"From now on, I need to stop bragging without thinking."
Seeing others seeking death or desperate makes Long Chen angry. No one loves or cherishes life more than he does.
Only those who constantly work hard truly understand how precious life is. They can't even accept the disappointments of life. Such people really make you want to slap them.
Long Chen pressed forward and soon reached the riverbank. This was water drawn from the moat, and along the riverbank, people crowded together, a dense mass full of heads.
Countless boys and girls hold lanterns, close their eyes in prayer, and devoutly send the lanterns into the water, drifting slowly away with the current.
For a time, hundreds of miles of river surface were dotted with lights, flowing like a river of stars—truly spectacular.
Arch bridges stretched across the river, bustling with people. This Lantern Festival was extremely grand, attracting not only people from Daxia but also many who came for its reputation.
Along both banks of the river, there are countless shops, with endless shouting and bargaining sounds coming one after another.
Long Chen closed his eyes and suddenly sensed a certain direction carefully. Soon, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He had found Dongmingyu, because Dongmingyu had taken Long Chen's pill, making it easy for him to find her. At this moment, Dongmingyu and Long Xiaoyu each held a bunch of candied hawthorns, holding hands and smiling as they strolled.
Long Chen laughed too. When he opened his eyes, what left him speechless was that several hearts had been glued to his scarf, and Long Chen had no idea who put them there.
Long Chen reached out to tear off the scarf, but seeing all the men wearing such scarves, if he took them off, it would look out of place. He decided to give up and slowly walked toward Dongming Jade.
When Dongming Yu was still some distance away, Dongming Yu spotted Long Chen, pulled Long Xiaoyu along, and waited for him.
"Brother, you're here too. That's wonderful. We're out of money and still have so many things we haven't bought." Seeing Long Chen arrive, Long Xiaoyu immediately handed him the candied hawthorn, letting him bite into one, and then began discussing the money.
Long Chen pinched Long Xiaoyu's cheek. This girl was really a bit mischievous—she knew how to take advantage of others' words, and only negotiated after he had eaten.
"What did you buy? Two gold coins aren't enough?" Long Chen said somewhat speechlessly. After all, two gold coins is the annual income of an ordinary commoner, and the currency of the Great Xia Empire is very solid.
"We ate it all, from the street to the end, and also bought lots of snacks, look." After speaking, Long Xiaoyu opened her small backpack.
"Damn, are you going to do business? Stocking? Long
Chen saw his backpack filled with hairpins, bracelets, and various accessories—hundreds of pieces. The craftsmanship was excellent, and the prices shouldn't be cheap, but this was a bit much.
"Hehe, we don't even know if this is enough. You know, Mom rarely buys jewelry. I'll buy some for her to make her younger and more beautiful.
There are also many sisters in the Wine God Palace. They treat me very well, and I want to give them some.
Besides, there are many close friends at my school. They usually give me gifts, and it's not good for me not to give them gifts. Don't you agree? Long Xiaoyu giggled.
"Alright, you little rascal, you always have a reason." Long Chen shook his head helplessly.
"Actually, she still has money, but she only spent half of it." Dongming Yu transmitted a message to Long Chen.
Although Dongmingyu didn't have much concept of money, she knew exactly how much Long Xiaoyu had spent and how much was left.
Wow, this girl actually hid a small stash of cash. Well, let's not expose her any further.
"Let's go, I'll take you shopping. If you want to buy something, just say so." Long Chen said generously.
Long Chen held Long Xiaoyu with one hand and Dongmingyu with the other. A rare smile appeared on Dongmingyu's pretty face.
"How does it feel?" Long Chen looked at Dongming Yu and said.
Dongming Yu looked at Long Chen and said, "Before, my world was pitch dark. Ever since you appeared and brought a ray of sunshine to mine, you are the only person in this world who can truly warm me."
Coming here this time has made me gradually feel the colors of this world. This feeling is truly wonderful. "
Actually, this world is still very beautiful. Although we often see many ugly things, they cannot hide the beauty of the world.
Sunlight shines on the earth, but darkness will eventually come. The alternation of yin and yang, the alternation of light and darkness—that is life.
No matter how bright the sunshine is, there will always be dark corners it cannot illuminate. You cannot generalize everything; if you sincerely experience the world, you will find many things worth cherishing. Long Chen smiled and transmitted his voice.
Long Chen knew that Dongming Yu was full of suspicion toward this world, and it would take some time to adapt to it.
However, whenever someone saw Long Chen shyly sticking a Heart Linglong onto his scarf, Dongming Yu's expression would change slightly.
"Yu'er, are you feeling unwell?" Long Chen asked.
"No, I feel good right now." Dongmingyu smiled sweetly, her pretty face full of joy.
"That's good,"
Long Chen nodded. In fact, Long Chen had discovered the sensitive spot of Dongming Jade. She looked only fourteen, still a naive girl, but having spent ten years in the Killing God Space, she would never grow up.
When it comes to relationships, she is very sensitive. She fears Long Chen will always treat her like a child, which is a source of concern for her.
Long Chen had been honed by this mischievous girl Tang Wan'er for so many years, and his skill in reading people was becoming more and more adept.
In the past, Long Chen always called Dongmingyu 'Little Yu'er,' but just now, after he dropped the word 'little,' Dongmingyu immediately felt very pleased, showing that Long Chen's guess was spot on.
