Chapter 159 Finale (Section Middle) 2

After this year, Liang En Zai would bring Lin Xi to his Emperor’s palace to train him. Lin Long had followed Si Tuo to practice her Mastership. Lin Xiao’s Cui Yu Zhai had been operating well for a long time. And, about the other matters, He Yuan, for example, although they had a lot of businesses and properties, they had trained many excellent subordinates, who could independently take the tasks, to help them. The farm was operating well and with Chief Manager Sun Yan and Deputy Chief Manager Liu Qian to manage everything, everything was stable. Even if they visited once a year, it would be no problem.

“I think my brother and the others will talk ill behind our backs.” Su Shuilian grinned. One of them was the decision and policy-maker as well as the head of security of Xi Lou, and the other controlled the production and businesses of He Yuan. And both of them are planning to cast Da Shi aside, to travel the land and seven seas, hand in hand… The first reaction Liang En Zai would make after he finds out may be an outward frown and inwardly cursing at them for being so ruthless.

“It’s okay if they want to scold us.” Lin Si Yao smiled faintly. “Haven’t we been exploited enough these years?” He raised his sword-like brows.

He gave face to Liang En Zai as the other was his brother-in-law and the man who took the responsibility when they parted from Da Hui and built Fan Luo City into a small but independent nation, which earned He Yuan real freedom. Otherwise, why would he have to cooperate that much? He asked him to take care and arrange for the refugees. He successfully resettled them. He asked him to protect Xi Lou. He defended it well…

“A Yao!” Su Shuilian suddenly stopped, lifting her head to look at him. “… Thank you! I know you willingly did these things for Da Shi because of me…”

“You silly…” He pulled her into his embrace, smiling as he answered. “You don’t know that my hands have been washed many times?” His hands had been soaked in blood for ten years, and he had used another ten-year to wash them clean. He definitely believed that one day, he could go with her to heaven instead of watching her going there while he was descended to hell. Though he used to think that he would stay there forever…

“A Yao…” Her heart ached. She didn’t expect that he still kept his past close to his heart like this.

In fact, she had never been bothered with his past, and she believed the others did the same. Otherwise, her brother wouldn’t have appreciated him and Jing Zhi wouldn’t have appraised him that much. Ying Yun wouldn’t have had to choose Si Luo as the partner; she would share every sweet or bitter moment for the rest of her life like Su Shuilian… But still, he minded it so much…

“I have never been bothered with your former assassin’s identity. If I have ever been concerned, it’s because I admire your excellent qing-gong and peerless martial skills…”

“I understand.” He curled his lips, caressing her lips with his finger. They’ve been married for a decade now, how could he not know her thoughts?

“If you understand, I forbid you to treat yourself harshly like this. Or else, or else…”

“Or else what?” He smiled, asking and holding her arms. He didn’t want to let her go.

Before she could come up with a punishment for him, she heard Sun Yan calling from afar. Then she realized that they had lingered at the entrance of the farm for quite a long time. The image of her bantering with him in his embrace was seen by many people.

Luckily, the residents of the farm were long accustomed to the couple’s loving scene.

“I’ll let you go for now.” Lin Si Yao subsided the flame at the bottom of his eyes, lowering his voice, then releasing her. His grip turned to a hold of her hand as they walked toward Sun Yan’s house.

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After the one-month birthday party, Lin Si Yao used his qing-gong to take his wife to Lian Zhuang Orchard at the West of the farm.

The orchard was around fifty-acre wide. Although it wasn’t too spacious, there were so many types of fruits planted here. Most of them were the wide species that were moved from deep in Mount Da Shi. After many times of grafting and improving, the fruits from these trees were much better than the products from other countries. Moreover, the fruits were juicy and big, and they were very popular.

In the big house at the entrance to the orchard, Lin Si Yao and Su Shuilian were carrying a bamboo bag and a bamboo basket as they were about to go and pick the ripe fruits in the orchard to give to their friends and families.

During the fifth lunar month, cherries, bayberries, and sweet pears were the most popular fruits.

“Here,” Lin Si Yao pulled his wife, walking on the meandering trail to the mountain flank, which led them to the peach forest.

“Is it the peach forest?”

Although she didn’t come here very often, she still remembered the areas where they planted different kinds of fruit trees. After the peach forest was the apricot forest and then the apple forest. Meanwhile, cherries and bayberries were planted on the upper slopes.

He just smiled and said nothing, just holding her hand. After a while, the two were standing between the empty slope watching a one-acre lavender field swaying in the wind.

“Ah!” Su Shuilian covered her mouth in surprise. He had actually planted a field full of flowers!

During one of their chitchats, she had briefly said that it would be beautiful if she had a field just to grow lavender. It was one of the most important ingredients for her essence workshop, also the first flowery ingredient she and Jing Zhi used to create their first incense.

She didn’t expect that he would remember this. So, he had been so busy lately to build this flower field for her.

“Look at your reaction, can I interpret that you like it a lot?” He hugged her and wiped the tear at the corners of her eyes, smiling and asking.

“Of course I like it. I just… didn’t expect… so… touched…” She nodded but her words stumbled.

“Old Qi said that lavender will bloom in spring. It’s almost summer now, so you have to ask someone to harvest them because we will be very busy afterward.” He strolled with her in between the romantic purple field.

“I will send people tomorrow. Oh my! It’s so many here… A Yao, I think our essence workshop wouldn’t need to worry about ingredients for next year.”

“Not one year, it’s one and a half. Don’t you forget that we’ll start our travels after Lunar New Year. We’ll be visiting the entire ten nations. It will take at least one year.” After Lin Si Yao finished, he stooped to claim her rosy lips. He didn’t want to miss this chance while they were such a romantic place.

“Um… One… One year? Travel… ten nations?… Enough…. Enough right?” She received his passionate kiss, which had separated her sentence into several parts.

“Not enough.” He stuck his lips on hers, gently letting out two words. She didn’t know if he answered her or just expressed his desire for her…

The light wind of summer swept over. Except for the swaying flowers in the field, everything surrounding them was so quiet as if they were afraid of disturbing the couple who was showing true love to each other…