Chapter 348 Do you like me, or your senior brother?
Qingyang, the imperial capital.
Since Han Bing lent his bedroom to Han Ziyang, he couldn't go inside for three days and three nights and was forced to rest in the study.
The answer was that Han Ziyang was cultivating in his room and could not be disturbed in this critical moment. Even when Nangong Ming sent someone to ask, this was the same explanation.
Fortunately, Nangong Ming didn't insist on going in to take a look.
Chu Jin came over and said to Han Bing, "He looks quite badly injured. Can he still fight against cultivation on his own?"
Han Bing: "If he says it's okay, then it's okay."
Chu Jin found Han Bing's reaction boring: "Don't you have any suspicions about Han Ziyang?"
Han Bing asked calmly, "What do you suspect?"
"Han Lian entered the Yan state at the age of fourteen. Although he was a Ping Shu person, he worked for the Marquis of Pingchang of Yan. He prevented the land of the Legalists from falling into the hands of Qingyang and Zhou. He was unwilling to break the oath of no war and let Yan really fall into the hands of others. So he made Han Lian kill the Han clan patriarch."
"Han Ziyang was willing to risk his reputation and life to snatch a bride and kill his entire family for Han Lian. He loves Han Lian so much. Do you think he would truly betray Han Lian's dying wish and break the oath of no war?" Chu Jin said, glancing at Han Bing standing beside her, her words carrying a deeper meaning: "Your Han family members are all devoted lovers."
Han Bing remained silent for a while, staring at the lit bedroom. After a moment, he turned to look at Chu Jin and said in a calm tone, "You still have time to think about these things?"
"What?" Chu Jin raised an eyebrow.
Han Bing said, "Both Shui Zhou and Tai Yi have sent new messages."
Chu Jin looked up, silently asking what the news was.
Han Bing: “At the beginning of each year, I went to Taiyi and gained the favor of the Ghost Dao Saint, who took me as his personal disciple, thus transforming me from a layman into a ninth-class sorcerer.”
Chu Jin laughed and said, "It's not like I just found out about this. I guessed it before. Her inability to cultivate might be due to the Breath of Earth. With the strength of Saint Chang Gen, it's not surprising that he can help her solve the problem of the Breath of Earth."
"Even if she were forcibly sealed away and made into a ninth-rate sorcerer, her talent wouldn't be enough," Chu Jin said casually. "I heard she was quite diligent and hardworking in Taiyi, but unfortunately she's still only a first-level sorcerer."
“He’s already an eighth-level sorcerer,” Han Bing said.
Chu Jin frowned.
"Eight Realms?" She found it amusing. "Nangong Sui?"
"The news sent back by Taiyi is that he rose eight realms overnight." Han Bing's tone remained calm.
Chu Jin rolled her eyes: "Was it Saint Chang Gen who helped her?"
Han Bing didn't know either, but he said, "Chang Gen is the most mysterious and strongest sage in Taiyi. No one can guess what methods he has. Besides, Sui Sui is his disciple. Even if he helped her, what's the problem?"
"What's the problem?" Chu Jin sneered. "If it weren't for my father's help in making the connection, would Sage Changgen have accepted her as his disciple?"
Han Bing said, "If Father has the ability to influence the selection of disciples by the Sage Changgen, why wouldn't he recommend you to go?"
Chu Jin's expression turned slightly cold after hearing this: "I don't have any talent for the Ghost Path."
Han Bing: "Her compatibility with the Ghost Daoist school is even lower than yours."
"Then why don't I recommend you go?" Chu Jin regained his indifferent demeanor. "You studied at Taiyi for several years, but you are not a disciple of a famous sage."
Han Bing: "I don't need it."
Chu Jin laughed when she heard this, and her gaze towards Han Bing silently conveyed: What are you pretending for?
"Your aunt wants you to inherit the Nangong family, and she's been trying to find you renowned masters everywhere, but you say you don't need them?" Chu Jin mocked. "No one who isn't a renowned master can inherit the Nangong family."
