Volume 1 Chapter 64 The Day of Engagement is Set

  "It doesn't matter, anyway I eat the dishes you cook every day, you don't need to specially make them for these people." Xiao Yimeng picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.

  "Xiao Fan's cooking is very delicious, can you show us your skills tonight and let us have a taste?" Xiao Lian asked in a low voice, although Yun Ji had been saying that she was not quite satisfied with her, but she had always been thinking about the dishes she cooked.

  Su Xiaofan smiled and nodded: "Okay."

  Xiao Yimo put down the teacup in his hand with a slight force, making a crisp sound: "Woman, don't be silly."

  Xiao Ling looked at Xiao Yi Mo in surprise, then smiled knowingly, her mouth curving into an enchanting arc.

  "Is there a silly smile?" Su Xiao Fan reached out to touch her own cheek, and then said seriously: "Little treasure, let me tell you, don't call me a woman. Do you know the difference between a girl and a woman?"

  "Not all are girls." Xiao Yi Mu's voice was filled with anger as he looked at her smiling at Father, and his heart felt uncomfortable.

  "No matter whether they are married or not, as long as they are still virgins, they can only be considered women after sleeping with a man..." Su Xiaofan's words had not yet finished when she suddenly felt that the atmosphere on the scene had become somewhat inappropriate, and it seemed that many eyes were gathered on her body at the same time.

  There's a feeling that can't be expressed any further, and only after speaking out loud did I suddenly realize that in such an era, saying something like this might be quite astonishing.

  Okay, it's indeed amazing.

  Xiao Yi's eyes were pitch black, like a boundless deep pool that was about to suck her in.

  "Ah, sorry, I didn't mean to... " Su Xiaofan looked down in embarrassment, feeling too ashamed.

  Even a child knows that, but I said it out without considering the occasion, it's too strange. Normally I wouldn't do this, but occasionally when facing him, I become strange, while talking to others, I'm clearly rational.

  "Shameless." Xiao Yuqiong gave her a disdainful look and muttered under her breath.

  Although it was a very small voice, it still made everyone present hear it.

  "Who made Yuqiong come out this time?" Xiao Yimeng raised his voice, echoing in the entire hall for several laps.

  "It should be my sister." Xiao Yushu's mouth twitched, and his displeasure was evident in his voice. His sister had been sent back this time, but it wasn't easy for her to come out again. And why did she keep forgetting that he had repeatedly warned her not to speak rashly today?

  Xiao Yi's sharp gaze shot towards Xiao Yuqiong, her pink lips opening to say: "Finish your meal and go back. Face the wall with your mother. Without my permission, you are not allowed to take a step out of the valley. Otherwise, don't think about coming back."

  Xiao Yuqiong's tears of grievance kept swirling in her eye sockets, but she stubbornly endured and didn't let them flow out: "Why."

  Shui Ling'er felt a little sympathetic towards Xiao Yuqiong, everyone could see that Mo Ge liked Su Xiaofan, how come she just couldn't understand? However, she had been spoiled by her parents since childhood and was a bit too arrogant, it would be good to discipline her a bit, otherwise, she might still get into trouble in the future.

  "Little treasure, that... she didn't say anything either." Su Xiaofan's doubts suddenly rose.

  The tone and momentum just now are not what a child should have, and his parents are present. Just now, although it was just a casual glance in the direction of his parents, I saw approval in their eyes.

  Are they really just ordinary business families?

  I always feel like there's some unmentionable secret lurking around.

  "She said." Xiao Yimeng glanced at her with a slanted gaze, why wasn't she angry at all?

  Generally, when a girl is said to be shameless by others, she will feel somewhat annoyed.

  "It's said and that's it, it won't have any impact on me anyway. The mouth belongs to someone else, I don't have the right to interfere with what they want to say, it's their freedom." Su Xiaofan has never been very concerned about gossip and rumors. In her previous work, she was often talked about behind her back, so she had long been used to those idle words and would directly ignore them, not taking them to heart at all.

  "What is called meddling in other people's business? Is my woman someone who can be criticized by anyone?" Xiao Yimiao raised an eyebrow.

  Su Xiaofan felt a warm current flowing through her heart, and she reached out to touch Xiao Yimeng's head: "Little treasure, you're really considerate. Let's just forget about today's matter for the sake of sisterhood, okay?"

