The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

In Yuxiu Palace, Shen Tianjiao finally waited for Yan Yu to come back after handling the follow-up matters.

Shen Tianjiao had already instructed people to prepare a table full of delicious food for Yan Yu, and was waiting for Yan Yu to come back to eat.

Seeing Yan Yu coming back, Shen Tianjiao was about to stand up to greet him, but was stopped by Yan Yu.

"Sit still. Do you remember that you have an injury on your foot? You are a wounded soldier now. If you don't take good care of your injury, you will become a cripple in the future."

"Why, General Yan, do you dislike me? Are you afraid that I'll become a cripple and be an eyesore?"

Shen Tianjiao could only be so relaxed in front of Yan Yu.

"You, I never said anything about you."

Yan Yu is an eloquent person in front of others, but when it comes to Shen Tianjiao, he becomes the one who loses every time.

"Go take a shower and then come over for dinner."

Looking at Yan Yu who just lowered his head and smiled in front of her, Shen Tianjiao felt an unprecedented sense of security.

It seemed that as long as Yan Yu was by her side, Shen Tianjiao would not be afraid of anything, and would have the confidence and courage to solve any problem.

Shen Tianjiao, who appears to be strong and without weaknesses in front of outsiders, actually hopes in her heart to be protected and have someone to rely on, and that person can only be Yan Yu.

Yan Yu obediently took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then walked out and sat at the dining table.

"Have you also not eaten yet?"

Based on Yan Yu's understanding of Shen Tianjiao, Shen Tianjiao must have been waiting for him and has not eaten yet.

In fact, Shen Tianjiao and Yan Yu hadn't eaten anything the whole day.

"Well, I'm not hungry. I just feel really choked up, so I didn't eat."

Knowing that she couldn't deceive Yan Yu, Shen Tianjiao told the truth without making any excuses for herself.

Yan Yu knew why Shen Tianjiao felt so blocked and uncomfortable in her heart.

"Life is unpredictable. This may be the best ending God has arranged for her."

Although Li Chaohui died in an undignified manner, at least she preserved her dignity. If she had not jumped off the city wall, she would have appeared in the Ministry of Punishment at this time.

No matter who it is, once they enter the Ministry of Punishment, they will have to be skinned alive before anything else can happen.

As the eldest princess of Yunli, Li Chaohui would probably rather die than suffer such humiliation in the Ministry of Punishment.

The methods used in the Ministry of Punishment are indiscriminate, and anyone who goes there is not allowed to maintain decency, let alone the most basic sense of shame.

"Things are over, and they are over. You can't keep holding them in your heart. This will affect your emotional and physical health."

Yan Yu knew that what happened today had some impact on Shen Tianjiao. Killing enemies on the battlefield was one thing, but watching someone jump off the city wall and die in front of him was another.

"I know. I don't know what's wrong with me. Maybe it's because the owner of this body is a soft-hearted and sentimental person."

"Ever since entering this body, I can clearly feel that my emotions are sometimes uncontrollably affected."

The longer Shen Tianjiao stayed in this body, the more obvious this feeling became.

"Are you OK?"

Yan Yu suddenly became worried. He had been in this body for a long time.

Apart from the dissociative disorder, no other discomfort or unusual things happened.

"It's okay, it just affects me occasionally, that's all, it doesn't affect anything else."

Shen Tianjiao quickly grabbed Yan Yu's hand, signaling him to calm down and sit down to talk.

"The fact that we're reborn is inherently strange, so we better be careful."

The two of them are people who have come back to life and lived again. This is a secret between Yan Yu and Shen Tianjiao that cannot be known by anyone else.

Not being able to let anyone know means they can't seek help from anyone and can only act with caution.

"Well, I see."

Shen Tianjiao picked up a large chicken drumstick for Yan Yu with chopsticks and said, "Hurry up and eat. You've been tired all day and haven't eaten anything."

"You too." Yan Yu brought the prepared soup to Shen Tianjiao and said, "I know you can't eat, but at least you should drink some hot soup to warm your stomach."

"Otherwise, if the body doesn't replenish energy, it won't be able to bear it."

"Well, let's eat."

