Chapter 200 - 199 Getting the Household Registration, Yielding

As he spoke openly and honestly, Li Jing patiently waited for Liu Shi’s response.

He certainly respected his prospective mother-in-law.

Things that needed clarification, he felt, were clarified.

To Liu Shi, Sisi probably wouldn’t think too much about it.

But it was difficult for him not to ponder.

Why would Liu Shi want to meet him alone, not directly calling him away, but instead arranging for Sisi to accompany him at the birthday banquet?

Regardless of Liu Shi’s intentions, Li Jing hoped he wouldn’t have to be suspicious or cautious when facing her in the future.

Once he and Sisi registered and obtained their marriage certificate, they would be family.

If one must be suspicious and cautious even in a family, what is the meaning of a "home"?

On the other side, Liu Shi’s expression neither pleased nor angered, gazing at him without speaking.

After a while, she looked up at the gradually dissipating clouds in the sky.

"Being hotheaded in your youth is not a good thing."

She said lightly, then looked back at him and gave a smile.

"As a guard of the Liu family, I don’t like you. But as a mother, you barely pass in my eyes."

As she spoke, she took out a small purple booklet and handed it over.

"Don’t make me regret today’s decision."

Upon seeing the small booklet passed by Liu Shi, Li Jing was slightly stunned.

When they meet and she made such a statement, he had anticipated many scenarios.

But he did not expect Liu Shi to directly take out the household register...

Looking at Liu Shi, who bore almost the exact resemblance to Sisi, Li Jing accepted the register and said solemnly.

"I can’t promise anything else, but as long as Sisi is with me, I will never let her suffer the slightest grievance."

"That’s enough."

Liu Shi said, then turned and walked away.

"Follow me into the house, let’s sit and talk."

Seeing this, Li Jing followed and asked,

"Aunt, can you tell me why you are so determined to guard the Liu family?"

"Debts from when I was still young."

Liu Shi responded casually.

Surprised by her reply, Li Jing nodded without further questioning.

...

Following Liu Shi into the house, Li Jing took out the two gift boxes of Nourishing Spirit Grass he had prepared earlier.

"Aunt, these are six Nourishing..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Liu Shi glanced over.

"You’ve eloped with my daughter, and you still call me Aunt?"

"..."

Li Jing was choked.

After holding back for a while, he finally called out a quiet, "Mom".

Upon hearing this, Liu Shi nodded in satisfaction, accepted the two custom-made gift boxes, and said,

"Next time you come, don’t spend so lavishly. With that spare money, it would be better to buy things that help your own cultivation. You are exceptionally talented, so you should focus more on your cultivation. I’ve been there once. I slacked off a bit and had people coming to my door, to the point of losing face."

As she spoke, she gave a displeased snort.

"How’s that old man Chen Jing doing in Jianghai?"

"..."

Li Jing.

Liu Shi’s remark "I’ve been there once" quickly turned the focus on Chen Jing, leaving him at a loss for a response.

The key point was, Liu Shi’s entire face was filled with resentment.

Clearing his throat awkwardly, Li Jing said,

"Uncle Chen is doing quite well in Jianghai. However, I don’t know much about his affairs, we haven’t been acquainted for very long."

"Since you don’t know him well, you should keep your distance from him when you go back."

Liu Shi advised,

"He is involved with many ancient powers that remain hidden from the world. In front of those powers, the Seven Great Families of the Capital are a joke. You have not yet truly grown up, it isn’t suitable for you to be too close to him."

An ancient power that remains hidden from the world?

Li Jing frowned.

For some reason, he couldn’t help but think of the Immortal King Command.

Just as he hesitated on whether to ask about it, Liu Shi packed up the gift box and sat down at the tea table.

"Some things, knowing too much won’t be beneficial for you," she said, pouring two cups of tea from the teapot on the table before pointing to the seat across.

"Don’t just stand there, sit and talk."

"Oh, okay."

Subconsciously, Li Jing took a seat.

"In any case, you need to be careful around Chen Jing. Don’t get too involved," Liu Shi continued.

"It’s hard to explain Chen Jing’s troubles in a few words. The direct and indirect connections he has mean there are quite a few people watching him both openly and in secret. He can protect himself just fine, but he can’t protect others, especially potentially influential young talents like you. Once you enter the Six Realm, you might be able to intercede and reap some benefits."

Listening to Liu Shi’s cryptic words, Li Jing felt a bit uncomfortable.

If Liu Shi wasn’t going to mention it, that would have been fine.

But having only half the story, how could he not be curious?

He wasn’t interested in whatever hidden world power she was talking about.

But, Liu Shi talking about "reaping some benefits," that did interest him.

"Benefits" in the eyes of those in the Six Realm.

You take that as you will.

However, having heard Liu Shi say all this, Li Jing at least got a grasp of what was going on.

The people targeting Chen Jing are not after him, but the benefits that his connections can bring.