  Xiao Yimeng sighed and patted away her paw: "Got it, won't happen again. And, she's my wife, not sister."

  "Not yet married." Su Xiaofan smiled slightly.

  "Are you thinking of the peach blossoms coming out from the wall?" Xiao Yi Mo always felt that her gaze towards Father was strange.

  "You want to get out of the wall, but you need to have a wall first." Su Xiaofan's smile deepened.

  Xiao Yi Mo muttered silently in his heart, "Not yet?"

  There are many walls surrounding her...

  Xiao Yuqiong hung her head low, and tears of grievance fell pitter-patter down.

  Xiao Yushu couldn't bear to look at her and handed over his handkerchief to her.

  "Brother..." Xiaoyuqiong took the handkerchief and cried even harder, a hint of resentment emerging in her heart. Even if Mo brother was so biased towards that person, she would never like her.

  "Alright, after dinner, I'll send you back." Xiao Yushu frowned anxiously, unsure of how to convince his mother to accompany him in facing the wall and not stir up more trouble.

  Xiao Yuqiong stopped her tears and gazed at him with a hint of resentment, wondering why he still wanted to send her back when Mo Ge had already said to let it go this time.

  Xiao Yushu met her pitiful gaze, helplessly shook his head slightly and compromised: "Alright then, let's go back with everyone in a few days."

  Xiao Yuqiong burst into laughter, but in her heart, some strange thoughts surged up. Although she had always disliked Su Xiaofan before, she had never thought of taking revenge on her. Now, such thoughts had emerged, and she must think of a way to drive her away from Mo Gege. But how could she do that?

  There are still a few days left, think about it slowly.

  Throughout the meal, Su Xiaofan was in a daze, with more and more doubts in her mind.

  Why are those old men one by one holding wine cups and coming to toast little treasures?

  Why didn't anyone come out to refute what I said earlier about Little Treasure?

  Those old men all looked very majestic, and they all seemed to have opinions about themselves. The way they looked at me was strange.

  I suppose it's because you think it's inappropriate for someone of your age to be around Little Treasure?

  But realizing this about oneself, why would one feel somewhat disheartened?

  After lunch, Su Xiaofan went to the kitchen and was busy for an afternoon because Xiao Yimeng's mother also wanted to eat the cake made at their village chief's birthday banquet last time, and she had to prepare two tables of dinner by herself.

  "Little madam, need any help?" The several chefs in the kitchen asked aloud while standing aside.

  "It's fine, I'm almost done." Su Xiaofan wiped the sweat from his forehead and turned to look out the window. The sky had already darkened, and it was about time to serve dinner.

  After everything was ready, Su Xiao Fan had the maids serve the dishes and then sat in the kitchen to rest, constantly fanning herself with the fan in her hand. The weather was fine yesterday, but today it's so hot! And it's also stuffy, with a faint feeling of irritability.

  "Little wife, little husband is calling you over, let's have dinner together." Yunling came in from outside.

  Su Xiaofan lazily got up, busy for an entire afternoon, and basically had no appetite to speak of.

  "Tired?" Xiao Yimò furrowed his brow as he looked at her exhausted face.

  "Yeah, it's too hot." Su Xiaofan nodded slightly and looked at the small piece of cake in front of her, but she didn't have any desire to start eating.

  Xiao Yimo looked in the direction of Xiao Lian and said in a deep voice: "Father, from now on, no matter if it's you or anyone else, don't let her cook."

  Xiao Ling savored the dishes on the table with satisfaction, occasionally considerately adding food to Shui Yunji's plate. Seeing her eat with a face full of satisfaction would make him burst out laughing: "Why, Xiao Fan did a great job!"

  "This fool always loses his appetite after cooking for himself." Xiao Yimiao also knew that she was afraid of heat, but didn't know why she would lose her appetite when it was too hot. Every day in the tavern was like this, and from time to time, she would lose her appetite. She ate very little every day, and if this continued, her body wouldn't be able to take it.

  "It's just too hot, I'll eat when I'm hungry." Su Xiaofan saw that everyone at the table was looking at him and smiled slightly awkwardly.

  But in my heart, it's warm and happy.

  That inexplicable feeling is spreading incessantly in my heart.

  "Summer will be over soon." Xiao Lian said with a faint smile.

