"Yes."
Without question, and without a moment's hesitation, Leng Shuang answered respectfully and immediately turned around to relay the orders to the Black Guards.
Upon receiving the orders, the Black Guards immediately carried it out. As Elder Yan had instructed them, that they were to unconditionally comply to that person's arrangements, and to not show the slightest disrespect to him.
Once the order to seal the mountain was issued, several travelers who were presently within the mountain come to admire the blossoms would naturally have to be driven away. Afterall, the Peach Blossom Monastery was on land that was privately owned and it was up to the owner whether he chose to allow people to come view the blossoms at the peach blossom forest, and if he refused, they would just have to leave.
As it was still rather early in the day, there hadn't been too many people in the peach blossom forest and it had only taken less than an hour to drive all the travelers out from the Peach Blossom Monastery's boundaries.
At that moment, Feng Jiu came to a pavilion yard within the Peach Blossom Monastery and she saw an elderly person dressed in grey robes sweeping the ground in the yard. She stopped in her tracks and asked: "All the servants here have left, why are you still here?"
The grey robed old man turned around holding the broom and looked at the red figure standing with his hands behind his back under the peach blossom tree in the yard to say: "I've swept these grounds for more than ten years and cannot bear to leave this place anymore."
Hearing that, Feng Jiu revealed a smile, her gaze falling upon the figure of the grey robed old man and a indiscernible glint flashed in her eyes before she said: "If you can't bear to leave, then continue to remain here then!"
The old man was surprised momentarily, he cast her a thoughtful glance before he continued to sweep the ground, no longer speaking.
Feng Jiu did not care about that and she turned away. After she left, the old man stopped and looked in the direction she left, and slowly retracted his gaze and continued to sweep the floor.
The grey robed old man was surprised as he glanced at the red figure and then went back to sweeping the floor, not saying another word.
Feng Jiu was unbothered as she turned and left. After she left, the old man paused and gazed in the direction the figure had disappeared before turning back to continue with his sweeping once again.
When Murong Yi Xuan who was accompanying Feng Qing Ge arrived at the Peach Blossom Monastery, they discovered that the Peach Blossom Monastery's new owner had ordered for the entire mountain to be sealed for three days.
Upon finding that out, he turned to Feng Qing Ge beside him and said: "We came at the wrong time. The place has been sealed for three days. We can only come back three days later."
As the mountain was sealed, Feng Qing Ge was feeling rather unhappy as she said: "Will you come with me three days later? What if you tell me you are busy at that time?"
Hearing that, Murong Yi Xuan smiled slightly and said in a gentle voice: "I won't. Since I promised you, I will definitely keep my word."
"That won't do, since we are already here, even if we can't go up the mountain, should we at least tour around the surrounding areas?" Saying that, she held onto Murong Yi Xuan's arm and continued on: "Big Brother Murong, walk around with me!"
"Alright." He nodded his head in agreement.
Hearing that, Feng Qing Ge's face lit up and she said happily: "Big Brother Murong, you're the best!"
Murong Yi Xuan smiled but did not say anything, but just accompanied her to stroll around as they took in the surrounding scenery.
Maybe it was because she detected his cold indifference, Feng Qing Ge was feeling slightly distraught. Her steps came to a stop suddenly as she looked at the person beside her. Biting on her lower lip gently, her voice tinged with a little aggrievement, she asked: "Big Brother Murong, do you not like me anymore?"
Murong Yi Xuan was startled and said: "What makes you say that?"
"Recently, I have been feeling that you seem rather indifferent towards me and unenthusiastic when you're with me." She glanced at him and then lowered her gaze: "In the past, you were not like this. Do you not like me anymore?"
"Silly girl, that's not true." He smiled as he stroked her head. "It's just that my heart is slightly troubled that's all."
"Huh?" She raised her eyes up to look at him inquiringly.
