#358 - I want to see you more (4000 words)

In the courtyard.

Xu Ming sat in the courtyard, holding a teacup on the stone table, watching the morning sun slowly rise in the distance.

The red morning glow dyed the entire sky red, and the whole world was covered with a layer of red makeup, but unlike the sunset glow, the crimson of the morning glow appeared lighter.

The night had just passed, and Wudu in autumn was indeed a bit cold.

In fact, Xu Ming had already woken up when Chen Suya woke up.

"Why aren't you going to see your mother off?"

Zhou Wanfeng walked out of her room, looking at Xu Ming sitting in the courtyard.

Just looking at Xu Ming's back, Zhou Wanfeng felt a bit of melancholy from him.

In fact, Zhou Wanfeng and Xu Ming both knew that Chen Suya would leave.

But neither of them revealed it.

Xu Ming shook his head: "There's no need to see her off. Since my mother chose to leave this morning, it means she doesn't want me to see her off."

Zhou Wanfeng nodded: "That's true, your mother is probably afraid that she won't be able to bear to leave you when you see her off.

Actually, I think you can also think about it in a positive way. Now your mother's personality won't be erased, and your mother is also a powerful cultivator with a long lifespan.

In this way, even after a hundred years, you won't have to experience that heartbreaking parting.

Your mother can be with you for a very, very long time.

And she has no choice, she must go to the Northern Wilderness."

Xu Ming smiled: "In this world, everyone is desperately cultivating, desperately trying to increase their strength, isn't it just to give themselves more choices at certain times?"

Zhou Wanfeng glanced at Xu Ming: "So now, what are your plans?"

Xu Ming took a sip of the tea in his cup, but the tea was already cold: "What else can I plan? I'll go to the palace to meet the emperor. In a few days, I'll be heading to the North Sea.

Counting from now, it will take almost two months to get to the North Sea.

Just in time for the Four Seas Celebration of the North Sea Dragon Palace.

If I'm late, even by an hour, it won't just be my problem, but it will also be a disgrace to the Wu Kingdom.

Even though my sense of belonging to the Wu Kingdom isn't that strong, I have to say that Emperor Wu has helped me a lot, and I still have to repay this favor."

"It's not just because Emperor Wu has helped you a lot, right? The main reason is also that you have a little princess lover in the Wu Kingdom, right?" Zhou Wanfeng smiled.

Xu Ming: "…"

Xu Ming didn't deny it. In this situation, not denying it is equivalent to admitting it.

"You really are running around everywhere, aren't you?" Zhou Wanfeng smiled, not continuing on this topic.

Xu Ming was originally a genius, and he was also quite good-looking, and he was also responsible. It was normal for girls to like him.

Not to mention those little girls, if she were a few hundred years younger, she might also fall in love with this little boy.

"I don't want to run around everywhere either, but that person specifically asked me to go, so how can I not go?" Xu Ming also shook his head helplessly, "But fortunately, I do have something to do when I go to the North Sea, so it can be considered a coincidence."

"That person in the North Sea specifically asked you to go?" Zhou Wanfeng looked at Xu Ming in disbelief, "Do you have any relationship with that person in the North Sea?"

Although Zhou Wanfeng had never met the Dragon Queen of the North Sea, she had heard of her reputation.

This Dragon Queen of the North Sea had occupied the top spot on the Beauty Ranking for ten thousand years, until she was squeezed down by that female monk. And in addition to the Beauty Ranking, what was even more famous was that this Dragon Queen of the North Sea had always been in the top ten of the World Ranking, and was one of the few Ascension Realm cultivators in the world.

This Emperor of the North Sea was very proud and very affectionate, even to the point of being incomprehensible.

This Emperor of the North Sea had never cared about anyone except his previous old lover.

Not to mention actively paying attention to a certain human.

Although Xu Ming was indeed very famous on the Qingyun Ranking.

But the problem was that there were so many people coming and going on the Qingyun Ranking, who had ever been actively invited by this Dragon Queen of the North Sea? Never.

