After Qiu Ling left that day, he went to prepare everything he felt he might need for the next one. The last time, he had prepared well, but after spending more time with Jing He, he wanted to do so even more. Nothing could be left to chance. While the dragon king was busy, Jing …

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No matter what kind of urges there were, Jing He still had enough of his mind there to know that he couldn’t actually accept this. And yet, looking at Qiu Ling, he also didn’t want to disappoint this man. From the time they had met, hadn’t he always done that? When Qiu Ling just wanted …

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When Qiu Ling came back to the Nine Heavens the next day, he was prepared. Walking into the palace, he immediately took out a scroll of paper, waving it in the air. He didn’t forget to first make sure that Jing He was alright. “How are you doing today?” Jing He had been sitting in …

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Bai Fen wrapped her hands around her cup of tea, quietly watching her son and Qiu Ling in the garden. "You know, sometimes I wonder if we made the right choice with urging Jing He in this direction." Qiang Yan gave a hum, knowing exactly what his sister was talking about. "If you look at …

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Back in the palace, Jing He and Qiu Ling were alone again. They looked at each other through the curtain and Qiu Ling immediately got up to draw it aside, giving Jing He a smile. He sat down at his bedside again and naturally reached out to take his hand into his again, his smile …

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Yu Gan did not give more of a preamble and just directly started. This song was indeed much different from the first one. It was calm and soothing, with a certain gentleness to it, but there were also parts that were outright dazzling. It was like walking through a garden, the flowers all in full …

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Yu Gan turned to glance at the king before turning back to look at the curtain again. It was a little strange to speak to the Son of Heaven without being able to see him but still, since he was the one she was supposed to play for, she’d rather hear his opinion. "Well then, …

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No matter how he looked at it, Jing He couldn’t help but feel pleased that Qiu Ling had gone to such effort to make him happy. Of course, he wouldn’t reject his good intentions. "This really is too thoughtful of Longjun. "I would very much enjoy listening to some music for a while. I am …

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Gathering everything that Yu Gan and Shou Quan wanted wasn’t all that difficult. In any case, if the dragon king walked up to a stall and asked for something, then all the other customers would simply step to the side, curiously watching as he bought things. Curiously enough, everything that he bought seemed to be …

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Qiu Ling looked at the new arrival and then turned back to Yu Gan with a smile. "So that is your wife. Well, you can be proud of her. She won today’s opening fight over at the Qing Song square." Yu Gan wasn’t necessarily somebody who cared too much about fighting but hearing the king …

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