When he said "him," the meaning was so lingering, even his eyes seemed to wander. Apart from the eldest brother Pei Junwu, who was still barely managing to keep his facial muscles up, everyone else buried their heads in their food, their faces almost touching their bowls, not knowing what expression to make to do justice to their senior brother's emotional confession.
Poor Uncle Lan, he was probably so frightened that he almost died of fright, let alone travel.
From the very beginning of Grandmaster Qin Chuyi, his relationships with disciples have never been good! It seems there's some truth to the saying that those who are too outstanding are punished by heaven. The previous generation produced Tuoba Hanyun, and everyone thought that this generation's disciple should also be "outstanding," but unexpectedly, it was Uncle Lan's turn.
"Senior brother, do you think my master will be able to come this time?" Yi Chunjun looked at Pei Junwu with anticipation.
Pei Junwu rubbed his temples. "They should... come."
Yi Chunjun immediately broke into a joyful smile again, and "crash!" The things in the hands of the maids opposite him all fell to the ground and shattered, but no one blamed them. His smile... was simply irresistible to women!
Pei Junwu waved his hand weakly, and the three or four maids, their faces filled with shame, picked up the broken pieces at their feet and retreated, their faces flushed.
Pei Junwu downed a glass of wine, feeling utterly exhausted. He truly didn't understand why his master had sent them; these people… their skills were so poor, and one of them was always lecherously staring at men. Sigh, what could they possibly do to help him? They were lucky if they didn't harm him! That Junior Brother Yi's eyes darted over again! He got goosebumps all over.
"I came here for two reasons. First, I want to see my master; I miss him terribly. Second, I want to see the daughter of Uncle Li, the woman my master was infatuated with his whole life. I want to see just how big the gap is between me and Juyuan..."
Kikuyuan? He didn't stand on ceremony at all.
Li Yuan'er looked up at him, wondering what he thought of "Xiao Juyuan" after seeing her, and whether he also thought she was beautiful.
Yi Chunjun straightened his expression and changed the subject. "I like things to be clear and precise. The reason my master summoned us here this time is simply to protect Juyuan and the Xiao family's treasure."
Everyone was stunned. The connection between the first and second halves of his story was too forced.
"No reward without merit, but of course, we should be paid for our contributions. Looking across the world, there are no more than five people who can defeat me, and four of them are even from our own sect. With my senior brother and I working together, Sister Juyuan can rest easy. Since there's such a world-shaking treasure, there's no reason for us to take advantage of each other, especially since we'll be putting in the effort, and who knows how many years it will take. I'm not greedy. Once we find the treasure, my junior brother Tuoba, my two junior sisters Yan and Li, and I will split it tenfold, while you two will take ninefold. Fair and reasonable, money for effort, how about it?"
Pei Junwu stared at him expressionlessly for a while without saying a word.
Xiao Juyuan was also stunned in surprise; clearly, neither of them had considered this question.
Looking at their expressions, Li Yuan'er couldn't help but laugh. What a clever senior brother Yi! She found that she would be very happy as long as she could make Pei Junwu and Xiao Juyuan feel embarrassed and upset.
“I agree,” she said with a smile, in a good mood.
Yi Chunjun cast an approving glance at her.
"Xiao Yuan, is this a good idea?" Yan Minyu and Tuoba Yuanxun both had some doubts.
“Isn’t it good? I think what Senior Brother Yi said makes a lot of sense, and the price is also very reasonable. Senior Brother Yi, the three of us have low martial arts skills, so if this 10% can be divided, you can take half of it yourself.”
“Even close brothers should keep clear accounts. If the price is agreed upon, we can each fulfill our responsibilities without any worries. Isn’t that better than hiding things and not saying anything?” Yi Chunjun nodded and smiled.
“Brother Wu…” Xiao Juyuan frowned.
Pei Junwu calmed down. In fact, what Yi Chunjun said wasn't without reason... This world is indeed realistic.
"Yuan'er, this is a matter for the Xiao family, so you should decide."
Xiao Juyuan pondered for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and said generously, "Okay."
Li Yuan'er sneered. She was so quick to issue these worthless banknotes. I really wanted to see how she would handle this!
A servant announced that four people were at the door requesting to see Young Master Yi. When they were let in, they discovered that they were Yi Chunjun's servants, two men and two women. The men were handsome and imposing, while the women were charming and delicate.
Pei Junwu observed the four men calmly. They were already standing disciplinedly behind Yi Chunjun. From their aura and gait, he knew they were all experts, and that they practiced their sect's martial arts. It was clear they had been carefully trained by Yi Chunjun. This Junior Brother Yi… is no ordinary person!
"Have you done what I asked you to do?" Yi Chunjun asked in a low voice, his eyes filled with cold and authoritative authority.
"Yes, young master." The leading man bowed and clasped his hands in greeting.
"Give it to me." Yi Chunjun held out his hand, and a girl placed a stack of things in his hand. He looked at it for a moment, then handed it back to the girl with a flourish. The girl nodded and began distributing it to everyone at the table.
"These are my personal servants, Feng Yu Lei Dian. You can contact them if you need anything. You can use this name card to buy any cosmetics you want at my cosmetics shop in Chengdu. Don't be shy, junior sisters."
Xiao Juyuan examined the exquisite name card closely and exclaimed in surprise, "Ruilanxuan? You own Ruilanxuan?"
That was a newly famous cosmetics shop, highly regarded by everyone from the imperial palace to ordinary households.
“Hmm,” Yi Chunjun said with a hint of pride, “I know, Juyuan has always been my honored guest. She is indeed wealthy, always using the highest-grade and most expensive pollen. Now that you have acknowledged me as your brother, Juyuan, from now on you can use these precious pollen for free.” He said generously.
Xiao Juyuan stared at him blankly; he was truly astonishing.
Yan Minyu looked at the sign over and over. She couldn't recognize many of the characters, and having lived so far away in the borderlands, they had no idea what "Ruilan" or "Ruilan" meant. She looked at Yi Chunjun with suspicion: "Is the signboard just the three characters 'mountains and water' on it?"
This statement has the same effect as Yi Chunjun saying he likes his master.
Pei Junwu's expression froze even more, and he remained silent for a long time.
Yi Chunjun was quite open-minded and even smiled and kindly explained, "Those three characters with mountains and water are not a signboard, they are my name."
Tuoba Yuanxun looked at Xiao Juyuan questioningly, as if she knew the details of her senior brother Yi's shop. "Is this shop very big?"
Xiao Juyuan glanced at Yi Chunjun and smiled, "Very large, with branches all over the country. Even the imperial palace uses Ruilanxuan's rouge and powder."
Tuoba Yuanxun frowned, somewhat puzzled, "Then... isn't Senior Brother Yi very rich? Why does he keep talking about money?"
Yi Chunjun laughed, "Because I love money."
The Smiling Flower (Part 10): The Eyes Smiled
Li Yuan'er walked slowly behind everyone. In fact, she was wearing a disguise mask, which concealed her expression, but she still instinctively wanted to avoid everyone's gaze.
Perhaps it's because of his excellent lightness skill?