jdhmnovel Chapter 106 Grand Event
Chapter 106 Grand Event
This grand event in the inner courtyard of Fangyuan City lasted for seven days and seven nights.
At first, most of the people in the city were indifferent to the news, but as the rumors spread, the city gradually fell into a slow-burning state of revelry.
The woman in white was not hesitant to share her observations with the public; on the contrary, she seemed quite enthusiastic about it, observing carefully and reporting back to the steward sent by Zhen Su.
The wealthy and powerful families in the city decorated their homes with lanterns and colorful streamers, welcoming the noble ladies who had been diagnosed with the disease back to their boudoirs as if they were celebrating a happy occasion. Some even went so far as to take out a portrait of Luo Sifan, who was dressed in flowing robes, based on rumors, and place it in their own halls.
Some people are overjoyed, while others are naturally depressed.
Although Luo Sifan worked diligently, the harvest still depended on the right time and the right people. First, the favor was not evenly distributed, as people's looks and figures varied. Second, if the opportunity was not right, there would always be times when he missed the mark.
With their gates tightly shut, these past few days have seen the quiet return of female relatives, cutting off gossip and bringing peace and quiet to about half the households.
With the matter halfway through, most of the men who disdained involving their female relatives in this matter began to scheme. From morning till night, they thronged the homes of Zhen Su and other city stewards, all seeking an opportunity to fill in and cut in line.
Zhen Su received many benefits and heard a lot of flattery. She couldn't help but secretly praise the Venerable One for his foresight. If it weren't for the Venerable One's order to have three or five noble ladies attack at the same time, how would she have had the opportunity to satisfy the belated replacement request of these unruly people in Fangyuan City?
Luo Sifan didn't need her to worry at all. Food and drink were provided as readily as water. He was full of energy and showed no signs of weakness, not even pale or bruised. On the contrary, he became more and more fierce in battle.
This matter was so advanced that it was completely beyond her comprehension.
Perhaps only the smug beauty in white truly understands the secret.
By the end of the seventh day, apart from a few stubborn families, no new fighting force remained in the surrounding city for any families of any standing.
Those who failed repeatedly have already been put back in line, and those with particularly bad luck have had to try more than ten times.
Even the maids of the city's stewards, who abused their power for personal gain, were assigned to take the blame.
After being exposed to the teachings for several days, the group of maids lost all their reserve and seized this golden opportunity to advance their cultivation. They studied diligently and vowed to win over Luo Sifan. They competed with each other and put what they had learned and thought in the past few days to the extreme.
The chaos in the arena reached its peak on the seventh day.
Lin Qianxiu and Shu Hongyi are both cultivators, so a few days without food or drink is not a big deal. However, their appearance has become thinner and their expression is more haggard, as if they have not eaten or drunk for a year or two.
The actions of the woman in white are indeed beyond the comprehension of normal people.
Even the two Golden Core cultivators couldn't take it anymore. The constant buzzing of unwanted advances and the swaying of the main hall were unbearable. Even if they could close their eyes to avoid seeing it, they couldn't plug their ears, nor could they stop the railings in front of them from shaking so violently…
Besides, the two of them had gained varying degrees of experience from Luo Sifan, and they still harbored some inexplicable feelings for him.
For the two of them, seven days and seven nights of this was a truly grueling ordeal.
Luo Sifan's image in their hearts waned day by day. The only pleasure they found in their difficult days was probably in constantly cursing Luo Sifan, this group of scheming women who kept coming after her, and the inhuman mastermind behind them.
The room was quiet and everyone was resting. Luo Sifan, as if it were time to leave work, fell asleep immediately, sleeping soundly with loud snores.
Shu Hongyi and Lin Qianxiu hesitated for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh of relief, almost unable to catch their breath. It was finally over.
The ghosts of Fangyuan City were indeed trustworthy; they said seven days and it was seven days, without delaying for even a moment.