  "Uh-huh, right." Shuixunü nodded while eating her snack, and at this moment, her dissatisfaction with Su Xiaofan seemed to be decreasing rapidly. Having a wife who could cook wasn't bad after all; in the future, taking her out on trips would mean not having to worry about food anymore.

  Xiao Yi Mo was silent, eating quietly, seeing Su Xiao Fan still hadn't touched her chopsticks, he picked up a piece of meat and handed it to her: "Come on, open your mouth."

  Su Xiaofan stiffened for a few seconds before opening her mouth and eating it as she had said.

  "Alright, continue." Xiao Yimeng saw this and was very happy, continuing his previous actions.

  "Hmm..." Su Xiao Fan felt that this was very strange, normally shouldn't he be feeding himself? Moreover, the people around them seemed to be staring over here, this feeling made him a bit hard to swallow, for the first time he felt that something he had made was actually so unpalatable.

  "Doesn't taste good?" Xiao Yimò furrowed her brow, seeing that she looked unusual.

  Su Xiaofan nodded vigorously, under such circumstances, even the most delicious food would become unpalatable.

  Xiao Yimò took a bite and said in confusion, "It's actually not bad, it tastes just like what you normally make. Are you sick or something?"

  "Alright, I'll do it myself." Su Xiaofan felt that if he continued to be fed like this, he would end up with a problem.

  Will definitely end up with indigestion.

  After dinner, Su Xiaofan returned to her room and called for a maid to help her prepare bath water. She soaked herself in the large bathtub, and the discomfort from the afternoon gradually dissipated. Earlier, Xiao Yimeng was summoned by his parents, and those elderly men also followed them, seemingly discussing something very important. What secrets did they have?

  A faint sense of unease has emerged in my heart, is it really because I've grown old?

  A decade's gap is really a headache. If Little Treasure were the same age as me now, would I have fallen for him?

  As she thought about it, Su Xiaofan's heart became more and more chaotic. Lately, she had been getting more and more confused about her emotions. When she calmed down, she would start to think wildly. Fortunately, being busy every day in the wine shop left her no time to think about other things.

  In Xiao Leng's room, what was originally a spacious house now seemed somewhat crowded due to being packed with people.

  "I've asked you all to come here today, and I'm sure you've already guessed my intention. As I rarely return to the valley, from now on, for the days when I am not in the valley, everything big or small will be handled by Mo Er personally. I hope you can assist him well." Xiao Leng took off the ring from his finger and handed it over to Xiao Yi Mo.

  Xiao Yi Mo's face was calm as he took it over, and then silently put it on his finger.

  It is said that Grandfather also handed over everything in the valley to Father's hands when he was 18 years old. Since he was ten years old, he and Mother often went out, and the affairs of the valley had almost been taken care of by himself. Although at first there were not many people who obeyed him, after his efforts, almost everyone in the valley had become obedient to him. However, perhaps because he was still too young, some things always ended in failure.

  It's still unknown when the current self will recover, and the people in the valley today must be extremely uneasy, after all, Father and Mother only have one child under their knees.

  "Please be at ease, we will definitely do our best to assist the young master."

  The elderly men all bowed their heads in unison and spoke out in respect.

  Hua Fei's gaze swept over them lightly, and in the valley, apart from the Valley Master, these few people were the most authoritative figures. On days when the Valley Master was not in the valley, they could fully represent the Valley Master in handling all matters. However, Shixiong had suspected that one of them had ulterior motives for a long time, but he couldn't guess who it was or what their intentions were. After all, the Beast Valley was a place hidden from the world for several hundred years, and apart from the people in the valley, no one else knew of its existence.

  "Tomorrow I will follow them back to the valley, Mo Er remembers that after Xiao Fan turns 16, she will bring her back to the valley. I have already asked about her birthdate and the specific date has been discussed with your mother. We will prepare for the grand wedding on the day of your return." Xiao Lian smiled slightly as he looked at Shui Yun Fei beside him, seeing her pouting red lips, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

  In her own eyes, she didn't actually dislike Xiao Fan that much. Why couldn't she just frankly admit that she had already accepted him?

  "But... " Xiao Yimò furrowed his brow, last time he asked Master, Master's answer was also ambiguous, didn't know when he could recover.

  If it's still not recovered by then, I won't be able to get married, will I?

  And if it's always like this, unable to recover, and also can't selfishly bind her to his side.

