My System Is Three Thousand Years Early

After Ning Liang finished speaking, he left the room with his entourage.

Qing Luan hesitated for a moment and then followed Ning Liang out of the Bamboo Cottage.

Soon, the room was left with only Ning Qianxue and Cheng Guang.

Ning Qianxue stood with her hands behind her back as she quietly sized up Cheng Guang.

Suddenly, her red lips slightly parted, her eyebrows and eyes curved like crescent moons, her clear eyes brimming with charm.

"Grandma wasn't lying to me, Princely Heir, you really are quite handsome."

In Ning Qianxue's speech and demeanor,

there was none of the natural fear and respect that others showed when facing Cheng Guang.

There was also no trace of arrogance or contempt, which might stem from respecting someone due to their status.

Moreover, Ning Qianxue seemed to be an easy-going person; interacting with her was rather free from awkwardness and distance.

However, her immediate focus on one's appearance seemed a bit off.

Could it be that Ning Qianxue was a bit of a lookist?

Cheng Guang couldn't help but smile wryly.

"You're not too bad yourself."

Cheng Guang politely responded and then picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and shifted his gaze from Ning Qianxue to look outside the window.

At that moment, Ning Qianxue tilted her head to look at Cheng Guang and suddenly as if remembering something, asked, "Right, weren't you supposed to come today to take me back to Duke Zhen's Mansion to get married?"

"Why did I hear from my dad that you aren't leaving anymore?"

Cheng Guang shook his head.

"Something came up, I need to delay for a bit."

Cheng Guang didn't elaborate further.

Ning Qianxue seemed to half-understand and muttered an "Oh," then she fell silent, unable to find a topic, sat beside Cheng Guang, propped her chin in her hands, and looked around bored.

After a while, Ning Qianxue asked, "Oh, right, Princely Heir, my grandmother said that after getting married, I will belong to Duke Zhen's Mansion. Does that mean I won't be able to return to the Sword Sect afterward?"

"No, you can return."

Ning Qianxue nodded slightly, still propping up her chin, and looked Cheng Guang up and down. "Princely Heir, is there anything interesting outside the window?"

"I've seen the scenery here for many years; I've grown tired of it a long time ago."

Ning Qianxue stood up and followed Cheng Guang's gaze toward the distance.

Cheng Guang laughed, "It's nothing, I was just thinking about something."

At this moment, Cheng Guang had become a conversation stopper, leaving Ning Qianxue wanting to talk, but unable to smoothly open a conversation with him.

She furrowed her brows in frustration.

She seemed like a bit of a chatterbox who hadn't fully matured yet.

Mature chatterboxes don't need others to join in; they can go on by themselves for hours without tiring.

Cheng Guang's eyes were fixed in the direction of the Capital city, waiting for news from there and didn't pay too much attention to Ning Qianxue.

Ning Qianxue sat by his side, tangled in her own thoughts for quite a while before realizing she didn't know what to talk about with the Princely Heir, and thus began to cultivate in place.

Cheng Guang noticed Ning Qianxue's movements beside him, withdrew his gaze from the window, and upon seeing Ning Qianxue already beginning to cultivate, he was momentarily taken aback.

The aura emitting from Ning Qianxue's body,

Was almost at the Eighth Rank.

The Sword Path and Martial Cultivation are essentially similar, being branches of Martial Cultivation, hence the stages and names are the same.

This meant that Ning Qianxue was already a powerhouse in the Rebirth Realm.

How old was Ning Qianxue now?

She's not even older than me, right?

Perhaps even a few years younger than me, and she's already a powerhouse in the Rebirth Realm?

Ordinary cultivators in Spirit Dao probably don't advance as fast as Ning Qianxue, right?

Cheng Guang was suddenly taken aback, as Ning Qianxue unwittingly showed off her skills in front of him, without even realizing it.

Cheng Guang watched Ning Qianxue and pondered for a moment. He suddenly felt that the reason why Ning Qianxue's cultivation was so high was likely because, aside from cultivating, she didn't do anything else in her daily life.

She had always lived reclusively in this Ancient Courtyard.

The vast Sword Pond Ancient Courtyard was seldom frequented by outsiders, except for some servants who were exceedingly respectful.

Ning Qianxue could be said to not have a single friend.

It was difficult for her to converse with others on a daily basis.

Perhaps that was why she wanted to talk and converse with him.

Considering this, Cheng Guang suddenly felt that he may have been a little too indifferent to Ning Qianxue.

Moreover, Cheng Guang also noticed that Ning Qianxue didn't seem to understand the true meaning of getting married.

The upper echelons of the Taihao Sword Sect arranged her marriage to him, and without thinking, she simply agreed.

She didn't worry about whether he was a good person.

Nor was she concerned about how the marriage might affect her.

Instead, she was concerned about whether he was handsome.

Cheng Guang smiled wryly at that thought.

Although it was his first meeting with Ning Qianxue, her actions made him laugh involuntarily.

After watching Ning Qianxue cultivate for a while, Cheng Guang took his gaze away from her. Find your next read at empire

Someone who worked so hard would naturally have higher cultivation; it wasn't surprising at all.

Not like himself, such a slacker.

Cheng Guang silently criticized himself and turned his attention back outside the window.

After pondering for a moment, he thought that by now, Zhao Jin must have arrived in the Capital city and disseminated the news.

He didn't plan on informing Cheng Zhihai in advance that he hadn't actually encountered any trouble.

First, telling him wouldn't make much difference; with Cheng Zhihai's rigid nature, there was no way he could put on a convincing act.

Anyone with a clear eye would be able to tell at a glance whether Cheng Zhihai was pretending or not.

He couldn't possibly deceive Emperor Zhou.

Second, as long as Cheng Zhihai heard the news and came to investigate near Tianmen Mountain, he would naturally discover that he hadn't encountered any trouble at all.