Maybe My Soulmate! (GL)-Chapter 239: The wedding.

Azure Dragon City had never been quiet, but this time the noise felt different. It was not the sound of merchants arguing over spirit stones or cultivators boasting about breakthroughs. It was softer and sharper at the same time. It was curiosity. Shock. Excitement. Fear. Hope.

After what happened in the Su family, Mother Lan personally came with Shen Mingyue to visit Father Su and Mother Su. The two women had been close friends for years. They had shared tea, laughter, gossip, and burdens. Now they shared something even deeper. Their daughters were in love.

When Mother Su held Mother Lan’s hands and said, "Our children chose each other," there was no hesitation in her voice. Only pride.

Within days, with the consent of Mo Yuxin and Su Yubing, preparations for the wedding began. The Su family estate turned lively. Tailors were summoned. Spiritual beasts were ordered for ceremonial carriages. Invitations carved with golden ink were prepared to be sent to every influential household in the city.

And then the news spread.

Like a spark dropped into dry grass, the words flew through markets, taverns, cultivation halls, tea houses, and noble courtyards.

"The Su family’s eldest daughter is getting married."

"To Mo Yuxin?"

"Yes."

"But they are both women."

"Yes."

The reaction was not one single thing. It was a storm made of many winds.

Commoners whispered while buying vegetables.

"Did you hear? The future head of the Su family is marrying a woman."

A butcher scratched his chin. "The world really is changing."

A young girl standing nearby listened quietly. Her fingers tightened around the basket she was holding. Her eyes shone.

In the cultivation academy, disciples gathered in groups.

"Mo Yuxin is terrifyingly strong," one male cultivator muttered. "Who dares to oppose her?"

Another laughed nervously. "I guess strength makes its own rules."

But a female disciple stared into the distance, heart pounding. She had once held another girl’s hand under the moonlight and then let go out of fear. Now she wondered if that fear had been necessary.

Among the wealthy families, discussions were more careful. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"This sets a precedent," one elder said stiffly.

Another replied, "The Su family is not foolish. If they support it openly, who are we to object?"

"Still, it goes against tradition."

"And what is tradition?" a younger matriarch asked calmly. "Something we invented."

In the poorer districts, the reaction carried more emotion than politics.

Two women who ran a small cloth shop stood behind their counter long after closing time.

"Do you think... it means we do not have to pretend anymore?" one asked in a trembling voice.

Her companion reached across the counter and held her hand openly for the first time in daylight. "Maybe it does."

For many women in Azure Dragon City, this news was not gossip. It was oxygen.

For years, countless women had loved in silence. They had called each other sisters, sworn friends, sworn companions. They had shared beds in secret, written hidden letters, brushed fingers under sleeves in crowded streets. They had smiled at marriage proposals from men while feeling their hearts fracture quietly inside.

Societal pressure was not always loud. Sometimes it was a steady weight. A reminder that lineage must continue. That daughters must marry men. That families must secure alliances. That love was secondary to order.

Mo Yuxin and Su Yubing shattered that silent rule in one public announcement.

They did not hide. They did not whisper. They did not beg for permission.

They stood side by side.

The impact was immediate.

In a quiet courtyard on the east side of the city, a scholar’s daughter stepped forward during dinner and said calmly, "Mother, Father, I will not marry the Zhang family’s son. I love someone else."

Her parents froze.

"Who?"

She reached for the hand of her childhood friend sitting beside her. "Her."

The air went still.

Elsewhere, in a modest home near the city gates, two female cultivators who had trained together since childhood packed their belongings and walked hand in hand through the main street, ignoring the stares.

One of them said softly, "If the Su family can announce it to the whole city, why should we hide?"

By the end of the week, more and more women began stepping into the light.

Some families resisted. Some shouted. Some cried.

But others, inspired by the visible protection around Mo Yuxin and Su Yubing, began to hesitate before condemning their daughters. The ground beneath their certainty was no longer solid.

In tea houses, opinions clashed loudly.

An old man slammed his cup onto the table. "This is absurd. Marriage is between a man and a woman. How can two women build a family?"

A middle aged woman sitting nearby replied calmly, "They can adopt. They can choose heirs. The Su family is powerful enough. Why are you so concerned with their bedroom?"

