Helian Yi understood Helian Yue's temperament; he knew his own daughter well.
Helian Yue was proud and aloof, but more importantly, she was loyal and righteous. Her long-standing friendship with Hou Mingzhu was undeniable, and she would certainly not be willing to interfere in her good sister's marriage. If this matter were brought up with Helian Yue, even if she chose to compromise for the sake of the family, it would be a tremendous torment for her.
With the situation as it was, and with Helian Sheng, a senior of the family, pressing down on him, Helian Yi didn't know what to do.
Helian Sheng understood Helian Yi's inner struggle. He spoke with earnest gravity, "I understand your current hesitation, and you also don't understand why I insist that our Helian family must ally with Ye Tiancheng."
"Helian Yi, have you ever considered what my existence means to the Helian family?"
Helian Yi looked up at Helian Sheng, a flicker of bewilderment in his eyes.
What did Senior Helian Sheng mean to the Helian family? Helian Yi had never considered this question before. Perhaps he was like a stabilizing force, a pillar of strength. In any case, as long as Helian Sheng could remember, he had been present in the family, enjoying an incomparably transcendent status.
Moreover, Helian Sheng was very mysterious. Most incredibly, when Helian Yi was young, Helian Sheng was already a senior with transcendent status in the family. Yet, now that Helian Yi had passed the age of destiny, and his youngest daughter, Helian Yue, was all grown up, Helian Sheng remained in the same state.
He always appeared to be in his middle age, looking even younger than Helian Yi.
When Helian Yi was young, Helian Sheng could still be considered a senior. But now, at Helian Yi's age, when they stood together, Helian Sheng seemed more like the junior.
Over the years, Helian Sheng's appearance had not changed at all.
However, for various reasons, Helian Yi dared not ponder or investigate the cause. Sometimes, knowing too much was not a good thing, and Helian Yi would not pry.
Those who dared to do so, even within the same family, wanting to know too much, would now have graves with grass three meters high.
Helian Yi shook his head, "This junior is incompetent and cannot explain. It is simply that you, as the stabilizing force of our Helian family for many years, your status is self-evident."
Helian Sheng then said to Helian Yi, "What you are about to see, it is best that you pretend you never saw it afterward, as if you knew nothing. The reason I am willing to let you see this opportunity is perhaps because knowing some of the inside story this time will allow you to understand better."
Helian Yi gazed fixedly in Helian Sheng's direction, his gaze not daring to wander. He was ready to watch attentively.
However, Helian Yi harbored a vague premonition that perhaps after today, the world as he knew it might be turned upside down. After all, if Helian Sheng were truly an ordinary person, how could he remain ageless and immortal?
What did Helian Sheng truly mean to the Helian family?
Then, Helian Yi witnessed a scene that would be unforgettable for his entire life. He didn't know how to describe it; it was a scene he had never imagined, nor could he have ever conceived of it.
Helian Sheng displayed some techniques that only cultivators could use, making Helian Yi see and understand clearly before finally pausing.
"This is the reason why our Helian family has stood tall for so many years. Our Helian family was originally a family of cultivators. However, due to various reasons, as time passed, the number of clansmen with cultivation aptitude became fewer and fewer, until now, there is only me left."
"Originally, according to the family rules, I should have found a clansman with cultivation aptitude within the family, taken him under my wing, taught him the methods of cultivation, and then, when he grew up, he would have succeeded me."
"However, by your generation, I can no longer find anyone in our family with cultivation aptitude. Not a single one."
This was even more difficult than finding a successor for the family head. After all, even if one insisted on the direct lineage inheriting the position, Helian Yue could have a son named Helian, or Helian Yi, at his age, could be willing to remarry a younger wife and try harder, and perhaps there would still be hope.
But finding someone with cultivation aptitude was truly difficult. Originally, due to the gradual dilution of the bloodline, few people with cultivation aptitude could be found in the Helian family. Later, it became even harder to find them, and now they were extinct.
This was also one of the reasons why Helian Sheng had his sights set on Ye Tiancheng.
Ye Tiancheng possessed excellent aptitude. Furthermore, it had been proven that the daughter born to Ye Tiancheng and Hou Mingzhu had inherited a talent that made even Helian Sheng envious. If he had such talent when he embarked on the path of cultivation, he would have achieved far more than his current state.
He could have definitely reached a higher level!
Since Hou Mingzhu could give birth to a daughter with cultivation talent for Ye Tiancheng, then if Helian Yue were to be with Ye Tiancheng, she would naturally benefit from this advantage.
Excluding Ye Tiancheng's own value, after Helian Yue and Ye Tiancheng were combined, the problem of the Helian family having no successor for the family head position, and Helian Sheng having no successor, could also be resolved.
Moreover, with the powerful bloodline genes of strong aptitude and talent to enrich the bloodline of the Helian family descendants, the problem of the family having no clansmen with cultivation aptitude being born would also be gradually solved.
