158: Chapter 89 Qilin Moves!_2 158: Chapter 89 Qilin Moves!_2 “Such a bond, even a fierce beast like a ferocious tiger would not remain idle.”

“What’s more, a Qilin, a creature of good omen?”

“Isn’t this kind of friendship far beyond those fellows from Chen Country?”

“More so, if the descendants of Chen Xingyuan possessed the boundless heroism of their ancestors, it would be one thing, but if they have degenerated into ordinary nobles, who could contain the urge for Qilin Blood?

Go take a look, and if the Qilin is not doing well, you must take it away.”

Li Guanyi was stunned.

General Xue said softly, “The blood of a Qilin that can live for ten thousand years was, during the days of Chen Xingyuan, said by countless magicians and alchemists to be capable of crafting the Elixir of Immortality.

Chen Xingyuan expelled them all.”

“That kind of man, selfish and beneficial to himself, full of grandeur, loyal and righteous, unrestrained by the laws.”

“Only trusting in his own spear.”

“But his successors may not resist the temptation.”

Li Guanyi nodded in agreement.

At this moment, a stream of thoughts began to emerge in his mind.

[Taiping Duke’s mount is a Qilin][The Chen Kingdom Royal Family may covet the longevity medicine of Qilin Blood]

Could these have something to do with his parents?

He suppressed these thoughts.

That day, General Xue told Li Guanyi how to get along with the Qilin and what it liked to eat and listen to.

He waved his hand and said, “Go ahead, once this secret realm ends, who knows when we will meet again.”

The secret realm ended, and all the starlight converged.

The silver-haired girl reached out her hand, as endless starlight swirled and transformed, ultimately breaking down into prism-shaped crystals.

Shaking Light caught these gathered objects of starlight.

Then placed them in her pack.

Li Guanyi said, “Heading to Jiangzhou City, shall we go together?”

The silver-haired girl shook her head; she extended her hand and put on her hood.

Leaving only the silver strands by her temples and the sleek curve of her chin visible, her voice calm, “You need not worry about me.

It will take time to dismantle the secret realm, five days before I can complete it.

I will remember your scent, whether you are in Jiangzhou City or anywhere in the world.”

“I will be able to find you.”

“Our alliance is not yet concluded, there’s no need for you to worry about me leaving.”

Li Guanyi gazed at the girl in front of him, nodded, and then turned and left.

With undisturbed eyes, Shaking Light studied the trajectories of the starlight within the secret realm.

After a while, she heard the sound of horseshoes again; turning her head, she saw that the young man had returned.

Li Guanyi brought some items and placed them next to Shaking Light.

Inside, once opened, were all sorts of pastries.

Shaking Light looked at them.

Li Guanyi reached out his hand.

He took the stick that was straight and smooth, used for roasting bread, from under the girl’s eyes.

“I’ll take this.

If I’m not around in the future, don’t bake bread by yourself, no, try not to cook at all if possible,” he said.

The girl tended to read while cooking and would get distracted; by the time she snapped back to reality, her bread could be hurled as a concealed weapon.

Shaking Light, looking at him, spoke quietly, “Alright.”

Feeling reassured, Li Guanyi left Shaking Light with enough food, pastries, vegetables, after giving a myriad of reminders, then climbed onto his horse and rode off.

The Xue Family’s entourage was leaving the next day; he could not return too late while Shaking Light watched the young man depart.

She turned and went back to her original place.

Reached out.

Rummaged in her large pack.

Pulled out a crystal prism.

Carefully set it aside.

Withdrew a book.

Casually tossed it aside.

After searching again, what she pulled out this time was an even smoother stick than the one before.

The silver-haired girl held the stick high in the starlight, inspecting it.

Her face expressionless.

Yet there was an inexplicable sense of triumph.

With a fist, she grasped the stick and thrust it down.

Perfectly driving it into the ground, skewered the bread, lit a fire, and flipped through the book.

Reading.

……

On Li Guanyi’s birthday, he had dinner with his Aunt, and as always, Murong Qiushui merely walked him through the usual admonitions about not causing trouble in the Capital City.

That day, she made Li Guanyi play the zither and chess, defeating him in three games before letting him go with great satisfaction.

On the day of departure, Murong Qiushui saw Li Guanyi off from the Xue Mansion.

She said only that the summer days were hot and advised against wearing too many clothes and cautioned against drinking too much ice, which could harm the body.

Li Guanyi agreed to every word, and after the Xue Family’s team urged him several times, he finally mounted his horse and said, “Aunt, you should head back.

There’s no need to see me off.”

Murong Qiushui smiled and replied, “It’s fine.

I will stand here and watch you until you are out of sight.”

Unable to argue with her, Li Guanyi moved ahead with the troops.

When he reached the front of the avenue and looked back, he could still see his Aunt’s figure in front of the Xue Mansion until he turned a corner, and she was out of sight.

Xue Daoyong said, “You and your Aunt seem very close.”

Li Guanyi nodded and replied, “My Aunt raised me by hand; she’s the closest person to me in this world…”

Murong Qiushui’s alias was Mu Lin.

Li Guanyi used to bicker with his Aunt, but now leaving the city for the grand ceremony, which was twenty days away, and would take over a month including the fifteen days of the ceremony itself, he was starting to miss her.

There wasn’t much to see on either side of the road, and the procession of the Xue Family was long, carrying gifts for various officials and nobles.

Xue Daoyong led the way, discussing matters with Li Guanyi.

He talked about behavior after entering the city; not to cause trouble, but also not to avoid it.

He then mentioned that upon arrival in the Capital City, Li Guanyi, who currently held the title of Secondary Seventh Rank Colonel Zhenwei without dispatch, would have to assume a new position.

After entry, he would be assigned a new duty.