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Chapter 1073: Humans Can’t Do That
Wu Heng ignored the Empress's teasing and turned to ask Minnie, "What else did Xilagui say?"

Minnie followed him into the living room and, while helping him take off his coat, said, "I told you to call back as soon as you got back. You sounded anxious."

"Okay, I'll contact her right away." Wu Heng nodded.

The cat maid Robe handed over a cup of iced tea at the right time.

Wu Heng took the teacup, took out his cell phone from the space ring, and dialed Xi Lagui's number.

The call was quickly connected, and Xilagui's voice was a little anxious, "Where did you go just now?"

"I was practicing the Body Refining Technique and put my phone away in my space ring and didn't notice it." Wu Heng explained, "I heard your mother is here?"

"Hmm..." Xilagui's voice suddenly became hesitant. "She insists on seeing you. If it's inconvenient for you, I'll say you're out at sea."

"No! What did you tell your mother about my job?"

"Captain! What's wrong?"

"What's the matter? Just tell me!"

"She thought... that Shi Yali's boyfriend and I were two different people." Xi Lagui's voice became increasingly quiet. "Then do you want to come?"

Shi Yali interrupted from the other end of the line, "Wu Heng, who do you think would be a better boyfriend?"

Without waiting for Wu Heng to answer, she hastily added, "It's okay if you don't come. Just wait a few days until my mom comes back and everything will be fine."

Wu Heng frowned, "I better come forward. I can't stay away forever."

"Really!" Xi Lagui said in a troubled tone, "It's too troublesome, and if it gets out, it might have a bad impact on you."

"What's the trouble with that? And by avoiding you all the time, it's only making your mother more suspicious."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and Xi Lagui asked in a low voice: "Then what identity do you plan to come in?"

"Just go and meet him normally!" Wu Heng answered as a matter of course.

"What about the association? What if they take this opportunity to transfer us away?"

"Let your mother keep it a secret. Also, considering the current status of Treasure Island, I don't think the association will interfere in this matter right now." Wu Heng analyzed.

The two sisters whispered to each other on the other end of the phone. After a moment, Xi Lagui said, "Then whose boyfriend are you going to appear as?"

"Can't it be both?"

"No!" The two sisters refused in unison, their voices so loud that even Robert, who was standing beside them, pricked up his ears.

Xi Lagui said in shame and anger, "How embarrassing! And my mother will definitely not accept it."

Shi Yali took the phone and said, "How about this? You can show up as Xi Lagui's boyfriend, and I'll say that I have a temporary mission out to sea. I'll explain it to my mother later."

"Come on!" said Sheila.

"You and Wu Heng have known each other longer. If I suddenly tell my mother that I am with the island owner, she will find it strange." Shi Yali said.

The other end of the phone fell silent again, and finally Xi Lagui asked in a low voice: "Wu Heng, what do you think?"

"I'll listen to you," Wu Heng said gently. "We still have a lot of time. We can take our time. Once you all become heroes, you won't have to worry about what others think."

These words made Xi Lagui obviously relax, "You are right!"

In the past, becoming a hero was an unattainable dream, but in Treasure Island, it is only a matter of time.

As long as you reach level 18, with the reputation of Treasure Island, promotion to hero is just around the corner.

By then, what will worldly views matter?
"Then it's settled," Wu Heng said, "You can book a table at the restaurant in the entertainment city. Our place is more convenient."

"Okay! I'll arrange it later." said Xilagui.

After the matter was settled, they exchanged a few more pleasantries before hanging up the phone.

Wu Heng put down his phone. Minnie sat beside him, her eyes curved into crescents. "Master, are you going to a banquet tonight?"

"Well, go meet Sheila's mother."

Minnie immediately stood up excitedly, "I'll go get you a dress! It's your first time meeting an elder, so you need to dress formally."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you." Wu Heng smiled and watched Minnie and Robbe go upstairs.

The living room had just been quiet for a moment when the wood elf sisters came back from outside after finishing their body refining practice. When they saw Wu Heng, their eyes lit up.

