Chapter 2: Marriage Troubles
Ying Yueke couldn't persuade her husband, and secretly hoped Feng Jingluo would truly fall for her son. She tacitly allowed Yun Jing to spread the news, and together they left the Wentian Sect to visit other sects to receive invitations. Today was relatively peaceful, with the sect disciples, free and unoccupied, gathering with friends to chat. If the news of Feng Jingluo and Yun Ruchen's marriage hadn't spread, this peace would probably have continued. Before a table overflowing with delicious food, Song Jun's hand trembled slightly as he gripped the teacup, his lips twitching as he raised it to his lips and slowly drank the tea. Song Jun's gaze shifted to the disciple who had sent the message, his tone vague, "Who's marrying who?" The disciple who had rushed to the message danced with anxiety, "It's Senior Sister and that loser Yun Ruchen!" With a crack, the teacup shattered, and Song Jun's face was as cold as ice. "I did hear that the Sect Master is choosing a marriage for Yun Ruchen, but why would the chosen one be Senior Sister?" He stood up, supporting himself on the table. He chuckled softly, then couldn't suppress an angry sneer. "How is he worthy of Senior Sister?" Wen Qi also looked displeased, setting down his teacup in disappointment. "What's going on? Can someone explain?" The messenger shook his head. "The Sect Master sent the message and then hurried away." Wen Qi stood up. "Senior Sister is unattainable. How could Yun Ruchen dare to dream?" "A toad dreaming of eating the flesh of a celestial being? He's truly mad." He looked at Song Jun. "Even if the Sect Master gave the order, he should have consulted the Jiange sisters and brothers beforehand." "Where is Senior Sister? Does she know anything about this?" Song Jun asked. The messenger replied, "Senior Sister has entered the Sword Tomb and is currently unaware of this matter." "There's something fishy about this." Song Jun raised his hand. "Senior Sister would never fall for that loser. Send someone to ask if anyone knows the inside story." "Send someone to the Sword Tomb to wait for Senior Sister to emerge from seclusion. You and I will await the return of the Sect Master. If she doesn't return soon, go find Yun Ruchen. Not every dream is a dream." Xiong Guiyue left the Sword Pavilion, her master merely handing her a few items. Now, with her hands clasped behind her back, she walked along the bamboo path toward the Jade Platform. Before the forbidden area opened, she wanted to see if there were any missions she could take. Unexpectedly, upon exiting the bamboo forest, she encountered a group of men approaching with an aggressive look. Xiong Guiyue asked in surprise, "What's going on?" "Don't you know?" Song Jun cradled his sword. "The Sect Master has spread the word that Senior Sister is marrying Yun Ruchen." "Marry?" Xiong Guiyue chewed on the words and asked blankly, "Who? Senior Sister? Marrying! With Yun Ruchen!" Her head pounded with a loud bang, and she staggered, barely able to keep her balance. What was going on? It's only been half a day, how could Senior Sister marry Yun Ruchen? ...
Ying Yueke couldn't persuade her husband, and secretly hoped that Feng Jingluo would really like her son.
After tacitly allowing Yun Jing to spread the news, the two of them left the Wentian Sect together and went to other sects to receive invitations.
Today was relatively peaceful, and the sect disciples had nothing to do, so they gathered with their friends to chat.
If the news of Feng Jingluo and Yun Ruchen's marriage had not come out, this peace would probably have continued forever.
In front of the table full of delicious food, Song Jun's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he raised the cup to his lips and slowly drank the tea.
Song Jun turned his gaze towards the disciple who was communicating with him, and asked vaguely, "Who is marrying whom?"
The disciple who rushed over to report the incident was so anxious that he danced with joy. "It's Senior Sister and that loser Yun Ruchen!"
The teacup shattered with a crack. Song Jun's face was as cold as ice. "I did hear that the Sect Master is choosing a husband for Yun Ruchen, but why would the chosen one be the Senior Sister?"
She stood up, supporting herself on the table with her hands. She chuckled at first, then couldn't suppress her angry sneer: "How can he be worthy of my name, Senior Sister?"
Wen Qi also looked unhappy and put down his teacup in disappointment. "What's going on? Can someone explain?"
The messenger shook his head, "The Sect Master sent someone to spread the news, and then left in a hurry."
Wen Qi stood up. "Senior Sister is unattainable. How dare Yun Ruchen dream of such a thing?"
"The toad wants to eat the flesh of the celestial being. He is really crazy."
He looked at Song Jun and said, "Even if the Sect Master gave the order, we still have to ask the Jiange Junior Sisters and Junior Brothers whether they agree or not."
"Where is senior sister? Does she know about this?" Song Jun asked.
The messenger replied, "Senior Sister has entered the Sword Tomb and is currently unaware of this matter."
"There's something fishy about this." Song Jun raised his hand. "There's no way Senior Sister would fall for that loser. Ask someone to see if anyone knows the inside story."
