Mistakenly Connected to the Jade Flower Branch

Chapter 121 Temper

It took Nianyao a while to react: "Nanfei told me that Crown Prince An wanted me to help him guard Jingjiang, and you agreed."

Luo An was somewhat annoyed: "What did I promise? I only asked how to defend Jingjiang if Nanyue defected? The Battle of Xiling in Nanyue could take anywhere from a few months to a few years at most, and Nanyue might not even be able to win..."

Nianyao withdrew her hand and calmly asked, "What if Nan Yue loses?"

Even if Nanyue wins, Dongyang may not be safe; if Nanyue loses, Dongyang will definitely be in danger. From this perspective, Dongyang and Nanyue are interdependent, and their fates are interdependent.

Luo An realized he had spoken out of turn and didn't reply.

Nianyao said, "Heaven and Earth is Dongyang Money Exchange, and isn't the Great River Gang just like the Southern Yue Money Exchange? In recent years, the Southern Yue's influence in the Great River Gang has been growing, and my father is worried that the Great River Gang will get out of control, which is why he asked you to marry me..."

Luo An asked, "So, which side are you on: Dongyang or Nanyue?"

Nianyao said, "Now that Dongyang and Nanyue have formed an alliance, what does it matter to me who I side with?"

Luo An said, "Since it doesn't matter who the Great River Gang sides with, let's go back to Heaven and Earth. I'll be the head of the manor, and you'll be the head's wife. You can heal the sick, save lives, and do good deeds..."

Nianyao didn't understand Luo An's fluctuating emotions: "Luo An, don't keep things to yourself. Tell me and we'll talk about it together. What are you thinking?"

Luo An said, "I like a simple life and hate complicated days. Nianyao, I don't like this kind of life full of calculation and mutual distrust..."

Nianyao exclaimed incredulously, "You only focus on medical books and ignore everything else? Luo An, how well have you been protected to have such thoughts? How can anyone live without danger and scheming? Wasn't my father's arrangement for us to get married a scheme?"

Even if I return to the underworld, I must make sure my brothers are settled before I leave. I am the gang leader; I must ensure their safety. Otherwise, what was the point of my father electing me as the gang leader?

Luo An scoffed, "Nian Yao, don't take yourself too seriously. You killed hundreds of brothers in Shiji Kongming and you're still living a carefree life. The Great River Gang might not be in turmoil just because you're gone..."

Nianyao's face was cold and stern: "You're going after Ji Kongming, aren't you? Since I left Yuezhou, I've had nothing to do with him anymore. You're so petty, always holding onto him..."

Luo An rarely felt slighted like this: "No further connection? Why didn't you kill him, and instead stopped me from killing him? Am I petty? Nan Fei's joke almost led you to demolish the Yuan residence, and what about that..."

Unbelievable! Nianyao turned to leave, but Luo An grabbed her arm: "Explain yourself..."

Nianyao flicked her wrist and slapped Luo An in the chest. Caught off guard, Luo An stumbled back a few steps and bumped into a tree trunk. When he looked up, Nianyao was already gone.

Qin Jiu stood by the Immortal Continent Courtyard and saw Nian Yao rushing over angrily: "Did you two have a fight?"

"He's completely insane," Nianyao couldn't help but complain to Qin Jiu. "Is he unable to leave Nanfei? He goes crazy if he leaves Nanfei..."

Qin Jiu smiled: "Chief, concern makes you confused. Young Master is worried about you."

Nianyao said, "What's there to worry about? I've been perfectly fine all these years he's been gone."

Qin Jiu said, "Before, you had the old gang leader and Uncle Liu protecting you, but now only you, young master, are wholeheartedly concerned for your safety..."

Nianyao sighed, "Ninth Uncle, am I such a failure?"

Qin Jiu smiled: "When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Chief, the young master could have lived a carefree life as the owner of the Heaven and Earth Manor, but he returned to the Great River Gang for you. You must control your temper and be willing to discuss everything."