These benefits are something only those in the Six Realm can compete for, and a young genius could be a game-changer, especially one who is close to Chen Jing.

As Li Jing made sense of everything in his mind, a smile crept up on Liu Shi’s face.

"I heard from Sisi that Chen Jing’s daughters seem to have a liking for you. Jingxian also seems quite fond of you?"

Li Jing looked up in confusion.

It was one thing to mention Jiang Jingxian but she also brought up Chen Yuran.

And yet, these words came from Liu Sisi.

Is she bringing up Chen Yuran because she ran out of topics or...?

Seeing Li Jing’s confused expression, Liu Shi suppressed a laugh.

"If it was another family’s daughter, I might have some objections, but with Jingxian’s daughter, I can accept. I haven’t seen Jingxian for many years and honestly, I miss her. It’s just that as the guardian of the Liu family, I can’t leave casually. Otherwise, I would travel to Jianghai and speak on your behalf."

Travel to Jianghai to speak on your behalf? Speak of what?

Li Jing was utterly confused.

Before he could respond, Liu Shi took a sip of her tea.

"Just now, I saw the seventh daughter of the Jiang family by your side, she seems to be quite fond of you too. But I can’t blame her. For someone as young as you to have such achievements, it would be difficult for someone like her not to have any thoughts. Especially considering her circumstances, she would have a hard time finding someone satisfactory. She surely wouldn’t want a seventy or eighty-year-old man, and even within the established system, it’s quite impossible to find someone that suits her taste."

Li Jing was silent.

In the blink of an eye, Liu Shi had moved from Chen Yuran to Jiang Yini.

He just didn’t know how to respond.

If Liu Shi was his birth mother, it would have been fine.

A mother choosing a bride for her son is normal.

The problem is, she is his mother-in-law!

Who has ever heard of a mother-in-law choosing a bride for her son-in-law?

At this point, Li Jing figured it out.

Liu Shi, as the guardian of the Liu family, suppresses her true persona in front of others but she is quite something.

Come to think of it, it was no surprise.

Anyone that could be friends with Jiang Jingxian during her younger years couldn’t have been too prim and proper.

To avoid going down more rabbit holes with her, Li Jing decided to speak.

"Aunt... I mean, mom, it seems like you’re the only one who lives here. I don’t... "

Before she could finish her sentence, Liu Shi laughed lightly.

"My husband has been on the wall for over a decade. Maybe during the Qingming festival, Sisi could take you to his tomb to pay respects."

"...."

Li Jing.

....

More than half an hour later, Li Jing left Liu Shi’s Siheyuan with a face full of doubt about life.

Liu Shi is really good at talking.

Half of Liu Sisi’s personality can be said to be inherited from her.

She can easily leave people speechless, saying anything in a strange way which leaves no room for argument.

Luckily, Liu Sisi only started to change after confirming her relationship with Li Jing, he got used to this rhythm; otherwise, he couldn’t handle it.

Just as he walked out of the Siheyuan, Li Jing saw Liu Sisi and Jiang Yini, dressed in black and white, leisurely chatting on the small path.

Seeing him with a frustrated expression, Liu Sisi wasn’t surprised and even chuckled a bit.

No matter the status of the Liu family, could she not know what her mother is like privately?

Greeting Li Jing, Liu Sisi managed to keep a straight face.

"The banquet ended early, shall we go back now?"

"Yes."

Li Jing answered, looking at Jiang Yini.

Before he could speak, Jiang Yini smiled.

"I rarely visit, and I have some things to discuss with Sister Liu. Don’t worry about me, you two go ahead."

"Alright then, I’ll go back with Sisi first."

Li Jing nodded, feeling slightly uncomfortable.

He hadn’t given it much thought before.

But now, hearing Jiang Yini address Liu Shi as Sister Liu, he realized that the older generations seemed to be higher status than him and Liu Sisi.

But she is only four years older than Liu Sisi....

As Liu Sisi watched Jiang Yini enter the Siheyuan, she softly asked,

"Did you get the household registration book?"

"Yes, I did."

Li Jing answered with a gentle smile.

With this response, Liu Sisi nodded, and told him,

"I just collected five hundred jin of Destiny Fruit from Liu Ce. I heard you wanted it, I will give it to you once we’re back at the hotel."

"No need, keep them as snacks for yourself, and give some to Yuran when you’re back."

Li Jing said with a laugh and called upon a Spirit Soldier, taking her high into the sky.

Things pertaining to the Liu family proceeded smoothly.

Now that they have already obtained the 500 jin of Destiny Fruit, there’s no need to linger any longer, lest they bump into members of the Liu family and cause unnecessary trouble.

......

Shortly after, they arrived back at the hotel.

Having solved the Liu family’s problem and visiting Liu Shi, Liu Sisi felt relieved.

After having a chat with Li Jing back at the hotel, she entered into a state of deep cultivation.

The next day, the two of them took their household registration book to the Capital Civil Affairs Bureau to register and get their marriage certificate.

