439. Itâs All Liu Suifengâs Fault! (I)
Translator: Storm in a Teacup
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou listened quietly, and his eyes glinted at Long Xiaoyuanâs excited expression.
Those novel things did not exist here.
After thinking about it, s.h.i.+ Qingzhou asked when Long Xiaoyuan stopped talking. âDo you want to go back?â
âDo you want to go back?â
Long Xiaoyuanâs excited expression froze.
He turned serious and earnestly looked at s.h.i.+ Qingzhou, who was waiting for his answer.
âQingzhou, I was not used to it when I first came here. I wanted to go back. But now, I donât want to. I have my beloved one and a son here, so I donât want to go back. Although I have my family in that world, I am not worried about my parents as they are taken care of by my brother. Although that world is colorful with things that are not available here, you are not there. You are more important than my life in my heart, and I would not ever go back to the world without you.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou trembled slightly with affection and shock in his eyes.
Long Xiaoyuanâs solemn confession evidently moved him.
Long Xiaoyuan continued, âQingzhou, I donât belong to that world anymore. I belong here, and I will stay here.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou took a deep breath and said in a hoa.r.s.e voice, âI got it.â
Long Xiaoyuan smiled, âLetâs go to sleep.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou nodded.
The two of them didnât do anything. After lying down, Long Xiaoyuan just pulled s.h.i.+ Qingzhou in his arms and closed his eyes, falling asleep.
In the darkness, s.h.i.+ Qingzhou looked at Long Xiaoyuanâs face, which seemed to have merged with that cruel face of the past.
Were they the same man?
The cruel man in the past was abominable because he had an incomplete soul?
It turned out that the soul was so important.
No wonder people often said that the face was shaped by the heart.
The soul represented the heart.
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou smiled and closed his eyes, falling asleep.
This night, s.h.i.+ Qingzhou and Long Xiaoyuan slept well.
The next morning, Liu Suifeng and Ouyang Chuan came over, saying they would go out to check the situation of Ronghua City.
Long Xiaoyuan agreed. âGood idea. Thank you. Donât take the enemy lightly because of your high martial arts. Take two Shadow Guardians with you.â
Liu Suifeng didnât object, nodding. âOkay.â
Long Xiaoyuan waved his hand, âGo ahead.â
After they left for a while, Long Xiaoyuan and s.h.i.+ Qingzhou had breakfast.
After breakfast, s.h.i.+ Qingzhou said, âMy father is not far away, I want to go see him.â
Long Xiaoyuan nodded. âSure. Make it a secret trip. You can ask your father to order the soldiers at the border to help find Wu Ronghan and Lord.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou nodded. âWhat about you?â
Long Xiaoyuan rubbed his chin and smiled. âIâll stay here, waiting for you to come back.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou paused and said. âWhy donât you go with me?â
Long Xiaoyuan smiled and leaned closer to s.h.i.+ Qingzhou, kissing his mouth.
âWhat, Qingzhou, do you miss me? You havenât left yet!â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou pouted. âI think you might be scheming something.â
Long Xiaoyuan looked at s.h.i.+ Qingzhou in surprise and pointed at himself with his finger. âMe? Scheming? Qingzhou, how is this possible?â
âWhy not?â s.h.i.+ Qingzhou narrowed his eyes. âNo one knows what you are up to.â
Long Xiaoyuanâs mouth twitching, he said aggrievedly. âQingzhou, I thought you trust me the most.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou waved his hand. âIt is not a matter of trust. Long Xiaoyuan, you have been weird along the way.â
Long Xiaoyuan was lost for words. It was not a good thing that Qingzhou knew him too well.
âQingzhou, youâve wronged me. Thereâs nothing wrong with me. Please look at my serious eyes. Theyâre not lying at all.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou was defeated by Long Xiaoyuanâs tricks, so he didnât say anything else.
Soon after, s.h.i.+ Qingzhou left with a few Shadow Guardians.
