Chapter 68 Childhood Sweethearts
"What? Cousin, you want to fake a marriage with that Xu Shisan to trick grandpa into breaking off the engagement with the Shen family. This..."

Lin Yaya stared with curious and shocked eyes, looking at Lin Muxue with an expression of "role model of our generation" and admiration.

"Cousin, you are amazing, but will grandpa agree to this?"

Lin Muxue thought for a moment and replied, "I think Grandpa will agree."

Of course, the reason why Lin Muxue dared to do this was that she was certain.

However, Lin Yaya suddenly turned bitter at this time: "Cousin, you married that Xu Shisan, what should I do? Will the family marry me off to someone else?"

In response, Lin Muxue immediately comforted him, "No, even after Xu Shisan and I get married, we will only be in a fake relationship. I will not restrict his personal freedom. If you like him, you can be with him."

"Even if you want to be with him, the family won't object. After all, my father and your father both have more than one wife."

"Hmm." Lin Yaya thought for a moment, and suddenly hugged Lin Muxue's arm: "Cousin, can you talk to that Xu Shisan and just pretend to marry him, so that we can be together forever."

"This." Lin Muxue hesitated for a moment.

"Cousin, you just said that men nowadays have three wives and four concubines, and no one will say anything. Can't I just have a fake marriage with him?"

"I have no problem with it, but I can't make the decision on this matter. It depends on his opinion." Lin Muxue explained.

"It's okay, cousin, you can help him get them together. He will definitely agree. This way, we can be together forever."

"Okay, but you can't tell grandpa about this."

"Don't worry, you know I've been very tight-lipped since I was a child. I won't tell anyone even if you kill me."

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The two girls were discussing their fake marriage with Xu Shisan in the room, and the banquet at the Lin family was slowly coming to an end.

After the banquet, Lin Muxue found the old man of the Lin family, Lin Congzhi.

Lin Muxue also went straight to the point and said, "Grandpa, I want to tell you something."

"Hey, hey, hey, dear granddaughter, tell me, what's the matter?" Lin Congzhi's face was full of doting, and his old face looked like a chrysanthemum.

Yes, today is the day when their Lin family in the imperial capital becomes famous and brings honor to their ancestors.

The newspaper published by the Court of Arbitration specifically introduced Lin Muxue and their Lin family.

Now, everyone in the entire Long Kingdom knows that the person who led Long Kingdom to win the championship is from their Lin family, the granddaughter of Lin Congzhi.

How could he not be happy?

Lin Congzhi had always loved his eldest granddaughter Lin Muxue very much, and now he wanted to pick the stars and the moon in the sky and give them to Lin Muxue.

"That's right, Grandpa, I want to cancel my engagement with Shen Xuanang from the Shen family." Lin Muxue did not hesitate and directly stated her purpose.

Lin Congzhi's face, which had just been as happy as a chrysanthemum, immediately froze.

Afterwards, he couldn’t help but frown and scolded Lin Muxue, “Nonsense!”

"Your engagement with the Shen family was agreed upon by Grandpa and your Grandpa Shen a few years ago. Just now at your celebration banquet, your Grandpa Shen even sent someone to give you a gift. You want to cancel the engagement, but where do you want Grandpa to put his face?"

Lin Congzhi frowned and refused very bluntly.

Lin Muxue knew that grandpa would say this, so she added: "Grandpa, the reason why I want you to cancel your engagement with the Shen family is because I have someone I like."

"Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. You have no say in this matter. Can the person you like be as good as Xiaoxuan?"

"His name is Xu Shisan, and it was he who led our Dragon Country to victory in the competition." Lin Muxue explained expressionlessly.

Hearing this, Lin Congzhi was stunned.

"Xu Shisan? Is that the Xu Shisan who defeated the Eagle Country team by himself?"

Outsiders may not know Xu Shisan’s name, and they all think that it was Lin Muxue who led the team to win the victory for Longguo.

However, how could a big family in the imperial capital like the Lin family not have any inside information?

In fact, the one who really led the Dragon Country to victory was a summoner named Xu Shisan, who defeated the Eagle Country team in the finals alone and won the game.

Lin Congzhi naturally knew this inside information.

Not only did the Lin family know about it, but several other big families in the imperial capital had also known about it for a long time. They also sent their family children to marry Xu Shisan in order to tie down this future genius.

