Chapter 230 I Don’t Want to Marry You
Ji You was much slower than Yan Shu. When he returned to the yard, he heard the sound of stringed instruments coming from the easternmost part of the east yard.
It's a private banquet.
The Immortal Gathering Banquet in the Xianxian Garden is just a public banquet for many immortal cultivation families to meet or interact with each other, but in fact few people will eat at the Immortal Gathering Banquet.
According to Gongshu Chou, who was still a young boy fifteen years ago, the real place for drinking and having fun was the private banquets held by the major families.
He Lingxiu and the others must have gone to a private banquet, so there was no light in the house and it was so quiet that it seemed as if no one was living there.
At this time, Ji You returned to his house, opened the window and looked out.
The moonlight today is exceptionally bright, so bright that the courtyard is also very clear.
He stood in front of the window and stared at the small building opposite. Soon he saw a woman in a bright red nightgown flash by, and then Xiao Jianzhu appeared in front of the window on the second floor.
Her long hair was still wet, and her beautiful face was as tender as a lotus emerging from water. She gave Ji You a murderous look that made the green bamboo in front of her rustle. Then she turned and went into the house, picked up a small porcelain basin and hid it in the corner.
This girl was fine when she went back, how did I offend her?
Ji You stood in front of the window and pondered for a long time. He remembered that it shouldn't have been these few days, so he turned around and went into the house in confusion, flicking his fingers to light the oil lamp.
As the candle flame flickered and burned, the darkness beside the desk was half dispelled. It was also in the dim light that Ji You noticed that there was a memorial on his desk.
He was slightly startled, then walked to the desk and picked up the letter. After unfolding it, he found that it was the list of candidates for the Tongxuan realm duel in this Tiandao Association.
Wen Siyuan is specifically responsible for the duel with Ji You, so this memorial should have been sent by him.
I was poor and had no habit of locking the door when I went out. Moreover, facing the powerful force of the immortal cultivators, it would not make much sense even if I locked the door. Wen Siyuan must have seen that I was not there, so he left the memorial on the table.
Ji You carefully examined the memorial with the help of the lamp, his eyes constantly wandering over the unfolded paper, and soon he had finished reading the entire contents of the memorial.
In fact, there is not much content in this list. It is mainly because the names are dizzying. To sum up, there are probably two main points.
First of all, the competition system of Tiandaohui adopts the method of six into one.
There were many immortal cultivators participating in the Tongxuan Realm duel. There were a total of 360 people from the immortal sects and aristocratic families, who were divided into 60 groups, each with six people.
The group will adopt a two-to-one method, with opponents decided by drawing lots. The three winners will enter the second round of the group and continue to advance two to one. Some of them will have a bye and will have a substitute duel in the end.
The winner among these ten people will then compete with the other fifty-nine people in a two-to-one match.
The second focus is about Ji You’s own duel. His first match is scheduled for the day after tomorrow. The person he will fight against is named Tang Jingming, a cultivator from a Zhongzhou family, but he has no reputation.
In addition, he also looked at other people in the same group, but found that there was basically no one who was outstanding, and none of them had been specifically introduced by Ding Yao.
And Yan Hao, the person he focused on getting to sleep, was assigned to another group of ten people.
Because he is ranked high in the group, there will be a match between Yan Hao and him tomorrow morning.
The competition system of Rongdao Realm is roughly similar to that of Tongxuan Realm, and the process is basically the same.
Ji You finished reading the memorial in his hand, then closed it and put it on the desk, and decided to start practicing.
But it was not for dealing with opponents, but mainly for marrying whoever he wanted, and he was not afraid of anyone knowing.
However, just when he had set up the cushion and decided to enter into meditation, footsteps suddenly sounded in the courtyard of Tianshu Academy.
Ji You opened his eyes slightly and heard the footsteps slowly approaching.
Not long after, there was a series of knocks on the door. Ji You got up from the bed, then opened the door from inside. When he looked up, he saw He Lingxiu standing outside his door.
"Sister He, it's so late, is there something wrong?"
"I, a few personal friends, and other brothers and sisters and I held a small banquet at the waterside pavilion in the garden. I saw that you came back early, so I came to ask if you would like to join us for a drink."
As He Lingxiu spoke, she pointed to the Tingxiangshui Pavilion to the east of the east courtyard. That was the place Ji You had seen when he entered the courtyard earlier.
Ji You looked at He Lingxiu at this time and couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.
He Lingxiu couldn't help but look at him with a half-smile: "Junior brother, what are you laughing at?"
