Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 215: Betrothal for the Child in the Belly

“If you refuse, don’t even think of walking out of this door today!”

“This is my house.”

“Then I’ll use the power behind me to make your life difficult.”

“I’m a disciple of the Dao-Seeking Sect.”

“Then I’ll tell the Dao-Seeking Sect that you forced an innocent girl into prostitution.”

“Slandering someone can land you in jail.”

“Then the two who came with you today will be in danger!”

“Do as you wish. One of them is the fourth disciple of our sect leader, and the other is the eldest son of the Meng Family.”

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“Then I’ll...”

Li Haoran’s parents were at a loss for what to do, not expecting Qin Yanyan to be so opposed to the betrothal. Although they were elders, their cultivation was the lowest among those present.

Su Yiren pressed down on Qin Yanyan’s shoulder from behind and tried to persuade her daughter. “Yanyan, I know it’s hard for you to accept this betrothal all of a sudden. Why don’t you try getting to know Haoran? Maybe you...”

“There’s no maybe!” Qin Yanyan shook off Su Yiren’s hand, looking as furious as a little lion cub.

“Mom, did you get my consent when you arranged this betrothal?”

“You weren’t even born then.”

“Then what about after I was born? You didn’t tell me about the betrothal either. You only told me a few days ago!” Qin Yanyan recalled how her gentle and refined mother had suddenly dropped the jaw-dropping news on her.

You could’ve at least told me earlier! That way, I wouldn’t have been left grasping at straws to come up with threats.

Su Yiren was rendered speechless, and her reaction only made Qin Yanyan even more furious. “In any case, I don’t consent to this betrothal.”

Qin Yanyan pointed at Li Haoran, “I’m giving you some face here. Call it off now, and this matter will be considered over!”

A burst of fury also sparked from within Li Haoran. If you had come to us to talk things over peacefully, we wouldn’t have minded breaking off the betrothal. But such a rude and unreasonable attitude? That’s going overboard. “You think the betrothal can be annulled just because you say so?” He enunciated every word, “I'm telling you, I will never break off this betrothal in my lifetime!”

Qin Yanyan bristled with anger at his words. “Today, this betrothal shall be annulled regardless of whether you agree!

“Skylight Talisman!” She whipped out a talisman, which transformed into a beam of white light and shot toward Li Haoran.

Li Haoran donned a pair of gloves and punched the white light away.

“Come on, let’s back off and watch from a distance.” Lu Yang beckoned everyone else to stay further away.

“Shouldn’t we stop them?” Li Haoran’s parents and Su Yiren were concerned about the two people engaged in battle.

Lu Yang chuckled. “They’re burning with anger. Let them fight it out to dispel those flames.”

Su Yiren thought Lu Yang made sense and quickly reinforced the Li Family’s new estate to prevent it from being destroyed.

Li Haoran and Qin Yanyan noticed Su Yiren’s actions. With nothing holding them back now, they unleashed their full power and fought with bold and grandiose moves.

Li Haoran retrieved a spear from his storage space, the finest weapon he had refined. As the spear scraped the floor tiles, sparks flew everywhere.

Suddenly, Qin Yanyan held several talismans, hurling one at Li Haoran. “Daybreak Talisman!”

Taking a step forward, Li Hoaran pitched the spear upwards. Before the Daybreak Talisman could activate, it was sundered into two by the spear.

“Break!”

The spear roved like a swimming dragon, each strike exuding dominance. Its swings surpassed the speed of sound as it whizzed through the air. The spearhead stopped less than three inches from Qin Yanyan.

Qin Yanyan’s pupils contracted. There’s no way I can dodge this. “Vajra Talisman!” As she tilted her head sharply to the right, the edge of the spear grazed her shoulder, producing a metallic clang. Then, she bit her finger and used her blood as a medium to draw a talisman in the air, manifesting a gigantic hammer above Li Haoran’s head.

“Smash!”

Li Haoran could only lift his spear to block the attack. The heavy hammer struck with such force that his hands went numb, and the spear fell from his grip.

“Drawing talismans mid-air? What impressive talent in talismans!” When Lu Yang saw how Qin Yanyan flung her talismans around as if they didn’t cost a single spirit stone, he had assumed they were supplied by her family. However, based on the talent she has displayed, she probably drew these talismans herself.

