The Dragon

Chapter 40: How can one achieve both in this world?

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Gu Fuyou covered his shoulder, jumped out of bed without putting on his shoes, walked two or three steps to the dressing table, pulled his collar, and saw the teeth marks on his shoulder in the mirror.

Her face flushed red, she covered her face with her hands, squatted on the ground, and uttered a tiny, trembling cry: "Ahhhh!"

Is there such a use for it

My mind was in a mess for a while before I found myself again and slowly calmed down.

She tidied herself, fixed her makeup, and left the room.

She had previously arranged Zhong Mi Chu to live in her own courtyard, with the two of them living just around the corner from each other.

Gu Fuyou stood in front of Zhong Michu's door, her eyes moving left and right, dodging, her earlobes red. After a long while, she prepared herself mentally, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door in one go.

The moment of waiting for Zhong Michu's response felt like a year.

No response.

Gu Fuyou knocked again. The room was quiet. Gu Fuyou put his ear to the door and called out, "Senior Sister Zhong?"

Gu Fuyou took a step back, looked at the closed door, and asked in confusion: "Isn't he here?"

It was the first time that Zhong Michu came to her house. He was not in the room and did not go looking for her. Where could he go

Gu Fuyou thought about it and went to Gu Huaiyou's residence.

On the way from her to Gu Huaiyou's residence, she had to pass by the martial arts training ground.

While walking on the road outside the wall, I heard the sound of fighting and became curious.

Who is fighting at this time

He turned around and walked in through the corner door. He immediately saw two figures, one black and one white, on the stage. They were fighting with swords, and their sword moves were so cool and awe-inspiring that it was dazzling.

A little boy in a brocade robe and a bun stood in the audience, jumping up and down, shouting, "Sister is so awesome!"

Gu Fuyou walked over and called out, "Yier."

Yi Er turned around and saw that it was her. She was surprised and said, "Auntie!"

He ran over, held Gu Fuyou's hand, and said, "Mom said you're back. I want to go find you, but she won't let me disturb your rest. Aunt, I miss you so much."

Gu Fuyou touched his head and said with a smile: "Aunt misses you too."

Yier pulled her to the edge of the stage and waved to Gu Fuyou, indicating that she wanted to tell her something in private.

Gu Fuyou smiled and leaned over to Yi'er and asked, "What's wrong?"

Yi'er pointed at the people on the stage and said, "Aunt, I heard from Dad that the sister is your friend."

"yes."

"She's so beautiful."

Gu Fuyou raised his eyebrows: "Little devil."

She stood up straight, with her arms raised, and watched her elder brother compete with Zhong Michu.

Yi Er added: "This is the first time I've seen someone fight with Daddy for so long."

Gu Shuangqing practiced swordsmanship and was already in the early stage of Yuanying, so he had a lot of experience in swordsmanship. Although his cultivation was higher than Zhong Michu's, the two of them only focused on learning from each other and did not suppress each other with their cultivation, so the duel was a back-and-forth fight.

Gu Fuyou tilted his head towards Yier and said, "She is the most beautiful woman in my aunt's sect."

Yi Er said: "Really?"

Gu Fuyou smiled and said, "She is younger than your father. When she reaches your father's age, she will be more powerful than your father. By then, she will become the leader of your aunt's sect."

Yi'er's round eyes sparkled, her hands clenched into fists, and she said with longing, "Oh!"

Gu Fuyou squinted his eyes and saw Yi'er's expression. His eyes curved and he had evil thoughts. He smiled and said, "Yier, is she pretty?"

Yi Er nodded and said, "It looks good!"

Gu Fuyou asked again: "Is she powerful?"

"sharp."

"Do you want it?"

"want to."

Gu Fuyou chuckled, held his head high, put his hands on his waist and said, "Mine."

"Aunt, aunt, can you give it to me?"

"Um?"

"When I grow up, I want to marry her."

"no."

"why not?"

