Upon hearing this voice, Yi Yaoqing quickly put down what she was doing, pushed open the door, and respectfully bowed to Lianxing outside.
"Second Palace Master".
Lianxing's smile was childlike, her eyes bright and lively, like a young girl experiencing her first love, exuding an indescribable tenderness and innocence. She glanced at Yi Yaoqing, who was respectfully bowing his head, and then looked at Yan Liang, who was half-naked at the table, and smiled, "You two seem to be having a good chat."
Yi Yaoqing lowered her head even further, looking as if she wished she could disappear into the ground. Yan Liang responded generously, "I'm just too idle. These days, I'm happy to talk to anyone."
Lianxing smiled and said, "You're happy when I talk to you?"
Yan Liang: "I'd be happy, but I'd be even happier if I could leave."
"I heard you don't remember anything from before?" Lianxing said. "Your head is empty. You can't survive without Yihua Palace. You might as well stay here. Even if you're useless and idle, Yihua Palace can still support you."
Yan Liang was shirtless. It was early summer, and he endured the cold while arguing with Lian Xing. Seeing that she was trying to steer the conversation back to the beginning, he said decisively and firmly, "Although I don't remember anything from before and my mind is blank, I still know that I feel cold right now."
Yi Yaoqing's brow twitched, feeling that Yan Liang was courting death. Lianxing glanced at Yan Liang a few more times because of his words. The boy's back was covered with hideous scars, including whip marks and knife wounds.
"Why aren't you wearing any clothes?" Lianxing asked. "Are you showing them to me?"
Yan Liang said helplessly, "Miss Yi was applying medicine to me before the Second Palace Master arrived, and you came before she finished."
Suddenly being called upon, Yi Yaoqing lowered her head even further. Lianxing glanced at her and told her to apply the medicine to Yan Liang. Yi Yaoqing quickly and steadily applied the medicine to Yan Liang, then stood quietly to the side like a wooden statue. After thanking her, Yan Liang put on his clothes and straightened himself before turning to look at Lianxing.
"You really don't remember anything at all?" Lianxing stared at his face. "You clearly remember the name?"
Yan Liang said, "I only remember the name."
He paused, then asked her in return, "What did the Second Palace Master summon me for? Could it be just to talk to me?"
“My sister is too lazy to deal with you, so she asked me to handle you,” Lianxing said with a smile. “What do you want me to do?”
"Let me leave." Yan Liang replied quickly, earnestly and sincerely, "I'm useless and idle, there's no point in keeping me around, so let me go."
Lianxing sized him up: "Looks like you've really lost your mind, daring to talk to me like that..." Her tone turned cold, "I won't let you have your way, just stay here."
Yan Liang: ...
You were the one who asked him first! Besides, how else should we talk? Should we just prostrate ourselves before him?
Lianxing floated away as she had come, leaving Yan Liang staring at her retreating figure in confusion—that's it? That's it!?
What exactly is she doing here?
Yan Liang asked Yi Yaoqing, who glared at him and brushed him off, saying, "We don't know the Palace Master's thoughts, and we dare not speculate."
Although she herself was completely baffled and extremely puzzled by Lianxing's actions.
The two of them were puzzled. After leaving Yan Liang's courtyard, Lianxing hesitated for a moment, then turned and went to the detached palace.
Not long after meeting Yan Liang, Jiang Feng bid farewell to Yao Yue a few days later. He had been attacked on the road, and he was worried about his family, servants, and brothers in the martial arts world. Jiang Feng wanted to hurry home to put his family and friends at ease. He spoke gently and politely, but Yao Yue suddenly turned hostile and trapped Jiang Feng in the detached palace, making it clear that she would not let him leave.
Yaoyue took great care of Jiang Feng; she had never been so kind to anyone in her life. Lianxing saw this and remembered it, so she watched silently from the sidelines.
Today was extremely frustrating. When Lianxing saw Yaoyue talking to Jiang Feng, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, she thought of Yan Liang, who was said to be disfigured, and came to see him with thoughts she didn't even understand herself.
But she became even more unhappy after meeting Yan Liang.
That man's appearance was clearly ruined, and his injuries were too severe to heal, so how could he act as if nothing had happened? His condition was clearly worse than that of a cripple.
When Lianxing was young, she and Yaoyue were fighting over peaches when her older sister pushed her off the peach tree, injuring her left hand and left foot, leaving her disabled. Lianxing felt inferior because of her disability and couldn't stand Yanliang's calm and composed demeanor—he was clearly worse off than her, so why was he so open and honest?
