The End of the Immortal Path-Chapter 55 - 54: Marrying In? No Way, I’m Married.
The two of them waited at the entrance for a while before finally seeing someone come out.
It was Fang Yong, who had just finished his competition not long ago.
He was covered in injuries.
He had been planning to tend to his wounds but was told someone was looking for him.
He tugged at his clothes, subconsciously hiding his injuries as he walked toward the entrance.
When he saw the two people at the entrance, his brow furrowed slightly.
He walked up to them and said in a low voice, "Why are you here? It’s not time to deliver the Spiritual Source yet."
"We just came to see you," the woman said, her voice lacking confidence. "We came to sell some things and got five hundred Spiritual Source, so we brought it to you."
With that, she took out the Spiritual Source.
Looking at the Spiritual Source, Fang Yong’s frown deepened. "This is the village’s Spiritual Source for the New Year, isn’t it? I told you not to give me everything. A little less is fine, a little later is fine. I’ll figure things out myself.
"As long as it doesn’t affect my image at the Yunqian Bureau."
"We didn’t mean anything by it," Housekeeper Fang quickly interjected. "We just happened to have some extra Spiritual Source that we couldn’t use up, so you should take it." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
As he spoke, he placed the Spiritual Source in Fang Yong’s hand.
He then added, "Don’t you worry about the Spiritual Source. We’ll find a way. You just focus on your Cultivation in there. We rarely come by.
"No one will see us. It won’t cause any problems."
The woman chimed in, "That’s right. It’s so dark, and there’s no one around."
Fang Yong clutched the Spiritual Source in his hand, looking at the somewhat helpless pair before him.
He opened his mouth to say something, but in the end, no words came out.
"Well, if there’s nothing else, we’ll be heading back now," Housekeeper Fang said.
Fang Yong looked at them and quickly said, "I got the spot."
Hearing this, both of them froze.
Fang Yong repeated, "I got a spot in the Sect assessment."
At his words, they both grew excited.
Housekeeper Fang smiled, unsure what to do with his hands for a moment, and ended up wiping them on his clothes.
His eyes welled up with tears as he mumbled, "Wonderful, wonderful. As long as you got it, that’s all that matters."
The woman’s eyes were also red as she said, "You’ve made it. You’ve really made it."
"You focus on your Cultivation. We’ll figure out the Spiritual Source. We definitely won’t cause you any trouble," said Housekeeper Fang.
Hearing this, Fang Yong’s brow furrowed again. His tone turned stern. "No. I already told you, the normal amount of Spiritual Source is enough. Doing too much just creates trouble for me.
"It seriously affects my Cultivation."
Housekeeper Fang just gave an apologetic smile. "Don’t worry, we won’t cause you any trouble. We’ll leave right now."
Fang Yong opened his mouth, but he saw they were already leaving.
Watching their hunched figures, he frowned, feeling a pang of regret.
’I didn’t mean to blame them, but the words just came out that way.’
An inexplicable frustration welled up inside him.
’I just wanted them to keep some Spiritual Source for themselves, to live a little better. I didn’t want them to have to travel all this way over mountains and rivers. The journey is too hard.’
’But when I spoke, it sounded like I was blaming them.’
"What are you looking at, Young Master Fang?" A voice suddenly sounded from behind Fang Yong.
On alert, Fang Yong turned to look.
Jiang Man was standing behind him, though he hadn’t noticed when he arrived.
Ignoring the newcomer, Fang Yong strode back inside.
Jiang Man had expected him to ask if he had seen anything, followed by another warning like before.
But now, the top ranker had changed, and Fang Yong no longer questioned or even warned him.
Their positions had been reversed.
However, the reason he was here was that when he was returning some Spiritual Source today, he happened to hear that the guard here had something to do again, so he took the post for one night at a rate of eighty Spiritual Source.
Before, it was one hundred for four nights.
Now, it was eighty for a single night.
