Chapter 63 This Fool (Bonus Chapter at 16,000 words)

Even on ordinary days, there are conflicts among the disciples of the military strategist. When they can't decide a matter, they go to Xuanwu Terrace to meet. If they can't resolve it verbally, they will resolve it with force.

Because these kinds of things happen so frequently, they're not interesting to watch, and people are too lazy to go to Xuanwutai to join in the fun.

Today's events involving Li Jinshuang and Tian Wen are quite interesting. The disciples of the Military Academy are spreading the news spontaneously. The focus is not on Li Jinshuang's upcoming duel with Tian Wen at Xuanwu Terrace, but rather on how "Li Jinshuang looks so beautiful in women's clothing."

This greatly aroused people's curiosity, and they flocked to the Xuanwu Terrace of the Military Strategists to see what Li Jinshuang looked like.

It was noon, the morning lessons had ended, and it was time for the disciples to head to the dining hall for lunch. This news spread quickly, and soon everyone in the academy knew about it.

Xue Mushi didn't know this at first; he hadn't even looked at the Listening Wind Ruler. Xue Jiayue, however, excitedly ran over and grabbed him, saying as she ran, "Cousin, do you remember Li Jinshuang? The Li Jinshuang who came with us on the Cloud Chariot Flying Dragon! At first glance, I mistook her for a man, but she's actually a woman, Li Jinshuang. I heard she's dressed up as a woman and fighting with someone at the Xuanwu Terrace of the Military Strategists!"

"Huh?" Xue Mushi was stunned.

He wasn't surprised by the previous news; what surprised him was that Li Jinshuang had gotten into a fight with someone at Xuanwutai.

After hesitating for a moment, Xue Mushi took out the Wind Listening Ruler on the way and sent a message to Yu Sui about the matter.

“I know, I’m watching,” Yu Sui replied.

Xue Mushi thought to himself, "You actually arrived before me."

Yu Sui was still lying on her small bed, watching Li Jinshuang's situation through the Five Elements Light Core, and didn't go to the military strategist's place at all.

Her wind-listening ruler buzzed; it was Sheng Fei looking for her, asking her to come to the dining hall for a meal.

Yu Sui said she was too tired to go.

Sheng Fei then said he would bring her a house.

Yu Sui blinked when she saw this, wondering why Sheng Fei had suddenly contacted her.

Xuanwu Terrace was located in the open-air hunting ground, about the same size as the Legalist's interrogation ground. The black circular platform was surrounded by open space, and was not far from the viewing platform to prevent accidental injury.

The flags of military strategists stood erected on the open ground, their two sides—one for life and one for death—filled with a chilling sense of impending doom.

Half of the disciples who had been watching the commotion from the fence of the study hall came to Xuanwu Terrace to continue watching.

Below the round platform, Kong Yiyi followed behind Li Jinshuang. As she was about to go up on the platform, she patted Li Jinshuang on the shoulder and said, "Although Tian Wen is only a B-level, you are a fifth-level, which is not bad either. Go all out and fight him; his mentality is not good enough."

That's true.

Tian Wen's mindset is unstable right now, and his moves will be full of flaws.

Previously, he had been so enraged that he dared to engage in a fierce verbal battle with the onlookers. However, he was greatly shocked by Li Jinshuang's change of identity. In addition, as more and more people gathered and the story spread, disciples from other families came to watch the battle, and his psychological pressure instantly increased.

Pang Rong put his arm around Tian Wen's shoulder and said, "Wake up. You're a Class B disciple, at least at the seventh level. You're two levels higher than her, so you can't possibly lose."

Tian Wen said in a daze, "Is...is that so?"

Pang Rong glanced at him speechlessly, then pushed Tian Wen forward and added, "It's okay if you lose. Everyone's attention is on Li Jinshuang anyway. In this situation, winning or losing is no longer important. If you can't take it, just go up and take a couple of stabs, admit defeat, and apologize."

He was somewhat unconvinced that Tian Wen should apologize like that.

Xuanwu Terrace only holds swordsmanship competitions and does not involve military formations.

For disciples of military strategists, swordsmanship and physical martial arts are mandatory skills, so there is no question of whether they are good at them or not.

Li Jinshuang stepped onto the round platform, and the gazes coming from all directions were similar to those she received when she first wore men's clothing as a child. The difference was that there were more appreciative and joyful gazes, rather than the complex and conflicting ones she had seen as a child.