Her heart was heavy. She had arrived at the palace, but Yaoyue had already left. Lianxing stood outside the courtyard, looking at Jiang Feng inside. The young man looked depressed, his brows furrowed, worried about his current situation. Lianxing hesitated for a moment, then slowly stepped forward.
"...Palace Master Lianxing."
Jiang Feng was able to distinguish right from wrong and knew that it was Yao Yue, not Lian Xing, who had trapped him. When he saw her, he forced a smile and greeted her gently.
Lianxing said, "Instead of thinking about leaving, you should focus on healing your injuries first."
Jiang Feng had previously tried to persuade Lianxing to talk to her sister and let him leave, but Lianxing always avoided the topic. Now that the topic was brought up again, he wisely stopped talking about it and instead asked about Yan Liang: "I wonder how that young brother Yan Liang is doing? His injuries were more serious than mine. Is he feeling any better now?"
Lianxing recalled Yan Liang's lively and frank manner and said, "He's much better."
Jiang Feng laughed: "That's good then."
Lianxing wasn't sure what she felt for this person, but she was happy when Jiang Feng smiled.
After a brief conversation, Lianxing left. Although she wanted to stay longer, she dared not disobey Yaoyue's wishes. Before leaving, she instructed Huayuenu, a maid in the palace, "Yuenu, take good care of Young Master Jiang."
Hua Yuenü bowed her head in agreement. Lianxing glanced at Jiang Feng one last time before turning and leaving. She was preoccupied with her thoughts. As she left the palace, she saw Yaoyue.
"...Sister." Lianxing's left hand, hidden in her sleeve, clenched slightly into a fist. "Have you been here the whole time?"
Yaoyue didn't answer her, but what she said next indicated that she had been outside and had overheard her conversation with Jiang Feng: "Is Yan Liang the man from before? He hasn't left yet?"
Lianxing said, "My sister told him that he didn't need to leave in a hurry because he wanted to see the young master. He has been staying in Yihua Palace to recuperate these past few days."
Yaoyue seemed lost in thought, and Lianxing, unable to fathom her thoughts, stood there anxiously.
"You went to see him?"
"……yes."
What about other people?
“He talks too much…” Lianxing thought for a moment, “He has amnesia, and he’s very bold.”
Yaoyue asked, "What did he say?"
"He wanted to leave Yihua Palace, and I told him that Yihua Palace could still afford to support an idle person." Lianxing dared not hide anything and told him everything.
Yaoyue asked, "You want to raise him?"
Lianxing was shocked: "Sister wouldn't dare... I just don't want that stinky man to get his way."
Yaoyue stopped talking, turned around and left. Lianxing hesitated for a moment, then followed her.
*
Three days later, Yan Liang met Yao Yue, who showed undisguised disgust at his face. Yan Liang thought to himself, "If you're disgusted, then hurry up and make him leave."
He had thought that Yaoyue's arrival meant she had finally remembered him, a nobody, and was letting him leave. But to his surprise, Yaoyue arrogantly instructed him to recover from his injuries and allowed him to wander around the Yihua Palace, while subtly reminding him to chat with Jiang Feng when he had free time.
Yan Liang: …………? ? ? ? ! !
Yaoyue's actions made Yan Liang feel uneasy, and he vaguely felt that he had discovered something, but he couldn't beat her at the moment. He had been practicing his internal energy cultivation in his room when he had nothing to do, and his level had improved slightly, but he was still no match for Yaoyue and Lianxing. Yan Liang thought that it would be much better to expand his range of activities than to be trapped in that small courtyard, so he readily agreed.
Yihua Palace is located in Xiuyu Valley, where the mountains are full of blooming flowers. The female disciples are all quiet and reserved, making the palace quiet and deserted. After Yan Liang was allowed to walk around Yihua Palace, he first strolled around the palace, with Yi Yaoqing watching over him as ordered.
Yan Liang was lazy and undisciplined. Yi Yaoqing had gotten to know his personality quite well during the time she spent with him, but she still found it hard to believe that Yan Liang was running around the Yihua Palace as if he were on a trip after being given permission.
She knew that Yan Liang had realized that Yao Yue and Lian Xing were not people he could afford to offend, but Yan Liang was extremely calm, as if he was completely unaware.
For several days in a row, Yan Liang wandered around Yihua Palace. No girl was willing to talk to him. Only Yi Yaoqing would occasionally respond to him. After Yan Liang had seen enough of the scenery in the mountains, he was satisfied and went to find Jiang Feng as Yaoyue suggested.
