Chapter 41 (1/2)
I’ Hua’s ability to keep the plot ettable characters in so many of her stories Both skills come to play now that Lost You Forever is deep into the third and final volu steam Zhuan Xu finally unites the vast wilderness under one rule, finishi+ng the drea the way much was sacrificed, fro to show in Zhuan Xu’s tight self-control now that he’s gotten to the very top
I really like his character even ifLiu, in many ways Zhuan Xu is the male counterpart to Xiao Yao so we can consider the novel having two main characters in Xiao Yao and Zhuan Xu In that respect, Jing and Xiang Liu are simply the male leads to Xiao Yao whereas Zhuan Xu’s story is just as front and center as Xiao Yao’s journey, and coh in different ways At this point, everyone has gotten what each wants except for Zhuan Xu, so will he continue the status quo or shake things up for a final grasp at his personal happiness? I’ to watch Xiao Yao leave his side that willingly
Chapter 41 – Full of Eh Zhuan Xu already marriedpresent for him before Every time Zhuan Xu had one prepared on her behalf and Maio Pu send it out in her name Many times Xiao Yao didn’t even knohat the present was
This ti of Zhuan Xu and Ah Nian and also the first time Xiao Yao prepared a present personally She really wanted Zhuan Xu and Ah Nian to be happy, even if she knew Zhuan Xu could get everything in this world but the siht be beyond his reach So while she ishi+ng for Zhuan Xu tosoreith Zhuan Xu and was not like all his other wo, Zhuan Xu walked in as Xiao Yao was inspecting the wedding present
Xiao Yao spread her arms and blocked the view of the present “Don’t look, you’re not allowed to look This is for you to open with Ah Nian”
Zhuan Xu wasn’t interested in the slightest, not even sparing it a glance, before grabbing Xiao Yao outside with hi Garden”
Xiao Yao was dejected “You don’t even care about my present”
“Yes! I don’t care because I don’t even want it!”
Zhuan Xu took giant strides so Xiao Yao had to run to catch up It wasn’t until entering Qi Qing Garden did Zhuan Xu slon Xiao Yao raised her head to look at Zhuan Xu “Did you drink? You’re not drunk, are you?”
“No!” Zhuan Xu coldly scoffed “To, it’s when the Xuan Yuan E Princess The ar borders and at the outskirts coreater than a hundred thousand ht do I have to get drunk!”
Xiao Yao stared quizzically at Zhuan Xu “I thought you would be a little happy at least to marry Ah Nian In your heart, is Ah Nian the sa on Zhi Jin Summit?”
“Ah Nian is not the same as the to rily punched the water and sent a water spout into the air before the drops fell back down
In the past, Zhuan Xu didn’t want to get married either but he controlled his e control so Xiao Yao asked “If you don’t want to this ree?”
Zhuan Xu turned and stared angrily at Xiao Yao “Why did I agree? Don’t you all think I would naturally agree? Did you even care what I wanted? All you cared about was that Ah Nian got to marry me! In your mind, I already had so many women, it wouldn’t matter to add one more Ah Nian!”
Xiao Yao’s temper flared up “But isn’t that the truth? There are sooneYue, coiven you less than Xing Yue did? She is bringing to you the peace and stability of all of Gao Xing!”
Zhuan Xu’s expression was dark and livid, his chest rising and falling fast as he pressed closer to Xiao Yao step by step “When was I ever happy toYue? You tell me nohat kind of happy I was to marry her!”
Xiao Yao took steps back and re so she never watched Zhuan Xu getsaid your wedding was lavish and exciting, the entire world saw you happy and thrilled!”
Xiao Yao backed up to the pavilion support beao but Zhuan Xu continued to stalk towards her Xiao Yao sat down on the steps and pressed up against the beam “Zhuan Xu, don’t act drunk as an excuse to throw a fit! If you have the guts then you throw this fit touests!”
Zhuan Xu pressed both arht in front of hi down until he was face-to-face with her and spit out each word clearly “Let ottenYue, I was so miserable I hated myself, and even hated you!”
Xiao Yao leaned back acting like she was going to kick hiht back!”
Zhuan Xu stared at Xiao Yao as his head slowly lowered Xiao Yao stared with her eyes wide as saucers “I’ to kick you!”
Just as Zhuan Xu’s lips was about to touch Xiao Yao, he suddenly turned his face and rested it on Xiao Yao’s shoulder, breathing heavily
Xiao Yao softly asked “Zhuan Xu, what’s gotten into you?”
