The Zhao

Princess had to leave, everyone was reluctant to part, a send-off feast began between

five and seven pm last night continuing into the very early hours of one to

three am in the morning.

w.a.n.g Yun

Feng drowned his sorrow in alcohol, pale in complexion; Zhuang Sheng was so

drunk he went and provoked Xia Ling Mei with a few words, `skirt chaser` was

shouted by 

Xia Ling Mei and chased him round the entire courtyard, finally he

was plotted against by Hei Zi, a foot stepping into the pond, at daybreak he

still hadn’t climbed out; the drunkard had long ago ended in the wine cellar,

not knowing whether it was tonight or tomorrow night; Gu Lang by every possible

means boasted about himself in front of the Zhao Princess, itching to say he

was the one and only good man in the world, wanting the Zhao Princess to

definitely remember him, to talk about him a lot to the Zhao Prince, to praise

him lots in front of all the emperor’s relative in the Xia family, Gu Lang who

was jabbering away was hated by the incessantly jealous little princess,

instructing the small Tibetan Mastiff to bite his calf, the kitten to grab his

hair, she used all her strength to carry a long sword which was not much

shorter than herself to jab Lord Gu’s bottom, p.r.i.c.king the other that he hopped

around the table like a frog flushed with anger.

Finally in

the middle of the night, Liu Ling Mo a.s.signed the servants to everyone who had

lost their elegance back to their own rooms.

It wasn’t

sure whether Gu Lang was actually drunk or not, ridiculously shouting: “Lady

Xia, sooner or later you will be mine, ah…I need to go to Xia residence to

propose, ah…I won’t give up on you, ah, ah, ah.”

The little

princess had already been carried to rest by the wet nurse bought from the

prince’s mansion, the kitten and small Tibetan Mastiff were entrusted with a

critical mission, if Gu Lang spoke, they would take turns to bite his bottom. The

small Tibetan Mastiff to the left, the kitten to the right, from time to time

`barking, meowing----!` at the sky.

The

drunkard was carried out of the wine cellar, pa.s.sing by Gu Lang, without the

slightest hesitation he smashed the wine jar in his hand, thereupon, the world

was quiet.

Brother

w.a.n.g when drunk spoke the least, sitting upright, paying no heed to others

pouring himself and drinking himself, if Xia Ling Mei did not know him since

adolescence, she would also only think he was smothering his anger.

On the

other side of her was Zhuang Sheng who completely revealed his natural

lecherous side, pouring a cup of wine and placing it to her lips: “Come, drink

to eternity.”

w.a.n.g Yun

Feng’s arm reached across in front of Xia Ling Mei, seizing the wine cup,

drinking it clean.

Zhuang

Sheng: “Hey, I don’t like you.”

Xia Ling

Mei: “…”

Zhuang

Sheng again poured a cup, placing a claw on to Xia Ling Mei’s shoulder, moving

close to her dark red lips steeped with alcohol, “Beauty, tonight you will obey

this good man!”

w.a.n.g Yun

Feng swaying back and forth pulled Xia Ling Mei away, without hesitation

pouring the wine into the other person’s mouth, still angry, picking up the

wine pot he smashed it over his head: “She is my wife, who dares humiliate

her.”

In a flash

Xia Ling Mei, was ready to raise her palm but put it down again.

Zhuang

Sheng with tears swirling in his eyes: “Beauty, brother w.a.n.g is bullying me.”

w.a.n.g Yun

Feng tossed the other person onto the ground in one move, he suddenly sat on

Zhuang Sheng’s belly, he was a cultured person who would not do such a thing as

exchange blows, looking around left and right for a while, from on top of the

table he pulled down the dead roast chicken, carelessly shoving it into Zhuang

Sheng’s mouth, turning his head to Xia Ling Mei he said m.u.f.fled: “I’ll teach

this skirt chaser on behalf of you.”

Xia Ling

Mei could not help roll her eyes to the sky, already unable to distinguish

whether these two people were actually drunk or not, this repeated into the

middle of the night, the only people who woke up early the next day for the

send-off were Xia Ling Mei and w.a.n.g Yun Feng.

The little

princess clutched at Xia Ling Mei’s clothes, throwing a tantrum: “Auntie, when

you’re free remember to come and find Jin Er, tell me to practice martial arts

to beat up baddies.”

Xia Ling

Mei picked up the little princess, beaming: “In this world, the worst baddy is

your daddy, you can’t defeat him.”

The little

princess made a fist: “No worries, uncle emperor will help me to beat up daddy

together. Daddy is a big baddy, he has a lot of little baddies under his

control, I need to beat up those little baddies.”

