a bouquet of flowers

[Task requirements: Send Qu Yi a bouquet of flowers.]

"What the hell are you talking about?" Xu Ning was speechless about this weird task.

"There are no flowers in this ten-mile radius."

Xu Ning asked the servants along the way and finally found Qinyuan.

The flowers in Qinyuan are dazzling and dazzling, and there are all kinds of flowers left in bloom in early winter.

Pale pink camellias are clustered together, tightly wrapped layer by layer. The cyclamen not far away is looking up proudly, like a delicate lady.

Xu Ning strolled around, choosing flowers while enjoying the beautiful scenery of Qinyuan.

"Ah Xu, is that you?"

The young man turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped.

"No, Miss Zhao made a mistake." The young man tilted his head slightly and said to the person behind him.

"This red brocade hairband was presented as tribute by the envoys from Xizhou during the Yonghua period. It's the only one of its kind in the entire country. Back then, General Mo Wenqing, the Northern Guard, defeated Xizhou. To please his wife, he refused the reward and instead asked Your Majesty for it."

"It's just a headband. There are so many similar ones."

"Oh? Is that so? But the Zhujin headband is different. It cannot be extinguished by fire and cannot be cut by a sharp knife." Zhao Mingshang raised his sword and wanted to pick the boy's headband.

How did they start fighting while talking?

Xu Ning held the flowers and hid behind the pavilion. She wanted to step forward to stop it but was afraid that it would bring trouble to herself.

Tang Xixu doesn't care whether the person in front of him is a man or a woman. As long as the other party attacks him, he will show no mercy.

In the dark night, the young man was dressed in a black suit, blending into the night. Xu Ning could not see the young man's figure for a moment.

Within two moves, Zhao Mingshang was defeated.

"Ah Xu, do we have to do this? We were best playmates when we were children." The beauty started crying without any hesitation.

Oh, this beauty trap works so quickly.

The woman looked completely different from the confident look she had had half a minute ago.

"What are you looking at, young lady?"

"Didn't you see? There was a fight between two people." Xu Ning was watching the fun with great interest. After he finished speaking, he realized that there was someone next to him.

"Hello." Xu Ning turned his head mechanically, feeling like he was being caught.

"My dear lady, we meet again." Yuwen Yi waved his folding fan and smiled.

Xu Ning thought for a while and looked carefully into the young man's eyes.

Oh, I remember now, squinting my eyes.

People say he has squinty eyes not because his eyes are small, but because he often has a smiling face with his eyes narrowed into slits.

Tang Xixu held Zhao Mingchang's wrist in his hand. The sky cleared up after the first rain and the ground was a little wet. Zhao Mingchang slipped while trying to make a move.

"Master, be careful!" The maid hiding in the dark came out when she saw this and slowly caught Zhao Mingshang who was about to fall with her sword.

Tang Xixu acted as if he didn't see anything and had no intention of pulling her.

The words "cherishing and compassionate to women" are not seen on Tang Xixu.

"Miss Zhao, since the Mo family was wiped out ten years ago, the friendship we had as children has ended." The young man turned his back to the light and shadow, and the dim moonlight sprinkled lightly on his profile.

"The Mo family and the Zhao family have long since kept their distance from each other." Tang Xixu left without looking back.

Zhao Mingchang frowned and wanted to ask something, but she stopped herself.

"Let's go back."

"Miss, this."

Before the Mo family went to garrison the frontier, they lived in the capital. Mo's father and Zhao's father were close friends, and Zhao Mingshang and Tang Xixu were childhood sweethearts. Later, the Mo family relocated to Ye County, and today marked the first time they had met after more than a decade apart.

That's not right. How is this different from the original novel? Shouldn't it be that childhood sweethearts reunite after a long separation, fall in love with each other, and fall deeply in love?

"Young lady, your expressions are really rich. Have you learned how to change your face?" Yu Wenyi saw Xu Ning's expression changing so much in a quarter of an hour and teased her.

Xu Ning was thinking quietly and did not hear Yu Wenyi's words.

As for Tangxi Xuren, he disappeared as soon as he was distracted for a moment.

"Who are these flowers for, young lady? They are quite beautiful." Yu Wenyi was about to take the flowers and smell them when he was interrupted by a young man who suddenly appeared.

"Let's go." Tang Xixu took Xu Ning's hand and walked away.