Sister Sylvain quickened her pace, bowed, and said, "Sir, thank you for the gift you gave me yesterday."

Then he said a little embarrassedly, "I fell asleep last night and didn't get to thank you properly."

"Just focus on improving your strength, no need to be so polite." Wu Heng said gently.

Sister Sylvain smiled sweetly and said, "We must work hard and live up to the adults' expectations."

Wu Heng looked around at the people who were approaching and said, "In a few days, Treasure Island will assist the association's headquarters in building power generation facilities. This project will earn you a large amount of merit, and we will then exchange it for a batch of equipment and rare items."

When everyone present heard this, joy appeared on their faces.

"Okay, you guys take a rest first. I'll go upstairs to wash up." Wu Heng stood up and walked upstairs.

……

After showering and changing, Wu Heng returned to the living room and found Shannara waiting for him.

"How are the arrangements going?" Wu Heng asked casually.

Sanella gracefully crossed her legs. "The trade fair has been arranged, and the various chambers of commerce are preparing materials. As for the auction, Letili will consult with the conglomerate headquarters. However, even if they don't organize it, with Treasure Island's current strength, we can organize one ourselves."

Wu Heng smiled and put his arm around her shoulders, "As expected, I feel most at ease leaving it to you."

"Don't try to be so rude." Shannara snorted, but she didn't move her shoulder away. "The exhibition hall needs to be renovated."

"It's better for you to handle it. Just contact the design team on the island for cooperation." Wu Heng said.

Shannara raised an eyebrow and glanced at the nearby wood elf sisters, hinting, "Who complained that I wasn't practicing diligently enough last night? Some people were still training in the middle of the night, and now they're willing to assign me so many errands."

Upon hearing this, Eluria glared over here, but ultimately remained silent.

"I'm giving it to you because I trust you." Wu Heng leaned close to her ear and lowered his voice, "But you really can't fall behind in training."

Shannella sighed softly, "I know. After I finish arranging these, I'll spend every day at the training ground, okay?"

……

At dusk, Xilagui and Shi Yali brought their mother and the elf couple to the entertainment city.

The crystal chandeliers illuminated the hall with golden splendor, and guests in elegant attire walked around.

The mother looked around in amazement, her fingers unconsciously stroking the gilded handrails. "This place is more luxurious than a royal palace!"

"The royal palace is nowhere near as good as this place!" Shi Yali led the way with a smile, "This is the property of the Wuheng Island Master."

"That's quite a clever idea." The elf husband nodded.

The three of them were surprised as they followed him upstairs and into the restaurant's private room.

The elf woman lowered her voice and said, "A meal here would probably cost hundreds of gold coins, right?"

"It's okay. The prices on the island are not that expensive." Shi Yali said with a smile.

After several people sat down, the waiter brought tea, wrote down the dinner order, and left the room.

The elf woman asked, "When will your boyfriend arrive?"

"Xi Lagui's boyfriend will come." Shi Yali said with some regret, "My boyfriend is out at sea. What a coincidence."

The woman's eyes lit up. "Sheila, what does your boyfriend do?"

"He's also from the association." The woman said meaningfully, "Could it be because of your status as a deacon? Young people nowadays..."

Xilagui smiled and said, "He holds a higher position in the association than I do."

"Even if he were a deacon from somewhere else, I don't think he'd be worthy of you!" The woman continued, "What race?"

"Human Race!"

"That won't do. How can humans and elves live together with a long lifespan? By that time, you will still be in your prime, and he will be old and miserable. Not to mention the emotional issues, you will have to take care of the old man by then." The woman said immediately.

Originally, I was going to ask about the other person’s occupation, as well as who was in their family and what industry they had.

But after hearing that it was the human race, all the subsequent questions were omitted. Just based on this point, it was impossible for the elves to live with humans.

Children are one aspect. Elves have avant-garde ideas, and the younger generation of elves, in particular, don’t care much about these things.

However, the problem of living together with humans is that their lifespan is too short. Humans become old after 80 years, while the elves are still young.

