Chapter 389 – Partners of Cultivation, Partners of Love (2/2)

“General, Qiongzhi and I love each other from the bottom of our hearts. I’d like to take her as my wife.”

Han Anjun sat extremely straight in front of the main room of the estate. Li Qingshan made his way over and bowed before he proudly spoke.

Han Qiongzhi’s face became flushed with joy and embarrassment.

“No!” Han Anjun said firmly, filled with unwaverable determination.

“Why?” Li Qingshan was surprised. They had already done all this, but it was still no?

“Why? Old man, you better explain yourself!” Even Han Qiongzhi could not help herself anymore, going up and pointing at Han Anjun.

“No reason. No is no. It’s quite late now, so if there’s nothing else, you can go!” Han Anjun stood up, turned around, and made his way into the room.

“Stop right there! We haven’t travelled all the way here to hear your opinion!”

Han Qiongzhi snatched the gift from Li Qingshan’s hand and smashed it viciously before Han Anjun. Aggrieved, tears covered her face. Never had she seen such an unreasonable father. She grabbed Li Qingshan hand and rushed out the door, brushing past Han Tieyi.

Han Tiyi was slightly surprised. Making his way in, all he saw was Han Anjun bending down, picking up the scattered pastries. He asked without even looking up, “Why are you here?”

“I ordered the troops to withdraw, defying your orders. I’ve specially come for punishment!”

“Even you’re disobeying me.” Han Anjun straightened himself out and placed a pastry in his mouth, chewing it slightly before swallowing it. “It’s quite nice. To think that this girl would just throw it away on a whim.”

“Father, why did you refuse them?” Han Tieyi lowered his head deeply. He was completely perplexed.

“So you find me completely unreasonable too? I’m not always right about everything.”

Han Tieyi raised his head in surprise. He struggled to believe that those words had come from his father’s mouth, but all he saw was the corner of Han Anjun’s lips curling into a rare smile.

“I wholeheartedly want to raise the two of you into capable people. I don’t want to become what holds you back instead. Even with that girl, she seems like she does whatever she wants, but when she’s found herself a man, she still comes earnestly for my approval. Why must she need my approval? Teiyi, you have to understand that before general and soldier, before father and son, we are cultivators.”

Han Tieyi left in thought, while Han Anjun returned to the main room. Cao Gan currently held his zither very gently in there, carefully tuning the strings.

“General, your son-in-law is far too heavy-handed. He almost broke my zither. Though, his strength really is quite impressive, so why didn’t you recruit him into the Han family? He’ll definitely be of great assistance in the future. Surely your adamant refusal wasn’t just to punish the young miss, right?”

“I can’t hide anything from you. The kid is anything but mediocre, but he will never yield himself to another. On the path of cultivation, there are only partners of cultivation, not partners of love. Unless they possess the same goal, the same mindset, how can they stand the test of time? Today, they marry because of love. One day, they’ll separate because of love. Their status as husband and wife will only become shackles to one another.”

“Heh, fair enough. When you put two balls of fire together, they seem to blaze fiercely, but it won’t last. In my opinion, it’ll be surprising if they can last another three or five years. The young miss will definitely understand this perspective of yours in the future.”

The two of them left the general’s estate, but they did not return to the Academy of the Hundred Schools. Instead, they arrived in Han Qiongzhi’s courtyard in Clear River city.

Han Qiongzhi remained silent the entire time. Li Qingshan had no idea on how he should comfort her either. “I think it’s still because my cultivation is insufficient. Let me cultivate a little longer. Once I destroy your father’s personal army, he won’t have anything more to say.”

“Are your wounds fine?” Han Qiongzhi finally spoke.

“They’re nothing!” Li Qingshan’s body had always been tough. Combined with a few Water Healing techniques, he made a complete recovery.