114: Parting on bad terms
The sudden arrival of the royal guard interrupted the conversation.Lin Chuan was stunned, but nodded gently, "I understand. Please go back and report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I will be there shortly."
After receiving a positive answer, the royal guards hurried back.
Shui Lanxin couldn't help but ask curiously, "Xiaochuan, do you know His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Lin Chuan nodded gently, "Last time I went soul hunting with Senior Dugu, I stayed in Tiandou City for a few days and met him once. I think he has already investigated my background clearly!"
"Is that so... then it seems he intends to recruit you!"
Shui Lanxin is actually not unfamiliar with all this.
The Shui family had also recruited many talented people. In fact, the original purpose of establishing Tianshui College was not only to enhance the Shui family's reputation, but also to recruit talented people among the common people.
Thinking of this, Shui Lanxin suddenly felt a little worried.
"Xiaochuan, don't let this Crown Prince abduct you!"
Lin Chuan chuckled, his expression amused, "You never know. What if this prince is really willing to spend a lot of money, give me a title, and marry the princess to me? I might really be tempted!"
"So beautiful!"
Shui Lanxin gave her a reproachful look and stretched out her hand as if to hit her.
Lin Chuan accurately caught the attacking hand and felt it was cool and smooth the moment he touched it.
The warm touch instantly wrapped around her hand. Shui Lanxin was stunned for a moment, then her cheeks turned slightly red. She exerted a little force with her soft hand and struggled to break free from Lin Chuan's big hand.
"Okay, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still waiting for you, so hurry over!"
Lin Chuan raised his eyebrows, gave a playful smile, turned around and walked to the back.
"This little guy..." Realizing that she was being teased, Shui Lanxin's face showed annoyance and her heart trembled slightly. Even she herself couldn't explain why.
I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down.
Shui Lanxin suddenly felt a little worried.
Lin Chuan seemed to be joking just now, but it is indeed very likely that no matter whether it is the Tiandou Empire, the Xingluo Empire, or the Spirit Hall, as long as they know the talent of this little guy, they will probably make great efforts to recruit him.
Things like titles and princess marriages are no joke.
You have to know that in order to win over the Zhu family, the Xingluo Empire even has every emperor's empress be a direct descendant of the Zhu family. In comparison, what is there to be reluctant about for just a princess?
'No, we need to let Bing'er and the others take the initiative.'
Shui Lanxin suddenly felt a sense of urgency, she lifted the curtain and entered the carriage.
At this time, the girls were gathering in groups of three or four, chatting and laughing, and the carriage was filled with sweet laughter.
"Dean!"
Seeing Shui Lanxin come in, the girls bowed to her one after another.
"Don't worry about me, just continue to rest!"
Shui Lanxin nodded slightly, then sat down next to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.
"Bing'er, Yue'er."
"Aunt Shui, what's the matter?"
The two sisters looked questioning.
"Indeed, there is something." Looking at the two beautiful faces in front of her, Shui Lanxin nodded, and without hesitation, she spoke softly, "What do you think of Xiaochuan?"
"ah?!"
Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er obviously didn't react.
"You two are almost twenty years old, it's time to find a boyfriend. You know Xiaochuan well. He is not only very talented, but also a nice person. If you don't mind him, you can try to get in touch with him."
Shui Lanxin did not hide her thoughts and spoke them out openly.
"This..." Shui Bing'er didn't know how to respond for a moment.
I thought it was something important, but it turned out to be this.
"Aunt Shui, do you think I don't want to? I like Xiaochuan very much, but he is like a piece of wood, without any response at all. It's really frustrating!"
Shui Yue'er curled her lips and muttered helplessly.
It was so obvious, but there was no reaction at all. What could I do?
"What about you, Bing'er?" Shui Lanxin asked again.
Shui Bing'er's ears turned slightly red, and she lowered her head, unable to speak.
"Oh, actually Bing'er should also be interested in Xiaochuan. I don't mind. It's a good opportunity for us to be together. It also prevents us from being bullied by others in the future."
Shui Yue'er blinked and inadvertently glanced at where Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were.
The girl's little action naturally did not escape Shui Lanxin's eyes, and she sighed helplessly.
Sometimes, being too popular is not a good thing.
"Xiaochuan is very good, and it's normal for girls to like him. But putting that aside, he is indeed a very good child. At least there is no one in the entire Douluo Continent who is more talented than him. In my opinion, although he has some minor flaws, he is worthy of entrusting your life to him."
"I won't force you. If you can accept it, then give it a try. If it doesn't work, then forget it!"
Shui Lanxin spoke softly, her expression unusually calm.
"I understand, Aunt Shui, I will think about it carefully."
After a moment's silence, Shui Bing'er finally responded in a low voice.
"Aunt Shui, I'm fine. No matter what, Xiaochuan can't escape from my control!" Compared to Shui Bing'er's reservedness, Shui Yue'er was much more direct.
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Shui Lanxin's face.
It's enough to have this intention. Looking at the situation, more and more people will gather around Lin Chuan in the future. I don't ask the two girls to be the only ones, as long as they can have a place.
After giving a few simple instructions, Shui Lanxin turned and walked out of the car.
Almost at the moment they walked out, everyone who had been chatting animatedly stopped at the same time, turned their heads to look at Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, with teasing smiles on their faces.
