Chapter 230: Going Home
Su Yan didn’t want to accept it, but the empress was too enthusiastic. He couldn’t refuse. In addition, these spiritual plants were very rare, so he reluctantly accepted them.
“Thank you so much.”
“You’re welcome. Compared to what you’ve done, these rewards are nothing.”
The empress said with a smile, and then her expression dimmed.
She and the Prime Minister had known each other for a long time and had trusted her very much. Even with the truth before her, she still couldn’t believe that she would do such a thing.
“Mother.”
She was very familiar with her mother and understood her every move. Seeing her expression, Long Bing knew what she was thinking and couldn’t help but reach out and grab her arm, comforting her with her eyes.
The empress glanced at Long Bing, forced a smile, patted her hand, and looked up. “In any case, I’m very grateful for what you’ve done. If there’s anything you need, please be sure to say so.”
Su Yan and Xiao Wu had no requests. They were already very satisfied that the matter could be resolved.
Originally, after seeing the empress, the two of them had wanted to leave. But they couldn’t resist the empress’s insistence on having a meal with them.
Seeing her so enthusiastic, Su Yan couldn’t refuse. So he and Xiao Wu had a good meal and returned to the bedchamber very late.
And so, with the Prime Minister’s downfall, the days in the Dragon Kingdom returned to peace, and every day was very happy.
Under Xiao Wu’s guidance, Su Yan had admired all the beautiful scenery in the vicinity and had tasted all the delicious food. Only after half a month was this life changed.
Long Bing had dealt with all the matters and had found them again.
“Now that things are dealt with, we’ve been out for a long time. It’s time to go back.”
Hearing Long Bing say this, Xiao Wu nodded. Counting the time, it had been a month since they had left the sect. It was time to go back.
Su Yan had no objections. The few of them agreed to set off tomorrow. Because they were leaving tomorrow, Su Yan bought a lot of things in the city, all of them local specialty products, to be given as gifts to his senior and junior sisters.
“You bought so many things for them, but none for me. It’s not fair.”
Seeing the things Su Yan had bought, Xiao Wu couldn’t help but feel a little jealous.
Su Yan shot her an annoyed glance. He had bought things for his senior and junior sisters because they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, and he was giving them gifts as a form of comfort. Xiao Wu had been by his side all this time. Why did she want a gift?
“That’s a different matter! I really want your gift too!”
Xiao Wu was being unreasonable. Even though she knew this, seeing Su Yan give gifts to other women still made her feel very unhappy. Since others had them, then she had to have one too.
Su Yan saw through her thoughts and couldn’t help but chuckle. A jealous senior sister was also very cute.
“Alright, alright. I’ll buy you a gift too.”
Su Yan bought a gift for Xiao Wu, and only then was she barely appeased, a smile on her face.
“At least you know what’s good for you. For the sake of the gift, I’ll give you a little treat tonight. I’ve bought a lot of new stockings. Do you want to see?”
Hearing Xiao Wu’s suggestive words, Su Yan only felt his nasal cavity heat up, and he couldn’t help but look at the snow-white, beautiful legs under Xiao Wu’s skirt.
“Th-that’s… alright then, I won’t be polite.”
Time passed slowly. The next day, Su Yan opened his eyes listlessly and yawned tiredly.
When he had gotten dressed and washed up, Long Bing came here. Seeing his expression, she said with some surprise, “Junior Brother, did you not rest well last night? Why do you look so tired?”
“Mm, I didn’t rest well. But it doesn’t matter. Don’t worry about me.”
Su Yan said as he shot Xiao Wu a fierce glare.
“What’s wrong? Why are you glaring at me? It’s all your fault! You made me have no energy today.”
“Eh, how can it all be my fault? You were also very happy last night.”
The voice transmission stopped. Su Yan didn’t speak anymore. He also knew that he had been too demanding last night. But seeing her dressed like that and walking in front of him, how could he possibly hold it in?
Su Yan and Xiao Wu’s voice transmission exchange was completely seen by Long Bing. Although her strength was not as good as Xiao Wu’s, the two of them were exchanging glances. She knew just by looking.
“What are those two talking about? They’re actually hiding it from me. Is it a topic that can’t be discussed with outsiders?”
Just thinking about it, Long Bing felt a bitterness in her heart. But there was nothing she could do. Her senior sister had just helped her. If she were to covet her junior brother again and do that kind of thing, wouldn’t she be repaying kindness with enmity? So she could only pretend not to see and suppress this feeling in her heart.
The matter of the Dragon Kingdom was resolved. The few of them embarked on their return journey. Compared to when they had left, the three of them had all grown.
Su Yan’s combat experience was more abundant, and so was Long Bing’s. As for Xiao Wu, it went without saying. If she was already at the Soul Formation stage, she was probably the number one among the young disciples.
“Senior Sister, I’m a little curious. Why have you improved so quickly? Can you tell me?”
