- Chapter 144 1 (1/2)

Affection

The Old Devil had kicked all the sword cultivators out of Si Fan Palace right after they left the underground. He had already promised that he would return to the sword world with Xiao Mei and Little Dugu.

In the end, Little Dugu must leave, her sword soul had already left her body for too long…

The night was filled with thick snow, and in the midst of the raining snowflakes, Ning Fan stood in the courtyard of the palace he had once lived. He was looking at the Apricot tree, the bluestone and the grave.

His heart felt something was amiss and raised his hand. His heart raised an intention and the One Heart Sword Seal appeared at the back of his hand, the seal shone a dim sword light.

The One Heart Sword Seal was a seal of oath for the men and women of the Sword World. Once the seal was sown, their hearts would forever be tied, together forever… Ning Fan had no qualms on being sown by such a seal, since he did not have to swear on his heart devil. However, this would trouble Little Dugu because she could only be married to him in this life… If she were to have sexual intercourse with other men, the seal will be destroyed and death was the only thing that awaited her…

“Lady Dugu… I say… Shouldn’t we have a proper discussion on this matter… It looked like you have just become my wife, now that the One Heart Sword Seal has been sown…”

“Bullsh*t! Little Devil Ning! Who is your wife! Also, my name is Dugu, it is not my surname…” Little Dugu’s voice that was both ashamed and angered could be heard from within the grave mound. Her voice suddenly stopped when she talked about her surname…

The women of the Sword World have no surname, they would only have it after inheriting their husband’s surname after they get married.

For example, Dugu’s sister Xiao Mei only had the word “Mei” in her name. Hence, after she privately made a pledge of marriage with the Old Devil (without the approval of her parents), Xiao Mei then called herself ‘Han Mei’ which she liked very much because the name had the meaning of an apricot tree that stood upright and proud even in the winters.

If Little Dugu were to get married to Ning Fan in the future, wouldn’t her name be called Ning Dugu…?

The women of the Sword World had to follow their husband’s surname after marriage. If they never get married, they would never have a surname for their whole life… The Old Ancestor of the Sword World in the past was a woman. She stayed alone her whole life, vowed to never love, and in the end did not have a surname until her death…

There was a saying that described this girl… White bones as tall as a mountain but the surname was forgotten…

The topic at hand mystically diverted towards the surname of Dugu, and Ning Fan surprisingly asked,

“Your surname is not Dugu, so what is your surname...? What is your clan’s surname?”

“It is “Ling” but I do not have the surname “Ling” because my father did not allow it… and it is the tradition of my world…” Dugu said with a dissatisfied tone.

“Then… When you're married to me in the future, you can have whatever surname you want, it could be Ling, Little Pig, and Little Dog too. As long as you like it, isn’t that great?” Ning Fan teasingly said.

“Pooh! Why should I marry you?! Little Ning Devil, I am warning you! You better stay away from me as far as possible!”

“Okay… Let's talk about serious business…”

Ning Fan stopped teasing her and became serious. The One Heart Sword Seal was obviously a method for Little Dugu to get away from the wedding arrangement back in her world. Ning Fan would not be shameless as to force Little Dugu to marry to him with just a sword seal.

His teasing was just a way to warm up the awkward atmosphere between them. But most importantly, he had a request that he wanted to ask.

“What serious matter did you want to discuss with me…” Little Dugu felt slightly weird.

“My master will follow you and return to the Sword World… Could you help me take care of him? Do not let him be harmed by others… This is my request. As for compensation, if you have any trouble in the marriage arrangement you once had, please let me know and I shall go to your world and solve the problem for you. However, I could only help you a hundred years later…”

This was perhaps the first time Ning Fan treated a matter so seriously with Little Dugu. His gaze made Little Dugu’s heart shook, her face blushed and secretly thought,