Chapter 1124: Chapter 617: The Possibility of Xu Chang’an ’Taking a Concubine’ (Double-Length)

"Ah Li, back then you were part of the Sword Hall, and later your master took you away from Ah Bai... What was the symbolic token for the Sword Hall?" Zhu Pingniang’s face wore her signature mischievous smile.

Knowing Wen Li’s personality, she didn’t mind at all and spoke straightforwardly.

Since it was something that truly happened, Wen Li felt no embarrassment. She simply replied honestly, "It was a Golden Thread Fish. When my master took me away from Master Li’s Sword Hall, the token was a fish."

A fish?

Miss Lu was a bit confused.

Eh?

She thought it over carefully and finally sorted out the conversation in her mind.

It meant that this Fairy Wen used to be under Li Zhibai, and then... Fairy Wen was ’betrothed’ back home by her current master with a fish?

Eh?

She couldn’t quite understand.

A proper lady like Fairy Wen, why use the customs meant for a cat?

Miss Lu stared at Wen Li for a while, and could only assume that this fairy was ’adorable’ like a kitten in her youth, and that elders in the Immortal Sect liked to joke around, hence using such a method.

So that’s how it is.

If that’s the case, then she completely understood why Zhu Pingniang said Wen Li ’got married,’ because the fish given for a cat is essentially a bride price. Wen Li’s master didn’t just take her home, but ’married’ her, so one could say she got married.

No matter how small the custom, it is still a custom.

Of course, if taken seriously, it’s still just a joke.

In Miss Lu’s mind flashed the name of the woman named Qinling, a ’sister’ she had never met.

’Where in the world is there a reason for a disciple to marry their master?’

A soft snort.

Now that Miss Lu finished her gossip and confirmed that Wen Li was actually never married and still a pure maiden, she was finally content.

"..."

Unlike Miss Lu, Yun Qian could understand everything.

Wen Li... was essentially a cat, so using cat customs on her seemed naturally fitting to Yun Qian.

However, Miss Yun’s thoughts were not on Wen Li, as Wen Li was no longer a cat. The real cat was now sneaking into her husband’s bed on Mu Yu Peak, sleeping as ’Xiaohua.’

At this moment, after understanding the customs of betrothing a cat, Yun Qian had a peculiar thought.

Her husband loved Xiaohua, giving that cat the surname ’Xu’ and calling it Xu Xiaohua, so in the future... When he had time, sooner or later Xu Chang’an would bring Xiaohua home as a pet.

Previously, Yun Qian thought it was merely bringing Xiaohua back from Wen Li’s house. Now she realized that betrothal gifts were actually needed.

Even if it’s just a fish, it’s still a betrothal gift.

But a betrothal gift is for engagement, while a bride price is for the actual wedding. Girls require both gifts, so this custom isn’t complete.

But it doesn’t matter because it means that Xu Xiaohua would eventually... marry into her home?

Isn’t that right?

Ah.

The more Yun Qian thought about it, the more it made sense.

Mainly because, since it’s the custom for cats, Xu Chang’an certainly wouldn’t resist. Loving cats and valuing traditions, he would surely prepare the willow branch to string the fish and offer the betrothal gift to bring Xiaohua home.

Yun Qian realized.

Xu Chang’an wouldn’t marry another girl or take a concubine, but... he would betroth a cat.

This might be the only possibility for her husband to marry someone else without being unfaithful.

Yun Qian squinted her eyes.

’The only one who might have a chance of being married into their household again is Li Hua...’

How would her husband’s fate perceive this matter?

"Hmm." Yun Qian pressed her lips and slightly raised her head.

Speaking of which, marrying Li Hua, does that count as taking a concubine?

Judging by tradition, marrying a wife is for the virtuous, and taking a concubine for beauty, so it really counts.

After all, Xu Chang’an truly likes Li Hua’s ’color,’ just like Zhu Pingniang holding her hand, Xu Chang’an could play with Xiaohua’s paw for a long time.

However, according to the most important rule, as long as Xu Xiaohua doesn’t turn into a young girl, she won’t count as a concubine, and Xu Chang’an is someone who values tradition most.

In the end, Xu Xiaohua is just a cat, not a girl. If she wanted to become a girl, it’d have to be because her husband likes young girls more than Li Hua... So unless something unexpected happens, even if Xiaohua is married into the home, she will only remain a Li Hua.

Alright, it’s not Miss Yun’s concern.

Putting this custom aside for now, Yun Qian tilted her head, watching Zhu Pingniang and Wen Li continue their conversation.

"That’s why I said your master is a bad woman." Zhu Pingniang had been dissatisfied with Wen Li’s ’sword woman’ master for a long time. If one asked whom she was most wary of as a rival, it would be Wen Li’s master, so she seized any chance to badmouth her.

"Ah Li, now that you know the cat-betrothing custom, that sword woman truly had ill intentions back then. Just a mere fish to bring you home... Think about it, did she see you as a human? Surely not, or she wouldn’t use the cat custom."

Wen Li: "..."

Wen Li was rather helpless about Zhu Pingniang’s opportunistic actions. She shook her head, "Elder, Mu Yu Peak has always been like this."

Back then, because she had to hide her Half-Demon identity, Zhu Pingniang found only her master, someone she trusted, to take her back. At that time, Wen Li was actually a burden to her master, but Zhu Pingniang insisted on asking for a gift, so they ended up making a joke.