After Long Xiaoyuan basked in the sun in the yard for a while, he summoned Ying Qiu and gave him a few words.
After that, Long Xiaoyuan lazily dozed on the lounge chair in the yard.
After a long while, Long Xiaoyuan felt a little cold and tucked himself with the blanket.
At this moment, the feeling of being watched came again.
Long Xiaoyuan suddenly opened his eyes and looked at a corner of the courtyard.
He didnât see anyone, but he gave the order. âGo to that place and search thoroughly to see if anyone is there!â
âYes!â Several Shadow Guardians responded at the same time and went to the corner.
It was a short time from that Long Xiaoyuan gave the order to that Shadow Guardians went to search.
Shadow Guardians soon arrived there and they searched thoroughly as Long Xiaoyuan said.
Long Xiaoyuan watched them on the chair and soon saw Shadow Guardians chasing a figure!
It was a young man, and Long Xiaoyuan narrowed his eyes.
He had good lightness techniques and martial arts, as he looked confident even when the Shadow Guardians surrounded him.
Long Xiaoyuan said lightly, âCapture him, alive or dead.â
Many Shadow Guardians came out at his order. Long Xiaoyuan was surrounded by Shadow Guardians as well.
At the same time, many archers appeared on the walls.
As they didnât have to catch the man alive, so the Shadow Guardians attacked him fiercely.
The young man who came to spy started to get fl.u.s.tered.
The Shadow Guardians used a suicidal method to hit the young man.
The archers outside were getting ready under the command of Qiu Ming.
At this moment, the young man jumped up. Almost at the same time, several Shadow Guardians went to stop him.
However, two of the Shadow Guardians who got closer to the young man and was going to attack him somehow stopped.
In that instant, the young man rushed out of Shadow Guardiansâ encirclement and got near the wall.
Qiu Ming gave the order. âShoot!â
As he spoke, arrows shot towards the young man.
However, the young man moved quickly like a snake. He could always find a gap in the rain of arrows. In the end, he managed to jump to the top of the wall and kicked off a few archers. The young man took a glance at Long Xiaoyuan and disappeared.
Long Xiaoyuan narrowed his eyes. He had a hunch.
This young man was probably Lord.
The man with blood of the three kingdoms who wanted to rule the world.
Long Xiaoyuan pouted and glanced at the Shadow Guardians, who were chasing after him, thinking they would not be able to find him.
As expected, after half an hour, the Shadow Guardians came back to report that the young man was not found.
The young man actually left intact in such a heavy encirclement!
He was indeed powerful. No wonder he was so arrogant.
After Long Xiaoyuan waved his hand and dismissed the Shadow Guardians, he said, âYing Qiu.â
Soon, Ying Qiu appeared.
Long Xiaoyuan touched his own chin, âYing Qiu, do you think you can capture him if you fight that man alone?â
âI need a favorable situation. Otherwise, I canât capture him,â Ying Qiu said honestly.
âFavorable situationâ¦â Long Xiaoyuan blinked and touched his chin, pondering.
How to make a favorable situation?
A moment later, Long Xiaoyuan looked at the Yamen.
Back in Song Ye City, the man and woman had high military arts, but they died in the cave.
The cave was a favorable situation.
However, there were no caves here, but there was a secret room.
If it was in the secret roomâ¦
Long Xiaoyuan had a plan in his mind.
If s.h.i.+ Qingzhou knew about this plan, he would probably give him h.e.l.l.
However, after seeing the strength of the young man, Long Xiaoyuan thought he had to take the risk in order to catch him.
In the afternoon, Liu Suifeng and Ouyang Chuan came back together.
