Chapter Thirty

  Lin Ruo Lan has been having a very comfortable life recently. She has the best parents in the world spoiling her and an overprotective brother who loves her dearly. For the first time, she feels that this trip through time hasn't been a waste.

  These days have been too leisurely, so leisurely that Lin Ruolan herself can't help but exclaim every day: "It's really a feudal society, haha...but it actually feels pretty good."

  Isn't it?

  Clothes come with outstretched hands and meals come with open mouths. This corrupt life is not only good, but it's also the rhythm that corrupts people's hearts!

  However, Lin Ruolan endured such days for three days, and on the fourth day, she couldn't bear it anymore.

  Although the Lin family is a noble and aristocratic family, there are not many masters in the house; apart from Mrs. Lin and Mr. Lin, there are only two people, Lin Ruhai and Lin Ruolan siblings; Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin have a deep affection for each other, and unlike other families, Mr. Lin does not have any concubines or mistresses.

  Even so, all the maids, old women and young servants in the mansion added up to over a hundred people.

  Mrs. Lin was sitting in the house listening to the conversation of the servant girls downstairs when a voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Madam, the young lady has arrived."

  The door curtain was lifted by someone, and Lin Ruolan rushed in like a gust of wind: "Mother!" In just two or three steps, she flung herself into Madame Lin's arms and began to act coquettishly.

  From the initial subtle rejection to the current intimacy, Lin Ruolan is increasingly enjoying this kind of warmth that only exists between mothers and daughters.

  "You child doesn't even know how to slow down, what if you get hurt?" Mrs. Lin was as if she wanted to make up for the motherly love of the past five years all at once, and her true feelings towards Lin Ruo Lan were so cherished that they could melt in her mouth; she held them in her hands and feared they would fly away, no matter how much she pampered her, it was not enough.

  "Madam, if there are no other instructions, I will take my leave first."

  The maidservants who could approach and serve Lin's wife were all her confidantes, each one of them was a clever person; naturally, without Lin's wife saying a word to drive people away, they retreated on their own initiative.

  "Hmm... you all go down! Just wait outside the door." Mrs. Lin had long realized that Lin Ruolan didn't like having someone waiting on her; Mrs. Lin herself also felt that when it was just the two of them, mother and daughter, without any maids or servants waiting on them, they were actually more at ease.

  "Speak up! What is it that you want to do today, you little scamp?" Mrs. Lin affectionately reached out and gently tapped the tip of Lin Ruo Lan's nose.

  "Mother, Lan'er knows you're the best." Lin Ruolan hugged Mrs. Lin and poured her a bowl of soul-stirring soup: "Mother is the kindest and most beautiful mother in the world, hehe..."

  Mrs. Lin did not expect that after getting familiar with Lin Ruolan, her true face would be so lively, and there is no half of the reserve of a lady from head to toe; hmm... it should be said that there is not even half of the rules at all.

  At first, Mrs. Lin also thought of inviting a few female tutors to the mansion to teach Lin Ruo Lan piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry, songs, and women's needlework.

  However, they were all vetoed by Lin Lao Ye and Lin Ru Hai, father and son. In the words of Lin Lao Ye: since his own daughter is destined not to be an ordinary girl, then don't use the usual way of raising girls in a wealthy family to raise his own daughter.

  Lin Ruhai also said with a proud face, Lin Ruhai's sister, the eldest daughter of the Lin family; even if she can't do anything like playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, or needlework, she will still find her ideal husband.

  Lin Ruolan returned to the Lin Mansion and lived a carefree life under the support of her brother who doted on his sister and father who spoiled his daughter, even within the Lin Mansion she lived without many restrictions.

  "Tell me! What else do you want to do?" Mrs. Lin's eyebrows were filled with warm and gentle smile.

  "Mother!" Lin Ruo Lan leaned in close to Madam Lin's ear, and the two of them started whispering to each other.

  Mrs. Lin was speechless after hearing what Lin Ruolan had said, and thought: How can this child be so bold?

  "Lan, if you feel bored or depressed, your mother doesn't mind you going out for a walk." Mrs. Lin said very tactfully, was it the first time she felt that her agreement with her husband's words might be wrong?

  Although she also wanted to make up for the maternal love owed to Lin Ruolan in these few years, it was simple and unlearned that the Lin family did not follow this rule; but the girl's family actually said they wanted to dress her as a boy to go out and have fun, Mrs. Lin still strongly disapproved of it.

  "Really?" Lin Ruolan didn't wait for Mrs. Lin to finish speaking, and excitedly exclaimed with a smile: "I knew you loved me the most, Mother! Bai Zhu and Mo Zhu, hurry back to Liuguang Institute; help your sister change clothes."