After Long Chen changed his way of addressing her, Dongming Yu's pretty face always wore a smile. Originally, Long Chen was holding her hand, but now she was linking arms with him.
Along the way, Long Chen noticed hundreds of powerful figures secretly following the crowd. He knew these people were all protecting Long Xiaoyu.
The Daxia royal family places great importance on Long Xiaoyu's safety. These hundreds of people are all Mingxing Realm experts, disguised as ordinary people, and secretly protecting her.
However, Long Chen had tampered with his appearance, so they couldn't recognize him, so they still followed him diligently. He was deeply grateful to the Daxia royal family.
Along the way, Long Xiaoyu kept buying things, as if she finally had a chance to overthrow wealthy people. However, the girl bought very cheap things, not someone who spends money recklessly.
"Bang bang bang..."
Suddenly, in the distant void, countless fireworks exploded, their light illuminating more than half of the imperial capital. Falling petals fluttered everywhere, dazzling in every spectacular display.
"The grand event has begun, let's hurry."
Long Xiaoyu shouted excitedly, grabbing Long Chen and Dongming Yu to run. Long Chen glanced over and saw that place was several hundred li away. Although Long Xiaoyu had already started cultivating, she was still in the Qi Gathering stage. If she ran over, it would take at least one or two hours.
With a movement of Long Chen's foot, the three of them instantly disappeared from the crowd, those hidden placesThe Daxia experts protecting Long Xiaoyu were shocked. Long Xiaoyu vanished in an instant, and they were about to be punished.
Just as they were shocked, Long Chen's voice came: "I am Long Chen. You don't need to worry. Thank you all for taking care of my sister. I am deeply grateful." The
voice was transmitted through soul transmission, without causing panic. The powerful ones were stunned, but after Long Chen's reminder, they suddenly understood and remembered—wasn't that man none other than Long Chen? They were so foolish they couldn't recognize him.
Since Long Chen had arrived, Long Xiaoyu naturally didn't need their protection. When they received Long Chen's message, everyone was deeply moved.
Now, Long Chen is at the height of his power on the Tianwu Continent, defeating various experts in battles with a burst of fortune, fighting fiercely against the emperor's heroic spirits, and has even won the emperor's favor, who calls him a brother.
Such a person actually thanked them in person, deeply moving them. The crowd immediately dispersed, ready to return and report.
"Wow, brother, you're amazing! When will I ever be like you?" Long Xiaoyu saw Long Chen carrying her almost teleported, arriving in the blink of an eye, her little face full of envy and admiration.
"Take it slow. I believe you'll be able to do it soon." Long Chen reassured him with a smile.
Back then, Long Chen wanted to use spirit pills to transform Long Xiaoyu's body, but since her constitution was very ordinary and she couldn't go far on the path of cultivation, her innate birth was probably her limit.
Long Chen could use pills to modify her talent, but after consulting her parents, they vetoed it.
It seems that after all these hardships, their mindset has grown higher and higher. They believe that some things are best to go with the flow.
Although they don't understand cause and effect, they believe everyone has their own destiny and the right to choose their own destiny. Sometimes, help from others is not necessarily a good thing.
So now, Long Xiaoyu still focuses mainly on her studies, supplemented by cultivation. For her lively and restless nature, cultivation is too tough for her, and she prefers all sorts of miscellaneous things.
So Long Xiaoyu's envy was only temporary. When she was forced to undergo harsh and harsh cultivation, she would cry loudly, so Long Chen could only comfort her in this way.
Long Chen glanced ahead. He recognized this place—this was Yuntian Terrace, also called the Star Viewing Platform. It was the tallest building in the Fengming Imperial Capital, and from here, he could overlook most of the city.
Back when Long Chen was in the capital of Daxia, he was appointed Grand General of Protector and Reception Envoy, responsible for receiving the envoys from the ancient Korean kingdom.
Back on this Yuntian Terrace, Long Chen watched an extremely melodramatic, urinary-sounding performance that nearly made him vomit.
Later, a qin player from the ancient kingdom of Great Han, Long Chen remembered her name was something like Qin Xiaoxi and challenged him. Long Chen gave him a wild boast, but now, looking back, he actually felt as if everything had changed.
Back then, Xia Youluo was still a child who never grew up—proud and willful, needing comfort. But after the Battle of the Four Kingdoms Ruins, she matured in an instant, which made her hard to accept.
"Brother, I want to go in and watch the show, is that okay?"
While Long Chen was looking at Yuntian Terrace and recalling past events, he unknowingly had already been pulled down by Long Xiaoyu to the entrance. Long Xiaoyu called out to the guard at the door.
"But... Yes, of course you can. At first, the guard didn't notice, but after seeing Long Xiaoyu's face clearly, he quickly replied. Everyone in Daxia knew Long Xiaoyu, even princes and princesses had to give her some respect.
"Thank you, brother."
Long Xiaoyu giggled and thanked the man. Long Chen couldn't help but nod; this kid was actually very sensible at heart.
"Step aside!"
Just as Long Chen and the other two were about to go in, a cold shout rang out—a group of people were charging straight over. Long Xiaoyu screamed in alarm, nearly bumping into someone.