The Long Journey to Immortality

Que Xin raised her almond-shaped eyes slightly and looked at Hao Zun.

Compared to Hao Zun's first impression of her, Que Xin's first impression of Hao Zun could only be described as average.

However, thanks to Han Lu's early preparations, Hao Zun's first appearance did enhance his image overall.

Que Xin put down the poetry collection in her hand, stood up, shifting her hands slightly nervously between her sides and behind her back, and greeted with a smile, "Hello, my name is Que Xin."

"Haozun, it's a pleasure to meet you." Haozun reached out his hand, but then felt it was inappropriate and quickly withdrew it. Instead, he smiled and nodded in greeting, mimicking Quexin's manner.

Seeing this, Que Xin chuckled softly, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

The two awkwardly exchanged their first greeting and met for the first time. Under Han Lu's guidance, the four of them quickly split into two groups and sat down on either side of the table.

The atmosphere was a little tense and reserved, but Han Lu was prepared.

She laid out all the freshly collected snacks on the table, then showed off her tea-making skills, brewing a cup of flower tea for everyone.

With his hands and mouth moving freely, Hao Zun relaxed and regained the ease he had shown when he first met Han Lu.

At first, Han Lu led the conversation, but it quickly turned into Hao Zun leading this blind date event that belonged to him.

Chapter 997 Matchmaking

Han Lu's assessment of Hao Zun at the time was entirely correct.

Hao Zun is someone whose words are somewhat frivolous, but not in a way that is offensive; in fact, they can be quite amusing.

He didn't have much experience with blind dates, but he was good at chatting and could always find topics that were somewhat interesting to both of them or start conversations and exchanges around himself.

Initially, Hao Zun was simply chatting about trivial and interesting things at the Hundred Birds Gathering, guided by Han Lu.

But soon, Hao Zun began to tell the stories he had heard and about his expertise in divination.

Que Xin was very interested in this somewhat mysterious matter, and her responses changed from the initial "uh-huh" to more specific interactions.

Progress was rapid. Han Lu, who had been talking a lot, gradually became a tea drinker, only drinking tea, accompanying and watching, no longer getting involved with the young couple who had become somewhat familiar with each other.

However, Han Lu soon discovered that the sour taste of love made it difficult for her to quietly drink tea and enjoy the scenery.

Hao Zun talked about his divination skills, joked about the love fortune he drew that morning, and suggested that he help Que Xin read her palm.

When Que Xin offered her right hand without warning, Han Lu couldn't help but rub her nose with the back of her hand, stood up, and said, "Uncle Hao and I are going outside for a walk. You two continue."

Hao Yangmao, who had intended to stand by and continue to admire this young couple's love, stiffened slightly under Han Lu's threatening gaze. He forced a smile and left the private room with Han Lu, leaving this private space to the "young couple" who were getting along very well.

Stepping out of the elegant room, Han Lu took two exaggerated deep breaths, trying to inhale more of the non-pink air into her lungs to make herself a little more awake and comfortable.

Hao Yangmao, who was right behind Han Lu, immediately lowered his voice and said with delight.

"Fairy Han, the marriage you found for my nephew is truly..." Hao Yangmao wanted to find a good word or phrase, but found that he really lacked literary talent. After a while, he could only come up with one word, "It's perfect."

"It's a match made in heaven," Han Lu said, also happy about her job.

“Yes, yes,” Haoyangmao echoed, “A match made in heaven! A match made in heaven!”

Immediately afterward, based on his observations, he praised Quexin highly, using almost every good and appropriate word he could think of to describe her.

The more Hao Yangmao praised Que Xin, the more smoothly Han Lu's temporary matchmaking job went.

However, Haoyangmao still had some concerns about this marriage.

"Fairy Han, if we leave now, will anything unexpected happen?"

"The current arrangements are quite different from the plan."

Hao Yangmao still remembered the plan Han Lu had just mentioned to him, which did not include this scene of temporarily leaving.

Han Lu explained confidently, "It's just that plans can't keep up with changes. I didn't expect Haozun to be so adept at it, with such a talent for dating."

Hao Yangmao nodded slightly and said, "I didn't expect that Hao Zun, who was quite dull in the clan, would be so quick-witted and adept at social maneuvering outside."

"Looking back now, it's just that I didn't meet a girl I liked in the tribe back then."

Han Lu said, "So, the right thing to do is to leave now and let the two of them be alone."

"It's a bit of a feigned retreat, but no matter how you look at it, it's only good, not bad."

Even so, Hao Yangmao still hesitated, "Then the plan..."

Han Lu said decisively, "Why bother with the plan? Let's just take it one step at a time. As long as this wonderful thing comes to fruition in the end, then the plan will be a success."

"The process is not important, the result is the most important."

Hao Yangmao understood these words and said repeatedly, "It was my rigid thinking that made sense. Fairy Han is right."

No longer dwelling on the matter, Haoyangmao inquired about Quexin's grandmother's thoughts through Hanlu.

"Aunt Chuyao..." Calling Haoyang Mao "uncle" and now calling Que Chuyao "aunt" felt a little inappropriate to Han Lu, but she couldn't think of a more suitable title for the moment. "Aunt Chuyao supports Que Xin's free love and even encourages her to participate in matchmaking events and make friends with outstanding young people from other races."

"So this matter... as long as Quexin and Haozun are satisfied with each other and willing to get together, there will be no obstacles whatsoever."

Hearing this, Hao Yangmao's last remaining concerns dissipated.

"In that case, I wish my good-for-nothing nephew and Miss Quexin a long and happy marriage in advance." Haoyangmao was overjoyed, feeling confident that he could successfully complete the task his younger brother had entrusted to him.

