Half a year later, in a forest on the mountain outside the village, Ling Tianqi was talking to his father.
This forest was not a place where Ling Tianqi practiced secretly. That forest was much more secluded than this one.
After hearing his son's words, Ling Tianqi was very surprised and asked: "Tianqi, do you think that Taoist technique can barely cultivate the true power?" At the same time, he was also very satisfied that his son could find such a hidden place. If Ling Tianqi hadn't brought him here, he might not have been able to find this place after wandering around the nearby mountains and forests for a whole day. After all, this forest was in a hidden mountain col.
Ling Tianqi raised his right hand, and a weak internal force emitted, pushing his father ten feet away.
"Huh?" Ling Zhongyu was surprised and asked curiously, "Is this the true power you have cultivated?"
Ling Tianqi nodded and said with some disappointment: "Maybe my spiritual veins are too weak. After practicing for so long, the real power condensed in my body only has so much power."
As long as he doesn't show it too obviously, his father will never discover his secret. He didn't want to tell his father his secrets and let him get involved in the world of ascetics. He just wanted to wait a few decades, achieve a certain level of cultivation, observe filial piety for his parents for two years, and then leave Lingjia Village to pursue the way of heaven.
Ling Zhongyu said with regret: "Yes! You only have one spiritual vein and are not suitable for practicing Taoism. So..." He changed the subject and said solemnly: "I came to see you today, and I have one more thing to discuss. Tell me."
Ling Tianqi was slightly stunned. His father rarely spoke to him in such a tone. He asked doubtfully: "Father, what exactly is going on?"
At this time, Ling Zhongyu suddenly said something that made Ling Tianqi extremely depressed, "Tianqi, you are not young anymore. I will get you engaged in a few days!"
Hearing this, Ling Tianqi was stunned, with an age-inappropriate look in his eyes, "Father, I'm still young, isn't it a little early to talk about getting engaged?"
Ling Zhongyu's face darkened, and he didn't notice his son's expression. He solemnly said: "What, do you want to wait until I am buried before we get married?"
There are three kinds of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is to have no descendants.
Ling Tianqi understood this truth in his previous life, and he could understand his father's desire to see his family full of descendants.
But it’s too early to get engaged now!
After all, Ling Tianqi was only ten years old. Such a phenomenon in his previous life was almost unimaginable.
Of course, there were many people who made arrangements to marry each other in their previous lives, but they were so few that they can be ignored.
Seeing the expectant look on his father's face, Ling Tianqi couldn't refuse, so he could only nod his head and said, "I will follow my father's arrangements in everything."
A faint smile appeared on Ling Zhongyu's solemn face, and he said: "Tianqi, don't blame your father. Father also thinks about our Ling family. Over the years, I have analyzed a problem, why has there been no one with spiritual power in the Ling family over the years? People with spiritual veins, seeing that you have a small amount of spiritual veins today, I am even more sure that my previous thoughts were correct."
After hearing his father's analysis, which was like peeling off a cocoon and pulling out threads, Ling Tianqi suddenly felt that his father was not as honest as he appeared.
However, as soon as this idea appeared, it was completely broken by Ling Zhongyu's following words.
Ling Zhongyu held his chin with his right hand and said slowly: "There is no spiritual vein because the ancestors of the Ling family got married too late."
After hearing his father's words, Ling Tianqi suddenly felt like he fainted. What kind of logic is this? What does getting married sooner or later have to do with having spiritual veins?
Ling Zhongyu didn't notice the weird look on his son's face at all, and said to himself: "Your mother and I married young enough, and we had you in our thirties. The Ling family was thirty-seven generations ago. , the age of marriage is usually before the age of thirty. However, the thirty-seventh generation ancestors delayed their marriage because of their pursuit of heaven, and did not leave a lineage until the age of one hundred and thirty-eight."
Speaking of this, Ling Zhongyu sighed and said with some regret: "Since then, the ancestors of the Ling family have all gotten married very late, usually after the age of ten. The first few generations did not want to get married, so they tried every means to find people without spiritual veins. You can also practice Taoism. In later generations, because there were no Taoists in the family, the treatment in the village deteriorated, and no girl was willing to marry here."
"So..." When Ling Zhongyu said this, the topic suddenly changed, "I hope you can get married and have children before you are twenty."
Ling Tianqi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He thought his father asked him to get married at this time, so he could do whatever he could!
Three days later, Ling Zhongyu left Lingjiabao with his son and went to the nearby Chujia Village.
Chujia Village is only ten miles away from Lingjia Fort. The two of them walked for less than an hour before arriving at the entrance of the village.
On a trail in the north of the village, Ling Zhongyu and his son were walking quickly towards several tile-roofed houses.
Chu Dongyang was about to go out at this moment. When he saw Ling Tianqi approaching, he was startled for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Brother Zhongyu, what kind of wind brings you here." He glanced at Ling Tianqi next to Ling Zhongyu and said: " This is my nephew!"
Ling Zhongyu nodded and said to Tian Qi: "I haven't met your Uncle Chu yet."
Ling Tianqi responded politely, "I've met Uncle Chu!"
