Chapter 1201

“She doesn’t know.”

Hearing Jiang Miaoyu’s questions, Fang Qiu quickly shook his head.

He didn’t dare to tell anyone about it.

In this world, in addition to Li Ji and the other people working for the country, only Jiang Miaoyu, Xu Miaolin, and He Xue knew that he was a martial-art expert. These people were the most trustworthy and would never reveal this secret, so Fang Qiu was very at ease.

!!

Undoubtedly, Jiang Mengjie wouldn’t divulge the secret if she knew about it too.

However, since Fang Qiu didn’t spend much time with her, he didn’t talk about it to her.

“She doesn’t know it?” Jiang Miaoyu asked.

“Yes, I promise!”

Fang Qiu immediately raised his hand to swear that he was not lying.

Jiang Miaoyu suddenly laughed happily.

It proved that she knew Fang Qiu better than Jiang Mengjie. Subconsciously, she had always regarded Jiang Mengjie as her strongest rival in love. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have rushed back from Comores to accompany Fang Qiu.

After all, it would take a lot of preparation for her to rush back from such a faraway place. She had devoted much energy to planning the schedule.

“What’s wrong?”

Looking at Jiang Miaoyu, who was suddenly so delighted, Fang Qiu was a bit stunned and asked in confusion.

“I’m happy.”

Jiang Miaoyu snorted shyly and took Fang Qiu’s arm, leaning her head against Fang Qiu’s arm like a little girl, and happily pulled him forward.

…

On the internet, fans of Jiang Miaoyu and Jiang Mengjie had been arguing for a long time, but nothing came of their quarrel.

Their war of words attracted many passers-by.

“Are they performing a TV drama? Fans of two goddesses scolding each other online to fight for a man for their goddess! Is Fang Qiu so charming?”

“What the fuck, Fang Qiu is so lucky in love!”

“This broadened my outlook. These fans are quarreling fiercely over a man. Fortunately, they are fans fighting for their idols. It would be acutely embarrassing if the two goddesses did it in person.”

“Fans have this dreadful row, not for themselves. So what? These fans are like ‘velvet paws.’ I suspect they’re trying to embarrass their goddess’s opponent by pretending to be the other side’s fans and covertly causing damage to the other side.”

“Ha-ha! Their fans are quarreling bitterly to help them fight for Fang Qiu’s love. If the two goddesses learn about this, will they feel too embarrassed to reveal their faces?”

On the Web, the situation became even more complicated.

The bystanders just stopped to watch the fun.

Fang Qiu’s fans joined in the battle again.

“Legendary Fang Qiu is certainly a man of great charm.”

“That’s right. Don’t you know how many women are striving to win Legendary Fang Qiu’s heart? Some of them are more stunning than your goddesses, so it’s their honor to have a chance to compete for Fang Qiu!”

“There’s no need to say more. I’d like to hear the truth from those bystanders: doesn’t Fang Qiu surpass them in all aspects?”

“See? Our Legendary Fang Qiu is undeniably perfect!”

Fang Qiu’s fans were quite well-mannered. They didn’t curse anyone but focused all their attention on Fang Qiu.

The bystanders found it hard to argue with that.

Fang Qiu’s achievements were above board, which were clear and visible to everyone. None of his peers in Huaxia could compare with him.

However, the fans of Jiang Miaoyu and Jiang Mengjie were displeased.

With the reminders from these bystanders, they finally realized that they had embarrassed their idols. Now, these fans had to restore the dignity of their goddesses.

“How could you provoke us in such a way? You’re the ones who are the provocation!”

“Please pay attention to what matters. We are not arguing about who Fang Qiu’s real girlfriend is and only want to prove that our goddess Jiang Mengjie is better than Jiang Miaoyu!”

“You’re the one who is too ashamed to show your face. Your whole family is too ashamed to come forward! How can you hurl insults at our goddess Jiang Miaoyu?”

As fans of Jiang Miaoyu and Jiang Mengjie quarreled with each other, they dragged the bystanders who had voiced their opinions into their battlefield.

Their online battle surged violently, which made the others gasp with mixed emotions.

…

In Huaxia, a young man dressed in a long, black robe walked into the deep mountains which were isolated from the world.

A tuft of dog-tail grass hung from his lips. There was an antiquated wooden stick in his right hand, which he carried on his shoulder.

At a closer look, it was a one-meter-long light red stick, smooth with both ends cut flat.

“Old man, one month has passed. I’m going down the mountain!”

Standing on the flat grass under a big tree in the valley, the young man casually glanced around and shouted at the top of his voice.

His voice echoed around the valley and then faded.

There was still no movement around.

“Pooh!”

The young man spat the dog-tail grass in his mouth onto the ground, turned around silently, and walked out of the valley.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly looked back.

There was still no one around, only silence reigned.

“Swish!”

He readied himself and in an instant, darted out of the valley like a gust of wind without looking back.

It was late at night.

Without pausing, the young man flew past at a blinding speed and easily dodged all the obstacles along the way. Under the moonlight, he rushed toward the edge of the expansive forest.

“It seems the old man has approved of me going down the mountain. Otherwise, it would not have been so easy for me to get out.”

