After hearing Lin Lanlan's words, Chu Tian was very surprised.

"You ruined your appearance, what does it have to do with my Chu family?"

Chu Tian remembered that when he first met Lin Lanlan yesterday and introduced himself as a disciple of the Chu family, Lin Lanlan's eyes instinctively showed disgust.

Lin Lanlan smiled bitterly.

"You don't know that I have a engagement with the son of an elder of your Chu family.

My father had a good relationship with your elders of the Chu family, and the wives of both sides became pregnant one after another. They made a vow that if the child in his womb was of the same sex, they would become Jinlan.

If the child in the womb is the opposite sex, a marriage contract is made to show the reconciliation of the two families.

In this way, before I was born, I was accused of marrying and became the unmarried daughter-in-law of the Chu family."

Many faces appeared in Chu Tian’s mind, and there were quite a few elders’ sons of the same age as Lin Lanlan.

"Did your father have made a marriage contract with which elder of my Chu family?"

Lin Lanlan shook her head.

"I don't know. I asked my father, but my father didn't tell me. However, he once confessed that when I turned fourteen, it would be the day of my marriage."

Chu Tian was stunned. Why has he never heard a single word in the Chu family when the eldest lady of the Lin family married into the Chu family?

And...what is the reason why the father refuses to tell his daughter who he wants to marry?

However, seeing Lin Lanlan's dim expression, he could also guess the girl's thoughts in front of him.

"You don't want to marry, do you?"

Lin Lanlan's decisive answer.

"Of course! Why should I marry a man I've never met before?

I don’t know whether he is tall or thin, short or fat, his appearance and character!

I am a living person, not a product sold on the street. Why can my father decide my future before I was born!”

Speaking of this, Lin Lanlan started crying again.

"My father's order cannot be violated. The engagement has been decided. If the contract is violated, I will lose all my face."

She touched the wound on her face again.

"But this time I ruined my face, which is a good excuse. I think the young master of your Chu family doesn't want to marry a disfigured woman."

Chu Tian was silent. He didn't expect that Lin Lanlan, who looked delicate, had a side that dared to love and hate.

He spoke.

“In my hometown…”

Lin Lanlan interrupted him.

"Isn't your hometown just in Baichuan City?"

Chu Tian was stunned for a moment before he woke up. He was now in a new life.

"In a world called Earth, there is a country called China, which advocates freedom of marriage. Whoever you want to marry and who you want to marry does not have to be a matchmaker or a parent's order. They all depend on their own will. As long as both parties are willing, they can be together."

Lin Lanlan showed an envious expression on her face.

"I want to live in the world you mentioned."

Chu Tian explained with a smile.

"The reason I told you this story is to tell you,

My destiny is up to me, but I can’t help it. Since you don’t like it, you have to fight it yourself. If you accept your fate, nothing will be changed."

Lin Lanlan muttered to herself.

"My life... is up to me... is up to God..."

She seemed to feel a sense of her heart, and the state of being unable to move forward was now much looser.

Lin Lanlan stopped practicing and was already talking about it because of her inner demon. At this moment, Chu Tian said something.

Break, breakthrough is just around the corner.

Lin Lanlan stood up and saluted Chu Tian seriously.

"Thank you, I know what to do."

At this time, footsteps came again.

Chu Tian and Lin Lanlan immediately prepared for battle.

There were three women in white who were leaping over. The lowest level among them also had the sixth level of body tempering.

Chu Tian frowned. If these three people took action and did not use the Dragon Soul, he would definitely not be able to defeat it.

But Lin Lanlan is awake at this moment...

Just as he was hesitating, Lin Lanlan was full of excitement.

"It's my guards!"

Three women in white walked forward and knelt in front of Lin Lanlan.

"Miss!"

Chu Tian spoke.

"Since your Lin family guard has arrived, just follow it. It's dangerous in the depths of the Baichuan Mountains. It's not safe for you, a girl, to follow me."

Lin Lanlan looked at Chu Tian and felt reluctant to leave, but she also knew that it was time to go back.

"Then I'll go back first. If you walk deep in the mountains, you must be careful. When you return to Baichuan City, remember to come to Lin's house to find me and I'll treat you to dinner."

Chu Tian agreed.

"I'll give you another gift before leaving."

He stretched out his hand and gently stroked Lin Lanlan's face.

Lin Lanlan immediately blushed, but she didn't know how to dodge. She asked hesitantly, her voice sounded like a mosquito.

"Chu Tian...what are you doing?"

"Don't move."

A bright green light overflowed from Chu Tian’s thumb. He gently wiped the wound on Lin Lanlan’s face. After applying his thumb, Lin Lanlan’s face became smooth again.

"alright."

Chu Tian let go of his hand, Lin Lanlan touched his face, excited.

"My face, okay?"

Chu Tian smiled.

"To protect me, of course I have to treat you well. Say goodbye, and there will be a period of time later."

Chu Tian turned around and left, Lin Lanlan looked at his departure back, and slowly, she became a little confused.

Chu Tian left for a long time, and an escort stepped forward.

"Miss, are we going back?"

Lin Lanlan answered firmly.

"Go back, I'm going to find my father and break the engagement!"

...

After saying goodbye to Lin Lanlan, Chu Tian continued to penetrate deep into the Baichuan Mountains. In five days, he had already walked twice as far away than the map drawn by his mother.

During these five days, Chu Tian encountered many monsters. The monsters regarded him as an edible delicacy, but were eventually killed by Chu Tian.

After tempering along the way, Chu Tian's realm became more and more consolidated. He practiced hard every day and night, and the spiritual energy in his dantian was once again full. He only had to go through three body tempering to break through to the third level of body tempering.

Instead of quenching his body immediately, he spent more time on finding the golden deer antler.

However, no matter how hard Chu Tian tried, he could not find any clues.

"The golden deer antler will mature in three hundred years and rarely exist. I can measure such a large mountain range by my feet. I am afraid that it may not be possible to find it after walking for a year."

At this time, Chu Tian heard a strange sound coming from the front of the mountains, as if it was the sound of a group of beasts running.

He looked closer and saw countless wild beasts running around, as if they were escaping something.

Chu Tian was secretly shocked.

"The beast group must have fled, and there must be more powerful monsters ahead."

He looked in the direction where the monster escaped and heard two completely different roars.

"Two monsters are fighting? Could it be that they are snatching the spiritual treasure?"

Chu Tian approached quietly and walked more than 200 steps forward. The woods ahead were in a mess, with broken trees and uprooted grass everywhere.

He saw a giant monster lying on the ground, motionless, and blood flowed out of the monster's neck, dyeing the surrounding land red.

"Who killed Mangxi at the fifth level of body tempering?!"

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!