My Wife Is A Sword Immortal-Chapter 199 - 170 Ye Lanzhi_2
Chapter 199: Chapter 170 Ye Lanzhi_2
Chapter 199: Chapter 170 Ye Lanzhi_2
At that moment, Zhao Lingfei finally realized belatedly that the gazes of her peers were all looking over at her. She turned around; as she had been listening earlier, she wasn’t completely unaware of what they were discussing.
Zhao Lingfei nodded lightly to the junior sister who had recently become favored by the sisters in their circle and often played with them, saying earnestly, “Sister Ye is already quite impressive.”
Ye Lanzi beamed with joy, receiving praise from her role model, she suddenly felt like Sister Lingfei didn’t seem as distant as she appeared to be, and their relationship seemed a bit closer. Not bothering with modesty, she sweetly said, “Thank you for the compliment, Sister.”
Seeing that Zhao Lingfei had returned to the conversation, everyone seized the opportunity to speak up.
“Sister Lingfei, have you collected all the materials for your life-bound sword? When will you start forging it?”
“I’ve gathered some; it should be soon,” Zhao Lingfei casually replied.
Ye Ruoxi suddenly asked, “Lingfei, up on the stage just now, did Brother Ji whisper something to you?”
Zhao Lingfei’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, “Some boring matters.”
She didn’t want to continue on the subject, but seeing the expectant looks on her senior and junior sisters’ faces, she reluctantly said, “Ji Qianyi mentioned there’d be some literary meetings soon and asked if I would attend.”
With just an offhand comment, she dropped the topic.
Everyone exchanged glances, some understanding flashing between them. Ji Qianyi, like Zhao Lingfei, was a prodigy within the mansion, one in Taiyi Mansion, the other in Tranquility Mansion.
Within the Taiching Four Mansions, Fu Yao Mansion is primarily for students not yet in the Vast Realm or those of low rank, while Kunpeng Mansion is filled with ranked martial artists. Therefore, those in the Vast Realm are mostly between these two mansions, Taiyi and Tranquility.
Among the Vast Realm students of these two mansions, these two stand at the pinnacle, far ahead of the others.
At first, Ji Qianyi was able to compete with Zhao Lingfei. In internal competitions and trials, they often alternated between first and second place. Of course, Ji Qianyi was nearing twenty years old, while Zhao Lingfei was only seventeen. Moreover, one was a Daoist cultivator and the other a sword cultivator, so it was still clear who was stronger. But at least in the Vast Realm, the two were evenly matched.
However, this situation didn’t last long before it was broken.
Zhao Lingfei quickly left Ji Qianyi behind, approaching the bottleneck of the Vast Realm and was on the verge of making a Realm Breakthrough.
But fate often surprises us, and this bottleneck in the Vast Realm unexpectedly stalled Zhao Lingfei. Consequently, Ji Qianyi caught up, reaching the same bottleneck himself.
Now, which of these two mansion prodigies would break through first had become a hot topic of private discussions among the students of Taiching Prefecture.
And now Ji Qianyi was inviting Zhao Lingfei to attend a literary meeting together, searching for an opportunity to break through? There was a sense of being both enemy and friend in the gesture… and the underlying intention was quite intriguing.
However…
The female students glanced at Zhao Lingfei’s expression and roughly understood how she must have responded to Ji Qianyi, and they couldn’t help but secretly laugh at him.
The conversation continued for a while longer.
Ye Lanzi curiously asked, “Sister Lingfei, may I see the reward the Vice Master gave you? I heard that the Silent Heart Demon Seed is something the Master obtained from a secret place in the North Sea, I’ve only ever read about it in books, and I have no idea what it actually looks like.”
With a casual toss from Zhao Lingfei, a small pristine brocade bag flew out from her sleeve, and Ye Lanzi, delighted, caught it, sharing the view with several equally curious sisters.
Afterwards, Zhao Lingfei’s gaze shifted, and she looked towards the entrance of Nanci Mansion, which was drawing increasingly near.