Zhuan Xu raised his head and lightly rubbed Xiao Yao’s head before sitting down beside her “You’re right, I don’t have the ability to do as you said! So tomorrow I’ll let the world see my happy face!” If he had the ability, then ould he have needed the Tu Shan and Chi Sui clans o to help him win the throne, and in the process handed Xiao Yao to them with his own hands
Xiao Yao looked at Zhuan Xu but his face was turned away so she couldn’t see his expression “Why are you so upset today? In the past I can understand your feelings but right now I don’t have a clue Fine, I’ll adht about Ah Nian and didn’t consider what you wanted But I really thought……one more wouldn’t make any difference!”
“Xiao Yao!” Zhuan Xu’s voice contained his rising anger
Xiao Yao quickly added “Don’t be like this! If you really don’t want to ”
Zhuan Xu was silent and then said cal is tomorrow and the entire world knows it One hundred thousand soldiers are standing by One wrong move and the world descends into chaos, and Ah Nian will hate you and me forever!”
“I don’t know! I don’t care if Ah Nian hates me, or hundred thousand soldiers, or world peace, all I care about is that if you’re not willing then I will support you! Let’s find a e can find a way together”
For hi to risk her life, and be at odds with the entire world But she wanted to live the rest of her life with another , and it wasn’t clear if his laughter was sorrow or joy
Xiao Yao ju to find my dad!”
Zhuan Xu stopped her with a smile “There are already tons of women on Zhi Jin Summit, it really doesn’t matter to add one more I just drank too much today but am fine now!”
Xiao Yao stared at Zhuan Xu who patted the spot next to him so she sat down Zhuan Xu said “Saratulations, and to!”
“But how a to explain to Ah Nian and my dad?”
“You’re the Princess stricken froister, your attendance is ould be aard”
Even though Xiao Yao really cared about Ah Nian and the Grand Emperor, but neither was as important to her as Zhuan Xu so she said “Fine, tomorrow I’ll hide ainst the beaers to flick at the lake, and with each flick he would send a power surge into the water and a spray would burst from the surface
Xiao Yao wrapped her arms around her knees and stared at the water bursts on the lake, and after some time suddenly asked “You were never happy even once?”
Zhuan Xu’s ansas immediate “Never”
“I think you will be happy one of these days, eventually you’ll meet a woman you love”
“I also want to knohat it feels like to enuine happiness, I want to accept other people’s congratulations with true joy”
Xiao Yao’s heart hurt and she said “You will!”
Zhuan Xu smiled “I believe that too, I believe if I have the patience to keep waiting then I ait for that day to come”
“Yes, it will come But when that day arrives, you can’t treat Ah Nian poorly because of her”
Zhuan Xu tenderly s about?”
Zhuan Xu s”
“What?” Xiao Yao jabbed her finger at Zhuan Xu “You……you have some backbone, will you? What do you ? You’re the ruler of an entire kingdo no backbone As long as IWhatever makes her unhappy, I won’t do it”
Xiao Yao started pinching hiet the point across “What if she doesn’t like s about hing so hard his shoulders were shaking so Xiao Yao de at Xiao Yao and saying nothing so Xiao Yao continued to threaten hi to listen to her or listen to me?”
“Can’t I listen to both?”
“No!”
“Maybe both will have the same point of view?”
“What if it’s not the same?”
“What if there is never a case when it’s not the sarew anxious “Zhuan Xu, tell me now so that I can races anymore!”
“Then of course I will listen to……” Zhuan Xu paused “…you!
“Oh! That’s h of relief before realizing how i But then she sa Zhuan Xu’s expression had lightened up and he see teased by hi better?” Zhuan Xu nodded Xiao Yao added “Then when you’re unhappy tomorrow, think of all that you’ve accomplished, and even if you’re unhappy you can still make Ah Nian happy!”
Zhuan Xu stared at Xiao Yao so she quickly added “It’s not that I care about Ah Nian more than you It’s just that this is the best way for you……oh you knohat I mean”
Zhuan Xu could have said “Okay” or “Sure”, but he instead answered “I’ll listen to you”, clearly still rehed and srabbed Xiao Yao’s fist in one hand and the other pressed on the bea Garden is your favorite spot on Five Gods Mountain Going forward I’ll construct a replica of Qi Qing Garden on Xiao Yue Peak on Sheng Nong Mountain for you”
Xiao Yao understood Zhuan Xu’s intention, even though her one, her dad still maintained the places her mom frequented to reer belonged to her dad, and Ah Nian would naturally renovate it based on her oishes All thelost
Xiao Yao stared at the ba After a pause she smiled and shook her head
It wasn’t that she didn’t want it, but Xiao Yue Peak wasn’t her permanent residence either so aste the effort? She could consider having Jing build her a Qi Qing Garden in Qing Qiu
Zhuan Xu turned his head aside, the sered on his lips but his eyes were cold
The two sat there in silence, each thinking their own thoughts, until Xiao Yao said “Let’s go back and rest, tomorrow you have to rise early”
The two stepped out of the pavilion to see that the stars were blanketing the sky Both slowed their steps at the sa, they would play in the outside corridors and then lay down to look at the stars above when they got tired
Zhuan Xu softly said “Often I would miss the days on Cao Yun Peak, but back then Cao Yun Peak didn’t belong to me and I had no power to keep you besideXiao Yao away and he begged to have her stay, pro to take care of Xiao Yao, but his Auntie answered that he didn’t have the power to protect himself much less her
Xiao Yao was silent but her expression was solemn and sad She arrived at her residence and said “It’s all in the past! Now Xuan Yuan Mountain, Sheng Nong Mountain, and Five Gods Mountain all belong to you”
Zhuan Xu ss to me!”