Upon hearing this, Han Bing's lips curled into a slight smile, but it vanished in an instant.
"The golden key of the masters was chosen from among hundreds or even thousands of disciples of renowned masters." Han Bing gently raised his eyes and looked at Chu Jin. "Do you know what that means?"
Although Chu Jin had never been to Taiyi Academy, he was very familiar with many of the academy's rules.
The golden key of a renowned priest will only be used by a renowned sorcerer.
The fact that Nangong Sui was chosen by the Golden Key of a famous family means that she must know the Nine Schools of Arts of a famous family.
Chu Jin was caught off guard by these words. A look of surprise flashed in her eyes, and it took her a while to react before her expression changed.
No matter how much others speculated, it was just speculation. But Han Bing and Chu Jin knew that the future master of the Nangong family would definitely be a sorcerer from a famous family.
Chu Jin didn't take Yu Sui seriously because she had no talent whatsoever.
But now she is told that the golden key in the famous family's ritual has chosen Nangong Sui, and Nangong Sui has successfully obtained the famous family's extraordinary treasures.
She was lucky; after arriving in Taiyi, she had many extraordinary encounters.
Han Bing said, "Father is now looking at Sui Sui with new respect. She's grown up very quickly since going to Taiyi. When Sui Sui comes back, you..."
Chu Jin didn't listen to the whole story. She turned and left expressionlessly, no longer caring about Han Ziyang's matter.
Taiyi.
The merchant ship had been docked at the shore of the island for seven or eight days, unloading and loading cargo. The foreman was cursing and saying that a shipman he had hired had only worked for three days before disappearing.
Under the cover of night, Gongsun Qi emerged from the sea, shirtless, to wash away the fatigue of the past three days.
After his skin dried, Gongsun Qicai slowly put on his clothes and said to the girl who was dozing on the rocky beach, "Come on, let's go eat."
Alan's eyes lit up immediately, and he ran down from the rock, saying, "I want to eat meat!"
Gongsun Qi took Alan to the market on the mechanical island and saw the familiar symbols of the mechanical houses.
When he was a boy, he had come to the Mechanical Island with Dong Lanxun and heard Dong Lanxun talk about the four great mechanical masters.
He has many memories of this place.
While eating, Gongsun Qi pondered which of the four families was the most reliable.
The shop buildings in the market were filled with the crests of the four families. Gongsun Qi used the process of elimination, first eliminating the Wen Yang family, then the Situ family, and then hesitating between the Baili and Murong families.
If you're going to break into the island to threaten someone, choose Wen Yang and Situ; if you want to sit down and have a proper talk, choose Baili and Murong.
Gongsun Qi remained calm, but his hand gently stroked the rim of the cup—a subtle gesture indicating his murderous intent.
Alan was completely oblivious, focused solely on eating and drinking. She felt that her treatment on the mechanical island was much better than when she was stranded in the wilderness, and she wanted to take this opportunity to eat her way through every shop on this street!
Gongsun Qi chose to threaten Wen Yang's family. Just as he got up, the little girl grabbed his sleeve and looked at him earnestly with her bright eyes: "Father."
The memory is hazy and overlaps with a moment from the past.
The little girl, dressed in pink and looking quite elegant, hugged his arm and called out sweetly, "Daddy."
The woman sitting beside him held a round fan painted with flowers and birds, her wrist gently pressing down, the fan obscuring the corners of her smiling mouth. The bright spring sunlight poured down on the woman's upper body, making her appear gentle and serene, like the most tender yet fierce stream in the world, capable of both powerfully suppressing him and offering solace.
"Are we going to stay here from now on?" Alan asked expectantly. "Will we be able to eat so much delicious food every day?"
The little girl's wish was simple: to eat.
Gongsun Qi smiled faintly and nodded in agreement.
As night fell, the market became increasingly lively.
Gongsun Qi took Alan to stroll through the bustling market, spending all their silver on shopping.
