The Master Of Spirit Plants

“Childe Zhou, Madam Zhou, there you go, please.” The bartender ushered two guests upstairs.

Xiao Jingting watched the coming guests with interest. They were acquaintances, Zhou Kanghe and Sun Miaoyin.

Xiao Jinfeng gave the guests a once-over dispassionately, and as if nothing had happened, he held a bowl of sweet dumplings and fed it to Mu Shuyu’s mouth, “Shuyu, the sweet dumplings are tasty, taste it.”

Mu Shuyu smiled awkwardly and swallowed one dumpling.

Seeing Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu‘s romantic and intimate interaction, Sun Miaoyin felt sick.

Zhou Kanghe looked at Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng and said, “Brothers Xiao, we haven’t seen for a long time.”

“Yes, it’s been a long time, Childe Zhou.”

“Is this your wife, Brother Xiao?” Zhou Kanghe asked Xiao Jinfeng, beside whom he saw Mu Shuyu.

Xiao Jinfeng nodded, “Yes.”

“And I guess this is your son, right? He’s so cute, and seems he’s a few months old.”

“He’s almost three months old.” Knowing Zhou Kanghe was sounding him out, Xiao Jinfeng confessed.

“Then Second Childe Xiao and madam could have known each other for a long time.” said Zhou Kanghe.

Xiao Jinfeng nodded, looking at Mu Shuyu dotingly, and said, “Yeah! We knew each other when we were in the mercenary team. I had saved Shuyu’s life, he had saved mine, too. We are a couple sharing weal and woe.”

Sun Miaoyin’s face turned red. When the engagement was broken off before, Xiao Jinfeng was considered pitiful by some people, who had lost his charming fiancée for a lowborn dancing girl. And he was guessed to be unhappy and would live a lonely life after.

However, he soon married another wife within a year and even had their baby already.

This time, some people said, Xiao Jinfeng was not good, since he shouldn’t have cheated on Miss Sun when he still had an engagement with her, and as for the baby, it was just going too far.

But there was also someone gloated that Sun Miaoyin was nothing, and Xiao Jinfeng had never taken kindly to her, and breaking off the engagement would just hit the spot. Although Miss Sun was both talented and beautiful, Xiao Jinfeng considered her less important than a Ger.

“Childe Zhou, seems you’re here for dinner with your wife! The dishes here are very delicious.” Xiao Jingting greeted lazily.

Xiao Xiaofan stared at Xiao Jingting and said, “Father, you’ve almost eaten all the dumplings, save some for me!”

Xiao Jingting bopped Xiao Xiaofan on the head and said, “Don’t be fussy, there are still so many dishes.”

Xiao Xiaofan give Xiao Jingting a discontent stare, but took his advice anyway.

Zhou Kanghe said to Xiao Jingting, “As the saying going, great progress can be made and one deserve to be treated differently within a short time, Third Childe Xiao does have changed a lot! I didn’t expect you to advance to level five of Qi Practice so soon. When in your age, your elder brother was just at level four. Given your talent, you could have entered the Bifeng Academy.”

Xiao Jingting smiled, “It’s just by luck. How can I match you?! You just advance to level six by your own effort. And I’m too old to be admitted to the Bifeng Academy, I just dare not expect that.”

“What a pity! If Childe Xiao had taken the exam and been admitted to the Bifeng Academy, you could have been cultivated to advance to level six, too!” said Zhou Kanghe.

Xiao Jingting smiled, “Childe Zhou are kidding me. It can’t be that easy to advance to level six, or everyone could have achieved it.”

Zhou Kanghe left with Sun Miaoyin. Xiao Jingting stared at Zhou Kanghe’s back with a flash of appreciation in his eyes.

Sun Miaoyin took a backward glance at Xiao Jinfeng.

…………

In the Xiao Family.

“Cousin Qingyan, haven’t you gone out today?’

Xiao Qingyan took a glance at Xiao Muhong and asked, “Where to go?”

Xiao Muhong pretended to say unintentionally, “It seems that Jinfeng and Jingting have hung out early in the morning, haven’t they called on you? I thought since Jinfeng and Jingting have just come back here, you three brothers should have a good chat together.”

Xiao Qingyan gave him a frosty look, “You just know all about our family!”

Xiao Muhong sneered, “I just happened to see them. How is Yuerong?”

“He’s OK.” Xiao Qingyan replied.

Xiao Muhong pretended to feel relieved, “Nice to hear that. When will you return to the Academy, cousin? I just worry about my sister-in-law and nephew, they may suffer a tough time because of being powerless in Xiao family after you go back to the Academy.”

“It’s none of your business. You should care about your wife, who seems to be still hung up on my third brother. My third brother has been different from the one before, anyway. And I saw them talk in the corridor in dark, not knowing what they were chatting about.”

Xiao Muhong suddenly showed a gloomy face. Xiao Qingyan gave him a sarcastic smile—when his parents were gone and the news was heard, Xiao Muhong had taken the chance to kick him much. Now he was just disgusted at Xiao Muhong’s flattery.

Xiao Qingyan took a deep breath. He certainly knew that Xiao Muhong came here intentionally to play him and his two brothers off against each other. But now, Xiao Qingyan still couldn’t help being angry. Finally, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng had banded together, and paid no attention to him, this elder brother.

Staring at Xiao Qingyan’s back, Xiao Muhong couldn’t help but clenched his fists.

After marring to him, Sun Miaomiao had become much more understanding. But by nature, she’s a woman who had a strong character and always adored the powerful one.

Xiao Jingting’s change had shocked her much. She was always understanding in front of Xiao Muhong, but whenever they mentioned Xiao Jingting occasionally, Sun Miaomiao just couldn’t help deserting.

Xiao Muhong said in mind: Men and women are the same; they always long for what they can’t own.