Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1016: Rules Are Rules!

Chapter 1016: Chapter 1016: Rules Are Rules!

Lin An’s scope of understanding was higher than anyone else, Xu Zijing understood clearly.

When Lin An had just started cultivating, while Xu was a Nascent Soul, she had tested him several times before accepting him as a stand-in teacher.

This left him utterly perplexed; how could Lin An take a liking to someone who feared death and clung to life?

Feng Jie Yu, listening on the side, also heaved a sigh of relief; fortunately, her newly acknowledged godson, although somewhat impulsive, was not completely stubborn.

However, after a brief moment of astonishment, Xu Zijing quickly regained his composure.

He glanced at Su Chengyu and continued, "Brother Su, you are overthinking, I am not here to take your life."

"Not? Elder brother, do you really still treat me as a child?"

Upon hearing Xu Zijing’s words, Lin An couldn’t help herself and spoke out.

"In your elder brother’s eyes, you are always a child."

Xu Zijing said tenderly, then his gaze shifted to Su Chengyu.

"Do you know why Xia Country has been able to hold its ground, balancing the power of various family clans without falling?"

"It is about the boundary, the rules."

"Killing in retribution is one type of rule."

"If Long Li wants to kill me, why shouldn’t I rise to resist? Just because his surname is Long? Because he has royal blood? Are these your rules? Is this the foundation of the Zhao Family?"

Su Chengyu spoke fervently, which indeed surprised Xu Zijing, as he had not expected Su Chengyu to be so eloquently persuasive.

"Very good, having caught Lin An’s eye is certainly not just about having some strength; it’s not that simple."

"Cut the nonsense."

Su Chengyu glared at him; he felt uncomfortable with this always insincerely smiling person. This guy was too cunning; they were not cut from the same cloth.

"In Xia Country, the stronger your power and the grander your background, the more you can probe the boundaries of the rules. The Long family does exactly that."

Pausing for a moment, Xu Zijing added, "Of course, Senior Feng is the same."

"Hmph."

"But Su Chengyu, you must understand that these are Senior Feng’s privileges, not yours. So, if today you choose to hide behind Senior Feng and ask the Long family to let you go, then you will never be together with Lin An in this lifetime!"

"Elder brother! Whom I am with is my own business, even the empress has no right to interfere!"

"This is the will of your Heavenly Father."

Xu Zijing interrupted Lin An with a single sentence, leaving her utterly stunned on the spot.

"The Heavenly Father? He... he knows about this too?"

Xu Zijing sighed deeply and said, "Otherwise, what? Do you think the people from the Long family would let me make this trip?"

"What does the Heavenly Father want?"

Lin An asked, somewhat anxiously.

Xu Zijing shook his head and said, "I also don’t know what His Majesty ultimately intends, just to bring him to the Capital City and if he refuses ..."

"You must not kill him!"

Lin An spoke out excitedly.

Xu Zijing gave a bitter smile, "Junior sister, do you think I can kill him now?"

Lin An then relaxed and explained, "His Majesty knows your nature, so even if Senior Feng is not protecting him, as long as he doesn’t want to come to the Capital City, His Majesty has ordered me to spare his life."

"Indeed! I knew the Heavenly Father still cares about me!"

Lin An was excitedly relieved, and hearing this, Su Chengyu also began to realize something.

"So, what’s the price?"

Xu Zijing smiled and continued, "You can never be with Lin An in this lifetime."

Upon hearing this, Lin An immediately frowned and said, "How could the Heavenly Father do this! I will argue with him once I get back, I don’t need him interfering in my choice of men!"

Knowing his junior sister’s character well, Xu Zijing sighed deeply, "Junior sister, you must understand His Majesty’s difficulties. That he is willing to spare Su Chengyu is already considering your feelings enough. This person, after all, killed Long Li."

At this moment, Su Chengyu also fully realized, yes, he had finally killed Long Li.

This matter unresolved, he was always the sworn enemy of the Long family, while the Zhao Family and the Long family were ultimately connected by blood.

Even being the Heavenly Son, even with his arrogance in Lin An, facing the murderer of his kin, would Zhao Xuanzhen not only abstain from any pursuit of justice but also betroth his own daughter to another?

From then on, where would any dignity remain for the Royal Family?

"But Long Li’s death was purely his own fault, outmatched in skill! What right does the Long family have to seek revenge on ChengYu!"

Lin An, still unwavering, excitedly said.

Xu Zijing looked towards Su Chengyu and calmly asked, "What do you think?"

"Because to kill is to compensate with one’s life."

Xu Zijing nodded, "It seems you understood my initial words. You could kill Long Li, but you must be prepared for the Long family’s retaliation; that is the rule. Under the protection of Senior Feng, you might survive, but you are destined to be the Long family’s mortal enemy, doomed never to be with Lin An."

"ChengYu, I..."

"Girl!"

Hearing Lin An suddenly speak up, Xu Zijing became instantly excited, even reverting to the nickname from her childhood, evidently very stirred.

Reflecting, Su Chengyu then came to his senses, glanced at the somewhat puzzled Lin An, and quickly realized what Lin An wanted to say earlier.

Run away?

That was indeed Lin An’s style, but it wasn’t his.

"To the Capital City, I go!"

Xu Zijing breathed a sigh of relief before continuing, "When will you depart?"

Su Chengyu pondered and asked, "Can you give me two months’ time?"

"Two months?"

Xu Zijing frowned, obviously troubled.

"Even two months for him isn’t acceptable?"

After a long silence, Feng Jie Yu suddenly spoke.

Xu Zijing was startled momentarily, then said, "Since Senior Feng has spoken, there naturally isn’t an issue."

This bit of face, he still had to give, especially since Feng Jie Yu had declared that Su Chengyu was her godson.

Xu Zijing no longer made things difficult for Su Chengyu and turned his gaze to Lin An.

"Junior Sister, can you come back with me now?"

Lin An’s expression was somewhat peculiar. After glancing at Su Chengyu and just about to say something, Su Chengyu suddenly embraced her.

This was their first such intimate physical contact since leaving the barrier.

Everyone’s gaze promptly shifted away, even Xu Zijing turned his head helplessly, leaving this final moment to the two of them.

Feng Jie Yu intervened, leaving a barrier around the two. Several minutes later, they emerged from the barrier.

Lin An walked to the center of the hall, first bidding farewell to Feng Jie Yu, then briefly greeting the others before joining Xu Zijing.

Xu Zijing smiled, "I thought you might want to stay here a while longer."

"Brother, you’ve changed."

Xu Zijing merely smiled and said nothing. Once, he was just Lin An’s senior brother, but now he was one of the twelve White Saint Envoys, many things were beyond his control.

However, today, he was free from guilt.

He turned to Feng Jie Yu, then took out the Elixir again, "Although Senior Feng doesn’t want it, as my master instructed, I dare not keep it myself. I must leave it here, waiting for someone destined."

Feng Jie Yu acted as if she heard nothing.

Xu Zijing then simply placed the Elixir on a nearby table, not pursuing the matter further, and soon disappeared with Lin An into the waiting wind.

Only after everyone had completely left did Su Chengyu quietly say, "Aunt Feng, did Xu Zijing intentionally tell me all that?"

"You noticed?" Feng Jie Yu then said.

Hearing Feng Jie Yu’s response, Su Chengyu then confirmed his inner suspicion.