  "Moe doesn't need to worry, when you come back, it will be restored." Xiao Lian's voice was as smooth as jade, and she turned her head to look at him. She had always been worried that he would never find the woman of his dreams, but this unexpected event might have turned out to be a blessing in disguise for him.

  The old men in the house, after hearing Xiao Lian's words, began to whisper to each other with their heads down, and their expressions seemed to relax a lot. At least they confirmed that the young master would not always be in a childish state in the future, and this future successor also had a place to go. However, everyone seemed to be not very satisfied with Su Xiaofan.

  "Good." Xiao's gloomy eyes cleared up, replaced by a thick layer of smile.

  "Congratulations, Mo Di." Xiao Yuanqiu fanned himself and spoke with a smile, but his heart was tangled. Now that Mo Di's life-changing event had been resolved, he would be the next to suffer. During this period, everyone had been worried about Mo Di's affairs, so they had neglected their own. Once Mo Di's matter was settled, he would have to be forced into marriage.

  "Qiu Ge's good days are also not far away." Xiao Yi Mo looked over with a smile that was tinged with a few parts of evil intent.

  Having grown up together since childhood, it's only natural to know what he fears the most - getting married. In his eyes, suddenly tying the knot with someone who doesn't seem like a good match is simply equivalent to entering hell.

  Xiao Yuan's autumn silence, gentle eyes with a hint of annoyance on his brow.

  "Well, let's disperse then." Xiao Ling wrapped his arms around Shui Yunji's slender waist.

  "Wait, there's still something to discuss." Mizuno Kiri was tense and wanted to escape, but the hand on her waist had a completely different strength than usual.

  "Goodnight, Father and Mother." Xiao Yimò quickly retreated with the crowd.

  Su Yunji gazed resentfully at the backs of the crowd.

  These guys are too much, they clearly know they're in trouble but still ignore themselves.

  "Yun Ji, what's wrong?" Xiao Ling asked softly with a hint of teasing, her fingertips brushing against Yun Ji's delicate cheek.

  "It's that time of the month for me, I'm not convenient today." Shui Yunji was startled by his actions and her whole body trembled.

  "Yesterday was still not gone, but I'm clear about it, today is already gone, right?" Xiao Leng's smile deepened in her eyes as she scooped her up horizontally and walked towards the bed.

  Shuǐyún Jī's mouth opened wide, speechless. He had always been more clear and meticulous about his own affairs than himself. No wonder yesterday he didn't seem to have any intention of making things difficult for himself, and although he felt that his last behavior was not right, he wouldn't be angry, would he?

  I haven't taken a bath yet.

  With the bed right in front of her, Su Yunji became somewhat flustered. Every time Feng Yiran got angry, she would have to stay in bed for several days.

  "You've already washed up this morning, haven't you? If not, we can go wash together again?" Xiao Ling laid her flat on the bed and gently undressed her, leaving only a thin undergarment, then sat down at the bedside: "Yun Ji, do you want me to help your husband?"

  "I'll take it off myself." Shuǐyún Jī glared at him angrily, she actually liked this dress very much, and every time he took her clothes off, the consequence was that the dress could no longer be worn a second time.

  "En, waiting for husband, Yun Ji hurry up." Xiao Lian leaned back on the bed, her slender eyes fixed on her hands.

  Shui Yunji gritted her teeth and shrank into the corner of the bed: "Fei, how about putting out the light?"

  Xiao Ling calmly looked at her almost pleading expression, unmoved and spoke out: "This is punishment, tonight Yun Ji has to listen to her husband."

  "I didn't do anything wrong, why must I obediently accept punishment?" Shuǐyún Jī saw that being soft wouldn't work, so she angrily shouted out. Although it was vaguely possible to see that he had been angry since he came back, but he hadn't figured out what exactly he was angry about. He himself should not have done anything too excessive recently, right?

  "Abandoning her husband and running to see other men, isn't that wrong?" Xiao Lian raised an eyebrow, her movements slow enough to exhaust her own patience.

  "Is that man your son or not?"

  Xiao Lian finally couldn't wait any longer, and with one swift motion, she pulled him down and quickly stripped off all his clothes: "So what if he's my son? He's still a man."

  Mizuno Kagari remained silent, and under his somewhat rough movements, she gradually abandoned her weapons and surrendered, giving up her resistance...

  A room filled with vibrant spring colors, ambiguous sounds continue...

  "Feathers, others won't make the same mistake again."

