On that day, on the airplane.
"Hello, Sister-in-law Jiang, I am Dongfang Hanchen, pleased to et you."
Mu Qiuniang was still in a daze when suddenly a voice reached her ears, and a man dressed in a similar Han-style lower robe sat beside her.
She put down her brush, turned her head, and saw a man with waist-length hair, elegant brows, delicate eyes, a beautiful mole, a prominent nose, red lips, fair skin, dressed in a white robe with embroidered clouds, like a noble young master from a traditional ink painting.
Especially his smile at the corners of his mouth, light and gentle, like a breath of spring breeze.
"Hello!" Mu Qiuniang responded a beat slower.
"I am your fan; may I take a photo with you? However, I’m not a sticky rice fan, nor a fan of Jiang Nuo," Dongfang Hanchen emphasized, being solely a fan of Mu Qiuniang.
Slling the strong ink fragrance on him, Mu Qiuniang guessed it might be true.
"Sure!"
Mu Qiuniang took a photo with him. In this photo, although their appearances and personalities were different, there was a striking similarity—the sa air of being detached from the Mortal World!
That sense of being far removed from the Mortal World, seemingly ready to drift away with the wind at any mont, was very apparent. For a mont, Mu Mingyu thought, the great-aunt really matches well with this person.
And indeed, Mu Qiuniang really hit it off with him.
Dongfang Hanchen, worthy of being a fan of Mu Qiuniang, didn’t miss anything about her public appearances. Even her interactions with Jiang Nuo as a couple, he was well-acquainted with.
Every word she penned in public, every handmade gift she sent to sticky rice fans, every calligraphy and painting she appeared with on cara... he knew it all.
His tone was calm, without a hint of boasting or ill intent; it seed like he was narrating sothing she was accustod to.
Neither too close nor too distant, making one feel very comfortable.
Mu Qiuniang rarely t such a person and couldn’t help but chat with him for a while, even suggesting that if there’s ti, they could have a chat about calligraphy and such. It’s not that Mu Qiuniang had a particular preference for calligraphy, but eting a kindred spirit made her want to seize the chance to spend more ti together.
It was the first ti Mu Shiming, following Mu Qiuniang, saw her so engaged in conversation with soone (excluding Yue Youxi, who had ulterior motives and tried every possible way to please Mu Qiuniang), making him glance at Dongfang Hanchen several tis.
The Dongfang family?
If he rembered correctly, it’s one of the three major families in the Cultivation World, right?
This Dongfang Hanchen, could he be from that family? No wonder he, like the great-aunt, didn’t look like soone who struggled in the Mortal World, exuding an eye-catching "immortal aura."
Just not sure about Dongfang Hanchen’s status within the Dongfang family?
Furthermore, appearing in the delegation at this ti, and specifically seeking out the great-aunt, was this really just a coincidence?
After getting off the plane, Dongfang Hanchen invited Mu Qiuniang to have dinner together soti, saying he’d had a great conversation today and hoped to continue.
Mu Qiuniang nodded, "I enjoyed it too. If the exchange conference isn’t too busy, we can arrange sothing."
The hotel rooms were pre-arranged by the delegation, and Mu Qiuniang didn’t get any special treatnt, but her room was quite nice, a river-view room with particularly beautiful night scenery.
Before parting, President Jiao Yu’en inford everyone that there was still so ti before dinner, and everyone could rest in their respective rooms. At 6 PM, they’d gather in the lobby for dinner. This was the first group dinner of the international arts exchange, so it was hoped everyone would participate together and not act individually.
After returning to the room, Mu Mingyu shared his speculations about Dongfang Hanchen.
"Hmm!" Mu Qiuniang nodded, "He is indeed a cultivator, and his cultivation is not low. Even Gong Leitian might not be his match."
"That powerful?! Then how did he end up here?" If he’s more powerful than Gong Leitian, wouldn’t such a talent from a big family be closely monitored?
If not quickly fostering, what is he doing mingling with ordinary people, pretending to be a calligrapher? Not everyone needs to ’join the world’ like the great-aunt.
"I don’t know, maybe to ’join the world.’" Mu Qiuniang said, sitting on the sofa, eating the fruit platter Mu Mingyu prepared.
"Great-aunt," Mu Mingyu was helpless, "Can you take this matter more seriously? What if today’s events weren’t a coincidence and they are targeting you?"
"Let it be!" In any case, they couldn’t defeat her. Mu Qiuniang only believed in one thing: in the face of absolute strength, all sches and conspiracies are fleeting.
"Am I more anxious than the emperor, great-aunt?"
Mu Qiuniang was puzzled, "I’m not the emperor!" So, how did you beco the eunuch?
"..." Mu Mingyu was speechless, "Great-aunt, it ans, you’re not worried, but I am worried for you."
"What’s there to be anxious about?"
"Why not be anxious? What if they’re targeting great-aunt and we have no idea what they’re plotting? We should have so defense asures ready."
"They can’t defeat ."
Mu Mingyu: "..."
Is the great-aunt implying that strength is the ultimate reason?
"Great-aunt, this is a society governed by law, so as long as we are in this world, we must be reasonable and act according to legal rules. If everyone existed above the law, what would be the point of having laws? Wouldn’t it lead to chaos?"
Mu Qiuniang: "..."
Although no conclusion was reached, Mu Qiuniang agreed to Mu Mingyu’s intention to investigate Dongfang Hanchen and the affairs of the Dongfang family.
The Cultivation World is a bit peculiar right now, so caution is warranted.
"It’s inconvenient for you to directly investigate the Cultivation World. I’ll have Xiaogong give you so people," Mu Qiuniang said.
"Gong Leitian?" was Mu Mingyu’s first reaction.
"Gong Xihe." Mu Qiuniang was speechless; Gong Leitian obviously had a tendency to stray. Could she casually use him in such a situation?
Moreover, she hoped that in the future, Mu Mingyu could handle things independently, not just in the ordinary world, but also in the Cultivation World.
"Are you referring to the Sect Leader of the Hidden Immortal Sect?" Mu Mingyu was surprised.
Although they share the sa surna, one is just a minister in a rather unique departnt of the ordinary world, while the other is the leader of the Hidden Immortal Sect, the foremost of the five major sects in the Cultivation World. Would he really handle personnel arrangents of such a minor nature?
"Mingyu, you need to rember at all tis that you are now also a cultivator," Mu Qiuniang reminded him. "You will face issues that won’t always be just in the ordinary world. Before I ascend, or before you ascend, you will have to confront both worlds. You must learn to handle matters in both worlds, not always relying on others to help you, understand?"
"Sorry, great-aunt, for disappointing you before!" Mu Mingyu suddenly realized.
Yes! He is now the great-aunt’s all-purpose steward and also a cultivator; he can’t forever deal only with ordinary world affairs.
Matters like Gong Leitian’s before, such as Dongfang Hanchen’s now, and the many issues that may arise in the future, how could he be certain that he would only handle ordinary world affairs in the future? Ever since inadvertently becoming the great-aunt’s steward and starting cultivation, his life had already changed.
This change is not only reflected in his cultivation but also in his future facing multiple world affairs, he must have his own network or power to handle these matters, otherwise, how could he beco the best "all-purpose steward"?
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