Their Lin family was also planning to send the little girl Lin Yaya to win over Xu Shisan.

But what Lin Congzhi didn't expect was that Lin Muxue actually liked him as well, and they seemed to be in love with each other.

"That's right, grandpa. The person I like is him. Isn't he as good as Shen Xuanang from the Shen family?" Lin Muxue asked back.

In response to this, Lin Congzhi remained silent, constantly weighing the pros and cons in his heart.

As the patriarch of a large family, everything he does must be for the best interests of the family.

The reason why Lin Congzhi wanted Lin Muxue to marry Shen Xuanang and marry into the Shen family was that he saw that the Shen family was as powerful as the Lin family.

The two families, through marriage, have a mutually beneficial relationship.

However, he now has another piece of cake in front of him that is no less big than the Shen family's.

Although Xu Shisan did not come from a big family and was a lone man, he was able to fight against the most talented summoner of the Dragon Country, including the entire Eagle Country team, and won the game for the entire Dragon Country by himself. Such a genius will have unlimited achievements in the future.

Maybe he can become a real big shot in the Court of Arbitration, a towering tree in the future.

With such a genius, who wouldn't want to tie him to their own family?

And now, their Lin family has this opportunity.

As long as he nodded in agreement, his granddaughter Lin Muxue would be able to bring this talented summoner into their Lin family and make him their son-in-law.

On one side is the Shen family, whose strength is not weaker than their Lin family. On the other side is a talented young man with unlimited potential who has the opportunity to grow to surpass the Shen family and their Lin family.

Lin Congzhi also knew clearly what was important.

Therefore, Lin Congzhi decisively chose the latter and chose Xu Shisan.

If you don’t win over such a genius, you must be crazy.

As for Shen Xuanang from the Shen family?
He is a piece of shit!
However, Lin Congzhi was a little worried and asked, "Xiaoxue, tell grandpa the truth, are you sure you like that Xu Shisan? Or, does Xu Shisan like you?"

Lin Muxue immediately explained: "Grandpa, to be honest, Junior Brother Xu and I fell in love with each other during the training camp. If you agree, we can even get married right away."

Hearing this, Lin Congzhi nodded unconsciously. At this time, Lin Muxue added: "Grandpa, the reason why I like him is because of his ability. When our Dragon Country and Eagle Country were in the final PK that day, Junior Brother Xu defeated all the Eagle Country geniuses by himself, and at the last moment, he even summoned an S-level summoned beast."

"S-rank summoned beast?"

Lin Congzhi was shocked, as he had just learned about this matter.

He has summoned an S-class summoned beast at such a young age. Doesn't that mean his potential in the future is to become an S-class summoner at the very least?

As a result, Lin Congzhi became more determined in his inner thoughts.

"Okay, Grandpa supports your idea. If you really like him and he likes you, then Grandpa agrees that you two can be together. As for the Shen family, Grandpa will handle it."

"Thank you, Grandpa. I know you are the best to me."

Lin Muxue was also very happy to see that her grandfather agreed.

In fact, Lin Muxue's agreement was also within her expectations.

You know, Dragon Country has been weak for more than 20 years and has been ranked last in the Summoner's Competition for seven consecutive times.

Then, a genius suddenly appeared in the Dragon Country. In the Summoner Competition, he single-handedly fought his way from the first round to the finals, defeated the strongest Eagle Country team, and summoned an S-level summoner in the finals. This was unprecedented and will never be repeated.

For such a genius, will the Judgment Court of Dragon Country support him in the future?
Will resources be allocated to him?

Will his future achievements be outrageous?
If Lin Congzhi rejected Lin Muxue and pushed Xu Shisan away for the sake of a small Shen family, he would be truly old and confused.

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On Xu Shisan's side.

After returning from the Holy City, Xu Shisan stayed in the single dormitory arranged for him at the training camp base for two days, doing nothing. The people at the Arbitration Court were so busy that no one cared about him, the champion.

On the third day, an "uninvited guest" finally came to Xu Shisan's dormitory.

I came to deliver a letter to Xu Shisan.

There were eight or nine envelopes in total, and the delivery man told him that these letters were all delivered to him by one person.

After Xu Shisan took the envelope, he returned to his room and curiously opened it to take a look.

