Chapter 50: The Abandoned Young Master Long Aotian
“Teacher, is this all right?”
Pei Yichen lowered his eyes and looked at the spiritual weapon in his hand that was wrapped in spiritual light. He seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes suddenly softened.
Old Du put away the green flame in his hand, stroked his beard and nodded:
"Indeed, after being refined by my Azure Spiritual Flame, the spiritual power of this set of Earth-grade spiritual artifacts has reached a new level. However," he exclaimed in amazement, "this Earth-grade spiritual artifact is actually an extremely precious spiritual embryo. Not only can it be shaped into its final form according to the master's will, it also has extremely high growth potential. No wonder the Daotian Sect and the Lin family are so determined to obtain this spiritual artifact."
What Mr. Du didn't mention is that the reason this spiritual weapon was originally used as a marriage contract was because it had two forms. If the two spiritual fetuses could fight side by side and sense each other, they could exert 300% of their power. Otherwise, the embryonic form of a single spiritual fetus would only be at the level of a human-grade spiritual weapon, how could it be worthy of the reputation of an earth-grade spiritual weapon?
He looked at his disciple with a smile, his mind as clear as a mirror, knowing to whom his disciple would give this other spiritual fetus.
But neither Pei Yichen nor Old Du noticed that when Old Du was using the strange fire to refine the spiritual fetus, a tiny, invisible black gas quietly penetrated into Old Du's brow.
"Ahhh! What should I do? What should I do?"
Wu Lingnan was spinning around the room frantically, and a lot of her hair was falling out in distress.
Xiang Gucheng propped up his head and sat aside, leisurely sipping his tea and watching her performance with a smile. However, there was a hint of evil in that smile. He put down his teacup and deliberately asked:
"Junior sister, are you worried about the Daotian Sect?" He showed a comforting look, "With Master here, everything will be fine."
Wu Lingnan's expression was conflicted for a moment, and she shook her head: "That's not the case."
"The Daotian Sect hasn't made any major moves so far. Bai Wanyan and the others have also sent messages back to their families, but none of them have noticed anything wrong." Even the Zhuge family, where Zhuge Yu came from and who are proficient in divination, is the same.
A trace of worry flashed in Wu Lingnan's eyes. Although her mother told her to relax and that the child should just practice and study hard and not worry about too many things, how could she not think too much?
In the world of cultivation, even though we have entered a new era, after all... the strong are still respected.
Wu Lingnan let out a breath, realizing that the only way for him now was to strengthen himself in order to cope with all the unpredictable crises in the future.
However, this is not what she is worried about now.
"Brother..." Wu Lingnan stammered, "You know, my birthday is coming soon."
"Why?" Xiang Gucheng raised his eyebrows slightly and said jokingly, "Have you thought about what gift to ask Brother for?"
Oh, no!
Wu Lingnan didn't realize that Xiang Gucheng was teasing her on purpose. She angrily retorted, "No, when did I ever ask you for a gift?" Asking for a gift in advance meant there would be no surprise when opening it!
She came close to Xiang Gucheng, placed her hands on the nanmu tea table, looked straight into his eyes, blinked her eyes, and spoke hesitantly:
"I want to ask you, what do you think is a good gift for a boy?"
Xiang Gucheng's smile faded: "You want to ask what is the best gift for Pei Yichen?"
Uh-huh!
Wu Lingnan didn't notice anything was wrong. She nodded vigorously, her slightly large almond-shaped eyes gleaming as she looked at Xiang Gucheng. "Brother, you know my brother has lived in such an environment since he was a child. No one has ever celebrated his birthday properly. This is the first important day we've known each other, so of course we have to celebrate it in a big way!"
So, you hurriedly asked me to come here to celebrate his birthday.
For a moment, Xiang Gucheng wanted to throw the teacup in his hand to the ground to vent his anger, but he held back for fear of scaring Wu Lingnan.
He restrained his expression and asked, "So you invited me here... just for this?"
