The third candy
March 18th, Ninglin City
It was spring, with grass growing and birds singing, and the Wulin Alliance was bustling with people. Elders and disciples from various sects came to participate in the annual Wulin Conference.
Ninglin is a mountain city. The Wulin Alliance built Xiuxi Villa by the mountain and the water. Starting from the foot of the mountain, there is an archway every hundred steps, with a few words of the family secrets of the major sects inscribed on it. It is quite spectacular.
In the afternoon, two figures, one in white and one in red, came from afar.
The woman in white was wearing a long skirt, her clothes were plain and without any decoration. Her hair was half tied into a bun and fixed with a white jade hairpin. The woman's face was expressionless and cold. The woman in red next to her was wearing tight clothes, her wrists and ankles were wrapped with leather, her hair was standing high, and she was holding a long sword in her arms.
The woman in red looked like a child who had just gone out, looking around and finding everything new.
At this moment, the housekeeper standing in Xiuxi Villa looked up at the sun with some boredom, hoping that he could return home and rest in another quarter of an hour.
As two women, one in white and one in red, came over, the butler was stunned at first when he saw the face of the woman in white, then he smiled with surprise and took the initiative to step forward to greet her.
The servant and the housekeeper standing at the gate of the villa had been standing there for a whole day and had never seen him so attentive. The leaders of other sects who came were simply exempted from the procedure of handing over letters.
"Who are those two people?" Servant A asked Servant B beside him in a low voice.
Servant B took a quick look and then looked away. He lowered his head and whispered, "The one in white is the eldest disciple of the Yunsheng Sword Sect and the fiancée of our Young Alliance Leader."
“It’s actually her!”
The second half of Servant B's sentence, "The one in red clothes looks unfamiliar," was drowned out by Servant A's surprised exclamation.
"Fairy, you are finally here. The Young Alliance Leader was waiting for you at the door just now. But the Yunsheng Sword Sect arrived first, so the Young Alliance Leader led Sect Leader Jing inside."
"Butler Li." Li Fengyi nodded slightly to the butler, without any extra reaction to what he said.
The butler did not feel embarrassed. As he led Li Fengyi into the villa, he said, "I'll take you to rest first. Your room is in a separate small courtyard. It's very quiet and not far from the Young Alliance Leader." As he spoke, Butler Li's gaze stopped at the woman in red, or rather, he was looking at the long sword in the woman's arms.
"Fairy, this is..."
"I am the fairy's sword servant." Before Li Fengyi could speak, the woman in red said with a smile. Her voice was a little strange, and she deliberately prolonged the ending tone when pronouncing the word "fairy".
This is not like the attitude of a sword servant towards his master.
Butler Li observed Li Fengyi's expression and saw her nod calmly.
Seeing this, Steward Li led the two into Xiuxi Villa. He didn't show any ulterior motives. He had never heard of a swordsman accompanying the fairy, but the red-dressed girl's attitude towards him and Li Fengyi was definitely not simple. He had never heard of such a person appearing in the martial arts world...
With this in mind, the housekeeper had already led Li Fengyi and the other two over the threshold and past the screen wall, into a huge, open square. In the square, there was a well-built arena. In front of the arena was a tall main hall, and on the other two sides were many chairs, which were prepared for the martial arts conference.
The butler led the group to the main hall. On both sides of the hall were winding paths leading to the side rooms.
There were servants sweeping the square with brooms. The butler stopped at the right moment and called a maid over. "This is the fairy's... sword servant. Take her to the west wing."
"yes."
"Then I'll be leaving." The woman in red smiled at Li Fengyi, tapped the scabbard twice with her fingers, and followed the maid along the path on the left.
Wu Simiao followed the maid closely. They passed by the corridor, the pond, two stone gates and a rockery. The scenery along the way was nice, but it became more and more remote.
The maid stopped in front of a fence, opened the door, and led Wu Simiao to the right. "You are a fairy sword servant, so it's not good for you to squeeze in with too many people. This was originally the room where the lady's maids lived. They followed the lady back to visit relatives in the past few days, so the room was empty. You can live more comfortably here."
Madam's maid? Wu Simiao raised an eyebrow slightly. There was only one person in Xiuxi Villa who could be called that. She followed the maid's hand and looked over. What she saw was a small, square room. There was a large bunk bed against the wall. Opposite the bed were two wooden cabinets. In the center of the room was a table, but there were no stools around it, and no tea sets or water on the tabletop.
Wu Simiao tilted her head. The Alliance Leader's wife's maid and the Fairy Sword Servant lived here, and she didn't know who was treated better. She curled her lips and chuckled softly, "Okay, thank you."
"You should have a good rest."
After the maid left, Wu Simiao did not stay long and disappeared from the servants' room with his sword in his arms.
*
Elsewhere, the steward brought Li Fengyi to the courtyard. The room with bamboos planted at the entrance was closed. The steward stepped forward, opened the door, and said, "Young Alliance Leader must have gone to the Alliance Leader to discuss matters concerning the martial arts conference. Once Young Alliance Leader knows you're coming, he'll definitely come quickly."
"The entire layout of your room was arranged personally by our young leader." Butler Li smiled and flattered his young leader.
Li Fengyi frowned slightly at what Butler Li said. She stood at the doorway, surveying the room. The main hall was spacious and airy, with pearwood tables and chairs placed prominently. On the wall behind them hung the four characters "Haoran Zhengqi." A gauze screen sat at the right archway, revealing the bed behind it. To the left, a small room connected to the side room by a door contained only a couch, a table, and chairs, perfect for entertaining guests.
