Chapter 457 – Those Things Which You Know Nothing About (1/2)

Chapter 457 - Those Things Which You Know Nothing About

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

It was known throughout the world that Qiushan Jun had a deeply-rooted affection for Xu Yourong, and people also once believed that Xu Yourong held similarly deep feelings for Qiushan Jun. The True Dragon and the Heavenly Phoenix, both of the same sect, had grown up together. One was highly likely to be inheritor to the position of Saint of the Longevity Sect that had lain fallow for several decades, while the other was the future Holy Maiden of the south. From every aspect, this was a match made in heaven.

Until…last year's Ivy Festival in the capital.

In that Ivy Festival, Chen Changsheng took out a marriage contract. In that same Ivy Festival, Xu Yourong had the White Crane bring a letter. In that letter, she clearly wrote none of it was as the populace had imagined. It was only at that moment that the world knew that the so-called match made in heaven was, as was inevitable and right, only a beautiful dream and hope in their minds.

If it were a normal young girl in this situation, they would not have been willing to meet Qiushan Jun now because it was awkward and inconvenient. If it were one of those exceptionally intelligent girls who did things with resolve and were not ordinary in the least, they would also not wish to meet Qiushan Jun, because only by refusing to meet could they allow him to quickly pacify his emotions.

But Xu Yourong did not act this way. She was not some youth that was like a cool breeze. Her Dao heart was spotless. She did not plan, nor would she deliberately change her mind.

Walking to the dwelling at the peak of Mount Li, she placed her empty lunchbox on the table. She said to Qiushan Jun on the bed, ”Junior Sister Qi Jian is still very weak, but she's always thinking about going to the capital to find Zhexiu.”

Qiushan Jun leaned on the bedhead, his pale face brimming with concern. ”When Martial Granduncle returned to the mountain and heard of this matter, he was very unhappy. He scolded Junior Sister for a very long time!”

Xu Yourong was rather puzzled. ”Senior Su Li is confident and uninhibited, why is he so unreasonable on this matter?”

Qiushan Jun smiled, explaining, ”When any man plays the role of a father, they always have to become that father-in-law they found most loathsome when they were young.”

Xu Yourong said, ”But I still don't understand why he has to so strictly oppose it.”

After a moment of silence, Qiushan Jun responded, ”In the past, Martial Granduncle met that wolf cub on the snowy plains. He said…that wolf cub has an illness, that he can't live for very long!”

This was the first time Xu Yourong had heard of this matter. She thought of how that wolf cub which had placed the greatest pressure on her in the Proclamation of Azure Sky not only had such a miserable history, but also such an unbearable fate. She couldn't help but sigh.

Qiushan Jun gazed at her and said, ”No father would agree to marry their daughter to someone who will die prematurely…now that I think of it, Martial Granduncle also cursed Chen Changsheng for three days because of this matter.”

Xu Yourong chuckled, but said nothing. Only after coming to Mount Li did she come to know of those matters that had occurred after the Garden of Zhou, such as the story of how Chen Changsheng had accompanied Su Li through the snowy plains to Tianliang. She was forced to admit that these feats of his had caused her to change her impression of the fellow called Chen Changsheng. Ultimately, though, that fellow was called Chen Changsheng. She would not speak ill of him to his face, but she also did not wish to praise him.

Qiushan Jun said no more. Borrowing the light of the Night Pearl on the wall, he continued studying the sword classic in his hands.

Xu Yourong took up a scroll of the 'Classic of Longevity' from the table and began to silently read it.

The dwelling was very peaceful, but there wasn't anything scandalous about it. It was extremely natural, just like how Xu Yourong had walked in and the two began to have a conversation. The conversation had concluded, but there was no need to intentionally do anything else.

Several years ago, when Xu Yourong was still a little girl, she came to Holy Maiden Peak from the capital. She began to cultivate and study in South Stream Temple, comprehending the Heavenly Tomes. The two would often meet, and they would often enact this scene: the two sitting down opposite each other, quietly reading without words.

The common folk had believed that the two innocent playmates had grown up as childhood friends, but both of them knew that this characterization was not at all accurate. They were innocent because both of them clearly understood what the other was thinking.

After some time had passed, Xu Yourong got up and said, ”Senior Brother, I'll be leaving now. I'll come to see you again tomorrow.”

Qiushan Jun shifted his gaze from the book to her, but he did not do as he had done for the past several nights, for the past several years, and tell her that she should take care on the way back.

In the past few years, these had been the calmest and most cheerful few nights he had experienced.

Because he could quietly look at her, whether at her fluttering eyelashes, her finger flipping the pages, or the slight curving of her lips.

He didn't have to watch her at every moment, just when he was tired of reading his book and casually raising his head. When he saw her sitting there, he would feel calm and at ease, and then cheerful.

He wished there could be even more of these nights, so he wished to say a few things more.

”Because of Martial Granduncle's matter, my Mount Li Sword Sect owes him an enormous favor. No matter what enmity existed between us in the past, now it is only us that owe him.” Qiushan Jun gazed at her and said, ”But this matter and this favor have never had anything to do with each other. I want to say that he's very outstanding, suitable for you. He is in no way as naughty and mischievous as you described him when you were small, and he is even less as unbearable as you mentioned in your letters. So then, just what is your view on this engagement now?”

The person mentioned in these words was naturally Chen Changsheng.

Qiushan Jun's tone was very calm, very magnanimous, and very sincere.

Xu Yourong pondered this, then said, ”After a while, I will go to the capital to end the engagement.”

”Directly ending the engagement…” Qiushan Jun seriously said, ”To Chen Changsheng, this is inevitably rather unfair. Gossip is a fearful thing. The things your family did in the past year amount to a humiliation.”

Xu Yourong looked him in the eyes and calmly replied, ”But if this engagement is fulfilled, that is unfair to me.”

This engagement with Chen Changsheng had been decided by her grandfather. No one had ever asked her opinion on it.

Qiushan Jun fell into silence, then said, ”My apologies.”

This apology was for the mission the south had sent to the capital last year to propose. At the time, there had also been no one to ask Xu Yourong of her opinion.