Bai Yan could already guess the answer after seeing their faces. For that, guilt was all she had to feel for the situation because she owes that man way too much and couldnât return any of those feelingsâ¦.
âLet us go,â Zheng Qi (first) pats her shoulder with a bittersweet smile. âAlthough we are eager to have you accept the young lordâs feeling, but we also know love cannot be forced. Regardless of what you choose, us three will always support you.â
âShifuâ¦â Overflowing with warmth in the heart, Bai Yan makes a genuine smile at their support: âYou three will always be my shifu too, now and forever.â
âHahaha!â Zheng Qi laughs aloud: âWhat more can we ask for when youâre going that far? Come, we will go see the Lord. He was just mentioning you not long ago, saying heâs wondering when you will come back to see him!â
â¦â¦
inside a room, the table here was a total mess while Chu Yi Yi continued to nibble on the chicken leg in her hand. Due to this act, her mouth has become covered in fatty oil while the handsome middle-aged man across the table eyed her consciously with a pang of drunkenness in the face.
âPa, did you call for Bai Yan to come back yet?â Casually tossing the half-eaten bone to the floor, the young girl locks onto the wine bottle in her old manâs protective hand.
Not missing this thieving look in his own daughterâs face, Lord Chu Ran directly sends a knock on the girlâs head with his knuckle and covered up the lid with a cork to stop any chances of a theft.
âThis is something Zheng Qi (first) spent a lot of effort to get me. I have already given you a sip earlier, donât even think about stealing the rest from your pa.â Shooting a warning look, Chu Ranâs face told the lass that he will knock her again if those oily fingers so much as moved an inch closer. âAlso, Bai Yan should be coming back within the next few days according to the elderâs word.â
âOh?â Chu Yi Yiâs petite face promptly bloomed a shining grin as her eyes lit up: âThatâs wonderful! I have to write a letter to Brother so he knows when to come back.â
Although Ba Yan has already accepted Di Cang to be her partner, but this troublemaker knows her older brother only needs a glance to be satisfied. Therefore, a sister must do what a sister should, and thatâs making opportunities whenever possible!
When Chu Ran was about to comment some more, an old attendant had hurried through the door and interrupted their conversation. Cupping his fist, the senior spoke: âLord, Princess, Elder Zheng Qi and Miss Bai Yan is here.â
Though everyone in the public was now aware of Zheng Qi and his two brothers taking in a disciple after Bai Chang Fengâs birthday at the Medicine Sect, that still doesnât mean they know who exactly this individual was. For this personal attendant of Lord Chu Ran though, the master of the Holy Land, heâs one of the few whoâs truly privy to this secret long before everyone else.
âWhat? Sheâs back? So fast?â Lord Chu Ran jerks up from his seat in a panic. In response to the mess on the table, this man quickly cleared it out with a wave of his sleeve and stuffed everything into the storage bag. Following that he also brought out a clean robe to drape over his dirty clothes to cover up the stains, all the while not forgetting to take a pill to remove the drunkenness from his face.
Chu Yi Yi on the other hand was not as clever as her old pa there. Completely unable to react to this quick movement, she was still covered in food oil and her clothes were filthy dirty like itâs been run through a dumpster.
âDid you forget she has a phobia for cleanliness!â Seeing the dull look on his own daughter, Chu Ran reminds the girl with that whispering comment to urge her to move it. Sadly, it was already too lateâ¦.
Just as Chu Yi Yi was about to get up from the table, Bai Yan and Zheng Qi had just so happen to walk through the doorway. First thing they saw was the disgusting picture of the girlâs rancid appearance.
Furrowing her brow, Bai Yan spoke first: âYi Yi, itâs not enough that youâve polluted your own room, now youâre also defiling the Lordâs room?â Giving the air a sniff around the girlâs body as well, her mouth inexplicably lowers into a frown, âDid you drink? Have you already forgotten the last time you got drunk? You almost burned down my Holy Island.â
âNo, itâs not like this, itâs my paâ¦.â Now the poor lass didnât even get to cry foul because sheâs been caught red-handed. Also, itâs not like Chu Ran was just going to stand on one side to let his daughter drag him into this hot mess either!