Shen Tianjiao nodded at Yan Yu, picked up the bowl of soup that Yan Yu had served her, and began to drink it in small sips.

Seeing Shen Tianjiao eating, Yan Yu began to eat seriously.

He was really hungry. Today's events had consumed too much of his mental and physical energy. He felt that the food on the table in front of him was not enough for him to eat. He could eat as much as a cow.

When Wang Yunzhi received the news of Li Chaohui's death, it was already dusk.

When he heard the news, he said nothing, but locked himself in the room and did not allow anyone to disturb him.

"He's like this, nothing's going to happen, right?"

After completing his mission, Lu Yan came to report to Wang Yunzhi. Seeing Wang Yunzhi's decadent look, he couldn't help but feel worried.

"It's okay, don't worry about him, just let him be alone for a while and calm down, and everything will be fine."

As Wang Yunzhi's elder brother, Wang Hengshan knows his younger brother well.

The fact that Wang Yunzhi was able to set up this plan to help the Queen get rid of Li Chaohui shows that he has truly let it go.

Wang Yunzhi will never regret letting go of things.

The reason why he is like this now is that he wants to say goodbye to the past.

As Wang Yunzhi's white moonlight, Li Chaohui has occupied nearly half of Wang Yunzhi's life.

Now that Li Chaohui is dead, Wang Yunzhi also wants to say goodbye to her and put an end to it completely.

As expected of Wang Yunzhi's elder brother, he could guess Wang Yunzhi's thoughts accurately.

At this time, Wang Yunzhi locked himself in the study and was burning the letters he had exchanged with Li Chaohui.

Ever since Li Chaohui was imprisoned in Anguo Temple, Wang Yunzhi and he have been exchanging letters ever since.

They exchanged letters almost every two or three days. Over the past ten years, there were at least thousands of letters.

Wang Yunzhi held the letters in his hand, like an emotionless puppet, and threw the letters into the brazier one by one.

The raging fire in the brazier quickly burned the letters to ashes.

Those ashes now represent that the relationship between Wang Yunzhi and Li Chaohui has come to an end. Regardless of life or death, there is no relationship between the two of them.

Looking at the ashes in the brazier, Wang Yunzhi couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth and smile at himself.

It was a shame that Wang Yunzhi claimed to be a smart man, but even such a smart man was blinded by a woman and was confused for most of his life. Now when he thinks about the things he did, he finds them ridiculous.

Seeing the smoke coming out of the study, Lu Yan could no longer sit still. "Let's go and take a look. Don't let Yun Zhi do anything stupid because of depression."

Compared with Lu Yan's panic and impatience, Wang Hengshan was much calmer and more composed.

"Okay, if I say it's okay, then it's okay. Yun Zhi is not someone who doesn't know what's going on."

Wang Hengshan glanced at Lu Yan, who was fidgeting, and stood up to pull him up from the stool. "Let's go, let's go, let's stop thinking about it here."

"Let's go prepare some good food and wine, and when Yun Zhi comes out, the three of us will get drunk tonight."

"To be honest, I haven't had a good drink in years. I'd like to take advantage of this opportunity to get drunk."

"It's no problem to prepare the wine, and it's also a problem to prepare the dishes." Lu Yan looked at Wang Hengshan with disdain and said, "Is it you who can cook, or am I good at cooking?"

Lu Yan has never been able to cook in his life. He doesn’t even know where his own kitchen is.

The typical type is the kind of scholar who is lazy and doesn't know the difference between grains.

"Tsk, if you don't know how to do it, don't drag me along."

Wang Hengshan raised his head and said with some pride, "I haven't made much progress in other aspects of my life in Northern Xinjiang over the years, but my cooking skills are still pretty good."

"I'm telling you, the mutton hotpot I make is especially delicious. I'm not bragging, but if I'm second to none in terms of the mutton hotpot I make, no one dares to claim to be number one."

Looking at Wang Hengshan, who was bragging so much that he almost lost his mind, Lu Yan's head was shaking like a rattle.

If this was said by someone else, he would believe it, but if it came from Wang Hengshan's mouth, he would not believe it even if he was beaten to death.

