Zhong Michu called out, "Afu, come here."
Gu Fuyou was talking to Yi'er, and when he heard Zhong Michu's call, he couldn't help but look over. Zhen Mao walked to Zhong Michu's side, lowered his head, rubbed his forehead against Zhong Michu's body, and his ears brushed across Zhong Michu's chin, pressing down his soft ears.
Zhong Michu rubbed its head with his hands. Even when Ah Fu was intimate with people, he was not as enthusiastic as before, and would rush towards people recklessly.
Half of the reason was that it had grown up. It was Zhenmao after all, and it was cold and arrogant in its bones. The other half of the reason was her fault. She didn't take good care of it. After she and the vice president and his group returned to the East China Sea, she recovered from her injuries and was in a state of madness for a while. During that time, Ah Fu was taken care of by the dragon clan, and the dragon clan only treated it as her mount. Unlike Gu Fuyou, who played and went crazy with Ah Fu, those were probably Ah Fu's most sunny days. When she recovered and went to see Ah Fu, Ah Fu had become much more withdrawn.
Zhong Michu whispered something in Ah Fu's ear. "Ah Man." He called Gu Fuyou over.
Gu Fuyou was actually a little nervous, standing in front of Ah Fu, nervously clenching his hands several times. Zhong Michu said, "Touch it."
The gentle voice calmed Gu Fuyou down. She slowly reached out her hand and touched Ah Fu's warm nose. Ah Fu did not hide. She moved her hand down and stroked his chin. She walked over and wanted to hug him.
Ah Fu retreated. Gu Fuyou's hand was still frozen in the air, and slowly dropped down in disappointment. Zhong Michu said: "Ah Fu may not be used to it, take it slow."
Gu Fuyou did not speak. At that moment, she remembered something, which was a scene she had imagined in her mind after Gu Shuangqing described it to her.
Gu Shuangqing said that when she was a few years old, Gu Wanpeng went out to do some work and was injured, so he came home after a long time. At that time, she had already forgotten him and did not recognize Gu Wanpeng as her father. Whenever Gu Wanpeng was close to her, she would always stay away from him.
In fact, she didn't remember what Gu Shuangqing said to her. After Gu Shuangqing said that, she imagined that Gu Wanpeng came to hug her and she ran away in resistance.
She always complained that Gu Wanpeng was not gentle enough, that he spent very few days with her, and that in her memory, Gu Wanpeng had never hugged her. When Gu Shuangqing told her this, she was able to understand that Gu Wanpeng was injured and in a difficult situation, and that he did not mean to stay away from home, but she still felt more pity for herself and cherished the lonely self.
Gu Shuangqing said: "Ah Man, one day you will understand his helplessness."
One day you will understand his helplessness.
The words echoed in her mind, hammering hard at her heart.
She didn't abandon Ah Fu on purpose, but she had indeed been away from it for seven hundred years. When she came back to see it, it didn't recognize her and was no longer friendly to her.
Now, what she and Gu Wanpeng had experienced happened again, but this time, fate placed her in Gu Wanpeng's position.
She finally understood, but it was too late.
When Zhong Michu saw Gu Fuyou’s pale face, she called out, “Ah Man, don’t worry, Ah Fu will always be close to you again.” She had no idea of what was suddenly going on in Gu Fuyou’s mind, nor did she know her true pain.
In the past, Gu Fuyou might have talked to her, acted coquettishly with her, and sought comfort from her, but that is no longer the case now.
Gu Fuyou said, "Senior Sister Zhong, we can't keep Xiao Zhongting waiting for too long. I'll go see him."
"you… "
Gu Fuyou didn't give Zhong Michu a chance to speak, and turned around and walked straight to the lobby. Zhong Michu finished speaking, staring at the direction where Gu Fuyou left, his expression was like the night sky after the fireworks, lonely and cold.
Yi Er was still young after she broke out of her shell, and could not understand the sorrows and joys that adults endured. She walked up to Zhong Mi Chu and called out, "Mother."
Zhong Michu lowered his eyes and looked at her: "What's wrong?"
Yi'er opened her arms and wanted to be hugged. Zhong Michu bent down and picked her up. Yi'er hugged Zhong Michu's neck, chuckled a few times, and said, "I missed you so much."
