He Zhao's face turned pale. He suddenly turned his head and stared at the stunned He Gu on the stage. His face was filled with disbelief, "How could it be? Who is this He Gu who came out of nowhere?! How could Qin Mingzhu agree to this?!"

He Zhao was terrified. He turned his gaze to look for Qin Mingzhu. "How could she agree to this?! Isn't this stupid daughter only interested in me?!"

He Cangming looked at He Zhao and his lips curled into a cold smile. He began to add insult to injury, "What is it, He Zhao? Do you have any objections to this marriage?"

"I, I just didn't expect Miss Qin to agree to the replacement." He Zhao cupped his hands and bowed his head. He replied respectfully, but the expression on his face was ghastly.

"Oh, Miss Qin has indeed agreed. You don't have to worry about this. Don't you agree, Miss Qin?"

He Cangming smiled as he looked at He Zhao pretending to be respectful. His heart was filled with joy. Coincidentally, Qin Mingzhu also walked out from the darkness.

"Indeed, I agree." There was no expression on Qin Mingzhu's face. Her tone was calm. He Zhao looked at her in shock and confusion.

Until Qin Mingzhu looked into his eyes and said that she agreed. The shock in He Zhao's eyes turned into anger and embarrassment from being betrayed.

The people around him were looking at him. Their gazes were filled with ridicule, curiosity, and even sympathy. They were like sharp needles that stabbed at him mercilessly. There was nowhere to hide.

He Zhao gritted his teeth and forced himself to say "congratulations!" to He Gu.

He Zhao's chest tightened, and his throat was choked. His mouth tasted a rusty taste, he was so angry that he vomited blood.

He Zhao forced out an ugly smile and walked out of the crowd. Wherever he passed, the crowd made way for him, just like Moses parting the sea.

He Zhao faced all kinds of gazes and almost ran away from Flowing Cloud Pavilion. After he left, the banquet became even more lively. As he wished, he indeed became the center of the conversation. He was just the center of the joke.

As the real protagonist of this banquet, the newly appointed young master of the He family, He Gu, was almost ignored. He stayed alone on the second floor of Flowing Cloud Pavilion.

He Gu sat in a room on the second floor of Flowing Cloud Pavilion. He placed his hands on his knees and sat straight. He did not dare to turn his head around. He only rolled his eyes and observed the room.

The Flowing Cloud Pavilion was only used when holding large-scale banquets. It was usually used for ordinary inner sect disciples like them. He heard that if he followed the young master in the past, he could come and go as he pleased. Before this, he had never been here before.

As an inner sect disciple who did not have a high sense of presence, He Gu's cultivation level was only at the Dharma Realm. His appearance was delicate and pretty. His face with a little baby fat made him look even more tender.

He Gu had never thought that he could become the young master. He was so ordinary. He Cangming and a few elders were discussing the future cooperation between the He family and Qin Island. He Gu could not get a word in edgeways, but he did not dare to leave, so he could only sit there.

He Gu lowered his head and looked at the exquisite carpet under his feet. His thoughts were scattered. He thought about the time at noon when he had finished eating alone in the dining hall. Just as he was about to rest for a while before going to the training room, a person who looked like a butler walked toward him with a smile.

"He Gu, master wants to see you. Come with me."

The butler called out his name directly and said that the master wanted to see him. He was shocked at that time. This butler used to follow He Junjie. He Gu had an impression of him.

But why did the master look for him? He Gu followed the butler while he recalled in horror if he had done anything out of line recently.

But after thinking for a long time, the unruliest thing he had done recently was to secretly take the leftovers from the canteen and feed them to some birds. But he watched as they finished eating and even swept the floor clean. He Gu tried very hard to recall.

Who would have thought that he would come to the place of the family head? The family head looked at him very gently and asked him in a calm manner, "He Gu, have you eaten?"

"Yes, family head, I have."

"Hehe, there's no need to be so formal. Have a seat."

He Gu sat down.

Then, the family head, He Cangming asked him some very common questions, such as whether he was tired from practicing, whether he went out with his companions to do missions, and so on. Between the questions and answers, He Gu relaxed. Then, the family head suddenly asked him,

"Do you think it's a good idea to let you be the young master?"

"Yes... Ah?" He replied foolishly before he reacted. Just now, the family head had asked him to be the young master, which scared him so much that he sucked in a breath of cold air and directly fell from the chair.

Now that he thought about it, he was really too stupid. He Gu rubbed his face and came back to his senses. He lowered his head to look at the luxurious clothes on his body. It was beautiful and prosperous.

He Gu secretly raised his eyes to look at He Cangming and the others. They were still discussing and did not notice him. He stretched out his hand to pull on the belt and loosened it a little. The belt was too tight, and he couldn't breathe.

After pulling on the belt, He Gu let out a sigh of relief. He went through it. His eyes fixated on the snacks and fruits on the table. He really wanted to eat them. The snacks he ate before were so dry. He was afraid that he had to pee, so he had been holding back from drinking water.

Now that he had relaxed, he couldn't stand the thirst anymore. He Gu gulped the grapes on the table.

For the Spirit King Realm and Spirit Origin Realm masters, He Gu's every move couldn't escape their eyes. The elders all wanted to laugh.

Just when He Cangming wanted to let the poor guy go out to play, the doorman came to report that Miss Qin had come, so he put He Gu aside.

"I want to talk to him."

Qin Mingzhu lifted her chin toward He Gu. Her goal was clear. He Gu pointed his index finger at his nose in a daze, receiving Qin Mingzhu's affirmation.

"Then go and have a good chat with Miss Qin. You don't have to stay with us old guys all the time."

He Cangming was happy to see that. It was more beneficial for the marriage between the two families if He Gu and Qin Mingzhu could get along well.

"Then, allo, allow me to leave." He Gu jumped up from his chair and stuttered. With a red face, he followed behind Qin Mingzhu like a little boy.

The two of them went downstairs and went to the water pavilion on the lake in the backyard. The two of them sat opposite each other around a small stone table in a quiet small pavilion.

"Hel, hello, Miss Qin. My, my name is He Gu."

He Gu thought that a man should take the initiative, so he introduced himself first. However, the beautiful and elegant beauty was only still his nominal fiancée. He Gu still blushed very shamelessly.

"Are you always stuttering?" Qin Mingzhu carefully observed He Gu and could not help but ask.

"I'm not! I, I'm just too nervous. I do this when I'm nervous. Other times, I won't."

He Gu hurriedly explained, afraid that Qin Mingzhu would despise him.

"Oh, then what are you nervous about?"

It was the first time Qin Mingzhu met someone as shy as He Gu, so she asked in confusion.

"You... You're too beautiful. I'm... I'm nervous when I'm talking to you. I'm sorry."