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He stared at her face hard as he tried to search his memories.
"That family were still alive and well then, though this is a different continent but people go back and forth for trade. Naturally, I made my face different so I wouldn't be recognized." She wrinkled her brows as she stared back. "So, in the end, you like my face, is that it?"
"No, no. And don't change the subject like that, I was just wondering how did you complete the ceremony in such a short time." Rong Jian shook his head and didn't let himself be led astray.
"You also saw that I was familiar with her when you first saw her, wasn''t it obvious we had met before?"
"You're so young, I didn't think you would really complete such a serious ceremony when you were even younger." Her 14th birthday had passed without him knowing until after, and Rong Jian had met her only about a year ago. In the eyes of ordinary people, 14 could be considered the prime but for a cultivator, it wasn't really much. She had made a sisterhood vow before she was a full adult, wasn't that hasty? Because of her maturity and calm, sometimes, people forget she was so young. Though, it was only the age of the body and not her soul.
"Why not? If you meet the right person, then you should naturally bond with them. We've only known each other for less than a year and aren't we engaged already?" And their wedding was in a month, back to back marriage events, if it was anyone else, she would have had them wait until she was at least 18, a suitable adult age in her mind. First was her problem with adjusting to the age of consent in this world and second was to test them. There were pills and medicines to cure diseases but as expected of a hierarchical society, all the good stuff was reserved for the rich and powerful. The lifespan of a common non-cultivator was only about 40. It was even shorter for women, about 35 due to complications in birth where most women died either directly or indirectly. Though looking at nature, woman that have gotten over the hurdle of childbirth live longer than their male counterparts. Perhaps that was why the gap was not so large.
Because of the short life expectancy of the common non-cultivators, the adult age was also pushed back. A girl's coming-of-age was anywhere from 12 to 15, while a man's was anywhere from 15 to 20. Shen Tianyu had hers early since she didn't want to deal with that family interfering. Her hairpin ceremony was completed, so she was now a qualified adult. This was also so the young ones could marry sooner and have children, to increase the population, and support the family. Though the upper echelon were mostly made up of people that could cultivate but there were always rare cases. The military may require cultivators, but civil affairs didn't. Now, many civil officials were actually not cultivators, and with the coming of Kuian Guoliang, even non-cultivators could suppress others from cultivation families.
Anyways, because of non-cultivators mingling with the upper echelons, the royalty and nobility also adopted this practice despite their average lifespan exceeding that of the common people. Though, there are also families that allow their child to roam free before getting married at a later age.
"Well, I'm saying it's all fine and good now but what if she had turned out not to be a good person? Then, wouldn't you be the one to suffer?"
"I am naturally a good judge of character and wouldn't do these things hastily. If it was only out of pity, I could have merely made her my subordinate. It is because our three views match so well, that we went through with it." Shen Tianyu understood his concern, and as one of her beloved people, she would naturally be patient with him.
"Alright. I do trust that you won't be hasty and is good at seeing through people." Rong Jian let it go. That girl was indeed not a bad person and in fact, it was Shen Tianyu who rushed up to help back then, Bai Yaoxuan didn't ask her to do anything until after the matter was done.
"So, am I sleeping here tonight?" Shen Tianyu looked around the room. The room was divided in two by a paper screen but she could still see the rest of the part she was sitting at.
"You don't have to. Also, I'm putting this down since the wedding is so close, you don't have to sleep here after the ceremony either if you don't want to." Rong Jian was already aware his wifey was hesitant about skin contact with him. She had only allowed them to hold hands recently, naturally he knew she was not ready for the marital consummation.
"Ah, okay. I'll go back to my room then, now that the matter is solved. It's getting late, you should rest now. Only when you are well rested can you work well." She got up from her seat and left the room, closing the door behind herself. One would think, as someone reborn in this world, she would have gotten used to many aspects of it, like the pushing back of the adult age, by now. But in fact, her biological parents were killed before she could speak and she was left to rot after she was brought back to that residence. After that, she spent her years training herself at Yaodu, where most of them were adults who could freely get into relationships. The younger ones were all single-mindedly focused on training and had no time for things like romance. In addition, she was a twenty-eight years old in the growing body of a child. Most times, she even forgot she was barely ten until someone said something to remind her. So, in reality, she never was able to adjust her view of the early adult and marriageable age of this world.
