After settling Liu Jiuyang's family, Lu An brought Liu Li to Great Desolation City.
Lu An was not polite to Liu Li. He was now wholeheartedly focused on cultivation and did not have any extra time to waste on her. Therefore, he had to let her know how to endure hardships and not have the temper of a princess. Fortunately, Liu Li did not cause any trouble during the time Gu Juanguo was in Great Desolation City. Although there were occasional troubles, Lu An did not pursue the matter.
The speed of the two was very fast. Except for some delay in the Three Continents City, they arrived at Great Desolation City in less than half a month. This kind of speed made Liu Li complain incessantly. This kind of non-stop travel day and night was completely torturous. However, since she was sure that Lu An did not fall behind, she also found that her strength had increased.
There was a reason why Lu An was in such a hurry. It was because the New Year was coming. He had promised Beauty Yang that he would return to Purple Lake City for the New Year. After bringing Liu Li to Great Desolation City, Lu An did not want to bring Liu Li to Purple Lake City. Therefore, he arranged for her to stay in an inn.
In Great Desolation City, places like inns were very safe. This was because the people living in the inns would protect the guests. Even if they died, the guests would not be harmed. Of course, the price was also ridiculously high. Lu An paid Liu Li for seven days and gave her a lot of money to stay in the inn for the time being and not to go anywhere else.
Liu Li did not agree at first. She had heard of the reputation of Great Desolation City. Living alone in this place was too terrifying. However, under Lu An's persuasion, she finally agreed. Lu An quickly left Great Desolation City and headed towards the Sacred Flame Gate.
After passing through the Sacred Flame Gate, three breaths later, in the mountain forest west of Purple Lake City, a Sacred Flame Gate was burning in the sky. Lu An jumped out and landed on the ground.
It was already afternoon. As evening approached, the sky was gradually darkening. The ground was covered with snow. Stepping on it would make a crunching sound. Looking at the familiar surroundings, Lu An could not help but let out a sigh of relief and smiled.
After not returning for two months, Lu An did not waste any time and immediately rushed towards the Purple Lake City. Along the way, Lu An discovered that there were even more people on the official road than before. Ever since the four countries had submitted to Purple Lake City, more and more people had chosen to do business in Purple Lake City. It was as if this was the capital.
After entering the Purple Lake City, Lu An went straight to the Castellan's Mansion. Today was New Year's Eve. Small snowflakes were floating in the sky. Although it was a little cold, it was very quiet and there was no wind. When Lu An entered the City Lord's Mansion, he found that the decorations had already been completed. There were lanterns and colored banners everywhere. It was very beautiful.
Lu An entered the pavilion and summoned with his divine sense. Soon, Beauty Yang came to his side. She knelt down and said respectfully, "Master, you've returned."
"Get up," Lu An said with a smile. "How have you been these two months?"
"Very good." Yang Meiren got up and looked at Lu An as she smiled and said, "Even though the battle at the boundary is still going on, there hasn't been any major conflicts. We'll be able to have a good year."
"That's good." Lu An breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Where's the others?"
"They've already been in the City Lord's Mansion for several days." Beauty Yang said with a smile, "They're just waiting for you to come back."
Lu An smiled and said, "Let's go and take a look together."
With that, Lu An and Beauty Yang went to the City Lord's Mansion's banquet. When Lu An and Beauty Yang appeared at the same time, Lu An was stunned.
Without exception, all the people at the banquet were people that Lu An was familiar with. Liu Yi, Kong Yan, Liu Lan, Shuang 'er, none of them were missing. However, what made Lu An stunned was not the others, but a figure that he was also familiar with at the banquet.
Yao.
"You're here too?" Lu An was startled and said happily, "Did Master let you come out?"
After seeing Lu An, Yao was also very happy. She got up and said, "Yes, now father and mother don't care about me anymore!"
Liu Yi looked at Lu An's surprised look and said with a smile, "Little Yao came here more than a month ago and came to play with us when she had nothing to do. She's not like a heartless person who only sees us a few times a year."
Lu An was a little embarrassed when he heard this and scratched his head. He knew that it must be Liu Yi who helped to entertain Yao. Suddenly, he thought of something and said, "This time I've prepared a gift!"
The girls were stunned when they heard this. Lu An quickly took out a lot of carefully wrapped brocade boxes from his ring and handed them to each of them one by one. With the previous two experiences, Lu An already understood the importance of giving gifts.
Sure enough, every woman received a gift from Lu An. Even Yao also received one. Originally, Lu An was going to give it to Yao when he went to Sengoku. He did not expect that since Yao came here, he would give it to her.
These gifts were actually not expensive things. They were all bought by Lu An in the Three Continents City. Especially compared to the gifts that Lu An gave before, the difference was too big. However, the gifts this time made the girls even happier. Because they forced Lu An to give them the first two gifts, but this time, it was Lu An who took the initiative to give them. Even if Lu An only gave them a leaf, they would still like it very much.
