CH 10.2

Torn between the truth and misunderstanding, a few days passed by unknowingly until one day, several distinguished guests came to the village.

The sunlight was soft and beautiful and there was the scent of osmanthus in the garden. The Chongyang Festival was approaching. It was rare to have such fine weather and with the arrival of several special guests, Bai Sheng Shan Village became very lively.

“Leader He is here!”

“Young Master Qin was still here just now, why has he disappeared?”

“Hurry and see, the new leader of Nan Hai Sect, Leng Sheng Yin, came too and brought his brother!”

There were three guests sitting in a small pavilion not far away. Butler Zhao led a few respectable servants to stand in front of the steps. They were all radiant with a red glow on their faces, listening to the young master’s orders. The rest of the servants could only watch from a distance. Everyone was discussing and looking excited.

“Where, where? Where’s Leng Sheng Yin?” Lei Lei pushed everyone away.

Seeing that her attention was solely on the new leader of Nan Hai Sect, Aunt Hong was surprised and pointed towards the pavilion, “He’s just sitting inside the pavilion!”

The windows were open wide and low. A young man sat silently with a long sword across his knees. His icy face was still unchanged as ever. It really was that handsome assassin back then!

Lei Lei was excited, “Why is he here?”

Next to her, Wang Cong said, “Didn’t someone from Nan Hai Sect try to assassinate the leader of Xi Sha Sect last time? Leader He spent a lot of effort to conciliate it. Now, it’s likely he’s afraid the two sects will cause trouble again so he brought them here.”

With this remark, Lei Lei also nodded. Whether or not Leng Ying was killed by Xi Sha Sect was still under investigation. However, Xi Sha Sect’s unique palm strike could be said to be conclusive evidence. It could be presumed that on that night in Jinjiang City, he must have been tempted to seek revenge for his father so he went alone to assassinate Wen Ting. Fortunately, Young Miss Wen helped in concealing it, otherwise for a dignified leader to attempt assassination, things would definitely escalate and be harder to fix.

Then she wondered again, “Who’s that in the yellow outfit?”

Aunt Hong laughed, “Even him you can’t recognise? Of course it’s old man Leader He.”

He was in his 30s and wearing an embroidered robe. Although he was not as good-looking as the young master and Shang Guan Qiu Yue, he had a considerably dignified appearance, slightly more sophisticated than the young master and a bit more righteous than Shang Guan Qiu Yue. At this moment, he was speaking to Leng Sheng Yin with his face turned to the side. He had a gentle expression with a smile on his lips. He looked very cordial and amiable, however there was a sense of authority in his gaze.

Xiao Tai Ping, so this is what Xiao Tai Ping looked like! Lei Lei’s eyes glowed. She glanced at Aunt Hong. How could she call such a handsome leader an “old man”?

There was no time to grumble because she was immediately attracted to another person.

He was a very handsome man in white, thinner than the two next to him and also younger. His inky black hair was held up by a jade hairpin and he had long eyebrows and red lips, looking calm with an elegant posture.

Lei Lei looked at him for a long time, then suddenly asked, “Who is he?

“He’s Leader Leng’s brother, Leng Zui.”

Something was wrong! Something was very wrong! That skin, nose, mouth… There was no Adam’s apple! Lei Lei hid by the window and observed for a long while. When she finally discovered something, she almost jumped with excitement. Interesting, interesting. Even in these times, there were women disguised as me. It was easy to trick these ancient people with a little trick, but could they fool her?

“Little girl, what are you sneaking around for?” A light voice sounded and a hand patted her head.

Lei Lei turned around reflexively.

Standing behind her was a young man with his hair in a golden crown. His eyebrows were raised and his eyes full of ridicule. Judging by stature and age, he was similar to the young master but his outfit was quite the opposite. It was resplendent, the snowy blue robe was embroidered with gold trim and patterns. His belt was loosely tied and his chest was slightly exposed under his snow white inner garment, looking casual and elegant.

Beauty was everywhere. Lei Lei was almost visually fatigued, “Who are you?”

The handsome man did not answer and instead asked, “And you are you?”

“I’m a maid here,” Lei Lei was eager to announce her discovery so she pulled him, pretending to be mysterious, “Look at that Leader Leng’s brother!”

The handsome man took a look and nodded, “What about it?”

Lei Lei scorned, “You don’t notice anything wrong?”

The handsome man was very interested and retracted his hands, “What’s wrong?”

Lei Lei scorned even more, “Don’t you think he looks like a woman?”

“I don’t think so,” the handsome man was not surprised, “She’s a woman to begin with. She’s Leader Leng’s sister, Leng Ning, but because she doesn’t like being a woman, she changed her name to Leng Zui. She goes out to meet guests and discuss poetry, she’s really a rare talented female scholar in the martial arts world.”

Lei Lei choked.

The handsome man raised his eyebrows.

Lei Lei returned to her senses, “Who are you?”

“My name is Qin Liu Feng.”

Woah, this is Qin Liu Feng? Like the young master, he was Xiao Tai Ping’s right-hand man. Handsome and charming, he was renowned for his poetry and known as the top talent in the world of martial arts. Liu Feng’s palm technique was extremely sublime and more importantly, he was the face and spokesperson of the famous “Su Su Roast Duck”.

Thinking of the world famous roast duck, Lei Lei gulped then eyed him up and down.

Qin Liu Feng suddenly took her hand, “What can you see from here, let’s go, bring me in alright?”