  In the boundless spring scenery, Shuǐyún Jī ceaselessly whispered for mercy, accompanied by faint sobbing sounds.

  "Yunji, your crying appearance really moves my heart as a husband. I must work harder, or else who knows when you'll abandon me for another man." Xiao Ling's voice was low and husky.

  "Waaah, I won't do it again, never again......" Shuǐyún Jī always felt that every time she got angry with him, she could only beg for mercy over and over again. Although everyone said he spoiled her to the point of being lawless, his terror was something only she knew, others had no idea.

  Xiao Lian leaned forward and kissed her lips...

  ……

  "Little treasure, how did you come back so soon?" Su Xiaofan, who had been soaking in the bathtub for a long time, looked out through the gauze curtain.

  Xiao Yimo's footsteps slowed down slightly, and then he walked slowly to the edge of the table and sat down: "How long have you been washing?"

  Fenlan poured herself a cup of tea and took a sip, the person she liked was bathing beside her. This kind of thing was a bit too stimulating for her, what's with this urge to sneak a few glances?

  "Hmm, it's been a while... " Su Xiaofan sank down into the water a bit, entwining her thoughts on how to put it into words.

  "What's wrong?" The urge to sneak a peek that had been in Xiao Yimeng's heart dissipated completely after hearing her voice, and he walked to the edge of the curtain, hesitating whether to push it open and go inside, even though he had already seen her **before...

  At this thought, her face suddenly turned bright red, and she didn't hear her response, so she asked again: "What's wrong?"

  Su Xiaofan bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "That... I think I've got my period."

  Xiao Yimo was stunned, and then walked in with big strides, without even looking at her body, directly putting his hand into the water to test the temperature. After that, he frowned: "The water is already this cold, why don't you hurry up and get out? Don't you know that it's taboo to take a bath during your period?"

  "That's just it, there isn't..." Su Xiaofan remembered that this body had never come here before, so the afternoon's discomfort and annoyance were ignored by himself. However, at this moment, he suddenly reacted and wondered if what he said was useful to a six-year-old child?

  He doesn't even know what menstruation is.

  But he just mentioned avoiding water, could it be that he knows this too?

  "I'll go help you look, you come out of the water first." Xiao Yimò furrowed his brow and turned to leave.

  "Wait, where are you going?" Su Xiaofan didn't want others to know about her embarrassing situation.

  "Go ask my mother..." Xiao Yi Mo's words were not yet finished, and he withdrew his foot that had already stepped out. What his parents were doing at this moment, he could more or less guess. Going now wasn't equivalent to sending himself to be abused by his father?

  Su Xiaofan was also chilled to the bone by that someone, and now that it's evening, the temperature is starting to drop. Continuing to soak like this seems a bit ominous. In the past, her most painful days of the month were always when she had her period, every time it would hurt so much she'd almost die, not sure if this body will still be like that.

  "Never mind, I'll just put on my clothes and go home to ask my mother." Su Xiao Fan stood up, pulled over the clothes beside her and put them on. Actually, at this moment, there was only a slight abdominal pain, and it wasn't much, so she could just change her clothes when she got home.

  "Alright, I'll go back with you." Xiao Yimò turned around and went outside to wait for her.

  The two of them sneaked out from the back door and quickly headed towards Su Xiaofan's home.

  "Fan Er, how did you come back?" Ye Shi came out of the house to open the door for them, asking in a puzzled tone. It was late at night, and they suddenly returned; wouldn't something have happened?

  Su Xiaofan pulled Ye Shi's hand and walked straight into their room: "Mother, I think I've got my period, do we have...?"

  Jia heard that and put Su Xiao Xuan on the bed, then said: "When I helped you make new clothes before, I made a few more. I'll go get them for you. I was just thinking, you're almost an adult now, why haven't you come yet?"

  Ye Shi smiled and walked to the bedside to look at Su Xiao Xuan.

  I was worried that Fang'er's body had some problems, as most girls would have their first period around 14 or 15 years old, but Fang'er still hadn't gotten hers.

  "Thanks, Mom." Su Xiao Fan took it and hastily rushed back to her own room.

  After changing into new clothes, I picked up the dirty laundry and prepared to go wash it.

  "Fan'er, give it to me. Grandma will help you wash it clean tomorrow morning. You can't touch water now, do you know that? And don't eat anything spicy or stimulating." Ye Shi walked out of the room and took the clothes from her hand.

