A Promise Is a Promise
At night, sitting next to Chen Jia, Jiang Lin looked up at the starry sky, still somewhat lost in thought.
From that senior's words, Jiang Lin already knew what the bottleneck that Madam Chen had mentioned back then was.
Moreover, that senior also told Jiang Lin that Jiang Lin had already resolved Little Jia's childhood unresolved feelings about the little girl Chen Yu.
But how many years younger was she when she Little Jia?
She must be a girl who's eleven or twelve years old.
I was only an eleven or twelve-year-old boy back then. Did I even see Little Jia?
If I've seen her before, I should definitely remember her. After all, Little Jia's so beautiful now, she must have been adorable as a child.
Has my memory been locked away again?
No, that's unlikely.
Even if the author has no morals, they wouldn't use the same trick twice.
If it weren't for the Chen clan's rules, Jiang Lin felt that Little Jia wanted to protect herself because she hadn't been protected by Jiu Yi.
So it's just a feeling of guilt, which should be easy to resolve.
However, it was precisely because she "failed to protect herself from Jiu Yi" that this became a trigger in the girl's heart.
The trigger was the revelation of the deepest issue weighing on her mind. "Elopement also requires financial strength."
In the Chen ethnic group, men must undergo Three Questions Fist before getting married.
If it's a man from the same clan, then these Three Questions Fist are simpler, usually coming from relatives and friends, and they'll be gentler, since it's better to destroy a temple than to break up a marriage.
However, if it were a man from another ethnic group, these Three Questions Fist could be deadly.
The person who challenges the woman is always a level above her in martial arts, and they show no mercy whatsoever.
If you can withstand these Three Questions Fist, then you can marry a woman from my Chen clan.
But if you don't, then don't blame us if you die.
Therefore, Jiang Lin guessed that Little Jia was initially very conflicted.
Little Jia must have thought that she might as well just stay at the Golden Body Realm and not advance any further.
But soon, Jiang Lin realized that Little Jia's silly idea was not right.
For Little Jia, since she is already at the Golden Body Realm, even if she suppresses her realm, the next realm higher is the Distant Excursion Realm!
Distant Excursion Realm.
The Martial Warrior Eighth Realm.
How many martial artists in the world can truly roam the realms of the Distant Excursion Realm Martial Warrior?
If Nascent Soul Realm cultivator gets close to Martial Warrior in the Distant Excursion Realm, he'll be utterly crushed.
In any dynasty, Martial Warrior from the Distant Excursion Realm would be Lords, marquises, or generals, the kind who wouldn't kneel before the emperor but would instead have to perform the rites of National Teacher.
It's not impossible for a warrior to even become emperor, since Martial Warrior are not like monks and are not bound by the rules of the Confucian Academy.
Back then, a dynasty in the Dragon Cry Continent completely crushed its opponent with just two martial Martial Warrior at the Distant Excursion Realm. They were truly one person who was an army!
So don't even mention that Jiang Lin will have to seal his Spiritual Power and fight as Martial Warrior.
So what if Jiang Lin is at the Nascent Soul Realm?
If Jiang Lin is careless and a Martial Warrior artist at the Distant Excursion Realm gets close, he'll be dead...
Jiang Lin even wondered if Little Jia, this silly girl, had ever considered simply Falling Realm.
Wow!
It's actually quite possible.
Jiang Lin thought that if it weren't for the fact that Little Jia's foundation was too solid and she had already reached the Golden Body Realm, with an indestructible physical body, she would have been in trouble.
There was no way to destroy her own cultivation level anymore, otherwise this silly girl might have actually Falling Realm!
If there's no way to the Falling Realm, then the only option is to increase one's strength.
Jiang Lin even wondered if Little Jia would knock him unconscious and carry him away if he were to actually go and Three Questions Fist.
In the end, she faced all the pressure alone.
After all, isn't the reason why Little Jia is so eager to get married right now precisely because of these factors?
"She really is a silly girl."
Jiang Lin gently covered Chen Jia with her coat and then playfully pinched her nose.
Lying on the ground, Chen Jia twitched her cute, delicate little nose, then groggily opened her eyes.
The moment she saw Jiang Lin, her pure and unadulterated eyes lit up.
"Ouch! That hurts! Don't bite me! Are you a cat? Ouch, ouch, ouch..."
Before Jiang Lin could react, Chen Jia Jiang Lin his arm.
Jiang Lin shook his arm in pain, but Chen Jia wouldn't let go, her little head shaking back and forth.
"That's great, Jiang Lin, you're still alive! That's wonderful!"
Having finally relented, Chen Jia hugged Jiang Lin tightly, though he was a little breathless from being squeezed by Chen Jia.
But all I can say is that she's a girl, just like cotton.
If it were Wu Ke or Fang Chaoqun, it would really be uncomfortable...
"That's great... that's great..."
Unconsciously, Jiang Lin felt a warm sensation on his shoulder.
"I'm fine. Anyone in the world could be in trouble, but I'm the only one who can't be in trouble."
Jiang Lin twisted his arm, freeing it from Chen Jia's soft embrace, and gently placed it over her head.
Perhaps the head pat really had a miraculous effect; feeling the warmth of Jiang Lin's palm, the girl gradually calmed down and lightened her grip.
"You've already worked very hard, you can take a break now."
Jiang Lin gently lowered Chen Jia's arm, finally able to catch his breath, and pinched Chen Jia's little face.
"I..."
"Listen to me, leave everything to me."
Jiang Lin interrupted Chen Jia, his gentle expression resembling that of a certain black-clad swordsman from a Yasashi anime...
"Believe me, no one can stop me from marrying any woman Jiang Lin love. So what if they're from the Chen clan? It's just the Three Questions Fist. I'll stand there and fight. If they can kill me within three days, I'll admit defeat."
"Pah... Who said I was going to marry you!"
The girl blushed slightly and turned her head away, but he still held her soft hand in his palm.
"Huh? Didn't Madam Chen say that Chen Yu likes me and wants to marry me?"
"Pah! Xiaoyu's already married! You... Ahhhhh! You bad guy!"
Seeing Jiang Lin's ambiguous smile, the girl realized that this Big Pig Trotter was actually flirting with her.
Jiang Lin Jiang Lin let Chen Jia's small fists pound on his chest. Although he felt like he was about to get a pneumothorax, he knew he couldn't dodge at this moment.
With images of numerous romance dramas from his past life flashing through his mind, Jiang Lin seized the opportunity to grab Chen Jia's slender, fair wrist and pulled her into his arms.
Chen Jia blushed and tried to break free with a little force, but failed and had no choice but to let him hold her.
"Whether your Martial Warrior Realm is high or low, it doesn't matter. I'll accept your Chen clan's Three Questions Fist no matter what! Even if you knock me out and carry me away, I'll still accept!"
"You... Awooo..."
Just as the girl was about to get up from Jiang Lin's arms to argue, she was lightly flicked on the forehead.
"Little Jia, leave everything to me, okay?"
Seeing Jiang Lin's serious gaze, the girl finally lowered her eyes.
Just once!
"Um?"
They looked up and locked eyes. "I'll trust you this once. If you're ever in danger, I'll knock you out and carry you away! Forget about the Three Questions Fist!"
"... Alright, then I'll leave it to Little Jia."
"It's a deal!" Fearing Jiang Lin go back on his word, the girl extended her tiny little finger.
"Okay, it's a deal."
Under the night sky, two fingers, one large and one small, slowly hook together and lock tightly.
As gentle breezes swept by, the ever-increasing martial energy quietly coalesced into human figures, each revealing a gentle, aunt-like smile.