Chapter 210 - The Encounter (1/2)

Chapter 210 The Encounter

The carriage traveled a distance before stopping on a quiet street in JiangNan.

Feng Yi Xuan pulled Lan You Nian down the carriage and walked into the residence in the salutation of the manservants. Lan You Nian observed the manservants dressed very plainly, but she was certain these manservants had excellent deftness.

Entering the inner courtyard, that ingeniously and delicately wrought pavilions and towers, the quiet and beautiful corridors on water*, especially the carved dragon that wound around the ridges of the rooftops along the walls, its scales and claws striking, two whiskers flying, as if it was about to take off. As far as the eyes can reach, the trees in the garden in the courtyard were verdant and lush, rare flowers beaming brightly, a clear stream zigzagging amongst the flowers and trees, flowing from under a rift in a rock. Taking a few steps forward, gradually to the north, level and wide-open space, a tower soaring into the air on both sides, with exquisitely carved roof beams and decorative railings.

“Do you like it?” Feng Yi Xuan asked grinning. In fact, in JiangNan he had many residences, but this place had the best scenery, so when he learned they were going to JiangNan, Feng Yi Xuan had his subordinates in JiangNan sweep and clean up this abode, and assigned many of Ghost Realm’s subordinates here disguised as manservants. Thus, the security was guaranteed.

“Like it, like it very much!” Yu Liu Li nodded excitedly. The decorations here were stunning, and he really liked the minimalistic style.

Jing Wu An could only drag Yu Liu Li away and follow the manservant to their own quarters. He didn’t want Feng Yi Xuan to give the two of them a beating. Why isn’t this Yu Liu Li able to read people’s faces? If he said any more, he feared they’ll be chased out.

Watching as Jing Wu An drag Yu Liu Li away, Feng Yi Xuan’s face finally lightened. Lan You Nian beamed, “Xuan, this place is wonderful. I like it very much. This place is a lot like the Medical Valley. It is very relaxing!” Lan You Nian spun around in the center of the garden, her mood improving.

“As long as you like it!” Feng Yi Xuan dragged Lan You Nian to their master bedchamber. He shot Lan Wu and the others a look. The meaning was clear: they didn’t need them waiting on them. He didn’t like so many insensible people disturbing him after they finally came out to enjoy themselves.

Lan You Nian led Feng Yi Xuan to a room. Above the courtyard, in lively and vigorous flourishes of calligraphy were the words, “You Nian Pavilion”, the same name as her courtyard in Lan manor, making Lan You Nian feel intimate with this place.

Walking into the room, the gauze drapes hung down, creating a hazy atmosphere. The surrounding walls were covered up by damask. Even the ceiling of the room was separated by an embroidered felt, both warm and fragrant. The furnishings of the room were all objects belonging to a young girl’s boudoir, extremely luxurious. An exquisitely carved bed inlaid with jade, brocade and embroidered quilts, there was even a little night pearl hanging on the curtain hook, emitting a faint delicate fragrance.

Because it was already late in the afternoon, nearly nighttime, Lan You Nian took a nap while Feng Yi Xuan went out to handle a few matters.

As soon as Feng Yi Xuan walked out of the room, he noticed An Yi waiting there. Seeing Feng Yi Xuan come out, An Yi immediately reported, “Master, Ghost Realm has been cracking down on Wu Qing Pavilion as master ordered. At first, Wu Qing Pavilion gave way in each situation, but recently in the last few days, Wu Qing Pavilion has been resisting. Many of Ghost Realm’s brothers were at a disadvantage. Some were hurt!”

Feng Yi Xuan’s flashed sinisterly, a bone-piercing cold smile slid onto his lips, “What a good Young Master Wu Qing. It seems he’s going to confront Ghost Realm!”

“Master, from our inquiries, this Young Master Wu Qing also came to Jiangnan. It appears he’s here for Heaven’s Tears Heart. Most likely, Young Master Wu Qing will also be going to Qian manor tonight. Master, should we do anything?” An Yi asked. In the past, they quite admired this Young Master Wu Qing. To be able to expand Wu Qing Pavilion to such an extent in such a short time showed that this Young Master Wu Qing a character that was hard to come by. But now An Yi and the others only had abhorrence for this Young Master Wu Qing, for this man was most likely master’s love rival.

Feng Yi Xuan’s eyes flashed with frost and said to An Yi, “I will personally meet this Young Master Wu Qing tonight!” For so long Feng Yi Xuan has only heard of this Young Master Wu Qing but has never seen him in person. Though he couldn’t kill him, but…Feng Yi Xuan’s palm moved, one beating was still fine, wasn’t it?

“Yes!” An Yi left to prepare, to let Ghost Realm’s brothers make preparations for tonight to give a blow to master’s love rival.

At this moment in the room, Lan You Nian woke up. Lan Feng stood by the bed, “Young miss, Ghost Realm’s attacks on us haven’t ceased. Third young master and fourth young master were already starting to resist. Ghost Realm came a few times to look for trouble but didn’t gain the advantage. Some were even injured!”

Lan You Nian laid on her side on the bed, her eyes flooding with coldness, “Since Ghost Realm dares to look for trouble with our Wu Qing Pavilion, then we can’t let them go; otherwise, they really think our Wu Qing Pavilion is very easy to provoke! Tell third brother and fourth brother, if Ghost Realm backs off, don’t pursue the matter. If Ghost Realm continues, there’s nothing to fear!”

Lan Feng nodded and said, “Young miss, we received news that Ghost Realm’s Ghost Lord has come to Jiangnan as well. He’s most likely here for Heaven’s Tears Heart. More importantly, this Ghost Realm’s Ghost Lord will probably be going to Qian manor tonight. Young miss, what should we do?”

If it were any other person, Lan Feng them were confident of their victory, but if their opponent was Ghost Realm, Lan Feng them really weren’t confident of success. This Ghost Lord was as veiled in mystery as young miss’s Young Master Wu Qing. Lan Feng them have only heard of Ghost Lord’s powerful martial arts and cruelty and mercilessness. The people he’s killed were too many to count. There were even rumors that Ghost Lord was a psychopath who killed people exclusively for pleasure.

Lan You Nian sat up. She didn’t expect this Ghost Lord to personally come to Jiangnan. It appears Heaven’s Tears Heart was a must-have for this Ghost Lord. All these years, Wu Qing Pavilion and Ghost Realm have never intersected. Any information Lan You Nian received were all rumors about this Ghost Lord killing without batting an eyelash.