The process was much simpler than they had imagined.

They posed for a picture and received their certificate calmly, like a long-married couple.

After receiving their certificate, they visited the Bureau Serious Case Group to apply to transfer Liu Sisi’s household registration to Jianghai.

Normally, transferring a household registration involves the submission of various documents and a long process.

However, after Li Jing reported his presence to the Bureau Serious Case Group, the process was directly bypassed.

A mysterious youth who learned the Forbidden Skill and had a connection to Chen Jing was highly valued by the top management of the inspection agency.

No one at the Bureau said anything about scheduling a meeting to discuss transferring Li Jing.

In a blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

Li Jing didn’t know whether it was assumed he wouldn’t accept the transfer or there were concerns about how he handled things, but the transfer officer never came to him.

He really didn’t understand what was happening.

Jiang Yini waited in the capital for three days, seeing no news, and then she went back to Jianghai.

These ten days had not been exactly peaceful for Li Jing.

Besides the Jiang family and the Liu family, the other five families sent representatives to the hotel to meet him, all under the pretext of building connections.

Those who should come, can’t hide forever.

Li Jing handled them for the time being.

He had done his homework and sent each one away.

Before coming to the capital, he had already learned about all the high-ranking members of the seven great families.

These people, more or less, all have shady pasts.

Just mention one, and they would understand.

Li Jing came to the capital well-prepared.

If they wanted to play tricks, it would depend on whether he was in the mood to put up with them.

The news that Li Jing had mastered the forbidden skill had already been found out by the seven great families through their own channels.

With the Liu family as another example, no one felt uncomfortable.

Aside from dealing with the five families, Li Jing would take Liu Sisi to the Liu family to have dinner and chat with Liu Shi every evening.

In addition, he also took the time to dine and warm up with the two Fifth Realm inspectors who had attended that day.

It’s worth mentioning that.

After ten days of closed-door cultivation, Liu Sisi successfully reached the late stage of the Three Realm.

But she has only just stepped into the late stage of the Three Realm, there’s still a long way to go before she reaches the bottleneck.

...

Today is the day Liu Sisi finishes her intensive cultivation.

Although the temperature in the capital hasn’t warmed up yet, spring has already arrived.

After having dinner at Liu Shi’s place, Li Jing and Liu Sisi took a walk on the bustling streets of the capital.

In four more days, they will be going back to Jianghai.

It was such a rare trip to the capital, one of them was always busy dealing with various things, the other was always cultivating, going back like this would be too... acclimatizing.

Walking hand in hand on the street, Liu Sisi set her sights on a jewelry store and said to Li Jing.

"Jing, I still haven’t bought the ring I promised you last time. Should we go take a look at rings?"

"Sure."

Li Jing nodded and said,

"We should also take a look at a pair of wedding rings, after all, we are legally married now. We don’t have to have a wedding ceremony, but at least we should wear a pair of wedding rings."

"Wedding Rings?"

Liu Sisi paused, tilting her head in thought and said,

"We can get wedding rings, but if we’re getting them, don’t you think you should propose?"

"This..."

Li Jing blinked and said,

"Maybe we shouldn’t even get them then."

Liu Sisi’s lips twitched at the comment, and she said indignantly,

"We’re already legally married, can’t you cooperate a little bit?"

Before Li Jing could reply, she added,

"I was actually thinking about letting you sleep in the bed tonight, but since you’re not willing to propose, maybe we should forget about it."

!!!

Li Jing.

Although they’ve gotten a marriage certificate, he has yet to hope for sleeping in the same bed.

Just because Liu Sisi impulsively decided to get a marriage certificate with him doesn’t mean she was mentally prepared for that.

It’s always better to let things take their course when it comes to such matters.

But now that Liu Sisi had brought it up, it was a different matter!

After giving a light cough, Li Jing said,

"It’s just a proposal! Let’s go buy the rings first, then pick up some flowers, and make it more official when we get back to the hotel."

Seeing him quickly give in to the prospect of "sharing a bed," Liu Sisi’s cheeks reddened and she rolled her eyes at him before pulling him towards the jewelry store.

The moment they walked into the jewelry store, they heard two employees discussing,

"Everything in the capital is going to change, I bet after all of this with the Wang family, a major reshuffling among the seven great families will take place soon."

"I don’t think we’re quite there yet, after all, the Wang family is much stronger than the Liu family. If the Liu family could hold out until now, it’s unlikely that the Wang family would collapse so easily. But things are really tough for the Wang family, they lost a Sixth Realm and five from the Fifth Realm, all killed by monsters, all while they were just having a meal."

"The news said it was a monster, but who can really know? To kill a Sixth Realm, would that not have to be a Great Demon from the Sixth Realm? This joke’s a bit much, the capital has always been off-limits to monsters, it’s hard to even find a decent monster, where could a Great Demon from the Sixth Realm come from?"