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A surge of anger welled up in Li Xianrui's chest.
This book was indeed unique and original, completely different from any novel she had ever read before. But precisely because of this, she wished... wait a minute.
She looked at the recommendation written in small print on the cover.
Then, for some reason, a gentle smile appeared on his face: "This book is quite good. The characters are portrayed extremely well. The two female warriors in the book are so lifelike, as if they were right in front of me. They are like spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums, each with their own unique characteristics."
"I have never seen this kind of character portrayal before. It is truly unique, novel and unforgettable. Watching it while brewing tea around the stove is a very different experience."
"The protagonist in the book is the most upright person I have ever read in any book. To use a phrase from the book, he does the deed and then disappears without a trace, keeping his merits and fame hidden."
"This book, from its opening to everything else, is completely different from previous storytelling performances. Reading it is like a gentle breeze; the emotions between the protagonist and the two female knights are profound. After finishing it, one feels refreshed and not hungry for three days. I even want to find the author and eagerly discuss it with him."
“If you have nothing else to do, you should definitely take a look. If you ask me… I would certainly highly recommend it.” In the three girls’ memory, their senior sister had always been aloof and noble.
They were greatly surprised to see such a warm smile on his face. It seemed that this book was indeed a masterpiece that could melt away the ice and snow, so they all contributed money and bought a copy on the spot.
Li Xianrui looked at Fu Hai and said, "Since you are acquainted with the owner of Baoshuzhai, if you know who the author of this book is, you can tell me. I would like to discuss the plot of the book with him in more depth."
Seeing her beaming smile, a far cry from the aloofness she had displayed when she first arrived, Fu Hai quickly replied, "Okay! Okay!"
Li Xianrui said, "I highly recommend this book. You can take a look when you have some free time." Fu Haixi replied, "Since it is recommended by Miss Xianrui, I will definitely read it."
Seeing the young sect leader, whose name was known even hundreds of miles away, looking so flattered, Li Xianrui couldn't help but slightly curl her red lips, a hint of smugness in her expression.
This little Cangshan Dragon Claw Sect, though it has fallen into a terrible state.
But this young man, though thousands of miles away, still knows my name, which shows he has some insight. He readily accepts my recommendation and follows my advice, which shows he is teachable. He may very well achieve something great in the future.
Then, leading his three junior sisters, Fu Hai followed the girl named Yue Lan up the stairs to the top-tier room upstairs. After they went upstairs, Fu Hai collected the books and gave the deliveryman a receipt.
After the waiter left, he puffed out his chest and paced back and forth in the lobby, quite pleased with himself.
After a while, Xia Yuelan came downstairs. He snorted, "Look at you all, how many young ladies from prestigious families have good taste? Unlike you, you simply don't know how to appreciate things."
Xia Yuelan chuckled and said, "Really? I feel like there was something hidden in what she said just now, something mysterious?"
Fu Hai said irritably, "You uncultured person, do you know what it means to have a hidden meaning in words? Do you know what it means to be mysterious?" Xia Yuelan said, "She just said that Dongma, Xuecai, Chunlan, and Qiuju each have their own characteristics."
"But when winter came and we gathered around the stove to brew tea, the spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums were gone. We thought we would enjoy the flowers, but instead we saw only loneliness."
She also said that the protagonist is a chivalrous hero who keeps his merits and fame hidden. If you hadn't told me sooner, I would have thrown it away sooner. What would I have watched then?
"He even said he wouldn't feel hungry for three days after reading it, but he was so angry he couldn't eat anything. He wanted to find the author and was eager to discuss it in depth, clearly wanting to punch him in the face a few times."
"Senior brother, you're doomed. They're here to fight you. You'd better hide for the next few days." Fu Hai wanted to retort, "They've already strongly recommended..."
Xia Yuelan said, "Hasn't she already finished watching it? I highly recommend it too. I even recommended it to Xiaoye yesterday."
Fu Hai knew very well that his junior sister was not very cultured, so how could she possibly understand the unspoken meaning behind other rich young ladies' words? But what she said seemed to make a lot of sense.
He couldn't help but look at Qiu Ying: "Sister Qiu Ying, look... wasn't this young lady from the Painting Immortal Pavilion praising this book just now? Was she praising it?"
Qiu Ying stood behind the counter, glanced at the shopkeeper indifferently, and said, "This Miss Li Xianrui must have the strength of the peak of the seventh realm. She is also from a prestigious sect and cultivates superior techniques. Her strength is even higher than Miss Die's."
"But his breathing was out of balance just now, and his steps were unsteady. He must have made a mistake in his cultivation recently, lost his realm, and his power has regressed."