You’re already at the door, but you still want me to bring you in? Lei Lei rolled her eyes. Elder Brother, don’t tell me you pick up every girl you see. Are you Qin Liu Feng or Qin Feng Liu? With a handsome man making advances, she naturally would not refuse. Holding a girl’s hand in front of so many people, this person was open-minded enough, kind of like her handsome elder brother who did whatever he wished.

Qin Liu Feng pulled her and entered through the door with a smile, “When did Brother Xiao find such a clever maid? She’s very amusing!”

Seeing the two of them come in holding hands, the young master was slightly taken aback.

He Tai Ping looked at Lei Lei with a smile, “Brother Qin has always been open-minded. Young Miss, if you have other matters to attend to, please go ahead. No need to bother with him.”

Encountering celebrities at a close distance was different. Xiao Tai Ping was really kind and amiable. Lei Lei blinked, “I am dedicated to serving Young Master, so I have no other things to do.”

He Tai Ping was instantly surprised and glanced at the young master.

Lei Lei’s attention was on Leng Sheng Yin beside him. This person still maintained an icy expression as if he did not know her at all which angered her immediately. Yes, she had been forced to save him and his gratitude was for that Young Miss Wen so naturally he would not feel grateful to her. It seemed like her good intentions had instead saved an ungrateful and vicious person. “Xiao Bai” and He Tai Ping were better!

Qin Liu Feng let her go and went to sit down, “What a clever girl! But I remember that Brother Xiao doesn’t need female maids to serve him. It’s a pity to keep you here, so how about you come and serve me?”

He Tai Ping was helpless, “Be careful, this is not the Qin Mansion.”

Qin Liu Feng smiled wordlessly.

Being used to his temper, He Tai Ping did not say anything more and just laughed it off.

How could a handsome man be so affectionate to her when meeting for the first time? As Lei Lei was wondering this, she suddenly saw the talented woman Leng Zui next to her reveal an expression of contempt, seemingly very disdainful. She suddenly realised and laughed, this talented girl obviously liked this playboy scholar, but she was pretending to be indifferent!

Looking at Qin Liu Feng again, there seemed to be a little more of a smile on his handsome face.

It turned out that he already knew and wanted to hit on the talented woman so he was using her as a catalyst! Lei Lei had seen this trick so much when watching TV. After she realised this, she was very displeased. Taking advantage of others without their consent, this man was so immoral. How about you let me take advantage of you and drag you along?!

“Just now, Young Master Qin insisted on pulling me in before I could say anything,” she walked over with a smile and leaned on Qin Liu Feng’s shoulders, “It would be my honour to be able to serve Young Master Qin, so of course it would be good, but only if Young Master agrees.”

Seeing her take initiative, Qin Liu Feng was surprised.

Lei Lei looked at the young master.

The young master was silent.

He Tai Ping noticed something was amiss and he was about to speak when Leng Zui suddenly stood up, “I just saw the fragrant osmanthus in the garden has bloomed beautifully. I will go for a walk first and not disturb your discussion about business matters.” Without regard for the crowd, she walked out.

Lei Lei was joyful. When the talented woman left, she immediately stood straight and backed away from Qin Liu Feng.

Unexpectedly, this girl acted like this and made him seem like a fool for trying to be clever, and caused Leng Zui to leave in anger. Qin Liu Feng smiled wryly and his interest grew. He looked at the young master meaningfully, “What a good maid. Is Brother Xiao willing?”

The young master returned to his senses and looked at Lei Lei.

Lei Lei also looked at him.

The young master looked away, “If you…”

You’re really treating me as one of your people, daring to cast me out?! Lei Lei was disappointed and immediately latched onto him, “I serve with all my heart so of course Young Master would be reluctant to part with me. Surely there’s no shortage of people around Young Master Qin. It would be better if I stayed and served Young Master. Besides, he saved my life and I haven’t repaid him yet, how can I leave?”

The young master immediately raised his face to look at her.

Qin Liu Feng smiled, “This little maid has a sharp mouth.”

He Tai Ping noticed her question in her words, “Saved your life?”

Being able to sit firmly in the position of alliance leader, he naturally had outstanding qualities and could clearly see through a person’s slyness. Lei Lei did not dare to be careless and carefully re-examined her lie that she had fabricated of being “a weak woman that was hunted down and ended up having amnesia”. She fully prepared herself for interrogation, then started to speak, “Actually, I…”

The young master suddenly interrupted her, “I rescued her on the way home the day before yesterday. She has amnesia and can’t remember anything.”

Lei Lei was originally worried about this. As long as they sent someone to Guyan Village to check, “Chun Hua”’s identity would be revealed. Although she had inquired in private and no one had heard of the name, Shang Guan Chun Hua, and it could be seen that she rarely wandered around the world of martial arts just like Shang Guan Qiu Yue had said, there was no guarantee for anything. Now, seeing the young master say this, she could not help but be very surprised. “Xiao Bai” had taken the initiative to open his mouth and it was obvious that he intended on helping her conceal it. Had he seen through her lies and was willing to keep her for nothing?

He Tai Ping looked at her, “Amnesia?”

Lei Lei looked back calmly, “Yes, I can’t remember anything. Even my name is just random.”

He Tai Ping remained silent and looked at Qin Liu Feng.

Qin Liu Feng looked at her hands and nodded, “I say, she doesn’t seem like a maid.”

Lei Lei suddenly realised he had been doubting her for a long time so wanted to transfer her away from “Xiao Bai”. He was too insidious!