Who would want their children to rely on others for support in their old age in just a few decades?

My mother's face also turned serious. She was very dissatisfied when she heard this.

"I've seen it, and I think we'll probably part ways after dinner this time!" The woman approached eagerly. "I'll introduce you to someone better. He's the youngest son of the Moonlight Vine Trade Guild. He's wealthy and handsome. If you two get married..."

Xilagui frowned, but Shi Yali's shoulders were shaking from trying so hard to hold back her laughter.

Just when the atmosphere was at a stalemate and Xi Lagui didn't know how to respond.

The box door suddenly opened.

A figure stepped into the room.

"Hello Auntie!"

All eyes turned to him, and then the room fell silent instantly. "Mom, this is Wu Heng," Xilagui quickly stepped forward and took his arm. "He's the leader of the association now."

Everyone's eyes widened when they heard this.

It’s really Wu Heng!
What about Xilagui and Hero's love?
Click.

The elf husband's wine glass shattered to the ground, and the woman opened her mouth wide.

Xilagui's mother was stunned and didn't say a word for a while.

Seeing the situation was a little awkward, Xilagui nudged Wu Heng's waist with her elbow, "Wu Heng, this is my mother, and these two are Uncle Adriel and Aunt Lilanis!"

"Hello, Auntie!" Wu Heng nodded to the other two elves, "Good evening, both of you."

Wow~!

The elf couple immediately stood up and saluted, "Greetings, Chief Wu Heng."

The mother also stood up and performed the elven etiquette.

"Sit down! No need to be so polite." Wu Heng took out two carved wooden boxes from his space ring and gently pushed them in front of Xilagui's mother. "It's just a little gift. I hope you like it."

The wooden box was sent over, and the mother subconsciously opened it and took a look.

Two tubes of emerald potion lay quietly within the velvet lining.

Wu Heng explained, "This is the physical conditioning potion produced by Treasure Island. Due to limited quantities, we can only afford two bottles."

Shi Yali, who was standing by, said cooperatively, "We got over 6,000 gold coins at the last auction!"

The mother gasped and almost dropped the wooden box.

Six thousand gold coins are enough to buy all the orchards in the Elf Forest!
"This is too expensive." The mother subconsciously refused.

Wu Heng smiled and said, "I should have come to visit you a long time ago, but I just couldn't get away."

The mother stole a glance at her daughter, and saw that Silas was smiling with a blush on her cheeks.

Suddenly I thought, maybe there’s nothing wrong with marrying a human, and heroes have a long lifespan.

"Okay then! I'll take it first."

"I heard you like the golden swordfish on the island?" Wu Heng suddenly asked. "I'll have someone collect more tomorrow and bring it back for my family to try."

"You even know this?" The mother's eyes lit up, and her wariness instantly crumbled.

The other party is a hero, and he still noticed these things, so it seems he really likes his daughter.

Hilary pinched his arm, her face flushed. "I just mentioned it to you casually, and you actually remembered it!"

The atmosphere at dinner gradually warmed up.

When Wu Heng mentioned that he wanted to prepare a vacation villa for his parents on the island, his mother couldn't stop smiling. "This child is quite good."

After eating for a while, Hilary said, "I'm taking my mom upstairs for a massage, do you want to come?"

"I won't go, I have things to do later." Wu Heng looked at Xilagui's mother and said with a smile, "Auntie, I've already made arrangements here. Feel free to do whatever you want, you can even stay here tonight. I have other things to do, so I won't keep you company."

"Okay, go ahead and get busy! Important things need to be done," the mother said with a smile.

Wu Heng nodded to the elf couple again, then walked outside.

Hilary also stood up, "I'll see you off."

The two left.

The woman said in surprise, "Shi Yali, why didn't you mention that Xilagui's boyfriend is Wu Heng?"

Shi Yali said, "Wu Heng forbids us to talk about it, so we can't just say anything either."

“Yes, we can’t just talk about heroes like that. It’s enough that we know. Don’t go around saying anything about it when you go out,” the mother said earnestly.

