Chapter 174

"No need, we still have to rush to the next place, let's wait for next time, Mother Liu." Lu Li politely declined Liu Mengli's invitation, then left together with Su Xueyi.

"Yanran, if only Lu Li were my son-in-law, don't you think that would be wonderful?" Watching the True Red-Eyes Black Dragon fly away, Liu Mengli couldn't help but tease.

"Mom, what are you saying?" Liu Yanran couldn't help but roll her eyes. Are you really in such a rush to marry off your daughter?

"Giggle!" Amidst the laughter, Liu Mengli led Liu Yanran into the house.

……

"Xueyi, how about we go play in Cangling City for two days, and then I'll go with you to Cangheng City in two days?" Outside Cangyue City, Lu Li spoke suddenly.

"Ah?" Hearing Lu Li's proposal, Su Xueyi couldn't help but be stunned. She hadn't expected him to suddenly bring this up: "Why?"

However, one had to pass through Cangling City to get to Cangheng City, so it could be considered on the way.

"No reason, I just want to understand you a bit more." Shrugging his shoulders, Lu Li summoned the True Red-Eyes Black Dragon again, then picked her up and sat on the dragon's back.

Perhaps due to her personality, Su Xueyi rarely spoke on ordinary days; she only spoke a few more words when she was with Shangguan Wan'er and the other girls.

Lu Li had clearly seen the envy in her eyes when she looked at Liu Yanran and Liu Mengli just now. Thinking back, it seemed that Su Xueyi had experienced similar stirrings when they were at the Shangguan residence.

"As you wish." Hearing Lu Li's reason, Su Xueyi came back to her senses and dropped a faint sentence, yet her body very honestly snuggled closer into Lu Li's embrace. On her cold, slightly bewitching face, the corners of her mouth curled up into a faint, fleeting arc.

As the sun rose and the moon fell, when the two returned to Cangling City, the moon had already risen.

"Let's go, let's go get something to eat first." Recalling the True Red-Eyes Black Dragon back to the Eternal Land, Lu Li held Su Xueyi and walked toward the bustling market.

Regarding Lu Li's mischievous hand, Su Xueyi only gave him an icy roll of her eyes and then ignored it, her eyes unable to stop wandering around.

This was her first time in Cangling City, and there were many novel things attracting her.

"Let's eat here." As they walked, Lu Li and Su Xueyi arrived in front of a familiar shop. It was the very restaurant where he and the Night Queen had once dined, where he had been mistaken for the Night Queen's lover by the receptionist.

But this time, there would be no more mistakes.

"Whatever you decide is fine." To this, Su Xueyi raised no objections.

"Welcome, you two!" It was still the same receptionist who had served Lu Li before. Upon seeing him, a flash of surprise crossed her eyes, but she concealed it well, even putting on a performance as if seeing him for the first time.

Look, this is professionalism! At this moment, Lu Li couldn't help but smack his lips.

330. So this is how you understand!

This time, Lu Li still requested a private room, and the dinner was very simple, leaving the arrangements entirely to that receptionist who understood people's hearts.

And she did not disappoint him; this dinner, from the taste of the ingredients to the atmosphere, was just right and very impressive.

After dinner, Lu Li and Su Xueyi continued to stroll through the night market before taking her home.

"Did you have this intention all along?" After walking around Lu Li's house, Su Xueyi couldn't help but look at him with a scrutinizing gaze. Although this was bound to happen sooner or later, the young girl couldn't help but suspect Lu Li's current motives.

Even with Su Xueyi's personality, a beautiful blush couldn't help but rise on her always cold little face. So this is what you meant by "understand a bit more," huh!

"What are you thinking? Was I that obvious?" Seeing this, Lu Li was amused and couldn't help but tease this girl.

"So it wasn't that. I thought you were going to come together. Looks like I overthought it." Unfortunately, Su Xueyi didn't fall for Lu Li's act, and after dropping that line, she walked gracefully toward the bathroom.

Good grief, that's you alright!

Hearing Su Xueyi's bold statement, Lu Li couldn't help but smack his lips. Although Meng Chuyun was the boldest among the girls, Su Xueyi was actually just as daring, and she was very decisive in her actions; otherwise, she wouldn't have tacitly agreed to Lu Li's previous suggestion.

"Didn't expect to be outplayed by this girl." Listening to the sound of water coming from the bathroom, Lu Li couldn't help but shake his head, but he didn't hesitate and walked toward the bathroom as well.