“Of course,” Han Lu said with a smile. “Uncle Hao, let’s stroll around outside for a quarter of an hour before going back.”

"Going back too early will ruin things, and if I go back too late, I'm afraid Haozun will run out of things to say."

Although plans can't keep up with changes, it doesn't prevent Han Lu from being adaptable.

Hao Yangmao nodded slightly and said, "Fairy Han is indeed very thoughtful."

"Then I'll just wander around here and not disturb Fairy Han's peace and quiet."

Hao Yangmao knew that he wasn't actually that familiar with Han Lu, so he naturally wouldn't linger around her and annoy her. Leaving her would be beneficial for both of them.

Han Lu smiled and cupped her hands in greeting, simply saying, "Uncle Hao, take care, and don't forget the time."

Not far from the private room, the two parted ways.

You can't accomplish anything significant or important in just a quarter of an hour.

Han Lu simply wandered around the matchmaking event, intending to spend some time observing and studying whether all couples, when deeply in love, acted in such a cheesy and pretentious manner.

However, to Han Lu's surprise, perhaps because she was a well-known "bachelor," many men looking for partners at the matchmaking event mistakenly thought she was also there to try her luck.

They all took the initiative to approach and chat, clearly wanting to become sons-in-law of the Huanfeng clan.

Having no other choice, Han Lu had to painstakingly explain her role as a "matchmaker" to each of the young men who approached her and tried to spark a romantic connection.

The fact that high-quality single women like Han Lu did not enter the matchmaking market left many single young men who dared to approach her disappointed.

Despite occasional harassment, Han Lu still managed to find out what she wanted to find out and investigate by relying on her ears.

Finally, before returning to the elegant room where Quexin and Haozun were, Han Lu gave a summary.

"It's probably only couples who have just gotten to know each other, are deeply in love, and have a strong sense of novelty towards each other that exude the sour smell of love."

"For men and women who have truly been together for a long time, know each other well, and have basically decided to spend their lives together, there is only the sweetness of plain water or the rich aroma of mellow wine between them."

Chapter 998 Mission Accomplished

Back outside the private room, Han Lu saw Hao Yangmao standing anxiously outside, waiting for her to appear.

Han Lu naturally knew what this uncle who cared about his nephew was thinking.

Han Lu remained silent, briefly showing her face to Hao Yangmao before sending a telepathic message, "How long have you been waiting here?"

Hao Yangmao made a hand gesture and replied telepathically, "I waited for a quarter of an hour."

Although Hao Yangmao was married, he had no children and had always treated Hao Zun as half a son, so he naturally took this matter very seriously.

"Did you find out something?" Han Lu asked curiously.

Hao Yangmao smiled wryly and replied telepathically, "The restrictions in this elegant room are quite well set up. Although I can penetrate it with my divine sense, I will definitely trigger the restrictions, so..."

"So for the next fifteen minutes, you've just been waiting outside." Han Lu didn't know what expression to make.

Hao Yangmao nodded, "I'm just afraid that going in too early will ruin things, so I'll just wait here for Fairy Han to come back and then we can go in together to find out what's going on."

Han Lu was also curious about how far Hao Zun had progressed his relationship with Que Xin in those short two quarters of an hour.

"Okay, let's go in together."

After speaking softly, Han Lu gently knocked on the door of the room, giving the two people inside about five breaths before casually releasing the restriction and pushing the door open to enter.

Inside the room, Quexin and Haozun looked somewhat like "your parents entering the room and seeing you staring blankly at the computer desktop."

"Could it be that the two of them have been locked in this stalemate for half an hour right after I left?" Han Lu was bewildered by this situation and muttered to herself, "Then I've made a huge mistake in my plan."

However, when Han Lu sat back down in her original seat, she noticed that the seat was a little warm, indicating that someone had just sat there.

There were only Quexin and Haozun in the private room just now, so it goes without saying who was sitting in Quexin's seat.

Upon realizing this, Han Lu breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's like a child who has done something wrong and then tries to behave well in front of their parents."

"It seems," Han Lu sniffed the air and chuckled to herself, "that the young couple has already hit the road, they're just a little shy."

Han Lu felt relieved and relayed her discovery to Hao Yangmao, which calmed down the uncle who was worried about his nephew's marriage.

Seeing Han Lu and Hao Yangmao exchanging glances, Que Xin and Hao Zun felt as if they had been caught doing something wrong.

"Han Lu, where did you and your uncle go?" Hao Zun joked. "You didn't go to have your uncle help you find a blind date, did you?"

"No, you're being inappropriate. Is this how you treat the matchmaker who helped you find such a beautiful girl like Que Xin?" Han Lu pretended to be angry and asked back.

Hao Zun smiled sheepishly, "My fault, my fault. Thank you, Fairy Han, for sending such a beautiful, outstanding, and kind girl like Que Xin to me."

"If I get married to Que Xin, I will definitely invite Fairy Han to the wedding banquet."

Having only held hands and known Que Xin for less than a quarter of an hour, Hao Zun solemnly made his promise.

Que Xin blushed slightly upon hearing this, lowered her eyes, and said, "How annoying, Hao Zun, what are you saying?"

"Hehe, isn't this to thank Fairy Han?" Hao Zun acted like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water. "Besides, after dating for a while, there's always the step of discussing marriage."

"I haven't said I want to marry you yet, it's just... I just think you're a nice person." Que Xin tried to prove with her words that she was not a frivolous woman and that she hadn't reached the point of secretly pledging her life to Hao Zun.

Hao Zun chuckled and said, "Isn't it already almost certain?"

Upon hearing this, Que Xin neither admitted nor refuted it.