I was chased at the beginning, and I got the first quick sword

Chapter 537 Misunderstanding

"What does it mean to be stranded abroad?"

The shepherd boy rolled his eyes:

"Whether they are merchants or herdsmen, which one is an ordinary person? If the child stays by your side, you will have two close female friends, and you will also have your own offspring in the future."

"In the end, who knows how many children there will be..."

"If you can't treat everyone equally, you might end up suffering injustice."

"But it's different when they're by my side. After all, the Shang family has held the throne for generations, and the Mu family is also a prominent clan."

"As the heads of their respective families, they must be showered with countless honors and favors."

"It's much better than being by your side."

"That doesn't seem to be entirely unreasonable..."

After thinking about it for a moment, Chu Qing realized:
"No, when did I agree to that?"

"Don't even think about it!"

The shepherd boy pointed to the letter on the table:
"I've done so much for you, and I'm only asking you for this little thing... and it's such a rare opportunity that you couldn't find even with a lantern."

"Are you still making excuses? Are you even a man?"

"Whether you're a man or not is none of your business."

Chu Qing supported himself on the table with both hands and moved slightly closer to the shepherd boy, causing the shepherd boy to subconsciously step back.

But feeling as if his aura was being suppressed by Chu Qing, he straightened his chest again:
"What are you doing? Why are you so close?"

Chu Qing smiled:
"May I ask, why me?"

"What? Why you?"

"You are the daughter of the Xuan Emperor. Although you did not inherit the [Nine Profound Divine Skill], your beauty is unparalleled."

"Although slightly inferior to Qianhuan and Rou'er..."

"fart!"

Before Chu Qing could finish speaking, the shepherd boy became angry:
"What do you mean 'slightly inferior'? What's wrong with your eyes? Can't you be fair? Don't give me that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' nonsense!"
"Gentle is like a girl from a modest family, while Wu Qianhuan is heroic and spirited. Although they are both beautiful, when the three of us stand together, anyone with eyes can see that I am the most beautiful, okay?"

"...Have you no shame?"

"I think it's you who's shameless."

"I'm not arguing with you about this."

Chu Qing waved his hand:

"I want to say, with your beauty and family background, what kind of man couldn't you find? Why did you have to choose me?"

"Because you're a good person."

The shepherd boy counted on his fingers and said:
"With unparalleled martial arts skills and handsome appearance, he has already reached the pinnacle of the world at the age of nineteen."

"Each of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of today, if taken out individually, would probably not be able to compare with you."

"Looking across the four regions and one state for five hundred years, who can compare with you?"

"So... if I give birth to your child, he will most likely be a prodigy with extraordinary talent and comprehension."

"It's easier to inherit the [Nine Profound Divine Skill]!"
"This is something that no other man can give you."

"Besides, with our looks, our child will definitely not be ugly in the future."

"...Are you trying to optimize your genes?"

Chu Qing was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

The more outstanding a person is, the more they want to find someone equally outstanding, or even more outstanding, to be with.

Children born in this way are very likely to inherit their parents' excellent traits.

This is not difficult to understand.

There are also some people, such as those who are short, who want to find a tall person so that their offspring won't be short either.

Those who are not good-looking hope to find someone who is good-looking so that their offspring will be more attractive.

These are all methods of optimizing genes.

I never expected that the shepherd boy would come up with such a method...

What is meant by "optimized genes"?

The shepherd boy couldn't understand.

Chu Qing shook his head:

"That's not important... But have you ever thought that the kind of thing you're talking about can't be done overnight?"

"If it doesn't work the first time, try twice; if it doesn't work the second time, try ten times. You're not losing anything anyway."

The shepherd boy curled his lip:
"You wouldn't even accept such a good thing that's been delivered to your door. You really aren't a man."

Chu Qing reached out and gently tapped her forehead:
"You're just being ridiculous. That's not right. You didn't have this idea before you left. Why did you suddenly cause such a scene after you saw your mother and came back?"
"Could it be your mother...?"

"So what?"

The shepherd boy nodded calmly:
"Anyway, I reckon I'll never like another man in my life."

"With Baoyu as an example, no matter what kind of talented young people we meet in the future, they will inevitably be compared with you."

"I don't even think much of you, so how could these people possibly catch my eye?"

"Instead of wasting time and ending up with no children, it's better to find someone less capable to settle down with in the future."

"I might as well just go straight to you from the start."