Xiao Yao felt that Zhuan Xu’s smile didn’t have any happiness in it so she worried asked “To…”
Zhuan Xu waved his hands for her to go inside “Have I ever screwed anything up? Go rest and have Miao Pu and Xiao Xiao take you out to sea toht and realized that frole mistake! She was relieved so nodded her head and went inside
Zhuan Xu sloalked under the stars – yes, he would never make a mistake, because only when he never made any mistakes could Xiao Yao make as many hter and still live without a care in the world
Zhuan Xu said in his heart: Auntie, do I have enough ability now to protect myself, and to protect Xiao Yao?
In ht of noon, the Xuan Yuan Black E Yi as his E, the Grand Emperor summoned his officials and announced his abdication due to his ill health, passing the throne to Zhuan Xu for the future of all Gao Xing people
The court was in an uproar but since the Chang Yi and Bao Hu tribes already defected to Zhuan Xu, and the Qing Long and Yi He tribes supported the Grand Emperor, as well as the E dissenters had no choice but to accept the reality
Under the protection and escort of hundreds of ar The war between Gao Xing and Xuan Yuan ended, the two kingdoed under the authority of the Black Emperor
From then on, nearly the entire vast wilderness was under the control of the Black Emperor
But this was not a successful end but a difficult beginning, as now there were three tribes bickering for poith Zhuan Xu But his path to poas always difficult so his personality developed to being forgiving and generous, intelligent and thoughtful, and he used his vast wisdom to handle all the complaints and conflicts and resolve it one by one
Zhuan Xu did not ain during the war, and instead used hireed with him in the past were not punished and Zhuan Xu continued to listen to their opinions For those feho harbored ill will and fomented discord, Zhuan Xu did not hesitate and punished theuidance of the Yellow Eot past the most difficult phase until all the officials understood and accepted that he truly was the E, Xiao Yao lived on Five Gods Mountain a bit longer until she was confident that the Grand Eed to stabilize his healthy but real recovery could not co behind on Five Gods Mountain
Seeing that the Grand Eo back to the Middle Plains first with Jing Arriving on Sheng Nong Mountain, she saas still the same, the exuberance of Five Gods Mountain didn’t reach all the way there
Xiao Yao asked the Yellow E Yue didn’t object?” The Yellow Emperor casually answered “Of course she’s not happy but she’s a smart woman She can’t stop it and knows it doesn’t affect her position here It’s better than Zhuan Xuher back to Xuan Yuan Mountain”
Xiao Yao thought about it and agreed Ah Nian lived on the far away Five Gods Mountain, and even if Zhuan Xu needed to be therewas fully stabilized and integrated, he would still be spending theMountain So in reality Ah Nian may also have the Empress title and Five Gods Mountain, but Ah Nian wouldn’t be wielding real E Yue
Xiao Yao o of everything could he ensure Ah Nian’s happiness and peace her entire life”
The Yellow Erew solemn “Very few can clearly see, even fewer can see clearly and choose to give it all up, and even less do so willingly In the past I didn’t give hih credit for his breadth of character It’s just too bad your hed and let his words trail off
Xiao Yao took out a silk pouch and handed it over “Zhuan Xu wanted ive this to you He said that he doesn’t have tiive it a shot”
The Yellow Emperor opened the pouch and inside was a jade shaped like half a goose egg He took out the other half already in his possession and put it together to forhed, hundreds of years later it was finally coend had it that the person possessing it would rule the world But in truth it was first ruling the world before a person could possess it No wonder Qi Yo and Zhuan Xu could care less about it
Xiao Yao curiously asked “What’s hidden inside?”
The Yellow E it for hundreds of years and have an idea Soon we’ll know for sure”