Chapter 90 Allowing Pursuit
His tone was light and casual, but you could hear the murderous intent surging within it; this kid was actually serious.
Su Yu looked down.
Feng Huaijin did indeed look like he was about to be driven mad by his imagined rival in love.
There was even a hint of moisture in the corners of her eyes.
...That's kind of funny.
It's kind of cute.
He raised his hand and took another sip of tea, concealing the corners of his mouth from his sleeve, before slowly saying, "So, you mean only you are worthy to be my partner?"
Feng Huaijin responded with a very quick "hmm".
Even if you can't, you have to be able to.
Su Yu couldn't help but laugh again.
He put the teacup back into his storage ring, gripped the scabbard of the Frostflow Sword, placed it on Feng Huaijin's chin, and pulled it up slightly to make him lift his head.
Su Yu smiled, leaned closer, and whispered, "You really want to become my partner?"
The breath seemed to linger.
Feng Huaijin, as if bewitched, murmured, "I want to...I really want to..."
He dreamed day and night of possessing that icy, snow-like moon.
Family and brothers alone are not enough.
He wants to be irreplaceable and unique.
Unbeknownst to him, the ambition buried deep in his heart had long since taken root and sprouted, but it was only during his abnormal period that he dared to unleash it without restraint.
“That won’t do, Twelve,” Su Yu said with a sigh. “Even if you’re in a period of abnormality, and given your status as my younger brother, you can’t expect me to agree to be your partner just like that.”
"It's not that I don't like you, but this liking isn't the kind of liking that involves wanting to be in a relationship."
Feng Huaijin did not back down. He gripped Su Yu's hand even tighter, as if he had sought his older brother's help when he was a child, and asked anxiously, "Then what should I do?"
“You can’t expect me to teach you how to pursue something like this,” Su Yu called him by his full name, “Feng Huaijin.”
He continued with a smile, "Let's talk about it after your abnormal period is over. If you still don't change your mind..."
"Just do what a suitor should do. I'm not going to treat you like a younger brother."
"Yes! I understand!"
The implication of Su Yu's words is quite clear: there is an opportunity!
It's a bit of a pity that they can't become partners right now, but if my brother is willing, or even if it's something he never dared to even think about before, he could fall in love with him...
Feng Huaijin was so excited he almost jumped up, but the injury on his back kept him from getting too upset.
He seemed eager to heal his injury right now, or at least partially heal it, so that this abnormal period could pass quickly.
Now that Su Yu no longer needed to urge him or worry about him, Feng Huaijin sensibly packed up all his belongings in the cave and obediently followed Su Yu back to the city.
Late at night, after coaxing Feng Huaijin back to his own room, Su Yu was finally able to lie down on a proper bed and get some sleep.
His mind went blank.
Why did he soften his heart again, allowing Twelve to pursue him and become his partner?
...Never mind, what's done is done, let's go to sleep.
If he introduces Twelve to more handsome men and beautiful women, and then treats his pursuit coldly after Twelve's abnormal period ends, perhaps Twelve will know that he should give up on pursuing her?
He will never be soft-hearted again.
Day and night alternated, and the second day soon arrived.
Su Yu sat up with a gloomy expression.
I didn't sleep well last night, I couldn't fall asleep.
That damned Feng Huaijin! Why did he even pick him up in the first place! He's driving him crazy!
The next day, breakfast was delivered by Wen Shu and a demon, and the person carrying the food box was his younger brother, Wen Xiao.
Yesterday, after explaining the situation to Boss Xuan and the others, the caravan held a farewell banquet for the two brothers that evening. This morning, many demons were still fast asleep, which was perfect since they didn't like any sad farewell scenes. So Wen Shu brought Wen Xiao to Su Yu's place, and they could have breakfast together before setting off.
Before setting off, Wen Shu took out the prescription and asked Su Yu, "Lord Lu Jiu, shall we go to the places with the medicinal herbs closest to us first?"
“Of course not,” Su Yu said in surprise. “Not all of them are rare and precious magical plants. Let’s go and buy some magical plants that are available on the market first.”
"Where is the nearest town with a ghost market?"
Wen Shu took out the parting gift from Boss Xuan—a caravan map with trade secrets erased.
Xuan Laoda knew that although the Wen brothers had followed them many times, they still couldn't find their way around.
Back then, he tried letting the two brothers lead a team independently, but... in short, the delay was too long, and they lost a lot of money. To make up for the losses, Wen Shu's term of service was extended for another ten years.
He feared that the two brothers might lead the great benefactor who had given him the alchemy method astray, so after careful consideration, he sent out this gift.
At this moment, Wen Shu was staring at the map, trying to recall.
"A ghost market..."
His fingers hesitated on the map, but finally, as if making a decision, he skipped over all the surrounding small towns and landed on a large city called Snow Crystal.
It is a large city with patterns and signs that are twice the size of other small towns, and it is also very obvious on the map.
"This should be the place. It would take about ten days to get there by magical beast carriage. The ghost market here is large, and the magical plants will be more complete compared to the ghost market in the small town."
"Boss Xuan lent us a monster-themed carriage, a carriage pulled by a long-haired monster, which is parked outside the yard."
“You guys need to wear masks when you go to the ghost market…” Wen Shu turned his head, habitually wanting to remind them a few things.
But then he saw that Su Yu and Feng Huaijin had already put on the same kind of mask, and nodded to him, saying, "Don't worry."
He was overthinking it; those two unidentified demons were definitely far more skilled than him at disguising their identities.
The name given might be a pseudonym.
The four demons set off.
Wen Xiao was sent by his brother to drive the horse in front of the carriage.
While on the way, Wen Shu introduced Su Yu and Feng Huaijin to Snow Crystal City, where they were going.
This is a major city that their caravans often go to to purchase goods. It is relatively close to their hometown, but in the context of the entire White Domain, it is actually just a small town in a remote area.
The name Snow Crystal City comes from the city's guardian beast, a naturally born magical beast—the Snow Crystal Leopard.
The Lord of Snow Owl City is the patriarch of the guardian beast clan, and only the patriarch can have an audience with their sacred beast, the Snow-Treading Crystal Leopard.
Legend has it that the Xue family's ancestor was originally an ordinary herb-gathering woman under the influence of the Great Demon Clan. One day, while gathering herbs, she found a severely injured young Snow Crystal Leopard.
The herb-gathering woman felt sorry for the little beast when she saw that it was covered in wounds, but this place was at the foot of a desolate snow mountain, and the only medicinal herbs that could be used to treat the wounds were the newly picked medicinal plants in her basket.
But these medicinal herbs are to be handed over to the master.
Seeing that the little leopard was about to die, the herb-gathering woman didn't hesitate for long and used the herbs in her basket to treat its wounds. She planned to find some more medicinal plants to make up for the shortfall later.
It should be enough time...
After treating the wound, she released the leopard cub and went to replenish the medicinal herbs, which made her return home much later than usual.
As dusk fell, the setting sun cast a blood-red glow. She stood motionless at the door of her dilapidated little home, carrying a basket full of medicinal herbs.
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