Chapter 838 - 397: Heart as Stubborn as Stone, Establishing the Heart Furnace, Thunder and Fire Colliding, Willows Born Without Intention! (2)

Chapter 838: Chapter 397: Heart as Stubborn as Stone, Establishing the Heart Furnace, Thunder and Fire Colliding, Willows Born Without Intention! (2)

She saw that Li Xian was very busy, and thought of such hospitality, she accepted it with peace of mind. She put her hands on her hips, watched Li Xian busying about, and chatted idly. Li Xian entertained his friends, striving for perfection, and thus let Yao Yin amuse herself.

Yao Yin felt dissatisfied, feeling bored, so she wandered around the herb garden, admiring the scenery. She recognized all sorts of medicinal herbs. The herb boys working in the field saw her figure and stopped their work to greet her respectfully.

She quickly got bored, returned to Li Xian’s miscellaneous courtyard, raised her eyebrows, picked up a wooden spear, and casually practiced a set of "Overlord’s Shadow Spear." Though her movements were graceful, the spear momentum was not ordinary. This was the exquisite martial art of the Yao Clan.

Taking advantage of this leisure time, she practiced several sets of swordsmanship. Yet her temperament was not calm enough, feeling slightly tired, she wandered around the courtyard, pondering Li Xian’s residence. She had never lived in such a rustic dwelling before, finding it quite curious.

She asked various questions, like "Where do you bathe?" "Where do you practice martial arts in seclusion?" ... she wanted to clarify many questions, curious about where Li Xian rested.

Then she went to the bedroom. With a playful glint in her eyes, she walked in to examine it. Although the bedroom was small, it was clean and tidy, looking quite decent.

Yao Yin thought: "This must be a bachelor’s dwelling; there shouldn’t be anything scandalous, right? Does he usually sleep here?" She sat on the bed, her palm gently stroking the quilt, finding the texture very coarse. It was made of rough cloth.

Unaware of it herself, she had become so curious about a man’s daily life.

Beside the bed was a bookshelf, neatly lined with books, and on the desk were cheap brush, paper, and ink, barely usable. Yao Yin pinched her chin, her gaze wandering over the bookshelf.

Li Xian had just prepared a river fish delicacy, brought it to the dining table in the hall, and heard strange noises in the room, helplessly saying: "Miss Yao, in this small house of mine, there shouldn’t be anything worth your coveting? What are you looking for?"

Yao Yin said: "Curious, curious..."

Li Xian asked: "What is curious?" Yao Yin said towards the bookshelf: "You don’t like women?"

Li Xian asked curiously: "What do you mean?" Thinking sarcastically to himself: "I, Li Xian, am hardly a virtuous man, not to be considered disinterested."

Yao Yin said: "The reading material by your bed is too proper; besides medical classics, travel notes, poetry collections, is there nothing else? Or have you hidden them away?"

Li Xian thought sarcastically: "So she wants to pry into my secrets." He feigned ignorance and said: "What else should there be?"

Yao Yin said: "They should be romantic books. Like Plum Blossom Memoir, Apricot Spring Red... Such books are quite sought-after..." Suddenly realizing she had misspoken, angrily said: "Ah, you dared to set a trap for me?!"

Li Xian laughed and said: "Was it not Miss Yao herself who said it? It seems Miss Yao is well-versed with these books. Who would have thought Miss Yao had such a fondness for literature, tsk, tsk... Miss Yao appears modest, but in her heart, perhaps very..."

His gaze roamed playfully.

Yao Yin’s face secretly turned red, not without embarrassment, known for having a good complexion, she defended herself saying: "Such peculiar nonsense, how could I have read such books, sullying my clean eyes. Extremely disgusting, if you keep talking nonsense, I will not be polite with you!"

Li Xian laughed: "Alright, alright, it was my nonsense. But now that Miss Yao mentions it, I am curious about Plum Blossom Memoir, Apricot Spring Red, and others too. Besides... I’ve just regained freedom not long ago, although I have some money, it’s not much. Never had the chance to read them, I’ll inquire at the bookstore tomorrow."

Yao Yin’s cheeks flushed, said: "You... you must not ask! Such books are not for virtuous men to read!" Li Xian slapped the table joyfully and said: "That’s fortunate, I am not a virtuous man."

Yao Yin stomped her foot and said: "You’re infuriating me." Her gaze evasive. In fact, in prosperous Jade City, literature and art reached the peak. Idle and miscellaneous books were also very popular. The worldly clan sons were all dashing; Yao Yin, with her bosom friends, often read this kind of book in private.

The affairs of love cannot be lacking.

Recently, Yao Yin confiscated several erotic books from a few clan brothers. Putting on a dignified appearance, she sternly scolded them, ordering them each to receive family punishment and mend their ways. Otherwise, she would report the matter to their elders, scaring the brothers pale, crying bitterly, begging for mercy.

But with just this twist, she exposed herself, feeling terribly embarrassed. Li Xian took this pretext to tease her appropriately and then changed the topic, inviting Yao Yin to sit while he poured wine and served food for her.

The entire table spread was laid out. Extremely sumptuous, river fish, seafood, mountain delicacies, each dish named elegantly, forming a "gathering of heroes" on the table. The aroma so alluring, stimulated the appetite.

Yao Yin tasted a few bites, incessantly praising. This small house’s hearth smoke was quite tantalizing, leaving a lasting impression. Paired with good wine and good food, despite Yao Yin’s noble family background, she tasted a whiff of the Jianghu.

She lifted her delicate hand and shouted: "Fill it up."

The two clinked glasses and drank, forming the beginning of friendship. By this time, it was already late at night, Li Xian drinking to the moon, suddenly thought of many brothers and friends from "Qingning County’s" "Martial Captain Hall." He thought: "When my wings grow strong one day... I must return to Qingning County to visit them."

Taking a sip of wine, the thoughts dissolved.

Round three of drinks passed.

Yao Yin said: "Li Xian, with your strength, you probably won’t remain an ordinary physician forever, right?"

Li Xian replied truthfully: "Though I have intentions to gain fame through medicine, I am also very willing to practice medicine and treat illness. But I know... the Miracle Doctor Pavilion is not a place for me to stay for long. You are my friend, so I won’t keep this from you."

Yao Yin said: "You’re honest, as expected, just as I thought."

Li Xian said: "Speaking of this matter, I need to punish myself with three drinks. Though I owe much to Master Yao’s kindness, I can’t stay long. It’s somewhat... dishonorable!" So he drank with gusto.

Yao Yin laughed: "You say that, but our Miracle Doctor Pavilion is neither diminished by one, nor increased by one more. If you can rise, who would stop you? Uncle Yao is good-natured, a benign elder of the family. If not, the path in medicine wouldn’t be long, he would never stop you. However, I am now even more curious about how far you can go. Once you succeed, do not forget our friendship in prosperity!"