Gu Fuyou squatted down and grabbed his face: "Because she belongs to my aunt, she must always be by my aunt's side."

Yi'er rolled her eyes and asked, "Is she my aunt's bride?"

“Hmm.” Gu Fuyou’s facial features were tangled up. When asked, she realized that it was difficult to explain the relationship between her and Zhong Michu in a few words: “No. But her relationship with aunt is closer than that of a husband and wife. Even if I tell you, you won’t understand.”

Children always have a lot of questions. Yi'er asked in confusion: "Since she is not aunt's bride, why does she have to stay with aunt all the time?"

Although it was just the innocent words of a child, they hit the nail on the head for Gu Fuyou.

She was suddenly startled and looked at Zhong Michu.

The spiritual energy on the stage was stirring, and the wind blew up her hair. She was in a trance.

Yes, the headmaster and Elder Liuhe are looking for a way to unlock the spirit beast contract, and the contract will eventually be unlocked.

By then, it will no longer be possible to respond to calls and follow you like a shadow.

She was lost in thought when the two people on the stage had already decided the winner. Zhong Michu lost a move.

Gu Shuangqing put away his sword and said with a smile, "I have heard of Miss Zhong's talent for a long time. Today's contest is indeed worth it. It's very satisfying."

Zhong Michu said: "My skills are so poor, please forgive me for making fun of you."

Gu Shuangqing laughed and said, "Miss Zhong, you are too modest. I just won by relying on my experience that is a hundred years older than yours. I think it won't be long before I lose."

Gu Fuyou drooped his lips and said, "Brother, Senior Sister Zhong is my guest. How can you treat a guest like this? You drag her to a sword fight so early in the morning."

"Ah Man." Gu Shuangqing jumped off the arena, held her face and looked around, and said with a smile: "Let big brother see, have you lost weight or gained weight during these days in Xuanmiao Sect?"

Gu Fuyou pulled his hand away and said in disgust, "I smell like sweat, don't touch me."

Gu Shuangqing was dressed in dark blue clothes, with long eyebrows and bright eyes, and was very handsome.

When Gu Wanpeng was away, he was always in charge of the city affairs. He could be said to be both civil and military. He was not as bookish as a scholar. The brother and sister were of the same bloodline and smiled cheerfully: "Dad always said that Miss Zhong practiced both internal and external skills and her swordsmanship was outstanding. He reminded me not to slack off in my practice. I didn't expect Miss Zhong to be a guest in Xiaoyao City today. I came here. I was also very happy to see her, so I wanted to have a fight with her."

Gu Shuangqing held Gu Fuyou's shoulders and raised his chin towards the sun. "Besides, it's not early in the morning now. It's already noon, Third Miss. I wanted to ask you to invite Miss Zhong over, but you couldn't get up after sleeping. I have never met Miss Zhong, so I had to ask Huaiyou to introduce her. I wanted to wake you up to accompany the guests, but Miss Zhong said not to disturb you."

Zhong Michu stood quietly on the stage, looking at her brother and sister, who were so intimate and friendly with each other, and felt a sense of loneliness in her heart.

The brother and sister were talking when a woman in a light blue dress came out. She had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, a gentle smile, and held a sweat towel in her hand. She handed one to Gu Shuangqing and the other to Zhong Michu.

Yier ran over and hugged her, calling out, "Mom."

Gu Fuyou called out, "Sister-in-law."

Gu Shuangqing wiped his sweat and said, "Shi Qing, go and tell the people in the kitchen to make some porridge. Ah Man just got up and hasn't eaten yet."

Lu Shiqing said: "Okay."

Gu Fuyou caught a glimpse of Zhong Michu from the corner of his eye. When Zhong Michu was about to wipe the sweat off his face, his hairband suddenly loosened. It seemed that it was broken by Gu Shuangqing's sword energy during the fight, and his black hair was scattered.