  "Ah, thank you, Grandma." Su Xiaofan felt that her lower abdomen seemed to have grown a few more inches than before. Could it be true that she had been soaking for too long?

  "If you're uncomfortable, we can sleep here tonight." Xiao Yimeng saw that she seemed a bit off and asked from the doorway.

  Su Xiaofan furrowed her brow and thought for a moment before saying: "Let's go back anyway, otherwise what if your parents have an opinion about it tomorrow?"

  "My dad is easy to talk to." Xiao Yimeng's face was thoughtful, but there's nothing to worry about on his father's side, it's definitely going to be his mother who will find all sorts of trouble.

  "Alright, let's go." Su Xiaofan pulled Xiao Yiming's hand, and it was still not very painful to hurry back now, otherwise, who knows, maybe after a while, they wouldn't be able to move at all.

  Although I've changed bodies, there's a premonition in my heart that makes me feel like everything will still be the same as it was before.

  "Grandma, we'll go first." Su Xiaofan said softly to Ye Shi behind her before leaving the house.

  "Alright, it's dark outside, be careful." Ye stood at the gate, watching the two of them disappear into the distance before entering the house.

  The two of them quickly returned to the mansion without a word.

  Su Xiaofan entered the room and snuggled into her quilt, wrapping herself tightly in a thin blanket.

  "Does it hurt?" Xiao Yimiao stood by the bed, looking at her tightly furrowed brow.

  Su Xiaofan nodded silently with her eyes closed.

  "Do you want to eat something?" Xiao Yimò didn't actually understand much about women's matters, but since his father had been extremely concerned about his mother's monthly affairs in the past, he had unconsciously picked up some common knowledge over time.

  Su Xiaofan slightly opened her eyes and looked at Xiao Yimeng: "Little treasure, come on, tell sister how old you are?"

  "Why ask this suddenly?" Xiao Yimiao furrowed her brow and decided to go to the kitchen to see if there was still anyone around.

  "There's always a feeling that you're not a kid, but you're obviously still a kid. " Su Xiao Fan curled up into a ball, and due to the pain, he even broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead.

  "Endure for a while, I'll go and get someone to bring you some food." Xiao Yimiao turned around and walked out.

  After he left, Su Xiaofan lifted up the thin quilt that had been wrapped around her body and curled up, rolling over on the bed.

  "Little master, do you need anything?" Xiao Sheng had previously heard from the housekeeper that the little master and the young mistress had gone out together before, so he decided to come over and ask about the situation. After all, the little master was very good at living in the mansion, perhaps there were things he needed that hadn't been prepared in the house.

  "Is anyone else in the kitchen?" Xiao Yimiao glanced at him sideways, why did she see him as soon as she walked out of the room, had he been waiting around here all along?

  "Is young master hungry?" A servant beside Xiao Sheng made a gesture with his eyes, and the man quickly ran off.

  Xiao Yimo walked forward silently, not intending to say anything to him.

  Xiao Sheng saw this and didn't think it was good to continue asking questions.

  After a lot of fuss, Xiao Yimeng brought in a steaming hot sweet soup into the room.

  "Get up and have something to eat." Xiao Yi Mo frowned, looking at Su Xiao Fan who was curled up into a ball and rolling around on the bed.

  "I'm not eating. But little treasure, go put the bowl down, don't get burned." Su Xiaofan was in so much pain that she felt dizzy and didn't want to get up at all.

  "Listen, it's better to eat something. You haven't eaten anything all night." Xiao Yimiao placed the sweet soup on the table and was about to walk over to pick her up, but found that his small body was really useless. If he could recover, he would be able to carry her directly.

  Su Xiaofan continued to roll around on the bed, then reluctantly got up, struggled to move to the edge of the bed, and forced down a few mouthfuls before crawling back onto the bed: "Can't do it, won't eat anymore, feel like throwing up."

  Xiao Yi Mo was a bit worried, thinking about whether to call Xiao Yu Shu over to take a look at her, but hesitated, after all, women have those few days every month.

  And at this point they might have all fallen asleep already.

  It wasn't until dawn broke that the pain eased slightly, and Su Xiaofan finally fell into a deep sleep.

  Everyone in the hall was waiting for them to have breakfast.

  Xiao Yimao walked over slowly and sat down with a calm expression: "She's not feeling well, let's eat first."

