18 Ouyang Xue Visi (1/2)
Lu Qingyun and Lie Xingyuan were happily appreciating the Heavenly Lotus Tea in their abode when a beautiful voice greeted them from outside the room, ”Senior brother, your junior sister Ouyang Xue is here to pay you a visit. May I step in?”
They were both startled that Ouyang Xue was actually here.
Lie Xingyuan took a wry look at Lu Qingyun as she said quietly, ”It seems that your future fiancée is here to see you.”
Lu Qingyun smiled awkwardly to Lie Xingyuan as he shouted out loud, ”Please come in.”
He was thinking of finding an opportunity to return her the precious sword. Now that she was actually here, it was the perfect time to do so.
Ouyang Xue gracefully walked into the room and she took great care to be respectful. When she saw them, she smiled. ”Senior brother, junior sister, how is your day today?”
Although she still looked astonishing beautiful but she looked tired and her eyes were slightly red.
Lu Qingyun politely said, ”I am good. I like to thank Elder Ouyang for bring me to the Heavenly Lotus Teahouse yesterday.”
However Ouyang Xue was not paying any attention to him. She was gasping softly when she had realized that they had the Heavenly Lotus Tea spread out on the table and she could sniff its aromatic fragrance.
”This is…the Heavenly Lotus Tea? You actually have it?” Ouyang Xue asked bewilderedly.
Lu Qingyun smiled weakly, ”My master gives it to me yesterday.” He quickly said, ”There is more than enough for all of us. Please have a seat while we chat.”
Ouyang Xue slowly nodded. Sect Leader Qin was at the Heavenly Lotus Teahouse yesterday so it was very likely that she had brought it for Lu Qingyun. She was really a nice master to him. Did he know how expensive these Heavenly Lotus Tea Leaves were?
Lu Qingyun asked, ”Maiden Ouyang…erm…junior sister, what brings you here today?”
Ouyang Xue inhaled a soft sigh, ”Actually I am here to…” She looked extremely awkward and suddenly it was difficult for her to express it out.
Lie Xingyuan smiled bitterly as she looked at her, ”Let me guess. You can't sleep well last night because something is troubling you. So you want senior brother to mediate with Sect Leader Qin and you?”
Ouyang Xue gave a faint smile as she nodded gently, ”Junior sister, you are indeed smart. I didn't sleep well at all last night.”
Lie Xingyuan returned her a weak smile. It seemed that the two of them had the same nightmare of offending the sect leader. Ouyang Xue had more to lose as she may even lose her status of core protégé.
They were literally caught red-handed by the sect leader for conspiring to bribe her disciple.
Ouyang Xue was trembling lightly and she had lost her usual calm demeanour. She knew that she had done a terribly shameful thing and that was to offer herself to Lu Qingyun in marriage so that she could study his golden roc flame. Not only was she rejected by Lu Qingyun but she was caught red-handed by the sect leader.
Lu Qingyun quickly said, ”I'm sure the sect leader is not so petty…”
Ouyang Xue and Lie Xingyuan were looking bitterly at him when he had said that. He did not understand women and he did not understand that people in power did not like their influences to be undermined by anyone.
Lu Qingyun had thought that Qin Keqin was so far quite generous to him and was not a petty person. He continued, ”So don't worry. Everything will be alright.”
Suddenly he said, ”Oh yes. I've almost forgotten about this.” He had taken out the heaven-step precious sword from his spatial ring. ”Junior sister, please take back this precious sword.”
Ouyang Xue was almost brimming with tears, ”It is just a token of our appreciation. You don't have to return it…”
Lu Qingyun said solemnly, ”I was too blind by greed when I had accepted this. Actually I know how precious this sword is. I am sure that it is not easy for you to obtain this precious sword for me. Moreover my master has said that I should return the sword. You ought to use this precious sword for yourself.”