She also overheard some whispers, some malicious, some well-intentioned, all sorts of things.

Li Jinshuang was no stranger to this situation; in fact, she was used to it. Strange or surprised looks were the first time most people saw her or learned about her family background.

It's actually normal; their reaction is normal.

Li Jinshuang told herself this.

At least not everyone is like that.

The most gossipy people were the new disciples who joined the military academy with her, while the senior disciples who had been in the academy for a long time didn't pay much attention.

The teachers she encountered did not speak ill of her because of her appearance.

Li Jinshuang always remembered the way Yu Sui looked at her, like gentle flowing water that could embrace everything.

Under such a gentle yet powerful gaze, Li Jinshuang could indeed gain courage from the fear and uncertainty of the unknown, and become a little braver.

Standing on the high platform, with everyone's eyes on her, Li Jinshuang felt relieved.

Other people's opinions don't matter much.

Because that's how I grew up.

Li Jinshuang gripped her long sword tightly, her fighting spirit soaring despite the strange looks from others.

Tian Wen came up on stage, and the two of them drew their swords at the same time, the brief buzzing sound making hearts race.

From the stands, people shouted encouragement for Li Jinshuang. One shout after another, more and more people joined in, the atmosphere heated up, and the scene became exciting. More and more people were infected by the emotions and joined in the shouting and cheering.

Kong Yiyi also shouted.

Zhong Lishan couldn't help but glance at her, thinking, "You, the culprit, are having quite a bit of fun."

Tian Wen unconsciously listened to the shouts from the sidelines. He heard some people cursing him and wished he could turn his sword and slash at them. But his opponent was Li Jinshuang, and he couldn't help but frown in annoyance. His lips trembled, and he was about to say something when Li Jinshuang had already moved.

The lithe, agile white figure appeared before him in an instant. Tian Wen instinctively raised his sword to defend, and the sound of the two swords clashing was powerful and resounding.

Li Jinshuang's attacks were swift and fierce. Tian Wen could only defend himself by reflexes. His mind was in a state of chaos. One moment he was thinking about who had insulted him and he had to write them down. The next moment he was thinking about how fast Li Jinshuang was, how swift and powerful her sword moves were, and how oppressive she was. She was not at all the strength of a D-level disciple.

As Li Jinshuang pressed down with her sword, Tian Wen's knees trembled and he almost knelt down. He cried out in his heart: Why did I fight her?

When the disciples from other schools arrived at Xuanwu Platform, they happened to see Tian Wen being beaten by Li Jinshuang.

The woman on stage, with her flowing dress and imposing sword aura, was completely different from the Li Jinshuang I remembered, who was dressed as a man.

Someone asked blankly, "Hey, isn't that Li Jinshuang's sister? Right?"

Xue Jiayue tugged at her cousin's sleeve and asked, "Is that really Li Jinshuang? She looks so different."

Xue Mushi nodded as he looked at the two people fighting on the stage.

While watching the battle, Yu Sui also caught sight of Shu Chujun, who was watching from below the stage.

Shu Chujun's expression was so funny that she sat up on the bed and carefully adjusted the angle of the light core monitoring for a while before laughing and lying back down.

Shu Chujun, who was mixed in with the crowd of spectators, was dumbfounded. Her eyes followed Li Jinshuang and she could not believe that the woman on the stage with her aloof and otherworldly temperament and graceful figure was Li Jinshuang.

Is this...is this the same person?!

But upon closer inspection, she could see Li Jinshuang's resemblance in the woman in white.

For example, her familiar sword techniques and her familiar phoenix eyes always keep her calm and composed during battles, undisturbed by external factors, and focused on the fight at hand.

Shu Chujun shook his head frantically.

Impossible, impossible, impossible!

She patted her face and turned to ask Xun Zhiya beside her, "Holy Maiden, she absolutely could not be..."

“It’s Li Jinshuang,” Xun Zhiya interrupted her.

Shu Chujun's expression and movements froze, then she said excitedly and firmly, "It can't be her!"

Xun Zhiya was startled by her reaction. She turned her head and saw Shu Chujun still shaking her head. Deep in her eyes, there was not only shock but also a hint of fear. Xun Zhiya took a few steps back in fright.

Unable to resist being distracted by the sounds from the outside world, Tian Wen was overwhelmed by Li Jinshuang and suffered repeated defeats, almost being knocked off the stage. He felt uneasy, yet also somewhat unwilling to accept defeat.

