There Is a Sword, and It Is His Sword

An Nuan gently patted her lovely mother's back. As long as Professor Liu wasn't threatening someone with his bicycle chain, he was usually quite a pleasant sight.

Even An Nuan had to admit that Professor Liu was showered with love and affection, as if some divine favor was protecting and caring for her.

"Mom, let's calculate based on your physical age. You just recently went through your eighteenth year of youth, so you're just a little more mature now, it's nothing," An Nuan said considerately.

Liu Yuewang felt that these words made perfect sense. Counting the years in her womb, this daughter had been raised for twenty years and had finally spoken a human word.

"That's true. I'm about the same age as you physically, but I'm more mature in my demeanor. But you're my daughter, so don't be disappointed. You'll catch up to me sooner or later." Liu Yuewang nodded, her mood calming down a bit.

An Nuan took a deep breath, reminding herself that this was her own mother, not one of those petty bitches she could easily bully. If it were some chubby kid, short girl, or other bitch who spoke to her like that, An Nuan would teach them a lesson about what it meant to unleash a torrent of profanities.

"I think you could show Liu Chang'an your old diaries," An Nuan changed the subject. She then thought of something else: Professor Liu always tried to establish his advantage precisely because he felt a sense of crisis. In the past, when she and Professor Liu were somewhat inferior in various aspects, Professor Liu's sense of superiority would have been effortlessly radiant, impossible to hide. How could it be like this now?

"Why should we show it to him?" Liu Yuewang was unwilling. A diary is such a private thing, especially not to someone like Liu Chang'an... someone who always made Liu Yuewang feel uncomfortable.

"I think Liu Chang'an would like to know some things about his father from back then... Professor Liu passed away when Liu Chang'an was young, and Liu Chang'an didn't experience much fatherly love." An Nuan sniffled with heartache. "I think this will make the image of his father in his mind more three-dimensional and richer in detail."

"Is he really as fragile as you say? I always felt that Liu Chang'an didn't seem to care much about things like parents and family." Liu Yuewang disagreed with An Nuan's statement. An Nuan was blinded by her own feelings and spent all her time thinking about how to care for her boyfriend. But from an outsider's perspective like Liu Yuewang, Liu Chang'an was tough inside and out and didn't need anyone's pity.

"He wasn't born from a rock, how could he not have feelings for his parents? He's just tough on the outside, but he's soft on the inside... Otherwise, why would he like me so much? I feel like he wants to hold me in his mouth." An Nuan said shyly, she still had to show off their affection, a girl's sweetness would feel suffocating if she didn't express it.

Liu Yuewang raised her hand and slapped An Nuan across the face. This was truly outrageous! Shameless! As a girl, couldn't she at least have some self-respect?

"I'm not asking you to show Liu Chang'an the entire diary... I wouldn't even want to." An Nuan pressed Liu Yuewang's hand and continued, "It's just the chapters that involve some of Professor Liu's past events. You can make copies or take pictures and send them to him. I think he'd be very happy to see some of the trivial things about his father's past that he's never known before."

Liu Yuewang was persuaded by An Nuan and nodded... Actually An Nuan felt sorry for Liu Chang'an, and as an elder, Liu Yuewang... if he really was just a child who lost his father at a young age, wouldn't she feel even a little bit of pity?

He's the kind of guy you feel you should treat well, but you also think he's a complete jerk.

"We'll talk about it when we get back. We'll go back on Sunday." Liu Yuewang nodded.

"Go back on Sunday?" An Nuan said happily. Liu Yuewang must have meant going back together on Sunday. There was no reason for Liu Yuewang to come here and send Liu Chang'an and An Nuan back today, leaving her alone until Sunday, right?

An Nuan knew very well that Professor Liu was a delicate flower, and she couldn't go out alone; otherwise, she would feel anxious and wouldn't be able to stay there.

"Anyway, it's the weekend. I'll beat you up when I get back. You said it was your first time skipping school, back in elementary school, right? You dared to take Han Zhizhi to an internet cafe back then. Tell me, was it your idea or Han Zhizhi's...?"

"Mom, are you bringing up old grievances again?!"

"Never mind... I'm hungry. Let's have the restaurant send breakfast over." Liu Yuewang rubbed her forehead. "I just drank Liu Chang'an's water, and now I feel even hungrier."

An Nuan knew that Liu Yuewang had been appeased, and at least in Lin'an, she wouldn't cause any more trouble. As long as she and her husband took good care of this distinguished middle-aged woman in Lin'an, there shouldn't be any problems after they returned home.

An Nuan ran out of the bathroom and saw Liu Chang'an walking in through the window. Ignoring the fact that he was cold, she hugged him tightly and said sweetly, "We're hungry, we want to eat."

