My Taoist buddy has practiced surrogacy

Chapter 1347 Stubborn
Zhou Xing looked at the tiger talisman with mixed feelings.

Ten years later, a huge ship docked at the dock of Ling State. On the bow, a young child was holding a logbook, calling "Dad" in a baby voice. Ling Xue heard the voice and slowly walked out of the palace. She had faded glass beads in her hair and held the albatross feather she had saved that year in her hand. The sea breeze lifted her imperial crown, and behind her were envoys from all over the world. She looked at Zhou Xing and smiled slightly, as if time had never passed. From then on, Zhou Xing continued to travel around the world with his family, while Ling Xue sat in the court and protected this land. Their story has also become a legend spread overseas.

Ling Xue was so scared that she quickly stepped back. Zhou Xing stood in front of Ling Xue and said, "Don't do anything stupid!"

Zhou Feng's face darkened: "Third brother, what do you mean? He is just a servant, why do you have to protect him so much?"

A hint of stubbornness flashed in Zhou Xing's eyes: "Brother, she is not a servant, she is someone I care about in my heart."

Zhou Feng was furious: "Hmph! How can a son of the Prime Minister's Mansion be entangled with a gardener?!" After saying that, he asked the servants to drag Ling Xue away.

Zhou Xing hugged Ling Xue tightly: "Whoever dares to touch her today will have to step over my dead body first!"

At this moment, Prime Minister Zhou Wentai heard the noise and rushed over. He looked at the chaotic scene in front of him with a gloomy face.

"What's going on?" Zhou Wentai scolded.

Zhou Feng hurried forward to complain: "Father, I don't know when my third brother fell in love with the gardener in this mansion, and he openly disobeyed my brother."

Zhou Wentai looked at Zhou Xing and Ling Xue and sighed in his heart. Although he loved his sons, he always felt guilty about Zhou Xing's illness. Now seeing Zhou Xing contradicting his brother like this as a gardener, he couldn't help but feel a little angry.

"Zhou Xing, you disappoint me so much. As the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, how can you have such an unclear relationship with a servant?" Zhou Wentai said angrily.

Zhou Xing straightened up: "Father, I have made up my mind. Ling Xue is kind and honest. I like her and I am willing to be with her for the rest of my life."

Zhou Wentai was so angry that he was shaking all over. "No! This is impossible! Come on, drag this gardener away and lock him up in the woodshed!"

Several servants came forward and tried to drag Ling Xue away, but Zhou Xing held Ling Xue tightly. For a moment, the garden was in chaos. Ling Xue burst into tears, she didn't want to implicate Zhou Xing because of herself.

Zhou Xing was escorting the silk fleet and encountered a storm on the sea. A huge wave hit, the ship shook violently, and he accidentally fell into the sea. Fortunately, his physique trained over the years allowed him to struggle to survive in the cold sea water, and eventually drifted to the coastline of Ling State.

When he woke up, he found himself on an unfamiliar beach surrounded by people dressed in Lingguo costumes. He was tied up as a spy from the enemy country. Ling Xue was patrolling the beach and came over when she saw this. She noticed the mutton-fat jade pendant on Zhou Xing's waist and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. Then, she ordered someone to untie Zhou Xing's rope and personally handed him a fox fur coat. When Zhou Xing took the fox fur coat, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the golden phoenix embroidered on her cuffs.

Zhou Xing was brought to the palace of Ling State. Here, he used his many years of overseas trade experience to gain Ling Xue's trust with a glass mirror. Ling Xue had always been dissatisfied with the dim candlelight in the palace, so Zhou Xing explained in detail the wonders of the shark oil lamp and promised to send more rare treasures. During the conversation, the two found a lotus with two stems behind the rockery in the imperial garden. Ling Xue looked at the flower, her face slightly flushed, and she bent down to break off a lotus leaf.

Soon after, Zhou Xing was ready to return. Ling Xue disguised herself as a maid and came to see him off. She stuffed a sachet embroidered with a blue phoenix into Zhou Xing's hand. At this moment, the crossbow arrow of the secret guard suddenly pointed at Zhou Xing. Ling Xue's heart tightened, and she stood in front of him without hesitation.

After Zhou Xing returned to the Central Plains, he immediately set about collecting the "Records of the East China Sea" mentioned by Ling Xue. He searched in the library day and night and finally found the incomplete "Records of the East China Sea". While repairing it, he found a piece of dried hydrangea sandwiched between the books. Zhou Xing sent someone to inquire and found out that this was a sacred object used by the Princess of Ling State to worship the sea god.

On the day when the Ling Kingdom delegation came to visit, Zhou Xing specially arranged a "rain from heaven" scene. He used a modified Roman waterwheel to turn the wine into a waterfall, which sprinkled on the delegation. Ling Xue couldn't help laughing when she saw this scene, and her hand hidden in her sleeve tightly grasped the luminous beads he gave her.