Wu Lingnan's keen animal instincts began to work, but her slowness towards people close to her held her back, causing her to nod even though she felt something was amiss.
Xiang Gucheng was so angry at Wu Lingnan's reaction that he laughed. He wanted to lower his tone, but seeing Wu Lingnan's soft heart, he finally closed his eyes and said calmly:
"You've only known him for a short time, but you're so devoted to him. Even for me..." He felt bitter, and his tone couldn't help but become more bitter. "Even for my birthday, you never chose a gift for me like this."
There is an inexplicable strong resentment!
Wu Lingnan now fully realized that if she didn't say something, the relationship between her brother and her senior brother would become extremely dangerous.
Wu Lingnan chose to follow her intuition after a thousand thoughts. She immediately put on a very flattering smile, stood obediently with her hands clasped together, and looked at Xiang Gucheng with eyes full of sincerity and intimacy:
"Since Senior Brother and I have grown up together, there's naturally no need for us to do anything extra. Besides, every time I give him a gift, I've always done my best!"
Wu Lingnan put her hands on her hips and snorted, pouting and looking at Xiang Gucheng with an expression of being very unhappy, as if she would get angry if Xiang Gucheng dared to say a word against her.
"Okay, okay, it's my fault. I was wrong." Xiang Gucheng raised his hands, his face helpless, but in fact, a little warmth seeped into his heart. He was very pleased with the friendly complaining attitude of his junior sister. Did Pei Yichen know all the little tempers and little actions of his junior sister?
Thinking of this, his dissatisfaction with Pei Yichen also dissipated a little. He was the one who grew up with his junior sister, and he was also the one who was regarded as a brother by his junior sister when she was a child. Pei Yichen was just a blood relative, and he acted a little pitifully to win the attention of his junior sister.
Xiang Gucheng's expression relaxed, and he began to carefully consider the purpose of his junior sister inviting him here.
Wu Lingnan looked expectantly, obviously hoping to get some good advice from Xiang Gucheng.
Xiang Gucheng glanced at her with a smile and jokingly said, "This birthday gift is of course what I thought of to express my deepest gratitude, but you came to ask me..."
Wu Lingnan puffed out her cheeks, slumped over on the chair opposite, and pursed her lips. "I just didn't have any ideas in my head, so I asked for your opinion. After all, you're the closest person of the opposite sex to me, so you should know what boys like."
"You're wrong about that." Xiang Gucheng took a sip of tea, his eyes narrowed slightly, "What he wants may not necessarily be what boys like."
"Let me make this clear first. I can only give you some advice. It's better to choose the gift yourself."
Wu Lingnan nodded repeatedly, almost swearing that she knew it. She sat upright with her ears perked up, afraid of missing a word.
Xiang Gucheng laughed dumbly, shook his head slightly, and said: "..."
I see!
Since that day when he met Xiang Gucheng, Wu Lingnan suddenly realized and completely understood his direction. He worked hard and finally prepared his feelings before that important day.
Just as Wu Lingnan and Pei Yichen were both looking forward to it, that day finally arrived.
Unfortunately, today, during the theoretical classes and breaks, Pei Yichen always passed by Wu Lingnan for various reasons. Even during lunch break, Wu Lingnan went back to the dormitory early, so Pei Yichen couldn't find a suitable opportunity.
He sat in the first row with a straight back and a calm expression. Because he was in a bad mood, he exuded a slight chill, and even the students sitting around him couldn't help but move away a little.
The bell rang for the end of get out of class. Pei Yichen put all his tools into the storage container and walked out of the classroom. This class was his elective and he was not taking it with his classmates from Huachen College. But as soon as he stepped out of the front door, he paused.
Near the front door was Zhuge Yu. He was leaning against the wall with his head slightly lowered, dozing off and looking extremely sleepy. It was obvious that he had been waiting here for a while.
