Chapter 245: Chapter 230: The Ziwei Chen Family, Shines Because of Him!
Chen Zhixing stopped in his tracks, looking ahead.
In front of him, two people were approaching, hand in hand.
The woman on the left was dressed in a long white palace-style gown, with delicate features, skin as fair as snow, and black hair cascading down in a high ponytail. Not an absolute beauty, but with a certain striking presence.
The man on the right, equally handsome, though not on par with Chen Zhixing, deserved to be described as a refined gentleman.
"Qingzhou, congratulations on reaching the Divine Travel Ninth Layer. I believe you’ll enter the True Self Realm in no more than three years. I’m truly happy for you."
The refined gentleman looked at Xu Qingzhou beside him, eyes filled with genuine, tender affection.
"I’ll strive to achieve it!"
Xu Qingzhou looked at the refined gentleman, a smile inadvertently appearing at her lips, her eyes smiling like crescent moons.
"You definitely will, I believe in you! My Qingzhou is the most outstanding female student in our Qianyang Academy!"
The refined gentleman raised his face, full of pride.
Then, he slightly tightened his grip on Xu Qingzhou’s hand, looked at her decisively, and said:
"Qingzhou, I will also work hard! Since you’ve chosen me, I will never let you down! I won’t let others gossip anymore!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingzhou gently replied: "Wanyi, just do your best; I’ll help you."
The refined gentleman shook his head, saying: "No, I must catch up through my own efforts. I don’t want people to say that everything I, Zhang Wanyi, have is because of you."
Hearing this, Xu Qingzhou felt a warmth in her heart and made a cheering gesture: "Then go for it, I believe in you!"
The refined gentleman smiled, then seemed to remember something, and said worriedly: "Qingzhou, I heard that Chen Zhixing from the Ziwei Chen Family will arrive at Qianyang Academy today.
Your family insists on marrying you into the Chen Family. I fear he comes for you; what should be done? Should you... go see him?"
Xu Qingzhou laughed upon hearing this: "Of course, I need to meet the Third Young Master; after all, I haven’t seen him for two years."
"This..."
The refined gentleman opened his mouth, hesitant to speak, but finally gathered the courage: "Qingzhou, what if the Third Young Master really insists on making a move on you?"
"That’s impossible!"
Xu Qingzhou chuckled: "Wanyi, don’t overthink it. The Third Young Master is not that kind of person. As long as I talk to him properly, he’ll understand and won’t force others."
Saying this, Xu Qingzhou shook her head with an amused smile.
If Chen Zhixing really favored her.
Two years ago, she would have woken up not in an inn, but in a bed on the Third Peak!
"Qingzhou, you know someone by face but not by heart, especially as the past is the past, and now is now! Don’t idealize people too much. If he had no designs on you, why would he specifically come to Qianyang Academy?"
Zhang Wanyi said anxiously.
Before he could finish speaking.
Xu Qingzhou stopped, turned around, held Zhang Wanyi’s face in her hands, and smiled slightly:
"Silly, I promise you, even if the Third Young Master truly has designs on me, I would rather die than yield, okay?"
Hearing this, Zhang Wanyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Qingzhou, even at the cost of my life, I, Zhang Wanyi, will never let anyone take you away!" Zhang Wanyi said firmly.
"Alright!" Xu Qingzhou felt a warmth in her heart and nodded gently.
The two continued walking forward.
Suddenly.
Zhang Wanyi couldn’t help but stop, a look of surprise in his eyes:
"Huh? Who is that person? So very handsome, when did our Qianyang Academy have such a striking figure?"
He exclaimed in amazement.
"The Third Young Master!"
Beside him, Xu Qingzhou’s eyes lit up, and she quickly pulled Zhang Wanyi forward.
Chen Zhixing, who was gazing at a stone wall engraved with the history of Qianyang Academy, raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and turned to look at Xu Qingzhou.
With just one glance, Chen Zhixing discerned the relationship between Xu Qingzhou and Zhang Wanyi.
"Third Young Master, long time no see!"
Xu Qingzhou smiled at Chen Zhixing and then looked at Zhang Wanyi: "Wanyi, this is the Third Young Master, aren’t you going to greet him?"
"He... he’s the Third Young Master?"
Zhang Wanyi’s face showed a moment of shock.
The person before him wore a white gown as pure as snow, untainted by dust.
His exquisite features were like a sculpture, perfected to the extreme.
It was inconceivable how there could be such a handsome figure in the world, truly like a Banished Immortal.
Especially his long, deep-set eyes, seemingly shrouded in a mist, with a calm, indifferent expression.
He stood there, exuding an aura of nobility that seemed to lord over all beings, making it known that this person undoubtedly had an extraordinary background.
Zhang Wanyi, standing before Chen Zhixing, already poor, felt as if he were filthy mud meeting a bright moon, ashamed, lowering his head, afraid to meet Chen Zhixing’s penetrating gaze.
Even without a word from Chen Zhixing, Zhang Wanyi felt immense pressure, his body tense, palms sweating.
It was a psychological response born of deep inferiority.
A sense of inferiority derived from stark differences in appearance, family, background, strength, talent, and status!
"Wanyi!"
Xu Qingzhou nudged Zhang Wanyi with her elbow.
"Ah?"
Zhang Wanyi snapped back to reality, as if waking from a dream.
"Student Zhang Wanyi, greets the Th... Third Young Master."
Zhang Wanyi’s face flushed, speaking with some hesitation.
Meanwhile, he stole a glance at Chen Zhixing with the corner of his eye, anxious and nervous.
Surely, the Third Young Master saw him holding hands with Qingzhou just now?
Would he, in a fit of rage, kill me?
Rumor had it that the Third Young Master was ruthless and unscrupulous, exterminating entire families without a second thought!
If the Third Young Master were to blame me, what should be done?
As Zhang Wanyi’s mind spun in turmoil.
The Chen Zhixing he eyed merely nodded slightly, smiling:
"Miss Xu, long time no see."
From start to finish, Chen Zhixing hadn’t even glanced at him.
This brought some relief to Zhang Wanyi, but also a feeling of humiliation.
Is this... being completely ignored?
"It has been two years, and Third Young Master is now famously the first on the Longevity Celestial Pride Rankings. It’s surprising to think you might one day lead the Ziwei Chen Family and the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands."
Xu Qingzhou couldn’t help but lament.
When she went to Ziwei Mountain for a Daoist debate, she sensed Chen Zhixing’s uniqueness.
But however she imagined, she never thought Chen Zhixing would achieve such heights today.
If said...
The former Chen Zhixing, in the eyes of outsiders, was just a second-generation rich kid relying on the Ziwei Chen Family.
Then now.
The Ziwei Chen Family will shine because of him!
"Miss Xu, you’re not bad either; it seems you’re just a step away from the True Self Realm now."
Chen Zhixing smiled and then changed the subject:
"I came to Qianyang Academy this time to complement my own path, visit my younger sister, and discuss the Xu Family’s proposal."
"But it seems Miss Xu has already found her ideal partner, so why don’t we just..."
"Third Young Master, I was just about to talk to you about this."
Xu Qingzhou smiled, then thought for a moment and earnestly said:
"Third Young Master, could we speak privately?"