"Evening is when the real events begin. I was originally going to attend a banquet today. Since I happened to be nearby and still have time, I wanted to find a place to pass the time. I suddenly thought of coming here to play and didn't expect to encounter you." Le Youran explained, then continued: "By the way, I heard about your situation. I wondered why I felt like I'd seen you before - so you look like Princess Zhuyue!"
"Princess Zhuyue?" Guxing was stunned. This was the first time she'd heard this name, because previously Xiaoyao had only said—
"That's the Eldest Princess's sister..." Xiaoyao supplemented.
"Oh..."
Le Youran stared at Xiaoyao for a long time before saying, "Why would you be similar? Your appearance doesn't look similar now, but some people say when you're in women's makeup, you're identical to Princess Zhuyue. I find this hard to believe. How about this - dress up as a woman and let me see!"
"Get lost!" Xiaoyao said directly. He wouldn't dress as a woman for no reason - he didn't have that hobby.
"Don't be like that. I'm just curious. Please satisfy my curiosity - after all, I was your boss for a year." Le Youran said with a smile.
"If you want to dress up, do it yourself!" Xiaoyao replied irritably.
"I'm already a woman - I don't need to dress up!" Le Youran smiled, ignoring Xiaoyao's attitude.
...
...
"You could dress up as a man!" Xiaoyao continued.
"I have dressed up before, you've seen it too!" Le Youran maintained the same attitude.
"..."
At this moment, Xiaoyao seemed to realize that Le Youran had dressed as a man more than once, because she often did unexpected things, and these things were much more convenient when dressed as a man.
"Hurry up and dress as a woman for me to see!" Le Youran was very curious.
"I don't want to deal with you!" Xiaoyao was too lazy to bother with Le Youran.
"Guxing, do you know what Princess Zhuyue looked like?" Le Youran understood that talking to Xiaoyao now was useless, because Xiaoyao wouldn't respond to any of her questions.
"I don't know. She should be very similar to Xiaoyao." Guxing didn't know about the miraculous transformation involved. She just thought Princess Zhuyue should look about the same as Xiaoyao's current appearance.
"Very similar, but not this current appearance. You don't know the wonder involved. Let me show you Princess Zhuyue's portrait." As Le Youran spoke, she took out a portrait showing Princess Zhuyue.
"Damn, why are you even carrying this around!" Xiaoyao was somewhat speechless. This Le Youran before him was really bored, actually carrying Princess Zhuyue's portrait. He didn't know what she intended to do with it.
"Hehe, this was painted by a famous artist. It just happens to be useful for today's banquet. Do you think I'm being frivolous?" Le Youran explained the reason.
"Yes!" Xiaoyao nodded without hesitation, not hiding his thoughts.
"..."
"Wow, this Princess Zhuyue is so beautiful! She looks somewhat different from Xiaoyao though. Why do people say they're identical?" When Guxing saw this portrait, she immediately exclaimed, then her face was full of question marks.
With her understanding of Xiaoyao, she could see there were similarities between Zhuyue and Xiaoyao, but it wasn't to the point of being identical.
"This is where the wonder lies. If you'd seen Xiaoyao dressed as a woman, you'd understand, that miraculous transformation is truly magical." Le Youran said with a smile. She was arousing Guxing's curiosity, wanting Guxing to ask Xiaoyao to put on women's makeup. She believed that if Guxing asked, Xiaoyao definitely wouldn't refuse.
"Really? Xiaoyao, does your appearance change a lot in women's makeup? Are you identical to Princess Zhuyue in this portrait?" Guxing's eyes seemed to have little stars in them, looking very expectant.
Seeing Guxing like this, Le Youran felt her plan had already succeeded and there wouldn't be any problems.
"Yes, you could say almost identical. There are slight differences, but if you don't look carefully, you can't tell." Xiaoyao answered.
"Oh, I understand! What were we just discussing? About the Lone Star Palm technique..." Guxing began discussing the questions she and Xiaoyao had been talking about earlier.
"Eh?" Le Youran was stunned. She hadn't expected that Guxing wouldn't ask Xiaoyao to dress as a woman, but instead started discussing martial arts. This was something she couldn't have anticipated.
"Wait, wait..." After Guxing and Xiaoyao had been discussing for a while, Le Youran couldn't stand it anymore. This wasn't according to her plan at all.
"What's wrong, Le Youran? Do you have some thoughts to share? It's fine, speak up - we'll listen!" Xiaoyao said indifferently at this time.
Hmph, don't get smug!
