"What's wrong? Don't you really like Qin Lingyu?" Liu Qingmei was surprised by Jun Xiaomo's reaction.
"Who likes him!" Jun Xiaomo retorted with a slightly gloomy tone. Liu Qingmei's words were completely outside of what she expected, and her thoughts were instantly disrupted. Scenes from the past and present life rushed out in her mind, and Jun Xiaomo tried her best not to reveal the emotions in her eyes in front of Liu Qingmei and Ye Xiuwen.
She took a deep breath, lowered her head, and clenched her slender fingers into fists under the table.
All the tragedies in her previous life were caused by that person. When she was in the punishment hall just now, she tried not to look at that person.
Not because there is still love left in my heart, but because I am afraid that I will not be able to control my hatred.
"Momo?" Liu Qingmei stroked her daughter's hair worriedly. She originally thought that her daughter was angry because of shame, but now seeing her daughter lowering her eyes and saying nothing, it seemed that she had something hidden.
"Mom, I'm fine." Jun Xiaomo raised his head, twitched his lips at Liu Qingmei, and tried his best to show a relaxed smile.
As a result, she failed, and Liu Qingmei's frown deepened.
"Momo, are you having a conflict with Ling Yu?" Liu Qingmei could only think of this. She knew how much her daughter liked Qin Lingyu. Even when she was injured and unconscious, she was calling "Brother Ling Yu" , obviously unable to extricate herself, which made Liu Qingmei worried and helpless.
"There's no conflict, I just don't like him anymore." Jun Xiaomo thought about it and told the fact that was closest to the truth.
"You said there was no conflict, yet you said such angry words!" Liu Qingmei glared at her daughter, then patted the back of Jun Xiaomo's hand and persuaded her, "Momo, a relationship needs two people to manage it. , you can't be too willful, you know? Also, you and Ling Yu are already engaged, and it will be a matter of time before you get married. With your current situation, it's better to get married sooner."
When Jun Xiaomo heard the word "engagement", his eyes widened immediately.
How could she forget this!
That was when Jun Xiaomo was fifteen years old. At that time, almost the entire sect knew that the daughter of the master of Lintian Peak had fallen in love with the sect leader's first disciple, Qin Lingyu, but Qin Lingyu's attitude towards Jun Xiaomo could not be explained. Neither good nor bad. He would occasionally express his concern verbally, or bring one or two gadgets to Jun Xiaomo after returning from a mission, but other than that, there would be no other actions.
Qin Lingyu knew that Jun Xiaomo liked him. Once Qin Lingyu was injured on a mission, Jun Xiaomo immediately gave her the only bottle of vitality pill her father had given her. Even though it was just a very small wound, Jun Xiaomo still felt heartbroken. Qin Lingyu would not be able to see such obvious affection unless he was a fool.
But he didn't say anything. He didn't clearly express that he liked Jun Xiaomo, but he also didn't reject Jun Xiaomo's advances towards him.
Qin Lingyu's detached attitude made Jun Xiaomo, who had been secretly in love with her, explode. She stood directly in front of Qin Lingyu and asked him to make a choice - either be with her, or make it clear that she didn't like her. Then she No more entanglement.
Jun Xiaomo is a person who keeps her word. If Qin Lingyu really rejected her at that time, then she would completely give up this bitter and fruitless relationship.
However, Qin Lingyu not only did not reject her, but also proposed to her at the age of fifteen three days later.
Jun Xiaomo is only fifteen years old. This may not be considered a premature marriage in the mortal world, but it is indeed a bit early in the world of cultivation. What's more, Jun Xiaomo's parents are actually not at ease with Qin Lingyu - this man is too ambitious and cold-hearted, and they are afraid that their daughter will suffer.
"Do you really want to marry Xiaomo?" Jun Linxuan asked with cold eyes, suddenly releasing a powerful pressure.
"Yes, I want to marry her." Qin Lingyu resisted Jun Linxuan's pressure and looked directly at her, not easily intimidated.
Jun Xiaomo was also present at the time. She wanted to stop her father from putting pressure on Qin Lingyu, but Liu Qingmei grabbed her and shook her head in disapproval. If Qin Lingyu couldn't bear even this pressure, it would be better to give up as soon as possible.
Jun Linxuan once again increased his pressure and asked sharply: "Do you like Xiaomo?"
As soon as Jun Linxuan's words came out, Jun Xiaomo was also stunned. She unconsciously held her breath and looked at Qin Lingyu - this was what she wanted to know most, had Qin Lingyu ever liked herself? Or is this all just her own passion...
Qin Lingyu narrowed his eyes and nodded without much pause: "Yes, I like Jun Xiaomo."
Jun Xiaomo breathed a complete sigh of relief.
The pressure on Qin Lingyu also disappeared. Jun Xiaomo ran to support him, his heart beating fast, and his face could not suppress the sweetness and joy.
Seeing his daughter looking at Qin Lingyu shyly, Jun Linxuan sighed slightly: It is not so much that he is satisfied with Qin Lingyu as a person, but rather that he does not want to see his daughter sad.
This is the compromise of being a father.
What's more, Jun Linxuan felt that Qin Lingyu would not dare to bully his daughter with him as the master of the peak.
In this way, Qin Lingyu's proposal was successful. Under the auspices of the sect leader and witnessed by everyone in the sect, Jun Xiaomo and Qin Lingyu made a marriage contract, and they could truly become husband and wife when Jun Xiaomo turned twenty.