Zhong Michu's snow-white ears were particularly conspicuous among her black hair. Even though they were hidden under her hair for only a flash, Gu Fuyou still noticed them.

Gu Fuyou quickly waved to Lu Shiqing and said, "Sister-in-law, don't rush. I'm not hungry."

She took a few steps onto the martial arts training platform, and under Zhong Michu's slightly surprised gaze, she turned around and said to Gu Shuangqing, "Brother, I suddenly remembered that I have something to ask Senior Sister. I'll take Senior Sister away first."

"Eh… "

Gu Fuyou half-blocked Zhong Michu with his body, and pushed Zhong Michu away in a hurry. Gu Shuangqing shook his head helplessly: "This girl."

Lu Shiqing looked worried and said, "Shuangqing, yesterday my second brother mentioned the matter of Zuo Tianyi..."

"Although Ah Man knows this most clearly, it is not a good memory for her." Gu Shuangqing frowned and sighed: "I have sent the plum blossom messenger to send a letter to Dad. At least don't mention this matter before Dad comes back. Let her have a good time with Miss Zhong for a few days."

Gu Fuyou pushed Zhong Michu straight to the lakeside rock in the garden. After looking around to see if there was anyone around, he pointed at his ear and said, "Senior Sister Zhong, ear."

Zhong Michu subconsciously reached out to cover it. Gu Fuyou smiled faintly and said, "My brothers probably didn't see it."

When Zhong Michu's hair was down, her ears were faintly visible from under her hair. Her ears were different from those of ordinary people, the tops were not round, but pointed like animal ears.

Gu Fuyou thought that just as a bright red color would be left at the end of a blue phoenix's eyes after it transformed, perhaps the ears of a dragon would also be unusual after it transformed.

No wonder she always keeps half of her ear tucked under her hair.

Gu Fuyou saw that Zhong Michu didn't move for a long time, and suddenly realized that Zhong Michu's hairband was broken and she had nothing to tie her hair.

She rummaged through her storage bag, pulled out a hair tie, and said, "Senior Sister, if you don't mind, you can use this for now."

Zhong Michu replied softly: "Yes."

Gu Fuyou wanted to tie her hair naturally. Zhong Michu tied her hair like satin, and it slipped through his fingers, bringing with it a faint fragrance.

When Gu Fuyou was smoothing her hair, he accidentally touched her ear.

“Hmm…” Zhong Michu moaned softly, her body trembled, and she quickly turned her head away.

The hair that Gu Fuyou was holding gently in his hand slipped out: "Senior Sister Zhong?"

Zhong Michu glanced at her sideways, his face and the slightly exposed ear tips were tinged with pink, and his eyes were like ripples in a clear stream, making his expression look like anger and resentment.

Gu Fuyou: “…”

Gu Fuyou's face became hot. She handed the hair tie to Zhong Michu and said, "Zhong, Senior Sister Zhong, tie it yourself."

Zhong Michu took the hair tie, tied her hair, and asked, "What do you want from me?"

Gu Fuyou squeezed his hand: "What?"

"Just now, you told your brother that you had something to ask me."

"Oh, yes, that's right. Um, you see, I brought you to Xiaoyao City for sightseeing. I was too tired yesterday and came back directly without showing you around the city." Gu Fuyou smiled and said, "Do you want to go out and take a walk now to experience the customs and culture of our Xiaoyao City?"

Gu Fuyou waited for a moment, and then Zhong Michu said, "Okay."

The two of them went to the city. The local climate and soil nurture the local people, and just as Gu Fuyou said, the local customs here are unique.

The people in the city are full of vitality. The city is very lively, but walking on the street, I can feel a sense of tranquility in my heart, and the orange-red sunlight shines on my body and feels warm.

It seems that time loves this place and moves very slowly here.

Zhong Michu followed Gu Fuyou around the famous places in the city. Wherever they went, the people were very enthusiastic when they saw Gu Fuyou.

