Chapter 407

"I concede, Little Ling, I've heard that the sunset in Xuanji City is exceptionally magnificent; may I trouble you to take me to see it?"

"I concede, Little Ling, I've heard that the sunset in Xuanji City is exceptionally magnificent; may I trouble you to show me?"

In the Fu family's main hall, after another match ended, a young Lu family talent invited, saying:

"If you want to see the sunset, you can view it from the highest peak of our Fu family; go straight out the door and fly forward one kilometer to get there."

Opposite him, Fu Ling of the Fu family pointed toward outside the gate.

The Lu family talent's face instantly fell.

This is clearly a rejection of him.

Beside the old Fu master, the old Lu master wanted to speak but held back.

The reason is simple,

By now, among the younger generations of the Lu and Fu families, already over a dozen people have exchanged blows.

These over a dozen people are all male-female pairs.

When a Lu family woman steps up, a Fu family man will naturally respond.

If a Fu family woman steps up, the responder naturally becomes a Lu family man.

Besides the first couple, after sparring, two more pairs have successfully agreed to a next-step date.

These two pairs are both Lu family women paired with Fu family men.

The Fu family women haven't agreed to any yet.

This makes the old Lu master feel uneasy.

He even suspects that the old Fu master might have instructed the Fu women beforehand not to accept the Lu men.

In order to embarrass him.

Back then, the old Fu master wanted to form a marriage alliance, and the old Lu master indeed hesitated.

Back then, the Lu family wasn't as large as it is now, and the old Lu master had only three sons.

One of those sons was already married, another was still young, and the son of marriageable age had good talent, catching the eye of a descendant from another great clan.

That great clan happened to be preparing to develop the moon, which exactly suited the old Lu master's wishes.

So, the old Lu master chose to give it the cold shoulder.

This offended the old Fu master.

Over these many years, the two families have had little contact.

After the Fu family rose, the old Lu master wanted to repair relations, but the old Fu master ignored him completely.

Until now, after the old Lu master broke through the Nine Realms and personally visited, the old Fu master's resentment has finally eased somewhat.

But the old Lu master knows that the old Fu master's resentment cannot be so easily completely dispelled.

Well,

Now it's possible he's deliberately trying to embarrass him.

"This old Fu, at his age, still so petty."

The old Lu master shook his head.

He has never entered the Earth Core Secret Realm.

After breaking through the Nine Realms, the old Lu master's future road is still long; his vision and perspective are worlds apart from the declining old Fu master.

However, if several Lu family daughters marry in but not a single Fu family daughter can be taken back, it would still look somewhat bad in terms of face.

So, the old Lu master looked toward a junior in his twenties.

That junior, seeing the old Lu master's gaze, though inwardly not very willing, still stepped forward to the middle and spoke loudly:

"Lu Ting, twenty-seven years old, Fifth Realm First Layer, please give me your guidance."

As his words fell, everyone present turned their gazes toward him.

"Wow!"

"Breaking through to the Fifth Realm at twenty-seven, that's impressive."

The younger generation of the Fu family stirred.

A Fifth Realm at twenty-seven, even among the geniuses gathered in Xuanji City and on the moon, is a top-tier talent.

"Haha, Old Lu, now I believe your sincerity; to bring out such a talent, you've really spared no expense."

The old Fu master laughed heartily.

The old Lu master stroked his beard and said: "Old Fu, our two families' failure to form a marriage alliance back then is my greatest regret in life; this time I will surely bring about several pairs, to relieve my anxiety and your resentment."

"Old Lu, what are you saying? The past is long gone; I have no resentment."

The old Fu master would not admit it.

Of course, the old Lu master actually wronged him.

He did not secretly instruct the Fu juniors to prevent Fu women from accepting Lu people.

The old Fu master has always been relatively open-minded; if a Fu woman truly took a liking to a Lu descendant, he would not stop her.

Only after the old Lu master personally came to visit.

