"Mom's flowers are so beautiful."
Beautifully, it blooms in her heart.
Volume One, Chapter Nine
Is it going to rain?
She took a deep breath of the moist air and lazily opened her eyes.
"Really?"
Someone was whispering beneath the window; she could hear it without even turning her head. She didn't pay any attention, just sat there in a daze, still savoring last night's dream.
"Of course it's true, my senior sister and I both heard it."
"Sister Liu?" he asked in a questioning tone.
"Yes, what you say is true, Junior Sister. Yesterday at the appointed time, Madam Yu's husband from another region did indeed come." He said this with great certainty, completely forgetting the rule that a remarried woman cannot use her former surname.
“He’s a barbarian. This is the women’s quarters. He’s not allowed to wander around here.”
"Fool, since he was allowed into the West Wing, it must have been with Master Wei's permission."
After sitting for a while, she finally got up, took out a faded Taoist robe from her luggage, and gently put it on.
"And then? What did he want with Madam Yu?"
Jade Sword Manor is extremely hospitable; every morning at dawn, they bring a pot of hot water for guests to wash up.
I touched the body of the kettle with my finger; it was cold.
It seems she overslept.
Chirp, chirp, chirp, then suddenly a scream.
"What! Back to the West?!"
"Keep your voice down."
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, but what are those people thinking, wanting to go back to the West?"
"Didn't you see how many men lined up after Elder Shan proved Madam Yu's identity the other day, eager to fill the vacancy left by Master Yu? Those men were afraid that if they stayed any longer, their wives would be in danger, which is why they said they wanted to go back."
"Hmph, petty." His tone was quite disdainful. "People in the martial arts world are just concerned; they don't think as despicably as those people."
"Just out of concern? If it were just out of concern, would they get that close? Senior Hu's eyes almost popped out of his head, and it's just out of concern?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? My father would never do such a thing!"
"Whether it's true or not, you know best in your stomach."
"Feng, Ning, Juan!"
"how!"
"See you at Broken Soul Slope at noon today."
"good."
A clap of the hands sealed the deal, a life-or-death agreement.
"Sister Hu!"
"Senior sister, why are you chasing her? It's not like I can't beat her."
"you……"
"Anyone with eyes can see what her father is up to. As the widow of Master Yu, getting that mother and daughter is like getting a secret treasure of the martial arts world. The younger one is married to someone too strong, and the older one is married to someone too weak. Even a fool knows which flower to pick."
"Even if you know, you have to pretend you don't."
"Senior Sister?"
"Face, do you understand?"
"Hmph, wanting to be both a virtuous person and a hypocrite."
"Xiao Juan!"
"I didn't say anything wrong."
“You—” Her tone suddenly softened, “You’ve even insulted your master.”
"What? Even Master..."
The other party remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.
"But Madam Yu has already agreed to return to the Western Lands."
"Silly Xiaojuan, do you think she can go back?"
"I don't understand." She seemed quite confused.
"Alright, let's go apologize to Miss Hu later. We can't afford to fall out with the Hengshan Sect at this critical juncture."
"Hmm," the person replied reluctantly.