At night, the two met secretly in the observatory. Zhou Xing taught Ling Xue how to use the astrolabe to calculate the route. During the demonstration, Ling Xue accidentally touched the mechanism of the armillary sphere, revealing the toad sand on her arm. Her cheeks flushed, and she quickly retracted her arm into her sleeve.

The court decided to make peace with Ling State and handed the imperial edict to Zhou Xing. Zhou Xing was anxious and broke into the palace at night to stop it. However, he saw Ling Xue pouring poisoned wine into the potted plants. She said coldly: "This is how my mother was poisoned to death three years ago."

Not long after, Zhou Xing's merchant ship was attacked in the waters of Ling State. After Ling Xue learned the news, she came to the dock wearing armor. She cut off the enemy spy's right hand in public, and blood splashed on the white porcelain bottle Zhou Xing brought. Zhou Xing then discovered that there were thick calluses on her palms left by practicing swordsmanship.

In order to find out the truth, the two took a hot air balloon to investigate the salt smugglers. Unexpectedly, the hot air balloon leaked and fell. At the critical moment, Ling Xue protected Zhou Xing's neck and they rolled into the haystack together. The golden hairpin in Ling Xue's hair scratched Zhou Xing's clothes.

An assassin shot a poisoned silver needle at Ling Xue, but Zhou Xing was quick to catch it with his bare hands. The poison spread quickly, and his right hand meridians were all black. Ling Xue was anxious and tore open her skirt to bandage his wound. At this time, the old arrow scar on the inside of her thigh was exposed. The two hid in an abandoned ice cellar to heal. Zhou Xing found that Ling Xue would cough up blood on the seventh day of every month, and she was quietly melting the seal. It turned out that the imperial seal left to her by the previous emperor had been replaced long ago, and what she held in her hand was Zhou Xing's ancestral Hetian jade seal.

At this time, the pursuers were approaching. Ling Xue bit her fingertips and drew a talisman on Zhou Xing's palm. She took him into the imperial mausoleum and pointed at the murals and said, "I hid in this mezzanine when I was six years old and watched them massacre the city."

Zhou Xing trained the sailors to use firearms instead, and Ling Xue took off her hairpins as bounty. She smiled and said, "I exchanged all the South China Sea pearls I received at my coming-of-age ceremony for military pay." However, when she was counting military supplies, she found a love poem hidden in the account book.

The enemy's artillery hit the granary, causing a fire. Zhou Xing rushed in against the flow of people to grab the gunpowder barrel, and Ling Xue threw her sleeves around his waist in the sea of ​​fire. The two fell into the thatched pile, and the sparks fell on her forehead, just like a cinnabar mole.

On a rainy night, the two were trapped in a collapsed cellar. Ling Xue was feverish and muttered about her childhood imprisonment. Zhou Xing gently kissed away the water drops on her eyelashes. Beside the faint firelight, the two exchanged a token of love - half a tiger talisman.

After the war, Zhou Xing returned with the steam engine blueprints. Ling Xue assembled it on the spot in the court, and the white mist from the copper kettle stunned everyone. She smiled and offered the first cup of coffee to her sick younger brother.

The two of them presided over the newly established Navigation Company. Zhou Xing hid a small wooden statue of Ling Xue in the secret compartment of the cabin. One day, Ling Xue discovered this secret. She took him to secretly worship the sea god on a full moon night and released a shell boat with their birthdays written on it into the Milky Way.

When Zhou Xing was old and gray, he carved "If love lasts forever, it doesn't matter whether we are together day or night" on the side of the ship. Ling Xue came over with a sandalwood stick, pointed at him and scolded him with a smile: "Who said that we should be buried in the shipwreck at the bottom of the sea?" The two smiled at each other, and in the afterglow of the sunset, they looked at the distant sea hand in hand, as if they had returned to the moment when they first met.

"Third Young Master, please don't worry about me. This is my fate." Ling Xue cried.

In the vast universe, the stars are twinkling, weaving countless brilliant galaxies. In this vast interstellar space, the interstellar route surveyor Zhou Xing drives his advanced exploration spacecraft, alone between various planets and nebulae, drawing accurate maps to open up new routes. Every mission is a brave exploration of the unknown, and every successful return means that the human interstellar navigation map has moved forward one step. Ling Xue is a cook on a space station on the edge of the Milky Way. The space station she is in is like a pearl, inlaid in this silent and mysterious corner of the universe, providing warm meals and a short-term habitat for interstellar travelers passing by.

