CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 38: MARRIAGE ALLIANCE

Bai Junya is coming back? Didn’t she join the Star Sect?

Han Yu was extremely surprised, and Bai Jingliang had a look of deep resentment when he spoke, as if he hoped she wouldn’t return.

"I really don’t want her to come back at this critical moment."

Bai Jingliang exhaled a sigh of bitterness and said.

"Why?"

Han Yu asked in surprise and confusion.

Bai Jingliang smiled bitterly and slowly explained...

The Bai Family is a cultivator family in the Tianning Prefecture, and the two Bai siblings are the direct descendants of this family, so they not only received the best resources from an early age but also were burdened with the highest expectations.

"When my sister was born, the family discovered that she had a single spirit root attribute. At that time, the entire family rejoiced, thinking that the family would finally rise to prominence."

"But my sister was placid in nature and didn’t like cultivation, so she faced a lot of criticism until I was born..."

Han Yu thoughtfully asked, "You also have a single spirit root, right?"

Bai Jingliang nodded and continued, "The year I was born, they discovered my metal attribute single spirit root. My father even managed to secure the patriarch position because of this."

What kind of fortune is this? Having two single spirit roots, Han Yu was utterly amazed. The weight of a single spirit root qualification can almost open the gates of any major sect.

The birth of Bai Jingliang successfully drew the attention of the entire family. The reason is simple: Bai Junya is always female, while Bai Jingliang is male, and males often represent the continuation of the family, further indicating whether the family can continue to flourish after the next succession.

So, Bai Jingliang put in a lot of effort from a young age and was very determined about cultivation.

"My sister and I have been very close since childhood, and I originally thought that if I worked hard enough, no one would force my sister to do things she didn’t like."

"Even when I become strong enough, I can let my sister do what she enjoys."

As Bai Jingliang spoke these words, his eyes couldn’t help but redden.

"Those decayed old things, they want to marry off my sister to the Qin Family."

The Qin Family is also a prominent family that has been entrenched in this area for hundreds of years. Because the current generation’s cultivators are strong, they have even become a family with influence in the Tianning Prefecture.

The two families have generally had an average relationship, with no significant interactions, especially since the Qin Family has always shown signs of suppressing surrounding noble families. Conversely, the Bai Family has no fondness for the Qin Family.

A few months ago, after the Qin family’s heir had a brief encounter with Bai Junya in Tianning City and found her remarkable.

Indeed, no man can remain unmoved by such a woman.

But unfortunately, that person is the heir of the Qin Family. Most people just think about it, but he has the ability to force many people.

A marriage alliance! This word disrupted the lives of the Bai siblings like a bomb.

Of course, Bai Junya wouldn’t want to become a tool, used as a bargaining chip to exchange for benefits.

Bai Jingliang also couldn’t allow his sister to suffer such grievances.

But the pressure from the clan elders, even Father Bai couldn’t withstand it. They used the pretext that the patriarch must make sacrifices for the prosperity of the entire Bai Family, using the banner of righteousness to forcibly send Bai Junya away.

Later, Bai Jingliang thought of a misguided plan, which was to send his sister far away. At that time, Lily happened to be visiting their home, and the two girls were also very good friends, so they set their sights on the Star Sect.

Han Yu sighed and shook his head, "You might as well have sent her to a major sect, that way she might truly receive protection. The South..."

The cultivation sects in the south cannot compare to those in the Northern Border, which is a well-known fact. As Han Yu traveled northward, the cultivation sects became more powerful, possibly due to geographical factors. The south is impoverished, so how strong can the sects willing to station there be?

Han Yu could predict almost all that followed.

Bai Jingliang shook his head and sighed, "I thought about it, but those major sects have so many rules. If it’s not the time to recruit disciples, and without knowing people inside, we couldn’t get in, and we didn’t have time to wait, so we finally chose the southern Star Sect."

