"Oh, oh, oh..." He Pingsheng didn't know why Qiao Huizhu had that expression, so he could only nod and say, "Then I won't ask!"
Such matters are useless for cultivation, so it's better not to ask.
"Now, here's the problem!"
Qiao Huizhu sat on the stone stool, leaning forward, her face closer to He Pingsheng.
Then she whispered, "You killed my Dao Companion, and now I can't get married!"
"Are you going to compensate me with one?"
He Pingsheng immediately jumped up as if something had bitten his tail: "I... how can I compensate?"
"He's already dead, how can I compensate you?"
"Does Xiao Bufan have a younger brother?"
Qiao Huizhu's face instantly darkened again.
She didn't speak, just stared at He Pingsheng for a full dozen breaths before saying, "He Pingsheng, you don't seem very foolish, do you?"
"Don't you understand what I mean?"
He Pingsheng calmed down at this moment. He looked at Qiao Huizhu and tentatively asked, "Do you mean, to compensate you with me?"
"Pfft..." Qiao Huizhu burst into laughter and said, "Finally understood?"
He Pingsheng's old face turned red, and he said, "This... this... wouldn't it be too much of a grievance for Senior Sister Qiao?"
"Don't say that!" Qiao Huizhu said, "However, for the two of us to become Dao Companions, it won't be that smooth!"
"Our Old Ancestor of Tianfu Mountain said he respects my choice!"
"But if you want to become my Dao Companion, he has one condition!"
He Pingsheng asked, "What condition?"
Qiao Huizhu said, "The Old Ancestor said that only when you cultivate to the Golden Core Stage can we officially become Dao Companions!"
"Ah?" He Pingsheng's mouth fell open: Golden Core Stage?
Although he possessed a Heaven-Defying treasure like the gathering treasure basin, the Golden Core Stage was still a bit too distant for him.
According to Jade Profound Martial Uncle's theory, those who can establish Foundation Establishment at thirty and enter Golden Core at one hundred are considered Geniuses.
So if I want to enter Golden Core, I'll need at least another eighty years?
This...
"If you also look favorably upon me!" Qiao Huizhu said, "Then just agree for now, and we'll talk about future matters later!"
He Pingsheng had an ordinary appearance and ordinary cultivation.
His Family background was even less than nothing.
Before, Qiao Huizhu had seen him three times, but she had never given him a second glance.
However, by a strange twist of fate, in the cave of that Secret Realm, under the influence of medicinal power, she had a night of passion with He Pingsheng, who was unconscious due to Divine Thought exhaustion.
Things had changed a bit.
At first, Qiao Huizhu also thought of just letting it go.
After all, He Pingsheng himself didn't know about it.
But as time went on, this ordinary-looking, ordinary-cultivating fellow, He Pingsheng, actually became more and more important in her Heart.
When she broke through from the Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level to the Foundation Establishment Stage, He Pingsheng had once become her Heart Demon.
Therefore, three years later today, after much consideration, Qiao Huizhu decided to tell her aunt everything and then brought her aunt to Tai Xu Sect.
Otherwise, she really didn't plan on ever seeing He Pingsheng again in this life.
"Of course, don't answer me yet!" Qiao Huizhu said, "I still need to explain the risks involved to you one by one!"
"Besides the condition from our Family's Old Ancestor, there's another point!"
"That is the Xiao Family!"
"The Xiao Family will try to obstruct us!"
He Pingsheng said, "Xiao Bufan is already dead, what's the point of their obstruction?"
Qiao Huizhu shook her head and said, "It's not that simple. The Xiao Family's intention is for me to remarry a Disciple from their Family!"
"The person for the marriage alliance is named Xiao Xuan!"
"I don't know much about Xiao Xuan, but if I refuse him and get engaged to you, I'm worried he'll come looking for trouble with you!"
"His cultivation is not high right now, only at the Qi Refining Stage Tenth Layer, but I heard that he is currently the Xiao Family's number one Genius!"
"For some reason, he only started cultivating at twenty years old!"
"In just three years, he transformed from an ordinary Mortal to the Qi Refining Stage Tenth Layer!"
"He's the same age as you, twenty-three this year!"
He Pingsheng felt a pang of discomfort.
Three years, Qi Refining Stage Tenth Layer?
He really is a monster.
"Then... why didn't he cultivate in his first twenty years?" He Pingsheng asked again.
Qiao Huizhu said, "I heard that before, everyone thought he was a Mortal without a Spiritual Root, but later they discovered that he didn't lack a Spiritual Root, but rather possessed the rare Empty Spiritual Root!"
"Empty Spiritual Root?" He Pingsheng said, "What kind of Spiritual Root is that?"
Qiao Huizhu said, "I don't know either, but that's not the point. The point is, are you afraid?"
"If you're afraid, just pretend I didn't say anything!"
"If you're not afraid, then the two of us will get engaged!"
Qiao Huizhu's visit today was not necessarily to get engaged to He Pingsheng.
She had two goals.
The first was to get engaged to He Pingsheng and become Dao Companions, which would eliminate her Heart Demon.
The second was for He Pingsheng to reject her personally, which could also sever her Heart Demon.
Either one would work!
Although the second outcome would make her sad and hard to accept.
"He Pingsheng, do you... agree?" Qiao Huizhu looked at him earnestly, her large eyes filled with anticipation.
He Pingsheng nodded and said, "The first time I saw Senior Sister Qiao, I was struck by her beauty. At that time, I even thought that Senior Sister Qiao's beauty was enhanced by a Disguise Talisman!"
"The second time I saw Senior Sister Qiao, I thought, if I could become Dao Companions with a woman like you in this life, it would truly be a blessing for three lifetimes!"
"I lost my parents when I was in my teens and became an orphan. Senior Sister Qiao doesn't disdain my humble background, doesn't disdain my coarse appearance, and doesn't disdain my ordinary cultivation!"
"Why would I refuse Senior Sister Qiao then?"
"So, becoming Dao Companions with Senior Sister Qiao is something I eagerly desire!"
In that instant, He Pingsheng thought of many things.
He also considered whether the other party was scheming against him.
It must be said that this was possible.
But even if it was possible, what then?
If it was truly a scheme, and you refused, would others stop scheming?
If not through a marriage contract, they could scheme through other means.
So, when considering the marriage contract, one could directly ignore the matter of the other party's scheming.
It's just that he would need to be more careful and cautious in the future.
Besides, a Dao Companion who presented herself was precisely the person he admired. If he refused, wouldn't that be going against the Heavenly Dao? Wouldn't it be going against his own Dao Heart?
As for the Xiao Family, and Xiao Xuan?
There was even less need to consider them.
Just ignore them!
Hearing He Pingsheng's words, Qiao Huizhu smiled.
For her, this was also the most ideal outcome.
He Pingsheng agreed, so now things would be simple!
Yu Ning had no reason to object!
Moreover, because of He Pingsheng's matter, Old Ancestor Chongyang, who had not left seclusion for a long time, also emerged from his Dao field and personally presided over the engagement ceremony for He Pingsheng.
