No Longer Restrained

With an uneasy heart, Chu Jiuning followed behind Yue An.

This repeated task was truly the most frustrating task she had ever undertaken. It seemed that the weak could only be controlled by others.

Therefore, she had to quickly learn everything from the experts so that she could return to the pinnacle.

When that time came, she would leave, and no one would be able to stop her.

Lost in her thoughts, Chu Jiuling didn’t notice that Yue An had already stopped walking. She continued forward with her head lowered.

As a result, she collided directly with Yue An’s back. Yue An turned around to look at her, and she quickly took a step back, nodding her head and apologizing, “I’m sorry.”

Yue An stared at her for a few seconds, a faint smile appearing at the corners of his mouth. “Xiao Xue, when I found out that my brother had awakened, I was truly happy. But what made me even happier is…

He paused for a moment, not continuing his sentence. Chu Jiu raised her gaze to look at him and asked, “What is it?”

Yue An turned slightly, his gaze fixed ahead. “What made me even happier is that my brother doesn’t remember Chu Jiuning. He doesn’t even remember why he was in a deep sleep.”

Chu Jiu’s eyes widened, and she tried to suppress her inner joy as she asked, “Is that true?”

Yue An nodded. “That’s why I plan to return the position of the King of Sea to my brother once his body fully recovers.”

As he spoke, he seemed nonchalantly focused on what was ahead, but in reality, he was closely observing Chu Jiuling from the corner of his eye. He wanted to know if she would feel disappointed if he didn’t become the King of Sea.

If he became the King of Sea, he wouldn’t be able to stay with her. Only a dragon and a mermaid could produce the purest dragon descendants, which was why he strongly opposed his brother’s divorce in the first place.

And now that his brother had awakened, he had forgotten about Chu Jiuling. Yue An could tell that Xuanji still had his brother in her heart.

Yue An no longer needed to bear the fate of the entire Sea Clan on his shoulders, so naturally, he hoped to choose to be with the person he loved.

Before his brother woke up, he knew that he and Xiao Xue had no future together, so he restrained his feelings for her.

But now that he saw a possible future, he no longer wanted to restrain himself.

When Chu Jiuling heard him say that he planned to return the position of the King of Sea to Yue Chi in the future, she couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

Why did he suddenly tell her all this? What did it have to do with her? She didn’t care who became the King of Sea.

However, even though she thought this way, she couldn’t say it out loud. “Oh, teacher, it’s good for you to follow your heart.”

Seeing that she didn’t show any signs of disappointment on her face, Yue An turned around and smiled, “Let’s continue.

Seeing his sudden burst of energy, Chu Jiuling felt annoyed. Was he so happy because he wouldn’t have to be the King of Sea anymore?

Come to think of it, those in high positions always felt lonely and cold.

On second thought, she realized that Yue Chi didn’t remember her, and she felt happy about it too. That way, she wouldn’t have to worry about being recognized.

So when Yue An turned to look at her, he saw her covering her mouth and giggling.

What could make her secretly laugh like that?

He felt certain that it was because of what he had just said, and she had sensed his feelings, which made her so happy.

His heart couldn’t help but beat faster, and his cheeks blushed.

Both of them lost in their own thoughts, arrived at Yue Chi’s sleeping chamber.

“Brother, how do you feel now?” Yue An asked as he looked at the person leaning against the bed.

Yue Chi’s eyes were filled with tenderness. “I just feel weak as if I have no strength.”

Xuanji, standing by the side, said, “That’s normal. It will take time to recover.”

Yue Chi nodded and looked towards the person behind Yue An. “And who is this person behind you?”

Chu Jiu, afraid of being recognized as the girl who cried by his side earlier, intentionally hid herself behind Yue An.

But now, hearing Yue Chi’s question, she reluctantly stepped forward, bowing deeply and greeting, “Hello, brother.”

After saying it, she suddenly felt that it didn’t sound right. She furrowed her brows and quickly corrected herself, “Hello, brother of my teacher!”

Hmm… that still doesn’t sound quite right.

But for the moment, she couldn’t think of a better way to address him. So she had to leave it at that.

Yue An secretly glanced at her, suppressing his smile and remaining silent.

She even directly called him brother. It seemed that she not only knew about his feelings for her but also reciprocated them.

Yue Chi looked at her and immediately recognized her as the girl who had awakened him with her tears.

“It’s you…”

Chu Jiuning could guess what he wanted to say and quickly interrupted him with grandiose words. “Yes! It’s me! I am Xuanyuan Xue, the new student of King of Sea. Student means disciple!”

Noticing the strange looks from the two brothers, she immediately explained, “I apologize, I meant to say that the brother of my teacher woke up. I was just too excited, and my words became incoherent.”

Xuanji furrowed her brows lightly. Was this really Chu Jiuning? She was completely different from the impression she had of her.

In her mind, Chu Jiuning was aloof and proud, not like the current woman who was so flustered and impulsive.

But her intuition told her that this woman indeed resembled Chu Jiuning.

Moreover, it was she who awakened Yue Chi. If she wasn’t Chu Jiuning, how could she have awakened him? Or perhaps the “Chu Jiuning” who died in her arms had told her how to awaken Yue Chi?

“King of Sea, Lord has just awakened. If there’s nothing urgent, we should leave and let him rest. It will aid in his recovery,” Xuanji said to Yue An.

Yue An nodded, and Chu Jiuning couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As Xuanji and Yue An left one after another, Chu Jiuning took two steps back, lowering her head. “Brother of my teacher, I won’t disturb your rest. Goodbye.”

Hmm… it’s better to never see each other again.

Yue An, standing at the door, looked at her as she left and said, “From now on, just call me brother.”

Huh?

Seeing Chu Jiuning’s hesitant expression, he continued, “‘Brother of my teacher’, you can say it, but it always makes me uncomfortable.”

So, she found it unpleasant to call him that. She had thought so, but it still didn’t feel quite right.

“Below King of Sea is Lord, so Miss Xuanyuan can address him as Lord next time,” Xuanji said softly.

“Okay! Thank you, Princess. I will remember it next time,” Chu Jiuning lowered her head.

Xuanji’s gaze shifted, looking at the tall and sturdy Yue An. “Prime Minister Turtle has already sent people to inform the various clans about lord’s awakening. It won’t be long before they send people to congratulate and visit. We should make preparations and arrangements in advance.”

Chu Jiuning suppressed the urge to bite her hand, striving to maintain a calm exterior while her heart was already in turmoil

The various clans would send people? Isn’t this just another large-scale social drama!?