The Helian family, as an old-established family, held a very high status. Although the lineage of people like Hou Mingzhu was not bad, if they were to be compared strictly, the Helian family still held higher status. However, their status had reached such a point that if they had to be particular about friends being of equal standing, then they would likely find no one.
Therefore, Helian Yue being friends with Hou Mingzhu was still considered normal.
But the reason the Helian family could possess such status was, in the final analysis, related to the fact that the Helian family was originally a family of cultivators.
Setting aside certain current crises and looking only at the present situation, the reason the Helian family could maintain its current status was because of Helian Sheng's existence. However, if one day Helian Sheng were no longer around, and the Helian family could not find a successor, then the Helian family's fall from grace and descent into an ordinary noble family would only be a matter of time.
At that point, even if the Helian family could still maintain its noble status, it would only be able to stand on equal footing with other high-ranking families.
This was not a scenario Helian Sheng wished to see.
Helian Yi, being the head of the Helian family, was not a fool. With a little thought, he could deduce the cause and effect and understand the importance of the matter.
After comprehending it, Helian Yi asked, "That Ye Tiancheng, is he also... a cultivator?"
Helian Sheng nodded affirmatively, "That's right. Not only that, but his aptitude, talent, and opportunities are all top-notch. He is even the 'Great Fortune Holder' of this era. Only one Great Fortune Holder appears every period of time."
"Those who are on good terms with a Great Fortune Holder can rise with them, like chickens and dogs ascending to heaven. If they fall out of favor, then sooner or later, they will inexplicably decline until they reach an irreversible state."
"By saying this, you should understand why I insist that the Helian family must establish a relationship with Ye Tiancheng, right?"
In this way, Helian Yi could understand. He could grasp that the Helian family had already offended Ye Tiancheng, and it was difficult to mend the relationship again. Moreover, the easiest way to mend the relationship was through marriage.
Since ancient times, whether it was between families or even between nations, this method had been used to draw closer or stabilize relationships, so this method was indeed effective.
Helian Yi frowned, lost in thought.
Helian Sheng continued, "Moreover, Ye Tiancheng's talent is truly exceptional, far surpassing even mine. If he were to marry Yue'er, the problem of the Helian family's declining cultivation aptitude bloodline could also be resolved."
"You have no idea how much of his talent and aptitude Ye Tiancheng's daughter inherited. I am not even comparable to a child."
"If the descendants of our Helian family could also inherit this talent and aptitude, the benefits would be unimaginable!"
Every word and sentence, Helian Sheng laid bare the benefits to Helian Yi, and even basically revealed that if this were not done, the decline of the Helian family would be imminent, and no one could stop it.
Considering the family, there was no better way.
Helian Yi was wavering. After all, he was the head of the Helian family. When necessary, he could sacrifice himself for the family, let alone his daughter's marriage.
"I understand. It's just that this matter is really difficult to handle. Ye Tiancheng has a very good relationship with the junior of the Hou family, and given Yue'er's personality, she would certainly not be willing to interfere. I'm afraid it will be troublesome and difficult."
Helian Sheng said, "Even if it is troublesome and difficult, it must be done. We have no other choice."
"This is the future of our family. For even the slightest glimmer of hope, there is no reason not to take a gamble. Once successful, the results are visible, and the benefits are inexhaustible. Although it is unfair to Yue'er, it is all for the family."
"At that time, I will have to trouble you to do more ideological work for Yue'er. At this time, one cannot harm the family's interests for personal feelings. As the eldest daughter of the Helian family, she should understand the gravity of the situation and not be willful. This is the responsibility of every member of the Helian family, and she is the most suitable."
Helian Yi's heart ached. Over the years, his love for Helian Yue had been genuine.
However, Helian Sheng knew that he must seize the opportunity to thoroughly persuade Helian Yi.
Therefore, Helian Sheng explained his responsibilities, all the crises currently facing the Helian family, and the importance of Ye Tiancheng to the Helian family to Helian Yi.
Helian Yi's hesitation, under Helian Sheng's onslaught, finally crumbled completely. He knew there was truly no other path to choose.
Therefore, Helian Yi finally sided with Helian Sheng, "I will try my best to do it, and I will also do the ideological work for Yue'er. I just don't know how to handle Ye Tiancheng."
"Furthermore, there are some other issues. If we are to act as matchmakers for Yue'er and Ye Tiancheng, we certainly cannot bypass the junior of the Hou family. That child is the future head of the Hou family, and in fact, it is no different from already being the head of the Hou family. She has a deep affection for Ye Tiancheng, and we are afraid we cannot afford to offend her."
After Helian Yi understood, these were indeed real and very important issues.
Helian Sheng nodded, "It is best that you can understand. It's not that we don't value Yue'er, but there are more important matters, and this in itself is not a bad thing for Yue'er."
"As for the issues you've raised, there are always ways to solve problems. However, to be on the safe side, we need to plan more carefully. These matters... let me think, I must devise a proper method."