In the side room of the pavilion, Zhen Su and several cheerful city stewards were discussing the aftermath of the funeral, facing a large form on a desk. Upon receiving the report, their furrowed brows relaxed.
She washed and dried them, dried them and washed them again. If this wasn't finished soon, she would be in a difficult position regarding the bed sheets and blankets available in the city lord's mansion.
High-quality bedding is a rare luxury in Fangyuan City, which is isolated in a corner of the city.
Surely we can't let tattered clothes offend His Majesty's eyes?
"Congratulations, City Lord! Congratulations, City Lord!"
The deacons gathered around the forms, and after everything was settled, they showered Zhen Su with flattery.
The table lists offspring of Fang Yuancheng conceived within seven days, categorized into three grades: upper, middle, and lower, according to the white-clad beauty's words.
The middle-class children are the most numerous, but there is only one exceptional one, the firstborn child of Zhao Lingfei. The gender is unknown, but the child's talent is outstanding. Having won the favor of the Venerable One, the child is destined to be the leading talent of the future Fangyuan City.
Zhen Su knew perfectly well that while they were being polite on the surface, they were probably already secretly accusing her of having an unfair advantage and that the whole affair of winning the first prize was shrouded in secrecy.
All I can do right now is smile faintly:
"This matter concerns the secrets of Heaven. Zhen Su is of humble status and power, and has followed the arrangements of His Majesty and Lord Liezu. I am fortunate to have conceived this child, and I dare not claim any credit for it. Moreover, the future of Fangyuan City is uncertain, and we do not know what the future holds for this child. We will need the help of all of you, my aunts and uncles."
Although the deacons were unwilling, they all showed some relief upon hearing this. The crisis of Fangyuan City was like a sword hanging over their necks, reminding them that they should indeed think more about mutual assistance and cooperation, and cultivate a generation of Fangyuan City talents who could unite the two realms and roam the world of Yunzhou.
With the commotion in the side room temporarily over, Zhen Su hurriedly came to find the white-clad beauty, only to find an empty railing and a broken cup. The white-clad beauty who had been sitting idly there for seven days had vanished without a trace.
Shu Hongyi and Lin Qianxiu were suddenly lifted off the second-floor railing as if floating on clouds.
A faint fragrance lingered, and a white shadow swayed gently. The two women came to their senses and found themselves in a secluded forest.
As spiritual energy rekindled, the suppression of rules within the surrounding city vanished like ice melting and water dissolving.
The energy channels and acupoints that were locked away at this time also vanished without a trace.
The two women remained motionless, seizing the opportunity to adjust their breathing.
Beyond the secluded forest, a natural boulder juts out from a high cliff, upon which stands a beautiful woman in white, overlooking the world. Her figure is swayed by the mountain breeze, her ethereal beauty captivating, as if she has ascended to heaven or descended to earth.
"who are you?"
Lin Qianxiu stood up shakily, suppressing her anger, staring at the white-clad beauty's ethereal figure from behind, and questioned her in an unfriendly tone.
Her hoarse voice made Lin Qianxiu sound even more resentful.
Shu Hongyi winked at her sharply, trying to warn her to be careful.
After all, she had witnessed firsthand the unpredictable power of the white-clad beauty; a casual cup of sake in her hand could render her a cripple.
Unfortunately, Lin Qianxiu didn't even bother to glance at her. All the frustration and repression she had felt over the past seven days was directed at the white-clad beauty in front of her, who was suspected to be the mastermind behind it all.
A faint, almost imperceptible killing intent swept by, causing both women to simultaneously feel a tightness in their chests, which they dismissed as a hallucination born of exhaustion.
That was the uncontrollable disgust the beautiful woman in white felt upon hearing Lin Qianxiu's voice.
Fortunately, the woman in white didn't hold a grudge against Lin Qianxiu and managed to calm the anger before it disturbed Shu and Lin.
Even so, the woman in white coldly ignored Lin Qianxiu for a long time.
The three women endured the mountain wind in utter silence, each trying to keep the other company.