As soon as he saw Pei Yichen, he suddenly woke up, took a few steps forward and walked up to him, smiling like a peacock spreading its tail:
"Hey, you finally came out, but you made me wait so long."
He put his arm around Pei Yichen like a good brother and raised his eyebrows mysteriously: "Do you have time, brother? Come with me to a place."
The longer he spends with this group of classmates, the more his true nature becomes apparent, and now he behaves quite unruly.
Pei Yichen's fingers quietly touched the spirit ring in his pocket, and his eyebrows raised, and he shook his head to refuse: "No, I have something else to do next."
How come this is different from what was written in the script?
Zhuge Yu put on the air of a young master and said firmly, "No, you must come with me today!"
Pei Yichen: ...
What's wrong with this idiot today?
He didn't want to get entangled with Zhuge Yu. It was already very late after the evening class, and he had to hurry.
Seeing Pei Yichen turning around and about to leave, Zhuge Yu became anxious. In his heart, he wanted to cry but had no tears. Damn it! He knew I wasn't good at this, but he still wanted me to do this. He said I couldn't help at all. It was really abominable!
He thought quickly and blurted out: "You are looking for Sister Lingnan, right? I know where she is!"
How do you know where she is?
As a brother, the alarm bells suddenly rang. Pei Yichen glanced at Zhuge Yu with a terrifying look. He felt that his sister would never fall in love with such a person, and the alarm bells in his mind were slightly relieved.
"In that case, let's go."
Zhuge Yu was startled by Pei Yichen's gaze, but he didn't find anything wrong with Pei Yichen. He said "Oh" half-believingly, and turned around to lead the way in confusion.
"Here it is."
Zhuge Yu quietly took a step back, exposing Pei Yichen in front, whistling and smiling handsomely as if nothing had happened.
Pei Yichen gave him a cold look and walked in.
Crackling——
"Happy birthday!"
Pei Yichen's pupils shrank, and the gift ribbon slowly fell. The first thing that caught his eye was Wu Lingnan's beautiful smile, followed by Bai Wanyan holding a balloon, Jingkong who was rarely seen in casual clothes and smiling, and Xiang Gucheng with a gentle expression.
On a day like this, he would not give Pei Yichen a bad look. Xiang Gucheng moved aside to show the children who were also dressed festively. They all looked like ordinary children, clean and cute, and they rushed to push the grand birthday cake to the center of the hall.
Several people surrounded Pei Yichen and Wu Lingnan and came to the center. Wu Lingnan smiled and tiptoed to place the birthday crown on Pei Yichen's head. She also supported her own crown and winked at him playfully: "Brother, I have a gift for you."
Pei Yichen's handsome face flushed slightly. It was his first time attending such a lively scene, and he was actually a little uncomfortable. However, he still looked directly at Wu Lingnan's face and said gently, "I have a gift for you too."
"Wow!" Wu Lingnan smiled happily, "Then let's swap!"
"Hmm." Pei Yichen and Wu Lingnan exchanged the spiritual ring containing the gift. He used his spiritual sense to explore and was stunned. This is...!
"Okay, okay, let's see after the gift!"
Bai Wanyan pushed Wu Lingnan and winked at Zhuge Yu, indicating that he should push Pei Yichen, who was standing there in a daze, over as well.
"Now, let's cut the cake!"
Bai Wanyan handed the cake knife to Wu Lingnan. Everyone gathered around and looked at them with smiles.
Wu Lingnan and Pei Yichen looked at each other with a smile. They both grasped the hilt of the knife and made a light stroke, welcoming their 19th birthday full of blessings.
Amid the noise of the crowd, Pei Yichen's gaze passed through the dim lights and fell on Wu Lingnan's face, which was accidentally stained with cream. He took out a tissue and gently wiped her cheek. Wu Lingnan scratched the side of her face embarrassedly, then looked up and smiled at him.
Pei Yichen remembered this smile for a long time.
【Author’s words】
Oh, the world is going to end, so fast, covering my face and laughing
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!
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