Longevity begins with an old woman

Chapter 182 Retirement?

Xu Mu chose to refuse the olive branch offered by Shang Lian.

"Sorry! I'm afraid I can't promise you!"

Xu Mu smiled and shook his head.

The daughter Shang Lian said would naturally not be Shang Yaoyao. Although Xu Mu showed good talent, he hadn't reached the point where Shang Yaoyao would marry him.

To put it simply, a woman's talent can be bad, but a man's talent must not be bad. If a woman's talent is good, then a man's talent must be better.

With the talent of Shang Yaoyao, if you want to marry her, you must not only have good talent, but also have a background.

It is also commonly known as a good match.

And Xu Mu obviously can't reach it, and it can even be said to be far behind.

"Don't you stop thinking about it, I just offered such a good condition for the sake of medicine!"

Shang Lian frowned slightly, with a hint of displeasure.

Although Xu Mu defeated Bai Yingwu and became the top ten in the advanced competition, the incompleteness of spirit and soul is still a fatal flaw that cannot be erased. No one knows whether Xu Mu's talent is still there after the advanced foundation is established.

"Thank you Uncle Shang for your kindness, I have my own plan! But—"

"But what?"

Shang Lian frowned even deeper.

"But if uncle is willing to marry Sister Yaoyao to me, I can consider it!"

Xu Mu smiled and looked at the dazed Shang Yaoyao.

Shang Lian's face darkened immediately.

This kid really didn't follow his heart!
"What nonsense are you talking about? My sisters are fine!"

Shang Yaoyao's face was flushed and slightly coquettish, which made Shang Lian's face even uglier.

If this allowed the two to continue to get along, something would definitely go wrong.

He promised to let Shang Yaoyao worship at Gu Jianfeng, but he was afraid that Shang Yaoyao would be abducted, but he almost had an accident.

"Yaoyao already has a marriage contract with Mr. Cao, so don't even think about it, if you don't want to, forget it! Our merchants can't afford it!"

Shang Lian said with an angry face.

Shang Yaoyao's face paled slightly, and she didn't say anything to refute. It seems that Shang Lian is not talking nonsense about the marriage contract.

Xu Mu's eyes flickered, he really didn't know about the marriage contract.

If he knew, he would definitely not say such ridiculous words.

"I was just joking, Uncle Shang, don't get me wrong, I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first!"

Xu Mu turned and left in a little embarrassment.

He didn't want to get involved in troublesome things. Since the other party has a marriage contract, it's better not to have too much contact.

You can't fool Shang Yaoyao into retiring the marriage, right?

What if the son of the Cao family said that 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, don't bully the young and poor?
He doesn't want to be a villain.

As for Shang Yaoyao's previous help, the income earned from this competition is enough to make up for it.

"Senior brother!"

Shang Yaoyao wanted to catch up, but was held back by Shang Lian.

"This little guy has a wicked mind. You should avoid dealing with him in the future. It would be bad if someone from the Cao family finds out!" Shang Lian warned.

If Xu Mu's talent is average, it's okay, the Cao family won't be suspicious, but now that Xu Mu has shown a good talent, and he has crooked thoughts about the business of medicines, so we have to guard against it, in case a child is ignorant and messes up , That's not only a slap in the face of the businessman, but also a slap in the face of the Cao family.

The Cao family is the head of the five major families, and their strength is far stronger than their merchants. If they offend the Cao family, even if they survive, their merchants will probably be hurt.

"Father, what are you thinking! We have nothing!"

Shang Yaoyao still wanted to explain, but was interrupted directly by Shang Lian.

"No better, you have already advanced to build a foundation, so don't go to Gujianfeng in the future! Don't you always want to learn formations? I will arrange you to enter the formation hall to learn formations with Master Shi through the family relationship Let's go! When Mr. Cao's family advances to Jindan and inherits the position of Patriarch, the two of you will get married!" Shang Lian said without doubt.

"But I-"

"Don't let it go, it's settled!"

"I see!"

Shang Yaoyao had no choice but to surrender.

Everything about her comes from her family, without her family she is nothing, the marriage with the Cao family is the decision of the whole family, she cannot refuse it.

To blame can only be blamed on her talent is too good!
"Junior Brother, what did you say? Won't Junior Sister go back with us?"

Seeing that only Xu Mu came back, Luo Qingchen asked in confusion.

"Nothing! Junior Sister Shang has something to do, let's go back first!"

Xu Mu didn't say anything about seeing Shang Lian.

"Oh, okay!"

The two didn't ask, Shang Yaoyao seldom went back to Gu Jianfeng, if it wasn't for Xu Mu's reason, they might not see each other twice a year.

Not long after returning, Xu Mu sensed movement in the storage bag, opened it to check, and found that someone sent him a message.

After taking out the communication jade slip and injecting spiritual power, the voice of merchant medicine came out.

"Junior brother, I'm sorry! My father has no other intentions!"

"It should be me who said I'm sorry! It was just a joke at the time, so please don't take offense, Senior Sister!"

Xu Mu recorded the audio and passed it on through the jade slips.

Now that the sect's grand array is not activated, it is still very easy to send a message over a short distance.

Soon, Shang Yaoyao replied.

"It's okay! By the way, I may not be able to see you recently. If there is anything, we can contact you through Yujian. Remember, try to be at night! Also, try to hide your strength as much as possible in tomorrow's game!"

"I see!"

"I will remind you one last time, call me Miss! Otherwise, I will definitely clean you up next time we meet!"

Xu Muquan pretended not to hear the last message.

It's naive to want to scare him from dozens of miles away!

"Miss, I see!"

……

Time flies, and soon it is the sixth round of the game.

This time Xu Mu's opponent is Qi Yue.

"Senior brother Xu, I didn't expect the two of us to meet!"

Qi Yue walked onto the ring and said with a smile.

"I didn't expect it either."

Xu Mu also laughed.

"Senior Brother Xu, don't expect me to hold back."

"me too!"

The two said a few words, and the game officially started.

There was no anger on the verge of a sword, Qi Yue used his sword tactics, Xu Mu also responded with sword moves, the two fought each other for hundreds of rounds, Qi Yue took the initiative to withdraw the flying sword and surrendered.

"I knew Senior Brother Xu was really extraordinary!"

Qi Yue was not sad because he lost the game, but laughed and praised Xu Mu.

"Junior Brother Qi is too polite, I'm still waiting for you to become a fellow Taoist and support me!"

"Hahahaha! Yes! But brother, you have to advance to Mahayana, and you have to promote me to Nascent Soul!"

The two of them started making irrelevant jokes again, just like when they first entered the mountain gate.

This time, when they went down to the arena again, none of the disciples of Fallen Sword Peak dared to underestimate Xu Mu. Qi Yue introduced Xu Mu one by one, and everyone politely called Xu Senior Brother, including the one who was defeated by Xu Mu at the beginning. Falling Sword Peak female disciple.

Xu Mu also responded politely, and the atmosphere quickly became lively.

Qi Yue has a wide range of friends, and disciples from other peaks join in, making friends one by one.

After defeating Qi Yue, Xu Mu has advanced to the semi-finals. No matter what the future holds, at least at this moment he is already the focus of attention.

Those disciples who originally looked down on him and looked down on him are now willing to befriend him.

In just a few days, the original lonely family became a fan of everyone.

This is talent, this is strength!
When the crowd dispersed, not long after the three of Xu Mu returned to Gujian Peak, several forces came to visit, including the Cao family, the head of the five major families.

(End of this chapter)