Wedding ceremony tomorrow

Chapter 67 Zhao'er's Mother

A lake breeze blows, and the blue waves ripple.

The girl's loose strands of hair and the hem of her black skirt swayed gently in the wind.

In the sunlight, her delicate face appeared even more rosy and charming.

That youthful and proud figure was also incredibly charming.

Nightingale laughed, "I was just about to go to the North Courtyard to find you."

Seeing her relaxed and cheerful expression, Luo Qingfeng quickly asked, "Is everything taken care of?"

Nightingale's smile faded slightly, and she sighed, "Teacher Cao did agree, but I don't have enough merit points. I need to complete another task. When we entered the Demon Suppression Academy, we all signed an agreement to complete at least ten small tasks and three large tasks every year. I'm still one short."

He then smiled and said, "But I've already accepted the mission. I'll set off tomorrow and try to complete it as soon as possible."

Luo Qingfeng asked with some concern, "What kind of mission?"

Nightingale said, "It's inside the city, in the Ningguo Mansion in the north of the city. They asked our Demon Suppression Academy for help, saying that there might be a demon causing trouble in the mansion, and they want us to help exorcise it."

Luo Qingfeng asked, "What are the specific details?"

Nightingale glanced around and whispered, "In the Ningguo Mansion, three servants and one guard have died in the past month. The second young master of the Ningguo Mansion has also suddenly become bedridden... We sent people to examine those four corpses, and they said..."

She suddenly stopped talking, and an unnatural expression appeared on her pretty face.

Luo Qingfeng asked curiously, "What did you mean?"

The nightingale approached him, and had to tiptoe to whisper in his ear, "They say that when one's vital energy is exhausted, one dies from depletion of essence, and one's body is drained."

Luo Qingfeng turned to look at her and saw that her face was slightly flushed, her eyes were brimming with tears, and she was looking at him meaningfully.

Luo Qingfeng couldn't help but ask, "Sister Nightingale, what kind of look is that?"

Nightingale snorted and said, "Only a lecherous man would be bewitched and have his body drained. Someone should be careful."

Luo Qingfeng looked completely innocent: "How have I been lecherous?"

Nightingale snorted again, ignoring him, and said, "There are five of us going this time. In order not to alert them, and also because the host family is a prominent and meritorious family, we don't want to make a fuss, so the five of us need to disguise ourselves as different people and sneak in to investigate."

Luo Qingfeng asked, "Will there be any danger?"

Nightingale said, "Any mission carries danger. They can only use the residual demonic energy on the corpse to roughly determine the strength of the demon, but they cannot make an accurate judgment."

Luo Qingfeng remained silent.

Nightingale smiled. "What, worried about me?"

Luo Qingfeng said, "Of course."

Nightingale blinked and said, "Are you worried that if I get killed by a demon, you won't have anything to eat anymore, or what?"

Luo Qingfeng's face darkened: "Don't talk nonsense."

His expression suddenly turned somewhat unpleasant.

Nightingale's smile faded slightly as she suddenly remembered her family in Clear Spring Town, and quickly said, "Alright, I won't say anymore."

She glanced at him again and said softly, "By the way, when I come to the North Campus, let's team up to kill demons together, and then... go home for dinner together, okay?"

Looking at her charming face and gentle eyes, Luo Qingfeng paused for a moment and said, "Mm."

Just then, a lake breeze blew by, bringing a cool breeze.

The nightingale suddenly looked at him with watery eyes and said, "Cold..."

The two were almost touching.

Luo Qingfeng could clearly smell the captivating, virginal fragrance emanating from her.

He raised his arms, ready to embrace her.

The nightingale's eyelashes fluttered, and two blushes appeared on her face, making her as beautiful as a flower in the sunlight.

"Go back quickly if you're cold."

Luo Qingfeng suddenly lowered his arm, which he had raised halfway, and waved as he stepped back, saying, "See you tonight."

After saying that, he turned and walked away quickly.

The nightingale froze, rooted to the spot.

Only after the other person had disappeared into the distance did she stomp her foot and say, embarrassed and annoyed, "Damn it!"

In the bamboo forest.

Luo Qingfeng, wielding the Demon Slayer sword, continued practicing his swordsmanship.

The fallen leaves on the ground spun around him, their speed increasing as he moved and the energy from his sword swirled in his hand.

At noon.

His stomach was growling with hunger.

However, the food in the courtyard is too expensive, and he doesn't have the money to eat there right now.

After drinking some water and resting for a while, I continued my practice.

Until evening.

He sheathed his knife and left the North Courtyard, covered in sweat.

The nightingale was already waiting outside the gate.

