Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 191: Assuming the Position of Holy Maiden and Opening the Gate of Wanling (7)

Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Assuming the Position of Holy Maiden and Opening the Gate of Wanling (7)

"Cousin, do I really have no chance at all?" He stopped in his tracks and asked Feng Xuxu, who stood before him.

"Cousin, even without Dugu Chen, it would be impossible for us." They were closely related, and even thinking about it made it unacceptable to her.

"Why?" He could hardly believe what he was hearing.

"Cousin, I only see you as I would my own brother. You and Feng Xi occupy the same place in my heart. Tell me, how could I fall in love with my brother?" She raised her eyes to look at Jueqing, staring unblinkingly at him.

"But... but I’m not your real brother, and there’s still our engagement!" He blurted out the fact of their engagement without thinking.

"But in my heart, you are a brother." An engagement? Feng Xuxu resolved to have a serious talk with her grandfather another day.

"What if I want to honor our engagement?" Clenching his fist, he looked at Feng Xuxu with the last shred of hope.

Upon hearing this, Feng Xuxu burst into laughter and said with certainty, "You won’t, I believe in you."

Jueqing gave a bitter smile, "I really don’t want to be a man of integrity." That way, I could marry you and have you by my side forever.

"Hahaha, the Jueqing I see isn’t like that at all," Feng Xuxu’s face broke into a smile. If she truly had to honor the engagement, she had no idea what she might do.

"Let’s go, it’s probably about time for them to be done eating."

"Yes, oh cousin, I have so many uncles, why couldn’t their daughters or granddaughters become the Holy Maiden?"

"Because they are not from the main line. The Elders of Literature and Martial Arts share one mother, and the Elders of Medicine and Poison share another. But our grandfather is the only direct senior son."

"Oh~ I see, but technically, I’m not from the main line either, am I? Is it just because I have half of my bloodline from my mother?"

"Hehe, because the tradition is to pass to daughters and not sons. Our great ancestor greatly adored his wife and later succeeded in making loyal warriors using her blood, which is why the tradition continues to this day."

"But if the Holy Maiden marries someone else, wouldn’t that mean the power is also transferred?"

"That’s why there’s an unwritten rule that each Holy Maiden must marry the direct heir. That’s also why we have had an engagement from birth."

Feng Xuxu suddenly realized the origins of the engagement and figured it would be difficult to dissolve it.

"Let’s go; it looks like they’re finishing up." He led Feng Xuxu out of the garden.

Leaving the garden, she saw people grouping together, starting to bond, so she returned to Qinxin Garden alone.

"Miss, congratulations on becoming the Holy Maiden." Yingsu and Baihe approached with joy, offering their respects to their young mistress.

"Enough with the pretense," she chided the two maids, then sat down on the chair, catching her breath.

"Miss, this is chrysanthemum tea I brewed with flowers picked from the garden. Please try it." Baihe placed the chrysanthemum tea on the table, smiling as she spoke.

"The chrysanthemums are blooming already?" The time had passed so swiftly. She lifted the teacup, observing the delicate petals floating within.

"Miss, it’s early September now, these were picked beside the hot springs," Yingsu said as she refilled the water for her mistress.

"So fast, we’ve been out for over two months."

"Yes, when we left it was still summer, and now autumn is almost upon us." Baihe also felt the time had flown by.

"I’m going to rest for a while. Call me in half an hour." She turned to go to the inner chamber and, still dressed, dozed off on the bed.

When she awoke, it was already Wei Time. After a quick wash, she went straight to the forbidden area.

Upon opening the gates and entering the vast cave, the absence of any people sparked her curiosity. Could there be a secret passage here? The thought made her curiously step forward to feel along the hard stone walls.