It was the time of the rising early sun, the morning light was warm, and the chirping of birds was like a green melody. A new day had just begun, and… his love letter for today should have arrived by now… You better not be slacking… not even for a day… otherwise, hmm…
The pale golden dawn kissed her cheeks, warming Zhao Lingfei’s fair complexion to a gentle blush. Her eyes held a glimmer as she looked ahead.
Something seemed to be waiting for her in the distance, and Zhao Lingfei quickened her pace.
In no time at all, she arrived at the entrance of Nanci Mansion.
She turned her head and saw that her companions seemed to be planning to chat for a while in front of the Nanci Mansion, so she spoke up and took her leave first.
Ye Lanzi’s gaze followed Zhao Lingfei’s departing figure with slight curiosity. She saw her quickly approach several female officials standing by the door, apparently asking them something. The female official with the high bun shook her head, and after Zhao Lingfei paused for a moment, she turned and entered the Nanci Mansion.
Ye Lanzi withdrew her gaze, feeling that the silhouette and the sway of Zhao Lingfei’s posture, as well as the way she walked, seemed a bit… cheerful?
No longer the previous calm and solitary demeanor, she looked like… like… a little girl anticipating something, or perhaps a woman falling in love?
She slightly shook her head, finding this strange thought somewhat laughable. How could that be… What nonsense was she thinking?
Ye Lanzi turned back and discovered that her senior sisters were now discussing a topic that interested her.
“Ruoxi, how did you get to know that scholar from the Linlu Academy named Li?”
Ye Ruoxi’s lips curled up slightly, her eyes carrying a hint of reminiscence.
“A few days ago, I was handling some affairs at the North Prefecture when he suddenly stopped me and asked for directions to a place. He seemed to be delivering a letter to his teacher. At that moment, seeing his attire, I thought to myself, shouldn’t all you people from Linlu Academy know your way around our mansion after frequent visits? How could you not recognize the way.
So… I ignored him and walked away. Later, when I finished my errands and returned, I accidentally found him still wandering around cluelessly, not recognizing the roads in the North Prefecture… Well, seeing him so foolish, I, I just guided him on his way… and then we got to know each other while we chatted along the road…”
The surrounding senior sisters looked at each other with gossipy eyes.
A female student from the residence laughed and said, “Ruoxi, you need to be more careful. The sisters say that the scholars from Linlu Academy are all pretentious, well, at least those who love to visit our Taiching Prefecture should be considered untrustworthy. Don’t let someone deceive you, hehe, and steal your heart away.”
“Nonsense, I’m not that foolish.”
Ye Ruoxi retorted indignantly.
After some thought, she added, “Um, Li Jinsu shouldn’t be that kind of person. I think he’s quite honest. He is Teacher Yan’s Inner Chamber Disciple, and I see that he is very respectful and well-spoken to his teacher. He doesn’t seem like a bad person…”
Ye Lanzi, who had been listening to the side, flashed a look of intrigue when she heard the words “Teacher Yan”, as if she had thought of something.
The conversation among the women continued.
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“Ruoxi, why don’t you talk to Li Jinsu and organize a poetry meeting or literary gathering when we have time? Let him bring some outstanding scholars from the academy. We have little contact with them, so it’s a good opportunity to get to know them. Of course, the main reason is to vet Li Jinsu for you and see what he’s really like. Besides, it will also benefit the cultivation and Realm Breakthrough of Lanzi and the others, um, and Lingfei too, though she probably won’t come… We’ll ask her later…”
Ye Ruoxi thought for a bit, her face turning slightly red, and said, “Then… we’ll see about that.”
After chatting for a while longer, everyone prepared to disperse, as there were still many things to do at the beginning of the month.
But at this moment, a shout came from behind.
“Lanzi, Lanzi!”
Everyone turned back, and Ye Ruoxi spotted the newcomer with a strange expression on her face, glancing at her cousin.
Ye Lanzi stiffened and continued walking without stopping.
“Lanzi, wait for me, it’s your brother Yushu!”
Fan Yushu ran over from behind with a joyful face, stopping in front of Ye Lanzi.
From the back, Zhao Rong leisurely caught up.
