Chapter 143 - An Family (Second Update)

Chapter 143: Chapter 143 An Family (Second Update)

An Xiaopang surreptitiously wiped away his tears.

Mo Hua sighed and took An Xiaopang on a tour around the An Family estate. An Xiaopang felt a bit better, but then suddenly realized something was amiss:

“This is my home, how do you know it better than I do?”

Your family’s Formation is laid out too simply; I saw right through it at a glance.

Mo Hua thought to himself, but out of consideration for the An Family’s dignity, he chose not to say it outright and instead replied:

“I am a Formation Master, I figured it out based on the Formation.”

The Formation was laid out based on the pavilions and towers of the An Family mansion. Having seen through the Formation, Mo Hua naturally knew how the An Family estate was constructed.

Rockeries, water features, halls, and towers, every bit of earth and wood, all aligned with the Formation—in them were clues to follow.

An Xiaopang said admiringly, “Mo Hua, you are so amazing. I wish I were as smart as you.”

Mo Hua said, “You shouldn’t be disheartened, ‘everyone is born with their own useful talents.’ Think about it, what do you like to do?”

‘Everyone is born with their own useful talents…’

An Xiaopang felt quite encouraged and furrowed his brows in thought for a long time until his eyes lit up:

“I like to eat!”

Mo Hua’s expression became momentarily stiff.

An Xiaopang scratched his head, “This… Is it not so good?”

“It’s… okay,” Mo Hua said, against his better judgment.

An Xiaopang scratched his head again.

Mo Hua said, “Don’t worry about what others say or think. Think carefully about what you most want to do in this life. It doesn’t have to be something grand, as long as you can do it without regrets.”

“Oh.” An Xiaopang nodded.

They walked around the garden together.

Then An Xiaopang suddenly remembered something and mentioned, “Mo Hua, my grandfather seems to want you to marry into our family.”

Mo Hua wasn’t surprised, but he was curious: “How do you know that?”

“I heard it when my mother was chatting with my aunts. They love to talk about it and could go on for a whole day without getting tired…”

Seeing the delight on An Xiaopang’s face, Mo Hua guessed that his mother and the others must have talked for an entire day, and An Xiaopang must have enjoyed listening to them the whole time…

However, Mo Hua was still puzzled: “I’m only in my teens. Isn’t your grandfather thinking about this a bit early?”

“It’s not too early,” An Xiaopang shook his head. “These things should be settled early. Wait too long and someone else might snatch up the opportunity.”

An Xiaopang then lowered his voice, “I’ve heard that in some Noble Clans, as soon as a child is born and their Spiritual Root is determined, they start matching them up for marriage.”

“Childhood betrothals?”

“Yes.” An Xiaopang nodded, “Those Noble Clans with profound heritage study the inheritance of Spiritual Roots, looking at what kind of Cultivator’s Spiritual Roots can produce what kind of children when they become a couple. To cultivate rarer and Superior Spiritual Roots, Noble Clans intermarry based on Spiritual Roots.”

“Intermarrying based on Spiritual Roots, does that really work…”

“It does,” An Xiaopang replied, “Among the disciples of those Noble Clans, there are countless with Superior Spiritual Roots; even a Superior lower-tier Spiritual Root is considered average talent. Meanwhile, for us Cultivators from lesser places, a medium grade is already good. This is the result of Noble Clans’ re

“I heard that you wanted to take in a son-in-law?”

Old Master An opened his eyes, “Not anymore.”

“Why not anymore?” asked An Yonglu in a soft voice.

“The An Family doesn’t deserve one,” said Old Master An indifferently.

An Yonglu was taken aback and felt a bit defiant inside, he quietly retorted:

“How does the An Family not deserve it?”

Old Master An raised his eyebrows slightly, “Deserve it with what?”

An Yonglu felt a slight surge of pride, “Our An Family’s property, Spirit Stones, numerous disciples, in Tongxian City, we are second to none. Even this mansion, there are countless cultivators in Tongxian City who wish to live here…”

“Oh, what’s so good about this mansion?”

“It has an exquisite layout, uses fine materials, and the Formation is one I paid a great deal of money for, drawn by a well-known Formation Master in the city. It’s almost completely impermeable…”

Old Master An sighed, “That kid on his way here, recognized all the external Formation without missing a single one.”

An Yonglu was stunned, “What?”

How did he recognize it?

This wasn’t some simple Formation commonly found on the streets; how could it be so easily recognized?

Old Master An looked at his son indifferently and said:

“Your ‘impenetrable’ Formation, in his eyes, is just like a sieve…”

Just like a sieve…

These words were like a dagger, stabbing straight into An Yonglu’s heart.

An Yonglu’s mouth hung open, unable to speak for a long time.