"Dual cultivation?" Everyone, including Qian Renxue, froze at those words. Then Qian Renxue said rather bashfully, "Grandfather, you shameless old man! What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Oh? What's wrong? Are you two..." Seeing Qian Renxue's strange expression, Qian Daoliu suddenly smiled. "Xiao Xue, have you really fallen for this boy? If that's the case, I have all the more reason to bring you together."
"Grandfather, it's not what you think," Qian Renxue protested, a blush immediately rising to her cheeks.
"Xiao Yan has the most terrifying cultivation talent of anyone I've seen in all these years. He's handsome, too. His temperament is cold and stern, but he values loyalty deeply. He would make an excellent match." As though he had not noticed her flushed cheeks, Qian Daoliu continued, "You may be a few years older than him, but that hardly matters. If you truly like him, I can take this opportunity to broach the subject. If the Soul Hall and Spirit Hall could be joined by marriage, I could finally rest easy about their eventual merger."
"Grandfather, forget it. Xiao Yan already has a beauty beside him who could topple kingdoms, like that White-Clothed Woman. And there's Ye Lingling, too. Even if you want to marry me off, he might not want me." Qian Renxue rolled her eyes at Qian Daoliu, then shook her head with a trace of dejection and spoke helplessly.
Qian Daoliu frowned. Thinking it over, he realized that there really were quite a few women around Xiao Yan. More importantly, Xiao Yan seemed to have no romantic interest in Qian Renxue, leaving him rather helpless.
"By the way, Grandfather, that dual cultivation you mentioned?" After a moment of silence, Qian Renxue could not help asking.
Qian Daoliu smiled and explained, "Xiao Xue, don't get carried