Chapter 62: Appreciating Flowers under the Moonlight

  Li Tianlun furrowed his brow and fell into thought, the room falling silent. Yafen stood beside him, not interrupting his train of thought. As both the organizer of the Extreme Challenge Arena and Li Tianlun's trusted aide, Yafen's ability to read people was unparalleled; she knew that Li Tianlun was currently pondering something.

  After a while, Li Tianlun's eyebrows finally relaxed and the corners of his mouth curled up into an arc. "No matter what," he said, "I think the high-level arena challenge match in a month will be very exciting. Haha, at that time, I don't know what decision our challenger's sponsor will make."

  Those who can stake on the high-level arena are all business giants or heads of large families. Even the three major families may participate in the high-stakes challenge of the Extreme Challenge Arena. A challenge match is most interesting if it is full of unknowns, and also the most stimulating for the stakers.

  "Chairman, do you think that Ling Luo can really defeat the high-level champion Fei Yun?" Yafen still couldn't believe it, as Fei Yun hadn't been defeated in who knows how long.

  Fei Yun's strength, she was very clear. Although Fei Yun had lost her spiritual master's power due to the destruction of the Ling Cave, her martial arts skills were still powerful enough to surpass 100 degrees if fully unleashed.

  Ling Luo was strong again, but after all, she wasn't a spiritual master. Wanting to exert her martial skills to their fullest extent of one hundred degrees was obviously not very possible.

  Li Tianlun's gleaming eyes narrowed slightly as he let out a sigh and said, "For now, I also can't know, can only wait until the start of the next challenge match."

  Yafenmei's eyes sparkled as she smiled lightly, "Why don't we investigate this Ling Luo's background?"

  When Ling Luo had just arrived at the scene, Yafen had intended to send someone to follow him, but was stopped by Li Tianlun. Now, she brought it up again, and she was indeed very curious about Ling Luo's identity.

  Yu Shui City, when did such a master suddenly appear?

  "Haha, actually I also want to know Ling Luo's true identity, but I sent people to investigate twice, and both times ended in failure. This Ling Luo's movements are extremely strange and cunning like a fox, the experts I sent couldn't keep up with him at all, and were shaken off twice. Must I personally go and follow Ling Luo?" Li Tianlun looked at Ya Fen helplessly.

  Yafen was taken aback, her enticing red lips slightly parted, and her eyes widened.

  …………

  Summer vacation!

  The evening breeze blew gently, and under the purple tung tree, a small table was set up. On the small table were several plates of exquisite small dishes, as well as a jug of rice wine.

  A slender and elegant young woman, with delicate fingers holding a wine jug, pouring wine into a cup. Her bright and clean face occasionally glances towards the central room.

  The garden is filled with fragrance, various flowers are in full bloom, colorful and dazzling.

  Xia Yan walked out of the house in a plain gray robe at this time. In this month, his gold coins had accumulated quite a bit. Today, he would complete the final challenge match of the intermediate arena, and the next challenge match would be to challenge the high-level arena master Fei Yun. The time was also one month later.

  Xiao Qing saw Xia Yan walk out and hastily stood up, lowering her little head and curtsying.

  "Xiao Qing, your craftsmanship is really good. Half a month ago, I had dinner at Jufu Building and felt that their dishes were not as good as yours." Xia Yan said with a smile on his face, walking leisurely under the purple tung tree.

  Xiao Qing's heart was filled with joy, a sweet feeling, and she hurriedly said: "Brother Xia Yan will surely praise Xiao Qing, how can the dishes made by Xiao Qing compare to those in Jifu Building?"

  Xia Yan smiled lightly and said, "Alright, since there's no one else here, let's sit down and eat together. You can keep me company and chat with me. Today's moon is so round."

  Suddenly, in Xia Yan's words, there seemed to be a faint melancholy and sorrow. Xiao Qing felt it keenly, her small mouth pursed as she looked at Xia Yan, concern overflowing from her expression.

  "Xiaoyan Gege, is something sad on your mind?" asked Xiaoqing in a soft and tentative tone.

  She didn't know if Xia Yan would be unhappy with her asking these questions.

  Xia Yan snapped back to reality, smiling at Xiao Qing, "Xiao Qing, I've been cultivating diligently since the age of eight, never stopping. And until I was fourteen, I didn't make any progress in martial arts. The people of the Xia family wouldn't even get close to me. Do you know what kind of power supported me to persist?"

  Xiao Qing shook her head.

  "It was my mother, she who made me persist. I think it's also her spirit in heaven that has allowed me to finally achieve something in my cultivation. Xiao Qing, you must have always wondered why I spend almost all my time cultivating, right? Hehe, I want to become strong and fulfill my mother's last wish. In this world, the person who loves me the most is my mother. Although my mother wasn't from this continent, she was still the best mother in the world." Xia Yan's eyes were misty with tears, but his voice was firm as iron when he spoke these final words.

  Xiao Qing had already choked back tears, she didn't know what to say at this time.

  "Alright, let's eat! Tonight, I'll take a break from training and just chat with Xiao Qing. Tomorrow is the day of the three-family quota competition." Xia Yan smiled slightly.

  Being able to quietly have a meal is also a kind of happiness. Two people, in the courtyard set up a small table, lit a candle, and moonlight poured down from the sky like water.

  The rice wine in the cup has a hint of spiciness and a thread of sweetness.

  Xiao Qing's face was slightly flushed with a hint of pink, her eyes dazed and confused.

  Slender fingers gently slid over her hair, and although she was only fifteen years old, she already had a thousand kinds of charming postures.

  Xiao Qing was also an orphan, originally not from Yushui City. She was later kidnapped by human traffickers and sold to this place. Fortunately, she was bought by the Xia family and became a maid in their mansion, serving under Xia Yan. Her life finally stabilized. If it weren't for being bought by the Xia family, Xiao Qing wouldn't know what kind of life she would face in the future.

  Like Xia Yan, such a good master, Xiao Qing never dared to imagine before. More than once, Xiao Qing prayed in her heart, willing to serve Xia Yan for a lifetime, hoping that heaven would allow herself to be by Xia Yan's side forever, Xiao Qing only hoped to be Xia Yan's maid for a lifetime.

  "Xiao Qing, have you had too much to drink?" Xia Yan's bright eyes gazed at Xiao Qing's pink neck.

  Xiao Qing shook her head: "I don't have one!"

  Xia Yan smiled and said: "Then why is your face so red? I think you must have had too much to drink!"

  Xiao Qing hastily patted her cheeks, which were hot and flushed. Her chest heaved violently as she quickly lowered her head, not daring to let Xia Yan see her current predicament.

  "Shasha shasha~"

  The purple tung blossoms on top of two people's heads swayed in a gentle breeze, making a faint sound.

  Mid-July has passed the hottest time of summer.