan getting a bargain for nothing. Of course, Lin Fan was also very outstanding. Grandma’s thinking was that if Lin Fan and Yun Qingyao could unite, it would be a perfect match. For the Yun Clan’s future, it would definitely be a great boon.

Precisely because Yun Sect placed such high hopes on Yun Qingyao, the Yun Clan would never let Yun Qingyao marry out. Yun Qingyao’s husband could only marry in as a live‑in son‑in‑law. Even someone as exceptional as Lin Fan, if he wanted to be Yun Qingyao’s husband, could only choose to marry in.