Chapter 35: Return to Qingzhu Mountain!

Outside the ruined temple, the rain poured down.

Inside the ruined temple, Li Feiyu, who was about to see how Lu Changsheng would handle Qu Zhenzhen, froze when he heard this.

He looked at Lu Changsheng with a stunned expression.

He hadn’t expected Lu Changsheng to suddenly utter such a shameless remark.

Love at first sight?

Spend the rest of their lives together?

Was this really love at first sight?

He was clearly coveting her body, coveting her Spiritual Root!

However, he naturally wouldn’t undermine his good brother.

He also knew that his good brother had no great ambitions in this life.

He just wanted to live a stable life, with many wives and concubines, numerous descendants, and to have several children with Spiritual Roots.

The young girl in front of him was beautiful, possessed a Spiritual Root, was homeless, and didn’t know how to settle down.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng’s proposal was perfectly reasonable and without issue.

After all, children born to women with Spiritual Roots had a much higher probability of possessing Spiritual Roots themselves.

In his opinion, given Lu Changsheng’s current situation, even as a Talisman Master, it wouldn’t be easy to find several ‘Fairies’ with Spiritual Roots to have children with.

This was because pregnancy and childbirth greatly affected a female Cultivator’s Cultivation.

Hence, many female Cultivators, even if willing to become Dao Companions, were reluctant to get pregnant and have children.

“Ah…”

Qu Zhenzhen was also stunned when she heard Lu Changsheng’s words, not quite reacting.

Her tear-filled eyes stared blankly at Lu Changsheng, who had a clear and handsome face and a tall, slender physique.

The next moment, a blush spread across her fair, slightly baby-fat face, turning it crimson.

This, this, this…

This young hero’s words were too blunt.

Although many plays and stories spoke of repaying a life-saving kindness by offering oneself, this was far too direct.

She didn’t even know his name.

Moreover, shouldn’t such a matter wait for her to bring it up herself?

In an instant, Qu Zhenzhen’s head felt dizzy, and she was utterly bewildered.

Meeting Lu Changsheng’s gentle gaze, Qu Zhenzhen’s heart stirred, and she quickly lowered her head, her face flushed.

“No rush, you can think it over carefully. Just give me your answer before dawn.”

Lu Changsheng watched the shy girl, not in a hurry, and said so.

As he spoke, he took out a Clean Clothes Talisman and activated it on the girl.

Her soaking wet pink dress was instantly dried and cleaned.

This was, of course, a small trick.

Using a Spell to show off a bit.

Although he had a moral bottom line and wouldn’t force anyone, his bottom line wasn’t very high, allowing for flexibility.

Moreover, in Lu Changsheng’s view, it was perfectly normal to show off a bit to attract a girl, and it certainly wasn’t morally corrupt.

“This…”

“Are you Immortals!?”

Qu Zhenzhen’s small face was full of surprise when she saw Lu Changsheng take out a Talisman, and a gentle breeze blew, making her clothes clean and tidy.

She also recalled how Li Feiyu had burned the old man to ashes with a single palm strike earlier. At the time, she thought it was some kind of martial art and didn’t think much of it.

Now it seemed it was clearly the means of an Immortal.

Under the girl’s surprised gaze, Lu Changsheng smiled faintly and said gently, “We are Cultivators, which is what you normally refer to as ‘Immortals’.”

“Cultivators?”

Qu Zhenzhen’s clear, bright eyes showed a hint of confusion when she heard this.

“That’s right, as long as you possess a Spiritual Root, you can Cultivate and become a Cultivator.”

“That old man wanted to offer you as a concubine to a Cultivator precisely because you have a Spiritual Root.”

Lu Changsheng nodded and said so.

“So, it was I who harmed my parents.”

Upon hearing this, the girl immediately burst into tears again.

After crying for a moment, Qu Zhenzhen looked up, her eyes red and tear-streaked, at Lu Changsheng, and said, “Benefactor, your great kindness, Zhenzhen has nothing to repay it with but herself. I am willing to marry you, Benefactor.”

Li Feiyu, standing to the side, said nothing, simply watching Lu Changsheng deceive the young girl.

“Are you sure you’ve thought it through?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

He guessed that Qu Zhenzhen’s agreement was partly due to his identity as a Cultivator, hoping he would help her seek revenge or something.

However, a Cultivator who resorted to kidnapping in the mortal world probably wasn’t that powerful.

If Qu Zhenzhen became the mother of his child, and his Cultivation improved in the future, Lu Changsheng would be willing to help her seek revenge.

“I’ve thought it through.”

Qu Zhenzhen pursed her pink lips, gathered her courage, and looked at Lu Changsheng as she spoke.

But after a moment of eye contact, a blush involuntarily spread across her fair little face, extending all the way to her earlobes.

After Lu Changsheng met the girl’s red, freshly dried eyes for a moment, he nodded and said, “Alright, in that case, you can come back with me tomorrow. Oh, by the way, my name is Lu Changsheng.”

Immediately, Lu Changsheng took out a Spiritual Contract, using it as a marriage certificate, and made a marriage agreement with Qu Zhenzhen.

This was something he had obtained from the Storage Pouches of the three rogue Cultivators at Niu Tou Mountain earlier.

It had a simple contractual effect.

If violated, there would be a certain backlash, making it easy to develop Heart Demons during future Cultivation.

To be honest, it had some effect, but not much, more like better than nothing.

Afterward, Lu Changsheng briefly explained his situation and some common knowledge about Cultivation to Qu Zhenzhen.

During the process, he also asked Qu Zhenzhen how the old man knew she had a Spiritual Root.

Qu Zhenzhen herself didn’t know the answer.

However, afterward, Lu Changsheng found a Spirit-Sensing Stone in the old man’s satchel.

This was a Spiritual item that could sense whether someone possessed a Spiritual Root.

When near someone with a Spiritual Root, the stone would glow faintly.

This also made Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu understand why the old man knew Qu Zhenzhen had a Spiritual Root.

Presumably, this old man was working for a certain ‘Corrupt Cultivator’.

In the mortal world, there were some Cultivators who, due to Aptitude, age, injuries, and various other reasons, knew that Cultivation was hopeless for them and thus gave up on Cultivating.

They turned to pursuing a life of enjoyment, glory, wealth, and worldly power.

These types of Cultivators were called ‘Corrupt Cultivators’.

Among Corrupt Cultivators, the most common practice was to use their power to have people search for women with Spiritual Roots to procreate.

After all, once their own Cultivation hopes were dashed, they naturally placed their Cultivation dreams on their next generation of children.

And so it was.

On the second day, Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu’s return journey included Qu Zhenzhen.

Qu Zhenzhen rode with Lu Changsheng on the same mount.

She sat in front of the Spiritual Steed, holding the Nine Nether Mastiff, while Lu Changsheng’s arms encircled her, holding the reins.

Qu Zhenzhen’s face was somewhat flushed, but she wasn’t overly shy.

After all, Lu Changsheng was considered her future husband, so a little intimacy was normal.

Considering that Qu Zhenzhen was to be offered to a certain Cultivator by the old man, Lu Changsheng worried about attracting trouble, so he and Li Feiyu sped up their journey, maintaining vigilance.

However, it turned out to be a false alarm; they encountered no dangers along the way.

Seven days later, the three people and one beast successfully returned to Qingzhu Mountain.