"Send someone to the Sword Tomb to wait for Senior Sister to come out of seclusion. You and I will wait for the Sect Master to return. If he doesn't return soon, go find Yun Ruchen. Not every dream can be fulfilled."
Xiong Guiyue left Jiange, her master only handing her a few things. Now, with her hands behind her back, she walked along the bamboo path toward the Jade Platform. Before the forbidden area opened, she wanted to see if there were any quests she could take.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked out of the bamboo forest, I saw a group of people coming towards me with a menacing look.
Xiong Guiyue asked in surprise: "What happened?"
"Don't you know?" Song Jun said, holding his sword. "The Sect Master has announced that Senior Sister is going to marry Yun Ruchen."
"Marriage?" Xiong Guiyue chewed on the words and asked blankly, "Who? Senior Sister? Marrying Senior Sister! With Yun Ruchen!"
There was a loud bang in her head, and she staggered and barely managed to stand.
What's going on? It's only been half a day, how could Senior Sister marry Yun Ruchen?
Could it be...
She asked anxiously, "Where's Lin Qiao?"
Song Jun frowned: "I didn't notice. I have to go wait for the Sect Master to come back. I'm leaving now."
Xiong Guiyue was so anxious that she was running in circles. She tried to call Lin Qiao, but he didn't get through. She searched everywhere for him, and finally learned that someone had seen him enter the Sword Tomb. She had no choice but to rush to the Jade Platform to find the deacon and ask if he had seen Lin Qiao come to deliver the jade token.
But he heard the deacon who was in charge of the forbidden area affairs say that he had never seen Lin Qiao coming here, and his eyes went dark.
This idiot, he picked the wrong deacon and gave the jade token to the wrong person.
"Lin Qiao! I'm going to kill you!"
Xiong Guiyue roared, "It's over! They're both dead!"
Getting the jade token wrong was a small matter, but arranging a marriage for senior sister for no apparent reason, if senior sister came out of seclusion, they would be crushed to dust and scattered into ashes.
Xiong Guiyue grabbed her hair in distress. If she had known this earlier, she would have gone to deliver the jade token in person even if it would delay her master's time. Lin Qiao, what a fool!
She rushed to the pavilion where the sect leader and elders were, and ran into Song Jun and others guarding outside.
Seeing her coming, Song Jun said, "The sect leader is out. He said he was delivering invitations to the other sect leaders. It's unknown when he will be back."
Xiong Guiyue was about to cry, but... she wasn't even given a chance to explain.
"What's wrong?" Wen Qi asked when he saw Xiong Guiyue's bad face.
"It's terrible, senior brother. It's all my fault and mine that caused the trouble." She told the whole story.
Everyone looked unhappy, but they all breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, knowing that it was impossible for their senior sister to fall in love with Yun Ruchen.
"This matter must be explained immediately and cannot escalate. So, Wen Qi and I will leave the sect to pursue the sect leader, and you will explain this matter clearly and stop the rumors." Song Jun sighed, "I hope this matter can be resolved before Senior Sister comes out of seclusion."
The summit was dominated by rocky outcrops and scant vegetation. Overhead, the sky was already gray, a deep blue shrouded by clouds in a gradient of red and blue. Looking out into the distance, a fiery crimson chasm blazed in the sunset.
The wind was cool from above. Yun Ruchen used his arms as a pillow, crossed his legs lazily, and closed his eyes to enjoy the silence and tranquility of the world as the sun and the moon passed.
The jade pendant on his waist began to flicker, and the light became more and more dazzling in the slowly approaching night.
Yun Ruchen opened his eyes and wondered whether it was his mother or father asking him to go down the mountain, or a friend looking for him.
Today, a bride was chosen for him at the foot of the mountain, and he had hidden here for peace and quiet. He knew no one would be interested in him, but was it because he didn't even have a jade token of status, and his father came to scold him again?
After hesitating for a moment while holding the jade token, Yun Ruchen finally answered the call.
A deafening roar immediately came from the other side: "Where are you now?"
Yun Ruchen put the jade token away and rubbed his ears. "Shan Dian, what's wrong?"
Sheng Lian said very quickly: "This is troublesome. You must not leave the top of the mountain now. They can't get up."
"Today the Sect Master is choosing a spouse for you, and somehow the news got out that you and Feng Jingluo are getting married."
"The Sect Master has left the sect and is sending out invitations. Feng Jingluo has returned to the Sword Tomb and we don't know when she'll come out. Her fellow apprentice brothers have just left the sect, probably to chase the Sect Master. My younger sister, on the other hand, stayed behind and I don't know what she's planning to do."
Sheng Lian urged, "In short, until the Sect Master returns, you should stay hidden on the mountaintop!"
Yun Ruchen sat up, his long, untied black hair cascading over his shoulders. He wore a black suit. The sleeves of his shirt were cinched with wrist guards, and a belt cinched his waist, with a round white jade in the center. He wore a matching vest, loose trousers tied at the hems with strips of cloth, and pointed boots.