Because Xu Shisan was also wondering who wrote this to him.

Open the envelope:

Thirteen, it’s nice to see you. You haven’t replied to my letter for a long time. I guess you are still training hard every day.

I remember that there was still a month left before the Summoner's Tournament. I thought you would participate in the competition by then. I was so proud of you.

I made 500 Alliance Coins from setting up a stall today. I was very happy. It was the most money I made in a day this month. When I went home, I even gave Xiao Shisi a chicken drumstick.

I don’t know if you have chicken legs to eat over there, and whether you feel tired during training every day. I think what you eat every day should be better than my little Fourteen.

Actually there is nothing much to say to you in this letter. Xixi came to me a few days ago and asked me to borrow 3,000 Alliance Coins. She lied to me that she was going to see a doctor, but actually she went to gamble again. I have advised her many times, but she just wouldn't listen. When you come to me, you must persuade her for me.

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There were a lot of trivial things written in the envelope, and a lively and cute little girl with a ponytail appeared in Xu Shisan's mind.

She is the owner of the envelope, Xia Keer, Xu Shisan’s childhood sweetheart.

The two grew up together in an orphanage. Xia Ke'er and Xu Shisan are the same age, but Xu Shisan is several months older than Xia Ke'er.

Therefore, since she was a child in the orphanage, Xia Ke'er regarded Xu Shisan as her brother, and the two have lived together since they can remember.

When they were twelve years old, according to the orphanage's rules, they had to go out to earn money. After all, the orphanage would not support you for free until you were eighteen.

So, the two of them went out to do odd jobs during the day and gave part of the money they earned to the orphanage, so that they could still live there.

It was not until they were thirteen years old that Xu Shisan accidentally awakened his dimensional body, which allowed him to absorb dimensional energy. He was then enrolled in the local Summoner High School training camp and trained there.

Accommodation and food are provided in the training camp, but you are not allowed to go out every day.

From then on, the two lived separately, one in a training camp and the other in an orphanage.

However, the training camp was in the local area, and although the two did not live together, they could still see each other. It was just that the frequency of seeing each other changed from every day to once a week, and sometimes only once every two weeks.

Xu Shisan stayed in the training camp for more than two years. Because of his outstanding performance, he was selected as a member of the national training camp. He went to the imperial capital and became a member of the national training camp.

From then on, the two lived in two different places, one in Shanhe District, and the other far away in the imperial capital. Even meeting each other once became a luxury.

Xu Shisan stayed in the national training camp for three years, and during these three years, the two met only once.

The last time we met was two years ago.

However, the two of them exchanged letters every month. Xia Ke'er would send Xu Shisan seven or eight letters every month, and Xu Shisan would reply every time he received a letter from Xia Ke'er.

However, three months ago, because the Summoner's Tournament was about to take place, although Xu Shisan was a substitute for the second team, he still had to undergo high-intensity training with the team every day.

Moreover, the training camp also stipulates that communication with the outside world is prohibited during these three months.

So, three months ago, the two stopped communicating via correspondence.

Now that the Summoner's Tournament is over, the staff at the training camp handed over the letters from the past three months to Xu Shisan.

Recalling this, Xu Shisan unconsciously opened another letter:
Thirteen, seeing you is like seeing you. This is the ninth letter I have written to you in these few months. Although you told me before that you would be undergoing closed training and would not be able to reply to my letter for three months, I still could not help but want to write to you.

There's nothing important to tell you in this letter, I just want to ask if your training is hard.

The Summoner's Tournament will be held in a few days, you must do your best!
Also, you said that you would come to see me after the competition. Now, we haven’t seen each other for almost two years. Do you know how tall I am now?

I went to an orphanage a few days ago, and Grandma Zhang was so scared by me that she almost didn't recognize me.

I think if you saw me now, you probably wouldn't recognize me.

I just don’t know if you have changed or grown taller.

However, we will meet in a few days. I am so happy. Then we will go to the locust tree in the orphanage again. Grandma Zhang will definitely be scared when she sees you again.

You must come after the competition is over.

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Ps: Adjust the update time again. The daytime update time will be changed to 12 noon.

One chapter is updated at 12 o'clock in the evening, and the other chapter is updated at 12 o'clock in the afternoon.

(End of this chapter)