Zhong Michu said softly, "I'll be gone for only a month."
When she went to visit the secret spot of the Chamber of Commerce, she told the vice president not to pass on her news to Donghai, but she knew that they would inform Donghai sooner or later, and the dragon tribe would find her sooner or later. She didn't want to hide, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon. Yi'er and Ah Fu also ran over and found this place directly.
She guessed that maybe it was Di Jun's instruction. Di Jun was afraid that she would not want to go back, so he asked Yi'er and Afu to come over to make her soften her heart.
Yi'er hummed, "I just missed you so much." She held Zhong Michu's cheeks with her two small hands and asked seriously, "My great-grandfather said that he scratched my mother's chest. Is the wound healed? Does it still hurt?"
Zhong Michu said: "It has healed."
Yi Er saw Zhong Mi Chu always looking towards the lobby and asked, "Mother, what did mother A Man do?"
"A guest came, and she went to talk to the guest."
Yi Er leaned close to Zhong Mi Chu's ear and whispered, "Let's go and secretly listen to her conversation, okay?"
Zhong Michu lowered his eyebrows and smiled a few times, then said, "Okay."
Zhong Michu said to Xinghan and the other three, "You stay here." Then he carried Yier to the lobby. When they got closer to the lobby, they could hear voices talking. The two of them did not go in, but sat on the railing of the corridor leaning against the pillar.
Zhong Michu put Yi'er on her lap, put her index finger to her lips, and made a gesture to keep quiet. Yi'er imitated her gesture to keep quiet, smiled and leaned into her arms.
In the main hall, Gu Fuyou had already exchanged pleasantries with Xiao Zhongting, and the conversation gradually got to the point. Xiao Zhongting said, "Miss Zhong said that Lord Qingjun wanted to see me, but I don't know what is so special about Xiao Zhongting that Lord Qingjun has taken so much trouble."
As the general defending Bailu City, he had naturally received the news long ago that there was such a blue phoenix, a distinguished guest of the Zuo family, who was treated with courtesy by the clan leader and was coming to Bailu City to select slaves, so they should receive her well.
He has always disliked people who associated with the Zuo family. He himself was also dependent on the Zuo family, so he had no choice but to do so. However, Qingluan's cultivation was not low, and his background was even more not low, but he was willing to get involved in the filthy waters of Nanzhou. Either he was in the same boat with the Zuo family, or he had other purposes.
He didn't care about these things at first. He was the lord of a small town, and he was far away from such people. But he didn't expect that Qingluan would trouble his benefactor to find him today. In his heart, he felt that the reason why Qingluan entered the Zuo family was more inclined to the latter. Because of Zhong Michu and his speculation, he was still polite to Qingluan.
Gu Fuyou leaned back in his chair, his expression dazed, still thinking about what happened in the yard. Hearing what he said, he smiled indifferently and said, "I passed by Wantong City some time ago. I was invited by City Lord Zuo to stay in the City Lord's Mansion for a while. I met a girl with willow-shaped eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and a beautiful appearance. I was attracted to her, so I talked to her."
When Xiao Zhongting heard her talking about this person, he had some vague guesses in his mind. Although he hid it well, Gu Fuyou still saw the expectation in his eyes. He was expecting Gu Fuyou to continue.
"After talking with that girl, I found that she not only has excellent qualifications, but also extraordinary knowledge. It's a pity that she has a bad fate and married into the Zuo family as a concubine."
Xiao Zhongting's face was visibly pale. Gu Fuyou glanced at him, patted the armrest, and said, "I sighed and accused her father of using his daughter as a pawn in pursuit of glory and ruining her life's happiness. The girl refuted and said that it was not the case..."
Gu Fuyou paused for a moment and kept the topic a secret, then said, "So I'm curious and want to meet her father."
Xiao Zhongting frowned and looked up, now not as polite as before: "What do you want to say?"
Gu Fuyou stood up and laughed, "A hundred years ago, the Xiao family and the Zuo family had a grudge. After the Zuo family unified Nanzhou, they wanted to settle the grudges, and the Xiao family became the first to be targeted. The Xiao family can either save their face or their life."
