When Chen Chang’an saw Huang Jiaojiao on the verge of tears, his heart tightened painfully. He instantly regretted what he had just said.
He forced a laugh and tried to lighten the mood, saying, “Haha, Senior Brother was just teasing you, you silly girl. You couldn’t even tell?”
It was useless.
Huang Jiaojiao’s large eyes were already filled with tears. In the next moment, they spilled over and streamed down her cheeks. Her nose began to run as well.
She cried out, “Senior Brother! Senior Brother! Wuuuu… waaaah… I don’t want you to die! I don’t want you to!”
Huang Jiaojiao suddenly rushed forward and threw herself into Chen Chang’an’s arms, hugging him tightly.
Chen Chang’an felt a heavy, suffocating ache in his chest. It was painful.
I don’t want to die either.
He gently patted Huang Jiaojiao’s head and gave a bitter smile, saying, “Junior Sister, I was just joking with you. Stop crying. Senior Brother will give you spirit stones. 1 million high-grade spirit stones, right? Fine, I’ll give them to you.”
But Huang Jiaojiao still refused to let go.
No one knew how long it took before she finally released him. Chen Chang’an looked down at his chest, soaked with tears and snot, and felt a mix of emotions.
This little girl had always loved to cry since childhood. Whenever someone bullied her, she would run to him and cry in front of him.
Now Huang Jiaojiao sat opposite him. She was no longer wailing loudly, but she was still sniffling.
Chen Chang’an could only bear the consequences of his loose tongue. He said, “I am the strongest on the continent. Who could possibly kill me? Besides, I still have 5,000 years of lifespan. I was just talking nonsense, and you believed it.”
Huang Jiaojiao sobbed and said, “But you’ve never lied to me before! And just now, you looked so serious!”
Chen Chang’an gave a helpless smile and said, “Wasn’t I just trying to make you find a good man to marry…”
Huang Jiaojiao looked at him with tearful eyes and said, “Y-you’re terrible!”
Chen Chang’an truly had not expected his Junior Sister to trust him so completely.
Then again, it made sense.
With Jia Jiyou and others, he was always carefree and frivolous, lying as easily as drinking water.
But with this Junior Sister, whom he had raised with his own hands, he had hardly ever lied.
The only lie he had ever told her was that their master and mistress had gone to a very distant place and would return someday.
He had personally seen their severely injured master and mistress off. Even though nearly 300 years had passed, he still had not forgotten their final words before death.
Take good care of Huang Jiaojiao.
He had done exactly that. He treated Huang Jiaojiao like his own sister, showering her with boundless affection and doing everything he could to prevent her from suffering any grievances.
He had rarely ever lied to her.
Unexpectedly, because of that, Huang Jiaojiao had become the first person to truly believe that he might die.
He forced himself to sound casual and said, “Only you are silly enough to be fooled by something so simple. Just think about it. There’s nothing in this world that can kill me unless I don’t want to live.”
Chen Chang’an did not want to see Huang Jiaojiao sink into sorrow every day. He deeply regretted mentioning death and could only try his best to explain it away.
Huang Jiaojiao glared at him and said, “Hmph! You’re truly awful!” Her nose was still running, but she casually wiped it with her sleeve.
Chen Chang’an gave a bitter smile and said, “Wasn’t I just trying to get you to find a good husband? Junior Sister, promise Senior Brother. Find a man who loves you and whom you love, bring him to me, alright?”
What he could give Huang Jiaojiao was certainly not just a sum of money.
To him, wealth had long become something external and insignificant.
What he truly wanted was for Huang Jiaojiao to be happy. To have a man who could replace him, like an elder brother, and take good care of this Junior Sister who would forever seem not to grow up.
Huang Jiaojiao looked at Chen Chang’an’s serious expression and sincere gaze. After thinking for a moment, she finally nodded. New chapters come out on g.com first.
He smiled gently and said, “Alright, go on then.”
Huang Jiaojiao pouted and said, “I don’t want to go right now. I want to spend more time with you.”
Even though Chen Chang’an had explained that he would not die, her heart still felt uncomfortable. The mere thought of him dying made her reluctant to part from him.
Their parents had passed away early. In this world, Chen Chang’an was her only remaining family.
Now she no longer cared about spirit stones. She only wanted to stay by his side a little longer.
Chen Chang’an nodded and said softly, “Alright.”
After that, Huang Jiaojiao became just like when she was a child again, sticking to Chen Chang’an constantly.
Wherever he went, she followed like a little tail.