But the little girl was in high spirits. She was dazzled by the mechanical toys sold in the shop and became obsessed with them. She grabbed the man's sleeve and shook it, pitifully begging him.
Gongsun Qi patted the girl's head and said, "Wait."
He took out the Wind Listening Ruler and entered the mysterious inscription given to him by Yu Sui.
The market street was bustling with people, colorful lanterns fluttered in the breeze, and mechanical pets waving sparklers emitted mechanical sounds, repeating different auspicious blessings like parrots mimicking speech.
Gongsun Qi stopped in the crowd and sent out the message.
This message is simple and clear, consisting of just two words: borrow money.
In the valley of famous masters.
The three days and three nights felt exceptionally long to Yu Sui. Only when the near-death experience ended did Yu Sui feel like she had come back to life from two extreme sensations.
She was panting and covered in sweat as Mei Liangyu carried her to wash her in the still-receding stream. The stream had swelled considerably due to the continuous torrential rains, almost turning it into a small lake.
After spending some time in the icy water, Yu Sui finally felt a little more awake.
She surfaced in the water and said to the people on the shore, "Why didn't you let me stay in the water before?"
Upon hearing this, Mei Liangyu, who was getting dressed, glanced back and asked, "Didn't you think the water was dirty?"
"Me?" Yu Sui was stunned.
Did she say that?
Mei Liangyu turned around and looked at her with amusement: "Forgot?"
Yu Sui blinked, her expression utterly innocent.
After spending so much time together, the gold hairpins and jewels on Yu Sui's head had long since fallen away. At this moment, her smooth black hair floated in the water, making her face appear small, her skin fair, and her eyes extremely dark, giving her an incomparably pure look, as long as one ignored the traces of lust on her fair skin.
Mei Liangyu subtly shifted her gaze, took out new clothes for Yu Sui from the mechanical box, tidied them up and placed them aside, saying, "The hairpin you were wearing before fell off, and I couldn't find it. I'll buy you a new one later."
Yu Sui nodded.
This means she will respond to whatever Mei Liangyu says.
Mei Liangyu said, "You need to rest for a while. Should I go and take a look at Xunlei Dizhi first?"
Yu Sui thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No need. He said he won't die, so it's fine."
Mei Liangyu hummed in agreement and did not continue the topic of the World Destroyer, nor did she ask who this World Destroyer in the academy was.
“I have to go out and check. Dean Liang has given the signal that if I don’t go out and talk to them soon, they’ll come in on their own. You can stay here for a while, or take a nap. I’ll be back after I’m done talking.”
After Mei Liangyu finished dressing and giving his instructions, he looked up and heard Yu Sui ask another question: "Senior brother, why didn't you ask me who the world destroyer in Xunlei Diji was?"
"It's no use knowing." Mei Liangyu raised her eyebrows slightly.
Yu Sui said, "Aren't you curious?"
Mei Liangyu: "I'm not curious."
Yu Sui looked up at him and said, "Liar."
Mei Liangyu did not speak.
Yu Sui met his gaze and continued, "You don't ask because you think I won't tell you even if you do, so you simply avoid it."
"You've always been like this in many things."
Yu Sui had never loved anyone before, but she had a vague feeling that love shouldn't be like this.
Mei Liangyu said, "Isn't this better?"
Yu Sui retorted, "What makes you so sure I won't tell you?"
Mei Liangyu smiled and said, "I thought you would praise me for being understanding."
"Aren't you afraid?" Yu Sui said softly, "afraid that you are insignificant in my heart and can be easily abandoned by me. It seems that you... do not believe that I like you."
Mei Liangyu felt much colder.
He habitually did things that were good for Yu Sui, avoiding his own needs and desires. Gradually, it became an undeniable fact that "I like Yu Sui."
Does Ke Yu Sui like me? Even if she said the word "like," it would feel ethereal, unreal, like a dream.
Are you the kind of person who is willing to selflessly dedicate everything to loving someone without expecting anything in return?
