northernbook Chapter 196 The Female Immortal Cultivator Wasteful 2
Chapter 196 The Female Immortal Cultivator Wasteful 2
The head of the Gu family, the largest family in the Tianxuan Continent, lowered his eyes to look at his youngest son kneeling on the ground.
"Xing'er, it turns out that your mother wanted to choose a wife for you, but you refused, saying that you wanted to enjoy a few more years of freedom. Now that the Heavenly Dao Contract has been signed, do you regret it?"
"Mother, I have no regrets." Gu Lianxing looked up at his mother, his eyes reddening as he said, "It's a pity that I didn't get to spend more years with you and your father."
"Forget it, forget it. Everything is God's will. This is the dowry your father asked me to give you. I also added some for your mother. Remember to humbly serve your wife and mistress in the future. Never show any disobedience, otherwise you will be punished by heaven and your soul will be scattered. No one can save you."
"Yes, mother. Please tell father that Rong'er cannot say goodbye to him."
After the contract is signed by heaven, the husband must reach his wife within twelve hours, otherwise he will perish in pain.
This is also the reason why the husband chosen by heaven is basically from the same continent as the woman.
"Xing'er, you need to take care of yourself in the future."
Once a son gets married, it's like spilled water. After all, the contract is too overbearing. In order to prevent women from using the contract to control their husband's family, basically all men's fathers' families will cut off ties with them after they get married.
Unless the man marries a woman of high status, which makes her husband's family want to get close to him.
"Waste!" The Lord of Chu City was so angry that he whipped his legitimate son who was kneeling on the ground with a barbed whip.
"I spent so many years and so many spirit stones to train you, thinking you could climb up the social ladder. But you were chosen by heaven to marry a concubine's daughter from a tiny town!"
He became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He threw the whip and kicked him several times before waving his hands and shouting, "Throw this useless piece of trash out of Chu City!"
What loving mother? What dowry?
The reason she didn't let anyone keep all his clothes was because she, the City Lord Chu, still had some maternal love!
Chu Zhezhi lowered his eyes and held his clothes tightly. Even though the pain in his back made him feel dizzy, he did not react.
There were some spirit stones that he had saved in the brocade bag he was wearing. He didn't know if they were enough to be sent to Lin Cheng's so-called wife.
If it's not enough, then I'll just die.
He had no other choice anyway.
Compared to those baby boys who died of suffocation because their fathers were not favored and their mothers were unwilling to sign a temporary contract when they were born, he was already very lucky.
"My son," In Frost City, the northernmost city of Tianxuan Continent, Shuang Wuchen's father was hugging him and crying until he almost fainted.
"Heaven is so unfair, Heaven is so unfair! Why are you so cruel to us men? My son, you'll be fourteen in three months! How can you endure the torture from your wife? This is tearing your heart out as a father!"
The Frost City Lord, who looked helpless, advised: "Well, we don't know how far Lin City is. Hurry up and give him the dowry you prepared for him, and let your son set off."
After hearing his wife's words, Shuang Wuchen's father didn't dare to say anything more. He could only nod obediently and handed a space ring to Shuang Wuchen. He felt a little reluctant and helpless, but more worried about the fate of his own son.
"Go, my son. Remember to be obedient and never disobey your wife."
"Yes, son, I understand. Mother, father, I kowtow to you."
That evening, Lin Ruan had just finished dinner and was sitting in the main seat in the study of the City Lord's Mansion, flipping through the Lin family's property books. At this time, the housekeeper came to report: "Master, three young men want to see you. They all claim to be the husbands contracted by the Heavenly Dao for you."
The steward was accustomed to this matter. After each woman awakens, the Heavenly Dao contracts three husbands for her. Gu Lianxing and the other three naturally didn't arrive at the same time, but it wasn't yet twelve hours. To avoid disturbing the city lord, the steward waited until all three arrived before reporting in.
Gu Lianxing was the first to arrive, while Chu Zhezhi, who was closest to Lincheng, was the last. After arriving in Lincheng, he discovered he still had some spirit stones left, so he went to the clinic to have a doctor stop the bleeding and bought some clean clothes to change into.
Lin Ruan raised an eyebrow, placed the booklet on the desk, and said, "Let them in, housekeeper. Arrange a courtyard and servants for the three of them."
"Yes, master."
After a while, Gu Lianxing, Chu Zhezhi and Shuang Wuchen were brought to the study.
As soon as they entered, the three of them lowered themselves to the ground, using their knees as feet to move closer to Lin Ruan. Then, they knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, saying, "Servant Gu Lianxing (Chu Zhezhi/Shuang Wuchen) pays homage to the wife and mistress. I wish her a long and healthy life, and a smooth cultivation. From now on, this servant will do his utmost to serve her, even to the bitter end, without regrets."
The three people's postures are so standard that they seem to be the same person.
Lin Ruan hummed and said, "Get up."
Gu Lianxing and the other two straightened their backs, but they were still kneeling on the ground.
The contract lingering in the sea of consciousness felt its master's satisfaction and relaxed a little. The three of them felt the pressure on their hearts ease a little, and realizing Lin Ruan's satisfaction with them, their hearts became even more trembling with fear.
