novelhk Chapter 534 Matchmaking for Yue Guan
Chapter 534 Matchmaking for Yue Guan
Chapter 534 Matchmaking for Yue Guan
Seeing the disappointment written all over their faces, Tang Hao smiled faintly, but did not explain why.
As a 100,000-year-old soul beast that has transformed into a human, Xiao Wu's growth is more conducive to her development if she stays in the human world.
Moreover, with Ah Yin's belongings helping to conceal her soul beast aura, as long as Xiao Wu doesn't do anything reckless and stays at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to cultivate, no one will discover that she is a soul beast in human form.
Naturally, there's no need to worry about safety issues.
Of course, Tang Hao did not want Tang San to know about these things for the time being, and did not tell him.
Xiao Wu understood Tang Hao's intention in making this arrangement, so she didn't cause any trouble or say anything out of turn.
Not long after, after arranging everything, Tang Hao took Tang San and set off from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
As for where they specifically went to cultivate, no one in Shrek Academy, including Xiao Wu, knew the answer.
When they saw Tang Hao and his son Tang San again, it was more than half a year later.
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Wuhun City.
The courtyard of Yueguan.
A quiet path paved with blue granite slabs winds through the courtyard, connecting the gates at both ends of the courtyard with the houses deep inside.
In the very middle of this quiet path, which is also the very center of the courtyard, stands a pavilion.
The pavilion is surrounded by all kinds of exotic flowers and plants. The colorful flowers are in full bloom as if in spring, vying for beauty and releasing a charming fragrance that makes people involuntarily intoxicated.
At this moment, Yue Guan stood in the pavilion surrounded by countless exotic flowers and plants, his body upright, but his gaze was somewhat vacant, staring unblinkingly at a figure busy among the flowers and plants.
She was a woman dressed in a pure white, elegant dress. She was extremely beautiful with fair skin and looked to be no more than thirty years old. Her excellent figure gave her an aura of a mature woman.
Besides that, what attracts the most attention is the temperament she exudes, giving people a gentle and graceful feeling.
One glance is enough to tell that she is an extremely gentle woman, the kind of woman who makes people feel tenderness and protectiveness towards her.
The woman, her head wrapped in a silk scarf and styled in a noblewoman's updo, was bending over as she cleared weeds, caught insects, and watered and fertilized the exotic flowers and plants in the courtyard.
Seemingly afraid of getting her dress dirty, she gathered the hem of her skirt and tucked it tightly into the back of her knees to prevent it from slipping down and touching the ground.
The woman worked very carefully and meticulously, even delicately, without a single mistake or unnecessary movement.
This woman was none other than Feng Xian's mother, Qin Lan.
Not long after Qin Lan was brought back to Wuhun City along with her daughter Feng Xian, Ye Qifeng arranged for her to work with Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, according to her wishes, to help take care of the various exotic flowers and plants that Yue Guan had planted in his courtyard.
Several years have passed since then. Under Yue Guan's tutelage, Qin Lan has become familiar with her work and knows the growth habits of every plant in the courtyard like the back of her hand.
Even when Yue Guan is away on a mission and is away from home for a long time, she can still manage everything in an orderly manner by herself.
This undoubtedly solved a major problem for Yue Guan.
This allowed him to focus on carrying out the tasks assigned by Pope Bibidon or doing other things, without having to worry about his exotic flowers and plants withering away due to neglect.
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"So alike, so incredibly alike!"
In the pavilion, Yue Guan stared intently at Qin Lan's busy figure and murmured something to himself.
Apart from their different appearances, they are almost identical in every other way, with a similarity of over 90%, especially their love for flowers and plants.
At first, Yue Guan didn't find anything special about Qin Lan. Apart from the fact that she was a kindred spirit and shared an extreme love for flowers and plants, which surprised and intrigued him, he didn't feel anything else unusual.
But as they spent more time together and their understanding deepened, all of this gradually began to change.
He actually saw the shadow of his sister Yuefei in Qin Lan, and as time went on, he saw more and more of his sister's shadow in Qin Lan.
Qin Lan, just like her older sister Yuefei back then, was extremely intelligent, incredibly sensitive to knowledge about flowers and plants, and had a very high level of comprehension.
When Yue Guan taught her about flowers and plants, she grasped it almost instantly, without needing much explanation, as if she were born for flowers and plants.
