His Guardian had considered the difference in their status, as well as the fact that Jingliu's parents had passed away early...
To spare Jingliu's feelings and give his lover a sense of security, he had prepared a generous dowry for her.
Reasonable. It was perfectly reasonable!
Her Guardian was still Jingliu's lover right now.
By his logic...
Wasn't it perfectly normal for something unexpected to happen before the wedding, resulting in his untimely death?
Thus, he felt entirely justified.
This wasn't an inheritance. It was a dowry.
He was simply leaving a little early.
At that thought, Hua let out a cold laugh.
Xianyu raised his eyes and quietly looked at her.
Against his seemingly unruffled gaze, Hua looked like a hysterical lunatic.
Anger, arguments, even tears... none of it would work.
Perhaps she should just knock him out and take him back to Xuling-
As Hua considered this, Xianyu produced a blade from somewhere.
She quickly recognized it-Mirror Flower, Water Moon.
Fenghuang Down could create illusions for enemies.
Mirror Flower, Water Moon could do the same.
Then... was everything she was seeing now an illusion?
Hua betrayed nothing. When she looked up again, she smiled at Xianyu.
Then, as though she could no longer conceal her true feelings, she furrowed her brows, and her smile crumbled.
"You said you would attend my coming-of-age ceremony."
"A month in advance, I picked out formal clothes for you to wear to it."
"But... you broke your promise."
Xianyu merely watched Hua, his expression unchanged throughout.
Seeing this, Hua continued, adding a slight tremor of tears to her voice:
"Father... I miss you."
"We waited for you... for centuries, for millennia."
"But... this time, I can't wait another century, another millennium."
Xianyu's expression shifted slightly, but he still said nothing.
Hua closed her