After practicing her cultivation, she took a bath, changed into a white shirt and black skirt, and stood there gracefully, youthful and beautiful, attracting many eyes.

Luo Qingfeng greeted her and then they left together.

Whispers could be heard from all around.

"So they found a disciple from the North Academy. Hmph, no wonder they ignore us from the South Academy."

"traitor!"

The two ignored them and quickly left.

Nightingale took him to the market and they began to select meat and vegetables.

When it came time to pay, Luo Qingfeng immediately grabbed the silver.

The nightingale looked at him and said, "You're rich now?"

Luo Qingfeng paid the bill and said, "Whether I have money or not, I should pay. I can't keep eating for free."

Nightingale picked up the groceries, glanced at the loose silver in his hand, and asked, "How much silver do you have left?"

Luo Qingfeng asked, "What?"

Nightingale said, "Nothing, just asking."

Luo Qingfeng looked embarrassed and said, "There's one more piece, so it's about four ounces in total."

Your sister forced me to lend them all.

Nightingale frowned and whispered, "Didn't the Great Buddha Temple offer fifty taels as payment? You didn't take it?"

Luo Qingfeng hesitated for a moment, but did not betray Aya, saying, "I left in a hurry and only took the Golden Lotus."

He thought to himself: That girl Aya actually secretly hid all the silver. Is she going to give her sister a surprise, or is she going to do something else?

"Fool!"

Nightingale looked distressed, glared at him, and went to buy vegetables in a huff.

She looked exactly like a young woman who was both heartbroken and angry because her husband had lost money gambling.

Luo Qingfeng didn't dare to say anything and silently followed behind, taking all the vegetables from her hands.

"Haven't you eaten all day?"

"The nightingale suddenly asked."

Luo Qingfeng said, "I ate lunch."

"What did you eat?"

"Food..."

"Your stomach is growling, and you're drooling over raw meat. And you're saying you ate it?"

Luo Qingfeng didn't dare to say anything more.

Nightingale bought a lot of meat before taking him out of the market.

Just as they reached the entrance of the market, a hesitant voice suddenly came from beside them: "Ah Feng?"

Luo Qingfeng paused and turned to look.

A dark-skinned man, carrying two large bags of vegetables, was looking at him with a face full of surprise. Upon seeing his face clearly, the man's face lit up with joy: "Ah Feng! Ah Feng! It really is you!"

At this moment, memories from Luo Qingfeng's mind suddenly surged up.

Uncle Abian lived in Linshan Village, at the west end of the village. His family often grew sugarcane. When they were children, he and Zhao'er often stole it and were caught and scolded several times.

However, Uncle Chen was a very kind person. He always took good care of the two families of orphans and widows, and often sent them fruits and vegetables.

"Uncle Chen Shui-bian".

Luo Qingfeng was also a little excited, after all, they were fellow villagers from Linshan Village.

Uncle Bian looked him over with a smile and said, "Feng, you seem to be doing well now. By the way, what about Xiao Zhao'er? You and Xiao Zhao'er should be married by now, right?"

Luo Qingfeng fell silent.

Uncle Bian noticed his strange expression and paused for a moment. He then glanced at the beautiful young woman with a great figure beside him and immediately realized something. His face darkened as he said, "Ah Feng, you wouldn't... you wouldn't abandon Xiao Zhao'er, would you? No matter how beautiful the women in the city are, how can they compare to your childhood sweetheart, Xiao Zhao'er? She likes you so much. If you don't want her anymore, how heartbroken she will be."

The image of that lively and adorable girl in a red dress, smiling and talking, reappeared before Luo Qingfeng's eyes, causing him a sharp pain in his heart.

Seeing that he remained silent, Uncle Bian assumed he had guessed correctly and sighed, "Ah Feng, what you did wasn't right. When the village was attacked by the monster, Xiao Zhao'er and her mother led a few of us to escape into the mountains. They were always worried about you. She crossed mountains and valleys to Qingquan Town to find you..."

Luo Qingfeng suddenly said, "Uncle Abian! Wait! You just mentioned Zhao'er and her mother? Her mother escaped too?"

Uncle Chen was taken aback and said, "Yes, didn't you see it?"

Luo Qingfeng's mind went blank.

Uncle Abian suddenly rubbed his head again and said, "Strange, why do I suddenly remember Xiao Zhao'er's mother? When I came to Qingquan Town, when the constables asked me, I don't think I mentioned her mother..."

Luo Qingfeng's mind was buzzing.

Zhao'er's mother did not die, but suddenly disappeared.

So, Zhao'er...

(End of this chapter)