#282 - I told you, I am you (4000 words, two in one)

Since Xu Ming arrived at the Valley of Myriad Flowers, twelve days had quickly passed.

On this day, all the cultivators of the Heavenly Mystery Sect had packed their bags and were preparing to leave the Heavenly Mystery Sect and head to Jubei City to find a new sect address.

The young girl in the Valley of Myriad Flowers had put all her belongings into her storage ring.

Early in the morning, the girl squatted in front of her house, looking at the flower garden of blood lotuses.

Now, the entire Valley of Myriad Flowers had become a bare patch, and all the spiritual flowers had been put into Wang Xuan's myriad-species bag.

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The only things left were some ordinary flowers and plants scattered and rooted in this empty plain.

These ordinary flowers and plants did not need much spiritual power to nourish them, and they could survive anywhere, so putting them here was the best choice.

Wang Xuan walked towards his disciple and saw his disciple squatting down, staring at the blood lotus flower garden with blinking eyes.

"Qingwan."

Wang Xuan called out softly.

"Master..."

Hearing her master's call, Wang Xuan stood up and walked towards her master.

"It's almost time, we should go."

Wang Xuan said.

Qin Qingwan looked back at the blood lotus again and nodded: "Okay, Master."

"If you want to take this blood lotus away, it's not impossible."

Wang Xuan knew what his disciple was thinking.

The girl shook her head: "It's okay, Master, the blood lotus has a strong vitality, and it can survive well even here, and in the past, the spiritual flowers and plants competed with the blood lotus for nutrients, but the blood lotus couldn't compete.

Now that these spiritual flowers and plants have been moved away, maybe one day, when we come back again, this place will become a sea of blood lotus flowers ~"

Wang Xuan gently stroked his disciple's long hair: "Actually, you don't have to leave with me."

"How can that be?"

Qin Qingwan smiled sweetly, holding her master's arm, "I can't leave Master alone."

A trace of tenderness flashed in Wang Xuan's eyes: "The so-called Great Dao is originally a very lonely thing, and I have long been used to it."

"Master, you always say that there are thousands of Great Daos, but in my opinion, someone has chosen the path of 'loneliness', it doesn't mean that everyone's Great Dao is lonely.

If Master doesn't want to be lonely, you don't have to be lonely, wouldn't it be good for Master to find a Dao companion?"

Qin Qingwan blinked her eyes, saying playfully.

"You..."

Wang Xuan shook his head helplessly.

"It's okay if Master doesn't want to find a Dao companion, anyway, I will always be by Master's side."

Qin Qingwan stuck out her tongue playfully.

"I'm afraid that if Xu Ming beckons you, you will run away with Xu Ming."

Wang Xuan flicked Qin Qingwan's forehead, "Forget it, since you have already made a choice, I won't ask more, let's go, let's set off."

"Yes, Master."

Qin Qingwan nodded happily.

Wang Xuan thought of something: "Aren't you going to say goodbye to Xu Ming?"

Qin Qingwan lowered her head gently: "No, parting is a very sad thing, if I cry at that time, it will be very embarrassing, I just want him to see me happy."

Wang Xuan didn't say anything more, just patted her head gently and walked towards the outside of the Valley of Myriad Flowers.

Qin Qingwan walked with her slender legs, following beside Wang Xuan.

The two came to the foot of the Heavenly Mystery Sect's mountain, and at this time, all the cultivators of the Heavenly Mystery Sect had already gathered.

"Elder Wang Xuan."

When everyone saw Wang Xuan, they all bowed in salute.

The disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Sect died, fled, and scattered, and now there were only these left.

Wang Xuan nodded: "Let's go, to Jubei City."

The disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Sect: "Yes!"

On the highest peak of the mountain range outside the Heavenly Mystery Sect, a man stood high on the top of the peak, watching a total of 1,600 Heavenly Mystery Sect cultivators fly towards the north.

"Aren't you going to see off your childhood sweetheart?"

Wu Yanhai walked to the man's side.

Xu Ming shook his head: "If I go, Qingwan will probably cry again, and if she cries so hard, she will feel very embarrassed."

Wu Yanhai followed Xu Ming's line of sight and looked into the distance: "You know her very well."

Xu Ming smiled: "After all, we grew up together."

Xu Ming withdrew his gaze and turned to walk down the mountain: "Let's go, we should go back too."

