The Immortal Fire

Chapter 15: Lantern Festival

Time passed very quickly, not feeling the Lantern Festival had arrived. Liu Ying immediately packed up, this time she was wearing a pretty beautiful hanfu with some rose carvings on the lace section made from tule cloth.

Unmitigated, Jia Li also drenched her with some lip-brushing polish that was wiped thin. Her hair was half-stitched back, not too splashy and simple looking, but still impressed graceful.

The hanfu he used was also not completely frilly, Liu Ying remained wearing long trousers to cover his legs in the part of hanfu that had a hemisphere.

Liu Ying's appearance tonight could be called beautiful as well as mighty, plus a crooked sword hung on her back added to the impression of bravery.

"Does it have to be this big?" Liu Ying asked as Jia Li added a golden-colored and shiny hairpin on his head.

Jia Li nodded and continued his activities, while Fang Yao looked uneasy at the hairpin.

Fang Yao pulled a white jade hairpin from under his robe, he brushed off Jia Li's hand and removed the splashy makeup from Liu Ying's head.

"Get rid of that ugly iron! You look even prettier wearing this, Liu'er." Fang Yao said as she pinned the jade hairpin on Liu Ying's bun.

Jia Li became annoyed, "What the hell are you?! You're a man, how do you understand makeup."

The young man chipped towards Jia Li, then leaned his back against the wall.

"In hindsight, Fang Yao's hairpick was pretty good and simple. Where'd you get this, Ugly Fox?!" Liu Ying asked as he looked at the look of himself in the mirror.

The praise from Liu Ying made Jia Li even more upset, he felt rivaled.

"My hairpins are more beautiful and luxurious, you have to choose mine, Liu'er!"

"It looks like I'm going to wear a hairpick from Fang Yao alone. Sorry, yes, Jia Li. I think your hairpin doesn't suit me," Liu Ying said casually.

Fang Yao smiled slantedly as well as raised his eyebrows to Jia Li, intending to belittle the girl. "I told you, I know best what's best for Liu'er."

Jia Li violently threw the hairpin in her hand into the jewelry box, creating a clinking sound and the entire box fell apart.

The three boys also joined the Golden Lotus Clan's entourage, they set out on foot without being facilitated by any vehicles.

That night Liu Ying looked conspicuous compared to the other Clan disciples. The reason, the girl had never been seen wearing makeup though so that made everyone stare at her.

Especially Long Feiye, the young man looked surprised by Liu Ying's performance. He could not even turn his eyes away from Liu Ying for a few seconds. He instead felt that Liu Ying was a different person than before, Liu Ying also never again greeted and ignored him so that made Long Feiye become curious about the girl.

While Gu Xiulei also dressed up in his graceful style, wearing hanfu with lotus flower paintings on his arms and chest, also with head makeup full of glittering trinkets.

Gu Xiulei almost choked when he first saw Liu Ying's appearance, also accompanied by a sense of annoyance at feeling rivaled.

Shortly after walking, they passed through the city market. The entourage is allowed to shop for various items for some time, they are very enthusiastic.

"Liu'er, does this look good?" Fang Yao asked as he displayed a white-colored sword toy with a reddish lace from the tavern not far from Liu Ying.

Liu Ying then looked over the various types of small blades, he was slightly interested in the blade that Long Feiye was holding. Seeing Liu Ying watching the knife in his hand, Long Feiye also realized that Liu Ying liked the knife.

With an awkward smile Long Feiye handed the knife to Liu Ying so that the girl became confused, "... For you."

"Huh?"

"What the fuck are you?!" yelled Fang Yao approaching them.

Fang Yao pushed Long Feiye's body away from Liu Ying, "Don't approach him. A foolish man like you would only be a pest for Liu'er's life."

"What's your problem? You have no rights over Liu'er," Long Feiye swiftly brushed Fang Yao's hand off his chest.

"Then if I'm not entitled, does that mean you're entitled?"

Long Feiye took a few steps back while looking at Fang Yao with a gaze that implied hatred.

"I know I'm not entitled, but remember that you shouldn't interfere about anything between us." Long Feiye stepped foot from that place.

The young Fang clenched his teeth with his two fingers firmly clenched.

Fang Yao turned around and looked at liu Ying intensely, "You ... Don't like it anymore?"

Liu Ying was silent for a moment, he then nodded confidently making Fang Yao's gaze soften.

"I just like the knife, I think the raw materials are pretty good" Liu Ying sumringah said.

"And come to think of it, my taste of yesterday might just be a sense of awe. Cause I don't know exactly what it's like and like."

Fang Yao smiled sinisterly as he handed the sword toy he held in his hand, "Which do you like better?"

Liu Ying sparkled, he received the thing quickly and happily.

"Wahh! For me?"

Fang Yao nodded in affirmation, "Hmmm."

"Liu'er, do I still have a chance?" muttered Fang Yao slowly.

Liu Ying frowned as he felt strange with Fang Yao's words, "You mean, do you mean the chance to exit the sect?"

"I thought, it could be."

The young man smiled a bitter smile, he cursed his stupidity for saying the sentence earlier. He was aware that Liu Ying would never understand about something growing in his heart, something he did not know when to come and attend.

"Let's go, they've been waiting and the celebrations are about to begin."

The two humans immediately left after finishing their business, not realizing that there were several pairs of eyes that had been paying attention.

Then the market grew increasingly noisy, hundreds of lanterns and fireworks filled the night sky. The Golden Lotus Clan's entourage was beside the residence of mayor Wen and warmly welcomed by the host.

Several dignitaries and people of high status in Lianhua city also attended the invitation. One of them was the Song family, one of the ten most important families of his position in the Wei Empire.

Mr. Song Fan along with his extended family took part in the celebration. He had a son who was the same age as Long Feiye. A young man who is talented in the field of literature, smart to speak and quite handsome of course.

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