In less than a few years, Qin Lan mastered the knowledge he had painstakingly researched throughout his life.
He had only ever experienced this extraordinary talent from his older sister, Yuefei. He never expected that Qin Lan, an ordinary woman, would also possess such an ability. This was something Yue Guan never anticipated.
Perhaps that's why I see my sister's shadow in her.
Watching Qin Lan's graceful figure busily tending the flowers and plants, Yue Guan's eyes were filled with complex emotions, including nostalgia, longing, and respect, as well as a special feeling that was hard to describe.
It's just that Yue Guan himself doesn't seem to realize it yet.
He crossed one arm over his chest and rested the other on his smooth, white chin, instinctively wanting to make a delicate, orchid-like gesture with his fingers. But then, remembering that Qin Lan was still in front of him, he immediately restrained himself.
Ever since he saw his sister Yuefei's shadow in Qin Lan, he has been unable to freely make delicate gestures with his fingers, nor does he dare to speak in a high-pitched voice.
When facing Qin Lan, he always felt as if he were facing his older sister Yue Fei, and subconsciously felt a little guilty and dared not act rashly.
Especially since Qin Lan was wearing the same style of dress as her sister, he couldn't help but have the illusion that his sister was standing right in front of him.
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Qin Lan was unaware that Yue Guan's gaze was fixed on her, nor did she know what he was thinking.
At this moment, she was carefully tending to the rare flowers and plants in the courtyard. Her slightly bent, delicate body was partially hidden among the vying flowers. The morning light fell on her, making her look like a holy goddess.
A few tiny, glistening beads of sweat dotted Qin Lan's pert nose, and the hem of her skirt was tightly held between her knees to prevent it from falling and getting dirty with mud, dust, or sewage.
This dress doesn't look fancy, and it can't compare to any of the clothes she wore when she was a noble lady or noblewoman, but it was a gift from Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.
Although she didn't understand why Chrysanthemum Douluo gave her this dress, judging from the solemn and nostalgic look on his face at the time, the dress must have some extraordinary meaning to him.
So she didn't want to get it dirty.
Looking back at the tall figure in the pavilion, Qin Lan saw that the other person was staring straight at her. She blushed slightly and couldn't help but recall what her daughter Fengxian had asked her the other day. Her face turned even redder.
The question her daughter asked was abrupt and outrageous, but she wasn't stupid. She knew that her daughter's sudden words were because she wanted to find someone to rely on and was also thinking of her own well-being.
To be honest, she was actually quite tempted.
This does not mean that she was not loving towards her deceased husband, nor that she was unfaithful. She was quite happy after marrying him, and the two of them were very loving and devoted to each other.
Unfortunately, things can change unexpectedly; everything happened so suddenly, and the unexpected turned out to be abrupt.
The destruction of a family is common in the brutal political struggles of the Star Luo Empire. It just so happens that it was their family's turn that time. Perhaps that was the final fate of most minor noble families in the Star Luo Empire.
Now that her husband has passed away and her family has fallen on hard times, she still has to live on.
But a woman like her, who only knows how to fuss over flowers and plants and can't do anything else, not even housework, would find it hard to survive in this world where the strong are respected, if she didn't have someone to rely on.
Since her husband passed away, her family has fallen on hard times. She has been struggling to make ends meet in Xingluo Imperial City with her daughter, Fengxian. If it weren't for her daughter's support and her daughter's understanding and care, she probably wouldn't have survived.
Even more fortunately, he later met His Highness the Holy Son, who brought him to Wuhun City. He also met Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan—his employer, well, he should be considered an employer.
After all, she ate his food, wore his clothes, used his things, spent his money, and even lived in his house. The only thing she had to do was help him take care of the flowers and plants in his yard.
This is a job.
Qin Lan thought to herself.
Her deceased husband and Ju Douluo Yueguan are two people with completely opposite personalities.
Her husband was an upright and serious knight, as taciturn as she was.
However, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan is a very talkative person. Once he starts talking, he can talk non-stop, especially when it comes to topics related to flowers and plants. He is definitely a chatterbox.
Of course, she doesn't dislike it; no, she should say she quite likes it.
No one had ever spoken to her as much as Chrysanthemum Douluo, not even her closest daughter, Feng Xian.
Although her daughter talks to her quite a bit every day, it's mostly just words of advice and concern.