  Lin Ruolan called out to Bai Zhi and Mo Zhu, then thought about hurrying back to her own courtyard to change clothes.

  "What's wrong with you, kid?!"

  Mrs. Lin reached out and grabbed Lin Ruolan's arm, saying with a scolding face: "Mother's words have not been finished yet, you sit down and listen to Mother finish speaking before leaving, it's not too late."

  "Oh!" Lin Ruolan heard Mrs. Lin say that, so she sat down next to her again: "Mother, just speak directly, daughter is listening!"

  "Lan'er, Mother's meaning is; you want to go out for a walk and Mother doesn't object, but you can't go to the main streets." Mrs. Lin said gently: "Our family has several estates near this capital city, if you feel a bit bored at home; I'll let the servants prepare the carriage and take you to one of the estates for a few days, how about that?"

  Mrs. Lin looked at Lin Ruolan with a loving expression, one hand constantly rubbing her hand back.

  Ah…… Lin Ruolan was a bit stunned, how could this be so different from what she had imagined? Please! She just wanted to go to the capital city for a stroll, to see how lively and prosperous it was under the emperor's feet.

  After crossing over for more than five years, let alone the capital city? Even in ordinary villages, she had never seen them before. She just wanted to experience what it was like to stroll and shop in ancient times.

  Going to Zhuangzi's place, what's the point of playing around! Lin Ruolan lowered her head with a disappointed face.

  Jin Guang didn't think that he would recover from such a severe injury in just two or three days; no matter how he looked at it, it seemed a bit unbelievable to him. He always felt that his injuries could heal so quickly and should have a great relationship with the little girl named Lin Ruolan who sent him back to Xuanxin Zhengzong.

  There was another thing that made Jin Guang feel very surprised, since the day he returned to Xuanxin Zhengzong; after telling Master Chisu about his disappearance, Master's recent behavior has been a bit abnormal.

  The master who never urged himself to practice before has recently changed into a different person; he stares at his own practice every day, and often gets distracted from time to time. Even the most brainless person can see that something is fishy.

  "Little Shifu!"

  A clear and melodious girl's voice broke into Jin Guang's meditation.

  Jin Guang raised his head and saw a little girl standing in front of him, wearing a red dress; her snow-white face was beautiful and delicate, with bright and spirited big eyes. Unlike the curved eyebrows of ordinary girls, she had a pair of beautiful sword-shaped eyebrows, which added a few points to her originally gentle and beautiful face, making it more heroic and elegant.

  The little girl in the red skirt is called Yan Hongye, an eight-year-old who is the precious daughter of Yan Chixia and Sima Sanniang; she is also said to be the most gifted disciple of the entire Xuanxin Orthodox School.

  "Little Red Leaf, why aren't you practicing your skills? Do you have something to discuss with me?" Jin Guang asked with a smile.

  In Xuan Xin Zheng Zong, Jin Guang and Yan Hong Ye are not much different in age, and the relationship between the two is very good at ordinary times.

  "Little Shu Shu, my dad and mom had another fight." Yan Hongye said with a bit of discontent, sigh... recently her parents have been fighting all the time, thinking about it makes Yan Hongye quite unhappy.

  Apart from being unhappy, Yan Hongye also felt a little guilty in her heart; she knew that the reason why her father and mother quarreled was for her sake, and it was precisely because of this that Yan Hongye's heart became even more unhappy.

  It seems... that's right, it seems like since I started practicing the secret manual called "Xuan Xin Ao Miao Jue" given by my master Hong Songzi; Mother has become less fond of smiling and often stares blankly into space.

  There was still... Yan Hongye furrowed her brow and thought hard, she had seen her mother secretly wiping away tears several times.

  Jin Guang looked at his niece, Yan Hongye, who was frowning and pouting, and couldn't help but rub her head: "Adults will solve their own problems, you're just a little girl, don't worry about it; if you have time to think wildly, you'd better practice your Taoist skills diligently."

  Yan Hongye suddenly lifted her head and let out a sigh towards the golden light: "Alas... Little Shifu, you said if a person could never grow up that would be great; the adult world is too complicated."

  Damn it! This world is too complicated, I don't understand a thing!

  Yan Hongye is usually like a little adult, but today's childish Yan Hongye is something I've never seen before; it seems that recently this little junior apprentice of mine was really intimidated by my senior brother and sister-in-law; what a pitiful child.

  Jin Guang's eyes were filled with sympathy as he looked at Yan Hongye, this guy had forgotten; he himself was still just a little kid now.