You are my wife, don't doubt it!

But after thinking about it, I couldn't find any other explanation.

If we follow this logic, it makes sense why Yu Luying didn't want to call herself.

Although "evangelism" is their "great mission", Yu Luying herself is not enthusiastic about it. The most important thing is that she does not want to give Xiao Yao the illusion of "forcing the palace".

If it was Yu Luying who asked me to come to class, I would inevitably suspect that this was some kind of suggestive gesture, suggesting that Yu Luying herself had the same wish as her mother.

Although Yu Luying claims that she does not believe in fate, in actual actions she is particularly "sticking to her own position" and it seems that she has no intention of trying to squeeze out Shen Jie or get her out.

Xiao Yao "knew" that he and Yu Luying probably had no future, and Yu Luying was different from her mother and had no intention of "fighting" and just wanted to enjoy the present.

The girl's attitude certainly made Xiao Yao feel somewhat relieved, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt a deep sadness.

In his heart, Xiao Yao is a person who cares about the "future". If the future is like the one outside the window of Shen Tianyun's room, shrouded in thick fog, he will inevitably feel a sense of panic and gloom in his heart.

At the beginning, Yu Luying said that she would just try it for a month. After the one-month period is up, what will happen in the future?

Although he was reluctant to "separate" from Yu Luying, Yu Lihua would probably find it difficult to let go of this "Chen Shimei".

This is worse than before he started dating her daughter.

The boy’s mind flashed with the image of Yu Lihua’s skillful knife skills when she cut watermelon.

She placed the watermelon on the chopping board, held it steady with one hand, and found the center with her thumb. With the other hand, she held the sharp knife in reverse and stabbed the watermelon all the way through. Then she pressed down on her wrist to stretch the blade and gently pushed it apart. The watermelon immediately split into two, revealing a bright red inside.

A burst of laughter in the conference room interrupted Xiao Yao's wild thoughts. Everyone in the room was laughing, and the air was full of joy.

Xiao Yao burst into laughter and cast an admiring glance at Yu Bo's humorous teaching style.

For some reason, Chen Lu in the front row suddenly turned his head and smiled at Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao quickly responded to Chen Lu with a polite smile.

No, what is Chen Lu going to do? What's going on?

Xiao Yao continued to immerse himself in his own thoughts.

That is to say, Shen Jie only allowed herself and her silly sister to have a platonic relationship, but the silly sister's mother was determined to make herself marry her daughter.

If this matter is handled well, it will be fine. If it is not handled well, it will be a time bomb.

Shen Jie's father is also a time bomb, and maybe he is a powerful killer.

Originally, I just wanted to have love.

However, people and fate forced two loves into one.

The two joys overlap each other. Shouldn't this double joy bring more and more love?

Why did things turn out like this?

……

"YA! Xiao Yao!" Yu Bo sat high in the first seat, one foot on the horizontal bar under the chair, his true nature revealed: "I'm talking to you!"

He almost threw the chalk in his hand over.

"Ah." Xiao Yao subconsciously stood up amidst a burst of happy laughter.

"You read this paragraph." Yu Bo bent his index finger towards Xiao Yao.

What to read?

"Page 20, first paragraph." Yu Luying reminded in a low voice.

Xiao Yao was a little dazed, feeling that this scene seemed to have happened in the classroom at school before.

How the hell has it only been online for a short time? How come it has gone from page 5 to page 20?

"At that time, Caesar Augustus issued an edict," Xiao Yao cleared his throat and read aloud from the book, "requiring all people in the world to register: this was the first registration when Quirinus was governor of Syria. So everyone went to his own city to register. Because Joseph was a member of the family of David, he also came from Galilee..."

After the class, everyone left one after another. Hairtail said goodbye to Yu Bo because he was going to the aquarium with Yan Xiao.

"Aren't we going to level up today, Teacher Yu?" Xiao Yao asked Yu Bo in a low voice after seeing that all the irrelevant people had left.

"Daiyu asked for leave in advance today," Yu Bo said, "I wanted to take a day off, but since you're here, let's go for a walk."

"Alright..." Xiao Yao thought for a moment and said, "I have something to tell you."