The Bai Family surely sought out the Star Sect. Most likely, Lin Daozong would not offend a noble family for a disciple’s private matter, possibly even offending two noble families.

The Star Sect can be considered a power in the south, but in the eyes of Northern Border noble families, it is obviously lacking.

Han Yu speculated in his heart.

"In failure to let the children walk out, they instead stay in a corner, dreaming daily of the past glory of their ancestors, and in the end, they rely on marriage alliances through girls. Such noble families will eventually fall into decline."

Bai Jingliang said hatefully.

Not all noble families can eventually squeeze into the Nine Sects like the Divine Strategy Institute under the name of a noble family.

But there are definitely not a few noble families dreaming of this.

Tianning Prefecture.

A group of people was already standing by the Bailu River, looking at the distance. A middle-aged couple had complex expressions, the man was about forty, with some gray at his temples, his chiselled face was somewhat seasoned, and a sky-blue brocade robe on him gave him a scholarly air.

The woman was in her early forties but maintained herself exceptionally well, showing no trace of age, only the occasional frown would reveal a wrinkle at the corner of her eye, her face was beautiful, suggesting she was an extraordinary beauty in her youth.

The distant boat’s bow was already visible, but Lin Ruojun wasn’t the slightest bit happy, her eyes reddened, gently using a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

"Must she really come back, dear?"

Bai Chong’an’s face momentarily flashed with worry, but he could only nod heavily, "Weren’t you and I the same?"

Lin Ruojun continually wiped her tears, her heart filled with sadness. She was once also a victim of a marriage alliance, so she deeply doesn’t want Bai Junya to suffer the same. In her heart, she currently despises that group of clan elders intensely.

"They say it’s all for the family, but why don’t they offer their daughters?" Lin Ruojun muttered under her breath.

Bai Chong’an couldn’t respond to her, just showing a complex expression and slowly exhaling.

The boat in the distance became clearer, with two graceful figures standing by the side.

When she left, it was lively, but returning, it was somewhat lonely.

She was returning on the same boat, but her mental realm was entirely different.

Bai Junya’s heart was filled with melancholy, her eyes gazing afar, Lily had lost her usual liveliness, muttering throughout the journey.

"Our Sect Leader is too afraid of trouble. Would your family really come fighting?"

Bai Junya forced a smile and said to her, "This talk must end when we reach the shore."

She then sighed, "Actually, you shouldn’t have accompanied me back."

Lily was sulky, hands on her hips, her eyes wide, complaining, "If I don’t follow, what if you get bullied?"

Bai Junya bitterly smiled in her heart, this silly girl, if even the Star Sect Leader was powerless, how could she help her?

"If your family insists on marrying you off, I’ll take you and run."

Lily said seriously.

"Do you want some pills?"

Han Yu paused for a moment; Bai Jingliang, while talking about his grievances, suddenly asked if there were pills to make him stronger.

Is he trying to take a shortcut?

It wasn’t impossible, as Han Yu seemed to have a supply specifically for those pills.

He then asked Glass, and the result was that Glass looked down upon it.

"Just a single spirit root, no Qi Fortune, no cultivation, taking a pill will cost him half his life."

This arrogance was a bit excessive, with single spirit roots being dismissed as merely insignificant by the Artifact Spirit.

"Don’t you have a standard?"

"At least there should be an innate divine technique!" Little Artifact Spirit hummed.

Bottles were cuter after all. Despite the unknown cost, anything it produced could be consumed by anyone, while the Little Artifact Spirit seemed picky like a rich dog, seemingly targeting only Qi Fortune cultivators or those with exceptional talent.

Han Yu silently criticized in his heart.

Seeing Han Yu shake his head in response, Bai Jingliang sighed deeply and could only smile bitterly and say, "I have to go pick up my sister. Still, I thank you for being willing to listen to me about these things. I’ve been bottling them up for so long without anyone to talk to."

"Maybe in the eyes of those people, my words are nothing but a joke."