Chapter 27: Ouyang Xue's Visit (1)

The next morning.

When Lie Xingyuan had waked up, she was feeling lightheaded. She had remembered that she had a sudden high fever and that she had crawled to her bed. But now she was perfectly alright and even her fever was also gone.

But when she had fully opened her eyes, she was startled to see Lu Qingyun sleeping at the side of her bed and saw an emptied bowl lying next to his fingers. Had he been attending to her throughout the night?

Yan'Er yawned lazily, "Big sister, you've awakened?"

Lie Xingyuan was startled and she was gasping with shock when she saw a floating little girl that was hovering above. "You are…"

Yan'Er replied, "I am Yan'Er, master's spirit entity."

Lie Xingyuan was startled and she was staring at Yan'Er in disbelief, "You are a sentient spirit entity?"

Lu Qingyun was aroused from his sleep by the noises and he was startled that Lie Xingyuan was now talking to Yan'Er.

Lie Xingyuan was suddenly flushing when she saw that Lu Qingyun had awakened. She lowered her glances shyly and said, "Thank you."

She knew that he was the one that had attended to her fever. From the look of it, his medicine was quite effective.

Lu Qingyun smiled weakly, "I am glad that you are alright now. About Yan'Er, please don't tell anyone about it, alright?"

Lie Xingyuan nodded as she said weakly, "I promise. You are indeed special. I have never expected that your golden roc flame will actually be a sentient spirit. This is like one in a thousand."

She was actually also thinking,: He is not a good-for-nothing cultivator. Even if he doesn't have the golden roc flame, he is still a good person. He has attended to me throughout the night. If not for him, I would be still be very sick…

Then she shyly said to Lu Qingyun, "Thank you."

Lu Qingyun smiled, "You don't have to thank me. It is just a small matter for me."

Then he said to Yan'Er, "Return to my inner spiritual sea now."

Yan'Er reluntantly nodded before vanishing.

Lu Qingyun then turned to Lie Xingyuan as he asked with concern, "How's your fever? Are you feeling much better now?"

Lie Xingyuan smiled, "I am totally fine now. It is like I've never got a fever."

Then she lowered her eyes to say melancholy, "I wonder if I will be punished by our acting sect leader or not…"

"Of course not. She is perfectly fine with you." He quickly comforted her. "And why should she punish you for?"

Lie Xingyuan looked at him with a soft gasp, "Really?! But yesterday at the inn..."

Lu Qingyun smiled as he interrupted her, "I can promise you that. Even if sect leader wants to punish you, I will not let her punish you, alright?"

He now knows that she was sick because she was thinking too much. That was why he was now trying to comfort her.

Lie Xingyuan sighed softly, "I really hope so that it is the case."

Lu Qingyun took out the box of Heavenly Lotus Tea Leaves and showed it to her, "Alright. Now that you are feeling better, I'm going to boil us some of these."

Lie Xingyuan was startled as she stared at the box of Heavenly Lotus Tea Leaves, gasping at the quantity that she was seeing now. "How did you get so many of these Heavenly Lotus Tear Leaves?"

Lu Qingyun laughed weakly, "My master gives it to me."

Lie Xingyuan was stunned as she muttered, "She is…this rich?"

She was also thinking at the same time: Did he know how much this box of Heavenly Lotus Tea Leaves actually cost? It was sufficient to maintain the upkeep of the entire Heavens Ridge Villa for three years. His master is really truly generous toward him.

Lu Qingyun laughed as he started to boil the Heavenly Lotus Tea, "You have just recovered so let me boil this tea for the two of us instead."

Lie Xingyuan slowly nodded and was secretly touched by Lu Qingyun's gesture.

Soon, Lu Qingyun and Lie Xingyuan were happily appreciating the Heavenly Lotus Tea in their abode when a beautiful voice greeted them from the outside, "Senior brother, your junior sister Ouyang Xue is here to pay you a visit. May I step into your abode?"

They were both startled that Ouyang Xue was actually here.

Lie Xingyuan took a wry look at Lu Qingyun as she said quietly, "It seems that your future fiancée is here to see you."

Lu Qingyun smiled awkwardly to Lie Xingyuan before he shouted out aloud, "Please come in."

He was thinking of finding an opportunity to return her the precious sword. Now that she was actually here, it was the perfect time to do so.

Ouyang Xue gracefully walked into the room and she took great care to be respectful. When she saw them, she smiled. "Senior brother, junior sister, how is your day today?"

Although she still looked astonishing beautiful but she looked tired and her eyes were slightly red.

Lu Qingyun politely said, "I am good. I like to thank Elder Ouyang for bringing me to the Heavenly Lotus Teahouse yesterday."

However Ouyang Xue was not paying any attention to him. She was gasping softly when she had realized that they had the Heavenly Lotus Tea that was spreading out on the table and she could sniff its aromatic fragrance.

"This is…the Heavenly Lotus Tea? You actually have it with you and so many of the Heavenly Lotus Tea Leaves?" Ouyang Xue asked bewilderedly.

Lu Qingyun smiled weakly, "My master gives it to me yesterday."

He quickly said, "There is more than enough for all of us. Please have a seat while we chat."

Ouyang Xue slowly nodded as she thought: Sect Leader Qin was at the Heavenly Lotus Teahouse yesterday so it is very likely that she had brought it for Lu Qingyun. She is really a nice master to him. Did he know how expensive these Heavenly Lotus Tea Leaves are?

Lu Qingyun asked curiously, "Maiden Ouyang…erm…junior sister, what brings you here today?"

Ouyang Xue inhaled a soft sigh, "Actually I am here to…"

She looked extremely awkward and suddenly it was difficult for her to express her thoghts out.

Lie Xingyuan smiled bitterly as she looked at her, "Let me guess. You can't sleep well last night because something is troubling you. So you want senior brother to mediate with Sect Leader Qin and you?"

Ouyang Xue gasped, "How did you know?"