Chapter 74 The Medical Fairy’s father’s martial arts are invincible in the world!
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frug
After experiencing the life in the National Master's Mansion where one could easily improve his strength by just playing around, even Bai Junting, who had an extraordinary character, could not tolerate this low efficiency of working twice as hard but getting half the result with twice the effort.
Not to mention Ye Qingqing, a girl who couldn't stand the hardship of practicing martial arts.
So when Ye Qingqing went to visit the Bai family next door, she couldn't help complaining to her brother Bai: "Brother Bai, my cultivation speed is so slow now, and the speed of accumulating internal strength is as slow as a turtle. It would be great if we still had fairy water and fairy fruit to eat."
Ye Qingqing regretted that when she was in the Imperial Master's Mansion, she was only jealous of Fuling who attracted Brother Bai's attention, and failed to build a good relationship with Fuling. As a result, she was kicked out of the Imperial Master's Mansion and could not bring out any good things.
You have to know that among the seven people who were selected for admission, there were only three girls, and the other two girls were not as pretty as her. At the beginning, Fuling preferred to find her to play with, but she always wanted to find Bai Junting to play with, and was not very interested in Fuling. Gradually, Fuling stopped looking for her.
She didn't feel anything when she was in the Imperial Master's Mansion. Instead, she was happy that Fuling didn't come to disturb her. She had more time to chase after Bai Junting.
Now that I have left the Imperial Master's Mansion, I have come to realize how important Fuling's friendship and goodwill are.
Bai Junting listened to Ye Qingqing's complaints and naturally thought of his current predicament. His situation was better than Ye Qingqing's. After all, Bai Junting still had some affection for Fuling. Although it was not much, Fuling still gave him two jujube leaves before he left.
One of the two jujube leaves will be contributed to the family, leaving only one for himself to use. However, if this jujube leaf is used to strengthen the body, it can naturally be used for a long time. But if he wants to use it for cultivation, all the energy in the jujube leaf will be absorbed in less than a month, and it will not last long at all.
Comparing this with Tong Yao who stayed in the Imperial Master's Mansion and was taken care of by Zao Ye, how could Bai Junting not feel upset?
Coupled with the fact that Ye Qingqing, the humanoid output device of negative energy, was complaining in his ear, it was difficult for Bai Junting to get out of this unsatisfactory mood.
The harder the knot in his heart was to untie, the more twisted it became, causing Bai Junting to almost go astray when his mind was broken during his practice.
Although he was discovered and rescued in time by Bai's father, his martial arts skills had regressed greatly, and all the benefits he earned in the National Master's Mansion were lost in a moment of obsession.
Bai Junting was forced by his father to meditate in the library to calm his mind. Ye Qingqing was unable to visit him and could only come to the library to watch over him every day. She was truly devoted to him.
Seeing that Bai Junting was having trouble getting over his inner demons, Bai's father inevitably wanted to make plans early, such as training the next generation of grandchildren.
So Father Bai discussed it with his wife and arranged for Bai Junting to be engaged to Ye Qingqing. After all, the two children had grown up together and knew each other well, and Ye Qingqing was deeply in love with her son, so this was the most suitable marriage.
Ye Qingqing was very happy, but Bai Junting was somewhat unwilling. He was in seclusion in the library. Bai's father hoped that he could think it through and stop being so stubborn and return to the mentality and state before he went to the National Master's Mansion. However, Bai Junting got even more stubborn - he wanted to have the kind of cultivation environment of the National Master's Mansion again, so he had to find a way to re-enter the National Master's Mansion.
It just so happened that his family's engagement gave him an inspiration. Since he couldn't become Fuling's favorite playmate like Tong Yao, why didn't he try to make Fuling fall in love with him and be willing to marry him?
If one could become the son-in-law of the Imperial Master, this status would be much higher than that of a playmate.
Bai Junting felt that he was a perfect handsome man with noble birth, handsome appearance and great martial arts skills. It would be easy for him to pursue Fuling. Fuling might not like him as a playmate, but she might not dislike him as a husband.
