Chapter 061 The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng

Ye Gucheng looks to be about the same age as Hua Manlou, but he is the lord of a city and is responsible for the livelihoods of so many people in the city, so he has more things to worry about.

This was the first time that Hua Man Lou saw the famous Baiyun Sword Immortal in the martial arts world. He thought Ye Gucheng would be like Ximen Chuxue of Wanmei Villa, as sharp as a sword and as cold as ice, and completely unlike an ordinary person.

He guessed wrong.

The White Cloud Sword Immortal is indeed like a sword of cold light, and the moment the sword is unsheathed, one can shudder with fear, but - he is a mortal.

Feixian Island and Baiyun City are his concerns and ties in this vast mortal world.

The business of the City Lord's Mansion does not only make profits for the City Lord's Mansion, but the people of Baiyun City benefit the most, because many expenses in the city, such as road construction and maintenance, the Orphanage, the wharf, etc., are directly paid for by the City Lord's Mansion.

If the business of the City Lord's Mansion was really disrupted by the person behind the scenes, where would Baiyun City get all the money for its expenses?

The Ye family has a solid foundation, but if they continue to spend all their money, they will eventually die.

This is also the main reason why Ye Gucheng came here in person.

Although the Hua family has children and grandchildren serving as officials in the court, they are still one of the best merchant families in Jiangnan. This business has come to them, and the partners are all of top character and ability. How can Hua Ruling not accept it?

In the study, Hua Ruling smiled amiably and picked up the writing brush to sign the contract.

Ye Gucheng put down the flawless white teacup in his hand, and shook the clear tea inside. He said, "Uncle Hua, wait a minute."

Hua Ruling paused what she was doing, puzzled: "What's wrong? Is there something else wrong?"

Ye Gucheng shook his head and said, "Uncle Hua is straightforward. There are some things that I cannot hide."

He concealed the attack of the giant sea beast and the existence of the angel, and made it seem like he was being deliberately targeted by someone who not only wanted to destroy the business line of Baiyun City, but was also determined to kill him. After the Hua family and the Ye family reached a cooperation, that person would most likely deal with the Hua family together.

Hua Ruling pondered for a moment and said, "City Lord Ye treated me with sincerity, and I will return it with sincerity. My Hua family is not a fish that can be slaughtered at will. If we didn't have some tricks, we would have been divided up long ago. City Lord Ye, just rest assured. No matter what tricks the person hiding in the dark uses, I will counter them and will definitely not let this person ruin our cooperation."

The Hua family is the most wealthy family in Jiangnan. They are also a world-renowned philanthropist and have been praised by the emperor. Their influence and connections in the court cannot be underestimated. There are not many people in the world who dare to take action against the Hua family.

Even the current emperor...would have to consider it.

Ye Gucheng smiled slightly: "Uncle Hua, I'll have to trouble you from now on."

Now that the cooperation has been reached, he will set off to return. He is a little worried that there may be more than one sea monster like that, and Feixian Island is an island, surrounded by the sea. If there is a second sea monster attacking, the people of his Baiyun City will be like the turtle trapped in the jar, with no place to escape.

Therefore, he will not stay in the Central Plains for long.

The person who stayed here to handle the aftermath and liaise with the Hua family was Ruiyue.

She is the head maid in the City Lord's Mansion and a manager with real power. Her knowledge and ability are several times better than others. Ye Gucheng feels relieved to hand over such an important matter to her.

Rui Yue, who received the order from the city lord, was suddenly like a chicken with blood injected into it. Her beautiful eyes were boiling with blood and there was a scorching light in them. She wished she could catch the person who dared to attack the city lord right now and cut him into pieces to show that she did not let the city lord down.

Tarona was very happy to see this. If there wasn't someone in the audience who could see her, she would have taken out a handful of melon seeds and cracked them while watching.

She had no interest in eavesdropping on what Ye Gucheng and the head of the Hua family were talking about. When the two went to the study to discuss, she sat on the beam in the living room with her legs crossed, watching with interest as Hua Manlou was surrounded by aunts and uncles, asking about his health, whether he had a girl he liked, when he was going to get married, and so on.

