Chapter Twenty: Earth-Shattering Explosion, Body Concealing Worries

  "Huh? Cheng Er, you don't have to be so excited, do you?" Du Yan said in surprise as she saw Li Jiancheng spit out the wine. Meanwhile, Li Yuan and Dugu Feng and Dugu Sheng were heartbroken, thinking that this wine was not easy to come by, yet he had wasted it like this. They didn't know that Li Jiancheng could drink as much as he wanted.

  "Mother, I'm still young, can we discuss this later?" Li Jiancheng said cautiously. Upon hearing his words, Dugu Feng's expression changed, but fortunately, Yuwen Yong's next words made her smile again.

  "You're not young anymore, you're already 8 years old this year. Besides, it's just an engagement, many noble families have arranged marriages at your age, it's nothing special." Du Xian flatly rejected my proposal. "Besides, marriage is a matter of parental orders, I have my own plans for this, what do you think, Lord Li?" The latter words were directed to Li Yuan by Du Xian, who turned her head to ask him.

  "Yes, Madam, I can rest assured that you will handle things well. The matter of Cheng Er's marriage is now in your hands." Li Yuan said resolutely.

  "Mrs. You, is there anything else you'd like to ask about this matter?" asked Du Xian, turning to face You Chuhong.

  "I don't have any opinions, Feng'er is after all Peak's daughter, why don't you ask for his opinion?" Yu Chuhong said calmly.

  "Hehe, I and Feng'er's mother don't have any opinions. You ask her own thoughts, after all, our family only has this one daughter." Dugu Peak said.

  Dou Xian then turned her gaze to Dugu Feng, who had a twisted expression on her face, completely red, and under Dou Xian's gaze, she barely nodded, still worried that Dou Xian wouldn't understand, so she added: "I agree." Seeing her appearance, several adults were overjoyed, especially the Dugu family members, who were even more shocked. Usually, Dugu Feng was not so honest, but now she was so quiet, it was really astonishing.

  "Now that everyone has no problem, this marriage is settled, and we will be relatives in the future." Du Xian said with a smile, looking like she was more excited than her own wedding. Seeing that everyone was like this, Li Jiancheng knew that he had no power to change it now, so he could only drink his wine gloomily.

  Actually, it's not that he doesn't like Dugu Feng, but the original work requires her to have looks, abilities, and a simple personality. In this life, Li Jiancheng has only interacted with Dugu Feng a few times, and she hasn't shown much of the temperament of a noble lady. Of course, Li Jiancheng also knows that Dugu Feng likes him, but perhaps because he was abandoned by his girlfriend in his past life, he has some subconscious resistance to this kind of thing. So when Di Xian first brought it up, he immediately spoke out against it, but neither of them could understand his thoughts. In this era, the emphasis is on heaven, earth, ruler, parents, and teachers - a parent's words cannot be disobeyed, or else you would be accused of being unfilial. Unless you're not afraid of these names being used to pressure you, you have to follow your parents' arrangements. The powerless Li Jiancheng could only continue drinking cup after cup, perhaps because the adults were all chatting happily and didn't notice him, while Dugu Feng, who had been paying attention to him, was also lost in thought due to her excitement.

  Slowly, Li Jiancheng felt his head start to spin, and his thoughts flashed back to his girlfriend from his past life. He thought of her resolute decision, and his heart felt extremely sad and indignant. With a sudden "whoosh", he stood up from his chair, and everyone's eyes turned towards him, noticing his discomfort. Du Guwen, sitting next to him, asked: "Jiancheng younger brother, what's wrong with you?" while stretching out his hand to support him. However, Li Jiancheng waved his hand away, as he had now practiced the "Long Life Secret" and his internal energy was starting to show, making it impossible for Du Guwen to withstand. Li Jiancheng picked up the cup and wine jug from the table, took a step forward, and muttered to himself:

  "What is this thing called love in the world? It makes people promise to be together for life and death."

  Guests from afar, flying together in pairs! How many times have you braved the cold and heat of old age?

  Joy is pleasant, parting is bitter; in between there are foolish boys and girls.

  You should have words, but they are like the clouds of a thousand miles away, and the snow on the mountains at dusk, only your shadow is going towards whom!

  Along the horizontal road, the lonely years of Xiao drum, the desolate smoke still relies on Pingchu.

  Summoning souls, Chu's sighs and wails, mountain ghosts weeping in the wind and rain.

