Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

”Alright then.”

After trying on the wedding dress, Xu Xingguang moved on to trying on the formal dress. By the time she finished the process, she was so hungry her stomach felt like it was stuck to her back. Huo Wen’an had anticipated her hunger and had Zheng Lie and the others prepare a barbecue feast on the lawn in advance.

Handing Xu Xingguang a bowl of lamb vermicelli soup, Huo Wen’an asked her, ”Which wedding dress did you choose?”

”Guess.”

Huo Wen’an said, ”I guess you’ll like the black wedding dress made by Mr. Sang.”

”Intuition? Or just a guess?”

”Intuition.” Huo Wen’an told her, ”I went to see your wedding dresses, and the moment I saw the black wedding dress, the image of you wearing it flashed through my mind.”

He held Xu Xingguang’s hand and quietly told her, ”Actually, Divine Hidden Crane also commissioned the best tailor in Xia Country to make a wedding dress for you. It’s also black, but you never got to wear it.”

”What happened to that wedding dress?” Xu Xingguang thought for a moment and said, ”I didn’t see it at Nocturnal Palace.”

”A Superpower User took it along with other treasures from Divine Hidden Palace,” Huo Wen’an said. ”Do you remember Divine Hidden Yunxiang?”

It had been so long that Xu Xingguang couldn’t immediately recall who that was.

Huo Wen’an gave her a hint, ”A little girl, very prone to crying, she’s one of my cousins.”

”Oh, you mean that unreasonable little princess I once shut down by cutting her hair and scaring her into wetting her pants?” While she didn’t remember Divine Hidden Yunxiang’s face, she certainly remembered her silly antics.

Huo Wen’an was suspiciously silent for a moment and then suddenly asked Xu Xingguang, ”Do you remember any of my embarrassing moments?”

Xu Xingguang shook her head.

Just as Huo Wen’an was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Xu Xingguang say, ”You have too many embarrassing moments to count them all at once.”

Huo Wen’an: ”...”

”There must be one or two that left a deep impression on you, right?” He was quite curious about the image of Divine Hidden Crane in Xu Xingguang’s memory.

Xu Xingguang drank half a bowl of lamb soup and felt a bit more comfortable before saying, ”There’s one event I remember across several lifetimes.”

”Oh?” Huo Wen’an’s curiosity was piqued, ”What was it?”

Xu Xingguang smiled playfully and said, ”When I was leading the Lin Family Army in battle at the border, I heard a joke about you. They said on the night of our little Majesty’s coming-of-age ceremony at eighteen, the Fifth Family sent their most beautiful daughter into His Majesty’s bed. His Majesty, drunk, returned to his room and soon after ran out of his chamber wearing nothing but underwear while clutching his pajamas.”

”They said the reason His Majesty refused to marry afterward was because he was so petrified that night.”

Huo Wen’an: ”...”

She remembered such an embarrassing incident!

”The daughter of the Fifth Family was famed for her beauty across Xia Country. How did she scare you like that?” Xu Xingguang was genuinely curious.

Huo Wen’an rubbed his forehead.

Though much time had passed, his memory of that night was still vivid.

He recalled with unease, ”I was slightly drunk, returned to the chamber, and the housekeeper had, as usual, prepared my bed in advance. I didn’t notice someone hidden under the blanket, and when I pulled it open, there was a pale young girl. Of course, I was scared!”

The key point was, he was only 18!

He was still a kid!

”Besides.” Huo Wen’an glanced at Xu Xingguang, struggling to suppress her laughter, and with haughty yet warm eyes, he remarked, ”If it had been you, I would have locked the chamber doors.”

Xu Xingguang: ”...”

”You mean you had your eye on me even back then?” She found it unbelievable since at that time, all her thoughts were concentrated on earning military merits to become the new commander of the Lin Family Army.

She had no time for romance.

It’s hard to imagine Huo Wen’an had feelings for her back then.

With a nod, Huo Wen’an admitted, ”The first time you returned to Capital City, you visited my father at the Royal Palace. When I saw you, I asked if you were the daughter of the Fifth Family because from a very young age, I knew in the Ancient Martial Family, the Fifth Family ranked first, and their eldest daughter would be my future queen.”

”When I saw you, I hoped you were the daughter of the Fifth Family.”

In other words, the moment he saw Lin Piaopiao, he wanted her to be his queen.

Xu Xingguang was genuinely surprised, ”Wow, you’ve always been ambitious, huh.”

Hearing her repeatedly say ’you boy,’ Huo Wen’an frowned and asked her, ”Will you still call me Brother A Zui in the future?”

Xu Xingguang shook her head, ”I won’t.”

Huo Wen’an was just beginning to feel a bit disappointed when he heard Xu Xingguang say, ”I’ll have to start calling you husband.”

Huo Wen’an: !

Goodness.

Despite the fact that Xu Xingguang was the one who drank the lamb soup, it was Huo Wen’an who felt all hot and bothered.

Ye Mingluo handed Huo Wen’an some grilled meat, ”A Zui, here’s some lamb testicle, eat it to strengthen yourself!”

Huo Wen’an stared at the skewer, thought it over, and refused with a shake of his head.

Even without eating lamb testicles, his weak body was already exhausted. If he ate it, he wouldn’t be able to get out of bed tomorrow.

Xu Xingguang snatched the meat skewer from Ye Mingluo’s hand, ”I’ll eat it.”

Ye Mingluo watched Xu Xingguang closely, and as soon as she finished, he hurriedly asked, ”Master, want some more?”

”Not bad, I’ll have another,” she replied.

Ye Mingluo handed another skewer to Xu Xingguang before taking his beer to join Cheng Yue and the others. The two were trying out a romantic relationship, but it was getting more brotherly, with arms around each other’s shoulders, their friendship deepening.

Xu Xingguang worried that they might become sworn brothers if things continued this way, and watched Ye Mingluo rush over to Da Li, take two lamb ribs from the tray he held.

He returned to Cheng Yue, showing off and offered her the ribs, ”Cheng Yue, here, weren’t you craving lamb ribs?”

Cheng Yue’s steely gaze immediately softened to cotton.

Seeing all this, Xu Xingguang suddenly told Huo Wen’an, ”Before we go to the Ying Family to attend the Hundred Medicines Conference, you should start preparing a dowry for Cheng Yue. I think they’ll end up together.”

Huo Wen’an nodded, ”Alright, you handle the betrothal gifts; you’re now the mistress of Divine Concealment Island.”