Long Xiaoyuan smiled and said, âYou guys are back. How is it? Did you find anything outside?â
Liu Suifeng nodded. âWe did find some traces of Wu Ronghan.â
Long Xiaoyuan was a little surprised. âDid you find him?â
âNo. We just found some of his traces. Whatâs wrong?â
Long Xiaoyuan shook his head. âNothing. I think that the difference between people is big. The Shadow Guardians here havenât found any traces for so many days, but you guys have the clues right after you came.â
Liu Suifeng paused and said, âDo you suspect that Wu Ronghan did it on purpose?â
âI donât know.â Long Xiaoyuan spread out his hands. âMaybe you guys are really good.â
Liu Suifeng frowned. âNo, the clues we found are very obvious. The Shadow Guardians wouldnât have missed them.â
âI see.â Long Xiaoyuan touched his chin again, pondering.
A moment later, he said, âDoes that mean Wu Ronghan wants to see us? But why?â
âYeah. Why?â
Everyone tried to guess, but no one could figure out.
After a short time, Long Xiaoyuan waved his hand. âCome on. We have no way to know about it. You can leave nowâ
Liu Suifeng nodded and left with Ouyang Chuan.
After the two of them left, Long Xiaoyuan paused for a while before he went back to his work.
Meantime, s.h.i.+ Qingzhou went to see s.h.i.+ Qingshan.
s.h.i.+ Qingshan was surprised to see his son.
âQingzhou?â
âFather,â s.h.i.+ Qingzhou said, âI came secretly.â
s.h.i.+ Qingshan nodded. âThere is no one here. My tent is very safe. You can say anything.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou nodded. âFather, congratulations.â
s.h.i.+ Qingshan was taken aback. âWhat do you mean?â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou smiled. âYou are going to be a father again.â
s.h.i.+ Qingshan was bewildered, not getting what s.h.i.+ Qingzhou was talking about.
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou smiled and shook his head. âFather, it is stupid of you. Didnât I make it clear? You are going to be a father again.â
s.h.i.+ Qingshan mumbled, âFather againâ¦â It dawned on him, and his eyes widened.
âWhat did you say?â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou smiled. âFather, do you understand?â
âYour motherâ¦â s.h.i.+ Qingshan turned pale suddenly. âNo, we canât keep this child!â
s.h.i.+ Qingshan said flatly with pain in his eyes, the veins on his forehead bulging.
He was resolute.
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou was happy to tell his father this news, but he was surprised by his reaction.
His father didnât seem to detest children.
âFather.â s.h.i.+ Qingzhou turned serious.
âFather, can you tell me why you donât want this child? He is the child of you and mother.â
s.h.i.+ Qingshan took a deep breath. âIâm old. One child is enough. If I have another child, I will become a laughing stock. Besides, I donât like children.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou frowned.
s.h.i.+ Qingshan said, âQingzhou, donât worry about this. In any case, I canât have this child. Iâll send someone to tell your mother.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou took a deep breath. âFather, I donât believe your reason. If this is the only reason, I wonât let Mother give up this child! I donât agree with that!â
s.h.i.+ Qingshan turned green. âYou donât agree? Who are you to disagree? You are now the Empress, the member of the royal family instead of the s.h.i.+ family! Who are you to disagree?â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou narrowed his eyes. âFather, what did you say?â
s.h.i.+ Qingshan said stubbornly, âYouâve heard what I said. I donât want to say it again. In short, I donât want this child!â
âYouâ¦â s.h.i.+ Qingzhou was exasperated.
s.h.i.+ Qingshan said lightly, âIf you have anything else to say, go ahead. The decision on the child is made.â
s.h.i.+ Qingzhou took a deep breath. Suddenly, he didnât want to say anything, turning to leave.
s.h.i.+ Qingshan clenched his fists tightly, watching his son leave. After a long time, he wiped his face wearily, sadness in his eyes.
However, there was more resolutionâ¦
At night, when Long Xiaoyuan was sleeping soundly, he felt someone enter his room.
He was startled, instinctively opening his eyes.
He smiled at the familiar scent.
âQingzhou?â
Didnât this familiar scent belong to Qingzhou?
However, different from Long Xiaoyuan, who was happy, s.h.i.+ Qingzhou was obviously in a bad mood.
Long Xiaoyuan immediately felt it. He got out of bed and lit up the candles.