Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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She stirred up a breeze.
Lu Huan on the screen had been swept by countless winds today. Every time a gust of wind blew past him, his heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously wondered if she had come, but every time it was not her.
Until this moment, when the white and jade-like pear blossoms fell on his eyebrows, passed across his nose, and landed on his palm.
His brows instantly changed from cold to melting, and his eyelashes lifted with joy, as if he had been waiting for a long time. He lowered his lazy wrist and sat up straight, “It’s been a day and a night since we last met.”
Su Xi outside the screen smiled and said that the cub was too meticulous in calculating the time.
“What did you do today?” Lu Huan couldn’t help but ask in a low voice.
They had parted last night under the bright lights of the street and had met again today at nightfall. A full twelve hours had already passed. Had she gone somewhere? Who had she met? What had she done? But he had no way of knowing.
Su Xi thought, how can I answer this?
As if realizing his question was inaccessible, Lu Huan smiled and said, “If it’s still a ‘yes’ question. Can you answer it for me?”
Su Xi discovered that the cub never smiled before, but since he found out that he could touch her, he seemed to smile more often – of course, still not much.
Lu Huan asked in a low voice: “Did you go out to play today? Were you happy?”
Su Xi hooked his little left hand.
He then asked, “Did you meet someone?”
Of course I saw someone. Why would I go out if I didn’t have to see someone? I wouldn’t even need to wash my hair if I don’t see anyone. Su Xi smiled and continued to hook his left hand on the screen.
The boy on the screen glanced at his left hand and seemed to be infected by her cheerful gesture. The smile in his eyes deepened, but he tried his best to pretend that nothing had happened. He just asked casually, “Was the person you saw a man or a woman?”
Su Xi hooked his left hand – but before he could react, she hooked his right hand.
Aren’t Gu Qin and Huo Jingchuan, the two people we met today, a man and a woman?
The child on the screen paused for a moment and then asked, “Are they your friends… do you like them very much?”
His left hand was hooked.
Su Xi thought this question and answer was quite amusing and was waiting for the cub to continue asking questions. But who knew that the cub on the screen was not sure what he was thinking. Although he tried his best to keep a straight face, his chubby face still wrinkled.
A bunch of wilted leaves appeared above his head, and it was raining on them.
Su Xi: …???
Just as Su Xi was about to continue communicating with the cub, some plot dialogues suddenly popped up on the screen.
It turned out that the sedan chair was passing by General Zhenyuan’s mansion, and the following plot clues related to General Zhenyuan naturally appeared.
General Zhenyuan was having a low conversation with the Minister of War in the study of the general’s mansion late at night.
The Minister of War lowered his voice and said, “At tonight’s banquet, undercurrents surged. The Emperor seemed somewhat dissatisfied with the Second Prince.”
General Zhenyuan frowned and said in a deep voice, “The reason I support the Second Prince is simply because I believe he knows how to avoid the limelight when the other princes are vying for power. He is a low-key, patient person who can achieve great things! But during this Northern War, when it was his turn to step forward, he remained low-key and even feigned illness to avoid the conflict! If he cared about the people, he would know that they are suffering and shouldn’t be like this! He’s worse than the Fifth Prince who is so reckless and aggressive!”
The Minister of War added, “At this time, the Emperor has not yet decided who will go to the North to suppress the rebellion. If he does, military power must be handed over to that person.”
General Zhenyuan sighed and said, “If I were still as skilled as ever, I would have personally led the army this time. Unfortunately, the Emperor has already despised me for my age.”
The Minister of War whispered, “General, don’t you understand? The reason the Emperor won’t let you lead the troops this time isn’t because he thinks you’re old and useless, but because he wants to take this opportunity to reclaim the military power you’ve held for so many years!”
General Zhenyuan’s eyebrows twitched slightly.