All of this was to make it easier for him to hide in the sect. Although he did not like practicing, in order to avoid nagging, Yun Ruchen did a lot of research on formations.
Bending his knees and supporting his arms, Yun Ruchen muttered to himself, "How could it be Feng Jingluo?"
He had seen Feng Jingluo during the sect competition. His expression was indifferent, neither happy nor sad. Apart from the sword in his hand, he seemed to have no interest in anything in the world.
How could she possibly leave her identity jade token on the table and marry him?
His mind turned, Yun Ruchen looked down the mountain, and the mountain breeze ruffled his hair happily.
"Maybe there was a mistake. The identity jade token was misplaced near the opening of the forbidden area."
He lay back down and looked at the twinkling stars in the sky.
"You are quite self-aware." Sheng Lian smiled and said, "I guess something unexpected happened."
"But Feng Jing has fallen into the Sword Tomb now. Until she gives you an explanation, you'd better stay on the top of the mountain."
"knew."
After hanging up the phone, he rubbed his fingers along the edge of the jade token and laughed at himself after a long time. How could Feng Jingluo fall for him?
Placing the jade token on his chest, Yun Ruchen closed his eyes again. His cultivation of mind was still not good enough and he actually began to have delusions.
Yun Jing and Ying Yueke's whereabouts were uncertain, wandering freely among the various sects. They first targeted the sects they had previously been at odds with, and after two days of wandering, they finally notified all the sects.
Poor Jiange disciples, they couldn't catch up with them even when driving their flying boats.
On the way back, thinking about the constipated faces of those sect leaders, Yun Jing was still very happy and slapped his thigh proudly.
"I think six months from now would be a good day. As long as the journey to the forbidden land is over, we can get them married."
Ying Yueke held his forehead with his hand and said, "My eyebrows are always twitching."
Yun Jing came over and rubbed her eyebrows. "We are all practitioners, why do we care about folk sayings?"
Ying Yueke is also a sword cultivator. When he was young, he was arrogant and proud. Now that he has grown older, he has become a little gentler.
He stroked his hair with his fingers, raised his eyebrows, "It's because Ruchen is not up to the task, otherwise why would he make me feel uneasy?"
"After all, he's my child. How could I not be happy if he found a good match?" Her brows knitted together. She had sighed too much in the past two days. "But how could Feng Jingluo be worthy of Ruchen?"
"If something goes wrong, it'll just be another loss of face for both of us." Her eyes were filled with weariness. "But how many times can Ruchen be disappointed?"
"This child is too worried. He refuses to say anything. He always keeps things bottled up inside and pretends to be calm."
Yun Jing was dissatisfied, "He is asking for trouble."
"He's clearly talented, but he refuses to practice. Now at his age, he's only in the middle stage of foundation building."
"Gifted disciples can establish their foundation before the age of ten. Each sect can find a lot of them!"
Ying Yueke smiled helplessly, "Some things can't be forced. This is Ruchen's choice."
Looking up with regret, her smile was gentle yet bitter. "I just hope I won't regret it when I die."
"In this world, the incompetent are the ones who suffer the most."
It was noon when he arrived at the sect. Before he even returned to the house, Yun Jing heard that the disciples of Jiange wanted to see him.
It's easy to guess that he was questioning the engagement between Feng Jingluo and Yun Ruchen.
He waved his hand and announced that he would not see any of his disciples except Feng Jingluo.
The next morning, Feng Jingluo walked out of the sword tomb. She was practicing in the center, and only those who had mastered the sword art could enter.
Therefore, Xiong Guiyue couldn't go in to look for her. The next day, Lin Qiao left the Sword Tomb and was caught by her and given a good beating.
When they saw Feng Jingluo, both of them were delighted, and then they pushed each other and knelt in front of her.
Feng Jingluo was stunned, but before he could ask, the two men told him the whole story.
However, such a big thing happened after three days of practice, and Feng Jingluo was dazed for a moment.
"Can we sign up later?" She was more concerned about the forbidden area.
"I have reported it." Xiong Guiyue said, "I will go and explain it to the deacon."
Feng Jingluo nodded, "Get up, be careful next time."
Seeing that the senior sister had no intention of blaming them, the two men stood up in shame, humming and lowering their heads in silence.
"I'll go and explain this to the Sect Master."
Xiong Guiyue raised her hand, "But the Sect Master has already announced that all the upper third-grade sects have learned of the news of Senior Sister and Yun Ruchen's engagement."
Her voice trailed off. "Even the auspicious date has been chosen."
Feng Jingluo showed no expression, just told the two to relax, and then went to the sect leader's mansion alone to meet Yun Jing.
Someone saw her coming out of seclusion and ran around to tell others. Many people gathered in front of the jade platform, waiting to see Yun Ruchen make a fool of herself.
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