Yu Luying, Yu Bo and Xiao Yao walked to the bridge tunnel.

"Father Yu," Xiao Yao said, "Why do we always bring Hairtail with us? It seems like he has no talent at all."

"The hairtail fish can sense shadow time naturally. If this isn't a talent, then what is it?" Before Yu Bo could speak, Yu Luying gently retorted, "If you say so, then my uncle doesn't have the talent."

“Ahem,” Yu Bo said with an embarrassed look on his face, “I really don’t have any talent—but I feel like I’m almost there. The fortress in my heart is taking shape, itching to burst forth.”

“…” “…”Xiao Yao and Yu Luying looked at each other.

"Brother Bo," Xiao Yao said, "There is something I have never been able to ask you. I have been wondering about it for a long time. Now that we are so familiar with each other, please don't be angry when I ask you."

"Just ask." Yu Bo replied lazily.

"You hang out with hooligans all day long," Xiao Yao said, choosing his words carefully. "Aren't you afraid that it will be bad for you and the church's image?"

Yu Luying secretly covered her mouth.

"At that time," Yu Bo answered casually, "when the Lord was eating in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with the Lord and His disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples," Yu Bo deliberately said in a shrill voice, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

Xiao Yao was amused by this expressive performance.

Yu Bo continued, "When the Lord heard this, he told the Pharisees that it is not the healthy who need a physician, but the sick. He also said, I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

"I think I understand." Xiao Yao nodded thoughtfully.

"When you meet someone with problems, do you immediately deny him, isolate him, or help him?" Yu Bo said, "When I was in middle school, I was also a little gangster."

I see, Xiao Yao thought.

"You must read the story of 'The Prodigal Son' in the Gospel," said Yu Bo.

"So, the palace in people's hearts can actually be destroyed from the outside?" Xiao Yao suddenly thought of something.

"This is my daily work." Yu Bo said.

“Does that mean that the righteous don’t need the gospel?”

"Yes," Yu Bo answered casually, "but who in this world can call himself a righteous person?"

"I think," Xiao Yao thought for a moment and said, "if someone dares to brazenly say that he is a flawless and righteous person, then he will be the worst and most terrible person in the world."

"That's right - because that's the Pharisees of the new era." Yu Bo nodded, turned around and said to his niece, "The other day Shi Hui told me privately that this kid has wisdom. I didn't believe it before, but today I feel the same way."

"Xiao Yao is very good." Yu Luying smiled.

Xiao Yao also asked Yu Bo why "tax collector" is a synonym for sinners, and what "Pharisees" do. After Yu Bo carefully answered, he asked Xiao Yao: "Didn't you say that you had something to tell me?"

Xiao Yao nodded and said, "There may be a big sinner around my old mother-in-law, Shen Jie."

"Oh?" Yu Bo stopped and motioned Xiao Yao to continue.

Yu Luying was also surprised.

Xiao Yao told Yu Bo what Shen Jie had told him on the phone last night about the "skyscraper".

"Oh? Unable to use the power of the mental fortress?" Yu Bo raised his eyebrows.

"Then will it be a waste of effort if we exercise every day now?" Yu Luying frowned slightly.

"No," Yu Bo shook his head and said, "The old thief Shi Hui mentioned this situation to me. This is because his own realm ability is insufficient, and he was suppressed and imprisoned by the force field of the hall."

"So..." Yu Luying nodded silently.

"That is to say," Xiao Yao took a breath, "the terrifying level of this hall is far from being on the same order of magnitude as Teacher Yao and Teacher Song?"

"That should be the case," Yu Bo nodded seriously, "Tell Xiao Shen not to go in easily again. It's extremely dangerous there."

Xiao Yao immediately took out his cell phone and sent a message to Shen Jie.

"After all, Mr. Yao and Mr. Song are just ordinary people," Yu Bo said to Yu Luying, "and the owner of a palace with such repressive power must be an important figure in society."

Needless to say, it's my beloved father-in-law. Xiao Yao thought to himself while sending a message to Shen Jie.