……

"Get up, the sun is already high!" The next day, Lu Li woke up a step earlier than Su Xueyi. Seeing the girl still hugging her pillow tightly in her sleep, he couldn't help but playfully flick her nose.

"Let me sleep a little longer," Su Xueyi said, swatting away Lu Li's hand, before burrowing directly into the quilt.

"Fine then." Seeing this, Lu Li didn't tease the girl further. But he hadn't expected that Su Xueyi, who usually wore an icy expression, would be so weak, showing quite a gap compared to Meng Chuyun.

It was fortunate that a Magic Card Master's physical fitness was much better than an ordinary person's; otherwise, Lu Li suspected Su Xueyi would still be sleeping like a pig right now.

However, Lu Li had also confirmed one thing yesterday: no matter how cold a woman appeared on the outside, she was incredibly fiery on the inside.

After washing up, by the time Su Xueyi was also ready, it was already noon. This made Lu Li sigh; indeed, as long as it's a woman, no matter what their personality is, their approach to going out is surprisingly consistent.

But seeing Su Xueyi in that form-fitting dress and with a light touch of makeup on her face, Lu Li felt it was all worth it, and he began to understand the meaning of the saying, "A woman dresses for the one who appreciates her."

"Is this outfit okay?" Su Xueyi frowned, looking at her own attire. She rarely dressed like this in the past, but after yesterday, many things had undergone subtle changes.

"Even if you didn't dress up, you'd be beautiful enough." Affectionately flicking Su Xueyi's forehead, Lu Li held the girl and set off: "Time to go out."

In the time that followed, Lu Li took Su Xueyi to visit Cang Fenghua, Yu Haojia, and Gu Fa in succession.

Having not seen each other for half a year, they were all very happy to see Lu Li. Gu Fa even pulled Lu Li aside, asking him to give a proper lesson to the juniors at Cangling No. 3 High School; after all, Lu Li was the pride of their school.

As for Yu Haojia, upon seeing Su Xueyi by Lu Li's side, he couldn't help but let his eyes light up and laugh out loud.

Yu Haojia naturally couldn't have no impression of Su Xueyi; after all, Mo Yingtian had boasted about her in front of him back then, only to be crushed by Lu Li later.

And now, judging by the situation between the two, Su Xueyi had clearly been won over by Lu Li, which meant he had won another round against that old man Mo Yingtian. How could Yu Haojia not be excited?

Compared to Gu Fa and Yu Haojia, Cang Fenghua was relatively much calmer, but she was also happy that Lu Li had been able to grow so quickly.

……

"I didn't expect you to be so popular." On the True Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Su Xueyi snuggled in Lu Li's arms. A faint blush rose on the girl's fair face, and her lips seemed slightly swollen.

"That's only natural!" Tightening his arms, Lu Li inhaled her orchid-like fragrance and gazed at the approaching Cangheng City in the distance: "We're almost there."

After visiting the three of them and having a good time with Su Xueyi in Cangling City for two days, Lu Li took the girl and set off for Cangheng City.

"Let's go buy some things first, they should still be taking their afternoon nap," landing outside Cangheng City and returning to familiar ground, Su Xueyi was clearly more proactive than before.

"No need to rush, we still have plenty of time." Seeing Su Xueyi's behavior, Lu Li couldn't help but smile, but he let her be.

Over these two days, Lu Li had gained a deeper understanding of Su Xueyi.

Unlike the other girls, Su Xueyi had been an orphan since she was young, growing up in an orphanage in Cangheng City.

Although it was an orphanage, the Magic Card civilization had a very complete welfare system, and they even arranged for personnel every year to test the orphans to see if they had successfully awakened the talent of a Magic Card Master.

After all, awakening the talent of a Magic Card Master made no distinction between noble and lowly, and Su Xueyi was one of the lucky ones.

Not only did she successfully awaken her Magic Card Master talent, but her talent was also outstanding, attracting the attention of Mo Yingtian, the president of the Cangheng City Magic Card Association, and eventually, with his sponsorship, she successfully got into the Heavenly Mansion.

This time, returning to Cangheng City, the two were heading to the orphanage where Su Xueyi had once stayed.

After buying everything, more than an hour had passed. Lu Li and Su Xueyi didn't delay any further and arrived at the orphanage with bags in their hands.

