Chapter 1157 - Friends? (1/2)

Fei Bai Mu wasn't really satisfied with what she had found out but this was still better than nothing. Anyway, even if she had found more, she likely still couldn't change her disciple's feelings. In that case, it would be best not to worry about this needlessly. She should just do what she could to make sure that Hua Lin Yu wouldn't suffer.

Thinking it through like this, she turned back to Jinde. ”This might be a little presumptuous but could I trouble you to maybe keep an eye on the situation to make sure things don't turn south? I don't want my disciple to be hurt.”

Jinde nodded. ”I will. Although for the time being, I'd suggest just leaving things to the two of them. Xin Lan is …” He frowned, wondering how to say it best. ”There are some unresolved issues from his past but it's not that there isn't any chance at all that he will treat your disciple well. He might even develop feelings for him. To be honest, I would be very happy if he did.”

Fei Bai Mu gave a wry smile. ”I can imagine. But as for whom he has feelings for … I guess you will know it better than me.”

There was a faint trace of pain in Jinde's eyes but he still nodded. ”I do. But I also think that compared to the past, he has taken some steps in the right direction. I'm sure that with some more time and maybe even with the right person at his side, he will put these feelings behind him and find somebody else.

”Why shouldn't that be your disciple? I reckon that it that child from back then? If he is even just half as adorable now as he was back then, then I'm sure that even Xin Lan won't be able to resist for long.”

Fei Bai Mu smiled, clearly proud of Hua Lin Yu. ”That is precisely the disciple I was talking about. Well, I am sure that you are right. Anyway, even if he can't love him, I hope that he will be able to treat him as a friend. That would be better than nothing.”

Jinde wanted to reassure her but wasn't too sure about that in the end either. Friends of Xin Lan … He didn't remember him to have any. Even in the time when they had both lived in the dragon king's palace, he didn't seem to have been close to anyone but him. He was always rather distant.

”That would be very good.” He really didn't dare to say anything more than that. After all, there really was no way to say if Xin Lan would be able to develop such feelings or not. It would be great if he could but for somebody who liked to keep his distance, that might not be possible. Well, he could only hope for the best.

Fei Bai Mu did indeed feel a little reassured after this. With the topic at hand being solved, she put her attention on the two people opposite her. ”Right, how are you doing? Is your recuperation going well?”

Jinde nodded, giving a smile. ”It is. I also have to thank you for that. The things you had brought over the other time have really helped a lot. With everything working together like this, it seems like I'll be making a full recovery in barely a millennium.”

Fei Bai Mu nodded. While a millennium sounded like a long time, it actually wasn't for a cultivator. And she could imagine that it would feel even less so for a dragon. Especially one that was living with his husband in a realm that contained just the two of them. Even if it was slightly longer, these two probably wouldn't get bored. ”I'm glad that you say that. If there's anything else we can do, you should tell me.” She glanced at Leng Jin Yu while she said that as well, hoping that he would really speak up.

Leng Jin Yu shook his head though. ”Thank you but there's no need to. Jinde is really on the way to getting better already. We do appreciate the offer though.”

”Very well. I won't force you to accept my help. Anyway, you do know how to reach me.”