Chapter 352

Father, this... this... Lu Xun is still so young; at least wait until he reaches the Seven Realms before we discuss marriage.

Translation: "Father, this... this... Lu Xun is still so young; at least wait until he reaches the Seven Realms before we discuss marriage."

Father, this... this... Lu Xun is still so young; at least wait until he reaches the Seven Realms before we discuss marriage.

Fu Yue finally reacted, speaking haltingly.

Translation: "Fu Yue finally reacted, stammering."

Father's words were simply too sudden.

Translation: "It's just that Father's words were too sudden."

It caught her off guard.

Translation: "It caught her off guard."

You can decide the wedding date yourselves, but let's first settle the engagement so I can rest easy.

Translation: "As for the wedding timing, you can arrange it yourselves, but you can first settle the engagement; that would put my mind at ease."

The blue-clad man said.

Translation: "The man in green clothes said."

Well, I'll first discuss it with Lu Xun.

Translation: "Then I'll first discuss it with Lu Xun."

Fu Yue resorted to stalling.

Translation: "Fu Yue resorted to dragging tactics."

No need to discuss; Lu Xun has already agreed to me. Just pick a betrothal date—not too long, within a year is fine. If things go smoothly, we can finalize the engagement that same day.

Translation: "No need to discuss; Lu Xun has already agreed to me. Afterwards, you pick a time for the betrothal, not too long—within a year is fine. If it goes smoothly, the engagement can be settled on the day of the betrothal."

Though his tone was calm, it bore an unquestionable authority.

Translation: "Although the man in green clothes' tone was flat, it carried an undeniable force."

Fu Yue inwardly groaned and instinctively glanced at Lu Xun.

Translation: "Fu Yue inwardly groaned and unconsciously looked toward Lu Xun."

Seeing Fu Yue's gaze, Lu Xun's eyes showed helplessness.

Translation: "Seeing Fu Yue looking at him, Lu Xun's eyes showed helplessness."

Your father is demanding that I declare my stance.

Translation: "Your father insists on forcing me to state my position."

What can I do?

Translation: "What can I do?"

Okay, Father, let's go down and discuss.

Translation: "All right, Father, let's go downstairs to discuss."

Fu Yue had not yet panicked.

Translation: "Fu Yue had not yet panicked."

No matter what, she must not lose her composure nor forget the purpose of this.

Translation: "No matter what, she must not lose her composure, nor forget the purpose of this occasion."

If this would truly help her father and there's no alternative, she would pretend to get engaged with Lu Xun first.

Translation: "If doing this truly helps her father, and if there's really no other way, she would pretend to settle the engagement with Lu Xun first."

However, when setting the engagement, she couldn't make a big show; it should be kept within the Fu family to avoid the news spreading.

Translation: "However, when settling the engagement, she couldn't make a big show; limiting it to the Fu family would suffice, to avoid the news spreading."

In a short time, Fu Yue devised this series of plans.

Translation: "In a short time, Fu Yue came up with this series of plans."

All right, you go out first; let me talk with Xiuzhen.

Translation: "All right, you go out first; let me talk to Xiuzhen."

Seeing Fu Yue agree, the blue-clad man's tone softened, though his gaze turned to the mother of the two girls.

Translation: "Seeing Fu Yue agree, the man in green clothes softened his tone, but his gaze turned to the mother of the two girls."

Inside, he rarely showed a hint of tenderness.

Translation: "Inside, he rarely showed a hint of tenderness."

Such a change in his gaze made the mother of the two girls tremble, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Translation: "Such a change in his gaze made the mother of the two girls tremble all over, and crystal-like tears welled up in her eyes."

Because... she saw a hint of something familiar in his eyes.

Translation: "Because... she saw a hint of something familiar in his eyes."

Father...

Translation: "Father..."

Fu Yue also noticed, her heart filled with joy.

Translation: "Fu Yue also noticed, her heart filled with wild joy."

Even Fu Xue's expression shifted involuntarily.

Translation: "Even Fu Xue's expression involuntarily shifted."

Ah Yue, let's go out first!

Translation: "A Yue, let's go out first!"

Lu Xun whispered a reminder.