Xia Ling

Mei laughed happily, to the Zhao Princess she said: “Is it possible that in the

Zhao 

Prince’s territory there are still people who bully her?”

The Zhao

Princess said: “There are often some people of the Jianghu coming in and out of

the Prince’s mansion, many people of the same generation, hard to avoid

competing to see who’s best.”

Xia Ling

Mei stroked the little princess’ head: “She is pampered, it’s best to polish

her temper. Don’t be like me, suffering when your older with no one to cry on.”

The Zhao

Princess sighed with sorrow: “As family, we want you to live well anyhow.”

Xia Ling

Mei smiled bitterly, becoming aware of someone approaching from behind, she

only nodded: “I understand. Don’t worry about it, go. Ask after that baddy Zhao

Prince for me, if he bullies you don’t hesitate to tell me, even from the ends

of the earth I will come and give him a beating.”

The Zhao

Princess smiled, stepping forward to embrace this arrogant older cousin,

whispering in her ear: “Last year w.a.n.g Yun Feng voluntarily resigned from the position

as head of clan, saying everything about himself means he cannot represent other people, older sister, if you really

have no feelings for him, then completely send him into h.e.l.l.”

Xia Ling

Mei was stunned, half loudly: “You are willing?”

The Zhao

Princess smiled and said: “He is your husband, he has no relations.h.i.+p with me.”

Having said that, she didn’t say anymore, she got into the carriage using Liu

Ling Mo’s arm for support, with a call, the grandiose group unhurriedly

departed from the scope of w.a.n.g residence.

Inside the

carriage, Liu Ling Mo untied the little princess’ cape while saying: “Did older

sister speak too harshly. You know Lord w.a.n.g have deep feelings and serious

meaning for older cousin, if older cousin actually decides to be cruel, I

reckon Lord Gu will end up dead.”

The Zhao

Princess held the tea the maid had steeped, opening a book herself: “We only

want to play matchmaker to them, usually we say what is fitting, but what’s the

result, the misunderstanding gets more and more deeper, why not just do the

opposite, maybe what is broken can be mended. Older cousin’s temper, makes her

love to do the opposite. That year uncle allowed her to live in the east, she

insisted on living in the west; with difficulty she could live in the west, she

herself anyway went to the east. I only tried to use reverse psychology, if it

doesn’t work, then let the Zhao Prince to throw his hat into the ring. He has

many devious methods, he is most adept at being entrusted with digging way out

during a critical mission.”

Liu Ling Mo

pondered over it, happily smiling, showing some cunning: “Actually, a play breaking

up an affectionate couple isn’t bad, I’m looking forward to it.”

In front of

the w.a.n.g residence’s entrance, w.a.n.g Yun Feng silently looked at the woman in

front of him, the pain in his heart leaking out a little bit into his eyes.

He took a

step forward, taking her hand: “Let’s return to the house, you’ll catch a

cold.”

Xia Ling

Mei looked at the other person’s slender fingers, because he held a brush all

year round, there were thick callouses in the gaps between his fingers, after

these hands had left her for so many years, and what did he experience? Why did

he voluntarily resign from the position as head of the clan? Who was he bullied

by? What huge accusations did he bear? Was it like before, he was obviously in

extreme pain and twisted with worries, he still needed to have a calm,

confident and at ease scholarly appearance?

“The people

from w.a.n.g family has bothered you?”

w.a.n.g Yun

Feng slowly, kneaded her fingertips, he knew she had a sharp tongue but a soft

heart: “Only some things not worth mentioning, no harm.”

Xia Ling

Mei wrinkled her nose, emotions were wandering around her eyes: “I heard in

court you have a serious temperament and straightforward character that people

are scared of, how come at home on the contrary you took things easily without

attending to responsibilities, with an elongated neck ready to be killed? Let’s

talk about the position as head of the clan, you didn’t care about in the

slightest my hard work scheming for you.”

w.a.n.g Yun

Feng was in a peaceful mood, like the small Tibetan Mastiff pacifying the

kitten, he stroked her head: “Right now I’m an solitary person, I don’t have

the energy to deal with the family matters, taking up the position but not

paying attention to matters makes it hard to escape from being denounced by

people, you might as well leave and save others from the scheming.”

“What

scheme did they have against you?”

“Nothing.”

Xia Ling

Mei held his wrist: “Tell me.”

w.a.n.g Yun

Feng quietly said: “The clan members wanted me to adopt a child under my 

name.”

Xia Ling

Mei blurted out: “They must be dreaming!”

“Right”

w.a.n.g Yun Feng agreed with her like a dog’s leg, “So scolded them out.”

