"You want to leave me? You don't ** anymore?" Yan Ruyu's heart sank with an incomparable sense of loss upon hearing Luo Chao say he might not be by her side one day, and she spoke tensely.

"Haha, I'm just giving an example! Of course, I plan to stay by your side until one day my sister finds her Prince Charming and no longer needs **, then I'll leave!" Luo Chao chuckled as he spoke.

"That won't happen, I never will!" Yan Ruyu said urgently, though she didn't elaborate on what exactly would never happen.

"Haha, don't overthink it. Let's continue our meal!" Luo Chao narrowed his gaze after hearing Yan Ruyu's words. Who was he? The rogue Luo Chao. How could he not discern Yan Ruyu's thoughts? But he chose not to expose them, treating Yan Ruyu as his own sister, and smiled slightly.

Luo Chao, who had bowed his head to eat, didn't see the hint of disappointment and loneliness flash through Yan Ruyu's eyes...

"Never will... unless it's you..." But the disappointment in Yan Ruyu's eyes quickly transformed into a suggestive look, as she silently vowed in her heart.

Due to the disruption from that old man, both Luo Chao and Yan Ruyu lost a lot of their appetite, and ten minutes later, they left the restaurant somewhat unhappily.

"Sis, let's walk over there!" Luo Chao suggested to Yan Ruyu as they exited the restaurant and saw a park across the street. The park was currently glowing with various lights, green gardens, and quiet woods, prompting Luo Chao to suggest.

"Whatever you say!" Yan Ruyu allowed Luo Chao to hold her soft hand, responding gently upon hearing Luo Chao's suggestion.

Luo Chao led Yan Ruyu to the park, walking slowly like a pair of sweet lovers under the evening streetlights. In the dim light, their shadows stretched long and far. As it was nighttime and the area was relatively isolated, there weren't many pedestrians on the street. Yan Ruyu's beautiful appearance and perfect figure, combined with Luo Chao's handsome face and warm smile, seemed like a match made in heaven, illuminating the surroundings effortlessly like a shining pearl.

However, neither of them noticed a pair of sinister eyes watching their distant figures with a chill from the street corner.

"Here you go!" The man gasped, startled by Luo Chao's aggressive gaze, as his face contorted in pain upon handing over the package to Luo Chao.

"That's more like it!" Luo Chao grinned, receiving the package, opening it, and extracting a thick stack of money, estimating at least thirty thousand yuan.

"Scram!" Luo Chao hurled the package back at the man, barking.

"Yes, thank you, boss!" The man hurriedly collected the briefcase and scurried out of the restaurant.

"Hey, don't look at me like that. I'm not interested in men!" Luo Chao turned and saw the waiter staring at him with a peculiar expression, causing him to exclaim.

"I... you..." The waiter was left speechless by Luo Chao's words, turning away angrily.

"Ayi, was that too much?" After sitting down, Yan Ruyu whispered to Luo Chao, the kind-hearted girl feeling a bit uneasy about how the man was treated despite his obnoxiousness.

"Haha, don't worry, he deserves a lesson! Here, take this!" Luo Chao split the money in half and handed half of it to Yan Ruyu.

"No, I can't take this!" Yan Ruyu quickly refused.

"Sis, that's not right. You're my sister; why should we separate our belongings? In this world, you can't do without money. Take this as a precautionary measure, in case one day I'm not around to help you in an emergency!" Luo Chao urged, pushing the money towards her.

"Qianyu Park, the name sounds strange!" Crossing the road and reaching the park entrance, Luo Chao remarked to Yan Ruyu.

"Strange? If you knew the story of Princess Qianyu, it wouldn't seem strange." Yan Ruyu smiled at Luo Chao.

"Princess Qianyu?" Luo Chao looked at Yan Ruyu, puzzled. Was there such a legend in the Southwest? Could it be the daughter of the Yongli Emperor? It was said that during the late Ming Dynasty, the Yongli Emperor fled to the Southwest, entering the Dian Realm, and eventually settled around Ruili. Was Princess Qianyu one of his daughters? But what Yan Ruyu said next made Luo Chao realize he was mistaken.

"Indeed, Princess Qianyu, a beautiful legend. It's said that the Land of the Peacock owes its name to Princess Qianyu." Yan Ruyu's beautiful eyes gazed at Luo Chao with longing and anticipation.

"According to legend, in a certain space in the sky, there's a beautiful kingdom called the Land of the Peacock, where the sky is blue all year round, bathed in golden sunlight every day. The land is lush with green canopy, rare flowers, ancient trees forming forests, gentle waters, verdant mountains, and harmonious and peaceful atmospheres everywhere. In this kingdom lives a race called the peacocks, who are the masters of this nation. Peacock men are handsome, and women are beautiful, each with a varying number of gorgeous wings on their backs, allowing them to soar freely in the heavens."

"At that time, the King of the Land of the Peacock had seven daughters, called the Seven Princesses by the people of the kingdom. They were each gentle, kind, beautiful, and dignified, the pride of the Land of the Peacock. Among them, the King's youngest daughter was the most beautiful. Born with a pair of magnificent snow-white wings of a thousand feathers, she was named Qianyu and was the King's favorite. In the Land of the Peacock, the seven princesses lived carefree lives, exploring and playing in the kingdom every day. But as the Land of the Peacock was only so big, they quickly grew tired of the Land of the Red Sparrow, and pleaded with the King to allow them to travel to our world. Unable to resist their pleas, the King agreed, granting them seven days to explore our world."

"Thus, the seven beautiful princesses ventured out of the Land of the Peacock, joining our world disguised as ordinary girls. When they reached Ruili, the young Princess Qianyu met her beloved, pledging eternal love in secret."

"The seven days inevitably passed, yet Princess Qianyu refused to return home, wishing to remain in the human realm. Upon learning this, the King was furious, ordering her capture and return. But no one anticipated that when the Seven Princesses left the Land of the Peacock, they were already pursued by a demon infatuated with Princess Qianyu. If the seven princesses were together, he stood no chance. But when Princess Qianyu lingered alone instead of returning with her sisters, the demon finally seized her, dragging her to the Devil's City. No peacock in the Land of the Peacock could breach the Devil's City to rescue the princess—only a human could. Thus, Princess Qianyu's beloved vowed to rescue her without hesitation.

"Her beloved endured blade mountains and cauldron oil, overcoming countless hardships to finally reach the Devil's City and battle the demon. Though he finally vanquished the demon and rescued Princess Qianyu, he suffered fatal injuries, soon passing away. Even the inhabitants of the Land of the Peacock couldn't save him. After her beloved's death, Princess Qianyu wept daily until grief eventually consumed her life as well. Her thousand wings fell one by one, each transforming into a beautiful peacock that remained ever close to Princess Qianyu and her beloved. Generation after generation, these peacocks stayed, claiming the place as the Land of the Peacock!" Yan Ruyu softly narrated the story of Princess Qianyu to Luo Chao as they sat on a long wooden bench.

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