The table erupted in nervous laughter.

A group of young women at another table leaned close together.

"It feels like... we exist now," one whispered.

"Like someone powerful said we are not shameful."

"I thought I would have to marry a man and live like a ghost."

Their words were small, but they carried years of fear behind them.

Not everyone was pleased.

Some conservative elders met privately and grumbled.

"If this spreads, our daughters will rebel."

"It threatens order."

"Next thing you know, the city will lose its moral foundation."

Yet none of them dared confront the Su family directly. Mo Yuxin’s reputation alone was enough to silence most critics. She was not just a bride. She was a cultivator whose strength had already been witnessed. No one wanted to provoke someone who could flatten them with a single strike.

Even the city lord was furious behind closed doors.

He paced in his study, robes swaying.

"The Su family grows stronger by the day," he muttered. "Now they gain public support through this spectacle."

An aide spoke cautiously. "My lord, public sentiment is... divided."

"Divided?" the city lord scoffed. "Or shifting?"

He understood the danger. This was not only about marriage. It was about influence. The Su family was not just powerful. They were shaping the culture of the city.

Meanwhile, inside the Su estate, preparations continued peacefully.

Su Yubing walked through the garden with Mo Yuxin at her side. Servants bowed deeply as they passed. There was no mockery in their eyes. Only respect.

"It seems we have become quite the celebrity?" Su Yubing asked softly.

Mo Yuxin looked at her, with a smile in her love filled eyes. "You were always a celebrity, my dear."

Su Yubing laughed slightly at her words, feeling quite amused.

On the streets, vendors began selling small trinkets carved with twin phoenixes instead of the usual dragon and phoenix pairing. Some called them symbols of courage. Others called them symbols of rebellion.

Children, unaware of adult arguments, asked simple questions.

"Can two princesses get married?"

Their mothers hesitated.

Some answered, "Yes."

That single word traveled further than any rumor.

Within days, small gatherings began forming in secret no longer. Women who had once only met under moonlight now met in courtyards with doors open. They shared stories. They laughed nervously. They cried. They spoke of fear, of hiding, of nearly giving up.

One woman said, "I thought I was wrong. I prayed to change."

Another replied, "You were never wrong. You were just alone."

And that was the true shift. They were no longer alone.

Representation is a quiet force. When someone powerful stands tall without apology, it changes what others believe is possible. Mo Yuxin and Su Yubing did not give speeches about freedom. They did not hold banners. They simply chose each other and refused to hide.

That simple act rippled outward like waves across a lake.

Of course, not everything changed overnight. Prejudice does not disappear because of one wedding. Some doors remained closed. Some whispers continued. Some families disowned daughters. Some lovers still chose caution.

But something irreversible had happened.

The idea that women could love women and still stand proudly in the center of society had entered public consciousness.

And ideas, once born, are difficult to kill.

Yet among all those affected, the most shaken were not the commoners or the conservative elders.

It was Lin Fan and the Lin family.

When the news reached the Lin estate, silence fell heavier than stone.

Lin Fan stared at the invitation in his hand, his knuckles turning white.

Su Yubing, the woman he once believed would stand beside him as the future matriarch, was marrying Mo Yuxin.

Not in secret. Not in shame.

But with celebration.

The Lin family elders exchanged grim looks. This marriage strengthened the Su family’s internal unity and external support. It removed potential marriage alliances that could have benefited the Lin family. It signaled independence.

For Lin Fan, the shock was personal.

For Lin Fan, the shock hit like someone had poured cold water over his head and then slapped him for good measure. The same woman who once rejected him without even blinking, the same woman who stood in front of everyone and said she would never marry him, the same woman who forced him into that three year duel like he was some stepping stone in her path, was now openly preparing to marry Mo Yuxin. And the whole city was celebrating it. Laughing. Talking. Admiring. Like it was some beautiful story. In his eyes, it was ridiculous. It was offensive. She had humiliated him once when he was weak, dragged his name through the dirt, and now she had the nerve to move on like he never mattered? And not just move on, but marry a woman with such a violent reputation? He simply refused to accept it. Not because he loved her. That part had long turned into something else. It was about pride. It was about face. It was about the fact that she chose a path that didn’t include him.

