His Highness the Crown Prince Always Wants to Marry Me

Chapter 575: Fake Celestial, Let’s Make a Bet

Feng Chen’s words sounded like a compliment, but they were filled with a deeper meaning.

Chi Mo Ran was also very curious about Huo Li Ruo, and he couldn’t understand how a person could advance from a Spirit Marshal to a Spirit Sovereign in less than two years.

Such a leap was one and only in the Imperial Academy, not to mention the Holy Academy, and, on the surface, was even more devilishly talented than Feng Chen.

Of course, Huo Li Ruo’s aptitude as measured by the Imperial Academy was very good, also excellent in all three categories. But such a cultivation speed constantly made Chi Mo Ran feel that something was wrong.

Yu Qing Qian also noticed something wrong with Huo Li Ruo, but she couldn’t tell what the problem was. After all, she dared to conclude that be it his aura or his soul aura, Huo Li Ruo was still the same person who was in the Royal Academy together with her.

As for the sudden surge in cultivation, Yu Qing Qian guessed that Huo Li Ruo had either encountered a great fortuitous opportunity or gone through a great change.

Huo Li Ruo laughed when he heard Feng Chen’s praise for him: “This is indeed worth celebrating. We won’t go home until we’re drunk today.”

“Aren’t we going to wander the night market? Let’s leave getting drunk for next time.” Yu Qing Qian rolled her eyes.

Huo Li Ruo’s face was filled with indulgence and doting, saying with a smile: “Sure, anything you say.”

Yu Qing Qian smiled faintly and didn’t respond. She picked up the pot of wine and poured a glass, then exchanged a tacit look with Feng Chen. There was something wrong with such a Huo Li Ruo.

Huo Li Ruo lowered his eyes when he saw the tacit understanding between the two, playing with the wine glass in his hand, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After dinner, night had already fallen, and the streets were brightly lit and very lively.

The four walked forward along the main street, and after about a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the night market.

Right now, the market was filled with stalls. People came and went, and from time to time, one could hear hawking; very lively.

The four walked into the night market and met several groups of pupils from the Holy Academy and the Imperial Academy, but they only greeted each other and didn’t go shopping together.

Yu Qing Qian liked the hustle and bustle, and she liked this kind of market very much. It reminded her of the treasure hunting street¹ in front of her university before the apocalypse, which made her feel a sense of familiarity.

She walked ahead and looked around. When she saw something beautiful, she couldn’t resist buying it.

Feng Chen and the other two didn’t like to join in such hustle and bustle, and just followed behind, occasionally taking a look.

Huo Li Ruo walked beside Feng Chen and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: “Fake Celestial, if Qing Qian left for a while, then after she comes back, will her feelings for you still be so deep?”

Feng Chen furrowed his brows, his voice a little cold, “What’s your purpose again?”

“I only want to ask you one question, do you have faith in her?” Huo Li Ruo avoided answering, asking instead.

Feng Chen’s cold expression was tinged with a layer of tenderness, “Of course I have faith in her.”

Then he changed the topic and sighed: “Are you really going to follow the path of Great Emperor Wen Huo?”

“Whatever you think.” Huo Li Ruo hooked his lips up, paused, then moved closer and said: “Fake Celestial, how about we make a bet?”

“There’s no how about it, I’m not interested.” Feng Chen replied indifferently.

Huo Li Ruo didn’t give up, and continued: “In half a year, if Yu Qing Qian’s deep affection for you doesn’t fade, then I lose. If she suddenly falls in love with me, how about you quit?”

This sentence carried a confident and unrestrained ostentatious attitude, and also provocation.

Feng Chen chuckled and said: “I won’t use Qian Qian as a bet, you’re overthinking.”

Although he was smiling, but he was filled with endless coldness. Huo Li Ruo had stepped on his bottom line.

¹author used the word ‘taobao’ which is a Chinese e-commerce platform. The name itself is a combination of the word 淘 (tao) meaning to search for, and 宝 (bao) meaning treasure. I’m pretty sure it’s often used to mean looking for treasure, and not just referencing the actual site. It’s kind of like thrifting too, I guess, but unlike thrifting, it doesn’t always refer to second-hand items.