SFS Chapter 113 After
Chapter 113 After
The seasons of life pass in the blink of an eye, like the cicada that dies in the morning and dies in the evening.
Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.
In the quiet room, Lu Qingyun opened his eyes.
He made a hand seal and looked through the main hall at the calendar inside.
The milky-white halo of magical power on it has long since flowed countless times, and the current year is ten years after the time it went into seclusion.
"Ten years have passed, and I have been in seclusion for ten years."
Lu Qingyun was filled with emotion. Although time had changed, it had not altered his appearance at all. He still looked young and did not show any signs of aging like a man in his forties.
On the contrary, they are full of youthful energy, just like teenagers.
"For the past ten years, with the help of Chen Shi, the demon-slaying guard, I have been able to cover for myself. Jin Hua Dao Ren did not find out that I was the one who attacked the East Mountain side hall. They just randomly found a Qi Refining Level 8 scapegoat in East Mountain."
Upon seeing the jade slip sent by Chen Shi, Lu Qingyun couldn't help but chuckle.
"The entire Great Yun Kingdom is indeed a makeshift operation. Tang Shan, the nephew of the Golden Flower Taoist, is far beyond what a mere Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator could kill, yet they managed to frame this unfortunate fellow."
"But this is also a good thing for me, at least I got ten years of peace and quiet."
In the courtyard, a bright-eyed girl, lost in thought, swayed among the flowers.
She wore a bright green short-sleeved shirt, her skin was snow-white, and her figure was even more captivating.
"Shen Taozhu, you've grown up so much already?"
Lu Qingyun looked at Shen Taozhu and felt a pang of emotion.
When I first met Shen Taozhu, she was only seven or eight years old. Now, ten years have passed, and although her appearance has not changed, she has grown into a graceful young woman.
"Young master..."
When Shen Taozhu saw Lu Qingyun, her gaze lingered on his face, which remained unchanged and as calm as ever. She hesitated, as if she wanted to say something, but remained silent in sorrow.
"You look like something's on your mind."
Lu Qingyun's gaze swept across her face. Although time had passed, she was still the same as before, unable to hide anything.
With these thoughts in mind, Lu Qingyun used his divine sense to examine the other jade slips given to him by Chen Shi.
Chen Shi was a sensible person, and he kept records of the matters concerning the broker and Shen Taozhu.
"Young master...I..."
When Shen Taozhu saw Lu Qingyun asking, she wanted to say something.
However, the thought that she was a slave bought by Lu Qingyun made her heart sink again.
Although Lu Qingyun hasn't touched her in all these years, would he really let her leave?
She had no answer in her heart.
The jade slips were turned.
"I see."
Chen Shi's records were very clear, and Lu Qingyun understood. He looked at the no-longer-young girl before him and said:
"Shen Taozhu, I ask you, are you sure you want to marry Xue Pan, the eldest son of Xue Cheng, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel?"
"Taozhu dares not. Taozhu only wishes to serve the young master. The young master has saved Taozhu's life, how could Taozhu dare to indulge in personal feelings?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Taozhu's eyes first lit up with joy, then dimmed, and she hurriedly replied.
She liked Xue Pan, but Lu Qingyun had bought her in the first place. If she were to run away on her own, wouldn't she be betraying Lu Qingyun's life-saving grace?
"It's common for young girls to admire someone."
Lu Qingyun flipped through Xue Pan's jade slip. This man was the eldest son of Xue Cheng, an assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Although he possessed spiritual roots, he loved reading and wrote biographies of scholars and fox spirits. He did not have many female companions around him.
Over the years, Lu Qingyun has never restricted Shen Taozhu's freedom, so she often takes Ling Shi to temple fairs and flower shows.
Shen Taozhu and Xue Pan met by chance at a temple fair.
After a moment's thought, Lu Qingyun said:
"Since you're already in a relationship with him, I'll grant you that freedom."
Lu Qingyun took out the contract that the broker had helped him sign and tore it up casually.
He waved his hand and said:
"Go, you have spent ten years here with me, which has fulfilled the debt of gratitude we owed you back then. From now on, we owe each other nothing."
Paper scraps flew everywhere.
As Shen Taozhu watched the spirit contract crumble into fragments and fall to the ground, two streams of tears welled up in her eyes:
"Young master...I..."
She wanted to say something, to say that if Lu Qingyun asked her to stay, she would be willing to spend her life with him.
In the end, however, he kowtowed twice, without saying a word.