"Let's just go about our business. I'll leave once I get pregnant, and the baby won't be your concern."

"If I want to have another child, I'll come back to you. What do you think?"

Chu Qing's face darkened:

Do you think I'm a stud pig?
"This is outrageous... Get out of here immediately, and never mention this again."

The shepherd boy didn't leave or say anything. Chu Qing lowered her head and was about to continue what she was doing.

From the black-robed man's memories, he found many clues about the World Alliance. Now that Xiangnan City is under his control, the reason he doesn't continue forward to completely drive the Heavenly Evil Sect out of the Western Regions is...

On the one hand, they don't want to take too big a step.

On the other hand, we should take this opportunity to reflect and organize the clues about the World Alliance in order to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances.

Finally, he could wait for someone here.

He figured someone would come knocking on his door soon.

So he's actually quite busy right now... He's sketching with a brush, and I can hear some sobbing in my ear.

Chu Qing was taken aback. She looked up slightly and saw the shepherd boy with red eyes and tears streaming down his face.

"No... why are you crying?"

Chu Qing rummaged through his clothes and took out the token that the shepherd boy had given him earlier.

The shepherd boy glanced at it and was slightly taken aback:
"You still have this with you?"

"Ah."

He had previously met with Emperor Xuan and used this to gain Shang Qiuyu's trust.

Shang Qiuyu asked Chu Qing to bring the handkerchief back and return it to the shepherd boy... However, upon returning, he encountered Cao Qiupu's murder, and he temporarily forgot about the matter.

Seeing the shepherd boy crying pitifully, she wanted to find something to wipe her tears, so she took out the handkerchief from her bosom.

But after the shepherd boy saw the brocade handkerchief, for some reason, his mood seemed to improve considerably:
"You still have some conscience."

After saying that, she didn't take the handkerchief, but hastily wiped away her tears with her sleeve:
"I'm ignoring you now, you big jerk, you heartless bastard, ugh!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Chu Qing was baffled by the scolding and pointed a finger at her own nose:
"A heartless man? Me?" Although he admitted that he couldn't be faithful to one person for life when it came to relationships, he felt it was quite unfair to be called a heartless man in this day and age.

Putting aside his current status and martial arts skills, even before becoming the leader of the Southern Region Alliance, if he wanted, he would have been surrounded by beautiful women and had countless wives and concubines.

To date, the only person he has had a truly substantial relationship with is Wu Qianhuan.

That already counts as being very virtuous and self-disciplined.

But seeing the shepherd boy leave, Chu Qing swallowed her anger.

"Never mind, I wonder what kind of shock this girl went through after seeing her mother..."

"Could it be that her family has arranged a son-in-law for her to live with them?"

Chu Qing touched his chin, and the plots of those melodramatic dramas he used to watch involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

With the aid of the magic of immortality, these memories are exceptionally clear.

Such a sudden and significant change in a character must be due to a tremendous stimulus.

For example, some female protagonists, because their families arrange a relationship for them, get angry and go find an honest man to get married... I don't know how many similar plots I've seen.

Even worse, some of the female protagonists' elders require them to have children in order to inherit the family business... so the female protagonists go to find someone to have children with.

"Could it be that the shepherd boy is also facing the same predicament? And that's why he's planning to have a child with me?"

Chu Qing thought about it for a moment and felt that given Shang Qiuyu's doting fatherly nature, he shouldn't have done such a thing.

He shook his head, stopped overthinking, and decided to deal with the things at hand first.

Meanwhile, in a fit of anger, the shepherd boy ran to the pond in the city lord's mansion, sat on the railing, and held a flower he had picked at random in his hand. He used the petals as if they were Chu Qing's hair, pulling them off in handfuls while muttering curses under his breath.

Finally, he sighed again, a hint of helplessness on his face:

"Mother, this matter doesn't seem as easy as you make it out to be."

"This kid is completely unreasonable... what should I do?"

Chu Qing's guess was indeed somewhat accurate; this sudden turn of events did indeed occur after she met her mother.

However, the root cause of this matter lies with Chu Qing.

The shepherd boy went back to help Chu Qing keep Shang Qiuyu and ask her mother for help. Naturally, people asked him why.

The girl casually explained the reason, which immediately caught the attention of the woman's mother.

After chatting for a while, I noticed that every few words my daughter said, she would inevitably bring up Chu Qing and say a few words about him.

