Chapter 210: Can Li Haoran still break off the engagement now?

When Lu Yang learned about Li Haoran's fiancée, numerous myths and legends inexplicably came to his mind: the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the Third Holy Mother and Liu Yan Chang, and the Heavenly Match.

Numerous historical examples of older individuals marrying much younger ones prove that a mortal marrying a celestial maiden is the quickest path to achieving instant success, and the success rate is extremely high.

Liu Yan Chang was an exception, but that was due to issues with the Third Holy Mother's brother, Yang Jian, or problems with the Heavenly Court's regulations. However, Su Yiren doesn't appear to have a brother at the Tribulation Transcending stage, and there were no Heavenly Court rules in ancient times.

The conclusion was clear. "Junior Brother Li is going to live a blessed life from now on. He'll avoid so many detours, it's enough to make others envious," Lu Yang marveled. He and Meng Jingzhou felt their trip was well worth it. It was completely worthwhile.

"Oh, right, what did Junior Brother Li call us here for in the first place?" Lu Yang had forgotten their original purpose for coming.

Meng Jingzhou cracked a handful of sunflower seeds, tossed the kernels into his mouth all at once, and savored the flavor. He thought for a moment, "I think he said he was afraid of being too nervous when he met his fiancée, so he wanted us to come and cheer him on."

"Oh, Junior Brother Li doesn't seem very nervous, so he probably doesn't need our help." Lu Yang looked at Li Haoran's tear-streaked, almost weeping expression and felt it had nothing to do with nervousness.

"Are there any more sunflower seeds? I've finished mine." Lu Yang's palm was full of empty shells.

Meng Jingzhou pulled out a bag of sunflower seeds. "Yes, there are, but they're raw."

"No problem, I have fire. Roast them for me. What flavor do you want?""A little salty.""Consider it done."

Lu Yang breathed out Samadhi True Flame, controlling the flame's temperature to roast the sunflower seeds.

At this moment, Li Haoran was unaware that his two reliable senior brothers had completely given up on him. He couldn't worry about that right now.

Li Haoran was listening to how his mother had 'given him away'.

"That day, weren't your father and I saved by Yiren? At the time, Yiren noticed I was pregnant and asked if you could be engaged to her."

"I thought to myself, that girl is very beautiful, and her cultivation level is high. Getting engaged to her would be marrying above our station. Since Yiren was willing, your father and I were also willing."

"No, Mom, didn't you consider the age difference?" Li Haoran was dumbfounded. In all his life, he had never heard of anyone arranging an engagement this way.

Li's mother wore an expression that said, "You ungrateful brat." "How have I taught you since you were little? Don't be bound by worldly concepts. For cultivators, is age an issue? Of course not."

"Look at the spouses of today's Integration stage mighty cultivators. Is an age difference of several hundred or even thousands of years really a big deal?"

Li's mother counted on her fingers for Li Haoran, listing individuals who fit this description, how vast their age differences were, and how harmonious their marital relationships remained.

"And for those at the Tribulation Transcending stage, the age gap is even wider."

Li Haoran rubbed his temples in agony. So that's why she taught him these theories when he was little.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou nodded continuously as they listened. There was some truth to what Li's mother said. In the cultivation world, as long as there was love, an age gap genuinely wasn't an issue.

Furthermore, there's no situation where the younger partner hopes for the older one to die of old age to inherit their legacy—it's hard to say who will live longer.

Lu Yang had heard of a renowned Integration stage cultivator whose lifespan was nearing its end. He wanted to experience a "sunset romance." Many women married the renowned cultivator with impure intentions. As a result, several of his wives died of old age, yet the renowned cultivator was still alive and well.

On a related note, did Su Yiren and Li Haoran truly have a three-thousand-year age difference? Not necessarily. Perhaps Su Yiren was exceptionally talented and reached the Integration stage early.

Lu Yang had a prime example right there. The Immortal Fairy became an immortal at just sixteen years old. In contrast, Lu Yang was still at the Foundation Establishment stage at sixteen, which was quite embarrassing.

From this, it was clear that as long as one party misrepresented their age, the age difference between the man and woman wouldn't be significant.

Li's mother continued, "At the time, your father and I didn't know how high Yiren's cultivation level was. We thought she was either at the Golden Core stage or the Nascent Soul stage, but no matter the realm, she was definitely above us."

"Later, we tested your spiritual root and found that you have a very rare fire spiritual root, with boundless prospects for the future, definitely above the Nascent Soul stage. Yiren wouldn't be at a disadvantage marrying you."

Li's parents, however, didn't have any thoughts of breaking the engagement because of Li Haoran's talent. She had saved their lives and the engagement was set early; how could they go back on their word?

"Originally, your father and I wanted to instruct you that once your cultivation improved, you could also help Yiren."

"Just a few days ago, Yiren came with her daughter, and only then did we learn she was at the Integration stage, which greatly exceeded our expectations. You must cultivate diligently so you don't become unworthy of Yiren."

"It's just that Yan Yan reacted quite strongly, opposing this engagement and repeatedly suggesting that it be annulled. You know the rest of the story."

Li Haoran was speechless.

No wonder Qin Yanyan reacted so strongly. After living for over ten years, suddenly your mother tells you she's getting married and you'll have an extra father—who could bear that?

Putting himself in her shoes, Li Haoran figured he would have reacted the same way.

Li Haoran earnestly said to Qin Yanyan, "I think you have a point. Free love is advocated now, so perhaps it's best to annul a marriage that goes against one's own will."

Su Yiren silently took out a memory orb. It played the grand declarations Li Haoran had shouted while fighting Qin Yanyan.

"I'm telling you, I will never break this engagement in my entire life!""I'm telling you, I will never break this engagement in my entire life!""I'm telling you, I will never break this engagement in my entire life!"

Su Yiren said nothing. This action spoke louder than a thousand words.

"Stop, stop, stop! Don't play it anymore," Li Haoran pleaded. Listening to it made him want to crawl into a crack in the ground.

Why can't I learn Senior Brother Lu's 'Shrinking the Ground' technique?

If I had known this, I wouldn't have come home. Wouldn't it have been better to honestly cultivate and refine artifacts at the Dao Seeking Sect?

I'm so young, and I'm already a kept man! What will my peers think of me!

Li Haoran looked at Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, seeing them cracking sunflower seeds, with no intention of helping whatsoever.

Li Haoran silently stared at Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou. Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou felt uncomfortable under Li Haoran's gaze, so they could only step forward to help and uphold justice.

"The biggest issue here lies with Senior Su. Senior Su, why exactly did you become engaged to Junior Brother Li?"

Everyone present turned their gaze to Su Yiren. Su Yiren's cheeks flushed with shyness. She was a very shy person; the more people there were, the less she wanted to speak. However, at this point, she had no choice but to explain. She could only begin to explain, using the shortest possible words to clarify why the current situation had come about:

"Actually, Li Haoran is my husband reincarnated.""Yan Yan, Li Haoran is truly your father reincarnated."

Lu Yang: "..."Meng Jingzhou: "..."

Oh no, how did this get even more complicated? Is it too late to get out of this now?

Inside the spiritual space, the Immortal Fairy perked up. Following Lu Yang indeed led to many interesting things.

The boss made me work overtime, so the second update might be half an hour late.(End of chapter)