Tong Yao looks like a little kid, how could he possibly win against him?
Therefore, Bai Junting was the first one to oppose his marriage with Ye Qingqing. He did not tell his parents about his intention to covet Fuling. After all, his parents brought him up to be a gentleman. Although he had his own plans, he still felt that it was shameful to scheme against a woman and her marriage, so he naturally refused to say it openly.
Bai Junting said, "Dad, Mom, I only treat Qingqing as my sister, and there is no love between us. If we force them to be husband and wife, I'm afraid we will just become a couple of resentment."
Bai's mother was very puzzled. In the past, when Ye Qingqing followed behind her son and they were in a sweet relationship, her son never said that he treated Ye Qingqing as his sister. Why did he say that it was just a brother-sister relationship when they were getting engaged now?
As a man, Father Bai could guess what Bai Junting was thinking more easily and asked, "Do you have someone you like?"
Since Ye Qingqing has become a thing of the past, Bai Junting must have a new girl he likes.
Bai Junting showed a slightly embarrassed look on his face and nodded slightly.
Father Bai was quite open-minded and asked, "Which girl do you like?" If she is suitable, it would be a good idea to change the candidate for daughter-in-law.
Father Bai didn't care at all what the Ye family next door would think.
Because there are only three people left in the Ye family, Ye's father, Ye's mother and Ye Qingqing. Ye's father and Ye's mother are good at martial arts, but their cultural level is not good. In the past, if we only talk about the status in the martial arts world, the Ye family has a very high status in the martial arts world, which matches the Bai family as the leader of the martial arts world.
But now, isn’t the martial arts world completely swept away by the National Master? Who cares about status in the underworld now? Everyone cares about status in the court.
Since Ye's parents had a low level of education, they could not make it in the martial arts examination. After all, the martial arts examination tests both martial arts ability and cultural level. What they want to select are generals who are good at both literature and martial arts, not reckless men who only have martial arts ability.
Therefore, the Ye family could not take the path of military examination and could only join the army and fight to the death on the battlefield to gain status. However, Ye's father and mother only had Ye Qingqing as their only daughter. How could they be willing to abandon Ye Qingqing to join the army?
Moreover, even though they loved Ye Qingqing, their only daughter, they couldn't help but feel that they had no son, and even if they worked hard to achieve a status, there would be no one to inherit it. Their daughter would eventually get married, and if they could raise their daughter well and marry her off, their life would be complete.
Therefore, Ye's father and mother had no motivation to work hard, and they just stayed at home to raise their daughter. Anyway, the Ye family had quite a bit of assets, so they had no worries about food and drink and lived a wealthy life, so they didn't have to worry too much.
But the Ye family is actually just an ordinary civilian family.
Compared with the Bai family, which has a large population and someone who has passed the military examination, they are completely in a different class.
The reason why Mr. Bai was willing to choose Ye Qingqing as his daughter-in-law was because he felt that Ye Qingqing and his son had been childhood sweethearts and were in love with each other, so there was no need to separate the lovers.
But now Bai Junting said that he had no romantic feelings for Ye Qingqing, and Bai's father could easily regret this marriage.
Bai's mother was reluctant to part with Ye Qingqing, the girl she had watched grow up, especially since she and Ye's mother were close friends and had a very good relationship, and she was unwilling to break off the engagement. But she didn't have much say in the Bai family and could only sigh in her heart, but couldn't speak out to insist on fulfilling the marriage contract.
Bai Junting said with a bit of shyness on his face: "Yes, it's Miss Li."
Both Mr. and Mrs. Bai were stunned. Almost everyone in the martial arts world knew that the national teacher's surname was Li and he had an only daughter named Li Fuling.
It was obvious who the Miss Li that Bai Junting was referring to was, after all, Bai Junting had just come out of the Imperial Master's Mansion not long ago.
Father Bai said in embarrassment: "Juanting, that is the daughter of the Imperial Master. Who am I to marry you the daughter of the Imperial Master?"
