The Jianghu was not peaceful recently.
Just after the New Year, Gu Mansion received an early warning that a large number of martial artists were coming to attack.
As the culprit of this matter, Yin Yin thought that Gu Zibi, the young master of the Gu family, was really innocent. And so she discussed with Ling Long how they should help him.
As a result of the discussion, the two decided to travel all the way to Gu Mansion in Songlin County.
Songlin County is a water town. It is famous for the beautiful women riding in painted boats and their soft and exquisite voices.
As the largest special service business in Songlin County, Poinsettia has a complete industrial chain and has penetrated into all aspects of the County.
In the middle of severe winter, the river water of Cuihu Lake was still rippling. Even the towering wishing tree on the banks was still a little verdant.
An exquisite boat was quietly resting on the center of the green lake.
Ling Long picked Yin Yin up and lightly tapped his toes on the ground, bringing up waves of rippling water. After a few leaps, they lightly landed on the side of the ship.
Yin Yin got down from Ling Long’s arms and silently applauded him. “Husband’s treading step is really gorgeous.”
Ling Long chuckled and tapped Yin Yin’s nose. “Okay. Don’t mess around.”
They were laughing together when a girl in a pink coat came out to greet them.
The girl has red lips and white teeth, a graceful figure, and a pair of dark eyes that seemed to be hiding thousand of words that was waiting to be told.
“Are you Young Master and Lady Lin?” The girl bowed to Yin Yin and Ling Long and asked softly.
“Yes.” Yin Yin looked at her and her eyes lit up. “The girls in Songlin County are really different from those in the capital. All of them look so fresh as if they could drip out water with just a pinch.”
After hearing Yin Yin’s words, the girl smiled artfully. “Lady Lin is teasing. Cuicui’s appearance is less than a fraction of the Lady’s.”
Yin Yin blinked at Cuicui. “Look at you. Miss Cuicui is not only beautiful, but even your mouth is so sweet.”
Cuicui covered her mouth and laughed twice. She then turned and opened the curtain behind her. “Lady, don’t tease Cuicui anymore. It’s freezing cold outside. Please come in quickly, Lady and Young Master Lin.”
Ling Long led Yin Yin inside the painted boat. It was very elegantly decorated with a few calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls. There was a fire burning in front of the table. On top of it was a small celadon censer with lit incense, which was emitting light smoke and a faint scent of pine and cypress.
“Miss, Young Master and Lady Lin are here.” Cuicui waited for Ling Long and Yin Yin to enter the boat before putting down the curtains and walking in.
Sitting in the table, a woman with delicate makeup was playing the Qin. Hearing Cuicui’s words, she got up to greet them.
Seeing Ling Long, the woman was stunned for a moment, and then she saluted him. “I’ve seen Young Master Lin.” Her voice is as gentle as a yellow oriole.
Ling Long nodded to her. “You don’t need to be polite. It was me who has troubled Miss Luo Ying this time.”
Luo Ying lowered her eyes and smiled. Yin Yin’s mind suddenly came up with the sentence ‘a smile that can charm a whole city’. “What is the Young Master saying? Luo Ying is happy to have such distinguished guest like you.” She turned her head to look at Cuicui and ordered, “Cuicui, serve tea.”
“Yes.” Cuicui replied. She walked to the stove fire, picked up the teapot that had been burning, and began to pour tea for Ling Long.
Ling Long and Yin Yin sat down on the soft couch opposite the table, and Luo Ying sat back in front of the Qin.
After Cuicui poured tea for Ling Long and Yin Yin, she put on a few plates of exquisite snacks and retreated behind Luo Ying.
Luo Ying’s slender and delicate hands slid on the Qin’s body and gentle notes flowed from her fingertips. “I heard Young Master Lin say that Lady Lin wants to listen to music from a painted boat. I don’t know which song Lady Lin wants to listen to?”
“Err……” In the face of such a charming beauty, Yin Yin touched her nose uncomfortably. “Just sing a song that you are good at.”
Cuicui chuckled from the side and said to Yin Yin, “It’s not that I am praising my family’s Miss, but my Miss is the number one in the Poinsettia painted boat. She is good at everything.”
“Cuicui, don’t be rude.” Luo Ying softly interrupted Cuicui’s words, her pair of beautiful eyes filled with water. Yin Yin was looked at and she received a shock in her heart.
She subconsciously glanced at Ling Long.
Such a beauty, even she can’t control her reaction, let alone Ling Long!
Ling Long was still calmly drinking the tea in his hand. Noticing Yin Yin’s eyes, he turned his head and met her gaze. “What’s the matter?”
“……N-nothing.” Yin Yin turned her head away with a flushed face.
Luo Ying gave a low chuckle. She said to Yin Yin, “How about I’ll play <<A Butterfly falls in love with a Flower>> for Lady Lin?”
“Very good, very good.” Yin Yin quickly nodded.
Luo Ying’s ten fingers moved slightly and began to play.
“Chrysanthemums by the railings wilt in the mist, the orchids weep dew. Inside the silken bed canopy, it is slightly cold; swallows fly in pairs.
The bright moon does not know the bitterness of parting; its slanting light penetrates my painted window until daybreak.
……”
With the melodious sound of the zither, the beautiful singing voice, and looking at the picturesque beauty in front of her, Yin Yin finally understood why the Poinsettia business was so good.
Any man can’t continue to resist it ah!
She glanced at Ling Long again. He still looked as usual and was just listening to the tune quietly. Yin Yin snorted in her heart. If I were not here this time, would you still be so calm?
Ling Long suddenly turned his head and looked at Yin Yin with a pair of smiling eyes. Yin Yin suddenly felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.