Before Xu Ning could react when Tang Xixu came over, he followed him.

"Alas. Young people these days are so rude."

"When did you discover me?" Xu Ning used some force to force the young man to let go.

"I saw it just as you came over."

Xu Ning's pupils constricted and her heart skipped a beat.

"Ha, I didn't mean it. I just saw you and Miss Zhao chatting animatedly, so I didn't disturb you." Xu Ning gritted his teeth and touched the side of his neck.

"You flower..."

"I thought it looked pretty, so I picked it for fun." Xu Ning quickly hid the flower behind his back.

At this time, Qu Yi was walking towards this side.

"Tang Xixu, my second senior brother just said he wants to see you. He's in the guest room, so please come over when you're free."

"Go quickly, he has been waiting for you in the house. Don't make him wait anxiously." Xu Ning pushed Tang Xixu.

Tang Xixu was skeptical, but he still left.

Seeing Tang Xixu walking away, Xu Ning took the flowers she had just picked and stuffed them into Qu Yi's hands.

"I was unfriendly when speaking to you before, so today I want to apologize to you. I'm sorry." Xu Ning thought for a long time before coming up with this wording, but she meant it sincerely.

Qu Yi didn't say anything for a long time.

"Hey, it's nothing to me. I never took it to heart." Qu Yi took the flowers and carefully looked at the variety of the flowers.

"How did you match them like this? Each flower looks beautiful on its own, but they all look ugly when you pair them like this." Qu Yi clicked his tongue, looking quite disgusted.

"But considering that you have worked so hard to pick the flowers, I will reluctantly accept them." Xu Ning was just about to say no, so she took it back and put it in a vase, but then she saw the man deeply sniffing the fragrance of the flowers.

Xu Ning blinked.

Was I seeing things? Under the dim yellow lantern, the hem of the black garment, which had just fluttered in the wind, had now vanished.

…

"If the young lady had not been injured when she went on stage to compete today, how could she have been at a disadvantage? Besides, this Young Master Tangxi was too cruel and showed no mercy at all." Zhao Mingshang's maid carefully supported her.

After a few blows, Zhao Mingshang was sore in many places, and he walked without the dignity he had when he left just now.

Zhao Mingchang was in so much pain that he couldn't support his waist.

"Find some time to investigate what happened ten years ago. Find out as much as you can."

"Also, don't say such gossips in the future. I, Zhao Mingshang, don't have a maid with such character." Zhao Mingshang wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.

"Yes, Master. Biqing knows she was wrong and will never make the same mistake again."

The master and servant continued walking forward. The distance from Qinyuan to the guest house was far, and it might not be possible to reach it tonight. The small path was closer, but it was almost deserted, and even wild cats were reluctant to come.

On the way, the two men saw a dilapidated building. They could not walk any further, so they found this place to stay temporarily.

"Miss, please take a rest. I'll go get some firewood."

Zhao Mingshang was half lying down, gasping for breath.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak"

"Who? Come out! Otherwise I will not be polite!" Zhao Mingchang's heart was instantly in turmoil.

"Oh? Miss Zhao is seriously injured. I want to see how you can be rude to me."

The man was tall, wearing a black-gold crown on his head and a light-colored robe embroidered with patterns in gold thread. It was dim and the exact color of the robe could not be seen clearly.

Zhao Mingchang struggled to stand up, holding on to his sword, and saw the person slowly walking out from behind the door.

"Yuwen Xin?" Zhao Mingshang saw that the person who came was the current second prince - a prince who was extremely unpopular, had no real power, and no background.

Not for any other reason, just because he is the dancer's child.

"You're not sick?" Palace secret: the second prince fell into the water when he was ten years old. He has been lying in bed in the palace claiming to be sick and rarely appears in public. Even the emperor finds it difficult to remember that he has such a son.

"If you tell me, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

"You won't. His Majesty is old, and the master of the Eastern Palace has not yet been decided. I don't believe you don't want to have a share of the vast territory of Daxin. Since you have come out, it means you have chosen me." In fact, Zhao Mingshang was not sure what he was thinking.

The visitor pondered for a moment before saying, "Miss Zhao is quite calculating."

Yuwen Xin did not refute and tacitly agreed with Zhao Mingshang's statement, and Zhao Mingshang felt relieved.

"You came here specifically to wait for me, didn't you?"

"What do you mean?"