So Zhou Wanfeng was very curious, what kind of strengths did this Xu Ming have that could make the Dragon Queen of the North Sea look at him with admiration?

"Okay, since you're leaving Wudu, it's meaningless for me to stay here alone. I can only go with you, right? There shouldn't be any problem with that?" Zhou Wanfeng said to Xu Ming.

Xu Ming nodded: "Senior Zhou, please help yourself."

Although nothing should happen on this trip to the North Sea, it's better to be safe than sorry. It's still good to have a cultivator above the fifth realm escorting him.

"Okay, then I'll go prepare." Zhou Wanfeng smiled, "I've never seen the legendary Dragon Queen in my life. This time, I'm also benefiting from your good fortune."

Xu Ming didn't take Zhou Wanfeng's joke to heart, but changed the subject and asked Zhou Wanfeng:

"Before, I made a deal with Senior. During the time I went to the Rootless Secret Realm, Senior protected my mother. After I come back, I will promise to do something within my ability for Senior. I don't know what Senior wants me to do?"

Hearing that Xu Ming was going to fulfill his promise, the corners of Zhou Wanfeng's mouth slightly raised. She took a step forward, bent down, and looked at Xu Ming from below: "Don't worry, even if you forget about this, I still remember it. I'll tell you tonight."

Xu Ming: "…"

Xu Ming felt that he had vaguely guessed what it was.

But if it was really this kind of thing, Xu Ming really had no way to refuse.

Because this matter did not violate morality, nor did it hurt others.

Even in a sense, he was taking advantage.

Although he wasn't interested in public transportation, he had to say that Zhou Wanfeng was indeed very beautiful.

After Xu Ming defaulted on Zhou Wanfeng's request, he left the courtyard.

Xu Ming once again went to the palace and met Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu naturally knew that Chen Suya had left, but Emperor Wu didn't mention Chen Suya's matter again, and Xu Ming also directly stated that he could now go to the North Sea Dragon Palace.

Emperor Wu felt very happy about this.

Not just anyone can participate in this Four Seas Ceremony held by the North Sea Dragon Palace.

Among the ten major dynasties of the human race, five dynasties did not receive invitations, and those five dynasties had been established for thousands of years.

Not to mention that the Wu Kingdom had only been established for three hundred years, and it had no contact with the North Sea Dragon Palace. How could the North Sea Dragon Palace invite it?

So, without any accident, the Wu Kingdom would definitely be the one ignored by the North Sea Dragon Palace in this ceremony.

But because of Xu Ming, the Wu Kingdom had a place in this ceremony.

If the Wu Kingdom could establish a friendship with the North Sea Dragon Palace through this Four Seas Ceremony, it would definitely be of great benefit to the Wu Kingdom's future development.

Not to mention whether the North Sea Dragon Palace would help if the Wu Kingdom was in crisis, what if it didn't help? When the Wu Kingdom and the North Sea Dragon Palace were on good terms, it was also a kind of deterrence.

If others wanted to attack the Wu Kingdom, they had to consider this factor first.

Emperor Wu said that he had already established an envoy group, and Xu Ming would serve as the chief official of this envoy group, and they could set off in two days.

Xu Ming originally thought it would take three or four days, but he didn't expect Emperor Wu to directly let him set off in two days.

It could be seen that Emperor Wu really cared about the relationship with the North Sea Dragon Palace.

But for Xu Ming, it was the same whether it was a few more days or a few less days. Anyway, he had nothing to do in Wudu now.

After leaving the imperial study, Xu Ming had just walked out of the palace when he saw a woman in a cassock waiting for him outside the palace.

Seeing Xu Ming walking out of the palace, Shixin blinked her eyes.

"What's wrong? Why are you here?" Xu Ming stepped forward and asked.

"Waiting for you." Shixin replied very simply.

Xu Ming smiled: "If there's anything, wouldn't it be better to wait for me to go back and say it?"

Shixin shook her head: "Just now, Master sent me a golden paper bird, asking me to go back."

Xu Ming: "So urgent? Are you leaving now?"

Shixin nodded: "Judging from Master's tone, it is indeed quite urgent."