Zhou Xing has had a passionate yearning for the stars in the universe since he was young. He spent his childhood looking up at the starry sky. Those distant twinkling lights planted the seeds of exploring the unknown in his heart. As he grew older, the seeds gradually took root and sprouted, eventually prompting him to devote himself to interstellar route mapping, a field full of challenges and opportunities. With his outstanding talent and unremitting efforts, he has achieved remarkable achievements in surveying and mapping, and has become a rising star in the industry.

Ling Xue's fate is completely different from Zhou Xing's. She was born in an ordinary interstellar immigrant family. Her parents died in an accident during an interstellar trade, and she was abandoned in the space station when she was young. The stationmaster of the space station is a kind old man. He took Ling Xue in and trained her to be a cook who is good at cooking all kinds of delicious dishes. Ling Xue's heart is like a ray of sunshine in the space station, warm and tough. Her hands can turn the most ordinary ingredients into mouth-watering delicacies, comforting the hearts of every wanderer.

The gears of fate began to turn quietly when an interstellar storm raged. Zhou Xing's spaceship was unfortunately caught in it, and the navigation system of the spaceship was seriously damaged. He lost his way in the universe. At the critical moment when fuel and supplies were gradually running out, Zhou Xing found the looming space station in the vast universe with his tenacious will and rich experience. He tried his best to control the spaceship to approach the space station and sent out a distress signal.

When Zhou Xing's spacecraft slowly landed on the docking platform of the space station, he was exhausted. The moment the hatch opened, Ling Xue was the first to rush forward to greet this warrior who had struggled out of the abyss of the universe. She saw Zhou Xing's haggard face and ragged clothes, but his eyes showed a sense of determination and indomitable spirit, and an inexplicable emotion surged in her heart. Ling Xue and her colleagues quickly carried Zhou Xing into the space station and arranged the best medical treatment and food supplies for him.

During the days of recuperation, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue had more opportunities to interact. Ling Xue would personally bring Zhou Xing the nutritious soup she carefully prepared, and watched him slowly recover. They began to chat, and Zhou Xing told about his thrilling experiences during interstellar mapping. Those moments of brushing shoulders with black holes and struggling through the asteroid belt made Ling Xue listen attentively, with awe and admiration in her eyes. Ling Xue would also share with Zhou Xing the interesting stories of life in the space station, the anecdotes of guests from different planets, and her unique understanding and love of cooking.

As time went by, Zhou Xing found himself deeply attracted to Ling Xue. Her beauty was not only in her appearance, but also in her kind, enthusiastic and hopeful heart. Ling Xue's smile was like the brightest starlight in the universe, which could dispel all the haze in his heart; her tenderness was like a warm current, flowing through his exhausted heart. Ling Xue also felt an unprecedented sense of security and belonging in her interactions with Zhou Xing. Zhou Xing's courage, wisdom and persistent pursuit of his dreams allowed her to see a broader universe and future.

However, happy times are always short-lived. After Zhou Xing's spacecraft was repaired, he received a mission order from the headquarters and needed to return immediately to continue his surveying and mapping work. Facing the separation, Zhou Xing's heart was filled with reluctance. He stood in front of the viewing window of the space station, looking at the starry sky outside, with mixed feelings in his heart. Ling Xue walked to his side silently, held his hand, with tears in her eyes.

"You must come back safely." Ling Xue said softly. Her voice was small but full of power.

"I will. I will definitely come back to find you." Zhou Xing held Ling Xue's hand tightly and looked into her eyes lovingly, as if he wanted to engrave her face in his heart forever.

The moment Zhou Xing stepped onto the spacecraft, Ling Xue felt as if a part of her heart had been taken away. She stood on the platform of the space station, looking at the spacecraft for a long time, until it disappeared into the vast universe. Zhou Xing sat in the driving seat of the spacecraft, holding the joystick tightly in his hand, looking forward with a firm look in his eyes, but Ling Xue's figure was always lingering in his heart. He knew that he was fighting not only for his career, but also for the woman who was waiting for him to return to the space station.

After returning to his surveying and mapping job, Zhou Xing devoted himself to the task. He led his team to travel between various planets and draw complex interstellar route maps. Every time he pressed the start button of the spacecraft and recorded the data of the planet, Ling Xue's smile and her expectant eyes would appear in his mind. This yearning became a constant source of motivation for him at work, allowing him to overcome difficulties and challenges one after another.

Ling Xue was not idle at the space station either. She was still busy in the kitchen every day, preparing delicious food for every guest. But she was always concerned about Zhou Xing. Whenever a spacecraft passed by the space station, she would involuntarily stop her work and look out the window, hoping to see Zhou Xing's familiar figure again. In her spare time, she would collect various materials about interstellar mapping, wanting to learn more about Zhou Xing's work, as if this would bring her closer to him.

As the days passed, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue worked hard in their respective positions. They kept in touch through occasional correspondence, sharing each other's daily lives and thoughts.