Before that, it was impossible.

"Then that's good; let us smile away our grudges."

"Haha, good, come, have a drink."

The two old masters began drinking.

"Fu Yun, twenty-nine years old, Fifth Realm First Layer, please instruct me."

In the middle of the hall, after Lu Ting appeared, a Fu family woman stepped onto the stage.

She is also a Fifth Realm cultivator, two years older than Lu Ting, likewise at the First Layer of the Fifth Realm.

Put on Lan Xing, it would likewise be considered a peerless genius.

But compared to Lu Ting, he still falls short a lot.

Don't think it's only a two-year age gap.

The age gap at which they break through the Six Realms will grow to ten or twenty years, or even longer.

"Both families have plenty of geniuses."

Lu Xun watched silently.

Reaching the Fourth Realm before thirty, on the surface of Lan Xing, counts as a true genius.

The younger generation both families have fielded this time are essentially this type of genius.

The reason these youngsters progress so quickly is probably that only a portion stems from their own talent.

The key is still resources.

The resources they enjoy are who knows how many times better than those of a Fifth Realm clan like the He family.

In the arena, Lu Ting and Fu Yun began to spar.

Both are martial cultivators, trading blows back and forth, quite lively.

Both sides consciously controlled the intensity, making this match a spar rather than a death match.

But as they fought, they both got into the groove, feeding each other moves and developing tacit understanding.

"There's hope!"

Old Master Lu saw hope.

A genius like Lu Ting, he originally was reluctant to bring him out.

But to show sincerity and save face, he let the opponent go up.

As long as Lu Ting invites Fu Yun for a moment and she doesn't refuse, Old Master Lu's goal is achieved.

As for whether they can get together in the future, that's a matter for later.

"Sister Yun is amazing; I'm ashamed to be inferior."

"I accept your yield."

A few minutes later, Lu Ting voluntarily conceded, hoping to win Fu Yun's favor.

Fu Yun's impression of him was indeed not bad.

"Sister Yun, may I join you to watch the Jade Mechanism sunset?"

Immediately after, Lu Ting extended the invitation.

Fu Yun hesitated, then refused: "Sorry, the sun rises and moon sets, year after year the same. This mundane scenery, I've long grown tired of."

Lu Ting was momentarily stunned.

He not only has extraordinary innate talent, but his bearing and demeanor are top-notch.

Their recent spar also showed considerable rapport.

Who would have thought, Fu Yun actually refused him.

She didn't even give him a chance to get closer!

Old Master Lu's face instantly fell.

His complexion also darkened.

In his view, it must be that Old Master Fu had specifically instructed her.

Just as he was about to speak, Old Master Fu interjected: "Xiao Yun, such an outstanding young man as Lu Ting, you don't even like him?"

"Great-grandfather, Lu Ting is indeed excellent, but if I were to marry, I'd only marry someone like my uncle."

Fu Yun's voice rang like a clear spring striking stone, echoing throughout the main hall.

"Uncle?"

Her words left the Lu clan stunned.

"Yeah, after seeing a man like my uncle, no matter how outstanding other men are, we can't muster any interest."

"Compared to my uncle, what genius is there left in the world?"

Other juniors of the Fu clan also chimed in one after another.

"Um... ladies, who is the uncle you keep mentioning?"

Old Master Lu was puzzled.

"Who else could it be? Naturally, it's Uncle Lu Xun."

A little girl spoke up crisply.

Lu Xun!

Including Old Master Lu, the Lu clan all turned their gaze to Lu Xun.

"Damn it!"

Lu Chen's eyes were practically shooting fire.

He couldn't believe Lu Xun's charm could be this great!

Lu Xueqi, meanwhile, clearly found it amusing, her gaze scrutinizing Lu Xun's face as if seeing him seriously for the first time.

Being stared at like that, Lu Xun wasn't nervous, just a bit ill at ease.

I was just here to watch a show, how did I inexplicably become the main character?