The Jiang Family's Daughter, Shuanglan

Over the next three days, Elder Jiang did not come.

Jiang Yun and Ye Fan had begun to make contact with cultivation and had been cultivating continuously.

Nine bottles of Hundred-Grass Liquid were still far too little for Ye Fan. His Sea of Bitterness was as hard as divine iron; nine bottles of Hundred-Grass Liquid were not enough to shake it.

Jiang Yun stopped worrying about him and instead had him use the Bodhi Seed to thoroughly comprehend the Dao Scripture first. That would be of greater help to his future cultivation.

He believed Ye Fan would build up his strength before making a spectacular breakthrough.

After days of bitter cultivation, the vital essence above Jiang Yun's Sea of Bitterness had given birth to two Divine Patterns.

The Divine Patterns were like chains of divine iron, dancing above the Sea of Bitterness. Once released from his body, they could easily pierce through trees.

The wonders of cultivation were beginning to reveal themselves.

That morning, Little Dingdang came to deliver food again. These days, she always ate first before bringing the food containers to the two of them.

Now that Ye Fan had Elder Jiang's help, he no longer needed to consult Little Dingdang. Still, they both enjoyed chatting with her and taking the opportunity to learn about cultivation.

Elder Jiang did not discuss such things with them. Little Dingdang had grown up in Jade Cauldron Paradise, so she counted as one of their channels for obtaining information about the outside world.

After chatting for a while, Jiang Yun noticed that Little Dingdang was distracted, as though she had something on her mind.

"Little Dingdang, what's wrong? What worries could someone so young have?" Jiang Yun asked curiously.

Little Dingdang raised her head and looked at Jiang Yun in confusion. "Do people have to find a Dao companion when they grow up?"

Jiang Yun was startled. Had the matter of asking Elder Jiang to find him a Dao companion somehow reached Little Dingdang?

Wouldn't that make this a matchmaking event in Heavenly Cave? If so, Jiang Yun would truly become famous throughout Jade Cauldron Paradise.

After asking carefully, he learned that no outrageous matchmaking incident had occurred.

It was Senior Sister Shuanglan, who had always taken good care of Little Dingdang, who was being urged to marry.

Senior Sister Shuanglan had told Little Dingdang:

"Soon, I may form a Dao partnership with someone. Once I have a Dao companion, perhaps I won't be able to see Little Dingdang very often anymore."

Whenever Jiang Yun chatted with Little Dingdang before, she often talked about Senior Sister Shuanglan.

Little Dingdang would often blurt out things like:

Senior Sister Shuanglan said she couldn't do something; Senior Sister Shuanglan had said this or that; Senior Sister Shuanglan had given her something delicious again.

The image Jiang Yun had formed of Senior Sister Shuanglan was something like Little Dingdang's mother. He imagined her as a kind-hearted middle-aged woman.

Jiang Yun did not believe in such coincidences. He had just asked Elder Jiang to introduce a Dao companion, and then Senior Sister Shuanglan was being urged to marry?

Perhaps Elder Jiang was the one who had introduced her.

Jiang Yun hurriedly asked Little Dingdang about Senior Sister Shuanglan.

Elder Jiang wouldn't be thinking of finding him someone so much older just to avoid delaying his cultivation, right?

"Senior Sister Shuanglan is a very nice person. She often gives Dingdang delicious food and fun things to play with."

In her innocent voice, Little Dingdang expressed what she thought of Senior Sister Shuanglan.

"Then can Little Dingdang tell me how old Senior Sister Shuanglan is?" Jiang Yun pressed.

"Senior Sister Shuanglan... I think she's twenty. Dingdang remembers that Senior Sister Shuanglan had her coming-of-age ceremony two years ago."

Little Dingdang rubbed her little head, thought for a while, then answered.

Jiang Yun let out a long breath. Twenty was good. She was only two years older than he was now, and nearly ten years younger than he had been in his previous life.

Good men all liked twenty-year-old girls, and Jiang Yun was no exception.

A woman's twenties were the most beautiful years of her life.

He had heard Little Dingdang mention Senior Sister Shuanglan many times over the past few days, so he already felt somewhat familiar with her. She seemed to be a kind person.

After talking with Little Dingdang about Senior Sister Shuanglan some more, Jiang Yun became even more interested in her.

Senior Sister Shuanglan's full name was Jiang Shuanglan. Little Dingdang said Jiang Shuanglan was quite familiar with Elder Jiang, so Jiang Yun guessed that she was a descendant of the Jiang Family.

More importantly, she had many admirers, so her figure and appearance surely could not be bad.