Murong Yi Xuan laughed and said: "The Ancient Sacred Beast descended in the Nine Entrapment Woods and till now, there has still been no news on who has gotten it. That incident had even attracted many powerful pugilist from other countries to come here and it is a matter that is of great importance to the Imperial Family. My heart has been rather troubled by this recently and my mood has in turn been affected, which must be what led to your imagination running wild."
After hearing what was said, Feng Qing Ge was finally relieved and she beamed brightly to say: "We already came all the way here so you should forget all of that for awhile. This mountain of peach blossoms has such beautiful scenery and that should be able to let you relax."
"Mmm." Murong Yi Xuan agreed and walked with Feng Qing Ge along a small path in the mountain.
Those three days, were enough for Feng Jiu to reorganize the Peach Blossom Monastery.
First, she changed the Peach Blossom Monastery into the Peach Blossom Ridge and she used everything within her knowledge to lay a spell around the Peach Blossom Ridge, separating the outer circle from the inner boundary. In this way, she would not have to worry about people mistakenly stumbling within the Peach Blossom Ridge, disturbing her peace.
The Peach Blossom Forest would still be available for travelers to admire and enjoy, but she set one rule, that a fee would be collected to enter the Peach Blossom Forest.
Three days later, quite a number of travelers came to the peach blossom mountain once again. When they found out that there was a fee to go into the Peach Blossom Forest, many of them were highly shocked.
"Just going up the mountain to admire flowers and we have to pay? What kind of a rule is that?"
"Exactly, we all didn't have to in the past! With such a huge plot of big peach tree forest, shouldn't it be opened up? Why is there a need to charge?"
Some people were indignant as they stared angrily at the several Black Guards standing guard at the entryway, feeling that it was highly unreasonable for them to be collecting money and it was entirely unacceptable.
Some others were more understanding as the Peach Blossom Forest was afterall private property and as they were entering the private property of others to tour inside, it was reasonable that they had to pay for it. Putting themselves in the owner's shoes, if it was a place of their family's, they wouldn't allow other people to come in to tour as they wished, or admire the sights whenever they wanted.
And the Black Guards were not that patient to explain it to the people and one of them swung his gaze upon the man who was shouting and said in a deep voice: "Pay if you want to enter, if you can't bear to part with money then just stand aside!"
The complainants having been called out like that, would naturally not want to admit that they were to stingy to spend money. Hence, they took out their money all red faced and then stomped into the Peach Blossom Forest fuming.
Not far away, Feng Qing Ge was holding Murong Yi Xuan's hand as she watched the scene in front, and she asked in puzzlement: "Did the owner of the Peach Blossom Monastery change? Isn't it said that this place is private property and it's not for sale? Who could be so capable that is able to buy over this place?"
Meanwhile, Murong Yi Xuan's gaze was fixed on the three Chinese characters with its wilful and uninhibited strokes that read Peach Blossom Ridge and his eyes were shining faintly as he could not help but say in praise: "Excellent writing!"
That wanton and liberal strokes in the characters were filled with a sharply uninhibited willfulness and just by looking at the characters, it could be seen that the person behind was free and unrestrained. When he thought about it, the person who wrote these three characters that read Peach Blossom Ridge, must be the new owner of this place.
Moreover, according to the news, it seemed that the new owner of this Peach Blossom Ridge was the recently often heard of but never seen, highly mysterious Ghost Doctor.
Hearing that heartfelt word of praise, Feng Qing Ge turned her gaze up with Murong Yi Xuan's and upon seeing the three highly flamboyant and boldly written characters, even as a complete amatuer with calligraphy, she had to admit that those three characters were extremely well written as well.
"Let's get a move on!"
Murong Yi Xuan smiled as he said to Feng Qing Ge beside him. He had initially not been too enthusiastic about admiring flowers, but his mood was now much improved.
"Mmm." Feng Qing Ge acknowledged and moved forward beside Murong Yi Xuan.
Under a little structure within the Peach Blossom Ridge, Feng Jiu was sitting under a Peach Blossom Tree and brewing some tea as she admired the flowers while Leng Shuang stood watch not too far away.
A light breeze blew, which shook off a shower of red and white petals off the tree to cascade down…..
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