"Despite being of noble birth, he still used his lightness skill to rush over to the inn, which shows that he was not calm and had lost his composure. Despite appearing dignified, he was too hasty, which means he must have been angry and had not yet vented his anger."
"Your words of praise were overflowing, but you clenched your fists, which shows that your eagerness to fight was the real intention... Master, where are you going?" Fu Hai walked out: "The Goddess Lantern Viewing Team needs me, I'll go and take a look first."
Xia Yuelan said, "We haven't reached Zhongniu yet. Shi Ke, didn't you say you'd get off the ox before going over? Let's eat first. You haven't eaten yet, have you?"
"It's alright, I'll eat in town. I'm busy with the lantern troupe's performances these days, so I might be leaving early and coming back late. If anyone looks for me, just say I'm not here."
Chapter 99 Shocking! Is Sister Qiu Ying a master, a master, a master?
After her senior brother left, Xia Yuelan helped put the books behind the counter, leaving some to sell on the counter.
After placing it away, she looked at Qiu Ying curiously. Qiu Ying asked, "Miss Yue Lan, what's wrong?"
Xia Yuelan placed her hands on the counter, along with her rather ample bosom. She looked at Qiu Ying curiously: "Sister Qiu Ying, are you perhaps a master?"
"A master? Me?" Qiu Ying seemed stunned by her ingenious idea.
"How could you tell that the senior sister of the Painting Immortal Pavilion was out of breath and unsteady on her feet? How could you tell that she had made a mistake in her cultivation and that her power had regressed? I didn't see it at all."
"I've been here for three years, and I've seen a lot of people coming and going, whether they know martial arts or not. After seeing so many, I've naturally come to understand."
Seeing nothing else to do, You Ying took a rag and wiped the tables one by one. Xia Yuelan thought about it for a while, but still felt something was wrong.
Sister Qiu Ying could even tell that Li Xianrui was at the peak of the seventh realm, and that she was much stronger than Miss Die. Is this something that comes from being knowledgeable and experienced?
It's not like someone has "I'm at the peak of the seventh realm" or "I'm stronger than Murong Die, the heroine of Anjun" written on their forehead. Xia Yuelan only recently reached the eighth realm, and although she's just barely entered that realm, she's still at least at the eighth realm. Yet, she can't discern Li Xianrui's true strength at all. Don't tell me that the eighth and seventh realms are only one realm apart.
The powerful figures such as the chief constable of the Six Doors of Anjun, the general of the Anjun Zhechong Prefecture, and the leader of the local gang are basically all at the seventh level of strength.
Miss Butterfly is already very powerful in An County. If she really reaches the sixth realm, she will be a mid-level expert. There is no need for her to stay in this county town. Wouldn't it be better to go directly to the prefecture and make a name for herself?
Sister Youying was able to see Ji Xianrui's strength, could she be even more powerful than Ji Xianrui?
Moreover, it was strange that my senior brother believed her immediately after she said it. If he didn't know how capable she was, wouldn't he at least have been a little skeptical?
Could it be that Senior Brother already knew that Sister Qiu Ying was hiding her true abilities and was actually a master among masters? Xia Yuelan may be silly, but she's not stupid.
This suspicion revealed that, in fact, there were clues before.
Although he was the employer, the senior brother didn't dare to show any disrespect to Sister Qiu Ying. The senior sister seemed to have hinted several times that he must always respect Sister Qiu Ying.
And at that time, before everyone knew that Xiaoye was a good person, they all said she was a white bone demon and were looking for her everywhere.
Senior brother seemed genuinely unconcerned, as if he had a master in his own family. Xia Yuelan grew increasingly suspicious.
But Sister Qiu Ying looks really ordinary.
She was dressed very plainly, and her movements were also very ordinary. She looked like someone who had practiced a little bit of martial arts, but wasn't even at the ninth level—a complete novice. However, upon closer inspection, Qiu Ying really did seem to be very beautiful, just as her senior sister had said.
"Miss Yue Lan!" Qiu Ying returned, asking her with a puzzled look, "What's wrong? Didn't you make plans to go to town with Miss Xiao Ye?" "Ah, yes!" Xia Yue Lan replied, "If there's nothing else here, I'll be going now?"
"Okay, you can go ahead. Bai Guan doesn't have anything to do. Besides, Miss Lingyue will be coming over later."
Xia Yuelan skipped and hopped towards the backyard, but the more she thought about it, the more suspicious she became. So she quietly found a wooden stick and slowly crept back towards the main hall.
She suspected that Sister Qiu Ying was a hidden master of mid-level martial arts.
Ultimately, they didn't know Qiu Ying's true background. Although Qiu Ying had been here for three years, what exactly was she doing three years ago?