What was said unintentionally was taken seriously by the listener. After all, she was a mother, so there was no need to hide anything. She asked her directly if she had taken a liking to this young leader of the alliance.

Without a second thought, the shepherd boy shook his head decisively, indicating that he didn't like it at all.

Her mother nodded, and since she couldn't argue with her, she began to discuss marriage arrangements for her.

After all, it's perfectly normal for a shepherd boy of her age to be thinking about marriage. Since he didn't fancy Chu Qing, he should find a good man to marry.

Several people were mentioned in succession, but they were either too bad at martial arts, had poor character, or were not good-looking.

The fact that she wasn't good-looking was a concern not only for the shepherd girl but also for her mother.

Finally, her mother had no choice but to spread her hands and ask:

"Girl, how high do you expect her to be in martial arts? And good looks... that goes without saying, the more handsome the better."

"But it's also hard to define a person's character."

"Where can you find a man like that?"

The shepherd boy didn't even hesitate upon hearing this:

"Chu Qing is it... He's so skilled in martial arts that even my father might not be able to beat him."

"She's good-looking too; her face looks even younger than mine."

"His character is impeccable. For the sake of a promise, he is willing to travel thousands of miles and venture into dangerous places to fulfill it. For the sake of justice in the martial world, he shoulders the banner of the Southern Region..."

"What a pity, he already has someone he likes."

"...You shouldn't meet someone too amazing when you're young, otherwise you'll just have to settle for anyone else later."

The shepherd boy's mother glanced at her:
"I'm asking you, do you want to just get by and live out your life, or do you want to live it without any regrets?"

"What do you mean?"

The shepherd boy glanced at his mother:
"I definitely can't marry him... He already has a female confidante. If I were to get involved, wouldn't that just cause trouble?"

"Then don't try to get closer."

The shepherd boy's mother's beautiful eyes lit up:
"Men marry and have children, women support their husbands and raise their children... Do you understand the crux of the problem?"
That's the child!

"If you won't go to him and make him marry you, then ask him for a child."

"When the time comes, the father will leave and the son will remain, and the merchants and the shepherds will have heirs..."

"Mother! What nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly have a child with him for no reason?"

"What should I do?"

The shepherd boy's mother said:

"Look at this young man, he's so good. Can you find another one like him in the whole world?"
"No matter what kind of talented young people are placed in front of him, they all seem dim and lackluster."

"From now on, whether we arrange for you to marry someone else or have our family take in a son-in-law, you won't be interested..."

"Even if you force yourself to find someone, you will feel uncomfortable. If the relationship between husband and wife is not harmonious, how can you live together?"
"If I don't force myself... I might end up alone."

Instead of making things difficult for yourself, you might as well try a different approach.

"Have a child with him, and you'll have no regrets. You'll have a child by your side in the future, and life won't be boring."

"How wonderful."

"It makes sense!"

The shepherd boy felt that his mother was right:
"Then I'll talk to him about it."

"go Go."

The shepherd boy's mother, who loved watching the drama unfold, was overjoyed to see her daughter had come to her senses and chased her away.

Back to the present... The shepherd boy, sitting by the pond, grew angrier and angrier, and angrily threw the flower branch he had already plucked bare into the water:

"You bastard, you filthy man, having a child with me is something you're being wronged for?"

"Have...have a baby?"

A voice suddenly came from behind me.

The shepherd boy recognized the voice and turned around to see a handsome man dressed in white with graying temples standing not far behind him.

His handsome face was slightly blank, and his pupils contracted, clearly showing great shock.

"father?"

The shepherd boy was taken aback, then overjoyed, and jumped up immediately:

"You're here!"

"You...you want to have a baby? That's outrageous!!"

The joy Shang Qiuyu felt upon arriving and seeing her biological daughter vanished the moment she heard the words "I gave birth to a child." After realizing what had happened, she flew into a rage.
"That pretty boy surnamed Chu, how outrageous!"
"You even lied to me, saying you and Tong'er had no relationship. Now Tong'er is about to have your child... If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'll change my name to Xuan Emperor!"

After saying that, he leaped up and disappeared without a trace, angrily heading to cause trouble for Chu Qing.

"Eh?"

The shepherd boy was momentarily dazed, then his expression changed drastically:

"No... Father, my dear Father! Come back! There's been a misunderstanding!!"

Having rushed all the way to the study, Shang Qiuyu found the doors and windows shattered, and stood inside, completely bewildered.
Where is that kid?

(End of this chapter)