Chu Dongyang smiled slightly, "Very well-behaved kid." After saying that, he led the two of them into the main room.
There was no one in the main room, so Chu Dongyang poured a cup of hot tea for the two of them, "Brother Ling, we are acquaintances now, so I won't say any more polite words. Why did you come to see me this time?"
Ling Zhongyu was not polite and took a sip of hot tea, "Brother Chu, I came to you this time just for the sake of the dog."
"Did you decide their affairs so quickly?" Chu Dongyang glanced at Ling Tianqi casually and asked in a solemn voice.
Ling Zhongyu hesitated for a moment and said: "Brother Chu, you should also know something about our family. In order to have a monk in the family in the future, I hope he can get married as soon as possible."
Chu Dongyang did not immediately agree, but took a sip of tea and thought about it. He also valued the happiness of his children.
Chu Dongyang's thoughts made Ling Zhongyu feel uneasy. When he came, he promised his wife that the marriage would be settled.
After a long while, Chu Dongyang said: "Brother Ling, if you have anything to say, I will be the first to say it."
When Ling Zhongyu saw that the other party did not refuse, he knew that there was still room for discussion on the marriage. "After all, this is related to the happiness of the two of them. Of course, they cannot make a hasty decision."
Chu Dongyang nodded and said: "Brother Ling, I only have a daughter, so I naturally hope that she can be happy. Can you guarantee that she will live a better life in your home than at home?"
"This..." Ling Zhongyu was embarrassed for a while, but the meaning of the words was naturally understood. He didn't know how to answer for a while, and was extremely embarrassed.
Chu Dongyang's eyes fell on Ling Tianqi again, and he said slowly: "Brother Ling saved me back then, and those words were only said out of gratitude, but marriage is a major matter, related to the happiness and future destiny of the children, so we can't be so hasty. It’s settled. So, I hope Brother Ling can give me a reason to marry my daughter off.”
Chu Dongyang's words couldn't be more obvious. If you want to marry your daughter, you must get some betrothal gifts, but their family has almost nothing to offer.
Seeing Chu Dongyang's unfazed look, Ling Zhongyu knew that if he really didn't come up with something, the marriage would be ruined.
Gritting his teeth, Ling Zhongyu took out a piece of jade from his arms. This piece of jade was the one that opened the formation that day.
Ling Zhongyu held the jade in his hand tightly and said sincerely: "Brother Chu, this jade is called Lingxi Jade. It is divided into two pieces: Lingyu and rhinoceros. If Brother Chu agrees to this marriage, I am willing to use the rhinoceros jade as a wedding gift." betrothal gift."
The spiritual jade is the only treasure left by the ancestors of the Ling family and is still in the Ling family. The spiritual jade is on his body, but the rhinoceros jade is on his wife.
Although this jade has no practical use other than being beautiful, it is related to the future destiny of the Ling family.
Except for these two pieces of jade that were not sold, all other valuable items left by the ancestors of the Ling family were sold off within a hundred years.
Lingxi Jade also has a little-known secret, which is to cultivate the body and nourish the nature, warm and nourish the meridians, and make the meridians stronger.
Once the meridians of the human body are strong, ordinary diseases cannot be dealt with at all, and the life span will also be increased.
Of course, the life span of ascetics is so much longer than that of ordinary people.
When Chu Dongyang saw the spiritual jade emitting blue light, a look of surprise flashed across his face. Then he suppressed the excitement in his heart, stood up, stretched out his right hand, and said calmly: "Brother Ling, from today on, we are a family, and we must help each other in the future!"
Ling Zhongyu felt relieved and stood up, saying: "Definitely, definitely." The two shook hands and settled on the marriage.
Chu Dongyang thought for a while and said: "Brother Ling, although the matter has been settled, the two sons are still young, so we should wait a few years before discussing the details of the marriage!"
In Tianfang Continent, people get married much earlier than in previous lives. They usually get married at the age of eighteen. In those days, there were some who got married earlier, after they turned sixteen.
After all, men in this world develop relatively early, and generally the age of sixteen is almost the same as the age of twenty in the previous life.
After the marriage was settled, the two of them exchanged a few polite words. Chu Dongyang stood up and said: "Brother Ling, since my nephew is here, I will also call my daughter! Let them meet each other. We have more time to cultivate our relationship together, and I don’t want my Yao’er to go to your house and suffer!”
Ling Zhongyu had free thoughts in his mind, shook his head and said: "No, I will ask Tian Qi to come over when I have time in the future."
After the Ling family father and son left, Chu Dongyang sat in the hall for a long time before turning to the backyard.
In the boudoir, Chu Yao, who had a skin as smooth as snow and was as beautiful as a woman, was working as a female prostitute. When she saw her father passing by with a solemn look on her face, she stood up from the stool and said, "Father, why are you here?"
Chu Dongyang waved his hand and motioned for his daughter to sit down and talk. He himself sat on a big black wooden chair beside the bed, "Chu Yao, my father came today to discuss something with you."
Chu Yao was stunned for a moment and asked with some confusion: "Father, what's the matter?" She was confused because her father had never spoken to her in such a tone.