"Miss Qiu is here too, right? I was just laughing at how determined Senior Sister really is."
"Junior brother, you are really smart. Well, I won't hide it from you. Miss Qiu is indeed a guest in the waterside pavilion."
Actually, He Lingxiu originally wanted Ji You and Miss Qiu Hanyue of the Qiu family to meet at the Gathering of Immortals. With so many people around, the two of them wouldn't be too cramped. However, after she found Qiu Hanyue, she turned around to look for Ji You but couldn't find her.
She also asked Shi Junhao and Xiao Hanyan to help her keep an eye on Ji You, but she didn't know that Ji You was having dinner in the private courtyard where no outsiders were allowed to enter.
So He Lingxiu planned to have the two meet at a private banquet, and that's why she came here in the dark.
When they were sitting in the courtyard before, Yu Shiliu had made a rebellious guess about the relationship between Ji You and the Little Master of Lingjian Mountain. He Lingxiu felt that there was some truth in what she said, but she didn't believe it.
It is really too outrageous that two people with such a huge difference in status are put together like this.
But Gongshu Chou's boasting about Ji You made He Lingxiu more determined to win over Ji You.
Qiu Hanyue was pretty, petite and lovely. He Lingxiu felt that with Ji You's reputation as a fiancée all over the mountain, it was impossible that he was making trouble out of nothing. She thought that he was just keeping it a secret, but would back off once he saw her.
Ji You was leaning against the door frame at this time, looking at He Lingxiu with his arms folded: "Since Senior Sister He is so determined to recommend her, Miss Qiu must be a very good woman, but I, Junior Brother, really don't have this idea."
"Junior brother is really stubborn..."
"I know that Senior Sister means well. If you need my help in the future, I will definitely not refuse."
In fact, for a man in the Qingyun world, the position of the main wife is something that needs to be carefully considered, because it concerns the future of the family and the continuation of the main bloodline.
But in fact, many people never have any concerns about taking a concubine, because it is just a matter of mutual need.
Just like her father, he had eight concubines, but only two or three of them lived with him in his own yard.
He Lingxiu really didn't understand why Ji You gritted his teeth so tightly, considering Yuan Caiwei was so well-behaved.
As she was thinking, she suddenly heard the sound of splashing water coming from the opposite yard, so she turned back to take a look. When she turned back again, Ji You was already standing very straight.
He Lingxiu didn't take it too seriously and sighed, "Junior brother is really stubborn. I've never seen him be so cautious in choosing a concubine."
“This is a life-threatening thing for me.”
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Ji You raised his eyes slightly and saw a beautiful figure flash past.
He Lingxiu actually had a temper. After being rejected so many times, she felt a little embarrassed, so she turned around and left without saying anything more.
Following the night, she returned to Tingxiangshui Pavilion. As soon as she sat down, she found that there was one person missing at the table. Upon closer inspection, she realized that it was Qiu Hanyue who had left.
She couldn't help but frown, and finally picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
At this moment, she suddenly frowned and looked into the distance, and Shi Junhao, Xiao Hanyan, Chai Ze, and the rest of the Tongxuan realm people also noticed the abnormality at the same time and looked in all directions.
Also looking up at this moment was Ji You, who was standing in front of the house.
At that time, his eyes were filled with rich golden color, and he kept looking into the distance in the night, capturing the flow of spiritual energy.
Someone is trying to break through, and not just one.
After Tianshu Academy won the spot to attend Tiandao Conference, Director Qin of the Director's Office specially called them together. In addition to talking about some matters that required special attention, he also mentioned another matter that made everyone frown.
He said that after the list was issued, even if someone broke through during the entire duel, the duel would continue according to the existing list.
Therefore, in order to improve their chances of winning, many people will not break through when they should, but will desperately suppress their realm before the game, and will quickly break through after the list is released.
Even though it's only one step difference, after breaking through the Tongxuan realm, it is the Rong Dao realm. These are two completely different realms, and the difference in strength can be said to be as different as heaven and earth.
And tonight, many people have begun to rush across the border in secret impatiently.
Because of the ways they practice, the techniques they are taught, and their own aptitudes, the combat power of cultivators at the same level is inherently different. If some of them succeed in breaking through now, it will bring even more unpredictable variables to the showdown between the Tiandao Society.
Ji You withdrew his gaze, and the golden light in his eyes began to fade. He then returned to the house, closed the doors and windows, and began to practice body training.
