Since beginning to practice martial arts, Zhuang Lühe’s gloominess improved sowhat; when upset, she would find soone to fight to vent.
This was good; compared to previously bottling everything inside, this could be considered progress, which Qiao Xiaomai was very pleased to see.
She even suggested that Zhuang Lühe go after the Sun Family and Sun Junyan, as they were the real culprits; if she wanted to fight anyone, it should be them.
Zhuang Lühe really went to find these two without asking the guards for help, and she ended up beating them half to death.
After this act, Zhuang Lühe fully realized the benefits of martial arts; when reasoning was impossible, fists beca the truth.
She also went to Anping Village to beat up everyone who wronged her back then. After this round of venting, her gloominess lessened once more.
Qiao Xiaomai was happy to see this outco.
In fact, life is long; as long as one is alive, being unhappy or happy is just a day, so why not choose happiness?
After Yang Wenxiao passed away, she gained freedom and could travel far, but she waited three years as a form of mourning out of respect for Yang Wenxiao, who treated her generously, and she regarded him as a dear grandfather.
After mourning, she and Tong Saburo set out to travel across this continent.
Bluestone roads paved the official paths of Daqi, and there was also a canal from the Capital City straight to the sea. Added to this was the spatial dinsion and Tong Saburo’s martial arts, allowing her to travel anywhere across the continent she wished.
Sotis she traveled with Bei Lingsu and Yang Ye; other tis, she traveled with Bei Yun and Jiufeng. Later, she finally had the chance to co out with Tong Saburo alone.
Not even bringing Gu Zhen and Gu Xin, just her and Tong Saburo.
During a previous journey, she and Tong Saburo finally chose a suitable spot to place the treasure, which was a valley surrounded by mountains with only a small exit and a spacious adow inside. She and Tong Saburo quietly placed the treasure there, leaving behind the maid and guards.
Then she had Tong Saburo disguise himself as a descendant of Liuli and sent Yang Hao a letter, asking him to send people to retrieve the treasure.
This batch of treasure was all the ill-gotten wealth accumulated by the past emperors, and Qiao Xiaomai never intended to keep it for herself. Now that she could return it to the Daqi National Treasury, her last concern was laid to rest.
Yang Hao ordered the treasures to be transported back to the treasury, and they were gradually used to benefit the people. Taking from the people and using for the people was indeed the best way to deal with this treasure.
When all this was settled, a drop of Divine Liquid appeared in Qiao Xiaomai’s space.
When everything was resolved, the Divine Liquid beca more plentiful.
"There was a ti when I went crazy wanting even one drop and couldn’t get it, and now there’s still so left over," Qiao Xiaomai sighed as she looked at the five drops of Divine Liquid in her space.
Over the years, she continuously donated money to the Charity Hall, and donating so much over ti had again produced Divine Liquid.
At that mont, she and Tong Saburo were sitting in the courtyard drinking tea; it was autumn, and the sunset cast a beautiful orange glow over the courtyard. She and Tong Saburo sat under a wutong tree, with leaves falling beside them in the breeze, creating a serene and peaceful scene.
Tong Saburo held a delicate white porcelain cup with coffee inside; although he added a lot of milk, he still wasn’t used to the bitterness, which was noticeably different from tea.
Coffee was sothing they stumbled upon out west; it was a new discovery to Qiao Xiaomai, who was delighted by it, but he could never quite get used to its bitterness.
Hearing Qiao Xiaomai’s words, he smiled and said, "In the future, you should use a drop too; it’ll co in handy soday."
Qiao Xiaomai frowned at his words and shook her head, saying, "I don’t need it for now. But how about we set out to sea next? We’ve already explored this continent; new adventures await us."
"Oh? Aren’t you the one who loves peaceful days the most?" Tong Saburo asked in surprise.
"Repeating the sa thing every day becos too monotonous. We need so excitent. To the west are vast mountain ranges and high peaks. If we cross them, it’ll be a new continent," Qiao Xiaomai said, her eyes shining.
She used to crave peace because of her extre nature.
Now that she was gentler, ironically, she desired excitent.
She and Tong Saburo were still young; they should venture out and see the world while they could.
Seeing the excitent in her eyes, Tong Saburo couldn’t help but smile and nod, "Alright, I’ll listen to you."
Yes, he and Qiao Xiaomai were still young, and they had the ability to reach further places and see more wonders.
As long as she was by his side, everything was perfect.
When they were older and couldn’t travel anymore, he would sit with Qiao Xiaomai and reminisce about the past.
Once they had seen all the sights, he wanted to watch the slow passage of ti with her.
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