Pang Rong covered his eyes and turned his head away. It was utterly humiliating that his underlings were being so thoroughly beaten by the newcomer.

Could this kid still be planning to rely on the sword spirit?

To resort to using a sword spirit in a mere Xuanwu Terrace is even more shameful.

Just as Pang Rong was thinking this, he saw Tian Wen grip the hilt of his sword, turn it around, and point the tip downwards, summoning the sword spirit.

Amidst the surrounding noise, Tian Wen struggled internally, thinking: No matter what, I can't lose to the new disciple!

A menacing sword cry rang out, drowning out the clamor of the onlookers. A wave of heat rose from Tian Wen's feet on the stage, and a skeleton of white bones enveloped his body. The withered bone sword spirit gripped its sword with both hands and counterattacked Li Jinshuang, who was attacking him.

Tian Wen and the sword spirit gripped their swords together and thrust upwards, steadily withstanding Li Jinshuang's attack. The two swords trembled as they clashed, and with the sword spirit's power amplifying their strength, Tian Wen was no longer as passive as before and began to counterattack.

This upward slash sent Li Jinshuang flying. Both sides moved at great speed. Li Jinshuang spun around using the force of the slash, and as she brought her sword down again, a white, withered bone sword spirit appeared and disappeared behind her for a moment. Eight sword blades spun and all slashed towards Tian Wen.

With a loud bang, Tian Wen and his sword spirit were cleaved away and crashed into the open space below the stage, leaving a long trail behind them.

The spectators stood up excitedly, applauding and cheering loudly, creating a lively and exciting atmosphere.

Laymen watch the spectacle, experts watch the details.

Many disciples of the military strategist school noticed the sword spirit that Li Jinshuang faintly appeared in the last scene; the power of that spirit was astonishing.

Kong Yiyi stroked her chin and said, "Her sword spirit is quite interesting."

Zhong Lishan nodded in agreement.

Li Jinshuang lowered her eyes to look at the long sword in her hand. The light reflected from the blade also vaguely showed the appearance of a sword spirit.

In crucial moments, it's quite reliable.

Pang Rong, feeling utterly humiliated, waved for someone to help Tian Wen up.

Tian Wen approached him with a dejected look on her face, appearing as if she was about to burst into tears.

"Don't cry, or I'll throw you back in." Pang Rong said irritably. "You were closest to Li Jinshuang just now, so you could feel her strange sword spirit, right? You didn't lose out."

Tian Wen burst into tears.

Pang Rong: "...Throw him back!"

Yu Sui had just finished watching the exciting battle when he heard a knock on the door. Sheng Fei said he had arrived and went out to open the door for him.

Sheng Fei arrived carrying a food box and followed Yu Sui into the house. He immediately noticed the several bottles of apricot wine that Yu Sui had placed on the table and frowned, asking, "Who gave you these?"

Yu Sui, holding the food box, blinked upon hearing this and pointed to herself: "I made it myself."

"When did you learn to make wine with apricots?" Sheng Fei asked incredulously.

Yu Sui thought to herself about her past life, but casually replied, "I learned it from my senior brother. He said that the temple had too many apricots this year, and we could make wine from them since we couldn't finish them all."

Sheng Fei sat at the table, arms crossed, and said coldly, "What kind of nonsense is Mei Liangyu teaching you? Don't listen to everything he says."

Yu Sui: "Mmm!"

She opened the food box to eat, and without looking up, asked, "Isn't Third Brother busy with the trials of the Famous Families today?"

"I'm busy, so I'll be leaving in a bit." Sheng Fei stared at her, leaning back in his chair, his posture relaxed in private, but then he unconsciously straightened his back again because of what he was about to say. "Guess what I saw at the Mingjia Xiaoyao Pool yesterday."

"What?" Yu Sui looked up at him curiously.

Sheng Fei has been busy with the B-level trials of the famous sects lately, patrolling the vicinity of Xiaoyao Pool all day. Because it is a trial of the famous sects, Gu Gan, a disciple who cultivates both the famous sects and the Dharma, can also participate.

The Free and Unfettered Pool has nearly a hundred branch streams. The Class A disciples must ensure that all participants in the trial are near the Free and Unfettered Pool and that the stones they take are from within the pool.

