Time really flies by.
In the blink of an eye, two years have passed.
Since Zhao Shuning was also in the sect, Yan Ruyu and Feng Zhan had stayed in the sect for the past two years.
Because of Feng Zhan and Zhao Huai, there had been quite a few funny incidents.
Zhao Shuning had witnessed Feng Zhan's skills. In recent times, she even found it rather strange that her spiritual and soul power rarely managed to harm him.
Zhao Huai also thought his abilities would be ineffective against Feng Zhan.
Moreover, since Feng Zhan was an honored guest of the Emperor Venerable, Zhao Huai respected Feng Zhan greatly and almost regarded him as a venerable.
However, Feng Zhan always had a rather odd style.
For example, once when Zhao Huai fell ill and it was said that the color of his eyes had changed.
At that time, Zhao Shuning was taking care of Zhao Huai by his bedside. Feng Zhan rushed over in one stride and bombarded him with concerned questions.
"Why did you fall ill? You've got to take good care of your body."
"Let me take a look. I heard your eyes turned red. Fortunately, it's just bloodshot eyes. By the way, does your back hurt? Do you feel like something's about to burst out of your body?"
"By the way, you mustn't eat anything too spicy. In the future, don't take any pills others give you casually, or you might easily get delirious and cause big problems."
Zhao Shuning was speechless.
"Uncle, please. My brother just has a normal headache."
Or when Feng Zhan was practicing martial arts, if someone was a bit too rough with their fellow disciple, Feng Zhan would immediately rush over and say,
"He's your fellow disciple. You mustn't hurt him."
"I know you've got a hot temper, but we're humans with high intelligence. There are many things we should control our emotions. We can't let our emotions control us. Do you understand?"
"Look at how pitiful these fellow disciples look. How could you bear to hurt them?"
Zhao Huai was at a loss for words. He pointed at the sword on his back and said, "Venerable, I was just trying to pull my junior brother."
Another time.
Zhao Huai got a bit too close to Lan Yan. He carried a load of water for the place where she lived. Since Lan Yan lived near Zhao Shuning, Zhao Huai did it as a favor.
Somehow, this small incident spread throughout the sect.
At night, Feng Zhan came again.
"Zhao Huai, I heard you're interested in Lan Yan from that yard?"
"It's okay. She's unmarried and you're unmarried. You're not young anymore. You're seventeen, right? You're almost an adult. I wholeheartedly support your relationship. Everyone has emotions. It's normal. It's normal."
"Here's what. If you're too shy to talk to her, how about I talk to her for you?"
Zhao Huai's face turned ashen.
Lan Anran stood up and invited Feng Zhan out.
"Venerable, don't trouble yourself about my younger sister's matters."
Just like this, although Feng Zhan faced setbacks time and time again, his relationship with Zhao Huai got better and better.
One day, Yan Ruyu saw Feng Zhan return dejectedly.
He couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Did those juniors rebut you again?"
"Ruru, the people around you are all freaks. Take that Zhao Huai for example. If it weren't for fulfilling Little Aunt's order, I would have fought with him long ago. It's really..."
Yan Ruyu smiled and said, "Can you beat him?"
"Why not? At least he hasn't fully awakened yet."
"Then shall I arrange a duel for you two?"
Feng Zhan gave an embarrassed smile, and two deep dimples appeared on his face.
"Don't. I'm just talking. It's wrong for family members to fight among themselves."
Yan Ruyu nodded.
At this moment, a green hawk flew to Yan Ruyu's window. He waved his hand gently, and the letter tied to the hawk's leg landed in Yan Ruyu's hand.
After reading it, Yan Ruyu burned the letter with fire.
His expression also looked a bit strange.
"What's wrong?"
"Who sent the letter?"
Yan Ruyu said, "It's the King of Qingyun Kingdom."
"Is it that sickly guy named Su Mu?"
Yan Ruyu said, "Su Mu has been in poor health since childhood, but he's a rare candidate for the king. However, he has endured too many things beyond his capacity. Now, I'm afraid it's very difficult for him to recover."
"Ruru, can't you erase the other person's memory? Why don't you erase Su Mu's past as well?"
"I can't. If their will is extremely strong, I can't forcibly erase their memory."
Feng Zhan sighed.
"What's wrong with this Su Mu?"
"He said he hopes I can find a candidate for the King of Qingyun Kingdom soon. He thinks his health is failing and he has no will to live anymore."
"By the way, what does Su Mu like?"
"Playing chess."
"Anything else?"
"Nothing else."
"Then you can find someone to play chess with him."
"None of the people in Qingyun Kingdom can last ten moves against him."
Feng Zhan thought for a while and said, "I remember you're quite good at playing chess."
"But I don't have that much time to stay in Qingyun Kingdom specifically."
"That's true. It's a pity. Father was really good at playing chess back then. If Father were here, I'm afraid even ten Su Mus wouldn't be his match. Back then, only you and Sister really learned chess from Father. It would be great if Sister were here."
Yan Ruyu shook his head and said, "We can't interfere in Su Mu's affairs without permission, Brother. Have you forgotten what happened when Little Aunt went to our Yunzhao Kingdom without permission and finally caused a butterfly effect that almost made Father die of illness?"
"Of course I haven't forgotten. But what about Su Mu?"
"It's okay. I've seen his fate. If he can't get through this crisis, then he's really destined to die here. But if the person destined for him appears, then Su Mu's fate will take a big turn."
Feng Zhan said, "You understand these things better than I do, Ruru. Anyway, even if we interfere, we won't understand. By the way, should Su Mu be an adult by now? Does he have any family?"
"He has a younger sister."
"Who?"
"Su Nian from the Misty Rain Tower."
"Then you can let Su Nian go back and accompany him."
"She's already gone back. But I don't know what huge hatred there is between the siblings. Not long after, Su Nian went back to the Eastern Swamp Wilderness."
"Among relatives, there's no overnight feud."
Yan Ruyu smiled.
They couldn't easily fathom other people's feelings.
"By the way, next month is the sacrificial day of Qingyun Kingdom. Do you want to go to Qingyun Kingdom and have a look, Brother?"
The sacrificial day was the grandest festival in Qingyun Kingdom. Every time this day came, it was the day when the king led the court officials to kneel and pray to the human-shaped statues of the Feng royal family for the peace and prosperity of the country.
The Feng royal family was the faith of the people in Qingyun Kingdom.
This event sounded very grand and also very troublesome. Feng Zhan, who was a person who preferred not to move if he could, immediately refused when he heard this.
"No, no. I'm already exhausted just watching Zhao Huai. I don't dare to look for any more trouble for myself. Don't ask me. I won't go no matter what you say."
"Okay."
After some time, Su Mu of Qingyun Kingdom received a reply.
There were only two words in it.
They were "find peace".