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He stared at her face hard as he tried to search his memories.
"That family were still alive and well then, though this is a different continent but people go back and forth for trade. Naturally, I made my face different so I wouldn't be recognized." She wrinkled her brows as she stared back. "So, in the end, you like my face, is that it?"
"No, no. And don't change the subject like that, I was just wondering how did you complete the ceremony in such a short time." Rong Jian shook his head and didn't let himself be led astray.
"You also saw that I was familiar with her when you first saw her, wasn''t it obvious we had met before?"
"You're so young, I didn't think you would really complete such a serious ceremony when you were even younger." Her 14th birthday had passed without him knowing until after, and Rong Jian had met her only about a year ago. In the eyes of ordinary people, 14 could be considered the prime but for a cultivator, it wasn't really much. She had made a sisterhood vow before she was a full adult, wasn't that hasty? Because of her maturity and calm, sometimes, people forget she was so young. Though, it was only the age of the body and not her soul.
"Why not? If you meet the right person, then you should naturally bond with them. We've only known each other for less than a year and aren't we engaged already?" And their wedding was in a month, back to back marriage events, if it was anyone else, she would have had them wait until she was at least 18, a suitable adult age in her mind. First was her problem with adjusting to the age of consent in this world and second was to test them. There were pills and medicines to cure diseases but as expected of a hierarchical society, all the good stuff was reserved for the rich and powerful. The lifespan of a common non-cultivator was only about 40. It was even shorter for women, about 35 due to complications in birth where most women died either directly or indirectly. Though looking at nature, woman that have gotten over the hurdle of childbirth live longer than their male counterparts. Perhaps that was why the gap was not so large.
Because of the short life expectancy of the common non-cultivators, the adult age was also pushed back. A girl's coming-of-age was anywhere from 12 to 15, while a man's was anywhere from 15 to 20. Shen Tianyu had hers early since she didn't want to deal with that family interfering. Her hairpin ceremony was completed, so she was now a qualified adult. This was also so the young ones could marry sooner and have children, to increase the population, and support the family. Though the upper echelon were mostly made up of people that could cultivate but there were always rare cases. The military may require cultivators, but civil affairs didn't. Now, many civil officials were actually not cultivators, and with the coming of Kuian Guoliang, even non-cultivators could suppress others from cultivation families.
Anyways, because of non-cultivators mingling with the upper echelons, the royalty and nobility also adopted this practice despite their average lifespan exceeding that of the common people. Though, there are also families that allow their child to roam free before getting married at a later age.
"Well, I'm saying it's all fine and good now but what if she had turned out not to be a good person? Then, wouldn't you be the one to suffer?"
"I am naturally a good judge of character and wouldn't do these things hastily. If it was only out of pity, I could have merely made her my subordinate. It is because our three views match so well, that we went through with it." Shen Tianyu understood his concern, and as one of her beloved people, she would naturally be patient with him.
"Alright. I do trust that you won't be hasty and is good at seeing through people." Rong Jian let it go. That girl was indeed not a bad person and in fact, it was Shen Tianyu who rushed up to help back then, Bai Yaoxuan didn't ask her to do anything until after the matter was done.
"So, am I sleeping here tonight?" Shen Tianyu looked around the room. The room was divided in two by a paper screen but she could still see the rest of the part she was sitting at.
"You don't have to. Also, I'm putting this down since the wedding is so close, you don't have to sleep here after the ceremony either if you don't want to." Rong Jian was already aware his wifey was hesitant about skin contact with him. She had only allowed them to hold hands recently, naturally he knew she was not ready for the marital consummation.
"Ah, okay. I'll go back to my room then, now that the matter is solved. It's getting late, you should rest now. Only when you are well rested can you work well." She got up from her seat and left the room, closing the door behind herself. One would think, as someone reborn in this world, she would have gotten used to many aspects of it, like the pushing back of the adult age, by now. But in fact, her biological parents were killed before she could speak and she was left to rot after she was brought back to that residence. After that, she spent her years training herself at Yaodu, where most of them were adults who could freely get into relationships. The younger ones were all single-mindedly focused on training and had no time for things like romance. In addition, she was a twenty-eight years old in the growing body of a child. Most times, she even forgot she was barely ten until someone said something to remind her. So, in reality, she never was able to adjust her view of the early adult and marriageable age of this world.
