The atmosphere grew momentarily silent.
“Fang Yue, why did you stop talking again?” Feng Guang asked, stroking her chin. “Are you about to go practice swordsmanship? Am I interrupting you?”
“No.” After a brief pause, he added, “You are not disturbing me.”
“Really? Oh… I get it now. You’re thinking about your little junior sister, aren’t you? Heh, if you’re that worried, why not go check on her? A man should take the initiative—only then can a story unfold.”
He sighed, seemingly helpless. “Why do you always assume that there is something between my junior sister and me?”
“A senior brother and his little junior sister—it’s a perfect match, historically speaking.”
“You have a senior brother as well.”
“That’s different. I’m a junior sister, but I’m not the little junior sister.” She grinned mischievously as if sharing a great secret. After all, throughout history, it was always the little junior sister who was adored by everyone.
“I still do not quite understand what you mean.”
“It’s fine if you don’t understand—”
“Senior Sister!”
A lively female voice called from a distance. Feng Guang thought for a moment before recognizing it as Li Qing’s voice. Speak of the little junior sister, and she appears.
Feng Guang suddenly realized that her current posture—lounging in a wicker chair—did not match her usual cool and aloof image. She quickly stood up and made the chair vanish with a flick of her hand. Now, she stood with her hands behind her back, facing the Cold Abyss Sword, as though deep in contemplation. When she heard the voice, she opened her eyes and responded with a neutral “Hmm?”
Li Qing, thinking she had interrupted Feng Guang’s training, quickly apologized. “Senior Sister, I’m sorry! I didn’t know you were meditating.”
“It’s fine.” Feng Guang’s cool gaze swept over her. “Did you need something?”
“The Kunlun Sect has sent someone. Their top disciple, Jin Ye, has arrived with a letter from the Kunlun Sect Master. Master Shibo read it, and his expression didn’t look good. He asked me to come get you.”
“Kunlun Sect’s top disciple, Jin Ye?” Feng Guang was surprised. Wasn’t he supposed to appear six months later? Why did he come early?
“Yes, Senior Sister. I heard from Senior Brother that this Jin Ye guy came to propose marriage to you.”
Even though he arrived earlier than expected, his purpose remained the same.
Feng Guang’s expression turned cold. With a flick of her long sleeves, she retrieved the Cold Abyss Sword before gracefully turning around. “If he wants to propose, he’ll have to get past me first.”
Li Qing cupped her face, eyes sparkling with admiration. “Senior Sister is so cool!”
Inside the Mingqing Hall, the atmosphere was tense.
Why was it tense? While one person was displeased with the other, they still had to maintain a polite smile due to guest etiquette.
This person in question was Shang Baizi.
The man before him was undeniably handsome—elegant, refined, a paragon of gentlemanly charm. Shang Baizi could use every flowery compliment in the book, but the truth remained: he found Jin Ye incredibly irritating.
Feng Guang had practically grown up under his watch. Despite his usual carefree nature, he saw her as a little sister. And since Xuan Qingzi, the sect leader, was too lazy to deal with the situation, Shang Baizi took it upon himself to act.
“Jin Ye, was it?” Shang Baizi smiled charmingly. “My junior sister is as beautiful as a goddess, her strength is unmatched among her peers, and she is destined to inherit the position of sect leader. Forgive my bluntness, but… what qualifications do you have to marry my junior sister?”
“That is exactly what I wanted to ask as well.”
A cold voice rang out from the doorway. Feng Guang walked in, her otherworldly beauty enhanced by an air of regal detachment. However, the chill in her gaze carried a subtle edge of disdain.
Trailing behind her, full of admiration, was none other than Li Qing.