Chapter 73: Western Fantasy Traveling Through Long Aotian
No matter how turbulent the outside world is, at least at this moment, Long Haoyu's family is still warm.
"Brother, let's go out!"
Long Lingnan scurried to the door, turned around, and waited with her hands on her hips for the two slow-moving brothers. Her face flushed with excitement, but the two brothers, still dawdling, weren't as eager as she was. They yawned in unison, trying to shake off the lingering sleepiness from their afternoon nap, their movements still slow, until Long Lingnan urged, "What are you doing?"
"It's already late, hurry up."
So why is my sister more anxious than me?
Long Haoyu patted Long Zixuan's head, signaling him to hurry up, then went to the bathroom to wash his face. He wore a thin, low-necked white sweater, a linen jacket, and light gray casual pants, looking simple yet stylish.
Now the weather is gradually entering winter. Although the three of them are not afraid of cold or heat, in order to avoid arousing suspicion from others, they still changed their clothes according to the season.
Although Gu Yang suggested dressing formally, Long Haoyu was out to cause trouble. Why buy unimportant clothes for something unimportant? If Duan Xingzhou were to mock him first, wouldn't he have the moral high ground? Duan Xingzhou, you don't respect freedom of dress. You're asking for a fight!
They arrived and handed the invitation to a tuxedoed waiter at the door. The waiter took the pure black invitation with gold trim in both hands, his expression respectful, not disdaining the three people's casual attire. After verifying the authenticity of the invitation, he handed it back, and the exquisitely made-up receptionist led the three people into the hall.
The hall was filled with well-dressed men and women. When they saw Long Haoyu entering with his two children, they cast some bold or some subtle glances at him, trying to guess his background.
Which young master or young lady is so confident?
Under the gaze of the crowd, Long Haoyu and the other two remained calm and composed. Long Zixuan looked around curiously. The hall was filled with glass display cases filled with various jade products. Not far away, there were even uncut stones on display, offering gambling services. It seemed that the theme of this exhibition was jade.
Long Zixuan touched Long Lingnan's hand and whispered to her, "Royal sister, those green gems here smell so good."
"It's not a gemstone, it's called jadeite," Long Lingnan corrected. There were no jades like jadeite in the Longming Realm, only crystal gemstones. No wonder Long Zixuan, who had lived in the Longming Realm since childhood, didn't know about it.
Hearing her brother's words, Long Lingnan couldn't help but move her delicate nose. To be honest, it was indeed a bit fragrant, which aroused her long-lost appetite.
She swallowed and controlled her eyes from gluing them to the jade in the glass case. To be honest, this was a bit difficult for the growing little dragon.
The double buff of jewelry and food made it difficult for her to suppress the secretion of saliva.
"Haoyu, you're here!"
Gu Yang, dressed in a well-tailored dark gray suit, came over and greeted him. Long Haoyu withdrew his gaze from the jade bracelet in the nearest exhibition hall and reluctantly returned his glance.
The moment they saw Gu Yang, the passers-by who were secretly observing him immediately began to recall who the next generation of the Gu family were, but their ages didn't seem to match.
Seeing Long Lingnan and Long Zixuan still with them, Gu Yang was even more convinced of the bodyguard's suspicions. He squatted down and made a friendly gesture to the children: "Lingnan and Zixuan are here too. Is there anything you like? I can buy it for you."
After receiving the things, we agreed to be gentlemen and not use violence.
Staring at Gu Yang's brilliant and even somewhat flattering smile, Long Lingnan was wary with a hint of confusion. What did this guy want to do?
But he was the one who suggested it, so it's not my fault. So, Long Lingnan pointed without hesitation at the jade landscape sculpture with the strongest fragrance and the largest energy fluctuation, saying, "I like that one!"
Gu Yang looked at it, his smile slightly stiffening. Such a large piece, with this color and texture, if nothing unexpected happened, the price would be so high that he would feel bad in the future.
Seeing Gu Yang remain silent, Long Lingnan immediately understood: this fragrance and energy were indeed closely related to the quality of the jadeite. She curled her lips and was about to say "tsk" in disdain.
But Gu Yang suddenly said, "No problem, Ling Nan likes it, I'll buy it."
You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. This deal is worth it!
Long Lingnan was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Gu Yang would actually agree. Could it be that... he wanted to buy me something so that my brother would owe him a favor?
Absolutely not!
Long Lingnan immediately changed her tone. She smiled sweetly and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Guyang, I suddenly don't like it anymore."
She is a little girl, so what if she is moody? She is young and she is right!
Gu Yang and Long Lingnan looked at each other for a moment, and finally smiled and said, "That's a pity." How could he possibly argue with a child, right?
"Hey, cousin, you're actually with a commoner, oh no, a poor person. What's going on? It seems that the Gu family has really fallen on hard times."
Duan Xingzhou approached them with a nasty smile, interrupting their conversation. Seeing the Duan family's only young master join them, everyone in the hall immediately became the focus of the room, with countless gazes, both overt and covert, converging on them.
...It's like watching a monkey.
Seeing Duan Xingzhou's expression of enjoying himself, Long Haoyu was puzzled. Many people's eyes here were not friendly. This was how the Duan family educated their children.