The trial patrols are conducted in pairs. Last night, Sheng Fei and his partner happened to see Gu Gan participating in the trial at night.

The water in this area is deep and the location is remote. The disciples of famous masters find it too troublesome to go back and forth into the water, so they do not choose the deep water area. They all go to the shallow water area, where they can bend down and reach out to pick up pebbles with names from the water.

Gu Gan lifted the soaking wet Xun Zhiya from the deep water and floated towards the shore, glancing down at the person in his arms from time to time, looking somewhat anxious.

His companion covered his eyes with both hands and said, "Oh dear, don't look at what you shouldn't see! Don't look at what you shouldn't see!"

Sheng Fei listened to him and turned a blind eye, keeping his eyes off Xun Zhiya but focusing on Gu Gan.

After Gu Gan got ashore, he lowered his head and kissed Xun Zhiya, as if he were giving her breath.

Sheng Fei sneered. This bastard, he finally caught him red-handed. All those ambiguous actions before were ambiguous and could be explained in many ways, but now you have nothing to say!

So when the patrol shift ended, Sheng Fei rushed over and personally told Yu Sui, "Gu Ganqin has met Xun Zhiya."

Huh?

Yu Sui was stunned.

Sheng Fei added, stating with certainty, "Gu Gan took the initiative."

Seeing Sheng Fei's fierce eyes and the look of finally getting his revenge, Yu Sui wanted to laugh, but knew she couldn't, otherwise she would be the one to be criticized by her third brother later.

Yu Sui slowly put down her chopsticks, covered her mouth with both hands, and when she looked up, her eyes were full of tears. She whispered in shock and confusion, "Ah."

Sheng Fei lightly lifted his chin and said, "I told you long ago that Gu Gan and Xun Zhiya have an ambiguous relationship. He's eating what's in his bowl while eyeing what's in the pot. He still wants to be with you? He's dreaming!"

Yu Sui said in a trembling voice, "But... how could Brother Gu be with Xun Zhiya at the Xiaoyao Pool where the famous people are practicing?"

These two must have gone to explore the Upside-Down Moon Cave before the Dragon Slayer Cave opened.

The river branches of the Free and Unfettered Pool might lead to the Legalist Upside-Down Moon Cave. In any case, the two schools are close to each other. Otherwise, Gu Gan wouldn't have gone there at the end of the Free and Unfettered Pool trial, which wouldn't have been of much help to him anyway.

Sheng Fei said, "Is there any need to say more? They must be meeting in secret."

"But Xun Zhiya fell into the water and didn't wake up, could it be that he was trying to save her by transferring his vital energy..." Yu Sui was interrupted by Sheng Fei before she could finish speaking, "He knows so many low-level techniques, why would he use such a stupid method as transferring vital energy?"

Yu Sui covered her mouth and said, "It's also possible that she forgot in the heat of the moment..."

Gu Gan's injuries hadn't healed, so Xun Zhiya went underwater to test the waters. Gu Gan was on lookout outside, but Xun Zhiya encountered problems underwater and ended up drowning.

Sheng Fei sneered, "What do you mean 'forgotten'? He was bewitched by beauty and couldn't control himself. His life was at stake, yet he still tried to transfer his life force to her. Wasn't it just because Xun Zhiya is pretty?"

Yu Sui agreed with this point.

Sheng Fei changed the subject: "Why are you still making excuses and justifications for Gu Gan? Am I telling you all this so you can exonerate Gu Gan?"

Yu Sui slowly lowered her hand from her mouth, drooping her head as she asked, "What does Third Brother mean?"

“How can you like someone as fickle as Gu Gan? He doesn’t deserve to like you, and he even dares to dream of marrying you. Can you accept that Gu Gan will marry three or five women like your father did in the future?” Sheng Fei looked at Yu Sui with a serious expression, as if waiting for her to say “I can accept it” so that she would swallow her words and make a different choice.

Before Yu Sui could answer, Sheng Fei continued, "Xun Zhiya is the Holy Maiden of the Southern Kingdom. If nothing unexpected happens, she will be the future Queen of Southern Kingdom. Even if you are willing, do you think Xun Zhiya would agree? To be the King's consort of the Southern Kingdom or to be a son-in-law of the royal family, what do you think someone as shrewd as Gu Gan would choose?"

