Chapter 92 Zheng Qiuhe (1/2)

Early morning on December 31, 1228 of the Ziyun Era.

Chuxiu Inn.

In the courtyard of the best guesthouse, a youth in a white robe was sitting at the stone table, drumming his knuckles gently on the tabletop with a misty look in his eyes.

Without realizing it... it has been more than a year since I've been back.

On December 12, 1227 of the Ziyun Era, Zhou Donghuang had been accidentally brought back from a thousand years in the future, and he had embarked on a journey to change his fate.

Over the past year, many things had happened, and thinking back on it now, Zhou Donghuang still felt like he was in a dream.

However, this was not at all a dream.

It has already been over eight months since I left Yunfeng Prefecture... I wonder how Mother and Xiao Lu are?

Thinking of Lin Lan and Xiao Lu, a look of worry surfaced in Zhou Donghuang's eyes. ”I should have brought them over together back then.”

Back then, he had not brought Lin Lan and Yun Lu over because he did not know if he could attain level-seven of Qi-gathering in such a short time.

He also did not know that the concentration elixir could help him speedily enter a state of calm and focus to practice the Lord of the Four Supremes. After all, if his family was with him in a place like the Chu royal city, he could not act freely without sufficient ability.

However, while he was formulating the concentration elixir three months ago, he had written a letter and passed it to Fu. ”Fu, go and find a big post station in the Chu royal city and find a messenger that uses a ferghana horse for delivery and get this letter delivered to Yunfeng prefecture, to Patriarch Lu Qinghu of the Lu family.”

In the Chu royal city, some of the larger post stations employed a team of messengers who used ferghana horses to deliver express mail.

Of course, the fees for such messengers were extremely expensive. However, this was small change to Zhou Donghuang, who had twenty million liang of silver.

After today, I will have become an adult in this life.

Returning to the stone table and sitting down, Zhou Donghuang smiled wistfully as he remembered that it was the last day of the year 1228 of the Ziyun era.

On the planet of Ziyun, an eighteen-year-old was considered an adult.

Those below eighteen were considered youths and young ladies, but once they reached eighteen, they were considered young men and women.

”Big Brother Zhou!”

Not long after Fu left, Ren Jiapei came over. ”Where is Zixi? Today is the day of the gathering for the scions of the grand families, I'm here to look for you both so we can go over together.”

Ren Jiapei was not dressed as casually as she usually was, but was dressed like a lady in the same manner that Yang Zixi usually was. Zhou Donghuang was not used to seeing her like this.

”Sister Jiapei.”

Ren Jiapei's voice was rather loud, and just as she finished, Yang Zixi came out of her room after having heard her voice.

Yang Zixi was dressed in a snow-white long-sleeved gown and wore a white gauze top over the dress, complementing her fair skin perfectly. This gave her an incomparably pure look. In addition to Yang Zixi's beautiful looks, her gown accentuated her appearance such that she looked like a saint—pure and holy, and nothing could mar her appearance.

”Wah!”

Seeing Yang Zixi's outfit, Ren Jiapei's eyes shone. ”Sister Zixi, you look stunning today! Moreover, it really suits your personality. With your original good looks, even if you made a minimal effort in dressing up for today's gathering, you would already outshine the crowd... now, the daughters of the other families are going to wither before you.”

Ren Jiapei spoke as though she had forgotten that she herself was one of the daughters of a prominent family attending the gathering.

Yang Zixi's disposition was slightly aloof, which matched her completely white outfit and gave her an aura of detachment and coolness. Usually, Yang Zixi did not speak much in front of outsiders, and sometimes not at all. Only in front of Zhou Donghuang would she behave like a girl-next-door.

”Moreover... it really matches Big Brother Zhou's white robe.”

Ren Jiapei looked at Zhou Donghuang as she said this with a teasing smile.

Two spots of red bloomed on Yang Zixi's face at Ren Jiapei's words. Her alluring appearance made an onlooker feel like rushing forward to hold her tight and give her a kiss.

”Big Brother Zhou, does my outfit... look good?”

Yang Zixi looked at Zhou Donghuang as she brushed her white gown and asked anxiously. Today, she had dressed up not to impress others, but first and foremost for the youth before her.

Women beautify themselves for their own happiness, and this described Yang Zixi now.

”Mm, it looks good.”

Zhou Donghuang nodded with a slight smile.

How could he fail to discern the young lady's thoughts? However, at this point, his feelings towards the young lady were like that of a sibling. She had never plucked that particular string in his heart.

After the last incident, he had wanted to make his feelings clear to the young lady but did not know where to start, and thereafter it had gradually fallen aside.

This time after the gathering, when we are alone, I will make it clear to this girl... to avoid her falling deeper.

Zhou Donghuang sighed to himself. He knew that some things had to be said, no matter how difficult. However, Zhou Donghuang did not know that the young lady had already fallen in as deep as she could go, even to the point where she could not extricate herself...

”Let's go,” he told Ren Jiapei.

To avoid the young lady's misunderstanding, Zhou Donghuang quickly looked away from her and rose.