"At Qin Garden, the Seventh Prince Yuwen Yi was listening behind the gate. I guess he was the one who gave you the news, right?"

"As expected of Daxin's most talented lady, you saw through it so quickly." Yuwen Xin curled the corners of his lips in satisfaction, believing that he had not misjudged her.

"What's going on? Is the Second Prince preparing to try out the oars and get into the water?" Zhao Mingshang raised her eyebrows.

After a while, the man said in a deep voice.

"If you cooperate with me, after the success, I will ensure that your Zhao family will live a prosperous and peaceful life for the rest of your life." He made the promise very seriously.

The woman's eyes moved slightly, as if she was making a decision.

The moonlight was like frost, which had just been splashed on the ground, but was now covered by dark clouds.

The weapon-obtaining conference lasts for a month and is now halfway through. Most of the weapons have been obtained by those who are capable first.

"On display today is the longsword—Xilin."

"Isn't this the sword that belonged to Chen Jianxian Li Jiangmen? Chen Jianxian has long since retired from the martial arts world and disappeared without a trace. I didn't expect her sword to be left in Wanqi Villa."

"I am truly blessed. Senior Li has been in seclusion for many years, but I am lucky enough to see the Xilin Sword in my lifetime."

Everyone present sighed in admiration, but most people with average martial arts skills only admired the famous swords and did not really want to fight for one or two. After all, if they really fought with a master, they would be the ones who got hurt in the end.

"Interesting. They suddenly announced they were going to exhibit this famous sword, which they hadn't revealed before."

"It seems to be a last-minute decision."

"Maybe she's coming out."

The two Dark Edge demons also came to join in the fun of the weapon-collecting conference.

The two stood on the eaves, observing everything on the platform.

As for Li Jiangmen, Xu Ning only read the original book.

Li Jiangmen, a generation of sword immortal, is one of the five great masters in the martial arts world. He and Fang Hongzhi, a sword immortal who has entered the dust, are known as the "Jianghong Twin Swords". Fifteen years ago, the Lieyin Sect was defeated by the Central Plains martial arts world. One of them went into hiding and the other died. Li Jiangmen disappeared, Fang Hongzhi died in battle, and the Lieyin Sect was defeated and retreated to Xizhou. The Central Plains martial arts world has since collapsed.

"How about Second Brother? This sword is pretty good, right? Do you want to try it?"

Xu Lian frowned and shook his head.

"This is so strange. There was no news about the famous sword being exhibited, but it was suddenly announced."

"What about you, Ah Xu? With your strength, it shouldn't be a problem to take it down." Xu Ning looked at the beautiful sword.

The silver longsword's scabbard was sharp, and its hilt was inlaid with golden scales. It shone brightly in the sun, making it quite eye-catching from a distance. It was also a flexible sword, forged by Li Jiangmen from materials he had found beneath the cliffs of Yishan Forest Sea. It took a full year to forge.

"It's just a sword, it's not worth my personal effort. A strong person doesn't need these external things to embellish himself." The young man half-lying on the tree, closed his eyes and said nonchalantly.

The shadows of the leaves fell on the boy's face, and the girl tilted her head to look at the boy's angular profile.

Xu Ning was speechless. Although she still didn't know Tang Xixu's martial arts level, from what she had seen over the past few days, she could tell that this person had unfathomable martial arts skills and was a master.

But she is different. She is currently a newbie and needs a weapon to protect herself.

Tang Xixu closed his eyes, but could feel Xu Ning's strong expectations.

"If you want a famous sword, go get it yourself." After saying that, the young man turned over and continued to sleep.

"Ah? Me? Can I do it?" Xu Ning was a little eager. She looked around and found that those who wanted to take the sword were all masters.

"Brother, if you were to take the stage, no one would be able to challenge you. This sword belongs to you."

When Xu Ning heard this, he saw that the senior brother the young woman was talking about was none other than the eldest disciple of the City Lord of Yueqiu City - Hong Yu.

There were also people from Dark Front, the Western Regions, and even some wandering knights, those without any name or faction. All those who were capable were eager to try.

"If you want to do it, just do it. Why are you procrastinating?" Tang Xixu pretended to doze off with his hands under his head, his back to Xu Ning.

Xu Ning seemed to be given a reassurance.

Hmm! Let’s try it.

At worst, you'll be seriously injured, but you won't die.