#411 - Chapter 410 Do you think I am your mother?

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Great Qian Dynasty, within the capital.

The capital of the Tianxuan Continent, the most important place in the world, the capital city is divided into inner and outer sections, with the capital extending for a thousand miles in all directions.

The outer city, the inner city, and the imperial palace are divided into separate areas, each with its own level of prosperity. Only the wealthy people of the Great Qian Dynasty are qualified to enter the inner city to purchase property, or be Dynasty officials, while the outer city is home to wealthy merchants and people from other regions. There is a distinction between wealth and prosperity, with powerful and wealthy families occupying the majority, but there are hardly any poor people. In fact, there are hardly any extremely poor people in the world, as government subsidies are enough to keep people from starving.

Revisiting the old place, Chu Tianran did not feel excited upon arriving at the outer gate of the capital, but rather extremely calm.

At this moment, after three years of experience, he actually understood a lot, knowing that there are different levels of people in this world, the poor, the rich, and the even richer. The poverty he had previously understood was just a word, but now he knows that it contains too much. If there are poor people among the people of the world, it is because the emperor's laws are insufficient, or because of the bureaucrats. He understood many things and actually wanted to analyze them with Chu Ning in person.

Jiu Bao and Zhao Ling'er, on the other hand, were clearly visiting the imperial city for the first time and were immediately attracted by the prosperity here, unable to take their eyes off it.

Chu Tianran looked at Xiao Bing and asked, "Sister Xiao Bing, according to the news, are my parents safe and sound?"

"Yes,公子(gongzi, young master), according to the secret report, nothing has happened. And according to what the Emperor said three years ago, the time it takes for the two young ladies' sects to open the seal corresponds to about three years in the Tianxuan Continent. Once it is opened, they will come here to completely eliminate the worries, which means that there will be no problems in the future."

Chu Tianran nodded, understanding this and indicating that he understood.

"If that's the case, there are still a few days before the three years are up. If I rashly enter the palace and something really happens, wouldn't my parents' plan be in vain? If I get caught too, wouldn't there be no one to save my parents?"

"Tianran, your parents are really the Emperor and the Emperor, ah? I have little knowledge, don't lie to me. I believe everything you say."

Fat Jiu Bao looked over curiously, and Zhao Ling'er also looked at Chu Tianran.

She felt that it was unlikely, but why did he come to the capital directly?

Could it really be...?

But if it really was, then what Chu Tianran said would be true?

She actually didn't want Chu Tianran to be the crown prince.

From the third day Chu Tianran came, she shamelessly went to his room to sleep, and she gradually accepted Chu Tianran.

In fact, they had hardly been apart for three years.

They practiced martial arts together, cultivated their skills together, ate together, and slept together. Although they only slept together, Chu Tianran didn't know what to do or do anything, but they were already inseparable.

If it weren't for that, she shouldn't have any scruples and would have followed Chu Tianran all the time, and then really get married and become his wife one day.

But if it was, then it would be the Emperor and the Emperor, the most powerful people in the world.

That would inevitably make Zhao Ling'er feel a little apprehensive.

But the countless details of these three years were making Zhao Ling'er increasingly believe that Chu Tianran might really be someone of that level.

She later learned that Long Kai was created by the Emperor, but that kind of thing didn't depend on writing skills and experience, but on dragon energy.

The closer one is to the Emperor and the Emperor, the more extraordinary the Long Kai written becomes.

The Long Kai in Qingshan County has been passed down for a long time, and countless people come to see it, saying that it is exactly the same as the crown prince's inscription in the capital, with the same momentum. Especially after one's cultivation is high, one can even see the dragon energy protecting Qingshan County, which is not found in other places at all.

There is also a circle of dragon energy within the imperial city, which is particularly prosperous!

It is the most concentrated place of heaven and earth dragon energy, and one cannot even see the complete shape of the dragon energy gathering. That is actually not much different from the dragon energy shrouded in Qingshan County, almost exactly the same.

And everything Chu Tianran told her when he slept with her at night, the analysis of the imperial palace, the God Realm, and the dynasty, made her feel uneasy, especially today.

"Jiu Bao, won't you know when we get there?"

"That's right, maybe I'll know when we get there. If it is, then I'll feel a little unusual. You're actually the crown prince."

"Why can't I be like the crown prince?"

"The crown prince actually eats the food we make."

Chu Tianran was silent for a moment.

"Isn't that because I have no choice but to eat it? And I don't know why, cultivators in the third realm can abstain from grains, but I can't abstain from grains even in the seventh realm. It seems like you can't either, you all have to eat a little, it feels a little strange."

"What's wrong with that? Isn't it good to eat? Then according to what you said, wouldn't the food your father makes be very delicious? Can I try it?"

Chu Tianran thought of Chu Ning's appearance and didn't dare to agree without permission.

