Chapter 281: Chapter 246: Starting a Family

Outside Xuming County, on a government road, two figures stood.

A beautiful woman, looking to be in her twenties, wore a hemp skirt with a costly fox-fur cape draped over her shoulders. Though mismatched, she carried it with a unique elegance, calm and composed. She looked up at the weather, revealing her swan-like neck, as if waiting for something.

One of her hands held a young boy.

In the year 11,313 of the Changtian Calendar, Xiang Wuji was already thirteen years old, although he appeared to be a boy of fifteen or sixteen.

On Xiang Wuji’s face, however, there was none of the usual youthfulness typical of his age; his face was often expressionless.

During hunting, there was no need to express emotion.

He was still clad in fur clothing made from animal hides, which was fairly neat. His originally untamed hair was tidied up, simply bound with a thin string behind him. Although it still looked wild, it had a touch of civilization. When Xiang Wuji wasn’t speaking, others might find him a bit of an odd child.

Xiang Wuji suddenly looked in one direction with immense vigilance.

There was a sudden movement in the distance.

A caravan suddenly approached slowly from far away…

“Are you… are you Third Miss Wen…” an incredulous voice called…

[Wen Xin told you that the place you’re in is called Nanlin, quite a distance from Xuming County, and that the Wen Family has caravans passing through every month.]

[With the caravan’s help, you and Wen Xin quickly returned to the Wen Family. Upon entering Xuming County, you saw many people, feeling excited and curious.]

[The Wen Family is the largest gentry in Xuming County, and it’s rumored that the Wen Family is a branch of a family in the County City. You’re not sure what that implies, but you are surprised by the grandiosity of the Wen Family.]

[Furthermore, upon entering the high walls, you sharply felt something watching you. As you attempted to find the source of this gaze, Wen Xin pulled you back.]

[Wen Xin externally declared you were the child of her savior, and the Wen Family did not question it. With Wen Xin’s help, you were sent to Wenwu Pavilion, only accessible to the Wen Family’s direct descendants.]

[There, you received more comprehensive and systematic education.]

[In the year 11,314 of the Changtian Calendar, you learned the Four Books and Five Classics, and your insight astonished the private tutor, who believed you were promising for the Imperial Examination.]

[Yet you had no interest in the so-called Imperial Examination; you learned the Four Books and Five Classics merely to gain Wen Xin’s approval. However, you felt impatient with their constraints, and your interest lay in the so-called Martial Dao instead.]

[In the year 11,315 of the Changtian Calendar, you opened all your meridians and attained the Acquired Peak Martial Artist status. Your instructor regarded you as a favored disciple because you liked him too. Unlike other instructors, this one excelled at Beast Form Boxing, which deeply interested you.]

[Moreover, he often excused you from classical studies, occasionally causing disputes with the tutor, eventually reaching the Patriarch Wen.]

[The Patriarch Wen was surprised by your talents and agreed to cultivate you extensively.]

[In the year 11,316 of the Changtian Calendar, the entire Wen Family’s influence expanded tremendously, and the resources you obtained significantly increased, as the family’s influence stretched to several surrounding counties, with many disciples even heading to the County City to join the County School for better educational resources.]

[In the year 11,317 of the Changtian Calendar, you honed your martial skills to the pinnacle.]

[In the same year, you indulged in Martial Dao, battling across the Jianghu, with numerous strongmen perishing by your fists, earning you the title of Little Beast King in the Jianghu.]

[In the year 11,318 of the Changtian Calendar, the Patriarch Wen personally summoned you, willing to betroth a Wen Family daughter to you, making you a true disciple of the Wen Family.]

[You were thrilled and straightforwardly asked the Patriarch Wen if Wen Xin could be the Wen Family daughter to marry you; it had been two years since you last saw Wen Xin.]

Xiang Wuji saluted the Patriarch Wen.

Wearing a fitted Martial Artist’s Garment, his hair still wildly hanging behind him, a wolffang necklace dangled from his neck.

“Patriarch.”

Xiang Wuji’s words were somewhat stiff; he even performed the Jianghu Warriors’ salute.

The Patriarch Wen looked at Jiang Ming without displeasure, but rather with admiration.

“Wen Xiao, Wen Lan, Wen’an… I believe you’ve seen them all; whom do you favor?”

Xiang Wuji’s gaze suddenly became intense, fixedly staring at the Patriarch Wen, half-kneeling on the ground.

“Wen Xin.”

The Patriarch Wen hesitated, taking a long pause before speaking.

“Wen Xin, huh… it might be troublesome…”

“Why?”

“Wen Xin previously had a marriage contract with the Li Family in County City, though not long ago, the Li Family was annihilated…”

“Isn’t that great then?” Xiang Wuji said brightly, undeterred.

The Patriarch Wen glanced at Xiang Wuji, sighing inwardly.

Xiang Wuji was perfect, except he seemed to lack understanding in his heart.

“Though the Li Family was annihilated, it’s said a few offspring were sent to the Immortal Sect to cultivate. My Wen Family is wary of this, and Wen Xin now, at the age of twenty-six, has not been wed.”

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