Chapter 181
Lu Dieqing was dumbfounded. She had never expected that her mother would suddenly blurt out such a sentence.
“Marriage?”
The girl blinked her almond eyes, her small, palm-sized, exquisite face filled with unconcealed bewilderment and surprise.
Seeing her in such a childish state, Lu He, on the contrary, smiled.
She raised her hand, tidied the stray hair by Lu Dieqing’s ear, stroked the top of her head, and said softly, “Silly child. Since you are in love, it is better to have the wedding sooner.”
“Although you have never told me, I have also guessed that if the two of you were to leave this place, your father and I, in our lifetime, do not know if we can wait for you to come back…”
Speaking of this, and revealing everything, the atmosphere became a little sad.
Lu He’s eyes reddened. She composed herself and continued, “Rather than thinking of you two in the future and leaving regrets, it is better to let your father and me help you with the wedding. In this way, you will have someone to rely on by your side in the future, someone worthy of being entrusted with. Your father and I will also be at ease.”
If she could, Lu He would of course have hoped to stay a few more days before bringing up her daughter’s marriage.
But… she also had no confidence in when she would be able to see her daughter again.
It could be said that she had a selfish thought. She felt that Zheng Xuening was a trustworthy person, so she wanted the two of them to get married early and to have a formal status, so that Xuening could also be more attentive.
Lu Dieqing did not speak, just lowered her head, but her earlobes were already flushed red. She looked as if she couldn’t raise her head and was about to shrink into a ball.
Lu He had also been through the most tender age of a young girl. How could she not know that her daughter was shy, and that in her heart she was actually willing?
Now that the question had been asked to this extent, knowing that her daughter was not against getting married was enough. The rest would be up to them, the elders.
Lu Dieqing: “…Mother, don’t…”
The girl was a little anxious, for fear that her parents would rush over and make Ningning marry her.
Ningning had never mentioned the matter of marriage.
Now that they were thinking like this, wasn’t it a forced marriage?
Thinking of this, Lu Dieqing was a little annoyed, feeling that she should not have said so much to her mother, and had instead backed herself into a corner.
Sob, sob, sob. Would Ningning laugh at her?
Seeing her daughter so shy she was about to cry, Lu He could only coax her, “Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing. I won’t mess this up. I’m just going to sound Xuening out.”
Lu He made a lot of promises before Lu Dieqing was barely at ease.
But the girl’s heart was in a mess for the rest of the time. Her mind was full of what her mother had just said.
Aaaah! Marriage. How did things turn into her getting married to Ningning?
Lu Dieqing’s heart was in a mess, up and down. She had lost her usual composure.
So much so that when Zheng Xuening brought the four people who had woken up from the illusion formation to find her little rabbit, what she saw was a girl with her head drooping, hiding in a corner, not looking at her directly at all, and even her eyes were always avoiding her.
What was going on?
Zheng Xuening was so sharp. How could she have missed her little rabbit’s reaction?
Lu He saw her. Seeing that Zheng Xuening was about to go to her daughter’s side, she quickly pulled her back.
“Ahem, Xuening, come here. I have something to say to you.”
She intercepted Zheng Xuening, who had wanted to go and block Lu Dieqing, and took her to a corner to talk.
Lu Dieqing immediately stood up, so nervous she was panting, her little face as red as an apple.
Aaaah! Why did my mother call Ningning over?
Did my mother go and talk to Ningning about that?
Lu Dieqing was so nervous she clenched her fingers. She really wanted to go over and pull her mother back, and then pull Ningning back too, and not let them talk.
But she was also worried. What if her mother didn’t mean that? If she were to rush over in such a hurry, she would seem guilty, and it would be hard to explain.
Lu Dieqing pressed her lips together and paced back and forth in place like a trapped rabbit, not daring to go over and disturb their conversation.
Sob, sob, sob. Lu Dieqing had never been so flustered in her life, both anxious and shy. She really wanted to go over and cover her mother’s mouth so she wouldn’t say too much.
As she was pacing back and forth in apprehension and anxiety, she saw her father walk over with a smile.
“Qingqing,” Bai Ming rarely took the initiative to speak like this.
Ever since he had returned to the Shan Kingdom, the smile on Bai Ming’s face had also become a little more frequent.
After all, this was his homeland. Back then, in order to follow his wife, he had left his elders without hesitation. In his heart, he was actually guilty.
Now that he had a chance to come back, he was very satisfied.
The only thing was that his daughter could not stay in the Shan Kingdom with them.
His wife had also mentioned a little about their daughter to him.
Once one becomes an immortal, one is different from a mortal. The path ahead is no longer something they can interfere with.
Bai Ming waved at Lu Dieqing, signaling for her to go with him to the side corridor.
Lu Dieqing quickly followed and saw a box on the ground.
Bai Ming bent down to open it. He was a frail scholar and was not supposed to do menial work, but after years of doing carpentry work in the Chaoying Kingdom, his hands also had many calluses.
After opening the box, one could see a set of exquisite dressing boxes inside.
The patterns on them were all carved by Bai Ming bit by bit, and he had put a lot of thought into making them look so exquisite.
When Lu Dieqing saw this dressing box, her eyes grew hot.
“Father…”
Bai Ming stood up and smiled. “There wasn’t enough time. It was too rushed. I only had time to make this. You… take it with you.”