This wasn’t just because he was number one, but more so because he had won a qualification spot.
He was now ranked fourteenth in the Cyan Cloud Pavilion.
After the next assessment, his rank would be even higher.
Fang Yong took a few steps, then suddenly turned back. "You were trained by Luo Xuan before. Are you planning to become the Luo Family’s live-in son-in-law now?"
Jiang Man looked at him and explained once again, "My current achievements have nothing to do with Luo Xuan."
"So will you marry into their family?" Fang Yong asked.
"Do you want to marry in?" Jiang Man asked seriously. "Don’t worry, I won’t stand in your way."
"You won’t marry in?"
"Of course not."
"Because of your pride? The conviction of a genius?"
"No, because I’m married."
Fang Yong was stunned.
He seemed to find it hard to believe.
’He had considered many possibilities, but this was one answer he had never expected.’
’He didn’t really believe it.’
’Who gets married this young?’
’It’s just not done that early.’
’This isn’t some backwater village.’
However, he didn’t press the issue, only saying, "It’s not just the Luo Family. Other families might try to recruit you as a son-in-law too."
Sometimes, recruiting someone by marrying him into the family is the simplest method.
After saying his piece, Fang Yong left.
Jiang Man paid him no mind.
’How can a true man, born between heaven and earth, be content to live long under another’s thumb?’
’Marry into another family?’
’Wouldn’t that just block my path as an Unparalleled Celestial Pride?’
’Even a Fairy would have to marry down to me, so how could these families expect me to marry into theirs?’
Afterward, Jiang Man went to his post and prepared to cultivate.
Before cultivating, however, he scanned his surroundings.
He didn’t find anything.
With that, he put it out of his mind.
He began to practice his Qi Cultivation Skill.
Before the new lessons began on the first of January, he wanted to push his Qi Cultivation Skill to the Eleventh Layer.
After that, accumulating Spiritual Qi would be much faster.
His current Cultivation was at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, his Physical Body at the Fourth Layer, and his Spirit at the Third Layer.
In just four short months, he had reached a level others would spend three years aspiring to.
The future was full of promise.
However, he also had to prepare for the competition in March.
This time, he was going to compete for a Magic Skill.
He wondered what Young Master Li and the others would be competing for.
He wondered if their goals would be at odds.
Fortunately, with three months left, it wasn’t impossible to surpass them.
「Luo Mansion.」
Luo Xuan looked at the person across from her and said, "You’ve been here all day. Are you reluctant to go back?"
Cheng Yu shrugged with a smile. "I was just telling you about what I’ve been up to these past few days, and you seemed to be listening with great interest."
After a pause, Cheng Yu continued, "So, have you made a decision?"
"About what?" Luo Xuan asked.
"Whether to recruit him as a son-in-law or seek a marriage alliance?" Cheng Yu asked.
Luo Xuan didn’t answer, instead saying, "You still haven’t told me why you failed with Jiang Man."
Hearing this, Cheng Yu smiled. "I wrote him a letter of admiration in your name, and then I went to ask for his reply.
"I wanted to see what he would write."
"And what did he write?" Luo Xuan asked curiously.
"He didn’t write anything," Cheng Yu said, shaking her head with a smile. "Do you know why?"
"Why?" Luo Xuan was genuinely curious.
"He said he’s married," Cheng Yu answered.
"How is that possible?" Luo Xuan’s first reaction was disbelief.
Cheng Yu didn’t believe it either.
Unfortunately, there was no one who could give them an answer.
Whether they believed it or not, the result was the same.
After saying this, Cheng Yu patted the wrinkles on her clothes and said, "I should be heading back."
"This late?" Luo Xuan asked, confused.
"Mm, it’s not too late," Cheng Yu said with a smile as she took her leave.
She then left the Luo Mansion and returned to the Cheng Mansion.
She stood at the entrance of the Cheng Mansion for a long time before finally taking a deep breath and walking inside.