Gu Fuyou walked around Xiao Zhongting, and finally stood beside him and said, "For the sake of the lives of his family and the people of the city, City Lord Xiao is willing to be humiliated. Good, benevolent! You stopped your sister from marrying into the Zuo family, you are filial! Your daughter married into the Zuo family on her own initiative, and you acquiesced to this move, sacrificing one person to protect thousands of people, you are righteous!"
Xiao Zhongting took two steps back, put his hands on the coffee table, and held the teacup in his hand. With a snap, he crushed it to pieces, and blood flowed from his hands. Qingluan's words were all words of praise, but to his ears, they were heart-piercing and extremely sarcastic.
His eyes were red, veins in his neck were throbbing, and his short breaths were like the low roar of a wild animal. Xiao Yuan's suicide was the hatred of his life. He hated Xiao Yuan, the Zuo family, and himself even more.
Gu Fuyou did not let him go. He turned his wrist, gave a thumbs up, and said to Xiao Zhongting: "City Lord Xiao is a man of love and righteousness. He is truly a great hero!"
Xiao Zhongting stared at Gu Fuyou fiercely, his eyes wide open and bloodshot, as if he wanted to eat someone. What a great hero, a great hero who sent his daughter into a den of tigers and wolves, ruining her life, a great hero who knew that she was suffering but dared not say a word, dared not take any action, and even worked for the enemy.
Many people don't understand. They want to praise him, praise him for his sense of family and country, his responsibility as the lord of a city, his willingness to sacrifice his own family for the sake of the public, and his wisdom and righteousness. Those are all empty words. He doesn't feel honored at all. Instead, those words are like knives, stabbing his heart.
If possible, who wouldn’t want to have both family and country
Xiao Zhongting's chest rose and fell for a long time. He bowed and said, "Master Qingjun, thank you for your praise. I am just doing what a city lord should do."
Gu Fuyou said: "City Lord Xiao is very patient now." She knew very well that the words she said hurt Xiao Zhongting's heart, and she said those words just to test him.
The person she didn't want to cooperate with was also a person who was too hot-blooded to care about anything and challenged the Zuo family openly. Xiao Zhongting had to be more stable than when he was young, but she also needed Xiao Zhongting to remain as hateful towards the Zuo family as before, and Xiao Zhongting lived up to her expectations. A hundred years had made him more tolerant, while his daughter Xiao Zhi was still suffering in the Zuo family, which determined that he would never forget Xiao Yuan's revenge and his hatred for the Zuo family.
Xiao Zhongting frowned: "What does Lord Qingjun mean?"
Gu Fuyou smiled and said, "City Lord Xiao, seven hundred years ago, the Zuo family imposed martial law on Nanzhou, blocked all cities, and checked passers-by. Thank you for letting the three of us leave that day."
This was a nonsensical statement. Xiao Zhongting didn't understand what she was saying, but his eyes gradually lit up again. Seven hundred years ago, a big event happened. The Zuo family first took over the Xuanmiao Sect and then destroyed Xiaoyao City. At that time, the families that had resentment towards the Zuo family wanted to take advantage of the situation and fight against the Zuo family together with the Xuanmiao Sect and Xiaoyao City. Their Xiao family was among them. Who knew that the Zuo family acted too quickly? They just got the news, and the Xuanmiao Sect and Xiaoyao City fell into the hands of the Zuo family one after another.
He was deeply impressed by this incident, so he also remembered the period of time when the Zuo family was under martial law and Xiaocheng was sealed off. It seemed that they were hunting down the four disciples of Xuanmiao Sect. He let the three people go, and when the pedestrians were leaving, one of them turned back to look at him.
He no longer remembered the man's face, only an impression of his identity. If that man had not been hunted down by the Zuo family, and had not saved his and Xiao Yuan's lives together with Zhong Michu, and had not come into contact with Zhong Michu over the years, and had been reminded of her, these seven hundred years would have been enough for him to forget his name. Even so, the name was already vague: "Gu... Fuyou?"
The author has something to say: There is no setting of giving birth to a baby. The old dragon king stuffed people into the senior sister's mouth, just preparing all kinds of dishes. If she doesn't like this, she might like that. This is to let the senior sister eat meat. After eating meat, he is not afraid that she will not eat meat. Who would have thought that the senior sister would not even pick up the chopsticks.
Ah Fu is like a left-behind child, and you really can’t blame Ah Fu.
Finally, why is the style of my comment section so weird? Why is that