Xu Ming sighed: "That's still a pity. I was originally thinking of taking you to the North Sea Dragon Palace to stroll around, and then going to the Western Regions with you."

"There's nothing to regret. Little monk has been out for a long time, and it's indeed time to go back." Shixin said calmly.

"Okay, then I'll see you off." Xu Ming didn't try to keep Shixin. Perfunctory retention was useless to Shixin, and it wasn't necessary.

The relationship between him and Shixin had always been straightforward.

Shixin nodded, not refusing.

The two walked on the streets of Wudu. Shixin's appearance once again attracted everyone's attention, but neither Xu Ming nor Shixin cared about this.

The two walked side by side, without saying a word. Although it was close to parting, Xu Ming didn't have any sad emotions. Anyway, after he came back from the North Sea Dragon Palace, he would also go to the Western Regions to see her.

As for Shixin, Shixin actually wanted to talk to Xu Ming, but Shixin didn't know what to say.

Originally, Shixin wasn't the kind of person who was good at words.

When Xu Ming didn't actively initiate a topic, Shixin naturally wouldn't take the initiative to speak either.

Moreover, in Shixin's heart, there was a strange feeling.

This strange feeling originated from the moment the abbot of Leiming Temple sent a letter to Shixin.

When Shixin knew that she was about to leave Wudu, a touch of loss appeared in her heart.

Shixin didn't know the exact reason, but even though she had nothing to do in Wudu, she always felt reluctant to leave.

It was an indescribable reason; Shixin just felt that she wanted to spend more time with Xu Ming.

She had never felt this way before.

"Perhaps it's because I've been with him all this time, and I've become a little used to it," Shixin explained to herself in her heart.

"Let's just go this far. Benefactor Xu, there's no need to send me any further."

When Xu Ming escorted Shixin to the city gate, Shixin stopped and turned to face Xu Ming.

Xu Ming nodded and didn't stand on ceremony with Shixin: "Alright, I'll send you here then. Be careful on your way back.

Remember not to trust others too much. Protecting your own life is the most important thing in many situations.

Also, regarding that Chaos, you must show it to your master as soon as you get back, and keep a close eye on it. Don't let it harm the world."

"It won't," Shixin's tone sounded a bit stubborn. "I have a feeling that this Chaos will definitely be very obedient."

Xu Ming smiled: "Alright then, I'll go visit you there sometime. Don't let me go all the way there only to find that this Chaos hasn't even woken up yet."

"Mmm, mmm," Shixin nodded.

Hearing that Xu Ming would come to Leiming Temple to see Little Chaos, Shixin couldn't help but feel a little happy.

Xu Ming: "That's it then, I'm going back. You take your time, and see if there's any way to send me a message when you arrive. Forget it, even if you send a message, I probably won't see it. By then, I'll be in Beihai."

"Mmm," Shixin nodded.

"Goodbye," Xu Ming waved his hand and turned to walk back into the imperial capital.

Shixin watched Xu Ming walk into Wudu step by step.

Xu Ming felt Shixin's gaze behind him and turned around: "What's wrong? Is there something you need?"

Shixin shook her head: "Nothing."

"Then why aren't you leaving? Why are you staring at me?"

Xu Ming said with an amused smile.

This female monk would occasionally do things that he didn't understand, making it seem like she was the one seeing him off.

"I don't know either," Shixin shook her head.

Xu Ming: "You don't know?"

"Mmm."

Shixin nodded.

"I don't know why either.

I just want to keep looking at you."

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[I haven't been paying attention to the word count. Today, as I was writing, I realized that I've already written almost 1 million words. I really didn't expect that.

Although the results of this book aren't that great, I must say, I've really enjoyed writing it.

If there are no surprises, there should be another 1 million words before this book is finished.

After it's finished, I plan to try a different genre.

The style will probably be light and humorous, but I'll try a different subject matter.

Although it will still be published on this account, I will be starting completely anew as a newcomer, hoping to make a breakthrough.

Thank you to all the readers who have read this far. Don't worry, even though the results of this book aren't that great, I will definitely finish it well.]