Chapter: 74

It was night once again.

Unlike last night, the sky was clear, and the moon was shining.

In a massive courtyard within the Heavenly Sword Villa, a table was placed beside a pond.

The courtyard itself was filled with the fragrance of fresh flowers and grass, where one could hear the sound of koi fish playing in the water.

Beside the table, two chairs were placed, both were occupied; one man and one woman sat on them.

"I have heard a lot about you, Villa Mistress. I must say, your invitation caught me off-guard. I'm honored to be in your presence today," Yun Che said while eating the profound meat present in front of him.

Even though the taste of the meat didn't come even close to his cooking, it was still delicious. And as a gentleman, Yun Che never said no to delicious meat; may it be eaten or "eaten".

"I have heard a lot about you too, Little Brother Yun," Yufeng replied with a pleasant smile on her face. "Your heroic tale has reached even us, the people of Heavenly Sword Villa."

'Again… A lot of people seem to have heard my heroic tale which even I'm not aware of…'

Stopping the urge to roll his eyes, Yun Che smiled.

"You are flattering me, Villa Mistress. How can I be compared to you? The stories of your passionate love for your husband and blind devotion are honey to the listener's ears." Raising his head to look at her, Yun Che continued. "Villa Master sure is a lucky man to have a woman like you to be his wife. He must have consumed all of his luck to have you in his life."

Yufeng blinked, a giggle leaving her lips which soon turned into slight melancholy which she hid right away.

"Sometimes, reality isn't as what is heard," she softly muttered. "Little Brother Yun is so handsome. I'm sure you will find yourself a perfect soulmate."

"If the Villa Mistress says so…" Yun Che returned a nod with a strange smile.

He still was having a hard time trying to decrypt what Yufeng wanted.

At first, he thought she wanted to know about his daily visit to Asgard's residence, but that doesn't seem to be the case after talking with her for some time.

This made him wonder what her real purpose was for this dinner with him.

There must be something that he hasn't caught yet.

After a small silence, Yufeng suddenly asked.

"Little Brother Yun, do you drink?"

"If the person I'm drinking with is beautiful, then yes."

"Oh, then am I worthy to drink with you?"

Yun Che softly chuckled and added.

"You must be kidding, Miss Yufeng. If you are not worthy, then who is?"

"Fairy Chu maybe?" Yufeng suddenly said, making Yun Che look into her purple eyes with a meaningful look. "You must have heard it too, right? Fairy Chu is known as the number one beauty of the Blue Wind Empire, and many men are infatuated with her. It is sad that Fairy Chu never returned a second glance to them. If it's Fairy Chu, I'm sure you must enjoy your drink with her, right?"

"Miss Yufeng, why talk about someone who is not present right now?" Yun Che looked at Yufeng and replied. "Everyone is gifted with one or two things. Some are gifted with talent in cultivation, while some in alchemy, and some with beauty. When I say Miss Yufeng is beautiful, I mean it."

He paused for a second before continuing.

"Why spoil the mood by comparing yourself to someone else? I'm sure Miss Yufeng has something that Fairy Chu doesn't have. It's just a matter of time to find it."

"What a playboy," Yufeng playfully giggled, finding his reply pleasing to her ears. "Aren't you afraid of the Villa Master? If he finds out, he will definitely kill you."

"I wouldn't be sitting here and having a private dinner with you if I were, Miss Yufeng."

Yun Che's reply caught her off guard.

She gave Yun Che another deep look, as if trying to find the secret he might be hiding.

"That is a bold statement."

"What can I say...I've been quite bold for some time now." Yun Che playfully chuckled and answered.

With his current level, let alone Yufeng, even the Sacred Grounds can't do anything to him!

Yufeng narrowed her eyes before she took out two glasses and poured the drink into both of them before presenting one to Yun Che and one to herself.

Yun Che looked at the glass of wine in silence before picking it up and drinking it.

Seeing this, a weird glint passed through Yufeng's eyes, and she also drank the wine in her glass before pouring more for both herself and Yun Che.

"By the way, Little Brother Yun seemed to be quite close to Princess Cang Yue. There are even rumors that you and Princess Cang Yue are in a relationship. What does Little Brother Yun think about it?"

"Think? What is there to think about it?" Yun Che nonchalantly replied. "We indeed are in a relationship. It is estimated that we will marry each other after the tournament. Why? Is Miss Yufeng interested in my relationship with her?"

