The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 426: A’Li, It’s Okay to Marry the Wrong Person

Chapter 426: A’Li, It’s Okay to Marry the Wrong Person

Qi Mu was about to pounce, her impatience radiating aggression. Chu Huan, though frightened, stood up for his sixth sister and pulled her back. "I had a feeling you weren’t right, but I didn’t expect you to have such vile intentions!"

Understanding Qi Mu’s intentions now, Nanli’s expression shifted.

"We’re both women. How could I be your destined person?" Nanli asked, retreating a few steps and quietly pulling out a Body-Freezing Talisman just in case.

Seeing Nanli’s defensive posture, Qi Mu felt a pang of sadness and tried to explain, "In Qi Castle, only I can lift this treasured blade. A diviner once said that my destined person would also be able to lift it, and that’s you, the Ninth Princess. So you are my destined one!"

Moreover, the diviner hadn’t specified whether her destined person was male or female.

Nanli furrowed her brow. "So, Cangsheng couldn’t steal your blade because he couldn’t lift it?"

Qi Mu nodded vigorously.

Nanli felt puzzled. Sometimes a healer couldn’t heal themselves, and similarly, she couldn’t read her own fortune.

She returned the Heaven-Shocking Blade to the ground and looked at the two shadow guards. "Try it yourself."

Though it was the princess’s order, the shadow guards hesitated.

Qi Mu urged, "Come on, try it. Even if you manage to lift it, I won’t blame you."

With this assurance, the shadow guards stepped forward to try.

At first, Qi Mu wondered if the blade had stopped recognizing its master, but neither shadow guard could lift it despite their best efforts.

Qi Mu raised an eyebrow. "Ninth Princess, see! You must be my destined one!"

She took a couple of steps closer, her gaze intense.

Without hesitation, Nanli quickly used a talisman to freeze Qi Mu, her expression showing alarm. "Even if we are fated, it’s a bad fate! Miss, clinging to a bad fate will only harm yourself. Turn back now!"

"Heavenly fate is supposed to guide our meeting, so how could it be a bad fate? A’Li, we are meant to be together. You and the Ninth Prince are a bad fate. You are the one that should turn back." Qi Mu’s mouth was sharp as she argued, even dropping the formal address of the Ninth Princess.

Nanli’s mouth twitched. This girl was really stubborn!

Chu Huan, already exasperated, said, "It’s absurd to claim that a blade determines fate. My sixth sister and the Ninth Prince are a loving couple. Don’t think you can interfere and ruin their relationship!"

Qi Mu glared at him. "You saw it yourself. Only your sixth sister could lift my blade. If that’s not a destined connection, what is?"

She then pleaded earnestly, "A’Li, it’s not a big deal to marry the wrong person. What’s important is to cut losses in time."

"..." Nanli thought this girl could rival the ancient Demon King in terms of destructive power!

"Enough with your crap!" Chu Huan cursed for the first time in his life, "I refuse to believe only sixth sister can lift that blade!"

Maybe the blade was too heavy.

Or perhaps Qi Mu used some trick.

Chu Huan approached the blade, took a deep breath, and gathered all his strength. Being a member of the Chu family, he practiced martial arts regularly. If lifting the blade was possible, he should be able to do it.

He feared the blade’s weight, so he exerted all his strength from the start.

However, with a clang, he easily lifted the blade, causing him to fall backward due to the force.

"Third brother!" Nanli exclaimed and quickly moved to catch his arm.

After they steadied themselves, they stared at each other, then slowly shifted their gaze to the Heaven-Shocking Blade.

Nanli wondered: What’s going on with this blade? Can it have two destined people? Does it accept both men and women?

Chu Huan thought: I only wanted to try, but I actually managed to lift it. Oh no, if I don’t agree with her, I might end up with a black eye.

So, Chu Huan slowly returned the blade to its place.

It must be a mistake.

He pursed his lips, hesitated, and tried lifting the blade again.

Indeed, he could lift it!

Chu Huan closed his eyes in despair and quickly put the blade back. Clearing his throat, he said, "Miss, I think..."

Qi Mu was already dumbfounded.

Before he could finish, she interrupted with laughter, "Hahaha! That diviner was a fraud. All this talk of destined people was nonsense! You two can both lift the blade. This proves the Chu family is extraordinary. It has nothing to do with fate!"

Chu Huan sensed the disdain in her words.

He sighed in relief, "It’s good that you realize you’ve been deceived."

Nanli looked at her hands, thinking of another idea.

Perhaps the reason she could lift the blade was simply that she was too strong!

And her earlier divination wasn’t wrong; her third brother’s destined one had indeed appeared.

However... they both seemed to dislike each other, making it impossible for them to come together.

If that’s the case, it’s a pity. Third brother has only one destined partner in this life. If he misses out, all future relationships will be bad fates.

"Actually..." Nanli still wanted to play matchmaker.

Qi Mu glanced at the sky and said, "Oh no, it’s getting dark! Ninth Princess, please withdraw the Body-Freezing Talisman. I need to go home and collect my clothes."

Nanli removed the Body-Freezing Talisman. "Aren’t you supposed to arm wrestle? Why not stay at my mansion for a few days?"

"No rush. I’ll collect my clothes and then come find you at your mansion," Qi Mu replied.

Chu Huan’s expression immediately darkened again.

Seeing him lingering by the blade, Qi Mu took a deep breath, decided to go for it, and quickly lifted the large blade. She then jumped over the wall and vanished from sight in an instant.

The siblings were silent for a while.

Chu Huan broke the silence, "Sixth sister, could it be... that I’m really her..."

Nanli sighed, "Third brother, even if you are destined, it should be mutual affection. Forcing it will only make it a match of grievances."

Chu Huan nodded vigorously. "That’s right. I’m an official, and she’s a martial practicer. We’re worlds apart. Calling it a destined marriage is too frivolous."

He still feared, "She won’t really come to the mansion, will she?"

Then he would have to stay in the palace.

Nanli shrugged. "Look how quickly she ran off. There’s no way she’ll really come to the mansion."

In the capital, third brother was highly sought after. Few high-born ladies didn’t want to marry him.

But in Qi Mu’s eyes, he was just a weak scholar, someone she would avoid.

It’s true that everyone has their own preferences.

Chu Huan felt a heavy burden lift off his shoulders. "Then I don’t need to move to the palace. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient to see my nephew."

Nanli rolled her eyes. "You avoid her and she avoid you. Just don’t end up bumping into each other."

As the saying goes, fate will bring people together even across a thousand miles.