What women wanted was the thought, and Lu An cared about them. Sure enough, after receiving the gift, every woman showed a happy smile. Even Liu Yi, who wanted to bully Lu An, let him go and let him sit down and prepare for the banquet.
It was only at this time of the year that everyone could get together happily, and it was also the most crowded time of the year. Looking at the gorgeous fireworks above the Purple Lake City, because the buildings in the Purple Lake City were very tall, the position of the fireworks was even higher, as if it was as high as the starry sky.
Looking at the happy women under the fireworks, Lu An also showed a smile. At this moment, Beauty Yang came to his side and said softly, "No matter what happens in the future, you must come back for the New Year."
Lu An was startled, he did not know what Beauty Yang meant, but he still nodded and said, "Definitely."
With that, Lu An once again looked up at the fireworks in the sky and said, "This is the fourth New Year since I started cultivating."
Beauty Yang was startled, Lu An rarely talked about the past with her, this made her feel flattered, and she quietly listened.
"The first New Year was in the Middle Border City … .Which is the northwest of the Tiancheng Nation." The fireworks reflected on Lu An's face, and he said softly, "Since then, every New Year was in the Purple Lake City, you also know that. It's just that so much time has passed unknowingly, it makes me feel a little incredulous. "
Lu An took a deep breath, indeed, in the past four years, many things had changed. Lu An had gone to many places, met many people, and experienced many unimaginable experiences. However, these experiences flashed by, and time flew by like a white steed. Compared to the time when he spent in Tabukal, Lu An now felt very happy.
However, even if he was happy now, there was still something in his heart that he could not let go of. Especially at this time, his heart would be completely led away, to a corner where he did not even know where it was.
Beauty Yang, who was on the side, looked at Lu An's gradually blurred eyes and fell silent, but she still asked, "Are you thinking about her again?"
Lu An was startled, he turned to look at Beauty Yang and asked, "Who?"
"Fu Yu." Beauty Yang said softly, "Your sweetheart."
"…"
Not only Beauty Yang, but all the women here knew about Fu Yu, this was what Liu Yi had told them. These women all liked Lu An, even if they could not get Lu An, they still had the right to know who they had lost to.
Lu An's expression changed slightly, but he still nodded and said, "I'm thinking about her."
Hearing Lu An's straightforward answer, Beauty Yang felt a stab of pain in her heart. She did not expect that with so many women by Lu An's side, he still could not forget that woman, and was still thinking about her.
If that was the case, then what were they?
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The Fu Clan's territory was like a heavenly realm.
In front of him was a dream-like blue ocean, there were clouds floating above the ocean, and there were beautiful strange beasts swimming between the clouds and the ocean, it was like a moving picture.
A place that even dreams did not dare to imagine appeared here, and in the lush grass by the seaside, on top of a tall tower, a beautiful figure sat at the edge, looking into the distance.
At this moment, a figure flew over slowly from afar, a long ribbon fluttering in the wind, like a fairy descending beside the woman.
"It's time to go to the banquet." Fu Meng looked at her daughter, her voice as pleasant as singing, and said softly.
Fu Meng was as beautiful as a fairy, but when the woman sitting there looked up, her beauty dimmed.
Fu Yu looked up at her mother, after four years, she had also turned from a girl to a woman. She was even more beautiful than before, to the point that all the clans fell in love with her.
In these four years, many people admired Fu Yu and came here to confess their love, but Fu Yu did not even look at them. She was only cultivating, but more than that, she was looking outside from the tower, as if she was looking at her lover.
Fu Meng looked at her daughter, and her heart could not help but ache.
Her daughter was the most talented person in the Fu Clan since ancient times, and her abilities far exceeded everyone's imagination. But if her daughter continued like this, it was not a solution. Although she knew that her daughter already had someone in her heart, but how could an outsider be worthy of her daughter's status?
"I'm not going." Fu Yu's voice was as beautiful as flowing water, and unreal.
Hearing her daughter's reply, Fu Meng could only sigh and shake her head. In these four years, her daughter had never eaten a banquet with her family, and she had used her own persistence to resist the entire clan.
In the end, Fu Meng could only shake her head and leave, leaving Fu Yu sitting alone on top of the tower.
Her long black hair was draped behind her, and scattered on top of the tower. Fu Yu quietly looked at the distant ocean, and memories kept spinning in her mind. The meeting between the two of them, the things that happened between them in the dormitory, and everything that happened after, all became memories that Fu Yu did not know how many times she had thought about it.
After a very long time, Fu Yu finally moved. She frowned slightly, thinking, if she did not choose to leave at that time, and instead chose to travel with Lu An, what would it be like now?
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