The Minister of War knew General Zhenyuan was loyal, but he couldn’t help but warn him, “A man of great accomplishments will shock the emperor, and even a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. If you hand over the military power, the General’s Mansion will truly fall into the hands of others and be at the mercy of others. However, if the military power remains in your hands, the Emperor will be unable to touch the General’s Mansion for three generations.”
“Therefore, you must find someone who can go to the Northland to suppress the rebellion on your behalf as soon as possible!”
General Zhenyuan said, “How could this be easy? I’ve fought for years, have no children, and my only daughter died of illness. Now I’m all alone, with few people I trust. How can I find someone to inherit my legacy?”
During the conversation, General Zhenyuan, with his white hair, sighed and was in a daze.
At this moment, the system popped up a message:
[Please accept Main Quest 8 (Intermediate): After completing Quest 7, the protagonist will become the heir to General Zhenyuan and travel to the North to quell the rebellion and achieve military merit.]
[The mission difficulty is 15 stars, the gold coin reward is 2000, and the point reward is 12.]
Su Xi’s eyelids jumped when she saw this task. The first seven tasks were all elementary tasks. Had this task become an intermediate task?
No wonder the previous task was to change General Zhenyuan’s opinion of the cub and gain General Zhenyuan’s support. It turned out that this was to prepare to inherit General Zhenyuan’s mantle.
If you want to gain a foothold in the imperial court, achieving great military exploits is indeed the fastest way.
But……
Su Xi glanced at the exquisitely carved little dumpling on the screen and really couldn’t imagine him leading troops to war! She couldn’t help but feel distressed.
If you go to the battlefield, you will definitely get injured, right?
But if I’m here, it should be fine.
Although this task popped up at this time, it would take at least a long time to complete it.
Thinking of this, Su Xi felt a little relieved.
….
The sedan chair slowly entered Ning Wang’s mansion.
Lu Huan lowered his eyes and didn’t ask any more questions.
Although he knew that the ghost might go to meet other ghosts and gods, and that there were many other things in her world, not just him, and this was normal, he still – still felt a subtle sense of anxiety and possessiveness in his heart.
If only I could see her, if only I could touch her.
If……
Lu Huan didn’t dare to think about more, for fear that the ideas that would come up would be too greedy.
But can the ghosts and gods around her see her? I am not of the same kind as them, so I can’t see or touch them… I am really jealous of those around her…
Although knowing that her being by his side was the luckiest thing he had ever had in his life, perhaps human hearts were always greedy. After receiving the warmth and kindness from her, he actually wanted to know her voice and appearance and keep her in his eyes all the time.
If that were the case, she wouldn’t run away so easily and suddenly disappear one day.
….
Look, just like now, I clearly know that she is by my side, but I don’t know the expression on her face, nor do I know which side she is on.
He didn’t even know if it was still there when she didn’t hook her fingers around his.
He was like a blind man, and she was not in the world he saw.
….
Lu Huan thought so, but didn’t show it on his face.
He knew that his overly possessive desire and insecurity were wrong. If he showed it, it would probably scare her, so he tried his best to suppress it and not let those gloomy emotions show at all.
But after Su Xi closed the task distribution interface, she saw that the sad leaf was still hanging above the baby’s head on the screen.
His chubby face drooped, his eyelashes drooped, and he looked as yellow as a cabbage field. Su Xi was immediately amused, rubbed his head, and pinched his face.
She hoped he would understand that she liked her friends, but she also liked him very much, otherwise she wouldn’t be online playing games all day and giving him her time. But the meaning of these words was too long and too complicated to express.
The cub on the screen had his hair ruffled by her, and his face pinched red. His ears were thus stained with a thin layer of red, and the desolate leaf on his head finally disappeared.
….
After returning to the Chaiyuan, the cub hurried into the house to take off his cloak, then hurried out wearing his robe. He hurriedly stretched out his hand, and his palm was immediately gently pinched. He was sure that she had not left yet and felt relieved. With sparkling eyes, he whispered to the air: “Let’s roll noodles tonight as agreed yesterday?”