When we were about to return to the City Lord's Mansion, we met a group of fishermen. The leader, a barefoot man wearing a bamboo hat, ran over and said with a smile, "Miss Third, when did you come back?"

Gu Fuyou smiled and said, "Yesterday."

The big man raised the fish basket in his hand and said with a smile, "We caught some fish today. Miss, how many would you like?"

Gu Fuyou did not refuse: "Okay."

"Fourth child, bring a bamboo basket over here."

A young man took a bamboo basket, and the big man poured some fish out of the fish basket and handed it to Gu Fuyou.

Gu Fuyou took it and thanked him. The big man smiled and said it was nothing, then returned to the fishermen and left together.

Zhong Michu didn't eat the five grains of the world, and although the knowledge in the book covered a wide range, it was not all-inclusive. She looked at it for a long time and asked, "Diaozi, what is it?"

Gu Fuyou chuckled twice, handed the bamboo basket to Zhong Michu, and said, "Here."

"It's a small white minnow from the mortal world. Diaozi is a slang term in Xiaoyao City."

Zhong Michu said: "The people in the city seem to be very..."

Zhong Michu considered the words carefully and said, "I love you."

Gu Fuyou put his hands behind his back, holding the bamboo basket, looked at Zhong Michu and smiled: "They don't love me, they love my father."

Zhong Michu stared at her expression and said, "You also respect and love him, but why do you seem to be incompatible with him when you talk to him?"

Gu Fuyou took a step back and stood on the steps in front of the City Lord's Mansion, half a head taller than Zhong Michu. She wrinkled her nose and said, "I respect and admire him. He governs the city well, takes care of everything personally, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. I dare not say that 100% of the people in Xiaoyao City respect him. He is a good city lord. I am also proud to have such a father."

"But he is not a good father." Gu Fuyou stretched out a hand and said, "From childhood to adulthood, the days he spent with me can be counted on one hand."

"It's hard to have both."

Gu Fuyou shrugged and said with a smile: "Is it difficult to have both? Yes."

Gu Fuyou was facing the setting sun, the sunlight made her squint. She said, "So I think it's best for people who want to achieve great things to be alone. They have no worries and are good to everyone."

"You are being too extreme." Zhong Michu recalled the words that Gu Fuyou had cried to her in Wantong City. She thought that her father's lack of understanding was not entirely due to Gu Wanpeng's prejudice. Perhaps it was because of the lack of understanding that there was a gap between the father and daughter. A little misunderstanding led to one being unwilling to say more, and the other unwilling to make clear what he was thinking, and the other was even more unable to understand his daughter, and finally the differences became bigger and bigger.

Somehow, Zhong Mi first saw the loving scene between her brother and sister, and felt sorry for the estrangement between Gu Fuyou and her father. At this time, she couldn't help but persuade him: "You should have a calm and good talk with your father."

Gu Fuyou pursed his lips and looked at the sky: "What are we talking about? What's the use of talking about it? This is how it is between him and me."

"Maybe there wouldn't be so many barriers. It's just that you don't want to take the initiative."

Gu Fuyou held her forehead with her hand, suddenly feeling a little impatient. In fact, they had already argued about their parents once, and that time they parted unhappily. Gu Fuyou knew that she and she had different views, but what made her laugh was that Zhong Michu's situation was not much different from hers.

Gu Fuyou said, "Senior Sister Zhong, can you take the initiative to talk to Yun Ran Xuan Zun and ask her why she doesn't allow you to call her mother?"

A mystery is always more clear to a bystander.

In an instant, Zhong Michu's face turned very bad. He lowered his head slightly and said no more.

Gu Fuyou saw this and knew that she had offended her, but she couldn't save face for the moment, nor did she want to. Sometimes she would always be stubborn about something: "Senior Sister Zhong, the reason why estrangement is estrangement is because it cannot be resolved in a few words. If it can be resolved in a few words, then it is not a estrangement."

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