NCCnovel Chapter 166 Retreat
Chapter 166 Retreat
Shen Lerong's once bright and lively eyes were now like a dam bursting, with tears gushing out and rolling down her cheeks like beads from a broken string.
She seemed to have lost all her strength, lying on Su Yue's lap like a wounded little animal.
Her body trembled incessantly, and her cries came one after another, a heartbreaking sight.
Her thin shoulders trembled and closed as she cried, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances and pain in her heart in this way.
She never imagined that her loving mother would suddenly leave her, and that her father would so quickly marry a new woman.
At that moment, she felt like her whole world had collapsed, and she felt like she had lost everything and been abandoned by everyone in a dark corner.
However, just when she was almost in despair, Su Yue's words were like a ray of warm sunshine in winter, shining into her already cold heart.
It turns out that she wasn't alone; there were other people in the family who cared about her and looked after her.
“Le Rong, we live in this world not for others.”
Su Yue gently stroked Shen Lerong's hair and said earnestly.
Her voice was gentle yet firm, as if it possessed a magical power to soothe people's hearts.
“I know that ever since you met your father, you’ve been holding your breath and feeling very uncomfortable.”
You feel abandoned by your family, so you desperately keep yourself busy, trying to forget the pain. But look around you, isn't this your home?
Upon hearing Su Yue's words, Shen Lerong slowly raised her tear-streaked face, her lips trembling slightly, and choked out, "Yes... I was wrong."
Seeing Shen Lerong's pitiful appearance, Su Yue couldn't help but smile with heartache. Then, she took out a clean white handkerchief from her bosom and gently wiped away the tears on Shen Lerong's face.
"We have a long road ahead of us. However, one cannot remain trapped in pain forever."
If you truly have feelings for Lu Liang, and he reciprocates those feelings, then we will all wish you well.
But if he dares to betray you, humph! We, his family, will absolutely not let him off easily!
In the end, Su Yue deliberately put on a stern face and made a fierce look, but her eyes revealed a lot of love.
Shen Lerong nodded heavily and wiped away her tears.
Since that day, Su Yue's daily life has gradually become more organized.
She entrusted all the complicated and trivial matters to Shen Lerong, Qiaoyun, Qiaoxiang, Qiaoxia and Chuntao.
Dali, on the other hand, was sent to the palace by Su Yue, where she was instructed to study martial arts under Mu Yuqing's secret guards.
During the day, Su Yue would cultivate quietly in the Star-Picking Tower; when night fell, she would move to the large jujube tree in the courtyard to cultivate.
Every three days, Su Yue would make a trip to the manor located in the suburbs.
Today, Zhuangzi no longer only grows various vegetables and fruits, but has added breeding and winemaking areas on this basis.
Su Yue took out all the pheasants and rabbits that were so numerous in the space that they were almost an overpopulation and released them into the breeding area of the manor.
In this way, the business scope of Zhaixingfang was further expanded.
Nowadays, in addition to selling fresh vegetables and fruits, meat products have also been added to the menu.
In addition, there is the fruit wine carefully brewed using their own brewing techniques, as well as the baijiu (Chinese liquor) with added spiritual spring water. Su Yue even named this wine "Drunken Thousand Miles".
When Zui Qianli officially went on sale, its rich and mellow aroma instantly filled the entire city of Kyoto.
In no time, word spread and people rushed to buy and taste it, making the wine a hit and in high demand.
At the same time, even Old Man Luo's pharmacy opened for business.
On the opening day, Su Yue also came to offer her congratulations and presented two jars of "Zui Qianli" wine and a century-old ginseng as a gift.
Su Yue's space no longer cultivates those common crops with high yields on a large scale.
Apart from a small amount of her favorite fruits and vegetables that she still grows, the rest of the land is sown with medicinal herb seeds that she got from Old Man Luo.
Among these medicinal seed varieties is ginseng.
This century-old ginseng is the one that grew to the highest size after being planted.
Moreover, the medicinal effects of ginseng grown in a special space for centuries are incomparable to those of ginseng grown in the outside world for centuries.
Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, both the renowned Zhaixing Tower and Zhaixing Archway remained incredibly popular, packed with guests every day, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.
Meanwhile, the girls' school finally opened smoothly during this period!
At the beginning, there weren't many students in the school, but Su Yue wasn't in a hurry, since there was no point in rushing things.
As the fame of Zhaixinglou grew, more and more people came to worship, so Zhaixinglou hired more than ten clever and obedient maids to be in charge of cleaning and other chores.
Su Yue, on the other hand, became increasingly reclusive, rarely leaving her home and staying in the Star-Picking Tower, completely absorbed in her cultivation, as if the hustle and bustle of the outside world had nothing to do with her.
Thanks to the efforts of all parties, the entire Great An Kingdom has presented a prosperous and thriving scene, with people living in peace and contentment, and the country becoming increasingly wealthy and powerful.
Time flies, and several years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The little girl Su Yue, who was so thin that she looked like she could be blown away by the wind, has now grown into a beautiful and graceful fourteen-year-old young woman.
Over the years, Su Yue has never stopped her diligent cultivation.
She steadily climbed from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the peak of the ninth level.
However, no matter how hard she tried, she could never take that crucial step forward—breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
On this very day, Su Yue finished her cultivation on the ninth floor of the Star-Picking Tower and slowly walked down the stairs.
The first figure that came into view when she stepped out the door was Dali.
At this time, Dali's height had exceeded 1.8 meters, and his originally slightly immature face had now gained a bit of maturity.
Her long, jet-black hair was tied up high on her head. If she didn't make any big movements, just standing there would be quite frightening, and you couldn't tell that she was stupid at all.
Dali, who was sitting quietly on the stairs with his sword in his arms, waiting for Su Yue to emerge from seclusion, turned around with great joy when he heard the door open.
When she saw that beautiful face she had longed for day and night, her eyes lit up with joy, and she couldn't help but call out, "Ah Yue!"
Upon seeing Dali, Su Yue could not hide her excitement and smiled as she replied, "Dali!"
Dali was so excited that he didn't even care about the sword he was holding tightly in his arms.
He suddenly stood up, rushed forward in three steps, and hugged Su Yue tightly in his arms.