Chapter 55: Wang Yu Yan

  Upon entering the Tianzi suite, Xia Yan saw a young girl wearing a pink pearl long dress sitting behind the beaded curtain playing the zither. The sound of the zither was gentle and soft, like a small stream, continuous and unbroken, like the music of heaven. Two years ago, Xia Yan had seen Wang Yu Yan before, so at this moment, he recognized the woman sitting behind the beaded curtain as Wang Yu Yan from the Wang family.

  After Wang Fu brought Xia Yan and Li Yuanchun into the private room, he slowly backed out, his eyes occasionally glancing at Xia Yan, clearly not wanting Xia Yan to tell Wang Yuyan about what had just happened outside the door.

  Xia Yan's face wore a faint, almost imperceptible smile. In fact, he wouldn't really bother with this Wang Fu; they weren't on the same level, so it wasn't even necessary.

  "Ah, is that Young Master Xia Yan? You're really a busy person, I've been waiting here for half an hour already." Wang Yu Yan's elegant figure slowly stood up, her voice as beautiful as the sound of a guqin. The two soft mounds on her chest were almost comparable to Ya Fen's, and in another two years, she would definitely surpass Ya Fen!

  Xia Yan withdrew his gaze, cleared his throat and chuckled: "I met this Brother Li Yuan Chun on my way here, so I was delayed for a bit. Brother Li is a hero of Purple Leaf City, I invited him to come together with me, Miss won't mind, will she?"

  Wang Yuyan only then shifted her gaze to Li Yuanchun, earlier she was still wondering why Xia Yan would bring a guard into the private room, now hearing Xia Yan say this, she realized that it wasn't a guard, but rather Xia Yan's friend.

  Wang Yuyan's thoughts were quick and clever, she stepped out from behind the beaded curtain with her golden lotus feet, and suddenly a fragrant breeze blew towards Xia Yan and Li Yuanchun. Wang Yuyan slightly bowed to Li Yuanchun and said: "Brother Li is able to come here, I am overjoyed, please sit down quickly, I will have someone bring wine immediately."

  As she spoke, Wang Yuyan gestured with her jade hand to a maid behind her, and the maid nodded before walking out.

  Xia Yan noticed that this maid was also a cultivator and seemed to be quite powerful.

  "Haha, I'm just starving and followed Xia Shaoxia to join the fun. Miss Wang, please don't mind. If you do mind, I can leave now." Li Yuanchun was a rough person but not stupid, he saw that there was only one person in this room, Wang Yuyan, and she had only invited Xia Yan, so he thought there must be some close relationship between the two of them.

  However, he thought that Xia Yan's invitation at that time did not seem like a courtesy, so he didn't leave directly, but said something like this.

  Wang Yu Yan hastily smiled and said: "If Brother Li looks down on a young girl like me, then leave. If you are willing to drink a cup of water wine with me, it would be my honor."

  Wang Yu Yan is a princess of the Wang family, one of the three major families, but she is exceptionally humble, far surpassing those spoiled rich kids.

  "Let's sit down instead, if we keep standing and making these useless pleasantries, we won't have time to eat." Xia Yan said with a smile.

  Wang Yu Yan also smiled lightly and stretched out her jade hand to invite the two to sit down. Li Yuan Chun looked at Xia Yan, laughed loudly, and then sat down first.

  As soon as the three of them sat down, waiters started serving dishes from outside. It was clear that Wang Yuyan had been letting the kitchen prepare in advance, otherwise it wouldn't have been possible to serve so quickly.

  It's time to eat now, and the business of Jufu Building is exceptionally good. Moreover, each dish is exquisite, and it's not something that can be done in a short period of time.

  Waft after waft of savory aroma assailed my nostrils.

  "Xia Gongzi, your battle in the North District's Fang City was truly shocking to Yu Shui City. I'm afraid no one expected that at 15 years old, you could defeat Xu Huan, the first guest of the Xi family. Your strength is probably not much different from a Ling Shi. Not long ago, you only managed to open up all 108 meridians in your body during the selection of excellent young disciples in your family, I suppose you didn't use your full strength at that time?" Wang Yu Yan said with a cheerful tone, sounding like casual conversation between friends.

