AST 1921 - Lin Clan, Lin Zhennan (1/2)

“Big brother, why are we doing that?” Dongfang Zhiqiu said in a depressed tone. Her eyes were firmly fixed on Qing Shui as his figure disappeared into the huge door of the Imperial Cuisine Hall.

The man’s heart moved as he looked at Dongfang Zhiqiu. It seemed that his arrogant sister might have found someone she liked. This young man seemed to be not that simple. He was the first person who his own sister was looking up to... He then turned around and smiled. How could a person, who was capable of killing a Grand State Master from the Great Confucian Empire, be simple?

“Do you hate your brother for being unreasonable and unfriendly? And that I only care about myself when the danger comes?” The man smiled and looked at Dongfang Zhiqiu.

“I know you have your own reasons for that. However, not letting me stay behind would cause a knot to be forever tied up in my heart.” Dongfang Zhiqiu said without turning her head.

“You like him?” The man smiled and asked.

Dongfang Zhiqiu’s body trembled and she immediately came back to her senses. She looked at the man for quite a while. At this moment, she realized that her heart had become rather complicated. Prior to this, she actually never noticed this problem. She never thought about such a possibility. After all, because of the background she was born in, it was impossible for her to have someone she wanted to marry.

To put it simply, people like them could never like nor be liked by anyone. Since it would only bring forth a lot of pain if that happened. In comparison, men were slightly better. Other than the marriage arranged by their own clan, they could still get married to other people, or maybe even share an adulterous relationship with them. However, it was still up to the clan to decide who was the original wife. In the future, the baby given birth by the original wife would hold the highest position in the clan.

Though men and women stood equally across the continent, in Qing Shui’s perspective, it was about the same as the world from his previous incarnation. When it came to men and women’s affairs, this place had more freedom. However, in the cases of the men here, they could publicly get married to many wives. Women, on the other hand, must only stick to one man from the day they got married until the day they died. Luckily, when it came to other things, women shared equal rights with men. There were even some clans where the clan’s head was a woman. Certain sects would also have female Sect Lords.

Nevertheless, it was very rare for powerful women to openly have multiple men a once. Though no one could really do anything to her, discussions would definitely go on behind her back and she would be called with names unbearable to hear. However, the women also had the alternative to look for only one man instead. The man, in return, must have her as his only woman.

There were many cases like this. Actually, quite a majority of people would also have only one wife and husband across the continents, but the woman must be very, very outstanding. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for them to reach this stage. After all, men with a good background wouldn’t lack women around him.

“I don’t hate him. He is a person whom I am indebted to for taking care of me but yet also doesn’t harbor any intention for me.” Dongfang Zhiqiu said after stopping for a while.

“How do you know he doesn’t have any motive?” The man smiled and asked.

“His medical expertise could be said to be unmatched in his generations. His cultivation can absolutely be regarded to be outstanding. He also doesn’t lack any sorts of treasures. Have you seen the women around him? Each and every one of them, they are beauties who could topple over cities. Yes, I admit that I also look very beautiful, but when in front of him, I can’t find anything about me which stands out to him.” Dongfang Zhiqiu looked at the man and smiled.

“Though that’s what you said, I don’t find my sister half bad too. I can only say that at most, you are at the same level as them.” The man smiled. Deep down, he was very amazed. This bewitching man had actually managed to influence his sister. It was very rare to see his sister like this. She had never once praised a man. But today, she managed to say so many good things about one man.

“I don’t know what he can possibly ask from me.”

Initially, the man wanted to say the Heavenly Chess Immortal Palace. However, deep down, he knew that it wasn’t the answer. He had good eyes and was able to tell that the young man would definitely achieve great things in the future, but the obstacle in front of him at the moment was quite a difficult one to pass through. Nevertheless, he felt that the young man should be able to pull it off just fine.

“Little sister, actually, we don’t intend to run away. We want to help him in bothering the Five Poison Immortal Palace.” The man said.

“Why didn’t you say so earlier?”

“I don’t have to. He is a smart person. Saying it will only make it sounds like he is indebted to us. There are some things in which actions talk louder than words.”

……

Qing Shui and the group returned to the Imperial Cuisine Hall. They didn’t find anything that was out of the ordinary. He didn’t entrust his hope to the Heavenly Chess Immortal Palace. If you want something to be done well, do it yourself. Hence, he didn’t find the man’s action to be weird. He believed that there must be a lot of people that did things this way. If it had been himself, without enough confidence, he also wouldn’t want to dig his own grave.