After entering the hall and seeing Hua Ruling, Ye Gucheng took the initiative to do the Hua family a favor and asked Ruiyue to check Hua Manlou's eyes.

Ruiyue is indeed very capable. Her skills in fighting against dragons are as good as her medical skills. However, the skills in fighting against dragons in Southern Xinjiang are mysterious and unpredictable, and there are countless people in the martial arts world who covet and fear them. She is worried that she will bring some unnecessary trouble to Baiyun City, so she has always said to others that she knows only a little about it.

After reading it, Ruiyue couldn't help feeling a little frustrated.

Hua Manlou's eyes were not caused by magic. He himself was extremely healthy. To put it simply, he was so healthy that he could kill a cow with one punch.

She failed to help the city lord.

Ruiyue bowed expressionlessly and retreated behind the city lord, biting her hand silk in her heart and letting out a lost howl.

The Hua family still thanked her and Ye Gucheng gratefully. Now another doubt in their hearts was eliminated. It was not caused by the Gu technique. How could this not be good news?

Hua Ruling was originally a kind and gentle person. Now her smile became even more amiable, and her eyes became even gentler when she looked at Ye Gucheng.

This is the reason why the two of them were able to reach a successful conclusion in their subsequent collaboration.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is next month, and many relatives of the Hua family have come to visit. When Hua Ruling and Ye Gucheng returned to the living room from the study, Hua Manlou had already been "interrogated" by his aunts and uncles until his face turned red. It looked like if they continued to interrogate him, he would climb up to the roof beam like an angel.

Seeing the master and the guests return, the aunts all stopped expressing their concern. Old Madam Hua said, "Lunch is ready. Master, City Lord Ye, if you have anything else to discuss, eat first. Your health is important."

Hua Ruling always listened to his wife. When Ye Gucheng came to visit someone's home, he naturally followed the host's arrangements.

Hua Manlou heaved a long sigh, followed the elders, and reached out to touch his ears which were still a little hot.

Every time he went home, this was the part he couldn't handle the most. Fortunately, City Lord Ye was here, otherwise...

The golden angel flew down lightly from the beam, floating beside Hua Man Lou without touching the ground. Its clear eyes stained with ink looked curiously at the human with red ears for a while.

He didn't quite understand. He was talking peacefully, so why did his face and ears turn red?

Humans are so complicated.

But the angel was considerate. He only looked for a moment and then looked away to see Ye Gucheng walking with Hua Ruling.

The two of them talked happily, as if they were friends regardless of age.

Ye Gucheng seemed to sense the gaze cast at him from behind. His eyelashes trembled, and then he continued Hua Ruling's words as if nothing had happened and continued to talk about the scenery of Jiangnan. Even though he had not had time to see all the scenery of Jiangnan, he still had something to say.

While humans were eating, the golden angel did not need to eat. He sat suspended above the Hua family, holding his chin with one hand, overlooking the elegant garden that seemed to be surrounded by thousands of mountains.

There is nothing different within a hundred miles.

…

Ye Gucheng left in the afternoon. When he left, he turned around and glanced at Hua Manlou, who was seeing off the guests with the third brother of the Hua family. He had a premonition that he would meet this Mr. Hua Qi again soon.

The guests left, and Hua Man Lou had already thought of a reason to resign.

He wanted to go out and see the world.

Everyone in the Hua family agreed to his request. They only asked him whether he was going out alone, whether he needed a few servants to serve him, and whether he had enough money.

Hua Man Lou answered them one by one.

As for the first question——

He laughed and said, "I probably won't be alone. I'll always meet Lu Xiaofeng on the road."

Hearing this, everyone laughed.

Yes, everyone in the world knows that Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Man Lou are close friends. When Hua Man Lou goes out for fun, how can one not meet Lu Xiaofeng who loves to run around?

In the end, Hua Man Lou left with several thousand taels of silver.

His relatives were worried that he was not eating enough or wearing warm clothes outside, or that he needed money urgently. In short, he had to carry more money with him. Even if he didn't need it, he would feel more at ease just having it in his pocket.