The implication is that Bai Junting should recognize his own identity. The State Master is not only a man of great power and noble status, but also a living immortal who can call the wind, rain and thunder. The State Master's daughter is also a real fairy. How could a mortal like Bai Junting covet that?
Although many down-and-out scholars wrote stories about fairies favoring poor scholars and poor men becoming the son-in-law of the Jade Emperor, and put themselves in the shoes of the male protagonists, everyone knows that there is no way that fairies in heaven could possibly look down on mortal men.
Bai Junting was very confident, thinking that he was handsome and had a noble character, and they had already known each other for a few months. As long as he could find more opportunities to spend more time with Fuling, he would naturally be able to make Fuling fall in love with him, Bai Junting.
Bai Junting pleaded with his father, "Dad, I just like Miss Li. Please grant my wish."
However, Father Bai felt that his son seemed to have too good an opinion of himself and had no self-awareness. If he continued to pester the daughter of the Imperial Master with this kind of mentality and angered the Imperial Master, it would be a disaster for the Bai family.
Therefore, Bai's father firmly rejected Bai Junting's request, and in order to dispel his delusions, he very resolutely arranged a marriage for him with Ye Qingqing.
No matter how much Bai Junting tried to refuse, it was useless. Bai's father said that he would hold a wedding for the two of them after Ye Qingqing came of age, leaving Bai Junting no chance to regret.
Seeing that he couldn't convince his father, Bai Junting privately begged his mother for help. His mother was very satisfied with Ye Qingqing as her daughter-in-law, and seeing her husband's firm attitude, she naturally refused to help her son.
Bai Junting had no way to deal with his parents, so he turned his attention to Ye Qingqing, hoping that Ye Qingqing would take the initiative to cancel the engagement.
Bai Junting asked Ye Qingqing out. Ye Qingqing was very happy about their engagement and dressed up beautifully to go for the date. However, her beloved brother Bai told her that he wanted to cancel the engagement and hoped that she would take the initiative to cancel the engagement.
Ye Qingqing was so shocked that she was stunned. Why would Brother Bai treat her like this?
After coming to her senses, Ye Qingqing refused to cancel the engagement no matter what. No matter how Bai Junting tried to comfort her, she was still obsessed with love and refused to cancel the engagement.
No one can stop her from being with Brother Bai, not even Brother Bai himself!
In the original plot, Ye Qingqing, who hated all the women around Bai Junting equally, naturally would not give up her engagement just because of a few words from Bai Junting.
Ye Qingqing ran home crying, her beautiful makeup ruined by her tears.
Seeing their daughter's heartbroken look, Ye's father and mother asked with concern, "Qingqing, what happened to you?"
Ye Qingqing cried and threw herself into her mother's arms, choking with sobs, "Dad, Mom, Brother Bai wants to cancel the engagement!"
Ye's father and mother were furious: "What? That little bastard actually wants to cancel the engagement!"
Even if they are children of the underworld, a woman whose engagement is broken off will lose her reputation. Moreover, now that the underworld no longer exists, they care even more about their daughters' reputations.
Ye Qingqing explained it rationally: "Uncle Bai and the others didn't allow Brother Bai to cancel the engagement, so Brother Bai asked me to take the initiative to cancel the engagement."
Only then did Ye's father and mother not feel so angry. After all, their future in-laws were clear-headed, but Bai Junting, that little bastard, was stupid.
However, the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words are the final word. Ye's father and mother naturally believed that only parents had the right to decide their children's marriage. As long as Bai's father and mother had no intention of canceling the engagement, no matter how Bai Junting made a fuss, it would be useless.
But both of them still loved their daughter. Ye's mother stayed at home to comfort her daughter, while Ye's father went to the Bai family to ask for an explanation.
After meeting with Ye's father, Mr. Bai found out that his son had actually set his sights on Ye Qingqing in order to break off the engagement.
After realizing Bai Junting's stubbornness, worried that his son would really pester the daughter of the Imperial Master and anger the Imperial Master, thus bringing disaster to the Bai family, Bai's father immediately held Ye's father's hand and promised that he would never cancel the engagement, and his son must marry Ye Qingqing!
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