Su Xi hailed a cab and went to eat.

As soon as she entered the private room, she saw that the seat beside Huo Jingchuan was empty.

Mother Huo waved at her affectionately. "Xixi, come and sit here. You two children should sit together."

"Did the sun rise from the west? You even dressed up a little?"

Huo Jingchuan looked at Su Xi from head to toe with a shocked expression. Before he could finish speaking, his mother slapped him on the back and scolded him. "How can you speak like that?

Don't you know how to get up and pull out a chair for a girl?

Don't you have any gentlemanly manners? "

Huo Jingchuan was shocked by his mother's slap. He could only stand up with a smile and pull out a chair for Su Xi. "Please."

Su Xi felt a headache coming on when she saw the harmonious atmosphere in the private room. She said, "Thank you, Auntie," and went to sit down.

After that, she and Huo Jingchuan were like the reincarnation of starving ghosts. They crazily picked up food and ate with their heads down. The parents of the two families chatted happily. They talked about the fun stories of her and Huo Jingchuan playing house and wetting the bed when they were young. They talked about the upcoming third year of high school, the independent enrollment examination, and which city they would study in.

The two families lived in the same neighborhood. Their parents were each other's best friends and had taken care of each other for more than ten years. They were already as close as a family.

When they were young, Su Xi's parents didn't have time to come home to cook. She would always go to Huo Jingchuan's house to eat. Similarly, when Huo Jingchuan was in kindergarten, his father would often forget to pick them up. It was always Father Su who would bring the two children back.

Therefore, this kind of gathering only happened once every few months. Every time, the content of the two families' conversation didn't change at all. They talked about everything under the sun. In the end, they would laugh and bring it back to Su Xi and Huo Jingchuan. They might as well just be childhood sweethearts and get married in the future.

Su Xi and Huo Jingchuan had heard these words so many times that their ears were about to grow calluses. They never took it seriously.

The two of them looked at each other helplessly as they gobbled down their food.

Su Xi covered his face with the bowl and bent over. He lowered his head and whispered to Huo Jingchuan, "Let me make this clear in advance. I will choose my own university based on my results. If I'm unlucky enough to be in the same university as you, I definitely won't follow you. I look at you like I look at Gu Qin. I have no interest in you."

Huo Jingchuan also covered his face with a large bottle of orange juice and said in a low voice, "Do you think I wasn't dragged here by my parents?

Am I not the same?

Looking at you is no different from looking at my right hand. "

Su Xi said frantically, "Then you should at least refute your parents in the future. Tell them this!

Don't always kick the ball to me! "

Huo Jingchuan was a little confused. He looked at Su Xi and said, "They've been nagging about this for so many years. Just ignore it. You weren't this agitated in the past. Why do you mind it so much lately … Damn!

Su Xi, are you in love?!

A few days ago, that school hunk — "

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Su Xi with a red face, "No, shut up."

The parents of the two families laughed even more when they saw the two children whispering to each other. Especially Mother Huo, she looked at the two of them with a happy expression that said, "They are indeed childhood sweethearts. My daughter-in-law has been found."

The two of them looked up and suddenly felt a lot of pressure. "…"

The two of them moved their chairs away from each other and sat as far away as they could, trying their best to distance themselves from each other.

Su Xi tried her best to reduce her presence, but for the rest of the day, she couldn't help but think about Huo Jingchuan's words.

Yes, she and Huo Jingchuan had been forced to be a couple by their parents for more than a year or two. She had long gotten used to it and could pretend that she didn't hear it. But why did she mind it so much today?

Even before she left the house, when she received a message from her mother, she felt like she was betraying someone …

Su Xi couldn't help but think of Zaizai's gloomy expression — and there were two of them.

The one on the left had his bun face lowered, his shoulders collapsed, and he was about to cry. The young man on the right had a gloomy expression and was trying his best to restrain himself. He smiled at her and said, "I'm not angry."

… She felt that her neck was already a little cold from the air-conditioning, and now she shivered even more.

She couldn't help but look up at the sky, a little worried that Zaizai had heard all the jokes between their parents.

However, she immediately felt that there was something wrong with her — no, why did she feel so guilty?

She didn't owe anyone anything!

Su Xi didn't guess wrong. Lu Huan had indeed heard the conversation between the two parents in the private room. When Su Xi and Huo Jingchuan's heads were whispering to each other, his gaze was so intense that it wanted to bore a hole in Huo Jingchuan's head.

Lu Huan stared at the two heads that were getting closer and closer to each other. It was so glaring that he almost wanted to pull them apart.

In the past, when he didn't know who she was, his biggest wish was to be able to communicate with her through notes every day.

It wasn't easy to find out who she was and get her company, but he wanted to see her again.

When he finally had a screen, knew her voice and appearance, and could finally talk to her face to face, he found out how vast her world was.

Even though he spent half a year learning the language, culture, and lifestyle of her world, he found that although it seemed so close, it was still like fishing for the moon in the water.

He also wanted to walk beside her, to breathe the same air as her, to be face to face with her, to be able to feel her warmth. He didn't want to be separated by thousands of years, separated by a cold and empty curtain.

Lu Huan suppressed the desire and desire in his heart, composed himself, and sped up to deal with his own affairs.

There were already rumors in the capital. No one knew when the Ninth Princes had appeared. When an official complained about this matter in court, the Emperor changed the subject and didn't refute it.

This matter was a joyous matter for the people of the Yan Dynasty, but for the various powers in the capital, it wasn't a joyous matter.

