Chapter 352 I'm Resigning as Emperor! They're even, I'm Retiring!
Ling Xiao didn't know when he appeared beside Xiao Xingyuan. He followed Xiao Xingyuan's gaze and couldn't help but smile: "So, this is what you are willing to protect?"
"Yes, these are the things I am willing to protect, and I will protect them for the rest of my life." Xiao Xingyuan admitted this frankly.
Ling Xiao was somewhat surprised, never expecting Xiao Xingyuan to speak so frankly now.
He smiled gently and then said, "Now I can rest assured."
"What, was there something you were worried about before?" Xiao Xingyuan raised an eyebrow, looking at Ling Xiao with puzzlement.
Ling Xiao didn't meet Xiao Xingyuan's gaze, but silently turned his face away, and then said in a muffled voice, "Actually, I knew when I was a child that you didn't like being the emperor. You were born with a personality that doesn't compete or fight, but because of one sentence I said, you were pushed into the position you disliked the most. I also know that you haven't been happy for a single day during these years as emperor, so I have always felt very guilty. I'm afraid, afraid that you will blame me, and it hurts my heart to see you like this."
"Now that you're doing so well and living the life you love, I naturally feel less guilty," Ling Xiao said, then sighed.
He knew long ago the price of revealing heavenly secrets: it would ruin half of Xiao Xingyuan's life and bind him for the rest of his life.
Seeing Ling Xiao like this, Xiao Xingyuan thought for a moment, then stepped forward, gently patted his shoulder, and said calmly, "I didn't comfort you. What I said is true. Whether I became the emperor or Xiao Xingyuan, it was my own choice, and I have never blamed you for anything."
Just because you don't blame me doesn't mean I didn't do anything wrong.
"Xiao Xingyuan, now you have the life you wanted. From now on, we owe each other nothing. We're even!"
“I used to be holed up in gossip, but now I should go out and see the mountains and rivers and enter the world to cultivate myself.”
Ling Xiao glanced at Meng Yanzhi again, then smiled, turned around, and strode outside.
Meng Yanzhi watched Ling Xiao turn and leave, and walked over with some curiosity: "What are you two whispering about?"
"It's nothing, just a small matter between us."
"Rouge, everything at the restaurant is ready, and we can open anytime. Have you decided when you want to open?"
Xiao Xingyuan tilted his head and looked at Meng Yanzhi with some curiosity.
Meng Yanzhi smiled gently, counted on her fingers for a moment, and then said, "At the beginning of next month, His Majesty will be coming, and we'll open for business on that day, okay?"
"A-Ce is coming over? What's he coming for?" Xiao Xingyuan frowned, looking at Meng Yanzhi with some confusion.
Meng Yanzhi shrugged: "I don't know either. I just heard this news. Can you guess what he's here for?"
How would I know what he came here for?
"However, with the Jade King dead and the capital in chaos, what is he doing here instead of staying in the capital to oversee things?"
Xiao Xingyuan frowned, still feeling that something was wrong.
However, Meng Yanzhi looked at Xiao Xingyuan with a wry smile, and then said indifferently, "Actually, I think that those who are not in a position should not meddle in its affairs. Why do you have to worry about other people's business? Everyone has their own thoughts. The world has been given to him, so he should be in charge."
"Yes, I'll do whatever my wife says." Xiao Xingyuan immediately agreed and kissed Meng Yanzhi.
Although the capital was in chaos, Xiao Ce had already made preparations. The death of the Jade King was just the first step. His henchmen had already been thoroughly investigated, and now they were going door-to-door with the roster to search their homes. This was exactly what Zhao Dongzhi liked to do, so he simply took charge of the whole thing.
Seeing that everything was stable and there were no problems, Xiao Ce took Zhang Xuanyun and the child and headed northwest.
Zang Shui and Zang Ban followed along, but they kept a respectful distance, as if afraid of being discovered.
Along the way, seeing Zang Shui's evasive behavior, Zang Ban felt speechless.
"We're not anything shameful, so why should we avoid them?"
"We're not avoiding them; this is all for your own good."
Zang Shui smiled and looked at Zang Ban, offering words of comfort.
Zangban simply couldn't understand how it could be for his own good.
He coughed and then whispered, "Brother, are you lying to me?"
Huh?
This child has grown up and is no longer easy to fool?
Zang Shui had been fooling his younger brother since they were little, and it had become a habit over the years. But he never expected that one day his brother would grow up and ask these kinds of questions.
He tilted his head, crossed his arms, and looked at his younger brother with displeasure, saying irritably, "You brat, you don't even trust your older brother anymore, do you?"
"Brother, I was betrayed by you because I trusted you too much, wasn't I?"
"Don't think I don't know, you're deliberately lying to me!"
Zangban snorted and frowned, looking at Zangshui with displeasure.
Seeing his sullen expression, Cangshui couldn't help but laugh out loud. She said softly, "Yes, yes, I'm a bad brother. I tricked you and lied to you on purpose. I apologize to you, okay?"
Zangban may look fierce, but he's actually just a child who hasn't grown up.
Now that his brother has apologized, Zang Ban will definitely not hold it against him anymore.
He lowered his head and sighed somewhat dejectedly.
This time, Zang Shui was genuinely surprised. He frowned slightly and looked at Zang Ban with some confusion: "You've always been a bit silly and carefree since you were little. What's wrong? Why are you sighing?"
"I don't know why, but I really wanted to see her. Now I'm a little nervous. Brother, do you think she might not like seeing me?"
“I sensed it when we met last time; she seemed to really dislike me.”
"Brother, why?"
Zang Ban looked at Zang Shui with a pitiful expression.
Even though he always knew he wasn't a very likable child, he didn't know why Meng Yanzhi disliked him so much.
"She doesn't hate you, she hates the war. She has some misunderstandings about you."
"However, she will not give up on Xiao Xingyuan."
Zang Shui now understands that Meng Yanzhi will never fall in love with someone else, nor will she like someone else who doesn't like Xiao Xingyuan.
Upon hearing this, Zang Ban sighed and said sullenly, "What a pity, I was a step too slow, and Xiao Xingyuan beat me to it."
"That's just how things are in the world; they're full of unexpected twists and turns."
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