Wang Hengshan is a more patriarchal person than Lu Yan. He has always advocated that men should never interfere in the affairs of the harem.

If Wang Hengshan could cook, then Lu Yan would be able to fly.

"What are you doing? Let's go."

Wang Hengshan looked at Lu Yan, who was looking at him with a look of disgust and keeping a certain distance from him, and knew that Lu Yan did not believe what he had just said.

"Master Lu, just trust me. I, Wang Hengshan, have been in Northern Xinjiang for many years. During these years, I have endured all kinds of hardships and done all kinds of work. There is nothing I, Wang Hengshan, cannot do now."

Wang Hengshan probably never thought that the suffering he had endured would one day become something he could boast about.

Lu Yan didn't say anything. He just walked silently with his head down. He was even more reluctant to mention the affairs of Northern Xinjiang than Wang Hengshan. Although he had not experienced the suffering that Wang Hengshan had endured over the years, he could imagine how hard it was.

Seeing that Lu Yan was silent, Wang Hengshan chuckled, stepped forward and held Lu Yan's shoulder, saying: "Old buddy, wait until I make the mutton pot, you try it, the taste is sure to make your jaw drop."

"I just don't know if the mutton from Shangjing City is as delicious as the mutton from Northern Xinjiang."

"Oh, no, I'm drooling just thinking about it."

Wang Hengshan dragged Lu Yan to the kitchen without saying a word, ready to show off his cooking skills.

When they arrived in the kitchen and saw Wang Hengshan's quick and efficient way of cutting the mutton, Lu Yan shut up and said nothing.

Just by looking at Wang Hengshan's posture, you can tell that what he said just now was not bragging.

It seems that in addition to suffering in the northern border, Wang Hengshan has also learned a lot of skills.

Wang Hengshan deboned the mutton and cut it into small dice of uniform size. He put green onion, ginger and peppercorns in the casserole and blanched the mutton to remove the fishy smell.

After blanching the mutton and skimming off the blood foam, Wang Hengshan put the mutton into another casserole, added some seasonings to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor, and started stewing.

After finishing all this, Wang Hengshan looked back at Lu Yan, who had been silent the entire time, and said with a smile, "What's wrong with you, Lord Lu? You usually love to talk, but why are you so silent now?"

"Could it be that your throat is sore? Do you want me to send some pear syrup candy over to moisten Lord Lu's throat?"

Faced with Wang Hengshan's sarcasm, Lu Yan rolled his eyes at him.

It is true that it is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature. Although Wang Hengshan is old, his temperament has not changed at all.

"Thank you for your concern, Master Wang. My throat is fine and I don't feel any discomfort."

"Master Wang, you'd better hurry up and concentrate on making your mutton hotpot. If you make a mistake, you'll be embarrassed."

Hearing Lu Yan's sour words, Wang Hengshan smiled nonchalantly and said, "Just wait and eat. If you are not satisfied with the food, I will send you a whole sheep to your house some other day."

When the mutton was almost cooked and the aroma was wafting everywhere, Wang Yunzhi arrived.

He has packed up and dealt with all the ties from the past.

When he came out of the room, the servant beside him told him that the master and Lord Lu had gone to the kitchen together.

So he followed the servant's lead and went to the kitchen.

When Wang Hengshan saw Wang Yunzhi, he gave him a brilliant smile.

He knew that from this moment on, his younger brother had completely bid farewell to the past and would be a man who had come back from the dead.

"Yunzhi, come quickly, my brother made a mutton hotpot."

"It's cold today, so you should eat something hot to warm your body."

Wang Hengshan took the mutton pot off the stove and called Wang Yunzhi to come and eat.

Wang Yunzhi walked over with a smile, picked up the chopsticks and started eating. He had been so busy these days that he didn't even have time to eat. Now facing this big pot of mutton, he had to eat more to replenish his energy.

Looking at Wang Yunzhi who was concentrating on eating, Lu Yan silently picked up the chopsticks on the table and joined the eating.

Wang Hengshan looked at Wang Yunzhi and Lu Yan with satisfaction as they ate without saying a word. This was the scene he had been looking forward to for many years.

Now the wish has come true.