"I hope so." Ding Jingyu, upon hearing this, gradually cald down. If she was rejected by Xu Xing, she could hardly imagine how she would survive within the Jing'an Ding Family and inside Mount Wanshou in the future.
"Everything is in Second Aunt's hands." Ding Minxiu smiled.
「Ti flew.」
In the blink of an eye, two years passed. Seeing ti closing in on the Three Years ntioned by Lu Zhuo, Xu Xing took the opportunity to share his plan to move out of Golden Moon Court with Ding Minxiu.
Xu Xing being appreciated and taken as a Disciple by Lu Zhuo was a rare joyous occasion for the Jing'an Ding Family, one unseen in thousands of years. Ding Minxiu, of course, had no objections. While expressing her agreent, she also gifted Xu Xing so Cultivation Resources as a housewarming present.
It is worth ntioning that during these two years, because Xu Xing's gift of an array technique to Ding Jingqin had fostered a good beginning, their relationship had beco increasingly close, and they could be considered good friends.
However, at the ti of parting, an unexpected arrangent ca from within the Jing'an Ding Family, one Xu Xing had not anticipated.
They want to marry Ding Jingyu as my spouse? As long as I agree to this, the Third Branch will fully supply with Resources until I break through to the Immortal Realm?
Reading the letter in the courtyard, Xu Xing's eyebrows furrowed instantly, his face showing clear displeasure. Fortunately, he was alone in his Cave Mansion, so no one saw his expression at that mont.
The Jing'an Ding Family is afraid that I, a Pride of Heaven from a Concubine Lineage, will soar high and alone, so they arranged an intra-family marriage to lock into the Jing'an Ding Family... Xu Xing saw the intent behind this.
Since ancient tis, arranged marriages have been a politically effective thod with incredibly low costs. Unless the person involved in the marriage was iron-willed and uninfluenced by their environnt, how could they not be swayed by persistent, intimate persuasion day and night? After all, people are made of flesh and blood.
Since they want to arrange a marriage for , I certainly won't refuse... Xu Xing sneered, took out Paper and Pen, wrote his decision on the letter, and sent it off with a wave of his sleeve robe.
He wasn't like Ding Jingren, a family Cultivator who had rarely even left Jing'an County. Instead, he was a great cultivator from the Lower Realm, tempered by experience. A re arranged spouse could not shake his will. At least in major decisions, he would not alter his intentions for a woman.
Besides, I am already a Cultivator of the Jing'an Ding Family. This marriage won't cause much trouble... On the contrary, receiving Resources from the Third Branch is a good thing, Xu Xing thought.
A marriage into another family would create additional ties and potential complications for him. However, marrying Ding Jingyu as his spouse was an intra-family marriage, so he didn't need to worry about that aspect. Whether he married Ding Jingyu or not, if the Jing'an Ding Family truly faced trouble... public opinion would make it impossible for him to ignore it.
After sending the Talismanic ssage, Xu Xing quietly awaited a reply.
"Brother Jingren, I never would have expected... I truly never expected that you and Jing Yu would actually beco spouses..."
In Yao Guang Court, Ding Jingqin visited Xu Xing with gifts, saying this with a complex expression. Although he and Ding Jingyu were from different Branch Pulses of the Jing'an Ding Family, both were Direct descendants of their respective lines and had known each other since childhood. Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone together when they first t Xu Xing.
Ding Jingqin harbored no romantic feelings for Ding Jingyu, always considering her a clan sister; after all, instances of intra-family marriage were quite rare. However, what he hadn't anticipated was that even though Ding Jingyu and Xu Xing had barely exchanged a word on their journey to Mount Wanshou, they had beco so close after a few years there that they were now to beco spouses.
"This matter was arranged by the family. I don't dislike Sister Jing Yu, and I don't have a family of my own..." There wasn't much joy on Xu Xing's face as he shook his head and explained the reasons.
Ding Jingqin wasn't surprised. In his recollection, although Xu Xing and Ding Jingyu had gotten along well after arriving at Mount Wanshou, their relationship hadn't reached the point of lifelong commitnt. Clearly, this was all arranged by the family.
"It's rare for spouses to fall in love at first sight. Most are arranged marriages; feelings develop after getting to know each other over ti," Ding Jingqin said, and his words rang true.
Most Cultivators' spouses were chosen by their elders; very few relationships were born from free love. As family Cultivators, while the family provided Cultivation Resources, the decision regarding marriage also rested in the family's hands. Compared to choosing a Female Cultivator they had never t, the Jing'an Ding Family arranging for Xu Xing to marry Ding Jingyu was already quite a good outco.
"You have a point." Xu Xing conceded, his expression no longer as disgruntled as before.
After briefly discussing the intra-family marriage, Ding Jingqin turned his attention to Xu Xing's Cave Mansion in Yao Guang Court.
He praised, "Compared to your Cave Mansion in Golden Moon Court, the one in Yao Guang Court is more luxurious and abundant with Spiritual Energy... Brother Jingren, you've missed out. If you had moved to Yao Guang Court earlier, you could probably be preparing for a Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm by now."
Xu Xing had been accepted as a Disciple by Lu Zhuo, directly skipping several ranks. He was now an Inner Court True Inheritance Disciple of Yao Guang Court and a Direct Disciple of a Free Immortal, a level higher than Ding Jingqin, who was an Outer Court True Inheritance Disciple. Furthermore, because he had been accepted as a Disciple by the Court Head, his status was even more prestigious than that of an ordinary Direct Disciple of a Free Immortal Elder. So, although Xu Xing was only one rank higher than Ding Jingqin as a Disciple, his treatnt far surpassed his.
There was another point: Ding Jingqin's "Outer Court True Inheritance" status had been obtained through connections, limiting his future advancent. Xu Xing's "Inner Court True Inheritance," however, had been earned through genuine success in the Ascending to Immortality Convention's examinations; the difference in their intrinsic value was vast.
"Breaking through to Nascent Soul... I've long been prepared. As early as before I ca to Mount Wanshou, my Cultivation had already reached Golden Core Consummation..."
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