Chapter 449: The Shui Sisters

"Cheers!!!"

Inside the Gu Lei Royal Palace, the main hall was filled with the clinking of glasses today.

How could one not properly celebrate such a hard-won and highly significant victory?

One would imagine that before long, once today's battle situation spread, it would stir up another hurricane across the entire continent.

Feihuang almost never touched alcohol, except in special circumstances, such as when he was with Qian Renxue, the two of them drinking under the moon, or as it was now, driven by the atmosphere.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, a talent of heaven-sent genius, this old minister toasts you." One minister after another stepped forward to toast him; at this very moment, Nan Feihuang had truly and completely won the hearts of the court officials.

Even if Nan Tianchen were to say today that he wanted to abdicate to Nan Feihuang, it is estimated that no one would object.

"Many thanks, sir!" Facing these people, Nan Feihuang did not put on any airs, because the people who came today were all worthy of being treated with courtesy.

In reality, there were not many people in the Gu Lei Kingdom's court today.

Just after the news of Nan Feihuang challenging the Offering Hall spread, a large number of officials in the court chose to resign and return to their hometowns.

The reason was simple: not many people were optimistic that the Gu Lei Kingdom could resist the Spirit Hall, and they did not want to be buried along with the Gu Lei Royal Family.

Presumably, after the results of today are spread, many people will regret it.

And those who have remained until now are the ones truly loyal to the country; naturally, Feihuang had to treat them with sincerity.

The banquet lasted until late at night before the ministers returned one by one; soon, only Nan Feihuang and his family and friends remained in the hall.

"My Lord, after finishing this cup, this humble official will take his leave. There are still many things to handle; because of this incident, many people have left the court, and to maintain the normal operation of the country, we have to work overtime." Xun Yu stepped forward and said.

Feihuang smiled, "Wenruo, you should have anticipated this long ago. This time our Gu Lei Kingdom has made a name for itself, so recruiting talent should not be difficult. For this period, I can only trouble you to work hard."

"It is my duty, how can it be called hard work? This humble official takes his leave." After saying this, Xun Yu went down.

"Junior brother, you really do have a competent minister." Shui Bing'er walked over with Shui Yue'er and said with a smile.

"Yes, Wenruo has always been my pride. He, E Lai, and Lingqi are the ministers or lovers I trust most. Senior sister, one day, we will grow to be stronger than the Offering Hall." Nan Feihuang said confidently.

"Junior brother is truly full of confidence at every moment, but junior brother, growth takes time. Are you really not worried? About what that Great Elder said today." Shui Bing'er said with concern, "Although he said he wouldn't trouble you within five years, what can a mere five years change? Perhaps your aptitude is heaven-defying enough, but not everyone is you. To be honest, it is truly difficult for the Gu Lei Kingdom to grow to the point of surpassing the Spirit Hall within five years."

"No matter how difficult, we must strive to do it. Many things, how would you know if you don't try?" Feihuang said earnestly, "Just as people are born to face life, aging, sickness, and death, one cannot say, 'Since I will die sooner or later, I won't live,' or live a mediocre life forever."

"Junior brother speaks so well, so handsome!!!" Shui Yue'er's eyes lit up, and she poked Nan Feihuang's chest with her finger, "Confident, smart, and powerful. In my eyes, junior brother now only has one shortcoming left."

"A shortcoming? What shortcoming could my husband possibly have?" Lv Lingqi said unhappily. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; in her eyes, her lover was perfect.

"Exactly, exactly, my younger brother is the best." Nan Feiling, who had a brother complex, nodded as if it were a serious matter, fully agreeing with her sister-in-law's thoughts. "It's that there are no children yet. Junior brother, you are the only seedling of the Gu Lei Kingdom. Other people's crown princes, at eighteen or nineteen, might already have sons who can run errands. Just you, you haven't left an heir for the Gu Lei Kingdom yet." Shui Yue'er drew circles on Feihuang with her finger, "Would you like to consider your senior sister? Many people say that I, your senior sister, am good at bearing children. Now that I have just passed my twentieth birthday, I am two years older than you, my appearance is beautiful and moving, and as for aptitude, although I wouldn't call myself a genius, I have at least reached the Soul Ancestor realm, which is better than that Princess Xue Ke!"

Shui Bing'er helplessly held her forehead; this younger sister was at it again, a lovesick personality that never learned.

Or perhaps, after today's battle between Nan Feihuang and the Azure Phoenix Douluo, she was even more infatuated and couldn't wait to enter the palace to become a concubine.

"I'm sorry, junior sister, my Yue'er has dreamed since she was a child of marrying a white horse prince who is both handsome and powerful. Your son seems to satisfy her requirements in every aspect." Shui Youlan said to Lan Xue with some embarrassment.

Although Shui Yue'er was not her biological daughter, she was raised by her. Having taught her to be like this, she felt she had no face to see anyone.

"Haha, it's nothing, Yue'er is very cute. If Huang'er himself is willing, I wouldn't mind having one more lively daughter-in-law at all." Lan Xue laughed, "Besides, senior sister, don't you still have a very obedient daughter?"

She was also very double-standard. Regarding her own husband, ever since she married Nan Tianchen, she did not allow Nan Tianchen to take any other person, but for her son, the more the better.

She dreamed of having children and grandchildren filling the house.

"Yes, fortunately Bing'er is sensible. Although she is only three months older than Yue'er, she is mature and steady." Thinking of her biological daughter's sensibility, a touch of pride could not help but rise in Shui Youlan's heart.

Even if this eldest daughter was not as monstrous as Nan Feihuang, her aptitude was top-tier and did not lose to the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.

The speaker had no intention, but the listener did.

Nan Feihuang was originally worrying about how to get rid of this clingy Shui Yue'er, but he seemed to have heard a piece of good information.

"Senior sister Yue'er, are you and senior sister Bing'er the same age?" Nan Feihuang asked.

"Yes, my father cheated on my biological mother when my mother had just become pregnant with my sister. You know, a woman who has just become pregnant cannot do that thing, and my scum of a father was a lecher, how could he endure it? As a result, not long after, the person he cheated with became pregnant with me." Shui Yue'er was indeed bold and unrestrained, arranging her own father in public.

Seeing her speak so indifferently, it was clear that she had no affection for her biological father.

In fact, Feihuang had also heard the story of Aunt Shui Youlan, the youngest headmaster in the Element Academy, who possessed the same Ice Phoenix martial soul as Shui Bing'er and was a rare powerhouse below the Title Douluo level in the current world, whose true combat power could rival a Peak Soul Douluo.

It was a pity that this woman's marriage was not happy. Her husband was a man who married into her family, and her strength was far greater than her husband's, leading to a strong woman and a weak man in the family. Because her personality was relatively strong, her husband eventually drifted away from her, and he cheated on another woman when she was just pregnant, which led to the birth of Shui Bing'er's younger sister, Yue'er.

She had wanted to kill that man with one palm, but as could be seen from the upbringing of Shui Bing'er, she was also a woman of kind nature, and in the end, she chose to forgive.

Afterwards, that irresponsible man abandoned his young daughter Yue'er and fled, so Shui Youlan adopted Yue'er and gave her her own surname, which led to the current Shui Yue'er.

Such an experience made her perception of men not very good, which is why Tianshui Academy only recruited women and never allowed men to enter.

"Hehe, so that's how it is!" Nan Feihuang touched his chin with a smile. Perhaps a problem that had been bothering him could be solved now.

(End of chapter)