CHAPTER 505: CHAPTER 505: EMPRESS’ FATHER: I DO NOT APPROVE OF THIS MARRIAGE! (PLEASE FOLLOW)

Xiao Ye cradled Gu Qingcheng’s soft body in his right arm and said,

"Sister Qingcheng, you still have a chance to back out now. You can see for yourself, I have a lot of Beast Girls. Right now, there are four here; that’s only half."

"Back in Devil City, I have another four Beast Girls. Altogether, that’s eight Beast Girls."

"I can’t possibly give you all my attention. If you think it’s unfair or you can’t handle it, there’s still a chance for you to back out. Once you marry me and we forge the contract, there’s no going back."

"By then, if you regret it, I’m not going to agree. If you want to break the contract, you’ll have to die, or I’ll have to die."

Gu Qingcheng didn’t even hesitate before she said, "When the Hang City Empress makes a decision, she never goes back on it."

"Besides, I’ve only been with you for less than two hours. I haven’t even had enough of this whole love thing—how could I regret it now?"

"Me, Gu Qingcheng, I’m sticking with you for this whole life. I won’t marry anyone but you!"

Xiao Ye felt a little moved when he heard that, and his hand unconsciously squeezed her skinny waist.

"Mmm!" Gu Qingcheng’s whole body instantly went soft, her cheeks turning the color of a red apple. She whispered in his ear, "Don’t squeeze my waist—I really can’t take it."

Xiao Ye looked startled, "Sorry about that, I wasn’t paying that much attention."

"I’ll save the squeezing for tonight."

Gu Qingcheng gave a soft hum in response.

Ziran glanced around at everyone, "Our four sisters are still missing one."

"If only Xiaobing was here too."

Xiao Ye glared, "Why call so many Beast Girls over? Four’s enough. Once we’re done with things here, I’ll go spend time with the others."

They say a woman’s heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.

With four Beast Girls in one place, he already felt like he couldn’t handle it.

*If all eight were here at once, how would I even deal with that?*

*Hand one Beast Girl a glass of water, another gets jealous. Wipe someone’s mouth, and some other Beast Girl gets jealous again.*

*If there were eight Beast Girls in one place—that’d just be total harem chaos!*

Yunxi burst out laughing, "Haha, Xiao Ye, so you do have problems! You get to level up just by sitting around and letting the feedback come to you. We’re all so envious of you."

Xiao Ye scratched at Yunxi’s armpit and said, "Of course, you guys can’t really relate to these problems."

"Mmm!" Yunxi twisted her delicate body with a little embarrassment.

Just like Yun Bing, she was scared of being tickled.

When Xiao Ye scratched her armpit, her whole body felt tingly and numb.

*Heh, you guys think you know me, but I know you all too. I might not know everything about you or Qingcheng just yet, but your unique traits, I’ve got those down.*

*Yeah, once we’re married, I’ll finally get to figure you girls out in every way.*

Just then, a serious voice called from outside, "Reporting to the Empress, there are two middle-aged people outside the City Lord’s Mansion claiming to be your parents. They want to see you."

Gu Qingcheng’s face lit up, and she called out, "Let them in."

"No, I’ll go meet them myself!"

Ziran and Yunxi stared, "Qingcheng, didn’t your parents die when we were still at Kunpeng Academy?"

"The people outside—they’re really your parents? They must be fakes, right?"

Xiao Ye frowned, *The Hang City Empress has always been alone, and now all of a sudden two people show up saying they’re her parents?*

Gu Qingcheng slipped free from his rough hand, stood up, and said with delight,

"Those are my parents, no mistake about it."

"Xiao Ye, you have to come with me and meet them. Let my parents see you."

Saying that, she stepped out toward the door.

Everyone followed.

Out on the wide avenue outside the City Lord’s Mansion, two elderly people with white hair and wrinkled faces, looking a bit frail with age, were anxiously explaining something to the gate guards.

The guards said helplessly, "Uncle, Auntie, we’ve already reported to the Empress. If you’re really her parents, of course she’ll let you in."

"Please don’t make things hard for us. Guarding the gate is our duty—we can’t just let anyone inside."

The old woman sighed and said, "Old man, let’s just wait. We’ve survived over a thousand years; waiting a few more days won’t hurt."

The old man snapped, clearly unhappy, "Wait for what? Our daughter is right inside, I want to see her right now! If we hadn’t kept our faith in her all these years, do you think we could have survived in that hellhole? We’d have killed ourselves a long time ago!"

He glared at the guard and scolded, "Let us in, or I’ll have my daughter fire you and kick you out of Hang City!"

The guards weren’t moved. The Empress was famous for being fair—they hadn’t broken any rules. No way they’d be punished for just this.

Right then, a delighted voice called out from inside the gate.

"Dad! Mom!"

"You’re finally home!"

"Hurry up and open the gate, let my parents in!"

The guards’ hearts skipped a beat. So these people really were the Empress’s parents.

They bowed and quickly swung the big gate open, saying, "Please come in, Elders. Sorry for the trouble just now, hope you can forgive us."

Gu Qingcheng rushed into the arms of the two elders, tears of joy streaming down her face.

The two elderly folks patted her back, overjoyed, and said, "We’re home, we’re home. From now on, our family is never parting again."

After a while, Gu Qingcheng pointed to Xiao Ye and smiled, "This is my husband—your son-in-law. Well? Is he good-looking or what?"

The two elderly people were stunned. Their daughter had a husband already?

*Oh, well, I guess she is fifteen hundred years old now. She couldn’t have spent all that time alone, could she?*

They looked Xiao Ye up and down and frowned.

Too young!

He probably wasn’t even a hundred yet!

Sure, he was handsome and tall—probably about six feet—but he just didn’t look mature enough.

And why was he holding one beautiful girl in each arm? The vibe was just too ambiguous, all that eye-flirting. Nothing like a family scene.

The old man pulled Gu Qingcheng aside and said, "Qingcheng, how long have you been with that guy?"

Gu Qingcheng answered calmly, "I just got with him today. We’re getting married in a couple of days."

The old man’s eyes went wide, his mouth twitching, "You only got with him today?"

"You’ve spent all these fifteen hundred years alone?"

Gu Qingcheng nodded, "That’s right, Daddy. Is there a problem?"

The old man’s face went dark, "Yeah, that’s a big problem!"

"Let me ask—those two pretty girls on either side of that guy, what’s their deal with him?"

Gu Qingcheng’s heart skipped a beat and she stammered, "They’re—they’re friends of mine."

The old man’s gaze sharpened, "Don’t lie to me! Are you lying to your dad right after being reunited? Ever since you were a kid, your eyes dart around when you lie. I remember that."

Gu Qingcheng just went for it and said straight up, "They’re my good sisters, and they’re also Xiao Ye’s Beast Girls!"

"Me, Gu Qingcheng, I’m also Xiao Ye’s Beast Girl!"

The old man exploded, "Bullshit! You haven’t even married him—how are you his Beast Girl?"

"I don’t approve of this marriage!"

Xiao Ye saw the situation starting to go south, so he smiled, "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, this isn’t the place to talk. Let’s go inside and chat."

"Hmph!" The old man glared at Xiao Ye, "Fine, let’s talk at home."

Two minutes later, everyone had brought the two elders back to the Empress’s bedchamber and were sitting together on the first-floor living room sofa.