The next morning, there was no rising sun, nor was there any morning light, but there was a continuous strong wind that made the window frames rattle.
At this time, Ji You opened his eyes on the bed, and there were a bunch of dead mosquitoes scattered around him.
These mosquitoes must have been attracted by my body temperature, and trapped by the air around me. They couldn't bite me, and couldn't escape, feeling suffocated to death.
When he got up from the bed, he heard a noisy sound. He looked outside and found that He Lingxiu, Xiao Hanyan and others had also gotten up and gone out, heading towards Rusheng Garden.
Some of them are going to participate in today's match, while others have people they care about who are going to participate in the match, and they are all rushing to the stadium at this moment.
Ji You closed the window, took a bath, tied his hair crown after washing, and pushed the door open after breakfast.
Ji You didn't have any duels today, but there were some people he paid special attention to who he was trying to coax to sleep.
Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu both advised him to be more cautious, and Ji You did not want to be too arrogant, so he still had to take a look, at least to have an idea of what was going on.
At this time, Ji Hanfei thought of Yan Shuyi and couldn't help but look across.
He slept for about two hours after his physical training last night and had a few dreams. It was a one-man show by Yan Shuyi, and it was a bit miserable.
In fact, he had a pretty good control over his lust, but perhaps he was kissing too aggressively in the bamboo forest, which triggered the dream.
But it doesn’t matter, no one knows anyway.
Ji You stepped outside and immediately felt a cool breeze on his face as he entered the courtyard.
There are not many chances to feel cool in summer, which means it will rain today.
Ji You looked up and could already see dark clouds gathering in the sky.
Instructor Cao and the others should be here today, right?
He was worried about the money, so it was understandable that he didn't come for the past two days, but the Tiandao Association was about to start, so it shouldn't be postponed any further.
There is also the Immortal Emperor Rulong. The participating disciples of his family have already arrived. I had caught a glimpse of a few of them at the upper level of the Immortal Banquet yesterday, but neither he nor the Patriarch of the Bai Family came. I don't know what delayed them.
Ji You pulled his clothes together slightly and walked into the courtyard.
At this moment, two young women were sitting in the yard, right in front of the stone table where they usually drank tea and chatted. One was wearing a light blue wide-sleeved fairy dress, and the other was wearing a flowered silk shirt. They were both seventeen or eighteen years old and looked a little immature.
When he saw these two people, Ji You felt a little confused.
Because the people living in Rusheng Courtyard were either disciples of Tianshu Academy or disciples of Lingjian Mountain, and he had never seen these two women before. Besides, the competition had already started today, so no one should come to visit again.
As Ji You came into the courtyard, the two young women stood up and walked towards him after hesitating for a moment.
After seeing this scene, Ji You realized that these two people were looking for him.
But Ji You didn't recognize them. He felt that the two people looked very strange to him and was sure that they were strangers he had never seen before.
Because of the previous experience of Fang Ruoming and Fang Ruoyao, Ji You also searched for the people he knew in his mind, but found that there were no familiar facial features.
At this moment, the two women walked up to him and stood still, and then the woman in the aqua blue wide-sleeved fairy dress spoke.
"Are you Ji You?"
"Yes, may I ask who the lady is?"
"I am Qiu Hanyue."
When she heard the name, Ji You instantly understood that this was the young lady from the Qiu family that He Lingxiu had always wanted to introduce to her.
He had no plan to meet this young lady from the Qiu family at either the Juxian Banquet or the private banquet at Rusheng Garden, and he had also made it clear to He Lingxiu last night that they would not have any social interaction from then on. However, after many twists and turns, they finally met.
Ji You came back to his senses: "I wonder why Miss Qiu came to see me?"
"Ji You, I don't want to marry you."
Qiu Hanyue looked at him and said in a slightly cold voice: "I don't want to marry to Fengzhou, and I don't want others to say that I married a rural private cultivator. Can you let me go?"
This young lady from the Qiu family is a legitimate young lady from an immortal family. Although the Qiu family is not powerful, she has lived a life of luxury since childhood, and the people who grew up with her are all descendants of prominent immortal families.
So in her world, she always thought that she would eventually marry a descendant of a similar immortal sect.
He may not be a gifted and lucky person, or a powerful figure who stirs up troubles, but as long as he is good-looking and comes from an equal family background, it would be good enough for her.
But what he didn't expect was that some time ago, the fairy from the He family came to their house and wanted to arrange a marriage for her.
The Qiu family was originally dependent on the He family and the Zuoqiu family, so my father readily agreed immediately.
