After Su Baiyi finished saying that he and Xie Kanhua had no relationship, Aunt Feng seemed to become a little depressed. She yawned and lay down on the soft chair, but her hands were not idle, stroking Su Baiyi’s thigh. “After I saw the young man named Xie Kanhua back then, I felt that the rest of them were empty shells, boring.”
Su Baiyi’s body stiffened, and he replied awkwardly, “That’s for sure, how can ordinary people compare to the most brilliant young master of our Xie family in a hundred years!”
“But I later heard that he was expelled from the Xie family, and your Xie family no longer recognized this disciple.” Feng Wan’er narrowed her eyes slightly, with some regret in her voice, “After that, I never saw him again.”
“Aunt Feng likes Mr. Xie, why not go find him?” Su Baiyi asked curiously.
“Admiration and liking are not the same.” Feng Wan’er reached out and pulled Su Baiyi beside her into her arms, kissing him gently on the forehead, “Auntie likes you.”
Su Baiyi was caught off guard and petrified on the spot. Feng Wan’er then pressed his head against her chest and closed her eyes completely. Su Baiyi didn’t dare to move, and after waiting silently for a moment, he realized that Feng Wan’er’s breathing gradually became even, and she actually fell asleep.
After about an hour’s journey, the carriage arrived at a mountain gate. Inside the gate, clouds and mist swirled around lush trees, with courtyards occasionally scattered among the mountains. Outside the gate, a dozen or so disciples stood guard.
“Heavenly Dawn Cloud Realm is different from ordinary sects. Its courtyards are scattered throughout these mountains without a formal main gate. Entering this mountain gate means entering Heavenly Dawn Cloud Realm. Usually, there are only two or three disciples guarding it, but why are there so many today?” Feng Zuojun looked outside through the gap in the carriage curtain and whispered, “This might be a problem.”
“How much of a problem?” Xie Yuling asked.
“That depends on how deep Aunt Feng’s love for Su Baiyi is.” Feng Zuojun rubbed his forehead.
Feng Wan’er’s carriage stopped in front of the mountain gate, and the disciples hurriedly bowed and greeted, “Auntie is back!”
Feng Wan’er woke up to the commotion, opened her eyes and looked at Su Baiyi, who was still lying in her arms in the same position as an hour ago, smiled gently, and then let go of her hands.
Su Baiyi immediately rolled over and sat beside Feng Wan’er, cleared his throat, and put on a serious expression.
“In the carriage behind is the third young master of the Xie family, who has come to attend the ceremony,” Feng Wan’er said calmly.
“The Xie family from Jiangnan? They came from such a distant place?” The leading disciple was surprised. “But this time, we only invited guests from within the Yunmeng Prefecture. This Xie family from Jiangnan…”
“He is a friend I invited. Observing the ceremony is just incidental. What? Do I, as the third elder, not have the authority to invite my friends to the residence?” Feng Wan’er’s voice lost its previous gentle warmth, carrying a hint of coldness.
The leading disciple hurriedly lowered his head and said, “This disciple dare not. It’s just that the grand ceremony is approaching, and it is this disciple’s duty, so I spoke a few more words. However, the guests invited by Auntie can naturally enter the residence, but whether they can attend the ceremony or not depends on the Second Master’s approval.”
“Get out of the way,” Feng Wan’er said rather impatiently.
“Yes,” the leading disciple signaled to a few disciples behind him, “Check the carriage.”
“Check the carriage?” Feng Wan’er asked.
The leading disciple explained, “Of course, Aunt’s carriage doesn’t need to be checked, but this Xie family young master’s carriage…”
“Interesting.” Feng Wan’er took Su Baiyi’s hand, opened the carriage curtain, and walked out, “I’ve already checked their carriage. There are three people on board, the third young master of the Xie family, a personal attendant, and a maid. I’ve already snatched the personal attendant.”
Xie Yuling, sitting in the carriage, said, “Aunt Feng was so ruthless as to take away my most beloved personal attendant of many years as soon as she made a move. But in a few days, I’ll have him back.”
Nangong Xi’er snorted coldly and murmured, “Despicable!”
The leading disciple immediately understood that the flirtatious Third Elder had abducted someone else’s handsome personal attendant, and the other party was unwilling to let it go and insisted on following. This kind of thing had happened more than once, and this aunt was always easy to talk to, except in this kind of matter, she didn’t even recognize her own relatives. He immediately waved his hand and cleared the way.
Feng Zuojun, sitting in the carriage, let out a long sigh of relief, “It seems that my aunt’s love for Su Baiyi is still okay.”
“Feng Zuojun,” Nangong Xi’er flicked the reins and urged the horse forward, “Have you gotten bolder now that you’re on your own turf?”
Feng Zuojun had a puzzled look on his face, “What does Senior Sister mean by that? Is it because you had to drive the carriage? Su Baiyi was abducted, Xie Yuling needs to maintain his young master’s demeanor, and I can’t show my face, so I could only trouble Senior Sister…”
“Having me drive the carriage is fine, but could you please stop talking about Su Baiyi and your aunt?” Nangong Xi’er said coldly.
Feng Zuojun was startled and widened his eyes, “Could it be that Senior Sister, you and Su Baiyi… No no no no no no no no no! How could that idiot be worthy of you, I don’t accept it!”
Nangong Xi’er dropped the reins, jumped into the carriage, and pinned Feng Zuojun down, raising her fist and beating him up, “When I took you in as my little brother, how come I didn’t realize you were such a talkative chatterbox!”
“Ouch, ouch, ouch.” Feng Zuojun ducked and covered his head, “Senior Sister, you’re getting angry out of embarrassment, and you know getting angry out of embarrassment means you’re admitting it. Who would have thought, what exactly happened between you two on this journey?”
Hearing the commotion from the carriage behind, Su Baiyi peeked out and saw no one in the driver’s seat, while the carriage itself swayed back and forth.
“What are they doing?” Su Baiyi wondered aloud.
Feng Wan’er pulled Su Baiyi back, “We could also…”
On a mist-shrouded mountain peak in the distance, someone looked down at the two carriages below and smiled, “Wan’er is back. Who’s following her?”
“Reporting to the second master. This time, Aunt brought back a handsome young man from Jiangnan Xie family, said to be a personal attendant,” a disciple stepped forward to report.
“Jiangnan Xie family?” The man addressed as the second master stroked his beard, “It seems my sister’s tastes are becoming more refined.”
“Should we send someone to keep an eye on them?” the disciple asked.
“No need. After all these years, my sister still hasn’t grown up. Let her have her fun. This time, no one will be able to stop me from achieving my goal!”
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