He stood up so fast that the chair behind him scraped loudly across the floor. Servants outside stiffened. His jaw tightened. A year ago he had been nothing. No spiritual power. No status. No respect. After she rejected him, even the younger members of his own clan looked at him with pity. Elders sighed when his name was brought up. He had become an embarrassment overnight. But that was before the system appeared. The Heavens Law System. A cold voice inside his head that showed up when he was at his lowest and offered him a way out. Missions. Rewards. Points. At first he thought he had gone insane. But then the rewards started showing results. Pills that forced open blocked meridians. Techniques that no normal family could get their hands on. Body training methods that nearly broke him but rebuilt him stronger. Every time he completed a task, he leveled up in a way that shocked everyone.

In just one year he went from a useless nobody to half step Golden Core. Half step. Just one more push and he would step fully into Golden Core stage. People trained their whole lives for that. He did it in a year. Not through talent. Not through inheritance. Through the system. Through abnormal luck. Through something that clearly wasn’t normal. But he didn’t care. Strength was strength. No one in Azure Dragon City questioned the results. They only saw that he was rising fast.

He walked straight to his father’s study without knocking. The elders inside were discussing something in low voices, but they fell silent when they saw his expression.

"We move the duel forward," he said immediately.

His father frowned. "The agreement was three years."

"I don’t need three years," Lin Fan replied, his tone steady but sharp underneath. "I’m already half step Golden Core. By the time her wedding day comes, I’ll break through."

The room went quiet.

His father studied him carefully. "You want to challenge Su Yubing now?"

"Yes."

There was no hesitation in his voice.

He could already picture it. The arena filled with people. Su Yubing standing there calm and composed like always. Then the shock on her face when she realized how far behind she was. The whispers from the crowd. The looks from the elders. He wouldn’t just defeat her. He would crush her. He would make it clear that rejecting him was the biggest mistake of her life.

"She only stepped into Foundation Building a year ago," he thought coldly. "Even if she trains every day, how could she catch up to me?"

His growth wasn’t normal. Every mission the system gave him pushed him into dangerous situations, but the rewards were worth it. Rare treasures. Powerful skills. Items that no one else even knew existed. He felt like the world was bending in his favor. Like fate itself had corrected some mistake by giving him this chance.

And the city noticed.

The City Lord personally praised him at a banquet. Called him a rising champion. That one statement changed everything. Influential families started showing interest. Invitations came one after another. The Lin family’s status rose quickly. They were almost on par with the Su family now, and everyone knew it was because of him.

Women noticed too.

The City Lord’s daughter looked at him like he was already something legendary. Other powerful families hinted that their daughters wouldn’t mind getting close to him. Some were even willing to join his future harem openly. He found that natural. A powerful man deserved many women. That was just how the world worked.

Then there was the fairy immortal.

That encounter still made him feel proud. A wounded fairy in a dark cave deep in the mountains. Pale, beautiful, fragile for once. The system offered him a rare healing item that cost a ridiculous amount of points. He hesitated, but in the end he bought it. The healing light wrapped around her and slowly fixed her injuries. She looked at him differently after that. Grateful. Soft. Even though nothing happened between them that night, he believed that was enough. A woman like that wouldn’t forget who saved her.

Even if he thought it was a waste to spend such an expensive item on a woman, she was beautiful. And beauty had value. It would look impressive to have a fairy immortal in his harem one day.

Yes. Harem.

He had already imagined it. The City Lord’s daughter. Influential family daughters. The fairy immortal. And Su Yubing too.

After he defeated her.

He smirked slightly at the thought. Once he humiliated her publicly, once she saw the gap between them, she would regret everything. Power spoke louder than pride. If he offered her a place after crushing her, how could she refuse? The whole city would see him as generous.

"With the system, anything is possible," he muttered to himself.

His father finally nodded slowly. "If you defeat her before the wedding, it will damage the Su family’s prestige."

"That’s the point," Lin Fan replied calmly.

The elders exchanged looks. They were cautious, but they couldn’t deny his results. The Lin family depended on him now.

"Prepare the challenge letter," his father said at last.

Lin Fan turned and walked out, feeling satisfied.

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To be continued.

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