Shui Yue'er was fine, but Shui Bing'er felt very uncomfortable.
Suddenly, Duguyan pulled Ye Lingling towards the two sisters, "Bing'er, Yue'er, let's talk!"
The two sisters looked at each other, and then Shui Yueer nodded gently, "Let's talk!"
The four of them walked to the corner of the carriage and sat down. The other girls focused all their attention on them, with smiles on their faces and excitement flashing in their eyes.
However, Lin Chuan was not aware of all this.
He appeared beside Xue Qinghe's carriage. The royal guard in charge of driving the carriage knocked gently on the door and said respectfully, "Your Highness, Lord Lin Chuan is here."
"Brother Lin is here, come in quickly!"
Xue Qinghe's gentle voice suddenly came from the carriage.
Lin Chuan immediately got on the carriage, pulled open the curtain and walked in.
Xue Qinghe, dressed in gorgeous clothes and with a noble demeanor, was sitting in the first seat with a book in his hand. When he saw Lin Chuan coming, his joy was beyond words.
"Brother Lin, please take a seat!"
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"I wonder why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants me here?"
Xue Qinghe slammed the book shut and pretended to be unhappy, "Brother Lin, why are you so polite again? Are you really unwilling to make friends with me?"
Lin Chuan couldn't help but secretly spit in his heart.
What a hassle!
"Please forgive me, Brother Xue. I wonder what is the important matter that Brother Xue wants to talk to me about?"
"That's right..." Xue Qinghe nodded with satisfaction and smiled again, "I want to introduce a few friends to Brother Lin."
"friend?!"
Just as I was wondering, there was another knock on the door outside the car.
"Your Highness, Tang San is here!"
"Come in!"
The car curtain was opened again, and Tang San slowly leaned in. When he saw Lin Chuan, he was obviously stunned for a moment, but quickly regained his composure.
"Meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Xue Qinghe smiled gently and waved his hand casually, "Brother Tang, you don't have to be polite. Please take a seat!"
Tang San nodded slightly and walked to the other side and sat down.
"Let me introduce you to each other. This is Tang San from Shrek Academy, and this is Lin Chuan from Tianshui Academy. You should get to know each other!"
"Lin Chuan?!"
Hearing this name, Tang San frowned subconsciously.
Seeing Tang San's hesitation, Xue Qinghe immediately smiled and explained, "Actually, you don't need me to introduce you. You two should have known each other for a long time, and you were roommates in the same dormitory."
"It's you!"
After hearing what Xue Qinghe said, Tang San finally remembered.
"Long time no see," Lin Chuan greeted indifferently.
Tang San's eyes flickered slightly, and he responded coldly, "I didn't expect to see you here. When you suddenly left Notting College, I thought you died in the mouth of a soul beast, but now you have joined Tianshui College."
Lin Chuan narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"It's not that easy for me to die. On the contrary, you, after not seeing you for such a long time, not only have you broken through to the Soul Sect, but your fourth soul ring is even ten thousand years old. You are really amazing!"
Seeing that the atmosphere was beginning to grow cold, Xue Qinghe immediately spoke up to help.
"Have you two brothers ever had a feud? Why don't you make peace for my sake? It's better to have one more friend than one more enemy. What do you think?"
Tang San shook his head slightly, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood. We didn't have any conflicts, but we are just strangers, not friends."
"That's true!"
Lin Chuan smiled and nodded in agreement, then slowly stood up and bowed to Xue Qinghe, "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Xue, but I believe in making friends based on fate, and outsiders cannot force it, so I'm afraid I'll let Brother Xue down today."
"The dean is waiting for me to discuss tactics for the finals, so I won't disturb Brother Xue from meeting him. Bye."
Without giving Xue Qinghe time to react, Lin Chuan turned around, lifted the car curtain and walked out.
Seeing this, Xue Qinghe was very annoyed.
Really no face at all.
Xue Qinghe took a deep breath and forced a smile again, "I have been thinking about this for a long time today, I hope Brother Tang will not mind."
Tang San shook his head gently, "Your Highness, you are too polite. Only when we are compatible with each other can we be friends. This is not Your Highness's fault. It's just that he and I cannot recognize each other."
"Brother Tang, I hope you don't blame me!"
"Since His Royal Highness has nothing to do here, I will take my leave now. I still have to prepare for the next game. I hope Your Highness will forgive me!"
"Then I won't see you off!"
Soon Tang San also left. The smile on Xue Qinghe's face disappeared instantly, and his face turned gloomy.
"Tsk, I thought that since the two of them graduated from the same junior spirit master academy, they should have a good relationship. I didn't expect it to be the opposite. Instead, they made the situation so unpleasant. It seems that if we want to win them both back at the same time and make them live in harmony, it seems that we need to spend some effort."
Even so, Xue Qinghe was still not particularly worried.
After all, even in the Spirit Hall, there are people who don't get along with each other. As long as they obey orders and don't fight directly, it will be fine.
"Haha, is Qian Renxue interested in Tang San and me? Does she want to subdue both of us? Her appetite is really huge!"
On the way back to Tianshui College in the carriage, Lin Chuan couldn't help but sneer.
If Qian Renxue really has such an idea, she will end up with nothing in the end!
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