"Why is the distortion ability of the Spirit Hall also linked to the power in reality?" Yu Luying asked puzzledly: "I thought it was only related to the degree of distortion of the human heart and the strength of the spiritual power."

"In reality, most people who are in high positions and have great power are more confident in the 'Tao' they hold. Once these people go astray, the palace they form is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary people." Yu Bo said: "Don't forget, what is a shadow? It is a projection of the real world. What is the passage between the two worlds? It is a mirror."

"This reminds me of the time when poor people and Grandet were beaten by the tycoon players who spent a lot of money in online games, and then they shouted that this destroyed the fairness of the game," Xiao Yao raised his head after sending the message: "If you ask me, this is what we call fairness."

Yu Bo shrugged and said nothing.

"How big is the largest palace you have ever heard of?" Yu Luying suddenly asked her uncle.

Yu Bo frowned. "I've seen records at headquarters. The largest palace in history can cover several cities. The shadows inside are like an army, almost endless..."

"Headquarters?" Xiao Yao asked.

Yu Bo knew he had said something wrong and shut his mouth.

"Whose mind is so twisted?" Yu Luying asked.

"Cain, Judas, Nero, the mustache..." Yu Bo counted on his fingers: "And the Roman Legion."

"Roman Legion?" Xiao Yao asked in confusion, "Is it the 'Hall of the People' again?"

"There are certain similarities," Yu Bo shook his head, "but they are not exactly the same. In essence, they are both temples for a group of people, but they are not 'temples for the masses', but temples for 'specific classes'."

"Class?" Xiao Yao repeated the word: "Class?"

As they were talking, the three of them had already arrived under the bridge.

"What are you two doing? Come on," Yu Bo urged, "You're still playing with your phones."

"I told Shen Jie to cut off contact once I got in. I was afraid she wouldn't be able to find me."

"I told my mother that I would cut off contact with her after I went in. I was afraid she wouldn't be able to find me."

Xiao Yao and Yu Luying answered at the same time.

"I told her that I would be home later for dinner," Yu Luying added.

Chapter 187 Yu Luying's Kiss

2023-05-10

*This chapter is also known as "Hearing the Truth in the Morning"

Everyone was still fighting with the shadows in the mirror under the bridge.

Xiao Yao's swordsmanship was obviously more proficient than before, and Yu Luying's freezing range was getting larger and larger. The two of them cooperated, one slowed down and controlled the situation, while the other attracted hatred and killed monsters. They had an incredible tacit understanding.

However, Yu Bo never discovered his potential, let alone advanced into the spiritual fortress, and became a burden.

"Everything is good, except for the one who makes fireballs."

Xiao Yao thought so on the way back.

Don Quixote: I just finished leveling up and am now going to Yu Luying’s house for lunch.

oOShuHeOo: It's almost 2 o'clock before lunch? Going to Yu Luying's house again?

Shen Jie usually wouldn't reply to messages at this time, but today she was acting out of character.

Don Quixote: Well, her mother bought some watermelons yesterday, and I promised yesterday that I would go eat them today.

Don Quixote: I wanted to hide it from you at first, but then I felt that honesty is the basis of trust and peace of mind.

Don Quixote: I will try to go there less often in the future.

oOShu HeOo: . . . Yes

Yu Lihua had already prepared the food and was waiting for her at home.

Shredded eel in fried oil, fried shrimp, three kinds of shredded vegetables, four-happiness roasted gluten, plus a bowl of vegetable soup.

Of course, it is not as luxurious as the Shen family banquet, but it was made by hand and took a lot of thought.

"The dishes are too rich," Xiao Yao said this not out of politeness, but from the bottom of his heart: "Next time..."

The boy wanted to say, "Let's keep it simple next time," but then he thought that saying that would make it seem like he was going to be a customer here every day, so he quickly stopped himself.

"How can it be rich?" Yu Lihua seemed to see through Xiao Yao's thoughts: "They are just some simple home-cooked dishes. I will cook them the same whether you come or not. I just need an extra pair of chopsticks and a few more bowls - right, Yingying?"

"Oh, yes." Yu Luying said quickly.

Yingying is a kid who really can't lie, Xiao Yao thought.