Chapter 187: Her feelings
” Xiao’er look, Qiang have chosen a dress for you, see if you like it. ” Lao Rong said, showing a white dress.
“…” Xiao sat absent mindedly, her eyes lingering outside the window.
Although she had decided to just forget about Jayden and focus on her cultivation, her mind just kept thinking about him, making it impossible for her to do anything.
Lao Rong sensed her daughter’s strange behaviour, she had been like that ever since returning from the mission. Lao Rong caressed Xiao’s hair and spoke:
” Xiao’er, if something is bothering you, just tell me. We can still cancel the marriage if you want. ”
” I… I don’t know what to do. ” She replied and bit her lip. Just the thought of never being able to see him caused pain in her heart.
And thinking that if he did return and found that she had married to Qiang, Xiao didn’t know how she would feel if he decided to forget about her or rather she didn’t want to think about it.
” There’s still some time before your marriage, so you should use this time to clear your head and make a decision you won’t regret when in the future you look back at yourself. ” Lao Rong said.
” If you’re marrying Qiang because of his family or talent, then I suggest you to at least get to know him before you make a decision.
Your father was from a good family and had a great talent, but now look at me, I regret ever marrying him, though the only good thing that happened because of my decision is you. ” She added looking at her daughter adoringly.
“…”
Xiao lowered her head, she is already aware of the kind of person Qiang is and she knew it was impossible for her to fall in love with him, even more so when she is already in love with someone else.
” I just want what’s best for you, tell me is there someone you like? ” Lao Rong asked, she knew her daughter all too well.
” …T- There is. ” Xiao Rong murmured.
Lao Rong was surprised by her daughter’s confession, she have always just cared about her cultivation, and has never been close to anyone. It has been so long since she saw so many emotions on her daughter’s face.
” Can you tell me who is it? ” She asked, after composing herself.
“…” Xiao Rong remained silent.
” Hmm, then can you tell me why aren’t you marrying him instead? Because of his poor cultivation talent or low status or is he too ugly? ” She asked after a few moments.
Xiao pondered her mother’s words, ‘ Wang Jin is even stronger than me, despite being younger so he has great talent, he is the most handsome man I’ve seen in my entire life and as for his status, he is even superior to me. ‘ she thought.
” No, it’s none of that. ” She said and then added: ” I- It’s because his thoughts are getting in the way of cultivation, I kept get him out of my head. ”
Lao Rong was once again surprised by her daughter’s words, she took in a few deep breaths, ‘ She has already fallen for someone so deeply? I never thought my icy cold daughter could ever fall in love, just who is it to make her like that? ‘ she wondered.
” Did he love you too? ” Lao Rong asked, though she doubted there was anyone who wouldn’t fall for Xiao.
Like a lovestruck teenage girl, Xiao had a shy expression, her cheeks were a little rosy as she spoke: ” Yeah, he is the one who confessed to being first, b-but… ” She didn’t know how to finish the sentence.
” But what? ” Lao Rong asked curiously, seeing a completely new side of her daughter.
” But he said that he was going to forget about me and move on, he even wished me good luck for my marriage with Qiang. ” As she said this, Xiao felt a heart ache, his words still ringing in her head.
Xiao hadn’t mentioned the fact that she wasn’t even aware of whether he was alive or not since her mother would be able to know who Xiao is referring to.
” Why is he giving up? By any chance, did you reject him? ” Lao Rong asked.
” Y-Yes I did, more than a few times too. ” Xiao replied, suddenly regretting every moment in which she had rejected Jayden’s confession if only she had said yes back then, then she would probably be with him, in his embrace.
” Haa… Somehow I expected something like this from you, my daughter. Anyway, if you are really in love with him, you should at least make it so that he doesn’t give up on you. ” Lao said.
” How can I do that? ” Xiao asked feeling that this would answer one of her many questions.
” For that, you have to talk to him and figure out the rest on your own. ” Lao Rong said, acting mysterious.
“…”
” As for your marriage, decide whether or not you want to cancel it. ”
After saying that, she glanced at her daughter one last time and walks out of her room, leaving Xiao alone.
Xiao thought that talking with her mother would help her but it made her even more confused, after a sigh, she again began to look out of the window.
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Jayden had stayed with all the women for an entire day and a night, this time there were more than 60 women who wanted to cultivate with him. Even the big room felt small, so they shifted to the hall and placed beds there.
In the next morning, Jayden finally decided to leave, although the women looked reluctant but after he promised to come to meet them soon, they all said good bye to him and gave him good bye kisses.
Jayden walks out of the village, after waving goodbye, he turns into a black ray of light and disappears from everyone’s site. Using the Infernal step, Jayden ran towards the bandit’s hideout.
He found their location from the memory of one of the bandits whom he had tortured earlier. They have been working with the Buddhist sect for a long time and have killed and abducted countless people, destroying various families.
” Anna, now that I’ve reached the 1st stage of the Spirit Strengthening realm, are you going to keep your word and tell me about the first use of these Asura bracelets, right? ” Jayden said, as he wondered what kind of benefits these bracelets would bring to him.
” Alright, I’ll tell you the first way of how to use them. But first, go and find a proper place to cultivate. ” Anna replied.
” Okay, I guess I’ll do that after reaching the Beginning kingdom, for now, I should focus on these bugs. ” He said, observing the cave in which over 344 bandits were present.
The cave was situated at the edge of the jade forest, pretty far away from the Red Arm bandits. Even with his speed slowed, Jayden reached the place in less than half an hour.
Without thinking much, he walks straight into the cave, and deploys an array at the entrance of the cave, just to prevent any one from escaping.
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