Who told her to be so useless and an unreliable mother?
I remember my mother, who passed away young, once said—
In this world, there are usually only two kinds of people who can make you feel good about them and eventually become your life partner: one is someone whose temperament is similar to or the same as your own, and the other is someone whose personality complements your own.
Her deceased husband clearly belonged to the former type of person, which is why she was so happy after marrying him.
Ju Douluo Yueguan clearly belongs to the latter type of person, which is why he felt a flutter in his heart after hearing his daughter's suggestion.
Of course, her fondness for Chrysanthemum Douluo was not simply because his personality complemented hers, nor because he was talkative; it was mainly because she was impressed by his extensive knowledge.
Chrysanthemum Douluo, as a titled Douluo, is famous throughout the entire Douluo Continent. Not only is he powerful, but he also possesses incredibly extensive knowledge of flowers and plants.
His understanding of flowers and plants was so profound that it almost reached a divine level.
No matter what the question is, as long as it's related to flowers and plants, ask Chrysanthemum Douluo, and you'll get the answer you want from him.
Even if you take a piece of dead branch, just by looking at it or touching it, you can immediately determine what kind of plant it is, what category it belongs to, and even tell you in detail how to propagate and cultivate it.
It can be said that Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan is practically an encyclopedia of the world of flowers and plants.
After a long period of contemplation, Qin Lan slowly shook her head, dispelling the complicated thoughts in her mind. A gentle smile appeared on her beautiful face as she raised her hand and waved lightly to the figure in the pavilion.
Then, without waiting for a response from the people in the pavilion, he turned his head and focused his attention back on the flowers and plants in front of him.
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Outside the courtyard.
In the shadows around the corner of the gate, Ye Qifeng and Feng Xian were silently watching Yue Guan and Qin Lan in the courtyard.
They had been standing there for quite a while, but Yue Guan and Qin Lan inside didn't seem to notice their arrival, because they were in the shadow realm summoned by Ye Qifeng.
Even Yue Guan, a level 97 Super Douluo, couldn't sense any of their presence, let alone Qin Lan, who was just an ordinary person.
"Fengxian, you should have already asked your mother, right? What did she say?"
The one who spoke was Ye Qifeng.
Feng Xian, with her thick, long, chestnut-black hair cascading down to her hips, raised her beautiful eyes, turned her head to look at Ye Qifeng, and spoke in a soft, melodious voice:
"My mother neither agreed nor refused, but I could tell that she was actually a little tempted."
"I'm quite certain that my mother had feelings for the teacher, but she had reservations and couldn't make up her mind."
"Brother Ye, as you know, Mother is not a Soul Master, but just an ordinary woman, while Teacher is a world-renowned Title Douluo. This makes her feel that the gap between her and Teacher is too big, or even that they are from different worlds, so she dares not aspire to be his."
"In addition, she has a rather soft personality, and she wouldn't dare to move forward without someone giving her a push."
"Understood." After hearing Feng Xian's words, Ye Qifeng roughly understood Qin Lan's attitude. Next, he just needed to deal with Ju Douluo Yue Guan.
Actually, there's no need for anything complicated.
From the way Yue Guan stared intently at Qin Lan, it was clear that Yue Guan had already taken Qin Lan to heart; he was just one step away from breaking through that barrier.
Ye Qifeng didn't mind acting as the steel needle, and it wouldn't be a bad idea for him to be a matchmaker for the two of them.
Of course, doing so would probably make things difficult for Ghost Douluo and Ghostly Demon.
Although he claimed that he and Yue Guan were just partners and had a pure friendship, it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn't be a slight unease in his heart.
After all, when two close partners suddenly find that one of them has found a partner and is no longer each other's only one, the remaining partner will always feel a little lost.
This was unavoidable; we can only try to make it up to Ghost Douluo in the future.
For example, helping him get rid of his ghostly state, rebuilding his body, or something like that.
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Postscript:
Thank you to the guild leader [Night Rain and Snow] for the generous donation of 76227 Qidian Coins!
Thank you to Uncle Zhang San for the 1000 Qidian Coins!
thank you very much!
Thank you to Alliance Leader [Night Rain Snow] for the 76227 Qidian Coins! Thank you to [Uncle Zhang San] for the 1000 Qidian Coins!
(End of this chapter)