Chapter 6 0006: To Me, Marrying Any Woman Is the Same

God of War: Unrivaled Dust and Wind 2528 words 2026-03-20 11:13:04

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After cashing out seven hundred thousand gold coins into his account, Chu Yun began a spree of buying potion materials from the marketplace. The ingredients for a single bottle of basic Body-Forging Elixir cost about fifteen thousand gold coins, while the finished product could fetch fifty thousand per bottle on the market. However, one shouldn’t assume this was a surefire way to make a profit; on highly civilized planets, the market price could be even lower, with fiercer competition due to the abundance of talented individuals. Even on Earth, profits weren’t guaranteed—an alchemist lacking the proper refining skills might fail several times before succeeding once. With bad luck, one could lose one hundred and fifty thousand gold coins after ten failures just to produce a single bottle. On low-civilization planets, the technical limitations made the price of fifty thousand reasonable—the cost and difficulty were plain to see.

Chu Yun first searched for the ingredients needed to produce intermediate and advanced Body-Forging Elixirs, and was startled by what he found. It finally made sense why no one had attempted to refine such potions on a large scale. Just gathering the materials for the intermediate version cost about four hundred and fifty thousand gold coins. For the advanced version, the price rose to about eight hundred thousand.

It was simply too expensive.

More importantly, what power on this planet would have an advanced alchemist willing to take the risk? Usually, only a true Pill Master could refine intermediate or advanced Body-Forging Elixirs, and even then, success was not guaranteed. A few failures could result in material costs soaring into the millions; only those guarding a gold mine would dare to be so reckless.

Moreover, there wasn't a single Pill Master on this planet. People always sought higher ground, and no Pill Master would choose to remain in exile here—they’d have already been recruited by other third-tier civilized planets.

Chu Yun’s funds weren’t enough to purchase even a single set of advanced Body-Forging Elixir ingredients. He spent four hundred and fifty thousand on one intermediate set, then bought three sets of basic materials, saving the remaining two hundred thousand coins.

That evening, Chu Yun unexpectedly received a call from Ye Linglong, asking him to come to the hospital—his mother’s condition had worsened.

He rushed into the hospital room to find his mother unconscious in bed. Ye Linglong sat quietly by the bedside, and upon seeing him, got up and left without a word, allowing mother and son some time alone.

Chu Yun looked at his mother’s pale face and sighed. In these past three days, ever since this body had ceased to be the former Chu Yun’s, Ye Xinghe had struggled with how to face this mother he’d inherited by chance.

Conflicted, he had kept his distance these days. Now, sitting slowly by the bedside, he reached out and took his mother’s pulse at her wrist.

To his surprise, his mother spoke weakly, “Don’t blame the hospital. I stopped taking the medicine on purpose—I’ve been hiding it. I know those medicines are expensive, and I know the Ye family is footing the bill. But the Ye family isn’t wealthy, and I’m afraid my illness will drag them down and force them to call off the engagement. All I want is for you to find shelter with the Ye family and live on. I don’t mind dying.”

Chu Yun paused, his expression softening. Perhaps it was the lingering memories of the former Chu Yun, but his eyes reddened.

No wonder the previous Chu Yun felt so suppressed and close to breaking—given these circumstances, there was nothing he could have done to change his fate.

“Mom, I can take care of myself! But you have to stay strong, too, all right?” Chu Yun turned to look at his mother, forcing a gentle smile. “The Chu family will rise again, even without the Ye family’s help!”

His mother nodded, comforted, and patted his hand before drifting back into an exhausted sleep.

After tucking her in, Chu Yun quietly closed the ward door behind him. Ye Linglong was sitting on a bench in the corridor outside. When he came to sit beside her, she didn’t look up.

Chu Yun didn’t want to have too many dealings with Ye Linglong. Having been betrayed by a woman once, he no longer believed in love or women. Although Ye Linglong had no interest in him, he only wanted to regain his former strength and had no time for entanglements.

Besides, with his temperament, would he humble himself for any woman? Perhaps Chu Yun could, but Ye Xinghe would not! In his past life, among the Galactic Union, which outstanding woman could have refused him?

“The hospital said you hadn’t come for three days. I was worried something might happen to your mother, so I came. I didn’t expect to find her condition had worsened—she’d been hiding her medication all this time. Thankfully, the doctors managed to save her. You should talk to her. I know what she’s worried about, but the Ye family can manage these expenses. Not to mention our engagement, just the relationship between our families means I can’t stand by and do nothing,” Ye Linglong finally broke the silence.

Chu Yun nodded, sincerely saying, “Thank you.”

Then, changing the subject, he asked, “Why me? Since you’ve chosen me, I hope you’ll be honest.”

Ye Linglong, quick-witted as ever, understood his meaning. “I could have chosen anyone, but it’s not easy to fake a marriage contract. The influential families who come to propose aren’t fools. Even if they’re suspicious about the Chu and Ye families, they can find out the truth. I’m simply fulfilling what’s expected, so my parents can answer to those families without offending them too much. That way, none of them will pressure us too hard. In this era of alliances, a marriage between our families poses no threat, so I insisted on honoring the engagement. I have to stay and look after the Ye family—you know my two brothers are unreliable.”

At this, Ye Linglong finally looked up at Chu Yun. “I know it might seem unfair to you, but there’s no such thing as fairness in this world. I’ll do everything I can to support you. Once you marry into the Ye family, you needn’t do anything if you don’t wish to. I won’t interfere in your private life.”

Chu Yun nodded. He had initially thought of repaying the Ye family with interest and then canceling the engagement. But after tonight—if not for Ye Linglong, his mother might have been gone. This showed that, for all her pride, Ye Linglong was not a bad person.

“All right, I agree,” Chu Yun said, meeting her gaze. “I’ll marry you.”

Ye Linglong visibly relaxed.

Chu Yun took out a chip and handed it to her. “Here’s a deposit of two hundred thousand gold coins. The Ye family has given me one hundred and twenty thousand in total—I remember every coin. Take it back.”

Before she could refuse, he stood up to leave.

“You don’t need to return it. That was my condition for you marrying in,” Ye Linglong said hurriedly.

“One thing has nothing to do with the other,” Chu Yun interrupted. “Which woman I marry is of no importance to me, but if I can help you, then marrying you is just a way for the Chu family to repay you. I don’t like owing anyone. Take the money. Even if I marry into your family, I don’t plan to live off you. I’m only marrying you to help you, nothing more. I know you’re worried those suitors might try to bully me. Rest assured, since I’ve agreed to marry you and keep you in the Ye family, I’ll keep my word.”

With that, Chu Yun went back into the hospital room, leaving Ye Linglong stunned in the corridor.