Chapter 1694 — He Is a Mystic-Rank Expert
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"I do not want to be anyone's young mistress. I only want a quiet life. What is so wonderful about being part of an illustrious family? My parents died because of the feuds between sects and great families, did they not?" Sun Jingyan had no interest whatsoever in her grandfather's proposal. "I only want to live as an ordinary person. And I have already proved to all of you that I am capable of supporting myself! Away from the influence of a family, I have my own company and my own business."
"Cough, cough, cough... You... You are trying to cough me to death..." After hearing Sun Jingyan's words, Old Master Sun began coughing violently.
"Grandfather... What is wrong?" Sun Jingyan asked hesitantly, startled by the sight.
"Jingyan, to be honest, I suspect I have reached the end of my life. I probably do not have many years left..." Old Master Sun sighed, his voice filled with helplessness. "That is why there are certain things I must arrange in advance. Otherwise, our Sun family will be in grave danger!"
"What? Grandfather, your health... When I saw you last time, you were still so strong!" What Sun Jingyan truly resented was her eldest uncle's family. It had been her eldest uncle who first proposed the marriage alliance with the Wu family. Her grandfather, on the other hand, had never really forced her, so although Sun Jingyan disliked the Sun family, she still felt some affection for her grandfather.
When she was young, the only people in the Sun family who treated Sun Jingyan well were her younger brother, Sun Yikai, and Old Master Sun. Everyone else considered her an outsider by blood, not a true member of the Sun family.
"The last time... The last time you saw me was two years ago, was it not?" Old Master Sun said with a bitter smile.
"I..." Sun Jingyan's heart suddenly ached.
"Jingyan, when it comes to your marriage, I have never forced you, and you should know that. When the Wu family came to ask for your hand, I merely asked you to spend some time getting to know one another. I never promised them anything." Old Master Sun continued, "Of all the children in the third generation, you are actually the one I have always doted on most, though I never said so. You should remember that when you were little, your elder brother, you, and your younger brother would get into trouble, and I was always the one scolding the other two..."
"I know..." Sun Jingyan said quietly.
"But you must understand that you are a daughter of the Sun family. That is a fact no one can change! I can give you a certain degree of say in your marriage, but your match must still be equal in status." Old Master Sun said, "Marriage alliances between great families are something every family practices. That cannot be changed. And think about it: if you married a man of humble birth, how could you ever return to the Sun family? How would you face the other great families?"
"I... My boyfriend is actually very capable. He is not the son of a great family, but he is a cultivator..." Hearing her grandfather's words, Sun Jingyan had no choice but to use Wei Zhao as a shield.
"A cultivator? No matter how capable a cultivator is, without a family supporting him, he is still of no use. You are talking about a rogue cultivator, are you not?" Old Master Sun said. "You may call me overbearing or unreasonable, but I will never agree to your marrying a cultivator with no real power behind him! This concerns not only the future of the Sun family, but your own happiness as well!"
"My own happiness... I know. Besides, he really is very capable..." Sun Jingyan protested.