Though shocked, Yufeng didn't show it on her face and shook her head.

She knew that Yun Che was in a relationship with Yuechan, so hearing that he was going to marry Cang Yue caught her off guard.

She couldn't help but sneer inside and thought Yuechan deserved not to have her man dedicated to her.

Yufeng was a simple woman. She wanted her man to fully dedicate himself to her, and that's why it made her angry beyond anything when she saw Yuefeng's infatuated look.

Since she had sacrificed everything for Yuefeng, she wanted the same from Yuefeng, but it seemed that it was just a pipe dream. No matter what she did, Yuefeng never looked at her the same way he looked at Yuechan, and this made her mad!

After last night, she had completely lost faith in Yuefeng. In fact, she couldn't even see him as the same Yuefeng she had met all those years ago anymore! He looked like a stranger to her!

The Yuefeng she met loved her and her alone, not a Yuefeng who couldn't get over his first "love"!

"Little Brother Yun, I was wondering, Princess Cang Yue's sudden increase in strength, it should be due to you, right?"

"Miss Yufeng, have you heard a saying: curiosity killed a cat?"

Yufeng suddenly shuddered when her eyes met with Yun Che's. This prompted her to keep quiet. Obviously, Yun Che's answer was simple: do not put your nose where it doesn't belong, or else you will face the consequences!

"All this unrelated talk is making me dizzy, Miss Yufeng. Why don't you tell me more about yourself instead?" Yun Che looked at her with a soft smile and said, "I'm more interested in knowing a beautiful woman like you rather than talking about things that are completely irrelevant to our current mood."

"I…"

Time went by with both of them talking to each other.

At some point, Yufeng seemed to forget her real goal for inviting Yun Che and kept pouring out all the injustice she had gone through all these years.

Yun Che also didn't say anything and silently listened to her.

Throughout the talk, Yun Che started to feel "dizzy."

Feeling that he had had enough for the night, he smiled, his eyes slightly glazed, and said, "I...Miss Yufeng...It's getting late...I think I should leave."

"Little Brother Yun, why so hurried? It's not even midnight yet." With a smile still on her face, Yufeng replied as she poured another glass for him. "Why don't you stay for some more time?"

"No..." Yun Che frowned. "I think I should leave..."

"Little Brother Yun..." Yufeng suddenly placed her hand over his. With a pitiful expression, she added. "Please...just a little more."

A small pause appeared, making it look like Yun Che was in deep thought.

After some time, he smiled.

He looked like he was having a hard time just keeping his consciousness.

"Only a little more then."

Yufeng's smile widened, a glint passing through her eyes.

Meanwhile, a messenger appeared outside Asgard's residence and knocked on their courtyard.

Soon, Yueli appeared.

She looked at the messenger with a cold look and inquired, "What is it?"

"Greetings Fairy Chu." The messenger bowed before passing a letter to her. "This letter is for Fairy Yuechan from Villa Mistress. Please pass it to her."

A weird expression appeared on Yueli's face.

She stared at the letter in the messenger's hand and took it.

"I will pass it." She gave a nod, to which the messenger bowed and vanished.

Yueli stared at the letter in her hand in silence, wondering why the Villa Mistress sent a letter to her elder sister.

She knew how much Villa Mistress hated her elder sister, and so her passing the letter to her didn't make sense to her; unless she had any ulterior motive.

But whatever it was, she didn't read it herself.

She trusted her elder sister's judgment and knew she wouldn't do anything that may harm her or the Asgard.

Appearing outside Yuechan's room, she knocked and said, "Elder Sister, Villa Mistress sent a letter to you."

Soon, the door opened, and Yuechan appeared.

Her face didn't hold any particular expression, but like Yueli, her eyes also looked confused.

"Villa Mistress did?" Seeing Yueli nodding, she took the letter and opened it. Reading through the content, her eyes narrowed as an explicit cold was released from her body, stunning Yueli.

"Elder Sister, what happened? Is everything alright?"

"It's good." Yuechan replied shortly. Ice profound energy left her hand and froze the letter, breaking it into icy dust. "I have something to attend to. You may stay here and take care of others."

Before Yueli could reply, Yuechan had already vanished.

"...Just what was written in the letter?" She was left to ponder alone.

Her elder sister had never shown such an angry expression before, so Yueli was highly curious to know what was written in the letter.

Alas, with Yuechan destroying the letter, she could only make assumptions.

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