  "What's wrong?" Xiao Lian picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

  "Next month's matter is settled, where's Mother?" Xiao Yimò also started eating.

  "She can't get up, I'll take her back to the room in a while." Xiao Lian's eyes flashed with a satisfied smile, and after venting out for a whole night, the unpleasant feeling of being abandoned by her finally eased.

  Xiao Yimian's expression didn't change as he replied: "At your age, you should be more careful."

  Xiao Lian's displeased slanted eyes swept over: "Is Meng Er saying that I'm old?"

  "It's a person who has grown old, but the treasured sword is still young, right?" Xiao Yimeng glanced over with a hint of disdain.

  "Still getting old?" Xiao Lian's jade-like complexion changed slightly.

  "...envy didn't plan to continue talking to him about this anymore, every time he brought up this issue, it would always be endless."

  Everyone at the table had their eyes fixed on the two of them, who always managed to quarrel over astonishing topics in such a calm manner.

  "Is Junior Brother Huā Fēi Chén going to return to the valley with us?" Xiao Líng also gave up continuing the previous topic, turning her head to ask Huā Fēi Chén. Although he was also considered a person of Bǎi Shòu Gǔ (Hundred Beasts Valley), he rarely entered the valley and had always lived in the Bǎi Shòu Lín (Hundred Beasts Forest) at the entrance of the valley.

  "Good." Hua Fei put down the chopsticks in her hand, and said that she would return to the valley, but somehow felt a little reluctant. She still missed Su Xiao Fan's wine, and here, she could eat all kinds of delicious food made by her every day.

  "Master, aren't you going to stay with us and go back together?" Xiao Yi Mo actually wanted to keep him, on the one hand, someone would accompany himself, on the other hand, he always felt that Master was happier living outside for a few days.

  "Hua Fei thought for a moment and then said in a low voice: 'Let's go out again another day, anyway, you won't be able to stay here for more than a few months, will you?'"

  Xiao Yimò nodded lightly after hearing this.

  "About the young master's childhood bride..." An old man walked over from another table, standing behind Xiao Yimeng with a hesitant expression.

  "What's wrong with her?" Xiao Yimiao put down his chopsticks and picked up a towel from the side to wipe his mouth.

  "Shouldn't the young master choose a girl from within the valley as his bride?" The speaker was Xiao Xuan, an elder with considerable prestige in the valley.

  Xiao Yimeng turned around and looked up at him with a firm gaze: "Shouldn't I have the right to make my own choices?"

  "This is natural, but..." Xiao Xuan looked at the others sitting there with a difficult expression. Obviously, it was something they had all discussed and agreed upon, yet now only he himself came out to say it. Shouldn't everyone come together to talk to Master Gu?

  "It's none of your business anyway, I've eaten enough, you can take your time." Xiao Yimiao said as he jumped off the stool and walked out of the hall.

  "I've finished eating too, I'll go deliver lunch to Yunji." Xiao Ling also stood up and prepared to head out.

  "Master of the valley, it's about Young Master's matter." Xiao Xuan still didn't want to give up after all. He had heard that Su Xiaofan was just an ordinary woman, how could she be worthy of Young Master?

  It's not necessary to find a perfect match, but at least find a woman who can help the young master with some chores in the future. The women from poor rural families are probably of no use to the young master.

  "Mò ér chǔ shì rú hé, nǐ men yīng gāi dōu hěn qīng chǔ le cái duì, tā xuǎn dìng de rén qǐ bù shì páng rén shuō jǐ jù jiù kě yǐ gǎi biàn de? Nǐ men hái shì xǐng le zhè diǎn xīn ba, chèn zhe réng zài zhè biān de shí rì, nǐ men kě yǐ qù duō liǎo jiě xiǎo fán de shì, bì jìng rì hòu tā yě shì yào qù dào gǔ zhòng de."

  Translation:

  "You should all be very clear about how Mo'er handles things. The person he has chosen is not someone who can be changed by a few words from others. You might as well give up on this idea. While you are still here, you can go and learn more about Xiao Fan's situation. After all, she will also be going to the valley in the future."

  Xiao Leng finished speaking in a gentle voice, then lifted her foot and walked out, taking the prepared meal from Xiao Sheng's hands outside the door and carrying it back to the room.