After reliving his life, Jun Xiaomo almost forgot about this.
The thought that Jun Xiaomo was in a hurry to marry Qin Lingyu made him feel compelled to take out and beat himself up.
She only thought about Qin Lingyu's personal confession of his love for her, but she never considered how true this love was - love is not something that can be "said", but must be expressed with actions. The former Qin Lingyu was obviously He didn't pay much attention to himself. He always rushed up and down.
"Mom, these are not my angry words. I said them after careful consideration. Qin Lingyu and I are not suitable."
Jun Xiaomo said to Liu Qingmei seriously, hoping to make Liu Qingmei understand his attitude as much as possible.
He didn't even call "Brother Ling Yu"... Liu Qingmei frowned slightly, with a slight sadness in her brows.
It would be good if the daughter could realize this before getting engaged, but now that she and Qin Lingyu are engaged, and their marriage was under the auspices of the sect leader, how can she say that she will not get married if she doesn't get married? marry
This is not just a matter of breaking off the engagement, it is a slap in the face of the owner.
Liu Qingmei has always been a kind-hearted person who takes the overall situation into consideration. Although He Zhang is now suspected of causing his daughter's cultivation to regress, this is just a guess. He Zhang seems to have no motive and no need to do so, so Liu Qingmei will not doubt him for the time being.
Keep a line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future. Liu Qingmei didn't want to create any rift with the sect leader because of this incident.
What's more, although Qin Lingyu is not particularly good to his daughter, he has not been seen to be good to other people. Maybe He Zhang's apprentice had such a cold and aloof temper to begin with? Therefore, Liu Qingmei felt that there was no need to break off the engagement.
"Momo, be good, tell me, why did you suddenly say it's inappropriate?"
Jun Xiaomo really didn't know where to start, so she asked in a helpless tone: "Mom, tell me why you are so eager to marry me."
They are not in the mortal world here. How many cultivators get married in their teens
"This... Oh, Momo, this is for your own good. Ling Yu is already at the peak of the twelfth level of Qi training, and he may break through to the foundation building stage at any time. When he reaches the foundation building stage, he will leave the Xuyang Sect. It's a more advanced sect. You can't follow it just as an engaged person. If you are still at the eighth level of Qi training now, I won't be anxious. In a few years, you will be able to touch the foundation building stage. By then It's not too late to follow the past, but now... And now that your cultivation level has dropped to the level of Qi training, you don't know when you will reach foundation building."
What Liu Qingmei didn't say was that with Jun Xiaomo's current situation, it was almost 100% impossible to enter a high-level sect. Because the first condition for high-level sects to recruit disciples is to reach the foundation building period before the age of 35. It took Jun Xiaomo sixteen years of training to reach the eighth level of Qi training, which was relatively fast. Now, starting from scratch, it is not easy to enter the foundation building period before the age of 35.
After Liu Qingmei said this, Jun Xiaomo understood that her mother was worried that she would never be able to enter a high-level sect, so she hoped that she could enter as the high-level sect's default disciple partner.
Every five years, high-level sects will send people to these intermediate sects to recruit people. The higher the sect's overall strength ranking, the more stringent the conditions for recruitment. For sects such as the top five Xuanji Sect and Hanjian Sect, the first condition is that the recruits must reach the foundation building stage before the age of 35, because in the world of cultivation, the sooner people reach the foundation building stage, the more talented they are. , the achievements that can be achieved in the future are often higher.
Although this may not be 100% accurate, because in addition to talent, diligence and understanding are also important, but this is the case almost 99% of the time, and the remaining 1% can only be said to be It depends purely on personal luck.
Of course, these conditions are not immutable. For example, the partner of a designated disciple is not restricted by the two conditions of "age" and "cultivation".
Qin Lingyu is already an appointed disciple of Xuanji Sect. Once his cultivation reaches the foundation-building stage, he can enter Xuanji Sect. In the past, with Jun Xiaomo's talent, if she was willing to practice diligently, it would not be difficult to enter any of the top five advanced sects. However, now Jun Xiaomo's cultivation has regressed to the first level of Qi training, even if she continues Even if you practice without sleep, it will be difficult to reach the foundation building stage before the age of 35.
It was out of such considerations that Liu Qingmei thought about marrying off her daughter as soon as possible. Her daughter was only sixteen years old, so why did she want her to marry a man so soon? But Qin Lingyu is now at the peak of the twelfth level of Qi training, and may enter the foundation building stage at any time. Once he goes to Xuanji Sect and meets more and better women, who knows whether he will still take his daughter to his heart. Woolen cloth
What's more, Qin Lingyu was a little aloof from his daughter...
Jun Xiaomo understood Liu Qingmei's worries, but because she understood, she refused the marriage.
She sat up straight, stared at Liu Qingmei, and said seriously:
"Mom, I will not enter the high-end sect as 'Qin Lingyu's partner'. Even if I can't enter the high-end sect in my life, I will not choose to enter in this almost cheating way. If I can get in, it must be Because my strength has been recognized by those high-level sects. What's more, am I still considered a free person with the title of 'Qin Lingyu's Companion'? I will never be able to shake off this title for the rest of my life, and I will be harassed wherever I go. Pointing at her, they would say, look, this is Qin Lingyu's wife through the back door."
Finally, Jun Xiaomo paused and declared with firm eyes: "Mom, I don't belong to anyone, I only belong to myself."