Gu Junye did not answer. He had already stated that their relationship was nowhere near that close. Whoever "Junye" was, it certainly was not him.
"Junye, my father thinks the two of us make a great match. He's coming to your house tonight with a marriage proposal to seal our engagement."
Only then did Gu Junye react, raising his head to look at Mu Xi.
As the reincarnation of a grand Tribulation Transcendence powerhouse, how could he lose his primordial yang here? How would he cultivate in the future if he did?
He remained silent, lowering his head again to continue reading his book as though unconcerned by the matter.
Seeing this, Mu Xi stood there for a moment before leaving.
In truth, she had privately spoken to her father, telling him that she wanted to marry Gu Junye.
It did not matter that Gu Junye had no feelings for her right now. Once the engagement was set, giving them a reason to interact, he would eventually come around and grow fond of her.
After school, things went exactly as Mu Xi had said. The Mu family arrived bearing betrothal gifts to propose marriage to the Gu family.
The head of the Gu family—Gu Junye's father—had already discussed and agreed to the match earlier during the day. This gathering was merely a formality.
Both the Gu and Mu families were Golden Core clans. Whether in family background or appearance, Gu Junye and Mu Xi were a perfect match.
"No, I don't agree to this marriage." Gu Junye openly objected to both families' decision right in front of everyone.
"Impudent! Who gave you any say in this?!" Father Gu flew into a rage, feeling his face had been disgraced.
He had never cared much for this second son of his.
"I am one of the parties in this engagement, so why shouldn't I have a say?" Gu Junye ignored his father's wrath. As the reincarnation of the grand Daoist Lord Wanfa, even the Nine-Nine Immortal Ascension Tribulation had failed to make him bend his back. Whom had he ever feared?
"Marriages are decreed by parents and arranged by matchmakers—there is no room for your nonsense!"
"You bumped into Mu Xi in broad daylight! Men and women should maintain proper distance! With things like this, how is Mu Xi supposed to marry anyone else in the future?!"
"We are both cultivator clans. When we step onto the cultivation path in the future, it is entirely normal for men and women to bump into each other. Are we supposed to distinguish between men and women in combat down the road?"
In his previous life, he had slain countless demonic female cultivators. Was he supposed to have married all of them as well?
"Pure sophistry!"
Unable to out-argue Gu Junye, Father Gu could only dismiss it as sophistry.
Mu Xi also looked at Gu Junye with tearful eyes. "Junye, do you really loathe me that much?"
In front of so many people, Father Gu found himself backed into a corner with no face-saving way out. Father Mu stepped forward to smooth things over. "It's fine, it's fine. It's just a child throwing a tantrum. Once he enters the bridal chamber, everything will be fine."
"I will not enter the bridal chamber."
"It's not up to you! Even if I have to drag you, I'll drag you into the bridal chamber!"
Hearing this, Gu Junye said nothing. He merely nodded, walked to the doorway, and invited in several constables who had been waiting outside for a long time.
"Constable brothers, you see, what did I tell you? We have a case of violent interference with marriage freedom right here. They intend to drag me into the bridal chamber by force."
The moment he learned of the impending engagement, he had gone straight to report the crime after school before returning home.
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Observing from the shadows, Meng Jingzhou looked at Lu Yang and gave Gu Junye high praise: "Law-abiding, honest, dutiful, and down-to-earth in cultivation—he fits Senior Brother Dai's criteria to a tee. This must be the person Senior Brother Dai is looking for."
Lu Yang nodded as well. "He's good seedling material for our Dao Seeking Sect."
Chapter 705