“Let’s see how you’re going to fight without a weapon!” Qin Yanyan activated a Divine Speed Talisman. Her figure turned into a flash of lightning as she charged toward Li Haoran.

Without uttering a single word, Li Haoran threw out his fists. I’m not a cultivator who relies on weapons to fight—my true strength lies in refinement!

Qin Yanyan pulled out three Vajra Talismans to block Li Haoran’s fists. To her surprise, Li Haoran refined the barrier formed by the Vajra Talismans on the spot. Ripping through the barrier, he sent her flying with a kick.

Seizing this opportunity, Qin Yanyan grabbed Li Haoran’s ankle and slammed him onto the ground. She had temporarily strengthened her body with a Reinforcement Talisman, so even though her body would ache for a while later, she couldn’t afford to care so much now.

However, Li Haoran took advantage of the momentum to push against the ground with his hands and adjusted his position to bear the brunt of the impact. Just like a rabbit turning the tide against an eagle, he countered with a kick of his own.

However, Qin Yanyan was no ordinary talisman master. Most were adept at ranged attacks and hamstrung at close quarters, but she was an exception; she had specifically trained in close combat before.

The two began to fight hand-to-hand, their strikes landing slam-bang and showing no signs of mercy.

Suddenly, Li Haoran feigned a move and rammed his head into Qin Yanyan. The unexpected headbutt made Qin Yanyan giddy, and she collapsed to the ground with a thud.

“He reinforced his hair?!” Lu Yang was floored. This scene is uncannily familiar. It was with this shameless move that Meng Jingzhou defeated his opponent during the exchange with the Five-Elements Sect.

Meng Jingzhou was even more shocked. Tempering the entire body including the hair is Third Elder’s unique art. Plus, it has extremely harsh requirements. Where did Li Haoran learn it from? And how did he master it?

Their reactions didn’t go unnoticed. Li Haoran smiled at them and removed his wig.

Since one can refine the hair when refining the body, one can naturally refine a wig when refining weapons.

“When Senior Brother Meng beat his opponent with that move, I was greatly inspired. However, I’m not a physique cultivator and can’t refine my hair, so I could only shave it off and refine this wig. From the results today, I’d say it worked pretty well.”

Lu Yang, “...”

Meng Jingzhou, “...”

You’re really ruthless to yourself, huh?

As Qin Yanyan lay on the ground and saw Li Haoran shamelessly wearing his wig, she was overcome with grief and indignation. She wanted to cry but forced her tears back. “You win. Go ahead and marry my mom. I won’t stop you two anymore! Do whatever you want! But I’m absolutely never going to call you ‘dad!’”

Li Haoran’s mind was left reeling from this bombshell that just hit him; he didn’t even have time to savor his victory.

“Marry...” Li Haoran muttered under his breath, then suddenly raised his voice. “Your mom?!”

Li Haoran turned to his parents and a blushing Su Yiren. “Mom, didn’t you say that it was a betrothal for the child in the belly?!”

His mother didn’t dare to meet his gaze. “That’s right. Back then, Su Yiren pointed at my belly and said that she wanted to marry you.”

“Are you sure that’s how a betrothal for the child in the belly works?!” [1]

“Give me some seeds.” Lu Yang snatched half of Meng Jingzhou’s stash, and the two began gnawing on them like hamsters as they watched the spectacle. [2]

Lu Yang mused aloud, “With a bride three...thousand years older, one can hug... what was it again?” [3]

1. The original idiom directly translates to “pointing to the stomach as marriage.” It means that the parents of two families agree to a future marriage between their unborn children should they turn out to be a boy and a girl respectively. To put it simply, it’s an arranged marriage decided by the parents of both parties before the children’s birth. ☜

2. ”Chi Gua,” also known as eating seeds or watermelon, is a Chinese slang which refers to enjoying a spectacle from the side. You might have seen this in Chinese manhua or dramas before. There are stickers too! ☜

3. This is adapted from a folk saying that when a bride is three years older than the groom, one can hug a block of gold. It basically implies that marrying a bride three years older is good, probably because they thought that the wife would be more mature and gentle toward the husband. In this novel’s version, Lu Yang tweaks the saying to “three thousand years older” instead of “three years older.” ☜