Chapter 889 - Chapter 889: The 29th Year
Chapter 889: The 29th Year
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Chen Lian immediately shook her head and smiled firmly. “I don’t feel aggrieved. I don’t care. I’m satisfied as long as I can be with Brother Mu Feng. Even if I have no name or status, I’m willing. I won’t fight with Sister Jiang. I’m satisfied as long as I can see Brother Mu Feng every day.”
“Lian’er, you’re so sensible. You’re so sensible that my heart aches.”
Mu Feng was very moved. If only Jiang Wanlin was as sensible as Chen Lian.
He really didn’t like Jiang Wanlin. If she wasn’t the daughter of the Jiang family, he wouldn’t have looked at her much.
Chen Lian’s eyes were filled with joy. She blushed, but she was very sincere and insisted on expressing her feelings. She looked at Mu Feng and said softly,
“Brother Mu Feng, I’m not as lucky as Sister Jiang. I only hope that Brother Mu Feng can have me in his heart. I’m already very happy. Even if it’s just a concubine, I don’t care. As long as I want to be able to spend a hundred years with Brother Mu Feng, I’m very satisfied and feel very happy. My small wish has already been fulfilled. How nice.”
Seeing that was so easily satisfied, Mu Feng tapped the tip of her nose dotingly. “Lian’er, you deserve the best. One day, I’ll love you with everything I have. It’s just that this path is a little difficult and you’ll suffer some grievances, but as long as you’re willing to believe me and wait for me, I won’t disappoint you.”
Chen Lian nodded, touched. “I’m willing to wait. I’m not afraid of grievances.
I’m not afraid of difficulties.”
Mu Feng hugged Chen Lian, who leaned against him shyly.
The two of them naturally did not know that Su Xiaolu and Zhou Zhi had seen all of this from the tall building in the distance.
Su Xiaolu had mixed feelings. She only had one thought in her mind.
Precocious, so precocious!
Zhou Zhi chuckled. “Are you very shocked? Didn’t Xiaolu have a crush when she was 11 or 12 years old?”
Zhou Zhi cut off a piece of roasted meat with a knife and placed it on the plate in front of Su Xiaolu.
Su Xiaolu shook her head. She thought about it. Whether it was in her previous life or this life, she did not have this thought when she was 11 or 12 years old.
However, when Zhou Zhi asked this, Su Xiaolu was curious and asked, “When
Fourth Brother was 11 or 12 years old, did he have someone he liked?”
Zhou Zhi also shook his head and the two of them looked at each other and smiled.
He did not return to the palace this year. Instead, he stayed in the academy to accompany Zhou Heng and his family to spend the new year with Su Xiaolu, Little Niu, Su Kuo, and the others.
After the New Year’s meal, he and Su Xiaolu went to the Cang Si Restaurant and lit a small stove to roast lamb legs. Unexpectedly, they saw Chen Lian and Mu Feng confessing their feelings for each other.
Su Xiaolu looked at the two people who were still hugging in the distance and frowned. “Fourth Brother, what’s the thing Mu Feng is referring to? He’s already confessed his feelings to Chen Lian. Why does he still want to implicate Jiang Wanlin?”
The two of them were not married. Why did Mu Feng still want Chen Lian to be a concubine? There was no need for that at all. Wouldn’t he be able to marry Chen Lian if they broke off the engagement?
“Xiaolu, this is because Mu Feng wants the Jiang family’s power. He has to marry Jiang Wanlin.”
Zhou Zhi replied gently. Mu Feng was a sensible person. He wanted power and love.
“But Jiang Wanlin won’t fall for it again.”
Su Xiaolu heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunatelv, there was alreadv a chanze in that dead end.
Zhou Zhi smiled. “Yes.”
If Su Xiaolu did not notice Jiang Wanlin, her ending would not be good.
In the distance, Mu Feng and Chen Lian had already left.
Su Xiaolu looked at Zhou Zhi and met his gaze. She asked, “Fourth Brother, will you return to the merpeople after the new year?”
Zhou Zhi shook his head. “No, I’ll stay in the capital.”
Zhou Zhi’s gaze was far-sighted. He turned to look at Su Xiaolu and said,
“Xiaolu, do you think I’m suitable to be an emperor?”
Su Xiaolu was shocked. She replied honestly, “I don’t know. Actually, I don’t know much about power struggles either, but this time, it took a lot of effort for my brothers to retreat safely.”
“Fourth Brother, do you want to become an emperor?”
Su Xiaolu looked at Zhou Zhi and asked. Back then, when Zhou Heng returned to the capital, everyone thought that there was a fight between the brothers, but the truth was unexpected. Zhou Zhi had retreated completely. He and Zhou Heng were also brothers in arms, at least in the eyes of outsiders.
All these years, she had watched as Zhou Zhi became more and more otherworldly and became a cold immortal.
But now that he asked this question, Su Xiaolu felt that she could not understand anything.
Zhou Zhi shook his head. “I don’t want to be an emperor, but after becoming an emperor, I can do many things I want to do, so I want to be an emperor. I’ll stay in the capital and participate in the court. In the future, if Fourth Brother becomes a sinister person with blood on his hands, will Xiaolu still be willing to drink with Fourth Brother?”
Zhou Zhi’s gaze was deep. His gaze landed on Su Xiaolu and did not move an inch.
Su Xiaolu smiled and nodded. “Of course I’m willing. As long as Fourth Brother hasn’t hurt anyone I care about, as long as Fourth Brother hasn’t changed from today, I’ll acknowledge you even if everyone in the world points their swords at you.”
No matter who he became, as long as he was still good to her, he was good. She should acknowledge his kindness. Perhaps he would let many people down that day, but as long as he did not let her down, that was enough.
Zhou Zhi smiled and raised his glass. “To this moment.”
With that, he held the wine glass with both hands and drank it in one gulp.
Su Xiaolu imitated him and both of them smiled.
The two Masters had not returned this year. Many things have happened this year, and many things will happen in the future. They were both changing, but they still had their true selves.
After the new year, everything calmed down. The days of teaching were normal. In the blink of an eye, it was already April and early summer.
Some training opportunities gradually presented themselves. They learned martial arts, special techniques, medical techniques, and so on. Some talented people had already made small achievements. Training made people grow. They could not wait.
The disciples of Guiyuan Academy also began to take on missions in batches to train. Many disciples who had never been there began to look forward to going down the mountain to train.
In July, Su Xiaolu had already brought five waves of disciples out to train.
Her training for Jiang Wanlin and the others was getting heavier and heavier. Every day, they were so tired that they couldn’t move. Over the past few months, they had improved very quickly.
The spiritual energy in the academy was rich. As long as one practiced seriously, they would improve quickly.
Jiang Wanlin’s relationship with Wang Mingyue and Fang Lan also became better. Mu Feng was cold and had always been alone.
Su Xiaolu accepted the mission of defeating the Water Ghost and picking lotus seeds.
She gathered Mu Feng and the others. Looking at their expectant gazes, Su Xiaolu said, “You’re right. There’s been a mission recently. I’m going to bring you to complete it. You’ll be divided into two teams to complete the mission. Whoever picks more lotus seeds will win. I’ll test you for a few months and see the results of this training.”
Wang Mingyue and Fang Lan were naturally in the same team.
Wang Mingyue looked at Jiang Wanlin and looked at Su Xiaolu awkwardly. “Teacher Su, can’t we form teams freely?”
“Teacher, I don’t want to form a team. Can I be alone?”
Jiang Wanlin was unwilling to be on Mu Feng’s team. Before Su Xiaolu could speak, she had already said it boldly..