They understood that their wife was a person who valued the rules of her husband.
Shuang Wuchen was the youngest. When Lin Ruan said "get up", he wanted to stand up directly, but he noticed that the two brothers in front of him just straightened their bodies without moving their knees at all, so he just followed obediently.
He didn't even dare to think about how the contract in his body would torture him if he really stood up and made his wife unhappy.
Lin Ruan looked at the three men kneeling on the ground. They each had their own unique demeanor, but all seemed a bit reserved and uneasy. She observed them with great interest, thinking to herself that these three men all looked good and seemed to have reached the Foundation Establishment stage.
After all, cultivators in the foundation-building stage have a chance to cleanse their bones and marrow, which is why there are few ugly-looking people in the world of immortal cultivation.
"Everyone, introduce yourselves. Where are you from? How old are you? What's your level of cultivation? What are your spiritual roots? Tell us everything." Lin Ruan leaned back in his chair and instructed casually.
In this world, women's spiritual roots will awaken when they are at the stage of forming a pill. It is different for men, who are born with spiritual roots. However, the highest spiritual roots are at the Xuan level, which is above average.
Gu Lianxing spoke first in a gentle voice: "My wife, I am your servant Gu Lianxing, a sword cultivator. I am eighteen years old this year. I have the Xuan-level top-grade water spiritual roots, and my cultivation has reached the great perfection of the foundation-building stage. I come from Tianxuan City. This is the dowry my mother and father asked me to give to you. Please accept it, my wife." After he finished speaking, he bowed his head respectfully and raised a space ring above his head with both hands.
Lin Ruan looked at him curiously.
Most men of this era are auxiliary cultivators, such as alchemy cultivators, weapon cultivators, talisman cultivators, etc., and it is extremely rare to see them practicing swordsmanship.
After all, sword cultivation really costs a lot of money.
As men are subordinate to women, few women are willing to spend money to forge a sword for men.
It can be seen that Gu Lianxing's mother really dotes on this child.
Shuang Wuchen said timidly: "My dear wife, my servant's name is Shuang Wuchen. I am a talisman cultivator from Shuang City, the northernmost city of Tianxuan Continent. I am fourteen years old this year. I have just reached the great perfection of foundation building and have a top-grade Xuan-level ice spirit root. This is my dowry, my dear wife, please accept it." After saying this, he tremblingly raised a space ring.
Chu Zhezhi finally spoke, his voice slightly hoarse, "My wife, this servant, Chu Cheng, is a weapon cultivator, sixteen years old, at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and possesses a top-grade Xuan-level fire spirit root." A flicker of fear flashed across his eyes, but it was quickly concealed. He raised his three remaining mid-grade spirit stones above his head and whispered, "My wife, I am a useless servant. These three mid-grade spirit stones are all I have as my dowry. Please punish me, my wife."
Lin Ruan smiled and said casually: "Put away all your things. I don't need your small fortune."
She really had nothing to lack. Before she left the previous world of immortal cultivation, she went on a killing spree, starting from the top sects and slaughtering them one by one. She looted all the spiritual stone veins, natural treasures, and so on in that world. In short, everything related to immortal cultivation was completely plundered. She even dug out the spiritual roots of the cultivators one by one, and turned this world into the Dharma Ending Age.
But it doesn’t matter, except for the fairy materials, other things can be restored again during the cycle.
It doesn’t matter if it’s not restored, because that world will be absorbed by the system anyway.
Who would have thought that just one sentence would cause the contracts within the three people's bodies to tighten again, making it almost impossible for them to breathe.
"Ruanruan, you have to accept their dowry. This is a ceremony stipulated in the contract. If you don't, they will die."
Seeing that Lin Ruan didn't understand why her casual truth made the three people on the ground turn pale in an instant, the system explained.
Gu Lianxing and the others felt uncomfortable. It was not that they did not want to beg for mercy, but the education they had received since childhood made them dare not speak without the woman's permission. They could only grit their teeth and endure it silently.
No matter how many husbands a woman has, the three contracted positions with the Heavenly Dao will always exist. In other words, as long as a woman has fewer than three contracted husbands, the Heavenly Dao will immediately choose another husband for her.
Therefore, women often get tired of playing around and torture their husbands to death so that they can get a new one. Although they can make a contract at will, it is still not as exciting as opening a blind box by heaven.
Fortunately, it is very easy for men to conceive in this world, and the male birth rate is much higher than that of women, otherwise there would not be enough men to be ruined by women in this world.
After another sigh of emotion, Lin Ruan changed the subject and said, "Since it's such a kind gesture from you, I'll accept it." The three of them felt the objects they held in their hands being swept away by a surge of spiritual energy. As if they had been pardoned, they quickly kowtowed in gratitude. The constraints of the contract were instantly loosened, and the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though after handing it over they had nothing left except the clothes they were wearing.
Then they found that their wife had gone into the inner room of the study without saying a word, and then there was no sound...
Gu Lianxing and the other two:...
Although women in this world never regard men as human beings, even if they are just objects, the study is not big, and the three of them kneeling here together can be considered to have a sense of presence, right?
Just leave like that?