Arranged marriage

Xuan was sitting on the branch of the tree and he was eating an apple. It was tasty but there were only a few that he picked from the apple tree itself. He climbed once again to gather more and then ate them.

Xuan then packed them in his bag to eat them for later. He could only smile in glee as he tapped three times the bag he had on his back.

He immediately was thrown with a stone and he grabbed the projectile while not even looking at it.

Upon looking below, he saw that his best friend was coming towards him. She has long black hair that was combed and tied into pigtails. She has a white dress and a skirt below. Having a sword on her back. Thinking about it, she was a genius among their peers. She was a martial artist who excelled at swords. She was already on the rank of elite!

"Diana! How are you?" Xuan asked her. Dropping from the tree branch.

"I am fine! Hurry, your fiance is coming with gifts! I don't know what her intent was but be sure to go," she said to him.

"But who I like is you!" Xuan said to her.

"Tsk! Don't be silly this time. I already said that I didn't like you several years ago! Stop pestering me!" she said to him then hurried to walk.

Xuan remembered that he gave a flower to her when he was still seven. He then said that he liked her and wanted to be a special someone. But he was rejected, and his flowers were swatted away. Xuan was broken deep inside but they became best friends instead after he saved her from the bullies.

Still, he kept pestering her for years and it sure made her angry every time he asked again and again. With it, she was always in an angry mood but still treated him as a best friend. Xuan was confused as to what her intentions were for her and their complicated relationship. Is he still having a chance? Not that he would surrender but maybe would give her time as they were still young.

"Diana,"

"What?"

"I wanted to say this. I will not surrender and keep chasing after you,"

"Shut it, your fiance is still waiting for you. Don't even think of having two wives at the same time!" she bellowed.

He and Diana then arrived at the meeting hall and then saw a girl and her father. She has pink ponytail hair and was accompanied by a pink dress and skirt. She expressed discontent on her face and was infuriated.

"I want to break the engagement! I will not marry a trash and a cripple!" she shouted.

"But Xuan is not a trash. We can still talk this out as the promise is still valid," their patriarch said to her.

"But my daughter did not like him and I am willing to pay for the repercussions," Her father said to him.

"But we will lose face in this. Especially our Xuan!" their Patriarch was a bit worried.

Xuan then voiced out, "It's okay Grandfather, I also want to break off this engagement. Since who we are to compare for the princess of the strongest clan? They might lose face if they marry their genius to a declining clan like ours,"

"Good! I am happy to hear that you understand," Princess Aileen said to him.

"Since we are a trash Family unworthy of their presence, let us happily receive their gifts. Clans like yours just trample weak clans like ours and we understand that," Xuan bowed slightly.

"What did you say?" Aileen's father was infuriated.

"Please forgive the child's temperament. Maybe he was still in shock," Patriarch Kelin apologized, "Hey Xuan, help me apologize,"

Xuan then bowed again, "I apologize for my rudeness, I must leave for now,"

He then about-faced and then left towards the door.

"Hey Xuan! You are our Clan's pride! How can you just leave like that?" Diana was expressing discontent. Holding his right arm.

"Nah, I am just a sad person. No one likes me," Xuan said then swatted her hands.

He then left the halls and then went home. For him, he thought that girls would only hinder him from now on. Striving the path of cultivation was hard and women would only be a hindrance and distraction.

The time of chasing after girls would end and a new era has arrived. The path of being solitary would begin. However, it still might change when the right time comes.

He went to their home and climbed on their roof. Watching the sky turn red until the sun would set. He was then followed by Diana on the top of their roof.

"Xuan? Why are you here? You still heartbroken?" she asked as she sat beside him.

"Maybe, me and Aileen were close in the past when we were still young. It all changed when the arranged thing was announced. Maybe she didn't like it to the point of breaking it up at the right age," Xuan said to her.

"I also heard that she liked a different person. You heard of the Young master of the Bloody River clan?" she then gasped air. Thinking that Xuan would be hurt again.

"Oh, him? Well, I don't care anymore. I will just focus on my cultivation," Xuan said then sighed.

"That's good!" she smiled.

"Well I am not engaged anymore so I can freely chase a girl, though that might end soon," Xuan said to her.

"Oh, you will surrender?" she asked.

"Yes,"

"Oh I see," she said then stood up.

"Well, I will go home now. I am just worried about you about what happened," she patted the dirt on her skirt.

'Talking about being a hypocrite,' Xuan pouted.

"Well bye!"

"Bye!" Xuan waved at her.

Xuan then went to their house and rested early. Thinking that it was tiring to deal with his love life.