So several aunts took out the money they had on them and stuffed it into Hua Man Lou's pocket without giving him a chance to refuse, and told him to go home before the Mid-Autumn Festival next month.

Hua Manlou sat in the carriage, filled with the love and care of her aunts. The redness on her ears not only did not fade, but became more and more intense.

Not only did the aunts urge him to come back before the Mid-Autumn Festival, they also earnestly hoped that he would bring home the girl he loved.

This is really...

When he thought that the angel was watching everything beside him, the heat on Hua Qi Gongzi's face deepened.

The angel was a messenger of God, but he also looked like a woman. Even if the person standing next to him was Lu Xiaofeng, he would feel uncomfortable after seeing the whole thing of urging intimacy.

However, if it were Lu Xiaofeng, she would definitely tease him at this moment, saying that fortunately she doesn't have to be urged by her family members to do life-long events, and she would also give him some bad advice so that he can hide away.

How can you hide here?

Urging people to get married is one of the things that the elders love to do the most.

If Lu Xiaofeng were here, he would not be able to escape the anger of the aunts and uncles of the Hua family who treated him as their own nephew, and would be even more embarrassed and angry than Hua Manlou.

Tarona agreed with this point. Before she joined the Space-Time Balance Bureau, her relatives liked to ask her about these things.

When to fall in love?

What kind of boys do you like? It doesn’t matter if you like girls or not. Anyway, when will you bring that person home to meet your family?

Have you seen When to get married?

Three life-threatening questions, who wouldn’t be scared?

After she joined the Bureau of Time and Space Balance, her family never asked her these questions again. It seemed that as long as she joined the Bureau of Time and Space Balance, she would be destined to be a widower for the rest of her life.

The great witch smacked her lips and said, "The king is not bad. Long live the king."

Hua Manlou returned to the small building and packed some luggage. He told the servant not to forget to water the flowers and plants in the building. Then he left with a bag that only contained a few sets of clothes. He looked very casual and others would have thought he was going out for fun.

But after only turning two streets and walking into an alley with few pedestrians, the bag he was carrying was taken away by Tarona.

Hua Man Lou asked in confusion: "Is there something wrong with the clothes inside?"

Apart from this, he really couldn't think of why the angel took away his bag.

Tarona shook his head and threw the bag in his hand lightly. The bag containing several pieces of clothes turned into an inconspicuous ring.

She handed the ring to the surprised Hua Man Lou: "This is convenient."

Carrying a bag is really not in line with the style of Hua Man Lou, so it is better to use a storage ring, which is small and can hold things without taking up space.

Hua Man Lou took the ring and said, "Thank you, angel."

After he put on the ring, the golden angel raised his hand and gently placed it on his shoulder.

The next moment, a golden light suddenly flashed in the alley, and the gentle and gentle Master Hua Qi disappeared on the spot.

A strong feeling of dizziness attacked Hua Manlou's senses, and the hand on his shoulder exerted some strength to support him steadily.

He smelled the scent of crabapple blossoms.

When he opened his eyes again, Hua Manlou saw City Lord Ye who had left his house an hour ago.

Ye Gucheng was wiping his sword when a person suddenly appeared in the room. He did not seem to be moved at all and was so calm that it was embarrassing.

He nodded slightly and said, "Master Hua Qi."

Hua Manlou was still a little dizzy. Hearing this, he bowed and said, "City Lord Ye, I'm sorry to bother you."

Ye Gucheng looked towards him again, and this time, he saw the figure of a golden angel.

This was the first time an angel had taken the initiative to appear before him.

The angel said to him: "Hua Man Lou will go back to Baiyun City with you."

Ye Gucheng nodded: "Okay. Mr. Hua Qi is a guest, Baiyun City will treat him well."

Hua Man Lou thanked him with a smile.

"But..."

Ye Gucheng changed the subject, looked into the angel's night-like eyes, and asked, "Can I know why the Seventh Young Master Xiaohua returned to Baiyun City with me?"

The angel responded to all their reasonable requests: "He has half an abnormality in his eyes, and the other half can drive the monster that attacks you. This person will come to him."

He concluded: "I will protect you, and you will stay together."