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Capítulo 15

He sighed and muttered, "What a spoilsport! I would never have helped him if he weren't my own brother!"

Suddenly, everything blurred before my eyes, and the toad was already beside me, holding a colorful ball.

"There's no need to be so nervous, it's not like we're throwing a bridal bouquet to choose a husband!" Ye Xiao said irritably.

"Oh. I just didn't want to miss any opportunity to show off," Luo Qingcheng said casually. "Am I bothering you to admire handsome men? I saw you drooling just now!"

"Nonsense!" Ye Xiao swiftly kicked Luo Qingcheng in the groin. "Hurry up and hang up your colorful balls. Let's see how this Lanzhou Boat Race works!"

Red fireworks streaked across the sky, and a dozen small boats sped off from the starting line like lightning, rushing straight towards the finish line. It was certainly unlike any dragon boat race I'd seen before; the entire competition was completely disorganized and without any rules or regulations.

There are no strict rules regarding the tools, methods, or routes for rowing; almost any means are acceptable, and several full-blown brawls even broke out during the competition.

"This works too?" Ye Xiao was astonished.

Luo Qingcheng sneered wickedly from the side: "I like it. This is the real test of everyone's strength!"

After the competition, Miss Yuan, dressed in scarlet, appeared with Shen Wan, dressed in white, and presented prizes to the teams that won the colored balls.

This has sparked yet another small commotion.

Shen Wan, elegant and serene like a lotus flower, stood beside Yuan Peixin, beautiful and captivating like a peony, their radiance complementing each other.

The prize was also quite substantial; it was an incense burner made entirely of gold. No wonder those people were willing to risk everything for it.

The men below screamed and cheered wildly, their shouts piercing Ye Xiao's ears.

"Indeed, beauty and wealth have the same appeal..." Ye Xiao murmured to himself, feeling somewhat disappointed.

However, we still need to pull ourselves together and strive for the sake of our second child.

"Today we're going to survey the environment of Biluo Lake to choose the most suitable route for the Lanzhou boat race!" Ye Xiao said enthusiastically.

Luo Qingcheng and Xiao Xun were drinking a pot of yellow wine when they heard Ye Xiao's words and both gave a wry smile.

The three of them acted immediately and soon arrived at the lake.

“These flowers are truly beautiful, even more beautiful than those two great beauties,” Xiao Xun said, staring at the dense white flowers that stretched for miles along the riverbank.

"Exactly, it has the appearance of ice and snow, yet it is also extremely beautiful. It's quite strange. I've never seen a flower like this before." Ye Xiao was also a little stunned.

"Oh? Don't you know everything?" Ever since Luo Qingcheng became the second-in-command, he has been very unhappy. Every word and action he takes is meant to spite Ye Xiao. Even in his dreams, he defeats Ye Xiao and becomes the leader.

Ye Xiao shut his mouth and carefully began to survey Biluo Lake.

The aquatic plants and vines along the lake shore might tangle the oars; the depth and eddies of the lake might affect the boat's speed; could the large trees growing by the lake be utilized...? Every detail was meticulously considered.

Luo Qingcheng also shut his mouth, admitting in his heart that Ye Xiao's seriousness was indeed a quality he lacked.

In the blink of an eye, the three of them circled the lake shore and arrived at a certain place.

It's surrounded by a wall; we don't know what's inside.

"I'll go in and check first. You can come over when there's no danger," Ye Xiaoqian repeatedly instructed.

After saying that, he jumped in with a whoosh.

The two people outside the wall listened intently, as if they could hear the sound of splashing water.

"Boss! Are you alright?" Xiao Xun asked.

"It's nothing," Ye Xiao said in a low voice.

"Here I come!" Xiao Xun jumped even higher than Ye Xiao with a whoosh.

With a splash, Xiao Xun fell into the water.

Thankfully, the water wasn't deep, only up to my waist. But the smell...

"Stinky ditch!" Xiao Xun was about to shout loudly to tell Luo Qingcheng on the other side of the wall, but Ye Xiao covered his mouth.

With a whoosh, Luo Qingcheng also jumped in. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and leaped onto the wall as soon as his feet were wet.

Why didn't you remind me?

"Why didn't you let me remind the second son?"

Luo Qingcheng and Xiao Xun launched their attack together.

Ye Xiao smiled sheepishly, "If only the boss fell into the stinky ditch, you guys would laugh yourselves to death..."

Luo Qingcheng was furious: "Fine! Fine! Good brother!"

Ye Xiaotian shamelessly said, "Yes, we share the good times and the bad. Are you just going to stand by and watch our boss be a rotten fish all by himself?"

"You're already stinky! You're already a rotten salted fish!" Luo Qingcheng's voice was already somewhat venomous.

What's admirable is that Ye Xiao doesn't hold a grudge at all. He jumped out of the stinking ditch with a grin and led the two of them back.

"Xiaoxiao, you've ruined me." Luo Qingcheng suddenly stopped on the road.

Ye Xiao glanced over and saw the graceful Yuan Peixin leaning against the door of a shop, looking disdainfully at the three stinky salted fish.

"Losing the fight is one thing, but losing the battle is another! No matter what, we must overwhelm the enemy with our momentum." Ye Xiao smiled nonchalantly.