Translation: "Lu Xun whispered a reminder."

In front of the blue-clad man, he naturally couldn't call Fu Yue 'teacher'.

Translation: "In front of the man in green clothes, his way of addressing Fu Yue naturally couldn't be 'teacher'."

Mm!

Translation: "Mm!"

Fu Yue nodded heavily.

Translation: "Fu Yue nodded heavily."

The three figures silently disappeared from the lotus pond.

Translation: "The three figures silently disappeared from the lotus pond."

After the three left, only the blue-clad man and the mother of the two girls, Xu Xiuzhen, remained in the lotus pond.

Translation: "After the three disappeared, only the man in green clothes and the mother of the two girls, Xu Xiuzhen, remained in the lotus pond."

Xu Xiuzhen stared fixedly at the blue-clad man, as if searching for something familiar in his eyes.

Translation: "Xu Xiuzhen stared fixedly at the man in green clothes, as if searching for something familiar in his eyes."

Xiuzhen.

Translation: "Xiuzhen."

The blue-clad man spoke again, his voice dropping low.

Translation: "The man in green clothes spoke again, his voice turning low."

Tian Ze... you... you've come back?

Translation: "Tian Ze... you... you've come back?"

Xu Xiuzhen found it hard to believe.

Translation: "Xu Xiuzhen found it somewhat hard to believe."

You can understand it that way.

Translation: "You can understand it this way."

The blue-clad man said.

Translation: "The man in green clothes said."

Sniffle...

Translation: "Sniffle..."

Xu Xiuzhen's tears streamed down, and she flung herself into the blue-clad man's arms.

Translation: "Xu Xiuzhen's tears streamed down, and she flung herself into the man in green clothes' arms."

The blue-clad man gently embraced her, his hand lightly stroking her hair.

Translation: "The man in green clothes gently embraced her, his hand lightly stroking her hair."

His gaze, however, was directed toward the outside of the stone pagoda.

Translation: "His gaze, however, was directed toward the outside of the stone pagoda."

There, Lu Xun, Fu Yue, and Fu Xue were waiting.

Translation: "There, Lu Xun, Fu Yue, and Fu Xue were waiting."

Such a straight hook... you're biting it with gusto... Chaos Body... heh... With such a heaven-defying constitution, I helped you stay in the Fu family; shouldn't your obsession fade now?

Translation: "Such a straight hook... you sure like biting it... Chaos Body... heh... such a heaven-defying physique, I helped you stay in the Fu family; your obsession should dissipate, right?"

The blue-clad man thought to himself.

Translation: "The man in green clothes thought to himself."

If Lu Xun heard his words, he would surely find them familiar.

Translation: "If Lu Xun heard his words, he would surely find them familiar."

Because Lu Xun and the others had just entered the lotus pond, and when the blue-clad man used the straight hook to catch fish, he said exactly those words.

Translation: "Because when Lu Xun and the others had just entered the lotus pond, the man in green clothes, while pulling up a fish with a straight hook, had said exactly those words."

After looking for a moment, the blue-clad man withdrew his gaze and focused on the person before him.

Translation: "After looking for a moment, the man in green clothes withdrew his gaze and focused on the person before him."

In his previously indifferent eyes, a hint of tenderness surfaced once more.

Translation: "In his originally indifferent eyes, a hint of tenderness surfaced once again."

Sister, now that things have come to this, how will we wrap it up later?

Translation: "Older sister, now that things have come to this, how will it end later?"

At that moment, outside the stone pagoda, Fu Xue wore a worried expression.

Translation: "At that moment, outside the stone pagoda, Fu Xue wore a worried expression."

As she spoke, she naturally laid down several layers of soundproof barriers to prevent the sound from leaking out.

Translation: "When she spoke, she naturally laid down several layers of soundproof barriers to prevent the sound from leaking out."

If this helps Father, it's not impossible, just that it will trouble you, Lu Xun.

Translation: "If this helps Father, it's not impossible; it just troubles you, Lu Xun."

Fu Yue let out a sigh.

Translation: "Fu Yue let out a sigh."

She still felt uneasy, so she set up several more layers of partition screens.