Long Lingnan, sizing up this dandy, radiant young man, developed the same suspicions as her brother. She felt that Duan Xingzhou resembled a local tycoon rather than a nobleman. Instantly, Duan Bowen's image warped in her mind, from a scheming, shrewd man to an older man in sunglasses and a gold necklace.
"Mr. Duan, you're joking. I'm not really your cousin." Gu Yang said in a light tone. He didn't like this guy in the first place, and in front of Long Haoyu, he had to act very distant.
Duan Xingzhou's face darkened obviously. What he hated most were those hypocritical guys in the Gu family, but he had to please the Gu family. After all, Mrs. Duan was his nominal mother.
He suppressed his anger and forced a smile: "My cousin is really good at joking."
Irritable, short-tempered, and openly emotional... Long Haoyu observed Duan Xingzhou's words and actions, analyzing his personality. Although his university minor in psychology wasn't particularly in-depth, his childhood in an orphanage had made him particularly sensitive to the emotions and subtle expressions of others.
After confirming that Duan Xingzhou's personality hadn't changed much in their few encounters, Long Haoyu had a rough idea. If Duan Xingzhou's behavior was all pretense, then Long Haoyu was convinced of his defeat in this scheme, but he was more inclined to believe that it wasn't an act.
Long Haoyu should have ignored Duan Xingzhou's provocations before, because he didn't care. But now it was different. Duan Xingzhou had stepped on his bottom line, which was unbearable for even the best-tempered person, let alone Long Haoyu, who actually had a bad temper.
He scoffed, "How come the poor are bothering the young master? But who is the real poor?"
Long Haoyu smiled. His words could be interpreted in any way, but Duan Xingzhou must have understood them the way he thought.
As expected, Duan Xingzhou exploded instantly. What he hated most was his ill-gotten birth and the fact that he could never openly call his real mother "Mom." But he couldn't resent anyone else, so he poured all his hatred onto Long Haoyu.
He regarded Long Haoyu as a thorn in his side, but he didn't expect that Long Haoyu could escape murder time and time again. Maybe he was lucky, but that was all.
Duan Xingzhou sneered: "Poor people are poor people. Even in such occasions, you still wear such shabby clothes. It seems that Gu Yang treats you so well." At this point, he didn't want to put on a good face to Gu Yang who obviously looked down on him.
"I've been so used to living in the ghetto that I wag my tail and beg for mercy whenever I see a little food. I've become someone else's dog!"
His words are really the pinnacle of language in my life. It turns out that anger can stimulate people's potential.
Maybe Duan Xingzhou's original intention was not to do so, but he did mock the two people with one sentence. Who is the dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy?
But Gu Yang and Long Haoyu, worthy of being in the entertainment industry, had superb expression management. After hearing these heart-wrenching words, regardless of their feelings, they both wore calm smiles, unlike Duan Xingzhou, who easily let his emotions show.
Seeing the two people in front of him smile with almost the same arc, coupled with the vague resemblance between the cousins' faces, Duan Xingzhou felt even more furious. He glanced at the jade in the glass cabinet and immediately came up with the idea of humiliating them.
"Mr. Long grew up in an orphanage. I'm sure he's never seen so much fine jade," Duan Xingzhou said maliciously. "How about I pay for Mr. Long to broaden his horizons? Let's play a bet. Over there is the gambling area. We can choose three rough stones from each other. The one with the highest estimated value wins."
I've never seen fine jade, but I've seen plenty of gold, silver, and jewelry in another world. But gambling on stones... who gets the upper hand?
Long Haoyu said calmly: "Oh, I don't know what the bet is."
Duan Xingzhou's eyes were cold, like a venomous snake: "It's very simple, the loser kneels down and licks the winner's shoes clean, do you dare to bet?"
Long Haoyu smiled slowly: "I... of course no problem." I just don't know if Young Master Duan would dare to keep his promise if he loses.
At this time, Longming Realm.
Long Xiuqi's massive body, as massive as a mountain range, sank into the hot spring, stirring up a massive wave. He felt no desire to live, and even the court meetings had been suspended for a month.
My dear, where have you been? Why can't your father find you?
If it weren't for the fact that his natal spirit pearl hadn't changed, indicating that Guaizi wasn't in danger, Long Xiuqi would have left long ago. He had already searched the Longming Realm from top to bottom three times, but found nothing. Clearly, Guaizi wasn't in this realm.
But there were so many coordinates outside the boundary that Long Xiuqi had no way of confirming which world Guaizi had gone to. This troubled him greatly.
"Your Majesty." The human-shaped Bai Xiang stood beside the hot spring, as small as an ant.
"What's the matter?" Long Xiuqi turned over and huge waves rose again.
Bai Yan calmly erected a barrier in front of him to block the waves, then bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, news has come from Worry-Free Sea. It may be related to the current location of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess and the two princes."
Long Xiuqi only heard the words "Prince's daughter" in his ears: "What news about my beloved child? Then why don't you take me there quickly!"
It's so late to tell us the news, what a bunch of rubbish!
Long Xiuqi confidently accused the useless ministers.
【Author’s words】
Long Xiuqi: Son, what is that?
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