He strode forward, arm in arm with two other smelly salted fish.

Walking over to Yuan Peixin, he suddenly turned to Luo Qingcheng and said, "Luckily you reacted quickly today! Otherwise, that little kid who fell into the stinking ditch would have been dead!"

Luo Qingcheng's heart skipped a beat, and he humbly replied, "Yes. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. It's only right." Just as he was feeling pleased with himself, he heard Yuan Peixin's alluring voice coming from behind him.

"Three people tried to save one child, and they all got soaked! How useless!"

He was stunned for a moment, but then he heard Xiao Xun's voice, "Uh, I only realized after I jumped in that I can't swim, so they had to save me again."

She glanced at Xiao Xun gratefully and praised him, "As expected of Xiao Xun, every single one of his ideas is insightful!"

That night, feeling ashamed but determined, Ye Xiao secretly slipped back to the lakeside and stared blankly at the bright, star-like flowers.

"Young lady, you're all alone by the lake. Is something troubling you?" an old voice called out.

Ye Xiao turned around and saw an old night watchman looking at her worriedly, his clapper thrown aside.

"No...sir, I'd like to ask, what kind of flower is this? It's so beautiful?"

"Oh? This? It's a Biluo flower. Biluo Lake gets its name from it. You can't see it anywhere else, only in our Langjing Manor. Look how beautiful they are! They seem like flowers blooming in the heavenly palace. That's why they're called Biluo flowers."

Azure Flower?

Ye Xiao raised her eyes and looked at the flowers stretching for miles, crystal clear and still beautiful in the night.

Ah Huang incident

A sweltering afternoon.

Ye Xiao paced back and forth in the room, looking somewhat agitated.

He muttered to himself, "Why hasn't the third brother come back yet?"

He sighed, picked up a book, and started reading it listlessly.

Luo Qingcheng observed coldly and saw that it was a copy of the Book of Han.

He couldn't help but chuckle sinisterly, and said in a strange voice, "Reading books makes me think of the Han dynasty!"

Two venomous gazes shot over, but Luo Qingcheng remained unperturbed, leaning against the headboard and feigning sleep.

A loud rumble of thunder followed, and then a torrential downpour began.

Luo Qingcheng sighed softly, closed his eyes, reached out, picked up the teacup, and took a sip: "June weather is like a child's face. I wonder when the sun will come out! I proposed inviting the beautiful Yuan out, but there's been no response for days."

Ye Xiao snorted, "Listening to the rain makes me think of the sun!"

Without thinking, he spat out a mouthful of tea all over the bed.

She turned around and looked at Ye Xiao with a resentful expression. The latter was smug, his eyes narrowed, and he gave a sly smile.

Just as Ye Xiao was feeling like he had gotten a good deal, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine, as if a cold wind was blowing.

Somewhat fearful, she turned around and saw Luo Qingcheng staring intently at her with eyes as deep as a pool, filled with chilling intent.

A chill ran down his spine: "What... are you going to do?"

Luo Qingcheng whispered in her ear, his lazy voice carrying a hint of seduction: "Xiaoxiao knows what 'day' means?"

Ye Xiao was stunned for a moment: "Doesn't it refer to things that men and women do together?"

Luo Qingcheng's voice was even more alluring: "So... what are we going to do together?"

Ye Xiao blushed slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked uncertainly, "Eat together? Have tea? Play together?"

Luo Qingcheng responded with an "Oh," and said, "As expected, you know everything. Then, shall we have a meal and some tea together... perhaps?"

Ye Xiao's ears turned red, deeply ashamed of her ignorance. After a long while, she said, "Then tell me... what does it mean?"

Luo Qingcheng chuckled softly, looking at Ye Xiao with a wicked grin: "日. The sun. It also has another meaning... a measure word. One day is... a day..."

The last six words were spoken slowly and deliberately, with endless meaning and endless reverie.

Unfortunately, Ye Xiao couldn't understand and stared blankly at Luo Qingcheng.

The door slammed shut, and Xiao Xun stormed in, somewhat exasperated: "I saw it! I saw it!"

Ye Xiao quickly poured him some tea to help him catch his breath.

Luo Qingcheng simply slumped lazily against the headboard, too lazy to even open his eyes.

"What exactly did you find out?" Ye Xiao was rather impatient.

"I saw that beautiful Yuan! She's with that two-faced Huang Tingfeng." Xiao Xun gulped down a mouthful of tea.

"Oh?" Ye Xiao frowned. "She's been with this person for several days in a row. It seems that the beautiful Yuan is just an ordinary person."

Turning back to look at Luo Qingcheng, she saw a hint of sadness flash in his slightly open eyes, and her heart warmed: "Third brother! Go and find out where they're going... for activities..." She swallowed the word "day" that was originally meant to be and changed the word.

"Cheng Kee Dog Meat? They arranged to eat dog meat at Cheng Kee?"

Xiao Xun looked at his boss with admiration: "You've got a solution?"

"Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed!" Ye Xiao smiled sinisterly.

The moon rises above the willow branches, and a person stands with sleeves filled with wind.

Huang Tingfeng returned home full of pride and stood alone by the willow tree at the inn.