After Little Dingdang left, Elder Jiang came over in the mid-afternoon.

After leading Elder Jiang into the room, Jiang Yun hurriedly brewed her a pot of tea, looking exceptionally attentive.

Seeing Jiang Yun like this, Elder Jiang found it quite amusing. He was much more eager than when they had first met.

She slowly took a sip of tea before speaking.

"Regarding your Dao companion, I have been looking within Jade Cauldron Paradise. There are quite a few female disciples of suitable age, and they all think highly of you, an Immortal Seedling. If you are willing, I can arrange for you to meet some of them."

"This disciple will follow Elder's arrangements in all things."

Jiang Yun stood respectfully to the side as he replied.

"You and I share the same surname, Jiang, so I wish to give you an additional opportunity. I have a younger brother, whose granddaughter is named Jiang Shuanglan. She is about your age and also cultivates within Heavenly Cave. Although her talent is not on par with Immortal Seedlings like you, it is not bad either. If you form a Dao partnership with my granddaughter, then when you enter the Ancestral Vein in the future, even without Jiang Family blood, you can still be considered a trusted member of the Jiang Family."

Hearing Elder Jiang's words, Jiang Yun immediately understood.

The ones Elder Jiang had mentioned before were merely called female disciples of suitable age, without any names.

But when it came to Jiang Shuanglan, she had said so much and even listed the future benefits.

Jiang Yun immediately understood whom Elder Jiang wanted him to choose. It just so happened that he thought the same way.

"Thank you for Elder Jiang's arrangements. There is no need to consider anyone else. If Senior Sister Shuanglan has no objections to me, then I have no objections either. I have long heard of Senior Sister Shuanglan's name."

"How did you know Shuanglan?" Elder Jiang asked in surprise.

"It's quite a coincidence."

Jiang Yun then told Elder Jiang what he had learned from Little Dingdang.

"That is indeed quite a coincidence. How about this? Tomorrow at noon, I will bring Shuanglan over and arrange for you two to meet. Make your preparations."

After saying that, Elder Jiang left Jiang Yun a set of splendid clothes before departing.

At that moment, Jiang Yun felt both excited and somewhat nervous.

Elder Jiang's attitude made it clear that this matter would basically work out.

Jiang Shuanglan probably had no objections either. Otherwise, Elder Jiang would not have particularly introduced Jiang Shuanglan.

After living two lives, he was about to have his first blind date tomorrow.

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived. Jiang Yun ended his cultivation early, changed into the magnificent robe Elder Jiang had prepared, and got ready.

After looking in the mirror several more times and carefully adjusting his posture, he sat beside the stone table and chairs beneath the peach tree in the courtyard and waited.

Near noon, Jiang Shuanglan followed Elder Jiang into a small valley. She understood what she had come for and felt a faint nervousness in her heart.

As she held her breath, she could vaguely hear her heart thumping. Jiang Shuanglan had already prepared herself for the possibility of becoming Jiang Yun's Dao companion.

She was a member of the Jiang Family, but she did not even count as part of a branch family. There were simply too many Jiang Family members. How could they possibly care for all of them? No matter how great the family fortune was, it could not support the cultivation of hundreds of millions.

The greater the clan, the more concentrated its resources became. Ordinary people could at most become wealthy men in the mortal world.

Her father had tried cultivating in his youth, but after wasting some resources, he was ultimately abandoned and could only manage some mortal businesses.

Although her aptitude was not particularly outstanding, she had stepped through the gates of cultivation and become an ordinary disciple in Jade Cauldron Paradise.

Because she was a member of the Jiang Family, her treatment was actually much better than that of ordinary disciples.

The family ancestor was willing to nurture her not only because she was devoted to cultivation and had a sliver of hope, but also for the sake of marriage alliances.

She had secretly asked others to investigate Jiang Yun's character. Though the information was limited, what she heard was fairly good, and she did not dislike him.

When Jiang Shuanglan entered the small courtyard, she saw a man sitting beneath a blooming peach tree, seemingly lost in thought. The man before her was extraordinarily handsome, with sharply defined and strikingly handsome features. His appearance gave off an air of carefree unruliness.

Beneath his sword-like brows were a pair of long, narrow peach blossom eyes filled with affection, making one liable to fall into them by accident. His nose was high and straight, his lips perfectly shaped, and at that moment, a dazzling smile played across them.

Only his short hair seemed somewhat strange.

Although Jiang Shuanglan was devoted to cultivation and not particularly picky about Dao companionship, if it was the man before her, she had to admit that she was quite satisfied.