Chapter 634: I Am Not A Threat To You
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
If a girl as loyal as Shangguan Lingxiu had her heart planted in the idea of soone, her love and devotion would never fade even under the test of ti - Ji Lingxi was sure of it.
To be honest, Shangguan Lingxiu could still put aside her status as a lady in a situation like this to drink with Yun Yang despite being in public; to Ji Lingxi, it was already a hard feat to accomplish, as one way or another, her intentions had been clearly revealed.
The Shangguan Family of Generals' remaining elders had seen a better part of life while the next generation still had not co of age. In a ti like this, Shangguan Lingxiu - the pillar of the family - would never abandon the family to seek her own happiness.
As Yun Yang's skills heightened further, his future would not just stop at the Empire of Yutang.
He could leave, walk out, or vanish at any mont.
If Yun Yang left, she did not know when would be the next ti they would et. Perhaps they might not et ever again; or perhaps when they finally et once more, she would have already beco an old lady.
Instead of doing nothing, she should seize the opportunity when she was still able to - go see him more frequently, to have more als, to spend a little more ti together…
If there was such a day in the future… these would certainly be the mories of a lifeti!
At least we had our mont - it was better than having none at all!
When she lay across her deathbed, monts away from departing the world, she would recall these pleasant mories, replaying them over and over again in her head. At least, I have experienced love. Once upon a ti, he and I - we had our mont together!
Ji Lingxi dared to place this bet with a hundred percent of confidence - her guess may not be perfectly accurate, but she reckoned it would be at least eighty or ninety percent of hitting the right spot.
She was confident indeed, for if she stepped into the shoes of Shangguan Lingxiu, savoring similar experiences and predicants - she would do the sa, she would definitely do the sa!
She might be even bolder, even more extravagant with her actions!
Shangguan Lingxiu remained silent for a long ti, her head drooped.
"Not bad, Sister Lingxi. Everything sentence, every word you said - it was exactly like how I imagined it to be," She murmured softly when she finally lifted her gaze, staring straight into Ji Lingxi's eyes. "That was really all I was thinking about in my heart - is that foolish of ?"
Ji Lingxi gaped at her, at a loss as to how to respond.
Shangguan Lingxiu smiled calmly. "In the Empire of Yutang, girls are considered of suitable age to wed when they turn sixteen. Most even beco mothers when they're about seventeen or eighteen. I— I am already twenty-two this year."
"My eldest nephew, the oldest among the six of them, must be at least fourteen or fifteen to be deed suitable of age to take over the family's duties- they would be much wiser and inford about the dealings of the world by then."
"However, my eldest nephew is only nine this year."
"That ans…" Her voice lowered by a notch. "To begin letting go, I'll have to wait for another six years, at the very least. Even if it was only five years, I will still be twenty-seven by then."
"Even if that ti really cos, can I really let it go, completely? I will still have to guide my nephew, no matter what. I can only truly let go - truly be relieved from this duty - when he officially takes over the duties and responsibilities of the Shangguan Family of Generals - when he's fully qualified to be the heir of the family."
"At the very least, that would add on a year of guidance. By then, I would be twenty-eight."
"Lingxi, do you know what being a twenty-eight-year-old unmarried maiden ans, here, in the Empire of Yutang? That's almost the equivalent of being an old maid. Even if I never found the one for by then, and planned to settle with just anyone at all, it would still be quite a far shot."
"The ones who are of a similar age would already have wives and children; fifteen and sixteen-year-old teenage boys are simply too childish to stir my interest - I doubt they'd even be interested in an old maid like . If I really do plan to wed in the future, the ones I could only find are widowed n in their thirties or forties - they would be my only alternative."
"However, instead of choosing a fate like this, I'd rather be single for life. What do you think?" implored Shangguan Lingxiu, with a faint smile upon her lips.
Ji Lingxi could not help but to agree with a nod of her head.
Yes, I concur. If that was how it was going to be, it would be a much better option to be by yourself till the end of days.
"Therefore… I am not a threat to you," said Shangguan Lingxiu bitterly. Her heart shattered into a million pieces the mont the words left her lips as if it incurred irreversible damage. She could taste sothing sour in her mouth as she took a mont to compose her thoughts before speaking again. "I won't deny that I fancy Yun Yang, but I am not a threat—n-not even half a threat to you."
Ji Lingxi's cheeks flushed a deep crimson as she emitted a soft sigh.
She stretched across and held Shangguan Lingxiu's hand with her own. "Sister Lingxiu, you must've misinterpreted the reason behind our talk - let finish."
With her hand in Ji Lingxi's, Shangguan Lingxiu could only gape at her.
Ji Lingxi gulped a few tis, swallowing with great difficulty. "We all know that it is, in fact, a common practice for n to wed many won at once. Won like you and I, however, will never willingly allow this to happen - to share my man with soone else."
When she said 'my man' with such vigor, her already flushed face turned into an even deeper shade of crimson. A virgin maiden like her speaking in such a manner - the waves of embarrassnt that followed naturally was hard to suppress.
Shangguang Lingxiu nodded, still gaping at her. She did not understand what Ji Lingxi was trying to tell her.
"About this, my stand is still strong- I will not agree," repeated Ji Ling Xi.
"However outstanding she is, however impressive— I will not agree to it."
"Even when faced with the largest powers of the world, I will still not agree to it."
"My man should belong only to — and will only belong to !"
Ji Lingxi declared determinedly.
"You don't have to repeat yourself - I understand, I truly do," replied Shangguan Lingxiu in a small voice.
If it was , I would never agree to it either. We're all won here - do you really have to repeat this over and over again? Are you simply trying to show off? Shangguan Lingxiu mulled pensively.
Ji Lingxi's chest puffed outwards in a volatile manner as she clung on to Shangguan Lingxiu's arm desperately. "Nonetheless… I am currently plagued with a situation which is getting out of hand…"
"Getting out of hand? What do you an, getting out of hand? What are you trying to say?" asked Shangguan Lingxiu, stunned at Ji Lingxi's bizarre behavior.
There was a sheen of embarrassnt in Ji Lingxi's eyes, but she proclaid bravely. "What I'm saying is… if - no, when it cos to the t-ti you hand over your duties, sister… i-if it was … I still can't… that… I…I…"
Her words beca increasingly jumbled the more she spoke. Finally, she shut her eyes tight and spat it out with resolve.
"I-If that ti really cos, can we be together - forever?"
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