If she can tell that someone at the peak of the seventh realm has an unstable aura and declining power, then she is probably not even at the sixth rank, right?
Xia Yuelan, kicking and shuffling, approached Sister Qiu Ying behind the counter, who was bent over calculating accounts, and quietly raised her stick.
If my judgment is correct.
As a mere eighth-level cultivator, she had no chance of ambushing Qiu Ying, who was likely of mid-level strength. Damn!
There was only one sound.
"Oh dear!" Sister Qiu Ying cried out, clutching her head and falling to the ground in despair.
Xia Yuelan panicked. Although she knocked, she didn't use much force, even less than the force her senior brother used to tap her head with chestnuts every day.
Hao Luo is also at the eighth level, so theoretically he shouldn't have any problems controlling his strength.
But for some reason, the knock was unusually loud, and Qiu Ying's scream startled her. "Qiu Ying, are you alright? Qiu Ying?" She was so frightened that she ran over to support Qiu Ying.
"Mingming, Miss Yuelan, why did you hit me?" Sister Qiu Ying sobbed. "I...I..."
"Are you trying to fire me? I'll go talk to the boss."
"Ah, I was wrong, please don't tell my senior brother." Xia Yuelan hurriedly helped Qiu Ying to the backyard. She didn't find any wounds or scrapes.
She didn't know if she had hit too hard or not. She felt like she was using the wrong force, but she also felt like she wasn't using any force at all. She was completely confused.
Fortunately, Qiu Ying was still conscious. She helped Qiu Ying apply the medicated wine, feeling both ashamed and guilty. She quickly told Qiu Ying to rest, and then she could only watch over Xia Yuelan behind the counter in the lobby for Qiu Ying.
The more I think about it, the more despicable I feel.
Sister Qiu Ying worked tirelessly and conscientiously at the inn, doing more than anyone else.
Business at the inn was bad this year, and she didn't even ask for her wages. She worked hard alongside everyone else, saving every penny without complaint. But she still picked fights for no reason, and used a wooden stick to hit Sister Qiu Ying.
"I'm so bad!" Xia Yuelan sat behind the counter and banged her head against it. "Yuelan?" A soft voice sounded from the side.
Xia Yuelan turned her head and saw Xiao Ye, who had been waiting for her, peeking out from behind a pillar in the backyard. Seeing that no one was in the main hall, Xiao Ye came out: "Why are you still here? What have you been doing?" She was waiting to see Yuelan go shopping in the city with her, but when she didn't see her, she came down to check on her.
As soon as they arrived, they saw Yue Lan banging her head against the counter, sneezing as she did so, saying, "I'm so bad."
"Xiao Ye, I can't go shopping with you today!" Xia Yuelan looked up, her face full of guilt. "I did something wrong just now. I hit Sister Qiu Ying." "You? Hit your Sister Qiu Ying?" Xiao Ye tilted her head, wondering if she had misheard.
"I suspect she's a very skilled expert, so I wanted to secretly test her." Xia Yuelan slammed her head down on the counter with a thud. "Of course, your Sister Qiu Ying is..."
"Miss Xiaoye, you've come too!" Sister Qiu Ying's voice suddenly rang out behind Xiaoye. Xiaoye's delicate body stiffened, and she dared not move at all.
With her sixth-realm strength, she didn't even know when Sister Qiu Ying arrived behind her.
Chapter 100 Fairy? Evil Spirit? If only he had even a little interest…
Fu Hai was indeed early.
When they arrived at the backyard of the Goddess Temple, Master Cheng and the others had not yet arrived.
After all, it's a holiday, and everyone is busy, so they didn't come over before the holiday started.
Of course, even if someone is really free, they wouldn't just wander around aimlessly before their practice time has even started.
However, it wouldn't be entirely deserted, because there was someone even more idle than him: Miss Cen Er...Cen Yao.
Cen Yao was alone at the moment, and she wasn't wearing that flamboyant fairy dress.
She was simply wearing a pale yellow cardigan dress, which was decorated with many flowers and was not much simpler than the fairy dress.
She sat alone under the shade of a tree in the courtyard, holding a pretty little round fan, her hair styled in a fairy-like double bun... At this moment, Fu Hai already knew that this was called the Flying Fairy Bun, a legendary hairstyle worn by fairies.
When Miss Cen saw him, her eyes lit up like a hungry wolf seeing lamb.
Fu Hai wanted to roll his eyes. Do you really enjoy causing me trouble? If he'd known she was here alone, he wouldn't have come.
But if I back down now, it would make me seem like I'm afraid of her, which is also very unpleasant.
Miss Cen turned her face away, crossed her left leg over her right leg under her skirt, and said haughtily, "Ting! Humph, you head over heels!"