After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 269 The Jade Vase of Mutton Fat

"Brother Zhong, you're quite the ladies' man! But choose as soon as possible, consider this my advice to you!" Shen Xu sighed softly as he sat on the stone bench.

“Brother Shen, you are a wise man. Ordinary people would only think that I am ungrateful for my good fortune, but who can understand my pain?”

Furthermore, my marriage is not something I can decide; I might marry one of them, or I might not be able to marry either of them.

"Brother Zhong, have you made a decision yourself?"

"I wish I could make a choice," Zhong Wei sighed softly.

"Brother Shen, what would you do if you were in this situation?"

"I will run far away before I can develop a deep relationship with them, so that they can't find me."

As time goes by, they will probably gradually forget me. After all, there's nothing time can't erase, including people's memories.

"You can run, but I can't."

"Indeed, once people are bound by too many restrictions, they can't escape."

At this point, both of them fell silent. Shen Xu wanted to give Zhong Wei some advice, but his own affairs were in a mess, so how could he give advice to others?

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Xiao Si felt that she had finally become a normal person, and it seemed that everything that happened to her since she met that man was a good thing.

She had never imagined that her mother's jade pendant would leave her with so much, not only helping her dispel the spiritual blood she hated, but also giving her a high-level inheritance of ancient techniques.

From that man, she learned what the Holy Land was all about, and understood how noble her mother and she were. She also learned that if she could go there, she could become a disciple there.

The mere thought of that scenario stirred her emotions, and whenever she thought of it, she was filled with boundless hatred for the Blood Central Realm.

Given her status, she shouldn't be trapped in this chaotic world; all this world brings her is pain.

Thanks to the ancient cultivation techniques she had acquired while practicing with that man these past few days, she successfully joined the Ancient Cultivation Association and even became the president's personal disciple.

She could sense that the energy environment within the Ancient Method Research Association was excellent, enough to help her cultivate to the Qi Condensation Realm.

But the environment there was still far different from the vibrant atmosphere created by the man with the jade bottle in his hand.

If she wants to achieve greater success in ancient methods, or even go to that place she so desperately longs for, then she must cling to that man's coattails.

Unfortunately, she is still too young, and her body does not arouse any interest in that man at all.

Thinking of this, Xiao Si felt an overwhelming sense of jealousy and hatred towards Lin Qingxiang.

Why should she receive preferential treatment from that man without having to do anything, while she has to give up her mother's things just to get that man to glance at her?

"Men should all die!" Xiao Si stabbed the pillow in front of the bed with the dagger in her hand, on which was a portrait of Shen Xu.

Just then, she heard a quarrel and a soft knocking at her door. She hurriedly folded up the portrait and put it away, then placed the pierced pillow under the bedding.

Upon opening the door and seeing the two unfamiliar women in front of her, Xiao Si took a step back in fear.

"Are you Xiao Si?" Yin Susu asked with a friendly smile.

Xiao Si nodded slightly, then asked timidly, "What do you want from me?"

"Do you have an older brother surnamed Shen? He came to the academy looking for you. Would you like to see him?"

"Shen Xu!" Xiao Si was overjoyed, but her mood quickly sombered again.

She understood that Shen Xu had come this time because of what her mother had left behind, not because he genuinely wanted to see her.

She didn't want Shen Xu to get the item so quickly, because once he got it, their only connection would be completely severed.

But she didn't expect Shen Xu to be in such a hurry. Did he really want to get rid of her, this troublesome woman, that much?

"I'm sorry, I don't want to see him right now. Please ask him to come another day!" Xiao Si's voice turned cold.

"Oh dear! It's not easy for your brother to come see you, and he even went to Zhong Wei for help, so he must care about you a lot. Don't be angry with him," Duan Fangyi advised.

"Princess?" At this moment, Xiao Si also noticed the purple dress on Duan Fangyi's body.

"How did my brother come to know Your Highness?" Xiao Si asked with some confusion.

"It's a long story, so don't ask. I'll vouch for him as a princess, and he'll definitely apologize to you when we get there. Just come with me!"

"What exactly happened? Your Highness, I will not go with you until you explain clearly."

"Here's what happened: your brother asked Zhong Wei to come find you, and Zhong Wei wanted to invite us to dinner, so he sent us to find you," Duan Fangyi explained.

Will my brother go too?

"Of course, he's probably the person Zhong Wei really wants to invite!"

"Then I'm willing to go!"

After a while, Shen Xu saw Xiao Si walking slowly towards them with two women in the distance, so he put his hand in his pocket, took out the storage bottle, and played with it in his hand.

Xiao Si had seen the Chu Yuan Ping before, and based on that, she should be able to recognize him.

“Brother Shen, this jade bottle of yours seems to be quite extraordinary.” Zhong Wei’s eyes showed surprise when he saw the jade bottle.

"This is a jade bottle containing willow branch sweet dew, which has the effect of regenerating flesh from bones and bringing the dead back to life," Shen Xu said with a smile.

He wasn't using exaggerated rhetoric; the vitality contained within could indeed extend the lifespan of someone terminally ill by a few days. As for bone regeneration, he was experiencing it firsthand.

"How can it be!"

"If you believe, it exists; if you don't believe, it doesn't. If you have a sick person in your family, you might as well ask me to give it a try."

Seeing Shen Xu's joking remark, Zhong Wei smiled and shook his head.

When Xiao Si arrived at her destination with the two women, she saw two strange men in front of her, which made her look at the two women with confusion.

"Xiao Si, is life at the academy going well?" Upon seeing Xiao Si arrive, Shen Xu took the initiative to step forward and showed her the storage bottle in his hand.

Upon hearing the familiar voice and seeing the jade bottle in the man's hand, Xiao Si immediately realized that the man in front of her was Shen Xu.

"But why does he conceal his appearance?"

"Brother Shen, Xiao Si is all right!" Xiao Si said softly.

"Xiao Si, my name is Zhong Wei. I'm a friend of your brother Shen, whom you just met not long ago."

"Brother Zhong," Xiao Si greeted Zhong Wei.

"Brother Shen, you're so lucky! You have such a well-behaved younger sister." Zhong Wei had a very good impression of the girl in front of him.

"Well-behaved?" Shen Xu looked at Xiao Si in front of him. He guessed that this girl had a dark side.

"Xiao Si is a poor child. I hope Brother Zhong will take good care of her at the academy in the future."

"Don't worry, although I'm about to leave the academy, I still have quite a few connections there, so I definitely won't let our little sister suffer any injustice. Besides, Su Su and Fang Yi will take care of her."

“Xiao Si is so delicate and petite, I would have taken care of her even if you hadn’t said anything.” Duan Fangyi gently took Xiao Si’s hand.

“Su Su will also feel sorry for Xiao Mei.” Yin Su Su took Xiao Si’s other hand.

"Thank you for your concern, brothers and sisters, but I can take care of myself," Xiao Si said softly.

“Sister Xiao, you don’t need to be so polite. Brother Shen and I get along very well. His sister is my sister too. Just let me know if you need anything.”

Let's find a place to eat first, and we can talk about anything else at the dinner table.

"Brother Shen, is there anything you'd like to eat?"

"I've only been in the capital for a few days. I wonder if Yunyang Kingdom has any special dishes worth trying."

"How about Yuyangzhai? Their whole fish feast is considered the best in the seven kingdoms, and it can only be eaten in Yunyang Kingdom."

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey!"