Fu Min sadly looked at the scroll of paper and the brush that were thrown at him but still picked them up with determination. Well, if he did a good job with this, then maybe His Majesty would forget about his last blunder with the God of War? That would be good. He really couldn’t …

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Jing He was in a subtle mood when he finally bid the dragon king goodbye that day. He didn’t know what he was supposed to do or say and he wished there had been somebody he could go and talk about this with. Unfortunately, he knew very well that this was impossible. His mother had …

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Even though Jing He was worried, he wouldn’t reject Qiu Ling. After all, he had already promised yesterday and this person was the king of the dragon race. Rejecting him after agreeing to his proposal would be in bad taste. Qiu Ling led Jing He into the study and helped him sit down, taking the …

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Qiu Ling very happily prepared for his meeting with Jing He the next morning. He made sure to pick one of the robes he looked best in, picked out some fitting jewelry and then took some extra care to arrange his hair. Mn, this should work. He was definitely his most handsome self today too. …

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Qiu Ling didn’t talk with anybody about what the Heavenly Empress had told him or what he had gone to do afterward. For the most part, he still seemed to be the very same person that wouldn’t really care about what was going on in the dragon realm and threw all his tasks to his …

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Qiu Ling was standing in the meadow, vacantly staring at a spot in front of him. He felt that he saw the sad remnant of what had once been a hut. The wood had decayed so far that it was hard to even guess its previous shape but with a bit of imagination he could …

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Bai Fen patted her son’s shoulder again and gave a smile. "Well, maybe there’s more to him than we’ve given him credit for so far. Just keep an eye on it and see how things go. You know you have time to decide on your spouse. And since Longjun has stuck around for a year …

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Jing He’s cheeks flushed red and his lips slightly parted. "Mother, I —" Bai Fen waved, not giving him any chance to continue talking. "Yes, yes. I already know. There is nothing going on, you have no idea what I’m talking about. Now, how about telling me the truth now? Longjun has been coming over …

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Qiu Ling left the Nine Heavens in the evening, feeling completely refreshed. Ah, his beloved was not in love with somebody else! Instead, he might actually be in love with him. This was great progress! Now, he should go and consider his next steps. Then they would soon be able to marry. That was the …

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In the end, Qiu Ling didn’t get to beat up Fu Min but he didn’t care too much. That guy might not have found out anything useful for him and had even given him the wrong information but at the very least, he now knew his future uncle-in-law. That was a good thing. Although he …

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