The detached palace was the most beautiful, far more spacious than the small courtyard Yan Liang had been assigned. Although Jiang Feng was trapped in the detached palace, he was still able to move around, but he was in a very unhappy mood. Upon seeing Yan Liang, he was both surprised and delighted, and smiled happily.
He remembered Yan Liang's voice, and even though Yan Liang was covered in wounds, he gently avoided mentioning it and spoke to Yan Liang naturally.
Having endured so much coldness and disdain, Yan Liang was now unexpectedly touched when someone treated him like a normal person.
"I want to leave the Yihua Palace."
During their conversation, Jiang Feng tentatively inquired about Yan Liang's future plans, to which Yan Liang replied that he disliked the atmosphere of the Yihua Palace, finding it cold and otherworldly.
"Does Palace Mistress Yaoyue grant you permission to leave?"
Jiang Feng frowned slightly.
“In fact, I’ve been thinking about leaving ever since I woke up,” Yan Liang said solemnly. “But the Second Palace Master said that the Yihua Palace can afford to support an idle person like me, and won’t let me leave.”
He glanced at Jiang Feng and could almost foresee what would happen next, and felt a pang of sympathy for Jiang Feng's bad luck.
Jiang Feng hadn't quite figured out what Yan Liang was saying, but he understood that Yan Liang really wanted to leave Yihua Palace. When he asked why, Yan Liang replied, "Yihua Palace is too deserted. I like lively places."
This answer is perfectly normal. Yihua Palace is like a paradise on earth, but even someone as gentle and patient as Jiang Feng found it boring after staying in the palace for so long.
The disciples of Yihua Palace are all cold and indifferent, lacking vitality compared to ordinary people. Now, the only person Jiang Feng can talk to in the Li Palace is Hua Yuenü, the maid of the Palace Master Yaoyue.
Jiang Feng also wanted to leave Yihua Palace, but his injuries had not yet healed, and his martial arts were weaker than Yaoyue Lianxing's, so he was trapped in the palace. Fortunately, Yan Liang talked to him, which eased his anxiety. Yan Liang was easygoing, interesting, and a very good friend.
He always managed to bring some amusement to Jiang Feng, who was trapped in the detached palace. One day, Yan Liang caught three fish from the river behind the mountain and came to find Jiang Feng to grill them. The aroma of the grilled fish wafted far and wide. Lian Xing was puzzled and looked outside. She saw Jiang Feng and Yan Liang sitting around the campfire without any regard for their image, holding wooden sticks in their hands, chatting and laughing.
Yan Liang ran all over the mountains and fields, and Yi Yaoqing had no choice but to run with him. She wished she could break his legs—she had never seen such a restless person. In response to Yi Yaoqing's complaints, Yan Liang said righteously, "I just can't sit still. I was cooped up in the yard for so long before, and now that I can finally run around, of course I have to have fun."
"...What do you mean it's been so long? It's only been ten days!" Yi Yaoqing was angered for the first time. "If you keep running around like this, you'll never recover from your injuries!"
Yan Liang smiled and brought up the old topic again: "Just let me leave Yihua Palace, and you won't have to worry about me anymore."
Although he seemed to have some freedom running around in the Yihua Palace, he still couldn't stop thinking about leaving. The longer Jiang Feng spent with him, the more he realized that Yan Liang was not someone who would be content to be confined to one place. Unable to bear seeing him trapped in the Yihua Palace, he made a request when Yao Yue came to see him.
"Would it be alright to let Yan Liang leave?" Jiang Feng asked.
Yaoyue was already annoyed by Yan Liang's recent troubles, and Jiang Feng's request was exactly what she wanted, but she wasn't very happy about it.
It was her idea to let Yan Liang meet Jiang Feng from the beginning, and now that things are developing according to her plan, Yao Yue has discovered that her meticulous care for Jiang Feng is not as good as that for a noisy guy.
"You want him to leave the Flower Palace?"
Inviting the moon asked again.
"yes."
"Then promise me you won't mention leaving Yihua Palace again and will stay here."
This is the first time Yaoyue has gone to such lengths for someone. She is willing to do anything to get what she wants, and she is doing the same now.
"If you agree to stay, I will let that man named Yan Liang leave; if you don't agree, I will kill him; if you agree and then go back on your word, even if he leaves Yihua Palace, I will find him and kill him no matter where he is."
Author's Note: I won't be able to leave Yihua Palace until tomorrow _(:з」∠)_
Don't worry, everyone.
To be honest, I actually quite like Lianxing... but Yaoyue is completely infatuated with love, and she's truly cold and ruthless. Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 2020-04-09 23:50:08 and 2020-04-10 15:46:34!
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