"No matter what Gu Gan chooses, he definitely won't choose you." Sheng Fei's expression was calm, unlike his usual irritability. Although he was still cold, he had seriously considered Yu Sui's future because of what happened last night. No matter how he thought about it, something felt wrong. "You are infatuated with Gu Gan. Rather than suffer for a long time, it's better to end it now. With your status as the Princess of Qingyang, you won't be unable to find someone better than Gu Gan?"

Yu Sui was quite surprised to hear Sheng Fei say these words calmly, and for the first time thought that her third brother was actually quite smart.

"Third Brother, you said that Brother Gu's desire to marry many people shows he's fickle. What about you?" Yu Sui asked softly.

Sheng Fei glared at her: "You're comparing me to Gu Gan? I'll definitely only marry the one I like."

If he dares to follow Nangong Mingxue, his mother, Madam Sheng, will skin him alive.

Sheng Fei, who was raised by Madam Sheng, dared to argue with Nangong Ming, but dared not speak nonsense to his mother, Madam Sheng.

Of the ladies in the Prince's mansion, Yu Sui was particularly fond of Madam Sheng. She completely ignored the affairs of the mansion, spending her time either teaching Sheng Fei or busy with her own business. Whenever her shop had new arrivals or new styles of clothing, she would save some for Yu Sui and send them over.

Madam Hui, the mother of Su Feng, the second brother, was heartbroken after learning that her son Xiu Bing's family could not compete with Yu Sui. She stopped caring about the affairs of the Prince's Mansion and went to her parents' home every day, practically living there. She and her sisters spent their days traveling and enjoying themselves.

Only Madam Han, who deeply loves Nangong Ming, and Madam Su, who holds the most power, will manage the affairs of the mansion, interact with various families in the capital, and attend palace banquets when Nangong Ming is away.

Yu Sui believes that Madam Han is more of a capable assistant to Nangong Ming than his woman; "Madam" is merely a convenient title for dealing with external affairs.

“Even if we don’t talk about marriage, you have to think about it. Gu Gan can’t possibly only like you. He often leaves the capital, and you don’t even know when he’s out having affairs. You were a Ping Shu person before, and you didn’t have anything in common with him. Leaving Qingyang won’t help him at all.”

Sheng Fei was determined to bring this up with Yu Sui today: "Leaving aside Xun Zhiya, let's talk about Qian Ying. She's a top-tier disciple of the medical school. In the past two years, she's been through thick and thin with Gu Gan in Taiyi. Every experience she's had is far more profound than yours. Have you seen Gu Gan even contact you in the past two years?"

Yu Sui found it hard to believe that Sheng Fei could come up with such an excuse.

She didn't know that last night, Sheng Fei, Mu Mengbai, and Yan Xiaochuan, the disciple who was going through the trials, discussed until dawn, and only then did they combine all their wisdom to create today's words and sentences.

Sheng Fei brought over irrefutable evidence today that Gu Gan had kissed Xun Zhiya, intending to completely sever Yu Sui's feelings for Gu Gan.

He continued, "Now you can practice the Nine Streams Technique, but the gap between you is too great. Gu Gan will never stop for you. He will only be accompanied by women of similar strength, such as Qian Ying, Xiang Feifei, and Xun Zhiya, who can help each other."

“Since you’re not that important to Gu Gan, why do you obey him, follow his every word, and listen to whatever he says? What right does Gu Gan have to discipline you? Who does he think he is!” Sheng Fei took the opportunity to curse Gu Gan a couple of times, but quickly regained his composure and said, “This is Taiyi. Father’s reach is not that far. Even if he wants to make things work out, he can’t force you if you don’t want to.”

Last night, after discussing with Mu Mengbai and the others, Sheng Fei also realized the problem of Nangong Ming's interference. Mu Mengbai and Yan Xiaochuan scolded this unqualified older brother, and Sheng Fei tolerated it.

In the past, Sheng Fei told Yu Sui not to play with Gu Gan, and Yu Sui always verbally agreed. However, she would still stand up for Gu Gan and solve his problems when he was targeted. Time and time again, Sheng Fei felt that his sister was untrustworthy, deeply in love with Gu Gan, and could not let go of him at all.

Sheng Fei summarized the wisdom of himself, Mu Mengbai, and Yan Xiaochuan into one sentence: "A man's protective instinct towards you because you are weak is all lust at first sight."