Translation: "She still felt uneasy, so she set up several more layers of partition screens."

Father is, however, a Nine Realms powerhouse.

The Seventh Realm and the Ninth Realm seem to differ by only two realms, but the actual gap is enormous.

That is like heaven and earth.

"Teacher, it's fine, but as for Youqing's side..."

"I'll take care of speaking to Youqing's side; don't worry, even if we get engaged, I'll have Grandfather keep the news within the Fu family's circle, so it won't leak out."

Seeing Lu Xun worried, Fu Yue took the initiative to handle this matter.

"Alright."

Fu Yue had considered everything thoroughly.

Lu Xun decided to cooperate with her again.

Having just bound with her, in the future, when Lu Xun's cultivation increases, Fu Yue will indeed contribute her share.

In that case, let's just consider it Lu Xun's repayment.

"By the way, the binding reward."

Lu Xun almost forgot the binding reward again.

Previously, with Fu Xue's binding reward, Lu Xun only remembered it after a long time.

Thinking of this, he claimed the binding reward in the system.

"Heart of the Spirit Rhinoceros? What is that?"

This time's reward is somewhat special.

Perhaps it's because Fu Yue doesn't face the same difficult-to-awaken problems that Murong Wan and Chu Youqing do.

The system did not reward something like Innate Qi that could solve their problems.

Instead, it rewarded something called the Heart of the Spirit Rhinoceros.

"I see."

After looking at the description, Lu Xun understood.

The Heart of the Spirit Rhinoceros is used to increase the tacit understanding between Fu Yue and Fu Xue.

This allows them, when using the Combined Strike Technique, to become more in sync, thereby unleashing greater power.

Lu Xun needs to touch both of them at the same time in order to give them the Heart of the Spirit Rhinoceros.

"Both teachers, don't move."

Lu Xun seemed to have discovered something, and he tapped both Fu Yue's and Fu Xue's shoulders with his hands simultaneously.

"Huh, am I seeing things? Just now there was clearly a mosquito."

Lu Xun rubbed his eyes.

Although the performance was clumsy, the effect was still not bad.

The Heart of the Spirit Rhinoceros has already been given to the two girls.

Although the two girls felt it was strange, they didn't think much of it.

"Pfft~"

At this moment, Fu Xue, not knowing what amusing thought came to mind, suddenly covered her mouth and laughed lightly, her eyes and brows filling with a bright smile.

"Little Xue, what are you laughing at?"

Fu Yue did not understand.

"Sister, if you get engaged to Lu Xun, even if it's just a pretend engagement, what should I call Lu Xun when we're engaged? Brother-in-law?"

Fu Xue couldn't help but laugh.

She rarely showed such a playful and lovable side.

Only in front of her sister would she drop all her guard and reveal such an innocent and pure nature.

Fu Yue helplessly said: "Little Xue, even at a time like this, you're still teasing me."

"I'm not joking."

Fu Xue's expression suddenly turned serious, the smile in her eyes and brows completely fading. She turned her head to stare directly at Lu Xun and called out crisply:

"Brother-in-law~"

"Eh!"

Lu Xun almost jumped up.

"Teacher, have you forgotten your identity?"

"I am your student, after all."

"Little Xue, you're still not joking..."

Fu Yue's face was full of embarrassment.

"Pfft~"

Fu Xue couldn't help but laugh again.

"Sis, you also think this is absurd, right? Sometimes you're just too indecisive; if you had told him the truth back then, we wouldn't be in such a mess today."

After laughing, Fu Xue sighed.

"Sigh."

Fu Yue followed with a sigh.

"Creak~"

At this moment.

The stone tower's door opened.

The man in blue robes and the mothers of the two girls appeared hand in hand at the gate.

The blue-clad man's demeanor was no longer the previous coldness, but instead showed some gentleness.

Mother's eye corners still showed a faint red, with wet tear marks on her lashes, yet the smile on her lips was brighter and more charming than a March spring breeze.

"Xiao Xue, look, he, they..."

Fu Yue somewhat couldn't believe her own eyes.

The parents have been separated for several decades.

During these decades, Mother was unwilling to even see Father once.

