GBP Chapter 184 Orchid Valley
Chapter 184 Orchid Valley
On the morning of the 11th, the town's streets were bustling with people, and the restaurant was doing a brisk business, with the waiters busy as they went. Meanwhile, Yun Mohan and Xing Xuanli were packing their belongings in their wing room. Yun Mohan, worried that his wife might be tired, asked her to rest nearby.
Yun Mohan stared at her bright and charming eyes and said softly, "Li'er, take a rest. Leave the rest of the work to me. Don't let yourself get too tired."
Xing Xuanli smiled slightly, a gentle glint in her eyes. She shook her head gently and said softly, "Han, I'm fine. Let's pack together so we can get ready faster. Besides, I want to help you with some of the burden." As she spoke, she continued to sort the clothes, her movements skillful and light. Seeing this, Yun Mohan felt a warm current in his heart and gave up. The two of them worked together, and the air was filled with warmth and sweetness.
Yun Mohan couldn't change the current situation and could only accept it helplessly. He stroked her head and said with a smile, "Okay! Let's go together."
There was a knock on the door. Yun Mohan stopped what he was doing, frowned, and asked in a cold tone, "Who's outside?"
The waiter called out from outside the door, "Would you like to have your meal, my dear guests?"
Yun Mohan responded calmly: "Thank you, but it's not necessary." He and Xing Xuanli were both cultivators and had already reached the stage of fasting. Even if they needed to eat, they would only eat delicacies rich in spiritual energy.
After hearing this, the waiter stopped disturbing them and turned away.
Yun Mohan waved his hand, and the luggage he had just packed was instantly put into his storage ring.
Yun Mohan said to Xing Xuanli, "Li'er, let's go."
Xing Xuanli agreed softly, and Yun Mohan took her hand and left the room together.
The two arrived at the first floor and handed the key to the room to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper took the key and asked with a smile: "Dear guests, was your stay last night comfortable?"
Yun Mohan nodded slightly and responded politely, "It's okay." His eyes did not linger on the shopkeeper for too long, but scanned around, as if looking for something.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper knew that this guest was no ordinary person, so he said even more respectfully, "If you two need anything else, please let us know. Although our shop is small, we will do our best to satisfy you."
Xing Xuanli smiled softly, her voice as sweet as a silver bell: "Shopkeeper, you are too polite. We have no other requests. We just want to ask if there are any scenic spots or rare treasures nearby."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's eyes flashed with surprise, but then he regained his composure and slowly said, "You've really asked the right person. Nearby, there's a place called 'Orchid Valley.' It's said that orchids abound in the valley, their fragrance intoxicating. There's also legend that the orchids there can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, blossoming into truly magical flowers. However, that place is remote, and the mountain roads are rugged. If you're interested in going there, you'd better be careful."
Yun Mohan's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. Youlan Valley? It sounded like an interesting place. He turned to look at Xing Xuanli, only to see her looking back at him, her eyes gleaming with curiosity and anticipation.
So, Yun Mohan said to the shopkeeper, "Thank you for your guidance, shopkeeper. We two are just thinking of going and seeing it for ourselves."
The shopkeeper smiled and nodded, then took out a map from behind the counter and handed it to Yun Mohan: "This is the route map to Youlan Valley, you two can refer to it. I wish you two a pleasant journey and a safe return."
Yun Mohan took the map, smiled at Xing Xuanli, and prepared to embark on the journey to Youlan Valley.
The woman in white sitting beside him watched Yun Mohan's receding figure for a long time, unable to extricate herself. She whispered to herself, "That young man is obviously extraordinary. If she can win his favor, her family will no longer treat her coldly."
The woman in white left the restaurant and returned to her mansion. Just then, her younger sister came towards her. This younger sister was not her biological sister, but the daughter of her father's concubine.
The woman in white glanced at the other person and walked straight to her own yard. The sister in yellow was angry at the woman's indifferent attitude and stamped her feet anxiously.
The woman in yellow said angrily: "Hualong! You rude person, how dare you ignore me!" The woman in white was named Hua Rong, the legitimate daughter of the Hua family of Beilin Kingdom. The person who was ignored by Hua Rong was Hua Mei, the most favored concubine's daughter of the Hua family of Beilin Kingdom.
Hua Rong returned to her courtyard boudoir, sat at her dressing table, and stared at herself in the mirror, recalling the moment she had caught a glimpse of Yun Mohan from afar in the restaurant and had fallen deeply in love with him. Unaware of the relationship between Yun Mohan and Xing Xuanli, the woman beside him in an elegant pink silk dress, she muttered to herself, "Could that girl be the young master's sister?" If Xing Xuanli heard someone mistakenly think she was Yun Mohan's sister, she would probably roll her eyes and let them figure it out for themselves.
At this moment, Yun Mohan and Xing Xuanli had arrived at the Youlan Valley, as the restaurant owner had directed them. Youlan Valley lay on the border between the Beilin and Xilan kingdoms. Yun Mohan held Xing Xuanli's hand tightly as they stepped deeper into the valley. He gestured for her to hold his hand, and she meekly nodded in agreement.
Suddenly, they heard a few conversations and the calls of birds and animals in the valley. Yun Mohan, holding Xing Xuanli, jumped lightly and landed steadily on a branch. He stared intently at the ground below, trying to figure out what was happening.
Yun Mohan stood tall and straight atop the tree, his inky black hair flowing gently in the breeze. His white robe, whiter than snow, accentuated his ethereal, moon-like demeanor. Beside him, Xing Xuanli resembled a fairy, clad in a lavender gauze dress, her sleeves fluttering as if she could ride the wind away at any moment. The two of them stood quietly at the treetop, holding their breath and listening intently to the sounds coming from below.
A burly man looked at another man in a gorgeous blue brocade robe with disdain and sneered, "Haha, isn't this the high and mighty and noble Seventh Prince of Beilin Kingdom? How come you have the leisure to wander around here today!" His words were full of undisguised sarcasm.
Hearing this, Yun Mohan frowned slightly, and a subtle light flashed in his deep eyes. At the same time, Xing Xuanli turned to look at him, and their eyes met in the air, and in an instant, they exchanged a meaningful look, showing understanding.
The Seventh Prince remained unmoved by the burly man's taunts, and he didn't respond. Seeing this, the burly man taunted the Seventh Prince even more boldly, laughing heartily. He recounted a time when the Seventh Prince had lost a duel with him, and his fiancée had abandoned him when he was seriously injured, instead offering to become his concubine to the burly man.
The maidservant beside the prince was so angry when she saw others insulting her own prince in such a way that she was shaking all over. She pointed at the burly man and kept saying "you, you, you" without being able to finish a sentence.
The Seventh Prince's other maid sneered, "She's just a fickle woman, yet the eldest prince treasures her like a treasure."
The eldest prince didn't take the maid's ridicule seriously. A playful smile hung on the corner of his mouth, as if to say, "The servants around the seventh prince are all very sharp-tongued."
The seventh prince simply said, "Please don't be offended, my dear prince. I have indeed spoiled the little girl too much. I hope you won't take it to heart." His words revealed his deep love for the maid.