Wudu, it's been a long time since I've seen it...

"To learn and practice constantly is a pleasure."

"Xue er shi xi zhi, bu yi yue hu."

"To have friends come from afar is a joy."

"You peng...zi..."

In a courtyard of the Xu residence in Wu, a young woman was teaching a little girl to read in the courtyard.

The little girl's speech was still not very clear, but compared to before, it was a little more fluent.

Moreover, although the little girl's speech was not very fluent, she had learned dozens of new words in these days.

The little girl felt that when Brother Xu came back, she would tell Brother Xu the new words she had learned, and Brother Xu would definitely praise her and touch her head.

"Mother, what does this mean?"

The little girl raised her head and looked at the charming young woman beside her with blinking eyes.

Chen Suya gently touched the little girl's head: "It means that it is a very happy thing to review often when learning, and it is also a very happy thing to have friends come from afar to see you."

"Oh ~"

The little girl nodded.

"Does Shengsheng understand?"

"Understands a little..."

Shen Shengsheng blinked her eyes.

It was clear that learning was not very happy, so why would it be said to be very happy?

Could it be because learning would be praised by Brother Xu, so it was very happy? Then that was indeed very happy.

"It's okay, don't worry, you'll understand slowly."

Chen Suya closed the book, "Let's study here today, go play."

"Yay ~"

Shen Shengsheng jumped off the chair and walked out of the courtyard, and a personal guard from the Princess Mansion followed beside Shengsheng.

Ten days ago, Shen Shengsheng was finally escorted back to the Xu residence.

Because the "Blade" escorting Shen Shengsheng carried the Princess Mansion's jade token, even if the people of the Xu residence felt curious about Shen Shengsheng's identity after the "Blade" explained its purpose, no one dared to ask more questions.

After Shen Shengsheng was sent to Chen Suya's side, Blade explained his purpose and stated that this little girl was Xu Ming's adopted sister on the way.

Although Chen Suya was also very curious about this adopted sister of her son.

But since she was her son's adopted sister, then she was also her goddaughter.

Not to mention that Chen Suya felt very sympathetic after learning that Shengsheng's parents had died.

Chen Suya took good care of Shengsheng and hoped that Shengsheng could call her mother.

Shen Shengsheng felt that this aunt was very kind, and her scent was very similar to Brother Xu's, so she quickly trusted this aunt.

In the next few days, Shen Shengsheng and Chen Suya's relationship became better and better, Chen Suya taught Shen Shengsheng to read and write, and asked her to call her mother.

Although Shen Shengsheng was indeed a little embarrassed at first, but later, after Shen Shengsheng called "Mother", it became more and more natural.

"That kid didn't come back, but he sent me a well-behaved goddaughter back..."

Chen Suya raised her head and looked at the sky.

Speaking of which, it has been more than a year, and I haven't seen my son for more than a year...

I don't know how Ming'er is...

The only place I can get news of Ming'er is the Qingyun Ranking that floats in the sky from time to time.

Although Ming'er's ranking on the Qingyun Ranking is getting higher and higher, and more and more people congratulate me.

But I am actually not happy at all. Every time Ming'er climbs up a ranking on the Qingyun Ranking, it means that Ming'er must have experienced a fierce battle.

I will be even more worried...

In a mother's heart, how much career her son can make and how much fame he has are often secondary, the most important thing is to be safe and healthy...

"However, Miss Blade said that Ming'er is with Her Royal Highness the Princess, so he should be fine, right?"

Chen Suya withdrew her gaze and sighed softly, she could only comfort herself like this.

"Madam, it's time to take your medicine..."

Just as Chen Suya was thinking about her child, the maid Chunyan walked in.

Chunyan was originally the personal maid of the eldest grandmother of the Xu residence, but because Xu Ming was increasingly favored by Emperor Wu, especially after Xu Ming passed the imperial examination, Xu Ming's reputation became well-known.

At that time, the Xu residence wanted to show Xu Ming and win him over, so Xu Ming asked for Chunyan and gave her to his mother as a personal maid.

After all, Xu Ming had watched Chunyan grow up since she was a child, and Xu Ming trusted Chunyan's character very much.

"Thank you..."

Chen Suya took the soup and took a sip, frowning involuntarily from the bitterness, but Chen Suya still drank it all in one gulp.

