These fairies want me to deal with them every day.

Wei Tu looked at Xu Qingtan with a smile.

"Is something wrong?"

"What... I want to practice my sword, I don't want to practice with you!"

The girl was very wary, clearly reacting naturally to some of the boy's actions.

"Want to go out and have some fun?"

"Play?"

Xu Qingtan looked at the boy with suspicion.

Wei Tu nodded. "Of course, opportunities are rare. I'll take you out to broaden your horizons."

Are you sure you want to broaden your horizons?

"Or should I sell you? How much are you worth?"

How long will it take?

Xu Qing was somewhat tempted. To be honest, how could a young girl like her possibly stay in the Yuanjian Sect all the time? She was just enduring it.

"Don't worry for long, and I guarantee no one will interfere with what you do."

"Really?"

"real."

"You're not going to ask me to do anything like serving you tea or water, are you?"

"What kind of person do you take me for? You're my junior sister."

"OK then."

It will be about a day later.

Braving the chilly spring wind, holding the reins, Xu Qingtan, like a coachman, stood at the front of the carriage, driving the horses with a look of utter despair.

P.S.: Sometimes saying you're going to renege on a promise, but not actually doing it, is also a form of reneging!

107 You're still young~

The bustling city of Chaoge came into view.

It seems that during this period, under the rule of the seemingly transformed empress, the city of Chaoge has seen new developments in the past two years.

The merchants coming and going, the streets filled with an even more dazzling array of goods, and the silks and satins were even more exquisite, as if heralding the arrival of a new era.

"Chaoge City...is indeed a big place."

Once inside Chaoge City, the carriage was no longer needed. This time, Wei Tu learned his lesson and secretly showed a gatekeeper the jade token personally issued by Ye Bingluan.

The other party didn't dare to breathe loudly and was about to kneel down in front of everyone. Fortunately, Wei Tu helped the man up, so that his identity was not revealed to everyone.

After abandoning the carriage, he strolled with the girl beside him through the bustling streets of Chaoge City.

Wei Tu smiled and said, "You weren't from the Shang Kingdom before, were you?"

Xu Qingtan shook his head. "It's about the Fu Kingdom. I've heard that in the past two years, the Fu Kingdom has been on the verge of collapse due to internal and external troubles. Its territory is constantly being lost. I estimate that it won't be long before this name becomes history."

"Aren't you sad? That's your homeland, your hometown."

Xu Qing thought for a moment and said, "What can be done about being sad? Choosing the path of cultivation means separating yourself from the mortal world, doesn't it? And even without cultivation, for ordinary people, this kind of thing is just like the sky pressing down on them. There's no other outcome but mutual destruction."

"Now I feel quite at peace with it, like I've grown up."

Wei Tu said with relief.

Xu Qingtan glared at the boy.

"You're making it sound like I was a child before. What do you mean by 'grown up'..."

"It means literally, that's what it means to grow up."

Wei Tu glanced at her face, then at her figure... Well, she definitely wore a breast binder. This girl didn't even want to go back to wearing women's clothes after leaving the Yuanjian Sect. She's really something. But it didn't affect Wei Tu much.

It's just that girls are naturally more sensitive to other people's lingering gazes.

Upon seeing Wei Tu's fleeting glance, her face immediately flushed slightly, and she glared fiercely at her senior brother.

What are you looking at?!

"You don't have anything particularly attractive about you. I'm only noticing that you've grown taller."

"you……!"

I think what he said made no problem, but I still feel offended.

She wasn't that bad-looking, was she? It was just that her chest was bound too tightly, which had almost become a habit for Xu Qingtan. There was no particular reason for it; she just didn't like men looking at her by the same standards they used to judge a woman.

Whether she's good-looking, has a good figure, or speaks pleasantly, no one cares how much effort she's put into revenge and cultivation, which is why she's persisted in disguising herself as a man until now.

Wei Tu smiled, watching the girl sulking.

"It's alright, it's alright, you're still young and can continue to grow."

"I'll go to you!"

Xu Qingtan wanted to kick Wei Tu.