"Butler, where is the Yunsheng Sword Sect located? I want to go and pay my respects to my master."
"Master Jing and the others are at Hengwu Garden. Can I take you there now?"
"No need. You're tired from welcoming guests at the entrance to the villa today. You don't need to walk any further. I can go there myself in a moment."
"You are so polite, Fairy." Butler Li looked flattered. "Then I won't disturb your rest for now."
Li Fengyi nodded slightly.
After the housekeeper left, Li Fengyi walked to the compartment and sat on the couch. She raised her hand to touch the teapot on the table. It was still warm. She poured out the tea, and the aroma of the tea was fragrant. It was the best Pu'er tea.
Before she had time to drink tea, hurried footsteps were heard in her courtyard. Wu Simiao walked in with a sword in her arms. She found Li Fengyi at a glance, sat down opposite her without any hesitation, and slapped the sword on the table.
"Do you know where they put me?"
"Servant's room?" Li Fengyi asked speculatively, pushed the teacup in his hand in front of Wu Simiao, and brewed another cup for himself.
"It depends on how you put it." Wu Simiao snorted and chuckled, picked up the tea and drank it all in one gulp. "It was said that it was the maid's room of the leader's wife. The two maids followed the lady back to visit relatives in her hometown, and the room where people lived belongs to me. I didn't even spit. Fairy, your Wulin Alliance treats the dignified fairy sword servant like this."
Hearing Wu Simiao calling her fairy, Li Fengyi frowned slightly. She actually didn't like the title very much, but when others called her so flatteringly, Li Fengyi could pretend not to hear it. But now that Wu Simiao was calling her like this, the word "fairy" inexplicably became harsh.
Wu Simiao had done it on purpose. Seeing Li Fengyi's expression change, the smile on her face became more obvious. She then deliberately said, "Why, you don't like people calling you fairy? Or do you just don't like me calling you that? You people from the Central Plains call me little monster. It's polite to reciprocate. You can call me that, too."
As if to make its identity more credible, a small black snake emerged from Wu Simiao's cuff, climbed along the wooden couch, passed through Li Fengyi's fingertips and sleeves, and finally stopped on her shoulder.
The little black snake raised its head and moved closer to Li Fengyi's profile.
Li Fengyi's expression remained unchanged, without any fear on her face. Not a single strand of her hair trembled at all, and she even glanced sideways at the little black snake.
Wu Si Miao was originally watching at ease with her chin supported by her hand, but when her little black snake stuck out its tongue and the tip of its tongue was about to touch Li Fengyi's cheek, Wu Si Miao quickly reached out, pinched the black snake's vital point and grabbed it back.
After catching the black snake and bringing it back in front of him, Wu Simiao tilted his head as he looked at the innocent snake spitting out its venom in his hand.
Why should I catch it?
Wu Simiao was a little confused, so he stuffed the snake back into a small ceramic jar like a ball of tang, and continued the previous topic in a way that made it even more obvious.
"Don't let me know who arranged this room." The little snake seemed to understand Wu Simiao's words and made a clear "hiss" sound before closing the lid of the pottery jar.
Li Fengyi had no reaction when the venomous snake was beside her. When she heard Wu Simiao's words, she stopped him and said, "What did you promise me?"
"Be your sword servant well and don't cause trouble." Wu Simiao shrugged. She still kept her promise.
"If you really don't like being in the servant's room, then reveal your true identity. I'm sure countless people will come to welcome you." Li Fengyi said, tapping the table twice with his fingers. "I'll take the sword."
"Meet Gao Ying from afar?" Wu Simiao didn't believe it. However, before she could finish her snorting expression, she saw Li Fengyi walking out with a sword in hand. "Hey - where are you going?"
"My master is in Hengwu Garden. I want to go and pay him a visit first."
"Oh, okay. If you're not in the room, I won't stay here either." Wu Simiao felt that this was not right. He drank the tea in the cup, stood up, and added, "I have other things to do."
After she finished speaking, Wu Simiao said hello to Li Fengyi and quickly left the room. She was very good at light work and disappeared without a trace in just a few jumps.
Li Fengyi listened to the sound of the wind caused by the other party's movements, and her mind couldn't help but recall the time when they first arrived in Ninglin City and Wu Simiao's coveted look at the long street at the foot of the mountain.
A hint of smile appeared in Li Fengyi's eyes, and she shook her head helplessly.
That night.
Wu Simiao visited all the vendors at the foot of the mountain. She had almost finished her food and had a lot of small items hanging around her waist.
She rushed to Li Fengyi's room with a clear goal. When her toes brushed against the branches outside the courtyard, a young man looked left and right and walked out quickly from another small courtyard.
The man was decent-looking, but his expression was full of frivolity. Wu Simiao could tell at a glance what he was up to. She scoffed and prepared to leave as if it had nothing to do with her. However, the servant guarding the gate straightened up respectfully when he saw the man, "Young Alliance Leader."
Young Alliance Leader? Wu Simiao narrowed his eyes and turned to catch up with the man.
Then Wu Simiao saw the young leader sneak into a courtyard on the north side of Xiuxi Villa.
Landing lightly on the roof, Wu Simiao carefully lifted a tile and glanced around the room. A dissatisfied female voice rang out, "I thought you would be so happy after meeting the fairy from the Yunsheng Sword Sect that you would never want to leave."
"What did I see her do..."
"Tsk tsk tsk."
Li Fengyi was sitting on the couch reading a book. Wu Simiao's voice arrived before her. She looked at Li Fengyi reading in a dignified and peaceful manner and sighed heavily.
"Do you know what I just saw?"
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