Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age-Chapter 273 - 177: Jade Table Letters

"The clan elder actually picked two family members for an arranged marriage with that Lu guy?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

In a courtyard within the mountain gate, a petite female cultivator frowned with dissatisfaction upon hearing the news brought by her subordinate.

"Lin Ruo, your clan elder is getting more and more muddle-headed." The man beside her curled his lip and said.

Lin Ruo looked at the man, her expression softening a little, and replied, "The clan elder is just getting anxious, that’s all. But give it a few years and he’ll realize he made the wrong choice."

Another person hesitated for a moment before saying, "Lin Ruo, us women are bound to walk this path sooner or later. Are you sure what you’re doing today is a good idea?"

The female cultivator was also from a small family, and as luck would have it, her clan had also found her a marriage not long ago.

Lin Ruo shook her head. "I’m not against marriage alliances, but it can’t be done so casually, can it?"

The other woman fell silent, not wanting to offend Lin Ruo, since, after all, this had nothing to do with her anyway.

Clearly, Lin Ruo didn’t see Lu Chang’sheng as suitable husband material. In fact, thanks to his poor reputation, she even felt a bit embarrassed to be associated with him.

What really annoyed Lin Ruo was that the clan elder and the Zhu Family seemed to value Lu Chang’sheng highly. Even now, they were sending two family members to the Lu Mansion to marry Lu Chang’sheng’s two sons.

"One would have been enough. How can they lower themselves like that?"

Lin Ruo complained.

The man next to her smiled, his handsome features making it hard for Lin Ruo to look away.

She wasn’t being completely unreasonable; she had good reason to be so bold.

Originally, she had planned to go back and just get it over with. She didn’t like Lu Chang’sheng, but since he’d become the clan elder’s direct disciple, she had to give that much face.

But early this morning, this very man beside her had suddenly confessed his feelings for her.

"Ming Yu is the direct descendant of the Ming Family’s clan elder. Even though the Ming Family has fallen on hard times, it’s still much stronger than my Lin Family."

The Ming Family’s clan elder was an eighth-layer Qi Cultivation elder at the White Cloud Cave Mansion, and was even stronger than Lin Yan.

"Senior Brother Ming Yu, if you don’t mind, come back to my clan with me in a couple of days,"

Lin Ruo said.

Ming Yu asked worriedly, "Will Clan Elder Lin Yan be displeased with me because of this?"

Lin Yan being a seventh-layer Qi Cultivation master and also a senior grade-one alchemist, did leave Ming Yu a bit wary.

"Don’t worry about it. Just get through the next couple of days. Your Ming Family is a lot better than that Lu anyway."

Lin Ruo reached out her jade-like hand, rested it on the back of Ming Yu’s, and spoke softly.

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"Huh? You’re arranging a marriage for me?"

The next morning, after returning to the Lu Mansion from Yun’an Institute, Lu Chang’sheng brought up the matter.

Lu Ziyou immediately shook his head so fast he looked like a rattling drum.

"No way, no way. Father, my ambition lies in cultivation, not in romance and all that."

Seeing Lu Ziyou’s reluctant expression, Lu Chang’sheng’s face instantly hardened. "When a man comes of age, he should marry. When a woman comes of age, she should wed. What’s wrong with giving our Lu Family a few more descendants?"

Lu Ziyou managed a dry laugh and stayed silent.

Coincidentally, the next day, the Sound Transmission Shell rang, and Lu Chang’sheng mentioned this matter to Nangua.

As soon as Nangua heard about it, he wasn’t happy at all.

"Look at you, how old are you already? You haven’t even had a single child. What are you planning to do in the future?"

Lu Ziyou, standing off to the side, felt a headache coming on. "Aren’t there Uncle’s kids? They’re Lu Family blood too. And there’s big brother."

Lu Chang’an was already married in Great Yuan and had a pair of kids.

But Li Nangua wasn’t buying any of that.

"Those are your big brother’s. Where are yours?"

Lu Chang’sheng’s fatherly authority was still impressive. After over an hour of persuading, Lu Ziyou finally agreed to it.

Lu Chang’sheng felt an unexplainable sense of lightness in his heart—not sure why.

"Could this be the joy of parenthood?"

Soon, he got in touch with the Lin Family and set the marriage contract.

Since Lu Chang’an was still at Fuyun Mountain, the other marriage had to be postponed.

Once Lu Chang’an returned, they’d pick a good day.

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With these matters settled, Lin Yan started treating Lu Chang’sheng with even more warmth.

That very night, he called Lu Chang’sheng over to Guilan Institute. "What happened last time was my fault. Don’t take it to heart."

"You have your own reasons, Master. I understand," Lu Chang’sheng replied.

But Lin Yan knew that after resentment sets in, it wasn’t so easy to undo. With a sense of helplessness, he decided to lay his cards on the table.

"I guess I was just too impatient. It can’t be helped—my years are numbered. If I didn’t resort to a little trickery, how else would I get you to agree to be my disciple?"

Lu Chang’sheng was slightly startled and looked at Lin Yan.

As far as he knew, Lin Yan was only just over a hundred, and with seventh-layer Qi Cultivation strength, he should have another sixty or seventy years left. Why talk as if his days were numbered?

"The whole Purple Ice Lake incident was a twisty affair. I ran into a Spirit Explosion, then encountered a very strange beast. Though I barely made it out alive, my foundation was severely damaged, which also cost me a huge chunk of lifespan."

"Master, have you taken a Longevity Pill?"

Lu Chang’sheng quickly asked.

Lin Yan shook his head. "People like us never feel secure about our lifespan. So basically, whenever we have enough resources, we buy Longevity Pills and take them all."

Lu Chang’sheng suddenly understood.

Not everyone had a Light Curtain Panel like he did that let them see their remaining lifespan.

Many cultivators have no idea how much time they actually have left, so as soon as they have enough spirit stones, their top priority is to purchase Longevity Pills to lengthen their lives—so they won’t panic when the end comes knockin’.