After all, he really wasn't sure if his father could cook him a meal, but it should be okay for his wife. He brought his wife back, regardless of whether his parents were satisfied or not, he liked her very much anyway.

"If that's the case, let's stay in the outer city for a few days first and find an inn."

"Okay."

The group then entered the inn and opened three rooms.

The innkeeper thought it was two girls in one room and two boys in separate rooms.

But Xiao Bing had one room and Jiu Bao had one room.

After the allocation, Chu Tianran pulled Zhao Ling'er into the room, closed the door, and looked at the streets of the entire capital with Zhao Ling'er, sighing with emotion.

"I didn't expect it to have been three years since I left. Looking at this place again, it is still as familiar as ever."

"If nothing happens in a few days, I will definitely take you to the palace to meet them. That way you'll know why I can eat Zheng Hong's old man's food and still throw up. But although I call him an old man, I actually think this person is not bad, he's not that bad, he just likes to scold people."

"Okay."

Zhao Ling'er, who had already grown into a graceful young woman, nodded slightly. She was tall and slender in the crowd and could be recognized at a glance, but she dressed very conservatively. She was wearing a plain gray cloth dress, looking inconspicuous, and was wrapped up tightly.

"Are you really the crown prince?"

"Yes, didn't you already know?"

"I didn't think so at the time, I thought you were joking, but I increasingly feel that you are."

Chu Tianran smiled: "It doesn't matter, whether I am the crown prince or not has nothing to do with whether I like you or not. Even if I'm not, wouldn't I still like you?"

"But this jade pendant, it's been three years, and every time I say I'll give it to you, you ask me to consider it carefully and then don't accept it. When will you finally accept it?"

Zhao Ling'er took a deep breath.

"If I meet your parents and they don't dislike my background, maybe it's possible. Every time you say you're the crown prince, I actually want to believe it but I don't dare to."

Chu Tianran nodded and held Zhao Ling'er's hand tightly.

"I think I like you, and they will definitely like you too."

He couldn't help but hug Zhao Ling'er. He wasn't very tall yet, only twelve years old, and Zhao Ling'er was already very tall, so his face was directly pressed against the latter's chest.

Chu Tianran took a deep breath and couldn't help but sigh: "I feel like this place is getting bigger every day. It felt very small three years ago. Can I take a look?"

Hearing this, the woman's face flushed slightly, and she pursed her lips and nodded. Other people would definitely not be able to see it, but it was okay if it was Chu Tianran.

She closed the window and then crawled into the quilt, opening it layer by layer.

"Wow, you're wrapped up so tightly, aren't you hot?"

"Cultivators are not afraid of cold and heat."

"Oh, oh, then I can actually see it by gathering spiritual energy in front of my eyes... Hmm... It feels like it's grown a lot more than it did a few days ago..."

Chu Tianran in the quilt looked embarrassed, while Zhao Ling'er's face turned red.

It seemed like he had always liked to touch and look at it since he was a child, but he didn't seem to understand these things at all. How could a woman easily let a man see it? He didn't seem to be very proficient in these matters between men and women, he was just curious to see it, and he didn't have any reaction.

That meant that Chu Tianran was actually still a child, only 12 years old when he was calculated, only nine years old when he came.

"Have you seen enough? It's not even dark yet, can you not stare at it all the time? And you're still touching..."

The next moment, Zhao Ling'er suddenly widened her eyes, suddenly got up, kicked Chu Tianran away, put on her clothes, and glared at him!

"What were you doing just now? Do you think I'm your mother?!"

"Ling'er, why are you hitting me without saying a word? At least you're my wife, it's okay, right?"

"We're not married yet, how can it be okay? Letting you see it is already my kindness to you, and I've already tolerated you touching it."

Her face was so red that it was about to drip water: "What do you take me for? I'm not your mother! If you want to eat, go home and find your mother!"

"No, my mother said I started using a bottle when I was half a year old and didn't know anything. I was just trying it just now..."

"Trying my head! Even if I'm your wife, you can't do this. If you do this again, I won't talk to you anymore!"

"Okay, okay, Ling'er, don't be angry, I'll just look at it in the future, okay..."

Only then did Zhao Ling'er snort coldly.

She was almost scared to death just now!

If she hadn't stopped him, would he have really treated her like his mother? She really wanted to slap him!

Seeing this, Chu Tianran quickly stepped forward to hug her and started coaxing her, and only then did Zhao Ling'er reduce some of her resentment.

"I'm not angry with you, I'm just telling you about this. Some things are very intimate and can only be done after we get married. We can't do them now. Even if I really am your wife in the future, it has to be after we get married, understand?"

"Oh, oh, I understand now. I can only hold you while sleeping and do the things we used to do, but nothing else, right?"

"That's basically what I mean..."