Feng Zhan felt that at this moment, he was like a dull-witted fellow.
Just a few words from Bu Ran could keep him ruminating for a long time.
In this plane, the appearance of Feng Bu Ran had brought warmth to Feng Zhan, but also a great deal of explosive news.
"I finally understand why little aunt told me to look for Yan Ruyu instead of Feng Bu Ran."
Yan Ruyu was well - known throughout the Nine States Continent. There were always people who had heard of him and knew his whereabouts. However, the name Feng Bu Ran belonged only to a member of the Feng royal family and had long been buried in the long river of history.
Feng Zhan took another sip of wine.
He tried to calm his inner uneasiness.
"Bu Ran, tell elder brother honestly. What on earth have you been through?"
"Elder brother, you've been worrying too much. I'm doing fine."
Feng Zhan said, "You don't need to hide it from me. I'm your kin. If you were really doing fine, how could you take a fancy to that girl Zhao Shuning? That girl is good - looking, but she's hardly a great beauty. Besides, she's only nine years old. How did you fall for her?"
"Elder brother, you've got it wrong. I've been in love with little Ning'er for a long time."
Feng Zhan was stunned.
He thought his younger brother must have been bewitched.
Feng Zhan believed in love at first sight, but to say that one could fall in love at first sight with a newly - born baby was, no matter what, utterly absurd to him.
And now, the person who seemed to be doing something utterly absurd was his own younger brother.
"Was it love at first sight between you two? Forget it. You must have suffered serious mental trauma. I won't rub salt into your wounds. What should I do next?"
"Elder brother should make his own decision."
"Bu Ran, if I were more familiar with this plane, I wouldn't have come to ask you. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would trouble others?"
Yan Ruyu nodded.
Feng Zhan sighed.
How could he have forgotten his younger brother's personality?
There were four children in the Feng family. The elder sister was Feng Lingtong, who was Feng Zhan's twin. Then came Feng Bu Ran, and the youngest was a boy named Feng Jin.
In Feng Zhan's eyes, when playing chess with his elder sister, he sometimes won and sometimes lost. But when playing with Bu Ran, he seemed to have never won.
Although he was much older than Bu Ran when Bu Ran was born, strangely enough, Feng Zhan had never once beaten Feng Bu Ran.
His elder sister often said he was calculating, but compared to his younger brother Bu Ran, he was really nothing.
"Bu Ran, it's too cold here. Do you have any other place to live?"
"Qingyun Kingdom."
"Huh?"
"The climate in Qingyun Kingdom is pleasant, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Their faith is in our Feng royal family. If elder brother is willing to show his identity, I can testify for you. You will surely be respected by them."
"What's the point of that? If I go to Qingyun Kingdom, I certainly don't want to roam the world relying on my identity like we did in Yunchao Kingdom."
Yan Ruyu nodded.
Feng Zhan said earnestly, "Bu Ran, your legs."
Actually, Feng Zhan was very concerned about this in his heart. It was just that the relationship between their brothers was different from others. He couldn't bring himself to say overly emotional words, but not saying them didn't mean he didn't care.
Feng Zhan's expression at this moment was rather solemn.
Perhaps feeling that his words just now were a bit depressing and not quite like himself, Feng Zhan added another sentence.
"If mother knew that I had crippled your legs, father would surely beat me to death."
When mother got angry, father would surely beat him up to vent mother's anger.
"Elder brother needn't worry. My legs will recover within three to five years."
"What?"
"Elder brother may have forgotten that I'm the founder of this Nine States Continent. You don't need to worry about me too much."
"Phew—"
Feng Zhan let out a long sigh of relief.
When talking to Bu Ran just now, Feng Zhan had been on tenterhooks all the time, and his eyes always wandered towards Feng Bu Ran's legs.
Now, knowing that his legs were okay, Feng Zhan could finally relax.
Coming back to his senses, Feng Zhan glared at Yan Ruyu.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? You deliberately made elder brother worry."
Yan Ruyu smiled slightly and said, "Elder brother didn't give me a chance."
Inside the cave, the two were chatting merrily. Ting Bai and Mu Wan at the cave entrance could occasionally hear their discussions. Also, from this angle, it seemed that the Emperor Venerable was in a very good mood. There was always a smile on his face.
"Mu Wan, this young master is extremely handsome."
"Yeah."
"Do you think what's the relationship between him and the Emperor Venerable? They seem like the closest of friends, but on closer inspection, it seems there's more to it."
"The Emperor Venerable has never entertained anyone so attentively. Even when the Lord of Qingyun Kingdom came to pay a visit, he only got two peanuts."
"Right. This time, the Emperor Venerable even took out the Peach Blossom Drunk from the foot of Qingyun Mountain. Although he doesn't drink that wine, it's extremely precious."
Mu Wan nodded and replied, "We've been following the Emperor Venerable for so many years, and this is the first time we've seen this face, right?"
Ting Bai stole a furtive glance, then turned around and nodded seriously.
After that, Ting Bai lowered her voice and said, "Do you know? Just now, I even heard the words 'love at first sight'. Mu Wan, you heard it too, right?"
Mu Wan nodded and then covered her mouth.
Did Ting Bai mean...?
Seeing Mu Wan's expression, Ting Bai knew that she had understood the implication.
"How is that possible? Isn't the Emperor Venerable's beloved Zhao Shuning after her reincarnation?"
The two whispered furtively. Their voices got softer and softer, but they became more and more gossipy.
"Who knows? You've forgotten that not long ago, the Emperor Venerable personally destroyed the body of the Female Emperor Ye Ling. Although the Emperor Venerable didn't say it explicitly, look, not long after, this young master showed up. Mu Wan, think carefully. Is it because the Emperor Venerable was afraid that after this young master showed up, if he saw a red - clothed woman in our cave, this young master would get jealous?"
Mu Wan's expression was even more surprised.
Why hadn't she thought of this?
"So, is this young master inside the Emperor Venerable's new love?"
"Shoo, shoo, shoo. The Emperor Venerable has been lonely for who knows how many years. He only has Bai Ze as a companion. Where is there an old flame? Without an old flame, the word 'new love' is not appropriate at all."
Mu Wan looked at Ting Bai with even more admiration.
"Ting Bai, you're so smart. You can see through the relationship between the Emperor Venerable and this young master inside at a glance."
"Of course. Just look. Since this young master showed up, the smile on the Emperor Venerable's face has never faded. Have you ever seen the Emperor Venerable like this in all these years?"
Mu Wan shook her head.
Ting Bai continued, "So, it's obvious just by looking."
"Ting Bai, you're really amazing."
"Not bad, not bad."