Especially for the Fifth Prince and the Crown Prince.

After the Fifth Prince heard the news, his face darkened. In the throne room, he recommended himself to go capture the person who spread the rumors. The Prime Minister and the empress on the Crown Prince's side also didn't have good expressions. However, they weren't as impulsive as the Fifth Prince and didn't make a move for the time being.

Perhaps the officials who had just entered the palace in recent years didn't know about the Ninth Princes, but the various princes and officials who had been in court for many years knew about it.

Back then, wasn't it said that after Noble Lady Qing fell into the pond, she was rescued. The pond was filled with blood, and an unformed dead baby was found. Wasn't it a case of two lives?

After that incident, everyone in the palace kept quiet out of fear and didn't dare to mention the "Noble Lady Qing" and the unborn "Ninth Princes" again.

But why was it that after seventeen years, someone would bring up the matter again and say that the Ninth Princes didn't actually die, but had been raised by The Emperor in the Monastery of Eternal Spring?

No one knew that it was The Emperor himself who had ordered his personal officials to spread the news. They only felt that it was inconceivable.

However, after seeing The Emperor's attitude in the throne room, some of the civil and military officials guessed. Could it be that The Emperor really did create the Ninth Princes in order to balance the power of the princes in court?

Or could it be that there really was something fishy about the matter back then, and that the Ninth Princes really didn't die?

In short, the truth of the matter was still unknown, but the capital was already in an uproar because of it.

Only the Minister of War, who knew some of the truth, planned to write a letter to inform the Zhenyuan General, telling him not to act rashly after returning to the capital and to wait for him to go to his residence for a discussion.

When Su Xi went online that night, rumors about the Ninth Princes had already spread throughout the capital, and even the entire Yan Dynasty.

Lu Huan didn't discuss the release of the news with Su Xi. Su Xi only found out when she saw Lu Wenxiu mumbling to Lady Ning in the original Prince Ning Fu interface.

She froze for a moment.

Currently, the only people who knew the true identity of the Ninth Princes were her, Zaizai, the Daoist nun in the Monastery of Eternal Spring, the Minister of War, and The Emperor, who had guessed it.

The Emperor must have ordered people to spread this rumor.

However, Su Xi guessed that Zaizai must have added fuel to the fire behind the scenes.

She didn't quite understand. When she was in the Monastery of Eternal Spring, Zaizai told her that he didn't want to get involved in the disputes in the capital and wasn't very interested in the position of prince. However, why did he do this now, as if he was determined to take the position of prince?

At that time, she was a little conflicted because if she continued to complete the mission according to the game's arrangement, she would be going against Zaizai's will.

However, Zaizai had changed his mind now.

Why —?

Was it because of the two new missions that appeared on his side?

Did he change his original idea in order to complete the mission?

Or was it because of the points?

After 100 points, a new bridge of communication appeared between the two of them. After 200 points, the big gift that the System mentioned should be … a further meeting?

Su Xi suddenly had a guess in her heart. Could it be that she could transmigrate after 200 points?!

Otherwise, why would Zaizai start to take the initiative to complete missions after 100 points? He even studied hard and led troops to war. Was it because … he wanted to see her?

If she could really see him after 200 points … Su Xi's heart suddenly pounded, and her excitement was indescribable.

She tried her best to complete the mission before 100 points because she wanted to communicate with Zaizai as soon as possible.

Previously, when she saw the game gradually approaching the final chapter, she felt a sense of loss because she was afraid that once the final chapter was reached, she would never see Zaizai again.

They had known each other for so long. They had strolled the streets together, studied late at night, and worked together to solve many difficult problems. However, the two of them were always in two different space-time.

They could talk and see each other, but there was no warmth.

Therefore, she felt the same as Zaizai. She also wanted to see him.

However, at the same time, she felt a little uneasy in her heart. Not to mention whether he could come to her space-time after 200 points.

If he could come, he would come. But what would happen after that? Would he regret it?

She had accompanied him for a year and a half. She had seen with her own eyes how he broke free from the difficult situation of Prince Ning Fu bit by bit. He dealt with Prince Ning's Consort and Lu Yu-an's two brothers, toppled the Shangguan family, took charge of the Ministry of War, took charge of the farms, won the appreciation of the Zhenyuan General and the Minister of War, and made them stand behind him. He had countless wounds all over his body. Finally, step by step, he reached where he was today … The position of Prince was within his reach. He had won the hearts of the people and controlled his subordinates.

He was only one step away from personally realizing his original dream of a peaceful and prosperous world.

He had worked hard for so long and painstakingly obtained all of this. If he came to her world, wouldn't he have to start from scratch?

… Was she worth it?

The excitement in Su Xi's heart was gradually extinguished by her uneasiness.

She guessed that Zaizai had gone against his original wish to see her. After he decided to accept the mission to restore his position as Prince, she even felt a little restless.

… But now, she wasn't sure what would happen after the final chapter. Perhaps, after 200 points, the big gift pack wouldn't be a meeting at all. After all, it was one thing to communicate across space-time, but transmigration was too mysterious and impossible.

Su Xi was very conflicted. On one hand, she wanted to see Zaizai, but on the other hand, she didn't want him to lose everything he had obtained with great difficulty because of her.

However, perhaps the big gift pack after 200 points wasn't a transmigration at all. She didn't know what would happen at that time, so she didn't have to worry too much.

Thinking of this, Su Xi didn't think about this matter. Since Zaizai had made a decision, she would accompany him to finish the rest of the journey.