  "Xiao Changfu, think of a way too." Xiao Xuan looked at Xiao Changfu who had been silent all along. Since he and the others arrived here, he had been very quiet, and even when they were discussing in private, he didn't say a word.

  Xiao Changfu slowly finished a bowl of soup before responding, "Uncle Xuan, I'm really powerless to do anything about this matter. Moreover, I quite like that little Fan kid, she's not a bad person, and the young master is also good with her. The key point is, the young master likes her."

  "The young master is still young, perhaps he doesn't even know what it means to like something." Xiao Xuan shook his head in disagreement with Xiao Changfu's words. Although the young master occasionally went out, he often stayed in the valley and only came into contact with people from the valley, so no one had ever told him what love was all about.

  Xiao Yushu stood up: "How does Lao Zhang know that brother doesn't even know what it means to like someone?"

  Xiao Xuan furrowed his brow and looked over: "Which one of you knows?"

  "Even if you didn't know before, my brother knows now. You're too late to intervene." Xiao Yushu said, then pulled Xiao Yuqiong up: "Sister, let's go back to our room."

  "Fine." Xiao Yuqiong pouted and reluctantly got up to leave with him.

  Even if I don't want to go with him, there's no reason to refuse, because I promised him last night. During this period of staying here, except for the time when I sleep at night, I must not leave his sight. It seems that dealing with Su Xiaofan can only wait until she comes to the valley later.

  It may be difficult for her to deal with herself outside, but once she returns to the valley, that's her own territory.

  "Uncle Xuan, let the kids handle their own affairs, don't worry about it unnecessarily." Xiao Changfu stood up with a smile and walked to Xiao Xuan's side: "The weather isn't very hot today, I'll take you all out for a walk."

  Xiao Xuan sighed helplessly and then nodded.

  "Finally... they're all gone." Xiao Yuanfeng ate his meal in big mouthfuls, these people were present, he couldn't even eat with a peace of mind.

  Xiao Yuanqiu shook his head and smiled wryly. His younger brother had been a problem child in the valley since childhood, often lectured by the elders, perhaps leaving psychological shadows behind. Every time he faced these elders, he became extremely tense.

  But Mo Di has bullied him countless times, why can't he remember not to provoke Mo Di?

  "What are you going to do today?" Shuiling was originally brought by Shuiyunji, and since Shuiyunji wasn't around today, she herself didn't know what to do either.

  "I don't know, let's just take a walk around. Do you want to come with us?" Xiao Yuanqiu shook her fan several times.

  "I..."

  Shuiling'er had just begun to speak when she saw Xiao Yimeng rushing over in a hurry.

  "Mo Di, what's going on?" Xiao Yuanqiu stood up and closed the fan in his hand.

  "Hasn't that woman arrived? Why is there no one in the house?" Xiao Yimiao frowned.

  "Master and Mistress have just left the mansion, they should be heading home." A maid who was collecting bowls and chopsticks from another table spoke up with her head bowed.

  Xiao Yimao nodded slightly and replied: "I know."

  Xiao Yuanqiu smiled and looked at Shuiling'er: "Let's go together."

  "He hasn't come back yet."

  In Su Xiaofan's courtyard, Ye Shi replied with a puzzled expression.

  "Didn't come back?" Xiao Yimiao raised an eyebrow, where could he go if he didn't come back?

  "I'll go back and get the household guards to search everywhere." Xiao Yuanqiu quickly turned around and flew far away with his light skill.

  Just now, Mo Di heard that she hadn't returned in an instant, his expression was extremely flustered. Perhaps it's really like he said before, someone wants to deal with Xiao Fan. Then from Fu Shu's house to her home, this section of the road shouldn't be too long, and it's daytime, so it shouldn't be that someone would make a move at this time. Even if they want to deal with her, they wouldn't be so rash. In short, let's confirm first, whether she might have gone somewhere else before thinking about these things.

  Ye's family was surprised to see the quickly departing back, although it was not uncommon to see people with martial arts skills occasionally entering the city, but in such a rural area, they had never seen this legendary light work before.

  Xiao Yimò walked into the house with a worried look on her face, her heart filled with countless anxieties. Earlier, she had heard from Lan Ming that someone might be targeting her recently, so when she suddenly couldn't find her, many bad premonitions arose in her mind.

  Halfway up the mountain, Su Xiaofan glared angrily at several black-clad men standing not far away. What kind of world is this? Black-clad men dare to openly assassinate in broad daylight.