Her love life was not going well, so Long Bing focused her attention on improving her strength. But the problem was, even if she focused on cultivating, she was still far behind Xiao Wu, which made her very puzzled.
The two of them had similar aptitudes. Why was Xiao Wu’s cultivation speed so fast? She couldn’t help but ask.
“The reason for this is very complicated. It’s not that I won’t tell you, but that it’s useless to tell you.”
Xiao Wu shook her head. She was not a stingy person. If there was any special method to become stronger quickly, of course, she would tell her junior sister. But she knew her own business. The matter between her and Su Yan was something that could not be replicated. It was useless to say it, so it was better to hide it.
Hearing Xiao Wu’s words, Long Bing felt even stranger. At the same time, she confirmed one thing. Her senior sister really did have a unique way of becoming stronger. But why didn’t she tell her?
“I’ll just have to find the answer myself.”
Long Bing sighed and nodded helplessly.
The speed of flying on a sword was very fast. It only took them two days to return to the sect from the Dragon Kingdom.
Lin Qingyue was very happy about their return and greeted them enthusiastically, asking all sorts of questions.
Su Yan briefly recounted what had happened, and Lin Qingyue sighed at the interestingness of their trip.
“To think that so many things happened! If only I had gone with you at that time! It’s so boring in the sect!”
Xiao Wu looked at Lin Qingyue and suddenly said, “Eh, I didn’t notice just now. Now that I look carefully, you’re already at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, Little Junior Sister. You should be close to the Golden Core, right?”
Hearing Xiao Wu say this, Su Yan was a little surprised.
Lin Qingyue said, “I’m indeed about to break through. But compared to you and Senior Brother, this little bit of strength is nothing.”
Having been in the Transcendent Immortal Sect for so long, Lin Qingyue also knew that although her talent was high and her cultivation speed was extremely fast, she was a one-in-ten-thousand genius.
But because her fellow disciples were too outstanding, she didn’t feel that she was anything special, so she was not proud at all.
Su Yan waved his hand. “Your speed of becoming stronger is already ridiculous. Senior Sister started cultivating since she was a child. How long have you been cultivating? This is already very impressive.”
Su Yan’s words were already very restrained. To cultivate from an ordinary person to being close to the Golden Core in just one year… this speed could no longer be described as ridiculous, but only as heaven-defying.
“Compared to Senior Sister, I’m still far behind.”
Lin Qingyue smiled, her eyes looking at Xiao Wu with a faint gloom. Her own strength was nothing compared to hers. And she also had her Senior Brother, which made her even more jealous.
“If only Senior Brother were mine.”
This thought flashed in Lin Qingyue’s heart, but she immediately hid it, her eyelids gently drooping.
After a simple exchange of pleasantries, Su Yan and the others came to Bai Shuixin’s room and reported the specific details of the mission to her.
“So these things happened.”
Bai Shuixin was unmoved after hearing it. This was not strange. For her, what had happened in the Dragon Kingdom was too insignificant to attract her attention. On the contrary, another matter…
“You actually broke through so quickly. It’s really out of my expectations. It was so sudden that I didn’t have time to prepare a gift. Let’s talk about it next time.”
Bai Shuixin looked at Xiao Wu and said, “But your cultivation speed seems to be very fast recently. Did your mother give you something good? That won’t do. You won’t be able to go far in the future if you try to hasten the growth.”
“You’re overthinking it, Master. It’s nothing,” Xiao Wu explained.
Bai Shuixin nodded and then waved her hand for them to leave.
After reporting the matter, Su Yan and Xiao Wu reluctantly said goodbye and returned to their respective rooms.
He hadn’t been home for a month. Su Yan carefully cleaned his room. After dinner, he remembered something.
“I wonder how Third Senior Sister is doing over there.”
Su Yan had not forgotten that the reason he had left home was not only because of his Master’s mission but also to hide from Qin Yi.
When he had left, Ling Ling had said that she would solve this problem. He didn’t know how things were now.
Su Yan was concerned, his gaze looking into the distance, a little distracted.
It was night. Because they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, the few of them decided to have a dinner party at night to connect with each other.
Ling Ling finally appeared at this time. At the dining table, Su Yan gave her a look. The two of them used the excuse of getting rice and had some time alone midway.
“How is that matter?”
As soon as they met, Su Yan asked impatiently. It wasn’t that he was anxious, but that this matter was too important. He was uneasy without knowing the situation.
“With me on the job, you can rest assured.”
Ling Ling said with a smile, recounting what she had done recently.
She had secretly followed behind Qin Yimeng when she had gone out on a mission and had taken the opportunity to knock her out. The rest was simple.
“I’ve modified a part of her memory. She doesn’t remember this matter anymore.”
Hearing this, Su Yan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but then he was a little worried.
“Won’t this be discovered by others?”
“Don’t worry. I only changed a very small part of her memory. This is nothing. As long as you don’t appear in front of her and provoke her, she won’t remember you again.”
