Chapter 374 The Capital, The Capital, The Capital Elephant
"Shen Yu, let's give it a try together."
With just one sentence, the young general, who had just mustered his courage under the magnificent sky, froze in place as if he had been struck by a spell.
Shen Yu's glassy pupils contracted instantly, churning with disbelief, ecstasy, and a hint of bewilderment from being hit.
Then, in the next moment, it suddenly burst forth with dazzling brilliance.
"real?!"
The young master's lips curled up uncontrollably, and his excited voice suddenly rose several decibels, filled with an indescribable tremor and immense joy.
"You... you said yes? Okay... okay, I do! Let's be together! Let's always be together!"
Huali was infected by the young master's excitement and laughed out loud, but she didn't forget to explain, "Okay, but I have to make it clear first, it's not just you... Hey hey hey Chen Yu!"
Before she could finish speaking, Shen Yu scooped her up in his arms, and Hua Li instinctively wrapped her arms around the young master's neck.
As dusk settled, a vast expanse of orange-red sunset cast a warm filter over the dim courtyard.
The young and fearless general finally received an echo of his courageous declaration from nearly a century ago amidst the magnificent sunset.
"Karin, I love you, I really, really love you!"
Shen Yu hugged Hua Li and started spinning around in place.
The girl's pale yellow skirt traced a lotus leaf-like arc in the air. Karin gasped in surprise at first, then a joyful smile appeared in her eyes as well.
Time seemed to stand still, as if all the flowers in the world were blooming for this couple at that moment.
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"Snap—"
A very faint, crisp sound came from not far away.
Wen Jin's hands, which were hanging by his sides, had been clenched into fists, and his knuckles had turned bluish-white from the excessive force.
The jade pendant that the Demon Lord had not yet given away had shattered completely in his palm, the fragments deeply embedded in his flesh, and dark red blood trickling down his cold white fingers.
One drop, two drops, silently spreading into a small patch of glaring dark color.
However, Wen Jin was completely oblivious, staring intently at the two people embracing in the distance, his eyes surging with a dark undercurrent of destruction.
Beside him, Lian Zhuo forced down the metallic taste in her throat, her steps swaying almost imperceptibly.
Cracks appeared on the stone slab beneath the Buddha's feet, and as the lotus pattern on his forehead glowed red, he suddenly closed his eyes.
It's as if you're staring at the crumbling walls in your heart, forcing yourself to endure.
Wen Jin's eyes darkened like a deep well with the laughter, but just a second before the Nine Spirits Netherfire ignited, someone was faster than him.
"Whoosh—"
A piercingly cold ice spike pierced through the air and landed precisely three inches in front of Shen Yu's feet, instantly covering the hard stone slab with a spiderweb-like chill.
At the same time, countless Cursed Heart Butterflies fluttered their wings and appeared out of thin air, slowly transforming into Luo Chuan's true form.
The Demon King's heterochromatic eyes, which always held a smile, were now eerily calm. They seemed frozen, or perhaps suppressing magma about to erupt.
His gaze first fell on Shen Yu's hands tightly wrapped around Hua Li's waist, then slowly moved upwards, and he coldly curled his lips, saying, "It seems that I have come at an inopportune time."
Hua Li turned around, "Luo Chuan..."
"Luo Chuan, that's enough." Shen Yu interrupted her, his voice icy and unyielding: "You know it's unfortunate, yet you still come here to cause trouble?"
"Hualin has her own choices, and no one can force her."
Luo Chuan emerged from the shadows, each step feeling like it was treading on one's heart. The fox tail behind him no longer swayed leisurely, but was taut like a bowstring.
"Heh..." The Demon King sneered, "Well said. Whether to choose or not is not up to you, Chen Yu."
Luo Chuan stared intently at Hua Li for a long while, then suddenly a cruel smile appeared on his lips, accompanied by a barely suppressed tremor in his voice:
"Little Huali."
"Don't you have anything to say to me?"
He had clearly heard the girl's confession and response to Shen Yu from the shadows.
But how could he possibly let go so easily?
Luo Chuan, who had been so composed before, now had a madness in his eyes that he himself was unaware of.
"Unless you tell me yourself that you have chosen someone else..."
"Or... just tell me... I should get out of here... otherwise, I will never believe you."
Meanwhile, Yan Xi, who arrived a little late, stood quietly within Hua Li's sight.
Unlike Luo Chuan, he did not flaunt his talents, but instead let the cold moonlight fall upon him.
Yan Xi rubbed an old-fashioned seashell between his fingers, his voice dry and self-deprecating: "My little benefactor... I'm homeless again, aren't I?"
Huali: "..."
Huali, who had been trying to speak but kept getting interrupted, covered the young master's mouth, preventing him from continuing, and loudly replied:
No! You do!
Taking advantage of the moment Shen Yu turned around, Hua Li stepped forward and, without saying a word, reached out and grabbed Luo Chuan's neck, pulling him down!
"It's my fault; I didn't explain myself clearly. Not only young master, but I also want to ask you—"
The evening breeze ruffled the wisps of hair on the girl's forehead, revealing her clear and determined eyes:
"Luo Chuan, would you like to try being with me?"
A single sentence, like a thunderclap, exploded in the deathly silent courtyard.
The frenzied aura emanating from Luo Chuan froze, causing him to stand motionless, a rare occurrence.
Meanwhile, Shen Yu was also taken aback.
"Hua, Hua Li?"
The moment everyone turned to look at her, Huali's head, which had been swayed by Steward Ao, snapped back to reality.
But once the arrow is released, there's no turning back. If you only say half a sentence, you'll end up without a spouse!
Since we have mouths, we should use them!
And so, in an eerie silence, Huali continued to turn around resolutely and look at Xiaoniao Wenjin and Lianzhuo.
Although the little girl's heart was pounding in her throat, she still bravely turned on the microphone.
"And you all..."
"Wen Jin, Lian Zhuo, Xiao Niao..." Hua Li called out their names one by one, each word spoken with careful seriousness:
"Would you like to... date me and give it a try?"
Several people were in shock, completely bewildered.
"I know this is sudden, and maybe a little... strange." Karin touched her nose a little embarrassedly, "but I've thought about it carefully."
The little girl's gaze swept intently over the group:
"My feelings for you are all genuine."
"Actually... for a long time, I didn't quite understand what love was." Huali paused, as if remembering something, her tone unusually dejected:
"In another world, I basically grew up on my own, so I always have to be very clear about things, and I value money very much."
"That's probably why I'm particularly oblivious when it comes to matters of the heart."
As the saying goes, the beginning is always the hardest. After speaking, Huali's voice gradually softened, carrying a certain genuine warmth:
"But what I want to say is that I have missed you all very much during these 92 years of separation."
"It's true, I miss you all so much."
“I am not a stone, nor am I a piece of wood. I can feel your feelings for me, and I really want to give you the same love in return.”
"But I've been through a lot with each of you, so I can't prioritize or know how to choose right now."
"But I can't keep running away from your feelings and pretending to be clueless just because I don't know what to do."
"So I thought... since I can't give up either, I might as well try both."
It wasn't a momentary impulse, but a genuine feeling that had taken root and sprouted during the long separation, and was only now breaking through the soil.
"Let's start from scratch, dating with the intention of getting married, and give it a try."
The little girl's eyes lit up, and she frankly revealed her feelings:
"Actually, I also have a lot of minor flaws, which you will gradually discover. So let's see how things go first. If we get along, we'll continue; if not... well, we'll see."
"Of course, this is just my opinion."
"The choice is still in your hands."
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