Liu Chang'an had already changed his clothes. He lifted An Nuan's pajamas and said, "Go change your clothes. I've already ordered breakfast; it should be here soon."

"I love you." An Nuan wasn't surprised. Her boyfriend was often like a typical chauvinist, but he was incredibly attentive to the people he truly loved.

An Nuan took her clothes to the bathroom to change... An Nuan couldn't help but wonder, if Professor Liu wasn't here, would she and Liu Chang'an go through the process of getting dressed and undressing many times, like in many novels? By the time the two of them actually left the hotel, it was already afternoon.

Hey-hey.

Liu Yuewang tidied her hair and clothes in front of the mirror. In fact, she had already tidied herself up before getting off the train. She never appeared in public looking disheveled.

The two of them dressed themselves up beautifully, and breakfast was brought over. The three of them finished breakfast in a silent, smiling, and sweet atmosphere.

"Liu Chang'an, are you familiar with the restaurants in Lin'an?" Liu Yuewang the front desk to book a room for tonight. It was conveniently located not far from An Nuan and Liu Chang'an. Although it wasn't a large suite, Liu Yuewang felt that she wasn't a very picky person. She was already very lucky to be able to book a room for three consecutive nights with the weekend approaching.

Liu Chang'an shook his head. If it were a Hangzhou cuisine chef from over a hundred years ago, he might be able to find some dishes that would satisfy Liu Yuewang. But now, when he's looking for a restaurant here, he's just flipping through various lists and trying his luck.

"There are many Japanese restaurants in Lin'an, or rather, too many... Back then, Yu Dafu disliked the pretentious atmosphere here. You could say Japanese food is a perfect match for the people of Lin'an, catering to their tastes... Let's just choose a restaurant that's easy to book and have a meal there," Liu Yuewang said after thinking for a moment.

"I... I... I'm going to get angry!" An Nuan said, sounding a little aggrieved.

"You're doing it again," Liu Chang'an laughed.

"What are you angry about?" Liu Yuewang looked calmly at her daughter, who seemed to be saying, "I'm about to start doing something, so don't stop me."

"Liu Chang'an also mentioned Yu Dafu's stories about the people of Lin'an! Why do you all have to repeat them?" An Nuan was really annoyed. What she liked most was her tacit understanding with Liu Chang'an, and what she hated most was others having tacit understanding with Liu Chang'an.

"Who told you to be uncultured?" Liu Chang'an and Liu Yuewang said at the same time.

Liu Yuewang seemed a little embarrassed. She slightly opened her mouth, her lips red and moist, and took a sip of tea.

"How annoying!" An Nuan quickly hugged Liu Chang'an. She was indeed quite knowledgeable among female college students, but in these areas where cultured people excelled, she still lagged behind Liu Yuewang.

"For lunch today... let's go to Dragon Well Cottage or Osmanthus Whisper Mountain Lodge. I've never been there before, but the names sound nice. Let's go to whichever one can get a reservation?" Liu Yuewang made her decision. She felt more confident now that she was a prospective mother-in-law, and she made the decision without asking Liu Chang'an's opinion.

Liu Chang'an gently shook his head.

"What do you mean by shaking your head?" Liu Yuewang looked at Liu Chang'an warily. Today was an important day for Liu Yuewang to establish her future mother-in-law's authority, taking advantage of An Nuan's relationship with Liu Chang'an.

"These two restaurants aren't far apart, but we're not exactly close to them... It's usually fine, but with this heavy snow today, it's really inconvenient. Let's just walk around West Lake and eat wherever we happen to be; there's no need to make a special trip." Liu Chang'an wasn't the type to feel a sense of ritual just because he went to great lengths to eat.

"I agree," An Nuan immediately raised her hand.

Liu Yuewang was a little unhappy, but Liu Chang'an's words made a lot of sense, so Liu Yuewang just snorted and rolled her eyes at him.

Over the next few days, Liu Chang'an and An Nuan accompanied Liu Yuewang to enjoy the snow scenery of West Lake before returning to Junsha together.

Unfortunately, because of Liu Yuewang's arrival, Liu Chang'an never had time to visit the collapsed Leifeng Pagoda.

Some information has been circulating online that after the collapse of Leifeng Pagoda, an even larger underground palace was revealed to the world, containing unparalleled treasures. Among them, an ancient sword, which was unearthed a thousand years ago, still gleamed with a cold light, and was inscribed with the six characters "Nine Provinces Wind and Thunder Swordsman".

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I recommend a book called "Mythical Three Kingdoms," which is over ten million words long and quite substantial. Xia Hua's new book, "Run for Your Life, Author," is also planned to be at least three million words long, setting a new record as the second longest of Xia Hua's works.