Nianyao said, "Ninth Uncle, others have been fooled by him, but you think you can be fooled by him? He seems to have a good temper, but he actually has a bigger temper than me. He gets angry at the slightest disagreement... I'm afraid of him... Sigh..."

Nianyao saw Qin Jiu looking back, so she turned around and was startled.

Luo An was standing behind her without her noticing.

Nianyao took two steps and stood next to Qin Jiu: "Here we go again! Eavesdropping on other people's conversations is not gentlemanly behavior."

Luo An walked past them with a cold face.

Nianyao called out, "Hey, you..."

Qin Jiu quickly stopped her: "Chief, calm down and speak properly..."

Nianyao pouted, looking aggrieved.

Qin Jiu reassured him: "Chief, I know you may seem impulsive, but you're always calm and collected when faced with important matters. Young Master is proud; if he gets angry, treat it as a serious matter."

Nianyao honestly replied, "No, when he's angry, I only have two reactions: either I'm even angrier than him, or I'm scared..."

Qin Jiu suggested, "Then you should act cute... when he's angry, just act cute..."

Nianyao thought for a moment: "Ninth Uncle, did Ninth Aunt treat you the same way?"

Qin Jiu was stunned.

Nianyao asked again, "Uncle Jiu, you usually go home around August every year, but you haven't gone back yet this year?"

Qin Jiu paused for a moment and said, "I've never been married. I was kicked out of my family. It doesn't matter whether I come back or not."

Nianyao recalled for a moment: "How did the rumors about your marriage start?"

Qin Jiu said, "Uncle Liu once said he wanted to introduce me to a girl, and I told him I was married and had children. Actually, I wasn't."

Everyone has their own reasons. Seeing that Qin Jiu was about to explain, Nian Yao interrupted, "Uncle Jiu, I'll go check on Luo An first."

Qin Jiu smiled as he watched Nian Yao's retreating figure: seemingly a carefree and impulsive girl, but actually meticulous and reliable.

Luo An sat in the small hall of Yaochi reading a book, completely absorbed, without even moving his eyes.

"What a hypocrite!" Nian Yao thought to herself, then took his book and sincerely apologized, "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Luo An gave her a cold look: "What did you do wrong?"

"Admitting your mistake isn't enough?" Nian Yao's temper flared instantly, and she slammed the book on the table: "Luo An, don't go too far."

Luo An turned his head away and remained silent.

"Such an annoying guy!" Nianyao cursed him a hundred and eighty times in her heart, then sat down opposite him and softened her tone: "What are you angry about? Just tell me straight. How can the rough men of the Great River Gang, who brave the wind and rain, compare to the nobility of Heaven and Earth..."

Luo An said, "Isn't the point to marry someone of equal social standing? Can't we compare now?"

Unable to be persuaded by either soft or hard tactics, Nianyao slammed her hand on the table and said angrily, "I'm sleeping in Dad's room tonight, you can sleep by yourself."

As Nianyao was walking towards the old gang leader's room, she heard Luo An say, "I'm going to Hengshan tomorrow."

Nianyao stopped: "You don't understand military strategy, what are you going to Hengshan for?"

Luo An said, "They want a doctor, not a general!"

Nianyao refused: "No, you can't go."

Luo An said, "Either we go back to Heaven and Earth together, or I go to Hengshan. You choose one..."

Nianyao was equally adamant: "I won't choose. We'll stay on Chongming Island and not go anywhere else."

Luo An remained indifferent, while Nian Yao was so angry she wanted to jump up and down. She closed her eyes: "If he gets angry, treat it like a serious matter...be affectionate..."

Nianyao walked back to Luo An's side and squatted down, looking up at him: "Luo An, do you want to be the king?"

Luo An's expression softened: "I don't want to."

Nianyao said, "Yunting asked me if I wanted to be the empress?"

Luo An asked, "Do you want to?"

Nianyao shook her head: "I don't want to, I'm not good enough to be an empress."