Absolutely not.
Deep down, Mei Liangyu denied that he wanted everything from his lover, wanted to be the most important person in her life, and wanted her to love him as passionately and recklessly as he did.
Mei Liangyu wanted Yu Sui to love him.
But his current actions are contrary to his true inner thoughts.
Love is about the fear of loss.
Mei Liangyu had read something like this in a book, and now he just wanted to tear that book to shreds.
Seeing his silence, Yu Sui took the initiative to ask for the first time, "Is it because I am Nangong Ming's daughter?"
No matter what explanation she gives, in the eyes of the world on the Xuan Gu Continent, this is an unchanging fact.
Just like on the island of machines, Yu Sui could sense the difference between how Grandmother Situ scrutinized her and how she treated Mei Liangyu.
Lin Chenghai painstakingly planned his way to Taiyi to help his senior brother leave Taiyi.
There are many people in this world who have a good relationship with Mei Liangyu, care about him, and are even willing to give their lives for him.
Should he make enemies of those people for Yu Sui's sake?
Will Yu Sui become a traitor and father-killer in the eyes of the world again because of him?
The hatred and harm between the two forces are real, and have reached the point of no return.
But if they like each other, they absolutely cannot cut ties with each other.
Mei Liangyu gently raised her chin towards Yu Sui, gesturing for her to come closer. She squatted down and waited for Yu Sui to get close before reaching out, gently cupping half of her face and kissing her. In a submissive tone, she said, "I was wrong. I'll ask you anything from now on."
Yu Sui stared at him intently, her eyes unblinking.
Mei Liangyu added, "Don't think about those things. You and Nangong Ming are two different people."
He didn't want to ruin his current relationship with Yu Sui, so he softened his stance, apologized, and continued to avoid and restrain his desires and emotions.
Just as Yu Sui said.
He was afraid.
Do you like me, or your senior brother?
Mei Liangyu gazed at her reflection in Yu Sui's eyes.
Perhaps the future him will make Yu Sui feel unfamiliar and dislike him.
Mei Liangyu knew that nothing lasts forever in this world; everything was just not over yet.
Love is the same.
It will all come to an end someday.
After Mei Liangyu left, Yu Sui stayed in the water for a long time.
It only surfaced after it could no longer breathe.
Yu Sui blinked, looking in the direction Mei Liangyu had left, feeling somewhat lost and helpless.
Falling in love is no simpler than dealing with the strange fire.
They are all equally complex.
At this moment, Yu Sui felt that the Ghost Daoist's soul bond was quite good, as it allowed them to understand each other's emotions and thoughts at any time, eliminating suspicion and stabilizing each other's emotions.
My senior brother's current emotional state only appears calm and composed; you never know when he might lose control.
Yu Sui could somewhat understand the feeling of emotions that had been suppressed for many years about to burst forth and collapse.
As she was pondering Mei Liangyu's condition, she suddenly heard a crisp "ding".
The wind-sensing ruler placed on the clothes emitted a light.
This is the mysterious textual prompt she gave to the other world destroyers.
After so long, someone actually took the initiative to contact me?
Could it be Mingyue Qing, whose identity has been exposed?
Yu Sui turned around, stretched out her wet hand, grabbed the Listening Wind Ruler, and tapped it.
"Borrow money."
Yu Sui: "..."
This is definitely not Ming Yueqing. He acts like a king when he borrows money, treating his creditors like servants.
The serial killer is probably busy killing people right now.
This must be that eccentric, genderless monster.
Yu Sui was also quite curious about this person. In her memory, from the beginning until now, the eccentric man's emotions seemed to be very stable.
Yin Yang Guai was able to guess Xue Mushi's Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Thunder just by relying on empathy, so he must have been struck by Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Thunder many times before and is very experienced.
Yu Sui immediately replied: "How much?"
The other party replied quickly: "Thirty thousand."
Yu Sui readily agreed: "Sure, where?"
The other party replied, "Taiyi, the market on Jiguang Island."
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