Your Majesty, Please Come In

Chapter 19 Illusion (8)

“Brother, it has become cloudy now…” Murong Xing looked inexplicably, “Where did this come from?”

I heard Si Ran’s sneer, I gritted my teeth and glared fiercely at Murong Xing, “Even if you don’t speak, no one will take you for a mute.”

What I said successfully silenced Murong Xing, and then I returned my gaze back to Feng Yin, I opened my mouth and said quite seriously, “Nephew, just call uncle! Uncle! Do you understand? Is it a taboo for Nephew to call me Uncle?”

“Uncle.” Si Ran arched his eyebrows, his elegant voice came out and my back instantly stiffened. I turned my head to look at him, who was still in a bad mood, and then slowly moved my head to face Feng Yin again, this time with a pained expression.

“Actually, it’s just a title, it doesn’t matter, you can call me by my name…”

“Ziqing.” Feng Yin hooked his lips, and the word ‘Ziqing’ flowed naturally from his mouth. This naughty child…I’ll definitely remember this! Anyways, I can’t bully Feng Yin in this situation because Si Ran was still upset.

“Throwing Hydrangea to choose a husband seems quite interesting.”Si Ran thought, his voice full of curiosity.

“Then why don’t we go have a look, Si Ran. Anyway, there’s still some time before the martial arts conference starts.” I put forward the suggestion, dispelling the discomfort I was feeling. Murong Xing echoed with a loud voice, even Feng Yin’s eyes were tinged with interest.

After a while, Si Ran’s pink lips twitched, he nodded lightly, and agreed. The four of us followed the direction everyone went to the front of the colorful building outside the Chen residence.

It looked like everyone in the county was here, and maybe even some from neighboring counties. It can be described as a sea of people. It was so crowded that veins on people’s forehead couldn’t stop jumping. I wanted to kick some that were next to us. Leaving a big gap for Si Ran. However Si Ran was not bothered and patiently waited for the play with the corner of his lips hooked. He doesn’t look angry at all.

Following a burst of cheers from the crowd, the girl in a bright red dress holding a hydrangea in her hand stepped forward. Seeing the crowd downstairs, she seemed timid. She covered her face with one hand and turned to hide in the arms of a woman. The people downstairs teased, and it took some moment for the girl to stand upstairs again, holding a hydrangea in her hand, she then threw it as soon as she closed her eyes. I saw her face clearly and at first I was stunned. Then I felt slandered afterwards— How was she a beauty like a fairy? Lovely enough to cause the fall of a city or a state? It was all nonsense! All I saw were just a pair of eyebrows, a pair of eyes, a nose and a mouth, it’s so ordinary that it can’t be more ordinary!

She’s not as good as my Si Ran!

“Si Ran, there’s nothing to see here, let’s go.” I said, with no interest in staying anymore.

Si Ran nodded in agreement. As I turned around, I suddenly sensed something. Before my thoughts could process what it was, I instinctively blocked it and swatted the flying object behind me. Only to realize that Si Ran was still at the back of me…

With a low hum, some were amazed and some were disappointed, I turned around and widened my eyes – the thing just now turned out to be a hydrangea, and now Si Ran was holding it against his chest with one hand…

This… throwing hydrangeas to choose a candidate… hydrangea… choose a husband…..

“Si Ran, I…you…what to do?!” I stuttered in a panic, unable to utter a proper sentence.

Without thinking, he threw the hydrangea in his hand to the ground and raised his eyebrow. “What should I do?”

“Uh…that…ball, that hydrangea, but you caught it?”

“It was obviously thrown by you,” after a pause, he frowned, “I have no intention of picking it up, let’s go.”

As soon as he turned around, Si Ran was stopped by the servants of the Chen family, “This Young Master, please.” 

Although the words were respectful, they were firm. The road way back was blocked as evidence.

“No, get out of the way.” His lips only parted slightly, yet the words spoken were cold.

Just as I was about to step forward, a sword still in its scabbard was swiftly pointed at Si Ran, and a girl in pink sullenly said, “Since you caught the hydrangea, why would you leave? Could it be that you want to be regarded as a heartless man!”

“This lady is joking. I didn’t intentionally capture the hydrangea, and I’ve never met the girl in the attic before. Please don’t slander me,” Si Ran curled his lips, and continued, “Besides… I already have someone. If I marry that girl, wouldn’t I just break their heart?”

The girl became silent. She nodded after a while and agreed with Si Ran’s statement. Her pair of almond eyes looked at Si Ran for a long time, and suddenly her gaze turned hideous. “You are… Feng Si Lian!!”

A flash of white light dazzled my eyes, a sharp sword in the girl’s hand was unsheathed, and its body glowed with a cold light. Those who were purely onlookers fled like birds and beasts, for fear of getting themselves hurt. I hurriedly squeezed forward and went in front of Si Ran, “This lady…Isn’t it inappropriate to point a sword at people when coming here?”

“Hmph! He was originally going to be married to me! But because he ran away, all fell through and I lost my freedom. I specifically came to the border county just to take his life and vent my anger! If you want to live, get out of the way.” The girl was staring at Si Ran behind me, fire seemed to burst out from her eyes.

“Tsk, who cares about that stupid marriage. Aren’t you both just being forced to do so, besides, didn’t you hear Si Ran say that he already has someone. What’s the matter with you? Are you deaf?!” I exclaimed sharply, with an unreasonable rage in my heart which made the girl’s face turn black and white for a while. How wonderful.

“Ziqing…” Si Ran looked at me, hesitant to say anything. I thought he was scared, so I turned around and said ‘It’s okay’ with a smile.

“If that’s the case, then don’t blame me for being rude!” The girl remarked coldly and raised her sword. I sneered and evaded her attack several times. With quick steps, I counter-attacked, kicked her sword and finally immobilized her by placing the edge of it around her throat.

“Brother Si Lian!” Murong Xing pulled Feng Yin’s arm, his eyes widened while looking behind me with worry. I was startled, I turned my head, and my pupils shrank involuntarily.

“Let go of my master, otherwise don’t blame the sword in my hand for not having eyes.” A woman dressed as a servant, who appeared out of nowhere, raised her sword around Si Ran’s neck, and threatened in a female voice. I didn’t find it weird. However the threat was extremely effective.

“Despicable,” I secretly whispered and said with a sullen face , “If you let Si Ran go, I will let your master go.”

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Outside the realm of illusions, white smoke billows from the top of the stove, encircling  the whole body.

“Master, you can’t do it! If you do this, what if you will lose your life!” Qinglian can’t believe it. Her master usually smiles at everything, but the master who cares for her decided to lose his old smile for a man, regardless of his own life, and even regardless of her own feelings.

“You go down. Don’t make trouble.” He opened his lips beside the bed. His eyes were full of fondness but not towards her.

“Master, why…why do you still like him? He doesn’t have you in his heart! I love Master, Lian’er only has Master in her heart and no one else. Why do you still want to save him? He is not worth it Master! You should sober up! Only I am worthy of Master!” Tears welled up in her eyes, her almond eyes staring fiercely at the person lying down, wishing to cut him thousands of pieces.