assistirfilmes Chapter 11 Flawless Beauty
Chapter 11 Flawless Beauty
chapter 11 flawless beauty
translator: borntobe
an absolutely beautiful woman was standing before long chen. she had willowy eyebrows over limpid clear eyes, cherry red lips popped over her pale skin, and a cascading waterfall of hair descended all the way to her waist. when she saw long chen enter and their gazes met, long chen was struck dumb.
that young woman appeared like a fairy from out of this world. it was as if due to her very presence, the entire room had become a fairyland. for a moment, long chen was unable to do anything but stare foolishly at her.
her cheeks reddened slightly, and she turned away from him. when mrs. long saw this, she scolded, "chen-er, hurry up and greet meng qi. she's your future bride."
mrs. long's face lit up with happiness when she said bride, but long chen was extremely startled since he had never even heard of such a thing.
"greetings lady meng qi." seeing his mother's stare, long chen finally recovered and bowed to her.
a slight blush crept over meng qi's face, and she also curtsied back slightly. although her cherry lips moved slightly, she didn't say anything back in response.
seeing all this, mrs. long smiled and said, "meng qi, you and long chen are both youngsters. you two can go chat for a bit while i go prepare some food."
giving long chen an encouraging glance, mrs. long withdrew, leaving only the two of them in the room.
facing such a beautiful woman, for the first time, long chen had a feeling of having no idea what to do. after a long pause, he finally managed to choke out a single phrase. "please, sit."
meng qi shook her head. a complicated expression flashed over her face when she glanced at long chen. "i have something to say to you. can we change locations?"
long chen frowned slightly, but he still nodded. the two of them left the long estate and found a more secluded spot.
once they arrived, meng qi reached into her robes and slowly pulled out a seal. long chen almost cried out in shock when he saw it, for he recognized it to be a summoning contract that only beast tamers could use.
a fluctuation rippled through space, interrupting long chen's thoughts. a huge monster over ten meters long with the head of a lion and body of an eagle appeared in front of them, a majestic aura coming off of it.
although long chen was unable to cultivate before, he still had managed to study up on illustrations of magical beasts. this beast was called the lion eagle, a terrifying second rank magical beast.
the lion eagle in front of them had clearly not reached its complete maturity, but in terms of battle strength, ordinary blood condensation cultivators were not its match.
this normally vicious beast was exceptionally docile in front of meng qi as it quietly lay on the ground.
meng qi lightly walked up onto the lion eagle's back and then said to long chen, "come up."
long chen glanced at meng qi. seeing a hint of haste in her expression, he muttered quietly under his breath and walked on.
this was the first time long chen had ever climbed onto the back of a magical beast, and he couldn't help being a bit nervous that it might accidentally go crazy and start eating people.
the lion eagle suddenly spread its wings, and its huge body brought the two of them soaring into the sky. long chen was almost thrown off when it leaped into the air.
fortunately, a pale hand supported long chen, letting him awkwardly recover. but when he saw a faint amusement on meng qi's face that seemed to want to laugh, long chen couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
"ahaha, i'm just a bit clumsy..." long chen smiled slightly and found a lame excuse.
meng qi laughed at that, but she quickly felt embarrassed and turned around.
long chen was miserable inside, so much that he wanted to scream madly. he had suffered through so much repression and injustice, but he had never let a single cry out. however, this time, he truly did feel an urge to weep.
he could sense that meng qi was a kind woman; otherwise, there was no need for her to do it like this, and she could have directly declined the marriage.
it wasn’t as if he wanted to have the marriage arrangement annulled, but what could he do? he could scream and cry at the heavens all he liked, but what was the point?
yes, maybe if he had begged her, then the marriage might have gone through, but at that point, it wouldn’t even mean anything.
it was better to just let it go. although his heart ached, he could still bear it.
by the time he got home, night had already descended. his mother immediately began to rain questions down on him. what did the two say, did they make any progress, were there any feelings between them...
doing his best to answer and brush off the questions for a while, long chen finally managed to ask, “mom, how did meng qi and i end up in an arranged marriage, and why didn’t you tell me about it?
pain appeared in mrs. long’s eyes when he asked this, but it was quickly concealed again.
she told long chen that their two families were initially on very good terms. their fathers were life and death friends and they decided that their children, if they were both males, would be brothers; if they were both females, they’d be sisters; and if they were one male and one female, they would be husband and wife.
long chen sighed. so your generation was all happy and carefree, but now when it comes to us, all we have is bitterness.
“mom, i feel that i and meng qi aren’t suitable for each other.” long chen thought about it for a long while, but in the end, he could only face it headfirst.
“what?” mrs. long stared at long chen in disbelief.
“ah, mom, don’t get too emotional. what i’m saying is that meng qi and i just aren’t suitable. after all...” long chen couldn’t continue.
“no, that’s crazy talk! meng qi is such a beautiful woman; how is she unsuitable for you?” mrs. long was angered so greatly that she couldn’t help but swear.
“mom, listen to me. love requires that both parties are willing. you didn’t get our consent before setting this up for us. that’s just too arbitrary.”
“you... are you trying to anger me?!” mrs. long couldn’t even understand long chen’s words anymore, and she was angered to the point that tears were falling.
long chen was extremely embarrassed, but it wasn’t as if he could say the truth. all he could do was to stand there as mrs. long cursed and cursed. suddenly, his mother asked, “chen-er, tell your mother the truth. is it meng qi who wants to get out of this?”
“how could that be possible? meng qi is a good lady. it’s just me. i feel that this is too sudden and i can’t accept it,” hastily replied long chen.
“no need to say anymore. child, it’s your mom and dad’s fault.”
mrs. long wasn’t stupid. she naturally knew what kind of character her son had. after thinking about it for just a moment, she knew that the situation wasn’t as simple as he said. she hurriedly hugged long chen and cried bitterly.
“mom, it’s not as bad as you think. i just think we’re not suitable now. that doesn’t mean we might not get along better in the future...” laughed long chen. “it’s all part of my plan. first, annul this marriage arrangement, and then let your child use his own skills to pursue her back as a daughter-in-law. wouldn’t this be the best case situation?”
“hmph, what part of that is easy? meng qi is a beautiful goddess. who knows how many people are pursuing her. without this marriage contract, when will you ever get your chance?” she sighed and continued, “but you’re also right. this kind of thing can’t be forced. since it’s your marriage and you’re now old enough, you can decide for yourself.”
“thank you mom.” long chen finally relaxed.
mrs. long took out an old wooden case from under her bed, taking out a thin piece of paper from within it and handing it to long chen. “this is your marriage contract. if you want to get out of it, just tear it apart.”
receiving that thin piece of paper, long chen’s heart ached. an absolutely heavenly beautiful woman was about to be lost in such a way. it really was lamentable.