  Heaven is jealous too, and does not believe in longevity; orioles and swallows all turn into yellow earth.

  "Thousand autumns and ten thousand ages, for leaving to wait for the poet, mad songs and painful drinks, come visit Goose Hill's place." (Jin Yuwen Hao)

  The Fisherman

  This poem is one that Li Jiancheng particularly liked in his past life, especially the first sentence which became well-known under Jin Yong's promotion of "The Return of the Condor Hero". Every time he watched "The Return of the Condor Hero" and saw Guo Xiang recite this line, he felt a deep regret. Guo Xiang was also an excellent person, but Yang Guo only had eyes for Little Dragon Girl, so Guo Xiang could only establish the Emei Sect and spend her life in solitude. The beautiful love between Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl made him sigh with emotion, and thinking about it again made him feel even more melancholy. After finishing reciting a poem, he drank a cup of wine, poured another one, took two steps forward and continued to recite:

  "Ten years of life and death, two vast expanses."

  Unintentionally, it's hard to forget.

  A thousand miles of desolate graves, nowhere to speak of the bleakness.

  Even if we meet again, we should not recognize each other, dust fills our faces, and our temples are like frost.

  Last night I had a dream and suddenly returned to my hometown.

  A small window, dressing up.

  Speechless, with only tears flowing in streams.

  "The place where one's intestines are torn apart year after year, on a clear moonlit night, at the Short Pine Hill." (Su Shi, "Jiang Cheng Zi", recorded on the 20th night of the first month of the year of the wooden horse)

  This was also one of his previous favorites, and at this time, under such a sad and indignant situation, he recited it, which made the elders present stare with their mouths agape. After finishing these two poems, Li Jiancheng fell straight down.

  "Brother Jiancheng!" Seeing Li Jiancheng fall, while the adults were still in shock, Dugu Feng had already rushed over to help him up, but unfortunately, she was not strong enough. And with her shout, everyone finally came back to their senses, and Dou Xian even rushed over anxiously.

  "Cheng Er, Cheng Er, what's wrong?" Dou Xian anxiously shouted, her eyes brimming with tears. Normally, Li Jiancheng was always cheerful and optimistic in front of them, but after this recitation of poetry, they discovered that his heart was actually so sorrowful.

  "Madam, don't be in a hurry. Let the hotel find a room for Cheng Er to rest first," Li Yuan said.

  He Qing heard that Li Jiancheng had fainted, and immediately ran up to bring the person to the neighboring courtyard, putting him in the room prepared for Li Jiancheng. Meanwhile, Li Yuan and Dou Xian called the guards to invite a doctor, who arrived soon after. The doctor pressed three fingers on Li Jiancheng's wrist, closed his eyes, and remained motionless. The people around were anxious, while Dou Xian was even more distressed.

  "Old master, why did Cheng'er recite such a sad poem? Is Cheng'er alright?" asked Du Xian with a sorrowful tone.

  "I'm not sure either. But there's already a doctor watching over her, don't worry." Li Yuan comforted.

  After listening to Li Yuan's words, Dou Xian slightly improved, but still worriedly looked at Li Jiancheng lying on the bed. After a while, the doctor finally put away his hands.

  "Doctor, how is my son?" Dou Xian anxiously asked.

  "Good, good." Hearing the doctor's words, the people around him had an impulse to rush up and beat him. How could someone who was bedridden be fine? Seeing the crowd's expression, the doctor quickly spoke out, "I observed that Young Master's pulse was originally stagnant, if it continued like this for a long time, not to mention living to be 100 years old, dying young is also possible; however, after this release, now his pulse is stable and calm, the gloom has been swept away. I just need to give him a few more doses of medicine to regulate his body." After hearing the doctor's words, everyone let out a sigh of relief.

  Actually, even Li Jiancheng himself didn't know about this situation. The blow from his past girlfriend had been deeply buried in his heart after he got married, but the problem still existed and hadn't been resolved. If it continued for a long time, as the seed grew bigger, it would gradually make him develop a negative psychology towards women, and what the outcome would be was unknown, but it definitely wouldn't be good. Fortunately, this engagement with Du Gu Feng allowed him to vent out his pent-up emotions, and from then on, there would no longer be any obstacles. Indeed, disaster and fortune lean on each other, fortune and disaster hide in each other. Disaster and fortune accompany each other, ordinary people can't know about it.