Legend of the Gu Demon

Chimai Mansion, candlelight swaying,

Chi Ning sat quietly in the room, her eyes dull, her expression stunned, and she murmured softly, as if she couldn't believe what she just heard.

"Father...what are you talking about?!"

"You want me to marry Ningchen!!"

Chi Lian also had his eyebrows lowered and was silent, his expression hidden under the candlelight, making it difficult to fathom.

After a moment, he seemed to have made a serious decision. He raised his head, with a bit of sternness in his eyes.

"That's right, Chi Ning, I and even our Chimai need you to marry Ningchen, the elder of the Ningchen family!"

Chi Lian deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word "家老", obviously to remind Chi Ning of Ningchen's current identity.

Chi Ning was also speechless when he heard the words. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only turn it into a few words.

"...but...I..."

"There's nothing to worry about. I've asked Chishan to invite Elder Ningchen. You just need to receive Elder Ningchen!"

Chi Lian gave a soft drink, and there was a bit of cruelty in his words, which seemed extremely unkind.

As if the person in front of me is not his biological daughter,

Chi Ning's eyes dimmed a bit when he heard this, and he could only agree lightly, his voice was like a mosquito.

"...Yes...I understand..."

Then Chi Ning slowly stood up and walked out of the room,

Opening the door, wisps of night wind drifted into the room along the cracks in the door.

The silver moon was in the sky, casting thousands of clear rays of light, making the bookcase in front of Chi Lian's eyes extremely misty.

But Chi Lian just stared at Chi Ning's retreating back quietly, and shed tears unconsciously as he looked at it.

The clear moonlight draped over Chi Ning's delicate body like gauze, but it seemed to end the loneliness.

Such a figure fell into Chi Lian's eyes, but it made his heart hurt like a knife.

A few drops of clear tears flowed down the corners of the eyes, across the cheeks, and wet the rice paper on the table.

"Chi Ning...don't blame me, dad..."

"Our Red Vein has been weaker than the Desert Vein in recent years. In recent times, it has even become worse than Yao Ji's, so I have to find a way!"

"For a young and apolitical elder like Ningchen, if we don't take action, other political forces will soon offer him an olive branch!"

"Therefore, for the sake of Red Vein, Chi Ning, I have to sacrifice you to pull Ningchen into Red Vein!"

"Chi Ning, Ningchen has an extraordinary handsome appearance. He can take on the role of elder of the family at such a young age. He has found a good husband for you..."

As Chi Ning's father, how could Chi Lian not love his daughter?

However, considering Chimai's current embarrassing situation in the village, and considering the current value of Ningchen, Chi Lian had no choice but to make his daughter a chess piece.

Chi Ning's back became increasingly blurry in Chi Lian's eyes. I don't know if it was the tears in his eyes or the moonlight that made his eyes dizzy...

The moon's shadow is mottled, the shade of the trees is rag,

After a long time, Ningchen followed Chishan to Chimai Mansion.

"Master Ningchen family, Chi Mansion has arrived."

"Um."

Hearing this, Ningchen calmly agreed, but he was still speculating on Chi Lian's intentions.

"Welcome Mr. Ningchen to my humble home!"

Pushing the door open, he saw Chi Lian standing behind the door with a slight smile on his face.

When Ningchen saw this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, feeling quite sad.

"In the past, when I came to Chi Mansion for the second time, I was greeted by domestic slaves, but now Chi Lian personally greets me. This shows the changes brought about by strength!"

"Hahaha, what are you saying, the old man of the Chi Lian family? If you call this a humble house, doesn't it mean that most of the bamboo houses in the village can't be called a 'humble house'?"

When Ningchen saw this, he also slightly cupped his hands with a chuckle on his face. One sentence enlivened the atmosphere between the two of them.

"Ahahahahahahaha!"

"Speaking of which, the Ningchen family has come all the way, so they must not have had dinner yet?"

"If Mr. Ningchen doesn't mind it, can you have a few bites in my Chifu?"

When Chi Lian heard this, he clapped his hands and laughed, and at the same time, he also extended a rather tactful invitation to Ning Chen.

"Since the elders of the Chi Lian family have personally invited me, how can I not stay?"

"Hahahahahaha!"

Ningchen agreed to Chi Lian's invitation with a hearty smile.

Chishan, on the other hand, looked between the two of them, feeling very sad in his heart.

"Ningchen and his father have such a big age difference, but they still have such a good time chatting!"

While the two were talking and laughing, the two slowly came to the dining room.

The two sat down slowly. As the host, Chi Lian naturally took the main seat, while Ning Chen sat opposite Chi Lian.

There are only two seats in the entire dining room, which seems to be reserved for two people alone.

The tabletop is filled with countless delicacies, which makes people's fingers twitch.

"Master Ningchen, please use your chopsticks."

Ningchen looked up and saw Chi Lian with a slight smile on his face, indicating that he would be the first to use his chopsticks.

"Then I would like to thank the elders of the Chi Lian family for their leniency."

Ningchen smiled slightly when he heard this, clasped his hands towards Chi Lian and expressed his gratitude.

The two of them started to eat immediately, but Chi Lian's thoughts were mostly on Ning Chen...

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food,

Ningchen's face was tinged with crimson, and his eyes showed a bit of drunkenness, but he still held the wine cup in his hand.

When Chi Lian saw Ning Chen being so drunk, he knew in his heart that it was time. He gestured to the slave beside him,

Upon seeing this, the slave hurriedly ran out of the dining hall, while Chi Lian continued to chat with Ning Chen.

"Old Ningchen, you are now an old man with a handsome appearance. I wonder if you have someone in mind?"

"After all, I believe there are still many female Gu Masters in the village who are pursuing you!"

Ningchen chuckled softly when he heard this, his smile was a bit inexplicable, and he continued to drink a sip of wine.

"The one you like? There shouldn't be one at the moment. What's wrong, old man of the Chi Lian family?"

"It's okay. After all, you're not old enough to talk about marriage."

"It is also a beautiful thing to enjoy the joy of wife and children early..."

Chi Lian also laughed when he heard this, but most of his attention was focused on the wide open door beside him, as if he was expecting something.

Thumb~thump~thump~

A sound of long footsteps slowly came from far away, and Ningchen quietly turned his head to look at the source of the sound.

The person who catches the eye is a beautiful figure in purple clothes, with skin as jade as porcelain, and a delicate body as graceful as the wind and willows.

The black hair is like a waterfall, hanging down the shoulders,

Her eyebrows are green but not drawn, and her lips are red but not dotted. She is indeed a beauty!

Standing in a purple dress, his purple eyes were slightly lowered, adding a bit of strange beauty under the moonlight.

This beauty is of course Chi Ning!

When Chi Lian saw Chi Ning, he couldn't help but smile.

"This is my daughter, Chi Ning. She is about the same age as you, and she is a talented and beautiful woman. It would be better for you two to get married right away. What do the Ningchen family think?"

Ningchen's eyebrows sank, and he fell into deep thought...