Ling Long leaned forward slightly and kissed Yin Yin on the forehead. He said in a gentle voice, “You said you wanted to come and listen to the music. What are you imagining about now?”
Yin Yin flattened her mouth and stubbornly said, “I am not imagining things!”
Ling Long smiled and helped tighten the clothes around her neck before he began to listen to the song once again.
On the side, Cuicui couldn’t help sighing in her heart. It was the first time she met someone who came to a painted boat to listen to music while bringing their own girl– and this girl was even his wife!
Originally, a handsome and gentle person like Young Master Lin was a rare visitor to them. Only a character like Young Master Lin can be worthy of her Miss Luo Ying. It’s just a pity that Young Master Lin has already married a wife.
Thinking of this, Cuicui’s eyes fell on Yin Yin again. This Lady Lin can be regarded as a beauty and she looks like a young lady from a rich family at first glance. She is also a good match with Young Master Lin.
Cuicui sighed again in her heart for the second time. Say, how could Lady Lin be so lucky? It was because she’s born from a good family that she could find a husband like Young Master Lin, but her lady……
Cuicui’s eyes dimmed. Why is her young lady so miserable? She wonder if Young Master Lin is willing to take a concubine?
She remembered the scene where Ling Long kissed Yin Yin just now, and felt that Young Master Lin was afraid of losing Lady Lin. It must be impossible to take a concubine or something.
Before Luo Ying’s song was finished, the ship suddenly shook violently. The tea cup Yin Yin was holding also shook. The hot tea splashed out and spilled on her hand.
“Faintly, are you okay?” Ling Long took Yin Yin’s hand nervously and inspected it carefully. Yin Yin’s hands were red, but fortunately, there were no blisters.
Ling Long raised his head in displeasure. “What is going on?”
Cuicui hurriedly said, “I will go out to have a look, Young Master Lin, don’t take offense.”
Yin Yin squeezed Ling Long’s hand and said, “I’m fine.”
Ling Long’s brows frowned slightly. “It’s all red like this, and you still say it’s fine?”
Before Yin Yin had time to speak, Cuicui’s scream came from the outside. Several people looked at the door at the same time.
Cuicui retreated from the door with her back to them. Then next came the sharp tip of a sword pointing straight at her throat.
A big man holding the sword in his hand also came in, followed by a few thugs behind him.
Ling Long’s eyebrows moved and looked at the several new people calmly.
The leader had a scar on his face, which stretch from the right side of his forehead near his eye extending to his right cheek. It looked ferociously terrifying. As soon as he entered the door, he put away the sword in his hand and looked at Luo Ying with an obscene smile. “As soon as I heard the enchanting song on this Cuihu Lake, I knew that Miss Luo Ying must be here.”
Luo Ying frowned and looked at the big man in distaste. “I am entertaining guests. Please go out.”
“Guest?” The big man turned his head and glanced at Ling Long. “What a pretty boy ah. Miss Luo Ying, this kind of pretty boy is useless.” After the big man finished speaking, the small-time thugs behind him also laughed a few times.
Ling Long was not annoyed and just gently turned the teacup in his hand.
The big man did not receive the reaction he wanted from Ling Long, and he was a little disappointed. When his eyes glanced past Ling Long and saw Yin Yin behind him, they suddenly lit up. “Yo! There is still a hidden little beauty here?” He walked towards Yin Yin and laughed twice. “Your Poinsettia girls’ quality is really good.”
The teacup in Ling Long’s hand flew past the big man’s ear with a “whoosh”, and hot water spilled all over his face.
“It burns!” The big man jumped up and glared fiercely at Ling Long. “You bastard, do you know who this grandfather is? You dare to scald me with hot water?!”
Ling Long sneered. “You can still feel the hotness? Didn’t it say that dead pigs are not afraid of scalding water?”
“Who are you scolding for a pig?!” The big man seemed to be very angry and said to Ling Long with red eyes. “If I don’t give you a lesson today, you wouldn’t know how the word ‘dead’ was written!”
When the big man finished this sentence, he held up the sword in his hand and slashed towards Ling Long. Ling Long picked up a green bean from the plate and flicked it on the big man’s knee. The big man’s leg shook and he tumbled on the ground.
The boat swayed once again.
Seeing their boss falling flat on his face, the small-time thugs at the back all rushed towards Ling Long with their swords. Ling Long’s figure flickered. They only heard a few whacking sounds and all the people were already lying on the ground howling in pain.
Ling Long flicked the dust off his sleeves and said to the people on the ground, “I’ll give you a cup of tea time (ten minutes or so) to get out of the boat now.”
The people on the ground immediately got up to help each other. The big man did not forget to leave an old fashioned threatening sentence before he left.
Seeing the several people had left, Luo Ying stepped up to apologize, “I’m really sorry for disturbing Young Master’s festive mood.”
Ling Long looked at Luo Ying and said, “No matter. But I’m afraid they will come to trouble you again in the future.”
Luo Ying gracefully wrinkled her forehead. “Thank you for caring, Young Master. Luo Ying has her own countermeasures.”
Ling Long nodded and went to pull Yin Yin up. “We should go too.”
“Mm.” Yin Yin replied and followed him out of the painted boat. Ling Long picked her up and swept out of the lake as lightly as when he came.
Cuicui glanced at Luo Ying with some dissatisfaction. “Why didn’t you ask Young Master Lin for help? You can tell from a glance that he is not an ordinary person. If he’s willing to take action, he would surely be able to clean up that group of rouges.”
Luo Ying just shook her head and said, “This matter has nothing to do with Young Master Lin, so it is inconvenient to involve him. What’s more, Lady Lin was still by his side. If anything happens to Lady Lin because of this matter, how can we explain it to him?”
Cuicui originally wanted to say something, but in the end, she could only move the corners of her mouth without making a sound.
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