Chunyan quickly took out a box, took out a piece of rock sugar from the box and gave it to Chen Suya.

"How has Madam been feeling about her headaches recently? Has it been relieved?"

Chunyan asked with concern.

From two months ago, Chen Suya began to have headaches. After the palace knew about this, Emperor Wu personally ordered the imperial physicians in the palace to come and treat Chen Suya.

Because Xu Ming's status was very different from the past, no one in the Xu residence dared to neglect him, and Chen Suya's illness was the most important thing.

But in the end, even the imperial physicians could not find out the result, and Chen Suya's pulse was all normal.

The imperial physician thought it might be because Chen Suya missed her son too much, leading to lovesickness and, consequently, these migraines.

The imperial physician prescribed Chen Suya a calming medicine, which Chunyan would brew for her every day.

After drinking it for some time without any effect, they changed to another imperial physician for diagnosis.

Eventually, the Martial Emperor even had the entire imperial physician team come over, and together they researched and came up with this prescription.

"It should provide some relief, right?" Chen Suya said with a smile.

In reality, Chen Suya felt there was no difference at all.

However, so as not to worry Chunyan and to avoid troubling others, she said it anyway.

"Madam must take good care of herself. I heard that after the Heavenly Profound Gate's Purple Glow Ceremony, Young Master Xu will return with the Princess. If Madam doesn't take good care of herself, Young Master will surely be worried when he returns," Chunyan comforted her.

Chen Suya nodded: "Don't worry, I will take good care of myself."

"Then this servant will take her leave."

"Go, go."

Chunyan curtsied and left, carrying the bowl of medicine.

Chen Suya returned to her boudoir, feeling that she really needed to rest properly.

Chen Suya sat in front of the dressing table, took off the hairpin from her head, and her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, draped over her shoulders.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Chen Suya wondered if she had aged a bit. If Ming'er returned, would he still recognize her?

"Goodness, what am I thinking? It's only been a year," Chen Suya said, shaking her head with a smile, feeling that she was indeed overthinking things.

"Heh heh heh heh... You seem to be doing quite well these years," a female voice entered Chen Suya's ears as she got up to go back to bed.

Chen Suya suddenly stood up and looked around the room: "Who is it?"

"Who else could it be? Of course, it's you ~"

That voice sounded again.

Just as Chen Suya was looking around, her gaze suddenly fixed on the silver mirror in front of her.

In the silver mirror, Chen Suya's face was reflected.

However, the Chen Suya in reality wore a confused expression, while the Chen Suya in the mirror had a playful smile.

"You see..." The Chen Suya in the mirror slowly opened her mouth, "I told you, I am you."

"Master Xu ~ Come catch me ~"

"Master Xu ~ I'm here ~"

"Oh dear, Master is so naughty ~ ~ ~"

"Master, don't pinch me ~"

"Master, I painted a picture called 'The Sheep Below is Dead' ~"

"Master, come and have fun ~"

At night, in Rouge Tower, one of the four major brothels in Wudu, Master Xu of the Xu Mansion, Xu Zheng, was blindfolded in a room, lunging towards the girls one by one.

As Xu Zheng pounced on a girl, he would reach out and caress her, even engaging in deeper interactions. Indescribable sounds filled the room, followed by Xu Zheng pouncing on other girls, continuing to knead and interact deeply.

Every moment, Xu Zheng and Little Xu Zheng were not idle. Xu Zheng even relied on his senses to guess which girl it was, making the scene extremely sensual.

But it must be said that Xu Zheng's body was indeed very good.

Half an hour later, Xu Zheng and four or five women lay on the large bed, scantily clad.

"Whoosh..."

A gust of wind blew the window open, and the girls in the room slept even more soundly. Instead, Xu Zheng slowly woke up.

"Brother Xu is certainly enjoying himself," a man in a green shirt looked at Xu Zheng and smiled.

Xu Zheng sat up and smiled: "Enjoyment is the only way to live longer, isn't it?"

"Heh heh." The man in the green shirt smiled and tossed out a jade pendant.

Xu Zheng caught it, his brows furrowing: "Is it so difficult to let the mother and son live a stable life?"

"Not to mention that His Highness is already second on the Azure Cloud List." The man in the green shirt looked at Xu Zheng, "Their identities are destined to be unstable."