#294 - It is hard for people to like each other, and even harder for them to like each other (4000 w

Wu Yanhan took Xu Ming out of the Princess Manor, and the two got into a carriage and left Wudu.

Xu Ming sat in the swaying carriage, Shengsheng was lying on Wu Yanhan's lap, already asleep, Wu Yanhan gently stroked Shengsheng's head, her expression gentle.

That gentle look made Xu Ming unable to look away for a moment.

"Why are you always looking at me?" Wu Yanhan raised her head and glared at Xu Ming娇嗔娇嗔.

In fact, Wu Yanhan had already noticed that Xu Ming had been looking at her, but she didn't expect Xu Ming to not restrain himself at all, and seemed to have no intention of looking away at all.

"It's nothing." Xu Ming was very calm, "I just feel that you must be a very good mother."

"What nonsense are you talking about." Wu Yanhan took out a pastry and threw it at Xu Ming.

This time Xu Ming caught it.

Xu Ming took the pastry and took a bite: "It would be better if you could not throw things around."

Wu Yanhan narrowed her eyes: "Dare to tease me? Are you looking for death?"

Xu Ming said helplessly: "I didn't tease you, I'm just telling the truth."

"You!"

"Okay, I won't say it then."

"Hmph." Wu Yanhan snorted lightly and turned her head away.

"By the way, there is one thing I still want to ask you about." Xu Ming said.

"What is it?" Wu Yanhan looked at Xu Ming's somewhat serious look, knowing that it should be something serious.

"About the matter of the Prince Shan."

"Boom!"

The moment Xu Ming inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner, thunder rumbled across the sky, dark clouds gathered incessantly, and the Dao of Heaven and Earth stirred up gusts of wild wind.

Sheng Sheng, frightened, hugged Wu Yanhan's leg tightly, watching her Xu-gege with worry.

"Boom!"

A bolt of lightning struck down, obliterating the sacrificial altar in front of Xu Ming, leaving not even ashes behind.

It was as if the Heavenly Dao was saying, "Little one, are you sure you want to undergo tribulation?"

Xu Ming bowed to the Heavenly Dao, fully releasing his cultivation realm: "I humbly request guidance from the Heavenly Dao!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Blue lightning incessantly flashed amidst the dark clouds.

Judging by the intensity, it seemed intent on scorching everything into barren land.

At the same time, within the Imperial Palace, the Martial Emperor watched the thick dark clouds in the distance, listening to the faint rumbling of thunder. He knew that Xu Ming's tribulation had begun.

"Your Majesty, Scholar Xu is blessed with great fortune. This mere Dragon Gate Realm lightning tribulation is nothing to Scholar Xu," Wei Xun said from the side.

"I hope so," the Martial Emperor sighed. "To be honest, now that Xu Ming is a cultivator, I don't know whether to be happy or worried."

"..."

Wei Xun dared not continue that sentence.

Because a cultivator might enter the court as an official, but their time would definitely not be long, as their life essence would constantly drain away.

Most cultivators would only serve in the court for ten years, rarely exceeding twenty.

The purpose of these cultivators entering the court as officials was actually to obtain the protection of the nation's Qi, hoping to break through.

If they could successfully break through, the life essence they lost during their years as officials in the dynasty would be nothing.

For example, if a Sea Gazing Realm cultivator could live for five hundred years, and they served in the court for ten years, they would actually lose a hundred years of lifespan. But if they broke through to the Dragon Gate Realm, Dragon Gate cultivators could live for up to eight hundred years!

The extra hundreds of years of lifespan would be nothing compared to the lost hundred years.

Moreover, the Number One Scholar would definitely not stay in the Martial Kingdom forever; he would definitely leave.

If that were not the case, how could His Majesty be thinking of paving the way for the Princess, wanting her to become the first Empress of this mortal dynasty?

Of course, Wei Xun felt that what His Majesty hoped for most was that Xu Ming could leave descendants in the Martial Kingdom before leaving, preferably several.

If that were the case, the Princess would not need to become an Empress, and His Majesty could focus on nurturing his grandsons, saving him a lot of trouble.

Furthermore, because the Martial Kingdom had Xu Ming's descendants, Xu Ming would definitely protect the Martial Kingdom after he ascended to the Great Dao in the future.

If Xu Ming could enter the Ascension Realm...

...that would be a huge guarantee for the Martial Kingdom.

"What do you think of Xu Ming's attitude towards Yanhan?" the Martial Emperor asked.

Wei Xun could answer this question: "In this old servant's opinion, the Number One Scholar definitely has some affection for the Princess. Anyone can see that, not to mention that this old servant has heard that Scholar Xu has been running to the Princess's manor from time to time since returning to the capital."

"What about Yanhan's feelings for Xu Ming?" the Martial Emperor asked again.

But the Martial Emperor chuckled at himself as soon as he asked the question: "I'm getting muddled. If Yanhan didn't like Xu Ming, with that girl's temperament, she would have caused an uproar on the day I rejected the marriage."

"But I just don't understand this generation of young people," the Martial Emperor sighed. "It's rare for people to like each other, and even rarer for them to like each other mutually. Why aren't they together when they like each other?"

The Martial Emperor stroked his chin: "Do we still have the Spring Breeze Pill?"

Wei Xun: "Your Majesty, you only just—"

After Xu Ming finishes the tribulation, have Yanhan and Xu Ming enter the palace for a meal.

[I have an urgent matter to attend to, I will correct the typos when I return]