He stared at her face hard as he tried to search his memories."That family were still alive and well then, though this is a different continent but people go back and forth for trade. Naturally, I made my face different so I wouldn't be recognized." She wrinkled her brows as she stared back. "So, in the end, you like my face, is that it?""No, no. And don't change the subject like that, I was just wondering how did you complete the ceremony in such a short time." Rong Jian shook his head and didn't let himself be led astray."You also saw that I was familiar with her when you first saw her, wasn''t it obvious we had met before?""You're so young, I didn't think you would really complete such a serious ceremony when you were even younger." Her 14th birthday had passed without him knowing until after, and Rong Jian had met her only about a year ago. In the eyes of ordinary people, 14 could be considered the prime but for a cultivator, it wasn't really much. She had made a sisterhood vow before she was a full adult, wasn't that hasty? Because of her maturity and calm, sometimes, people forget she was so young. Though, it was only the age of the body and not her soul."Why not? If you meet the right person, then you should naturally bond with them. We've only known each other for less than a year and aren't we engaged already?" And their wedding was in a month, back to back marriage events, if it was anyone else, she would have had them wait until she was at least 18, a suitable adult age in her mind. First was her problem with adjusting to the age of consent in this world and second was to test them. There were pills and medicines to cure diseases but as expected of a hierarchical society, all the good stuff was reserved for the rich and powerful. The lifespan of a common non-cultivator was only about 40. It was even shorter for women, about 35 due to complications in birth where most women died either directly or indirectly. Though looking at nature, woman that have gotten over the hurdle of childbirth live longer than their male counterparts. Perhaps that was why the gap was not so large.Because of the short life expectancy of the common non-cultivators, the adult age was also pushed back. A girl's coming-of-age was anywhere from 12 to 15, while a man's was anywhere from 15 to 20. Shen Tianyu had hers early since she didn't want to deal with that family interfering. Her hairpin ceremony was completed, so she was now a qualified adult. This was also so the young ones could marry sooner and have children, to increase the population, and support the family. Though the upper echelon were mostly made up of people that could cultivate but there were always rare cases. The military may require cultivators, but civil affairs didn't. Now, many civil officials were actually not cultivators, and with the coming of Kuian Guoliang, even non-cultivators could suppress others from cultivation families.Anyways, because of non-cultivators mingling with the upper echelons, the royalty and nobility also adopted this practice despite their average lifespan exceeding that of the common people. Though, there are also families that allow their child to roam free before getting married at a later age."Well, I'm saying it's all fine and good now but what if she had turned out not to be a good person? Then, wouldn't you be the one to suffer?""I am naturally a good judge of character and wouldn't do these things hastily. If it was only out of pity, I could have merely made her my subordinate. It is because our three views match so well, that we went through with it." Shen Tianyu understood his concern, and as one of her beloved people, she would naturally be patient with him."Alright. I do trust that you won't be hasty and is good at seeing through people." Rong Jian let it go. That girl was indeed not a bad person and in fact, it was Shen Tianyu who rushed up to help back then, Bai Yaoxuan didn't ask her to do anything until after the matter was done."So, am I sleeping here tonight?" Shen Tianyu looked around the room. The room was divided in two by a paper screen but she could still see the rest of the part she was sitting at."You don't have to. Also, I'm putting this down since the wedding is so close, you don't have to sleep here after the ceremony either if you don't want to." Rong Jian was already aware his wifey was hesitant about skin contact with him. She had only allowed them to hold hands recently, naturally he knew she was not ready for the marital consummation."Ah, okay. I'll go back to my room then, now that the matter is solved. It's getting late, you should rest now. Only when you are well rested can you work well." She got up from her seat and left the room, closing the door behind herself. One would think, as someone reborn in this world, she would have gotten used to many aspects of it, like the pushing back of the adult age, by now. But in fact, her biological parents were killed before she could speak and she was left to rot after she was brought back to that residence. After that, she spent her years training herself at Yaodu, where most of them were adults who could freely get into relationships. The younger ones were all single-mindedly focused on training and had no time for things like romance. In addition, she was a twenty-eight years old in the growing body of a child. Most times, she even forgot she was barely ten until someone said something to remind her. So, in reality, she never was able to adjust her view of the early adult and marriageable age of this world.