Le Youran said, "Guxing, aren't you curious about Xiaoyao's women's makeup? Won't you have him dress up for you to see?"
"I am curious!" Guxing answered.
"Then why don't you ask?" Le Youran was even more curious now.
"Although I'm curious, I've already seen what he looks like in women's makeup, so it doesn't matter. Why make things difficult for him by having him do something he doesn't want to do?" Guxing said with a smile.
"You've seen it?" Le Youran could understand the rest, knowing Guxing didn't want to make things difficult for Xiaoyao, but where had she seen Xiaoyao in women's makeup?
"Didn't you say his women's makeup looks the same as Princess Zhuyue? Then looking at this portrait, I pretty much understand."
"..." Le Youran fell silent. She felt like she had lifted a rock only to drop it on her own foot. This portrait had actually let Guxing see the difference and know what Xiaoyao looked like in women's makeup.
That's right, since they were identical, looking at this portrait would make it clear. Why would there be any need to see more?
"Ah!"
After a while, Le Youran let out an unwilling cry and said in frustration, "You two are both unusual, you can't be judged by common sense. You're extraordinary people!"
Guxing smiled somewhat apologetically, while Xiaoyao completely ignored Le Youran and continued explaining some martial arts matters. He didn't avoid Le Youran's presence because he felt it didn't matter if she overheard some things.
Le Youran quickly discovered this as well. This was the first time she'd heard such martial arts explanations. Previously she knew that Xiaoyao guided Guxing's martial arts, but she'd never truly experienced it. Now she understood - Guxing was so fortunate, and this guy's explanations were so powerful.
Le Youran discovered she had a feeling of "hearing one speech from a gentleman is better than reading books for ten years"!
One sentence from Xiaoyao could very likely make her comprehend new things and break through some of her obstacles.
So she stopped talking and kept listening, except when she encountered things she couldn't understand. Generally speaking, what she couldn't understand were her greatest obstacles.
Unexpectedly, Xiaoyao quickly resolved her confusion and explained the principles, making her suddenly enlightened. Soon she discovered her mental state was rising in a straight line - this feeling was much stronger than a year of her own cultivation.
This guy was too monstrous - he could interpret martial arts to such a degree!
"Xiaoyao, if you break through basic skills, you'll definitely create a miracle!" Le Youran said in a daze afterward.
"When you say that, aren't I already a miracle now?" Xiaoyao joked.
"No, that's not what I mean. I'm saying that when the time comes, you'll definitely advance rapidly and become a peerless master within a few years, several times stronger than us." Le Youran said very sincerely.
"We'll talk about that later. What I know is that if you don't leave now, you'll definitely miss even the finale," Xiaoyao said with a smile.
"Leave for what? Damn, what time is it now? It's so late! This is bad, I'm late, and my part is a key scene! I have to go!" At first, Le Youran hadn't remembered what she was supposed to do today. She had only come here to sit for a while, but now she'd been listening for so long.
However, this was worth it. If Xiaoyao continued speaking, she would definitely keep listening, because this helped her tremendously.
Now she knew Xiaoyao wouldn't continue speaking - not that he wouldn't speak to her, but he wouldn't continue even for Guxing, because saying too much about some things wasn't good. Guxing was already nearly saturated.
Of course, Le Youran wasn't saturated yet, but she was just incidental. Xiaoyao wouldn't say more because of her. Only when Xiaoyao next spoke to Guxing would she have the chance to listen again.
Understanding this, Le Youran naturally wouldn't stay longer. She had to attend the banquet. Although she'd be slightly late, it was better than not going at all. Besides, even if she was late, others wouldn't say anything as long as she showed up.
"Le Xiaoyao, do you want to come with me?" Le Youran casually asked at this time. She didn't think Xiaoyao would follow her, because he needed to accompany Guxing.
What Le Youran hadn't expected was that Xiaoyao nodded at this time, "Alright, I'll be your attendant, not your male companion!"
"Ah, you really want to go! Why can't you be my male companion? Does being my male companion make you lose face?" Le Youran was first surprised, but quickly her expression darkened, very displeased with Xiaoyao's words.
"No, it's that I would make you lose face. I'm just a little servant." Xiaoyao shook his head.
Actually, Xiaoyao felt that being Le Youran's male companion would definitely make a group of people jealous and want to deal with him. As a little servant, he felt he couldn't handle such situations.
If he was just an attendant, that would be fine. Not only would there be good food and drink, but that group of people would look at him not with hatred but with flattery, wanting to bribe him to curry favor with Le Youran.
(End of Chapter)