Chapter 63 (2/2)

Ning Mingjie gently patted her to signal for her to pay attention to her image, then he said, “I heard that there’s a tearoom on every floor. Whenever you’re feeling tired, we’ll stop there, okay?”

“Okay!” Ning Errong smiled and exclaimed, “I’m not good at other things, but I still have strength!”

Ji Man shook

Man shook he head. This little liar definitely wouldn’t be able to climb to the seventh level.

Taking a matchmaker’s principle as her own, Ji Man whispered to Nie Qinguin, “When the junzhu gets tired later, bring her to a tearoom to rest. Don’t insistent for her to keep walking.”

Nie Qingyun tilted his head to look her. With a puzzled expression, he asked, “Why is it me? Isn’t her older brother here?”

He really was a blockhead. Without his attractive appearance, he would definitely be single for the rest of his life if he lived in modern times!

Ji Man calmly and without stress said, “Her older brother has recently been discussing the philosophy of life with me, so if you don’t see us later, you have to make sure to take care of the junzhu.”

Ning Mingjie had very good hearing. Hearing Nie Sangyu’s words, he couldn’t resist turning his head in curiosity. What did philosophy of life mean? When had he discussed this with her?

“Let’s go with this. Come on.” Seeing Ning Mingjie looking at them, Ji Man gave him a meaningful look in the pa.s.sing.

Ning Errong didn’t know what was going on, but Nie Qingyun was contemplating. The four of them had only brought along two servants. One was Muxu and the other was Baizhi. The rest of the servants were waiting at the Luoyan PaG.o.da’s first floor.

The staircase in this paG.o.da was made of wood and looked very st.u.r.dy. Level by level, the stairs stretched upwards. Ji Man admired the paintings and calligraphy scrolls that were hung everywhere in the paG.o.da as she followed the group in

the group in climbing up the levels. She would treat this experience as if she was climbing Qingcheng Mountain again.

(T/N: Qingcheng Mountain is one of the most famous Taoist mountains in China. Below are an aerial view picture and a picture of the back mountain.)

Ning Errong had been very happy to climb up the stairs at first. But, by the time they reached the fourth floor, it became somewhat difficult for her to continue. Rubbing her legs, she pitifully looked at Nie Sangyu. She was worried that Nie Qingyun would feel that she was too delicate, so she didn’t say that she wanted to rest.

“Young Master, I heard there’s an art exhibition on the floor above this one. Let’s go there to look. Errong, you seem kind of tired. How about you rest here for a bit?” Ji Man suggested.

In rare show of being on the right track, Nie Qingyun nodded and said, “I’ll stay here with the junzhu to sit for a bit. The two of you can go up first.”

Ning Mingjie didn’t refuse. He followed behind Nie Sangyu as they went up.

Ning Mingjie was calm and composed as he walked near her and quietly said, “Your older brother doesn’t seem very interested in Errong.”

Ji Man laughed. “Feelings can be nurtured. My older brother is somewhat slow-witted, but Errong is a really good person. She would be a good candidate for a wife.”

Translator Ramblings: Just because Ji Man thinks Nie Qingyun is dense, it doesn’t mean this is true. She’s not always the most reliable narrator and she's only met him twice.