"I know!" the woman nodded, then looked at Shi Yali, "Shi Yali, what race is your boyfriend?"

"what?"

……

The corridor outside the private room.

Hilary followed him out.

Wu Heng smiled and said, "I did pretty well, didn't I!"

Hilary hugged him and buried her head in his chest, "You're so good to me!"

"What's wrong?" Wu Heng patted her on the back.

"You even remembered what my mom likes to eat, and prepared such an expensive gift." Hiragui looked up, her eyes shining. "I could tell my mom was very happy, so you're so kind!"

"Isn't that what I should do?" Wu Heng ruffled her hair. "I'll take your mom to buy a house tomorrow, okay?"

Hilary shook her head: "You go ahead with your business. I'll show her around. If she finds someone she likes, I'll discuss it with you."

Wu Heng thought for a moment and said, "That works too. There will be a trade fair on the island soon, so let your mother stay a few more days and join in the fun."

“Okay!” Hilary nestled in his arms and nodded softly.

"I still want to come to your place and keep you two company!" Wu Heng put his arm around her waist.

Hilary said irritably, "Let's do it in a few days, my mom's here."

"Put it in the book, and pay me back with interest later," Wu Heng whispered in her ear.

"Okay!" Hilary nodded, then said, "I'm going back."

"Yes." Wu Heng nodded.

Hilary returned to the private room, and Wu Heng used a teleportation spell to return to the island lord's mansion.

……

Island owner's mansion.

All the lights in the house were on. In the living room, Xiao Xiao was peeling nuts for the red-crowned parrot while teaching it the multiplication table.

Inside the training room, the soft shouts of the women during their training and the sounds of weapons clashing could be heard.

Wu Heng greeted Xiao Xiao and went upstairs into the study.

As night fell, we returned to our rooms to rest.

……

Early morning, commercial street.

The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and sunlight pierced through the clouds, illuminating the bluestone streets.

The air was filled with the aroma of freshly baked bread, and shops of all kinds were gradually taking down their storefronts to begin welcoming a new day of business.

There were significantly more people on the streets than usual.

Vendors pushed their wooden carts laden with goods and began hawking their wares, while groups of merchants dressed in fine clothes entered the tavern.

Children were chasing and playing on the road when one of them was kicked twice in the butt by a grumpy dwarf and burst into tears.

Suddenly, a clear, crisp sound of a copper bell came from the direction of the central area.

A group of newspaper vendors rode up on dark green bicycles, with bundles of newspapers on the back of their bikes.

"Look, look!" The newspaper vendor parked his cart and held up a newspaper, "The Second Treasure Island Commodity Fair is scheduled for the eighth day of next month! The opera house's new production of 'The Legend of the White Snake' is about to premiere! Fifty copper coins a copy, first come, first served!"

The crowd swarmed around it as if drawn by a magnet.

A scholar wearing gold-rimmed glasses was the first to grab a copy, eagerly unfolding the newspaper. Several businessmen beside him urged, "Quickly read it aloud, which chambers of commerce have been selected?"

The others who managed to grab a newspaper were either surrounded by people asking them questions, or they ran off to other places with their newspapers in hand.

For a time, the entire island was abuzz with talk of the trade fair.

Port location.

The salty sea breeze, carrying the cries of seagulls, rushed towards us.

More than a dozen cargo ships were neatly docked at the pier, and workers carried boxes of packed newspapers onto the deck.

These newspapers were also transported to various places by merchant ships.

……

Lilith's Mansion.

Wu Heng sat in front of the radio, picked up his teacup and took a sip.

“Wu Heng!” The dwarf chieftain’s voice came from the other end of the radio, rough and deafening. “I have a clear understanding of what happened at Deepforge. They were indeed at fault first.”

"It's good that Chief Bruno understands," Wu Heng replied.

The dwarf grunted in agreement, then asked, "Where are they?"

“They’re fine! I just locked them up first, without punishing them in any way,” Wu Heng said.

The other side visibly relaxed. "Tell me your conditions! How can you release them?"

(End of this chapter)