Li Haoran: Was It Still in Time to Break Off the Engagement?
When Lu Yang learned about Li Haoran's fiancée, many myths and legends inexplicably surfaced in his mind:
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the Three Holy Mothers and Liu Yanchang, the Heavenly Match...
History is replete with examples of older men marrying younger women, proving that marriage between mortals and celestial beings is the quickest and most successful path to heaven.
Liu Yanchang is an exception, but that's because of the problem with Yang Jian, the brother of the Third Holy Mother, or the problem with the Heavenly Court system. However, Su Yiren doesn't seem like a brother who has reached the Tribulation Transcendence stage, and there were no Heavenly Court rules in High Antiquity times.
Therefore, the conclusion is quite clear.
"Junior Brother Li is going to enjoy a life of luxury from now on. He'll save himself so many years of detours. Everyone will be so envious." Lu Yang exclaimed in amazement. He and Meng Jingzhou felt that this trip had been worthwhile.
It was worth it.
"Right, what was the purpose of Junior Brother Li calling us here in the first place?" Lu Yang had forgotten the original reason for coming here.
Meng Jingzhou cracked open a handful of sunflower seeds, tossed them into his mouth, and savored the taste. He thought for a moment and said, "It seems they're saying they're afraid of being too nervous meeting their fiancée, so they want us to cheer them on."
"Oh, Junior Brother Li doesn't seem too nervous, so he probably doesn't need our help." Lu Yang looked at Li Haoran's tearful expression and felt that it couldn't be related to nervousness.
"Any more sunflower seeds? We've finished them." Lu Yang's palms were full of sunflower seed shells.
Meng Jingzhou pulled out a bag of sunflower seeds. "Yes, we do, but they're raw."
"It's alright, I have a fire. Let me heat it up. What flavor do you want?"
"It's a little salty."
"No problem."
Lu Yang exhaled Samadhi Fire, controlling the flame temperature to scorch the melon seeds.
At this moment, Li Haoran was unaware that his two reliable senior brothers had completely given up on him, but he couldn't care less about that now.
Li Haoran was listening to how his mother sent him away.
"Didn't your father and I get rescued by Yiren that day? Yiren noticed I was pregnant and asked if I could arrange a marriage between you and her."
"At the time, I thought to myself that the girl was very beautiful and had a high level of cultivation. Getting engaged to her was a step up for us, but she was happy, and so were my husband and I."
"Mom, haven't you considered the age issue?" Li Haoran was dumbfounded. He had lived for so long and had never heard of any family arranging a marriage like this.
Li's mother gave him a look that said, "You little rascal, you really don't know what's good for you." She continued, "How have I taught you since you were little? Don't be bound by worldly ideas. For cultivators, is age a problem? Of course not."
"Look at the spouses of the current Body Integration Realm powerhouses, is it really a big deal if the age difference is hundreds or thousands of years?"
Li's mother counted on her fingers for Li Haoran who else was in the same situation, how big their age gap was, and how harmonious their marital relationship was.
"The age gap will widen further once the Tribulation Transcendence stage begins."
Li Haoran rubbed his temples in pain, realizing that this was the reason why he had been told these theories when he was a child.
Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou nodded repeatedly as they listened. What Li's mother said made some sense. In the world of cultivation, as long as there is love, age difference is indeed not a problem.
Furthermore, there's no such thing as a younger person hoping for an older person to die so they can inherit their estate—who knows who will even live to see it?
Lu Yang had heard of a Body Integration Realm who wanted a twilight romance. Many women married him with impure intentions, but several of his wives had already died of old age, while he was still alive and well.
Even assuming that Su Yiren and Li Haoran are really three thousand years apart in age, that's not entirely true. Perhaps Su Yiren is more talented and reached the Body Integration Realm much earlier.
Lu Yang is a prime example. The Immortal Fairy became an immortal at the young age of sixteen, while Lu Yang, at sixteen, was still only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, which was extremely embarrassing.
Therefore, it can be seen that as long as one party misrepresents their age, the age difference between the man and woman is not significant.
Li's mother continued, "At the time, my husband and I didn't know how high Yiren's cultivation level was. We thought she was either at the Golden Core stage or the Nascent Soul Realm. No matter what her realm was, she was definitely above us."
"Later, we tested your Spirit Root and found that you have a very rare Fire Spirit Root. Your future is limitless, definitely above the Nascent Soul Realm. If you marry, Yiren won't be at a disadvantage."
Li's parents didn't have any thoughts of breaking off the engagement because of Li Haoran's talent. After all, he had saved their lives and they had arranged the engagement long ago, so how could they possibly back out?
"Originally, my wife and I wanted to remind you that once your cultivation level is high enough, you could also help Yiren out."
"Just a few days ago, Yiren brought her daughter over, and that's when we found out she's at the Body Integration Realm, which greatly surprised us. You'd better hurry up and cultivate, lest you become unworthy of Yiren."
"It's just that Yan Yan reacted rather strongly, opposing the engagement and repeatedly proposing to break it off. You know what happened after that."
Li Haoran: "..."
No wonder Qin Yanyan reacted so strongly. After living for more than ten years, suddenly your mother tells you she's getting married and you'll have an extra father. Who could accept that?
Putting himself in her shoes, Li Haoran guessed he would have reacted the same way.
Li Haoran said earnestly to Qin Yanyan, "I think you have a point. Nowadays, we advocate free love, so let's dissolve marriages that go against one's own will."
Su Yiren silently took out a recording ball, which played the heroic words Li Haoran shouted during his battle with Qin Yanyan.
"I'm telling you, I will never break off this engagement in my lifetime!"
"I'm telling you, I will never break off this engagement in my lifetime!"
"I'm telling you, I will never break off this engagement in my lifetime!"
Su Yiren remained silent, and this action spoke volumes.
"Stop, stop, stop broadcasting!" Li Haoran pleaded, wanting to disappear into the ground.
Why can't I learn Senior Brother Lu's Shrinking Earth Technique?
If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have gone home. Wouldn't it have been better to stay at the Ask Dao Sect and diligently cultivate and refine weapons?
I'm so young and I'm living off a woman. What will my peers think of me?
Li Haoran looked at Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou and saw that the two of them were eating sunflower seeds and had no intention of helping.
Li Haoran silently watched Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou. Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou felt uncomfortable under Li Haoran's gaze and had no choice but to step forward to help and uphold justice.
"The biggest problem in this matter is Senior Su. Senior Su, why exactly did you get engaged to Junior Brother Li?"
All eyes were on Su Yiren, making her blush. Su Yiren was a very shy person, and the more people there were, the less she wanted to speak. But things had come to this point, and she had no choice but to explain, using the fewest words possible to explain why the situation had arisen:
"Actually, Li Haoran is my husband reincarnated."
"Yan Yan, is Li Haoran really your father reincarnated?"
Lu Yang: "..."
Meng Jingzhou: "..."
Oh no, this is getting more and more complicated! Is it too late to get out of here?
Within the spiritual space, the Immortal Fairy perked up; following Lu Yang indeed brought many fun encounters.
The boss asked us to work overtime, so the second shift might be half an hour later.