After skittering across the forest for more than ten minutes, the young man paused and took out a mobile phone from his trouser pocket with a smirk. While continuing to move forward, he logged into the Wulin online forum to read the latest news.

When he found nothing special on the Wulin online forum, he quickly put away his mobile phone and sped up.

“Wulin!”

“John Doe!”

“Yun Yangzi!”

“I’m coming! Wait for me, all of you… Ha-ha.”

…

At the top of a tall mountain toward the west in the distance stood an elder who was in a white robe. Though he had a lean figure, he had a refreshing aura about him, which made people feel very much at ease. His eyes glittered as he looked ahead and finally landed on the young man who was zipping crazily toward the edge of the forest far away. Gradually, a faint smile spread across his face.

“I don’t know if the other disciples have gone down the mountain.”

“John Doe, who has stirred up a lot of trouble in Wulin in the past two years, looks a lot like one, but… why isn’t he a guru?”

After watching for a while, the old man looked away. The glimmer in his eyes dissipated. Then, just like any ordinary old man, he turned around and walked toward a treehouse in the valley.

While strolling back, he muttered, “Could it be that he has recultivated?”

“No, no, that can’t be right.”

“The path of recultivating is full of hardship and danger.”

“At his age, he shouldn’t have started over.”

“Weird… It’s so hard to understand…”

As he spoke, the old man subconsciously took a step forward and disappeared into thin air before his whisper gradually faded away. “Wulin, like a stagnant pool of water, is badly in need of someone to revitalize it.”

…

Jiang Miaoyu woke up early the following day.

She had hurried back on such short notice. At this moment, she had booked an air ticket and would leave at 5:40 a.m. for Comores.

After all, the one-year medical assignment was not over yet. Since Jiang Miaoyu had received the Knight’s Medal from the President of Comores, she had to carry out her duties to the best of her ability.

Fang Qiu and Jiang Miaoyu returned to the hotel together.

Jiang Miaoyu didn’t go to the room Fang Qiu had reserved for her. Instead, she followed him into his room and rested for a while. Then she washed up and was ready to take the flight back.

Fang Qiu drove Jiang Miaoyu to the airport.

They arrived at the airport early.

It was only half past four in the morning.

“I’m going to board the plane soon.”

Getting her boarding pass, Jiang Miaoyu stopped before the entrance to the security checkpoint. Her eyes were fixed on Fang Qiu.

“Um.”

Fang Qiu reached out to cup her face and said with a smile, “It’s almost a year already. You don’t have to leave next time. I’ll wait for you to come back!”

“Um.”

Jiang Miaoyu gently nodded in response but looked reluctant to part from Fang Qiu.

“That’s all right. You won’t have to leave again when you’re back next time.”

Fang Qiu pulled Jiang Miaoyu into his arms and hugged her tightly, saying, “This is your dream. You have held on for such a long time and will do a perfect job. I believe in you. I will wait for you to come back. At that time, we will never be apart again.”

Jiang Miaoyu cracked a smile.

Fang Qiu’s words made her very happy and satisfied. She loved his last sentence: ‘We will never be apart again,’ which sounded as sweet as sugar melting in her heart.

She felt the tension of separating from Fang Qiu drain out of her.

After hugging her for quite some time, Fang Qiu was about to get up and send her to the security checkpoint.

But Jiang Miaoyu stood stock-still and held him tightly.

She stayed in his arms for a long time before letting him go.

“Are you content with the hug?”

Fang Qiu asked, smiling, and reminded her to hurry up. “You won’t be able to board the plane in a while.”

“I know.”

Jiang Miaoyu nodded knowingly and said gloomily, “Aren’t you super-hot now? I’ve been holding you for so long, but why hasn’t anyone sneakily taken pictures of us?”

“Ha-ha…”

Fang Qiu burst out laughing.

He didn’t expect that either.

It turned out that this was Jiang Miaoyu’s plan.

“How about I announce that you are my girlfriend?” Fang Qiu suggested.

“No.”

When she heard, though Jiang Miaoyu felt very sweet and happy in her heart, she still pouted coquettishly and turned him down.

“Okay, we’ll make our relationship public whenever you think it’s appropriate.”

Fang Qiu nodded with a smile.

Afterward, Fang Qiu watched Jiang Miaoyu go through the security checkpoint. After the plane took off, Fang Qiu went to the automatic ticket dispenser and collected the boarding pass for Jiangjing. He had bought his ticket to Jiangjing on the way to the airport.

After all, when the new semester began, he had to show up at school and take some exams.

Fang Qiu returned to Jiangjing.

He quietly entered the school and sneaked into Chen Yinsheng’s office.

“Boy, you always come back on time.”

Seeing Fang Qiu, Chen Yinsheng immediately shook his head with a smile and said, “Your supervisors have prepared the test papers for you. When are you going to finish the final examinations this time?”

“Let’s do it tomorrow.”

Fang Qiu smiled.

“Okay.”

Chen Yinsheng nodded and said with a smile, “I’ll arrange for the exams. In addition, I’m particularly grateful to you for the great outcome of students providing medical treatments in the countryside. Every student taking part has matured greatly. If not for your proposal and help, they wouldn’t have matured so quickly. Let me thank you on behalf of our university and these students.”

“This was what I should do.”

Fang Qiu replied modestly.