Chapter 223 - Chapter 223: Chapter 192 Contract_1 (1/2)
Chapter 223: Chapter 192 Contract_1
While Xu Mu and Shang YaoYao were busy teasing each other, Luo Qingchen sneaked out from the back gate, quickly returning to her own courtyard.
She used a skill to tidy up the courtyard. Barely catching her breath and preparing to take stock of her cultivation, she heard a knock at the door. “Sister, have you returned?”
Li Heng’s voice came from outside the courtyard.
His dwelling bordered Luo Qingchen’s. He probably came over to investigate upon hearing some noise.
She opened the door, revealing her familiar face that had been unseen for quite some time. A look of surprise and joy appeared on Li Heng’s face.
“Sister, really, where have you been all this time? Why were you gone for so long? How is our teacher?!”
Li Heng bombarded her with a slew of questions upon meeting her.
“Well…”
Luo Qingchen momentarily didn’t know how to explain this. She had been in Xu Mu’s room all this time, and hadn’t visited their teacher at all.
“You haven’t found him, have you? I knew it!”
Li Heng sighed, having already filled in all the blanks in his mind.
“I didn’t expect our teacher to do such a thing, but it’s already done and there’s nothing we can do about it! Sister, do you have any future plans?”
“Huh?”
Li Heng had changed the subject so suddenly that Luo Qingchen was at a loss for how to respond.
Oblivious to Luo Qingchen’s confusion, Li Heng went on, “During the Qi Cultivation Stage, it’s still manageable. But once we advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage, the resources produced by this mountain are simply not enough for both of us to cultivate. I have decided to go down and gain experience after consolidating my Foundation Establishment cultivation. Would you like to come with me?”
With a hopeful gaze, Li Heng looked at Luo Qingchen.
Luo Qingchen’s heart fluttered as she instantly grasped Li Heng’s intentions.
Given Li Heng’s talents, he could have moved to a better mountain, but he persisted in staying here. Luo Qingchen naturally understood his intentions.
However, due to her complicated circumstances, Luo Qingchen had not yet given him a response.
Now that she’s cultivating with Xu Mu, it’s even less likely to happen.
Li Heng had always been subtly hinting at his feelings, but Luo Qingchen’s prolonged absence probably made him finally decide to reveal his affections.
However, he was still rather subtle about it.
Luo Qingchen hesitated for a moment and then shook her head.
“Junior Brother, you go on your own. I need to stay on the mountain to look after our teacher.”
Li Heng’s face fell at her words.
He didn’t believe that Luo Qingchen failed to understand the implications of his words. Her words were clearly an evasion.
“Sister, you’re not unaware of our teacher’s situation. Whether you’re there or not doesn’t affect him. Are you going to give up your own cultivation for him? Haven’t the many years you’ve spent with him repaid his kindness?”
Li Heng, unwilling to give up, tried to persuade her further.
“Junior Brother, go back. I have my own plans! You’re not young anymore, it’s time to settle down. Sister Lin from Wangjian Peak is not bad, don’t miss out on her!”
After saying this, Luo Qingchen closed the door of her house.
Her final words had more or less revealed her feelings.
Li Heng stood there, stunned as if he had been struck by lightning. It took him a good while before he left, lost and dispirited.
Meanwhile, Xu Mu had arrived at the Shang Family’s residence in Tianhe City along with Shang YaoYao, and encountered Shang Lian once again.
“I heard from YaoYao that you wish to join our Shang Family, but you require me to fulfill a condition?”
Shang Lian waved his hand to dismiss the servants, leaving Xu Mu alone in the room.
“Yes!”
Xu Mu nodded.
“What condition?”
“I want to marry Sister Shang!”
Shang Lian’s eyelid twitched. He thought to himself, ‘As expected, it is just as I anticipated.’
Youngsters really like to think about nonsensical matters.
“You should know that I cannot possibly agree to this,” Shang Lian said.