Su Xi shook his right hand and said: No.
There were other important things to do tonight.
She opened the mall and found that some of the skill bars that were previously gray had been unlocked. Yes, now that the points were 38, it was time to unlock these skills.
Mission seven was to master better martial arts, military tactics, and physical strength to gain the appreciation and support of General Zhenyuan.
The cub had learned martial arts secretly. Although he had already stood out among the young men in Beijing because of his talent, he could definitely make further progress.
In addition, in addition to main and side quests, interpersonal relationships, and external environment, points also included two major categories: skills and physical fitness.
Cultivate skills and reach a certain level of proficiency; increase physical strength, and the boy’s physique will thrive and you will also gain points.
After playing last night, you still have to study tonight. The old mother has made clear arrangements for her baby.
Su Xi opened the mall.
A second later, Lu Huan found several books floating in the air in front of him, including “The Art of War”, “Six Strategies and Three Strategies”, “A Hundred Strategies”, “The Perfect Strategies”, and “Illustrated Guide to Sword Techniques”.
Seeing that the cub’s face was blank for a second, Su Xi thought that he didn’t want to study, so she rubbed his head encouragingly.
She also exchanged a sugar man from the mall and shook it in the air, suggesting to the kid that if he learned it well, he could eat the sugar man.
Lu Huan: “…………”
His expression was a bit strange. Previously, during the Yong’an Temple incident, she had tried to gain him a reputation in the capital, and he had assumed she was intentionally getting him involved in the capital’s disputes. And now, giving these to him, was she trying to encourage him to study and improve himself? That was fine…
Even using the little sugar man to tempt people… Lu Huan was a little amused.
He was tall and slender, with long, powerful arms. He looked like a young man, but in her eyes, why…it was as if she treated him like a child? But from her previous questions and answers, she was clearly only sixteen or seventeen years old.
But Lu Huan didn’t think much about it. He just smiled and spread out his hands. The books fell into his arms with a clatter. He held the pile of books and looked helplessly at the air in front of him, intending to go into the house and read by lamplight at night.
But when he was about to sit down at the desk, Su Xi stopped him again.
According to the main task, he would be asked to lead troops to fight sooner or later. This old mother was very worried, and the promotion plan could not be delayed.
How about doing push-ups while reading?
So Lu Huan dazedly let the breeze beside him carry away all the books and place them on the table. Then, the wind lifted him up horizontally.
He: !
An exclamation mark appeared in the white bubble above the cub’s head on the screen. Su Xi couldn’t help laughing outside the screen, and then gently put the cub on the bed in the room. At this time, the cub didn’t know what he was thinking, but his face turned as red as the clouds in the sky, and he even held his breath. But all Su Xi had to do was to turn the milk ball on the bed over like turning over a glutinous rice dumpling.
Have him lie on the bed with his back facing up.
A string of ellipsis appeared above the cub’s head: …?
Su Xi gently lifted the cub’s body up again, pressed his arms down slightly, then put a finger on his back and let him move down slowly. In this way, a push-up was completed.
After being tormented by her, Lu Huan also understood. She wanted him to do this movement to exercise his body?
But the weight on my back…
Could it be that she sat on his back?
Su Xi outside the screen had no idea what the cub was thinking. She only knew that his chubby face turned inexplicably red, and the blush gradually spread to the base of his neck. Then, as if to prove something, he suddenly did push-ups up and down very quickly, just like the cocky boys in school!
Dozens of them were done in a flash!
The speed, strength, and ease of the movements left Su Xi speechless!
The author has something to say:
Fifth Prince: Favorability towards the concubine’s son of Ning Wang’s Mansion +30.
Second Prince: Favorability towards the concubine’s son of Ning Wang’s Mansion +10.
The cub: Favorability towards the Second Prince -60.
Su Xi: …Second Prince, I’m sorry…
The cub: Favorability towards the Second Prince -200!
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