Spreading out his hands, already embracing the beauty he longed for in his

arms: “My w.a.n.g Yun Feng’s first son can only be from Xia Ling Mei, I don’t want

other people’s.”

Xia Ling

Mei was sour, crooked her head, there was some sort of movement in her throat. 

Again feeling a bit touched, again with a bit of confidence, again a bit

distressed, she would once again be swallowed in his gentleness, with no hope

of reprieve.

w.a.n.g Yun

Feng only felt the lake dried up lake in his heart gradually flood with water,

immersing a little bit of the sand and stones which covered it, moistening the

dried up tiny gra.s.s, the fish and shrimps who were showing their white stomachs

once again moved about cheerfully bubbling, a breeze blew over, a gentle wave

emerged from the surface of the lake. He held her tightly, calling out from the

bottom of his heart: “Ling Mei, Ling Mei, Ling Mei…”

When Zhuang

Sheng had woken, he sensed the two people’s feelings had changed, turning a

circle around them: “Lady Xia, I’m too disappointed in you.”

“Why?”

“Because

you abandoned me this Jianghu person who is loved by all, flowers blossom when

they see me, the appearance of Pan Yue, the talent of Guan Zhong, whose culture

can pacify the land, martial arts can establish territories, a great

knowledgeable man people call `an imaginative pen which blossoms flowers`, yet

you choose Lord w.a.n.g this craven and cowardly, grin and bear it, follow the

crowd blindly rat, snail intestines, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, stubborn,

unambitious, an inferior horse and blunt blade, humble talent and shallow

learning, love money as much as his own life, harm others for his own

advantage, indulging in a life of luxury!” he took a deep breath out, hating

iron for not becoming steel he stomped his feet: “Don’t let your wisdom be

deceived by this treacherous rouge!”

w.a.n.g Yun

Feng raised his eyebrow, how did he not know his own temper was so unbearable?

“You’ll

regret it!”

Xia Ling

Mei raised her head.

“Sooner or

later will be hurt by him again your heart all cut up, your heart will weep

blood, your spine will break, resentment seeping into your bone marrow…”

Hei Zi:

“Zhuang Xiao Sheng, breath.”

“You will

be torn apart and eaten by that wolf with the skin of a dog, a broken spirit in

his stomach, sobbing unpolished gems of blood, the five internal organs

collapse, pulling at your brain in pain…”

Bai Zi:

“Gifted scholar Zhuang, breath out, breath out.”

Zhuang

Sheng clung to the drunkard: “I’m very injured, very injured…”

The

drunkard: “`Belch`, I know.”

Zhuang

Sheng wept bitter tears: “I feel awfully wronged, awfully wronged…”

The

drunkard: “`Belch`…I know.”

Zhuang

Sheng wailed: “My heart hurts so much, so much…”

The

drunkard slapped the other’s shoulder: “You can’t marry, why don’t you become

mine.”

Zhuang

Sheng lifted his leg: “Get lost!”

Xia Ling

Mei put her long whip away, already shaking with a raucous laughter in w.a.n.g Yun

Feng’s arms, w.a.n.g Yun Feng was so angry his lips were white: “You don’t have to

listen to his nonsense.” His hand tightening again, “I won’t bully you again.”

Xia Ling

Mei took a deep breath, feeling the fragrance of flowers in the early morning

enter the bottom of her heart, incomparably carefree: “I’ll wait and see.”

In Xia Ling

Mei’s mind, she was the only person who can bully w.a.n.g Yun Feng, other people

weren’t allowed, even more they do not have the qualification. Her brief

arbitrary moment had given w.a.n.g Yun Feng a good rain after a long drought and

bathed him in spring time, he itched to stick by her side at all times, take in

her every moment, every remark, every laugh.

The two

people were willing to fight, willing to endure, at long last letting the

generally tumultuous w.a.n.g residence welcome the late spring.

Only good

things don’t last forever, in the evening, a blood soaked ash falcon flapped

into 

Xia Ling Mei’s courtyard. There was a bloodstain on the falcon’s belly, apparently

numerous concealed weapons had brushed past its skin, more than half the

feathers on its wings had already withered, Fei Dao rushed to its side crying

out a few times, that falcon had already collapsed with exhaustion.

Falcons

were Xia Ling Mei’s specific messaging method, Xia Ling Mei opened the bamboo

tube on its leg, inside there was only one b.l.o.o.d.y word: Gu.

w.a.n.g Yun

Feng turned the bamboo tube on its bottom: “It’s Ling Mo’s message. They, were

ambushed.”

Xia Ling

Mei’s eyes suddenly reddened, no matter what she couldn’t spit out the two

words `don’t go`.

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