With nobody knowing how long she has been dead1.
In order to inform Lu Xingjiang where she was staying, Lu Lili went out for a moment before dinner.
Outside the door, she looked back at the inn’s sign : Tian’ya Inn.
As night fell, the evening sky was golden with sunset glow.
The glow illuminated the earth, making the whole land seem to be covered in a layer of golden light, creating a marvelous sensation.
Despite the darkening sky, the streets were still bustling with pedestrians of various kinds.
When Lu Lili arrived at the inn where Lu Xingjiang and the others were, she was surprised to find Lu Xingjiang engrossed in a lively conversation with several bandits.
She immediately stopped in her tracks and subconsciously thought, perhaps she should come back another time?
However, Lu Xingjiang had already pulled her over and introduced her to Xu Wu and the others, saying, “This is my younger sister, Lili.”
The tone was familiar, as if he and those bandits had known each other for a long time.
Lu Lili smiled reservedly and remained silent. Her gaze swept over the group, and when she saw that Xu Wu didn’t recognize her, she breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s nothing, mainly because she was afraid of being reminded of her embarrassing history of pretending to be mentally retarded!
Then, Lu Xingjiang introduced to her again, saying, “Sister, this is Xu Wu, the Second Master of the Huiyun Village. This is the Fourth Master Xu Xiang, and this is Young Master Xu Rui.”
“Oh…” Lu Lili was surprised this time.
Huiyun Village?
Is it the pitiful Huiyun Village from the original plot where everyone died trying to save the male protagonist?
Xu Wu couldn’t conceal his astonishment, his gaze fixed on Lu Lili.
He smiled and bowed, saying, “Princess, I am the renowned King of the Golden Blade in the martial world! When it comes to swordsmanship, if I claim to be second, no one would dare to claim to be first!”
Lu Lili stood beside Lu Xingjiang, maintaining a reserved smile. “It seems that the Second Master’s swordsmanship is truly impressive.”
However, what came to her mind was the scene of Pei Yijian defeating Xu Wu effortlessly.
Her inner thoughts : “…”
Xu Wu was delighted that the Princess praised him and was about to boast about his ‘great achievements,’ but Xu Xiang discreetly nudged him with her elbow and signaled him to shut up immediately with her eyes.
Xu Wu promptly closed his mouth: “…”
Damn little sister, not giving him face in front of outsiders (ー_ー)!!
During dinner, Lu Lili and Lu Xingjiang ate together with Xu Wu and the other two.
Lu Lili noticed that Jiang Yuehua and Murong Ting were nowhere to be seen, so she curiously asked Lu Xingjiang, who was sitting next to her, “Brother, where did Huahua and Tingting go?”
Lu Xingjiang gently smiled and handed a chicken leg to Xu Xiang, who was sitting across from him. Then he turned his head and replied, “They have eaten their fill and went out to play.”
“Oh…” Lu Lili finally sensed the ambiguous atmosphere between Lu Xingjiang and Xu Xiang, and finally understood what was going on.
It seemed that Jiang Yuehua and Murong Ting had also intelligently gone to play on their own because of Xu Xiang’s presence.
It can be said that every woman in the harem group around the male protagonist is always so considerate and never adds trouble to him.
However, when Lu Lili thought about the original plot where Xu Xiang willingly died to save Lu Xingjiang, she accepted Xu Xiang as her sister-in-law and accepted everyone from Huiyun Village.
No one is completely good or bad, even the worst person has their soft side.
Lu Lili was now able to look directly at the big, bearded Second Master.
They had indeed done many bad things, but they were also people who valued emotions and righteousness, perhaps not as terrifying as they seemed.
After finishing the meal, Lu Xingjiang and Xu Xiang couldn’t wait to hold hands affectionately and left together, returning to the inn where Lu Xingjiang was staying.
- it seems this is continuation of the last sentence from the previous chapter ↩︎