Now, however, she holds Father's hand.

"How could this be..."

Fu Xue likewise felt somewhat incredulous.

After Father underwent a great change, she was unwilling to call him 'father' anymore; whenever she mentioned him, she simply used 'he' instead.

Now, the father familiar from her childhood seems to have returned.

"Xiao Yue, Xiao Xue, what are you standing there for? Let's go, we'll go wish your grandfather a happy birthday."

The man in green clothes didn't say much.

He took Xu Xiuzhen's hand and softly said, "Let's go, Xiuzhen."

"Mm!"

Xu Xiuzhen nodded slightly, and like a little bird leaning on a person, followed the man in green clothes away from here.

"Xiao Xue, Lu Xun, hurry, let's follow."

Fu Yue felt somewhat excited.

After so many years, the parents have finally reconciled, and Father seems to be returning to normal.

How could she not be excited?

The three followed behind the parents of the two girls, all the way toward the main hall.

"Xiuzhen, watch your step, there's a stone on the ground."

"Tian Ze, the moon is so bright tonight, the sun can't block its light, just like when we first met."

"Mm, a new Nine Realms has been born above; it should be someone from the Lu family."

"Is it that Lu family, countless in talent..."

The parents of the two girls were like a loving couple, hand in hand, walking and chatting.

Fu Yue, Fu Xue, and Lu Xun silently followed behind.

Although she was very excited, Fu Yue remained silent, afraid to disturb her parents.

She deliberately avoided touching the ground with each step; although it looked like she was stepping on the ground, she was actually walking on air, to avoid making noise by stepping on twigs and leaves.

Fu Xue's expression, however, was somewhat complex.

She followed silently, her gaze sometimes falling on her father, sometimes on her mother, not knowing what she was thinking.

As for Lu Xun,

he felt a bit strange.

His knowledge of reincarnators is no less than that of the Fu family.

Ran Bing is in the early stage of a reincarnator's past-life awakening.

The father of the two girls should be in the middle-to-late stage of reincarnation.

According to Lu Xun's understanding, after past-life memories awaken, the past-life will, being overly strong, will quickly take dominance, then merge or devour the present-life will.

Thus the present life becomes a segment of the past-life memory.

The father of the two girls likely has a deeper obsession because, before awakening his past-life memories, he lived forty years and had a lover and children.

But how could he suddenly recover?

Or perhaps.

The man in green clothes is actually using this method to resolve the other's obsession.

"That's it!"

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed to Lu Xun.

The man in green clothes is about to undergo the tribulation.

Undergoing the tribulation requires maintaining the utmost perfect state.

Any hidden dangers in the mind must be eradicated.

That's why he forced Lu Xun to declare his engagement to Fu Yue.

And after Lu Xun had no choice but to make the declaration, he then directly settled the matter in Fu Yue's presence.

Now, Lu Xun and Fu Yue can no longer avoid the engagement.

Seeing their descendants' happiness, this should be the obsession of the present-life will of the two girls' parents.

After this obsession is resolved, there is still another.

That is Xu Xiuzhen.

That is why the man in green clothes suddenly underwent these changes.

In the earlier conversation, he did not hide it from Lu Xun, but voluntarily spoke of the obsession in his heart.

However, what the man in green clothes does not know is that among Lu Xun's bound targets there is a reincarnator, whose knowledge of reincarnators is unusually extensive, enabling him to analyze so much information.

"I don't know whether this is good or bad."

Lu Xun does not know whether this matter is good or bad.

Regardless of whether it is good or bad, Lu Xun can do nothing about it now.

Lu Xun hasn't even settled Ran Bing's problem yet.

For now, it seems to be a positive change.

So, let's do this for now.

We'll talk about the rest later.

In this way, several people all the way arrived at the Fu family's main hall.

By now, most of the guests have arrived.

All the guests, including the Fu family members, have entered the main hall.

The main hall is so vast that holding ten or twenty thousand people is no problem.

"Lu Xun has arrived."

Upon entering the main hall, many people's gazes unconsciously fell on Lu Xun.

As for the man in blue and Xu Xiuzhen, so few people knew them that, on the contrary, no one paid them much attention.