Chen Chang’an looked at this little girl who never seemed to grow up and smiled.
Time truly had passed quickly. He still clearly remembered when she was five years old. He had been running around earning money, and she had stubbornly insisted on following behind him everywhere.
“It must have been because I worked too hard back then, trying to earn money. She saw it and was influenced by it, and that’s why she turned out like this,” Chen Chang’an thought bitterly.
For two whole days, Huang Jiaojiao clung to him like sticky plaster.
She followed him everywhere like a little tail. Even when he was about to go to sleep, she tried to climb into his bed.
Chen Chang’an’s mouth twitched as he asked, “What are you trying to do?”
She pouted and said, “Sleep together. Before I was six, you held me and slept with me every day.”
Chen Chang’an was speechless.
Do you still think you’re a child?
He promptly drove Huang Jiaojiao out of his room.
Time passed just like that.
Five days later, Chen Chang’an still sent Huang Jiaojiao out to look for a husband.
He did not have much time left. He had to help her choose someone who truly liked her.
After that, for a period of time, Huang Jiaojiao brought a different man every few days.
Chen Chang’an kept it simple. He would observe the man for a while and then ask a single question.
What does Huang Jiaojiao like to eat?
Out of the ten men Huang Jiaojiao had brought, not a single one could give the correct answer.
Huang Jiaojiao’s favorite food was rather peculiar.
Only he knew it.
Soil.
That’s right.
Soil.
She had loved eating soil since she was little. Fortunately, she had cultivated from a young age and was not an ordinary person. Otherwise, she might have fallen ill long ago.
In order to break her bad habit, Chen Chang’an would scold her every time he caught her eating soil.
Later, it improved considerably, and she learned to restrain herself.
But she had once confessed to him that sometimes she still secretly ate a little clean soil.
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After seeing those men off, Huang Jiaojiao walked into the room with a pout and asked, “Senior Brother, what exactly did you ask them? Are you sure they don’t truly like me?”
After several days of adjustment, she had gradually recovered from her earlier sorrow. After all, Chen Chang’an was not actually going to die. Now she had begun thinking about his spirit stones again.
She wanted to quickly find someone who would satisfy him and borrow spirit stones from him.
Chen Chang’an said calmly, “You don’t need to know. Take your time. There’s no rush. We still have half a year. As long as you find someone, no matter how many spirit stones you need, I can give them to you.”
After asking his question, he would always warn the man not to tell Huang Jiaojiao what he had asked.
Faced with the threat of the strongest expert on the continent, none of those men dared to reveal even a word.
No matter how many spirit stones?
Huang Jiaojiao’s eyes lit up again with renewed motivation.
Then she suddenly remembered something and looked at Chen Chang’an with a resentful pout.
“Senior Brother, I contacted Sister-in-law. I was really worried you might actually die. After talking with Sister-in-law, I found out you were trying to use innocent me to trick her.”
The more she spoke, the more indignant she became.
Chen Chang’an’s expression turned strange as he said, “I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
Seeing that Huang Jiaojiao was now completely certain he would not die and was no longer grieving, he felt slightly relieved.
Being stared at so intently, Chen Chang’an cautiously asked, “What else did she say?”
He had already given up the idea of meeting his wife and knew her temperament well.
So these past few days, he had not tried to persuade her to return.
Huang Jiaojiao said, “She told me to trick more spirit stones out of you. Hmph! Let me make this clear. If I bring someone you’re satisfied with, you must give me at least 10 million high-grade spirit stones!”
“Alright,” Chen Chang’an agreed readily.
The premise was that he would be satisfied.
Huang Jiaojiao’s eyes shone brightly. After saying that, she left again to continue her search.
Chen Chang’an’s life returned to calm.
After some more time passed, a voice sounded again.
[Still able to live for 200 days.]
Death was drawing closer.
Chen Chang’an lay in bed, awakened by the voice. His gaze lingered on the ceiling beam above him.
“Since you won’t return, there’s no point in waiting here. It’s time to go out and properly say goodbye to some old friends.”
He knew far more people than just these few. Many of them were scattered across the farthest reaches of the Azure Cloud Continent.
Everyone was busy living their lives.
In the past, they would meet once every two or three years.
But now, he could not wait two or three years for them to come to him.
Then he would go see them himself.
Chen Chang’an rose from bed and put on his most respectable clothes.
Just as he was about to step out, he sensed a familiar aura descending at the courtyard gate.
It was the culprit who had confessed to him and angered his wife into leaving home.
His sister-in-law had arrived.