Chapter 238: Acceptance
Shi An’an looked at the few people and greeted them enthusiastically.
Fei Ji saw Miss An’an actually knowing these people, and he felt puzzled in his heart.
“I’ll go somewhere first, wait for me to come back…” Xiu looked at Shi An’an and said gently.
“Okay, go ahead.” Shi An’an nodded. She decided to make things clear with Xiu tonight, otherwise the two of them continuing like this felt a bit strange.
Fei Ji looked at the two, even more surprised in his heart. He withdrew his gaze, turned around, and left with the group.
Shi An’an returned to her own room. Xiu probably wouldn’t be back so soon, so she meditated and cultivated to calm herself down and think carefully about how to say it later.
After Xiu finished chatting with the Federation leader, he came directly to the door of Shi An’an’s room.
Xiu took a deep breath, thinking about what he was going to say, and he felt a bit nervous.
Shi An’an opened her eyes, puzzled why Xiu wasn’t knocking.
Xiu thought for a moment, reached out to knock, but when he raised his hand, the door opened.
“Come in.”
Shi An’an felt a bit nervous in her heart too.
Xiu looked at Shi An’an, and the expression on his face softened. “Okay.”
After the two entered the room, they both set up a barrier in the room at the same time.
“An’an, I’m here this time because there’s something I want to tell you.”
Xiu looked deeply at Shi An’an and spoke.
Shi An’an looked up. Her heart suddenly beat very fast. She seemed to guess what he was going to say…
Xiu looked at the girl in front of him and said seriously, “I think you should be able to tell that I like you!”
Shi An’an suddenly looked up at Xiu, and in an instant, she was drawn in by the deep affection in his eyes.
“I like you—no, I should say, I love you!
An’an, before, I didn’t understand what liking was or what love was, but since meeting you, I’ve slowly come to understand…
Every time I see you, my heart is filled with great joy, but every time we part, there’s not a moment when I don’t miss you…”
Shi An’an listened to Xiu’s confession. She could confirm that she was happy.
So, she wanted to follow her heart.
“…So, An’an, will you accept my pursuit?”
After Xiu finished speaking, he looked at Shi An’an nervously.
Because An’an had always avoided this topic and avoided him before, Xiu was now directly expressing his feelings, unsure if An’an would agree…
“Okay.”
“Hm?” Xiu was stunned and immediately grasped Shi An’an’s hand. “An’an, what did you say?”
Shi An’an smiled at Xiu. “I said okay.”
“Really? That’s great!”
Xiu immediately hugged Shi An’an tightly.
“However, there’s something I need to make clear to you in advance.”
Shi An’an pulled out of Xiu’s embrace and looked at him seriously.
Seeing An’an’s serious expression, Xiu straightened his body and listened carefully.
“I’ve been avoiding you before, and I believe you could feel it.”
Shi An’an glanced at Xiu. Xiu nodded; he could indeed feel it, so he had been anxious and uneasy all day.
“Because I’m not sure if any feelings can last in the face of time.
As I told you before, the higher the cultivation level, the longer the lifespan. Now you and I are both at Nascent Soul Stage, and if nothing unexpected happens, the lifespan of Nascent Soul Stage can reach a thousand years.”
Shi An’an looked at Xiu. “As time passes, I don’t know if the initial feelings will slowly fade or change.”
“No, I swear…” Xiu hurriedly said.
“Stop, don’t say it!” Shi An’an interrupted Xiu.
“Don’t swear. The Heavenly Dao has been born. If you swear casually and can’t keep it later, the Heavenly Dao will remember!”
Xiu smiled helplessly. “You don’t believe I’ll pass the test of time?”
Shi An’an shook her head. “No, it’s not that I don’t believe you. It’s that I don’t believe in myself. I can’t even be sure if I can treat any feelings with the same initial heart in the future…”
“Family love, friendship, love…
As time passes, they might all fade.”
Xiu frowned tightly, his gaze darkening. “So, you… don’t want to accept me?”
“No, I’ve thought about it for a long time. Right now, I like you too, so I want to follow my heart.”
Shi An’an looked at Xiu. “It’s just that I don’t know how long this liking can last…”
Hearing Shi An’an’s words, Xiu felt relieved in his heart, and a smile finally appeared on his face. “Since you’re not sure, then let time bear witness.
As you said, our lifespans are so long. You’re not sure how long this feeling will last, but I hope it will last forever, never stopping.”
Shi An’an listened to Xiu’s touching words, feeling very moved in her heart, but her rationality kept reminding her from the side.
“Leave everything to time. I’ll prove to you that love will only grow stronger, not fade!”
Xiu looked into Shi An’an’s eyes and promised.
Shi An’an opened her mouth. Rationally, she didn’t believe it, but now… she’d believe it just a little.
Since she was going to follow her heart, she’d enjoy this feeling properly. As for what happens later, she’d deal with it later.
“Okay!”
Shi An’an agreed.
Seeing the joy flashing in Shi An’an’s eyes, Xiu felt waves of warmth in his heart and hugged Shi An’an tightly again.
“After things here are over, come with me to the Empire to see the place where I live…”
“Okay.”
Suddenly, Shi An’an remembered something and pushed Xiu.
“What’s wrong?”
Xiu lowered his head to look at Shi An’an.
“That Void Beast hasn’t been found yet!”
“Don’t worry, I’ve already sent people to Edge Star. Tomorrow after the wedding ends, I’ll head there.”
“I’ll go with you,” Shi An’an said.
“You stay here. After the wedding ends tomorrow, Capital Star will return to calm. Stay here for a while, and I’ll come back to pick you up to go to the Empire.”
“No, we don’t know how much that Void Beast’s cultivation has recovered. You might not be able to subdue it alone. I’ll go with you, and then we can subdue it together.”
Shi An’an said firmly, “Don’t leave me behind and sneak away!”
Xiu thought for a moment. “Alright, but you have to listen to me then.”
“Okay.”
After Shi An’an and Xiu chatted a bit more, they sat down and began cultivating.
Outside the door, Lake kept looking at the time. As time passed, his heart grew more and more panicked.
What to do? Why hasn’t Your Highness come out yet? He didn’t do something bad, did he?
The people Fei Ji sent returned. When Fei Ji heard that the Empire’s Little Highness had entered Miss An’an’s room and hadn’t come out, his face darkened.
“Continue guarding there.”
“Yes.”
Fei Ji thought for a moment and directly told An Yi about this.
An Yi was excited about tomorrow’s wedding when he received the message from Butler Fei Ji.
When he saw the content of the message clearly, his joyful face immediately darkened.
An Yi quickly ran toward his niece’s room, furious. He took out his weapon while running…