Wei Tu easily dodged, and just as Xu Qingtan was about to chase after him and make a scene.

"Young Master Wei, it's been a long time."

Suddenly, a voice came from the side.

Both of them stopped.

Xu Qingtan looked over curiously and saw an ordinary-looking woman standing on a luxurious carriage, holding a folding fan. She looked like a refined gentleman, but her face was too ordinary and her clothes did not try to hide it.

Then I heard the boy on the other side of me laughing.

"What a coincidence, Miss Ming always seems to see you."

Miss Ming? Never heard of her.

But... when did this man change his tastes? The women around him are either pure and charming like Su Mi, or alluring and graceful like Mu Xitong, or even a beauty like Sect Leader Ran Xinxue...

This woman... is so ordinary, isn't she?

Is it like eating? If you can't stand eating strong-flavored food all the time, you have to switch to something lighter?

Ming Xiangrong smiled as she looked at the handsome and gentle young man, who was as beautiful as ever.

"It's quite a coincidence. It's always around this time that I just happen to want to go out for a stroll, and then I run into Young Master Wei. Would you call it fate?"

Xu Qingtan glanced at Ming Xiangrong, who had spoken like that.

There was something fishy about what he was saying, like...flirting. But this man probably wasn't interested in this woman at all; didn't he realize she was being so flirtatious?

"Hahaha, there are just too many people I'm destined to meet..."

As expected, the boy simply brushed it off.

Ming Xiangrong seemed not to care about these things at all, and instead looked at Xu Qingtan.

"This is the first time I've met this person..."

Xu Qingtan looked at her, raised his face, and straightened his chest, which was bound. It was unclear whether he was trying to appear like a man or to prove to her the excellence of his appearance.

It was somewhat defiant.

But to her surprise, Ming Xiangrong smiled slightly.

"This outfit is rather inappropriate. How about I give this young lady some clothes? I guarantee Young Master Wei will be drooling over you..."

She immediately revealed the fact that she was a woman disguised as a man.

She didn't want to pursue any of that, but instead said urgently and angrily, "Who would want him to drool over me!"

"Eh? Isn't that right, young lady..."

Ming Xiangrong feigned doubt, scanning the two of them back and forth with a suspicious look in her eyes.

Wei Tu said irritably, "Miss Ming, please stop joking. This is my junior sister, Xu Qingtan. She has no other hobbies, except that she likes to wear men's clothes."

"Wei Tu...!"

Xu Qingtan was furious. She was dressed as a man, and she was saying that her only hobby was... was she sick in the head?!

"Hahaha... Don't be angry, don't be angry, I was just joking. Would you two like to come to my residence for a visit?"

Ming Xiangrong made the request again.

Wei Tu instinctively refused. After all, this woman always asked him to rest at her residence when she needed something, and he certainly had the means to be her gigolo. However, he and this woman weren't really that close; they weren't even close friends, let alone confidants.

"We have other things to do..."

But at this moment, Ming Xiangrong said...

“Young Master Wei wants to enter the palace, right? But it’s easy for you to get in, it’s just that your junior sister… isn’t it a bit inconvenient? She needs a reliable place to stay.”

Wei Tu understood the implied meaning behind those words.

Ming Xiangrong hinted to herself more than once that she knew about her relationship with the woman on the throne. This was probably because she didn't want Xu Qingtan to discover the secret.

Wei Tu wasn't that worried, but thinking about it... it seemed like there was no point in her going in.

So he glanced at Xu Qingtan.

"What do you say? Do you want to go and see her?"

Xu Qingtan immediately shook his head.

"It wouldn't be good to disturb Miss Ming so abruptly..."

Wei Tu smiled and looked at Ming Xiangrong, "Miss Ming, I appreciate your kindness."

Ming Xiangrong didn't mind and nodded with a smile.

"Alright, then I won't delay Lord Wei's business any longer. But please remember, Lord Wei, after this visit, there is something very important to discuss. This time... I'm not joking."

Ming Xiangrong left in a carriage.

Xu Qingtan looked at Wei Tu, "This person is acting strangely..."

Wei Tu shook his head as he looked in the direction the carriage had gone.