"When you grow old and lose your beauty, or when the royal family falls into ruin and you are powerless and without influence, Gu Gan will no longer like you. He always says he will protect you, but I have never seen him actually protect you. Sui Sui, you need to think about your future. You have a long life ahead of you and you will meet many people. There are many people in the academy whose family background, appearance, and abilities are much better than Gu Gan's."

Sheng Fei began to speak earnestly: "You should make more friends in the academy and work hard to cultivate, instead of continuing to revolve around Gu Gan and doing whatever he says."

Yu Sui nodded, seemingly confused, leaving Sheng Fei unsure whether she had truly understood.

He picked up his water glass, about to take a sip to moisten his throat, when he heard Yu Sui say softly, "Third Brother, you're talking about marriage, but I don't want to get married."

Sheng Fei's forehead twitched violently. He felt he needed to talk to Yu Sui again and said, "I'm talking about the miserable life you'll have after marrying Gu Gan. You absolutely won't be able to live it."

“Yes!” Yu Sui nodded and said, “That’s why I won’t marry him.”

Sheng Fei finally heard a satisfactory remark, and he felt quite gratified: "You finally listened and stopped being so fixated on liking Gu Gan..."

“I like Brother Gu, I like him like a brother.” Yu Sui said, looking back at Sheng Fei with a blank expression as she ate. “Of course I will not marry someone I see as a brother.”

Sheng Xun: "..."

He gripped the water glass he had just brought to his lips, then put it back down, almost laughing in exasperation.

Sheng Fei retorted angrily, "Nangong Sui, you have an older brother, what kind of older brother do you treat Gu Gan like?!"

Yu Sui was also stunned, thinking to herself that your point was not that I don't like Gu Gan.

Sheng Fei was furious and slammed his fist on the table, saying, "What kind of brother is Gu Gan to you!"

Yu Sui silently reached out and hugged the food box, keeping a distance from Sheng Fei, afraid that he would slap the food and break it.

Once Sheng Fei figured it out himself, his expression changed instantly, and he looked back at Yu Sui suspiciously: "What did you just say? You don't like Gu Gan?"

Yu Sui said expectantly, "Take it as my brother's affection."

Sheng Fei: "That means you don't like it!"

Yu Sui let out a soft "ah," her helpless expression seeming to say, "If that's how you want to interpret it, then so be it."

Sheng Fei felt a sharp pain in his heart: "You didn't like Gu Gan, why didn't you say so sooner?"

“None of you asked me, you just tacitly agreed.” Yu Sui said honestly, “And my relationship with Brother Gu is really not so bad that I wouldn’t say a word if you asked me to, Third Brother.”

Sheng Fei reached up and pinched the bridge of his nose, his temples twitching: "Did you understand what I just said?"

Yu Sui nodded.

Sheng Fei stared at Yu Sui with his eyes wide open and asked, "Then tell me, what do you mean?"

Yu Sui said, "Brother Gu likes Xun Zhiya."

Sheng Fei nodded: "Anything else?"

Yu Sui said, "Make more new friends and strive to cultivate yourself."

Sheng Fei stared at Yu Sui for a long time without saying a word.

Although all of these points are important, I still feel like she missed something.

Sheng Fei took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "If Gu Gan asks you for help again, what will you do?"

Yu Sui raised her eyes, as if stealing a glance at Sheng Fei's expression. After feigning troubled thought, she tentatively said, "It depends on my mood?"

Sheng Fei reluctantly accepted this answer.

"You really don't like Gu Gan?" Sheng Fei asked again.

Yu Sui nodded.

Sheng Fei didn't quite believe it.

But the fact that he was able to hear Yu Sui say it himself today was already a great gain in itself.

Yu Sui got up and saw Sheng Fei off. Seeing him still rambling on as he left, she couldn't help but smile.

That idiot.

She had always been comparing herself to Gu Gan since childhood, but she didn't know that she was the one who was most favored by Nangong Ming.

Nangong Ming looked after and cared for Gu Gan, but he treated Gu Gan more like a business partner, and he admired the boy. He had requests of every child, but he never asked Sheng Fei to do anything against his will. Even when Sheng Fei argued with him, Nangong Ming never punished him severely.

As Yu Sui watched Sheng Fei's departing figure, memories of her childhood flashed through her mind. The relationship between Sheng Fei and Nangong Ming was more like that of a father and son than partners or subordinates.

Some children can easily gain their parents' favoritism.

You can't force it.

[Author's Note]

Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!