  Xia Yan's heart moved, he had long guessed that Wang Yu Yan invited himself to dinner for the purpose of probing his own strength. Since the battle between Beiqu Fangshi and Xu Huan in the North District, it was likely that all the family forces in Yushui City were paying attention to themselves, and the Wang family was no exception.

  Xia Yan fiddled with the exquisite wine cup in his hand, smiling lightly and saying: "That day when I fought against Xu Huang, it was just a draw. Moreover, his movements were not as agile, otherwise the outcome would have been hard to say."

  Li Yuanchun listened to the two men talking on the side, and at this time frowned: "Xia younger brother, who is that Xu Huan? Why do I feel like I've heard it somewhere before?"

  Xia Yan looked at Li Yuan Chun and said, "Xu Huan was originally a notorious bandit leader outside the city. Later, he met a wandering strongman and got some pointers, so he abandoned his evil ways and became a guest of the Xi family in Yushui City. His strength is exceptionally good, and he is known as the first guest of the Xi family. Under the Ling Master, few people are his match."

  Li Yuanchun's eyes widened, and he said: "I remember now, this Xu Huan is someone I know, his strength is not bad. Xia younger brother, your strength is impressive! How old are you? You already have such strength? Haha... I really didn't see it coming. When I first saw Xia younger brother, although I also noticed that he was a cultivator, I thought his body looked a bit thin and weak, thinking his cultivation was limited, but I didn't expect him to be so powerful! Haha... This is great!"

  Li Yuanchun burst out laughing and gazed at Xia Yan with sparkling eyes.

  "Xia Gongzi is too modest. If it was a draw, why would Xu Huan say 'The Xia family is formidable!'? With Xu Huan's temperament, if he hadn't lost, he definitely wouldn't have said something like that." Wang Yu Yan's eyebrows moved slightly as she spoke, revealing the truth.

  Xia Yan pursed her lips and shook her head helplessly, saying nothing more.

  "This humble girl has been practicing martial arts for over ten years, I wonder if Young Master Xia can exchange a few moves with me after dinner?" Wang Yuyan's eyes sparkled with anticipation as she looked at Xia Yan.

  This was her true intention, and she invited Xia Yan to dinner today just to find out about his real strength. In less than half a month, it would be the competition for the three major families' quotas. If she could understand Xia Yan's strength in advance, she could also make some preparations. Originally, she didn't pay much attention to it, but when the news of Xia Yan and Xu Huan's battle in the North District Market spread out, the Wang family was also shocked.

  Even if Xia Yan won against Xu Huang by luck at that time, it was still an insignificant matter! You have to know that Xia Yan was only 15 years old then.

  Xia Yan's body trembled slightly, although he had guessed that Wang Yu Yan was trying to probe his strength, but he hadn't expected Wang Yu Yan to actually suggest a direct exchange of martial skills with him.

  This woman is indeed formidable!

  Don't look at her appearance as beautiful as a flower, slender and weak without bones, but her temperament is something that many men can't match.

  Xia Yan said that she had no idea about my strength, but I had no interest in understanding her strength. This spar, for me, was completely unnecessary.

  Xia Yan smiled and said: "This is probably not good, right? Although the young lady's strength is very strong, knives and swords are blind, if she gets hurt, I'll be the sinner."

  This was already a tactful refusal, and Wang Yuyan naturally understood it.

  However, Wang Yuyan seemed to have expected Xia Yan to say that and continued to smile: "I've already prepared two wooden swords. We can use them to spar, so even if we lose control, we won't hurt each other."

  Xia Yan's face changed slightly, and he thought to himself: "This Wang Yu Yan is really too clever! She actually guessed that I would say something like this, and even prepared a wooden sword!"

  Unable to help himself, Xia Yan took another look at Wang Yu Yan beside him. This woman was probably even more difficult to deal with than Xi Qiu Shui!

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