She was actually old enough, and had just begun to fall in love, so she had some vague expectations in her heart.
But what she didn't expect was that the man that He Xiangzi wanted him to marry was actually a country boy who was born in Fengzhou, had no family background, and was a descendant of a poor landlord in the mortal world.
She didn't want to marry into the remote Fengzhou, and she didn't want others to talk about her behind her back.
Did you know that Miss Qiu married and moved to Fengzhou?
Miss Qiu’s husband is a country boy from Fengzhou.
It is already an uneasy thing for a woman to marry far away, let alone marrying like this.
If Qiu Hanyue heard his childhood playmates talking about him like this in the future, he felt that he would not be able to bear it.
So last night, she received He Xiangzi's invitation and came to the banquet. When she learned that she was going to look for Ji You, she ran away without saying a word.
After returning home, she learned that her father was furious and made her kneel for half the night and asked her to go and apologize to He Xiangzi.
She was very confused and came to Rusheng Garden early today. She happened to meet He Xiangzi who was going to participate in the competition today. However, she found that she didn't even look at her and left with a sullen face.
In fact, He Xiangzi was angry partly because Ji You really didn't give her face, but not entirely because she left without permission.
In He Lingxiu's opinion, Jianjian was not going to marry him right away, but Ji You didn't even agree to this request, which was really not giving him face.
This is actually a very normal thought. Others would also think so and feel that Ji You is a little too inhuman.
But how could she know that there lived a jealous person in the building opposite, a guy who no one could beat.
But for Qiu Hanyue, she didn't know the twists and turns. She thought that He Lingxiu invited Ji You over last night, but found out that Ji You ran away without saying a word, which was why she was so furious.
She knew the situation of the Qiu family, and also knew that the He family, as an upper-class family, must not be offended.
But she just looked down on Fengzhou and didn't want to marry into Fengzhou, a poor and remote place where people said people hated it and ghosts wanted to kill her. She also didn't want to be too embarrassed to go back and meet friends in the future.
So Qiu Hanyue came up with a plan and decided to bypass He Lingxiu and go directly to Ji You to persuade him to let her go.
Because she didn't know what kind of person Ji You was or what his temperament was like, she called on her close friend Huang Rou, who was also a lady from an aristocratic family, to give her courage.
After all, in this world of Qingyun, it is not uncommon for someone to be asked to marry someone just after they have thought about it.
At this moment, Qiu Hanyue looked at Ji You, hoping to use the most resolute attitude and the worst tone to make him give up his interest in her.
Ji You also realized now that He Lingxiu was not just forcing him to do things against his will, but was also collecting salaries from both sides without doing anything. He was even more skillful than this bandit.
"I can understand Miss Qiu's thoughts."
"No, you don't understand."
Qiu Hanyue looked at him: "Your background is different from ours. You are not related to aristocratic families. You don't know how difficult it is for me to accept this."
Ji You heard the voice and said, "This will definitely not happen, because I have clearly rejected Senior Sister He last night, and I have also made it clear that I will not marry you, Miss Qiu, don't worry, I will never marry you."
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Qiu Hanyue was slightly startled when she heard the voice, feeling somewhat unprepared.
She and Ji You had never met each other, so naturally she didn't know what he was thinking.
But since I know that the other person wants to marry me, it is not surprising that my first thought is that the other person is interested in me.
Miss Qiu was a beautiful girl, and she was very confident in herself, so she had never mentioned that Ji You would have such an attitude.
Women have always been like this. Even if it is a man they don’t know, if they hear him say to them, “I will never marry you,” they will feel a little unhappy.
Because in Miss Qiu's view, it should be that she looked down on the other party's family background, rather than the other party looking down on her.
But even though she was unhappy, this result was in line with what Miss Qiu had always wished for, so she felt a little relieved, and the slight disgust was easily overwhelmed by joy.
"So, is this a deal?"
"It's settled, Miss Qiu, don't worry. If there's nothing else, let's talk about this."
"good……"
Watching Ji You go away, Miss Qiu smiled instantly: "That's great, Rou'er, I don't have to marry a rural private cultivator."
Huang Rou nodded: "I didn't expect you to be so easy to talk to."
"Maybe it was because my words about rural private cultivation really hurt him. I had thought about how to say this before I came here. That was the thing he was most embarrassed about."
"Now that it's over, don't think about it anymore. Let's go?"
"Um."
Miss Qiu got what she wanted and left Rusheng Garden with her sisters.
(End of this chapter)
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