He knew that his daughter had a magical immortal ring that could hold many things.
Since it was a dressing box he had made for his daughter, Bai Ming hoped that it could be used, even if it was just placed there as a memento.
“Your mother and I can’t help you with anything else…” Bai Ming said, and then paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and hid his choked emotions.
He and Lu He had only had one child in this life. How could they not hold her in the palm of their hand and dote on her? How could their hearts not ache?
But the path of cultivation their daughter had embarked on was something they could not help with at all. They could only not add to the chaos and not make their daughter worry.
Lu Dieqing quickly spoke, her voice trembling. “Father, you and Mother don’t need to help me with anything. You gave birth to me and raised me, and let me grow up so peacefully and happily. That is already the greatest happiness you have given me.”
After saying this, thinking of having to leave her parents in the future to go to that Xuanqing Sect, Lu Dieqing was truly sad.
For a moment, sorrow came from her heart, and emotions churned in her chest. She couldn’t help but sob.
When Zheng Xuening and Lu He came over, what they saw was their little rabbit’s face covered in tears, crying like a little kitten.
Her figure flashed, and she almost teleported to Lu Dieqing’s side. It was hard to tell if she had used lightness skill or spiritual power at that moment.
She only knew that when she saw Lu Dieqing sad, her instinct made her use all her strength to rush to the other’s side, hold her, and coax her.
Zheng Xuening’s figure was taller than an ordinary woman’s. When she turned around to protect Lu Dieqing, just by her height, she could block the top of the girl’s head.
Lu He was also worried about her daughter, but seeing Zheng Xuening spread her wings like an eagle and protect her daughter in her arms, she was suddenly stunned for a moment, and a little relieved.
The more she saw Xuening value her own daughter, the more at ease her heart was.
Bai Ming was also at the side, shrugging his shoulders and wiping the corners of his eyes. Lu He pulled him away.
“Let’s go, let’s go. There’s no time. Hurry up and prepare.”
Bai Ming was confused. “But we haven’t finished talking to our daughter…”
Lu He’s feet were like the wind. Although she was a mortal and had no martial arts foundation, and even less spiritual power in her body, she was running extremely fast at this moment, and even Bai Ming was pulled along by her, quickly moving forward.
“The two of them can only stay in the Shan Kingdom for two days before they have to leave. It’s too rushed to get married…”
Lu He muttered, so anxious that blisters were about to form at the corners of her mouth.
Bai Ming, however, was stunned for a moment, and his two legs stopped moving. He stood on the spot and did not move.
“Married?”
When was their daughter getting married? How did he, the father, not know?
He had not had time to digest the matter of his precious daughter getting married, and Lu He was already pushing him to continue forward.
“It’s a done deal. If we don’t do it now, when do you want to drag it out to? After the two of us are in the ground, and our memorial tablets are placed in the high hall?”
Lu He was as swift as the wind, which did not affect her clear speech.
Bai Ming struggled for a moment and thought, alright, he agreed. His wife was right.
To be able to see his daughter settled in life while he was still alive was always better than in the future, when they were old and dead, and no longer there, and then regretting why they had not been more proactive while they were alive.
“Then Xuening… how does she see this matter?” Bai Ming still tried to ask a little more.
Lu He was strange. “Our Qingqing is so good. Of course, Xuening is willing.”
…
Lu Dieqing was held by Zheng Xuening, and her tears were wiped away, and she was coaxed softly a few times.
“How come you cried like this after just a short separation? Is our precious one made of water?”
She lowered her head and kissed away a crystalline teardrop.
“This water is salty… mmm.” She was covered by her mouth.
Lu Dieqing widened her almond eyes. The traces of her recent crying were still there. Her watery eyes looked so bright and charming, wet and pitiful.
She covered Zheng Xuening’s lips with one hand and asked in a thin, soft voice, “Now, I’ll ask, and you’ll answer, just by shaking or nodding your head.”
Her little rabbit was rarely so domineering. Zheng Xuening felt the novelty and quietly blinked her eyes.
Lu Dieqing paused, her lashes trembling in a fluster.
“My mother… what did my mother say to you?”
Before Zheng Xuening could open her mouth, she had already covered her soft hands even more tightly.
“She didn’t say anything strange to you, did she?”
This question was asked with no confidence. Lu Dieqing’s head was almost lowered to the ground, and she didn’t dare to look a certain someone in the eye.
Zheng Xuening pouted her lips, and the round pearl of her lips touched the girl’s palm.
In a fluster, Lu Dieqing quickly withdrew her hand, like a startled little mimosa, her eyes filled with a watery light.
Zheng Xuening took a step closer, and her two hands held the girl’s face, as if she were holding a treasure on her heart.
“Strange words? For example?”
She guided the girl to speak.
Lu Dieqing just stammered, not daring to say anything at all. Clearly, her heart was pounding, and she was so excited she was about to faint, but she still had to force a calm composure and pretend that she didn’t know anything.
“No, I was just asking casually,” she said in a small voice, looking very guilty.
Zheng Xuening stared at her constantly fanning long lashes and chuckled softly.
“I was stupid before. I didn’t think of getting married sooner.”
“Don’t you think so, my lady?”
Aaaah! Lu Dieqing’s head was about to explode.
“You, you, you…” Who are you calling your lady?