"Ah, it's Sister Xueyi!" Seeing Su Xueyi's arrival, the children in the orphanage ran out excitedly, surrounding the girl. The girl also greeted these little ones with a rare, enthusiastic smile, occasionally taking out some small toys and snacks she had just bought, drawing bursts of cheers from the children.

Seeing this scene, a smile appeared on Lu Li's face; this interaction did indeed look very heartwarming.

The children's cheers and actions brought out the director of the orphanage. The director was also a Magic Card Master, but looked quite old, with half of their hair already turned white. Su Xueyi had attracted Mo Yingtian's attention back then because of this director.

It was just that the old person's strength wasn't very high; in Lu Li's perception, they only had the strength of the Monarch Realm. However, even if it was just the Monarch Realm, the willingness to give up the hope of further advancement to stay and guard the orphanage was enough to command respect.

"Director!" Seeing the old person before her, Su Xueyi's face was filled with obvious excitement.

"It's good to be back," compared to Su Xueyi, Xi Ruyun, although also appearing a bit excited, was much calmer. Then, her gaze turned toward Lu Li, carrying a hint of a kind smile: "Snow girl, aren't you going to introduce him?"

Snow girl?

Hearing Xi Ruyun's address for Su Xueyi, Lu Li's expression couldn't help but become strange. In a certain sense, this name was indeed quite accurate.

"Director!" Being called Snow girl by Xi Ruyun, a shy blush rose on Su Xueyi's face, but she still introduced Lu Li.

331. The Icy Girl Who Knows How to Play

"Lu Li, is it? I thought you would bring him back for us to meet a bit later." Xi Ruyun didn't seem surprised by Lu Li's identity, but a flash of surprise still crossed the depths of her eyes.

Although she had known from Mo Yingtian that Su Xueyi's boyfriend wasn't simple, hearing is one thing and seeing is another. Now seeing the real person, Lu Li's strength indeed exceeded her imagination.

"Alright, let's all come in. It's rare for you to come back, and I'm very interested in your experiences during this time." Xi Ruyun withdrew her gaze and then clapped her hands: "Little ones, Director Grandma needs to talk to your Sister Xueyi about something, you go play by yourselves for now."

"Okay, Director Grandma." Hearing Xi Ruyun's words, all the children scattered. Clearly, in this orphanage, Xi Ruyun's words held absolute authority.

Exchanging a glance, Su Xueyi took Lu Li's arm, and the two followed behind Xi Ruyun into the orphanage.

……

"I can tell that the Director treats you like her own daughter." Nearly two hours later, Lu Li and Su Xueyi left the orphanage, with a crowd of children waving goodbye to them from behind.

"I've been with the Director in the orphanage since I was little. You could say the Director is my mother." Su Xueyi leaned against Lu Li and said softly.

Thinking about it, it made sense. In a certain sense, the relationship between Xi Ruyun and Su Xueyi was even more like mother and daughter than that between the Night Queen and Meng Ningdie.

"But I didn't expect that the Director and your parents actually knew each other, and that your parents left you a keepsake," Lu Li said, looking at the card in Su Xueyi's hand, which Xi Ruyun had given to the girl: "But what's even more unexpected is that your parents were Magic Card Masters from the Northern Region."

This trip to the orphanage was originally just for Su Xueyi and Lu Li to visit everyone, but Xi Ruyun had brought them an unexpected surprise.

And this unexpected surprise concerned Su Xueyi's background.

Her parents were Magic Card Masters from the Northern Region, but unfortunately, they died accidentally during an exploration of a plane. Eventually, Su Xueyi, who had just learned to crawl, was brought to the Eastern Region by her parents' friend, Xi Ruyun, and settled down in Cangheng City.

Over the years, Xi Ruyun had been looking for a suitable opportunity to confess this to Su Xueyi, but because of the talent Su Xueyi showed on the path of Magic Cards, Xi Ruyun had kept this secret, fearing it would affect the girl's future.

It wasn't until Su Xueyi successfully got into the Heavenly Mansion and finally stabilized there that Xi Ruyun took this opportunity to tell her everything.

"At first, I thought you would be like the daughter of destiny in a novel, possessing an even more bizarre background." Lu Li looked at the card Su Xueyi was holding, seeing that the girl didn't seem to have much on her mind, and teased.

The card obtained from Xi Ruyun was a keepsake left to the girl by Su Xueyi's parents. However, these keepsakes were all in the Northern Region. If she wanted to get them back, she would have to make a trip to the Northern Region, and the distance between the Northern Region and the Eastern Region was not short. ===== CHAPTER 175 =====