Chapter 68: Yu Ran is Deceived

  After Su Mo's carefree departure, a group of ordinary alchemists who were setting up their stalls gazed at her back, their eyes filled with admiration.

  That figure looks a bit thin and desolate, but it is also so elegant and leisurely.

  But it's unknown since when, a classic quote of a street vendor in the town spread out, "You may look down on me, but I'm not just selling stuff, I'm creating art."

  Gradually, some vendors and craftsmen began to develop their artistic side. Some were skilled in playing musical instruments with their hair loose, while others could recite poetry and sing songs.

  Of course, the closed room refiner is worthy of respect, but the street vendor refiners are also unconventional.

  What about Xia Jia's refining master? Didn't he also lose to a street vendor refining master?

  What's wrong with street vendors? My brother can also be famous.

  In short, Su Jia's young furnace master has become an idol among the vast number of street vendors and a legendary figure in his generation.

  Su Mo never thought that today's move would make Su's family have a great connection with these street vendors.

  This is really... an unexpected gain!

  ……

  The sun sets in the west, Su Mo and Wen Ren Yi walk together on the bluestone road of the street, the two stroll all the way back.

  Wen Ren's sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, his expression was calm and serene, but a warm color could be seen in his cold eyes, his gaze would occasionally fall on the beautiful "young man" beside him.

  I didn't expect this girl dressed as a boy to be so savvy about business, so skilled at calculations, and yet so capable.

  He felt that she was like a fragrant book, constantly opening up to bring him surprises, his gaze gradually drawn in, unable to move away. His sharp eyes stared at her, and unconsciously, the man's lips were always curved into a faint arc, with a gentle and appreciative breath in his eyes.

  Su Mo walked ahead, suddenly furrowed his brow and stopped in his tracks, saying in a low voice: "Right, I almost forgot something."

  "Wen Ren Yili stood beside her, with an increasingly bewildering and elegant temperament on this person's body, noble and refined, with a gentle and subtle demeanor. He then spoke to Su Mo in a very soft tone: 'What's the matter?'"

  "Today I earned some silver, I should go to the shop and buy something." Su Mo said calmly.

  "I'll accompany you." Wen Renyi looked at her, his handsome face radiant with a serious expression in his eyes, thinking that she was preparing to leave this place.

  "It's alright, let Lord Wen attend to his own matters." Su Mo raised her eyes and continued walking forward with elegant steps.

  Nothing's wrong, I'm with you.

  Wen Renyi slowly lifted his feet, his white figure like a cloud and the wind, still following closely behind her without leaving or abandoning her. Under the sunset, the shadows of the two stretched out long, as if the two people were standing shoulder to shoulder together.

  Watching Wen Renyi follow himself at a steady pace, Su Mo lowered his long eyelashes, hooked the corner of his mouth, and smiled lightly.

  Isn't it true that most men dislike accompanying women shopping? Is this person an exception?

  She didn't have time to think much, she lightly tapped the Heaven Book in front of her chest with her fingertips, waiting for the boy's movement.

  After a while, there was no reaction from the Heavenly Book. She could only lift her eyes expressionlessly and let out a soft sigh.

  It seems that this heavenly book handsome young man is going to retreat and cultivate for a few more days, but it's also very good, extremely good!

  She can finally have a few quiet days alone, after all, no woman likes to have a man appear by her side at any time. Sometimes, she even thinks that the other person turning into a cat-like appearance seems more lovely.

  After a moment's thought, Su Mo felt that as long as she went to buy some of the most expensive and high-end clothes, it would be enough. Today, she was not short of money.

  So Su Mo walked along the street and came straight into a ready-made garment store that sold expensive men's clothing.

  Wen Renyi was taken aback for a moment, and a faint look of surprise flowed out from his dark eyes. He didn't expect that Su Mo had come all the way to buy men's clothing.

  Moreover, this store is the most luxurious menswear store in the local area, with a dazzling array of goods and a wide variety of products that cater to all needs.

  After some contact, he knew that the other party was not a person who liked luxury, and for a moment, he couldn't guess what the other party was thinking.

  Only to see Su Mo's eyes slightly sunk in thought, the appearance of that young man slowly emerged in her mind, vaguely feeling that the heavenly book boy was only sixteen years old, but his height and build seemed to be identical to Wen Renyi's. After careful consideration, she realized that he also had a great figure, it's just that she often overlooked this fact, after all, more and more handsome men appeared around her, Ah Yan, Wen Renyi, Yu Ran, White Haired Divine Envoy, Flower Young Master... unintentionally spoiled her eyes.

  At the moment, she and Wen Renyi entered the first floor of the shop, where they saw more men's new clothes. Su Mo's eyes were already shining brightly like stars. Although she didn't understand the market for men's clothing, she could also tell which styles were the most luxurious and best.

  After a closer look, Su Mo suddenly discovered something unexpected - the clothes on Yu Ran's body were the most expensive kind in this place.

  From outer garments to undergarments, from belts to boots, everything is of the finest and most expensive quality.

  Su Mo thought to herself: No wonder this person is so **! It turns out to be like that!

  "Two gentlemen, I don't know what kind of clothes you want to buy?" The shopkeeper saw the two men and hurried out to greet them.

  The shopkeeper was very discerning and as soon as he saw Wen Renyu's noble demeanor, he knew that this person was extraordinary.

  There is also a strange and elegant demeanor in front of the young man, giving people a charming and fascinating feeling.

  Many aristocratic families especially liked to raise this type of concubine, and the young man in front of him was obviously a rare treasure among the best.

  He couldn't help but take another glance at Su Mo, and then took a cold breath. The two of them standing together looked extremely well-matched no matter how you looked at it.

  At this time, Su Mo said faintly: "Shopkeeper, I want the best fabric clothes in your shop. As long as he can wear them, it's okay. Each style must have one piece, and I'll pay for the silver."

  What? Wen Renyi was stunned again, and he actually wanted to buy clothes according to his own figure.

  The shopkeeper immediately burst out laughing, but his heart was racing as he secretly wondered if he had misunderstood the relationship between the two people.

  He then instructed the shop assistant to bring out the best clothes, and to choose them according to Wen Renyi's size. At the same time, he smiled and said: "This young master has a great eye for things, I won't hide it from you, Jin Yutang has ordered quite a few clothes from me in recent days, and this white-clothed young master is clearly a dragon among men, not someone to be trifled with. As long as he wears the clothes made by my shop, he will definitely have an extraordinary air about him."

  Upon hearing this, several female guests nearby couldn't help but point and whisper, "Sister, look at those two, they're both men."

  "I've seen them, and both are exceptionally handsome men." The woman's gaze was burning as she looked at the two of them.

  "But they're buying clothes for each other!"

  "It's not unusual for a man to buy clothes for another man, but buying so many expensive items at once is really suspicious!"

  "It's men who should be buying clothes for women at this age! It's really enviable."

  "That fabric is the most expensive one. My husband thought it was too pricey and couldn't bear to buy it, which was equivalent to his five months' salary. Now it's been bought by a young man!"

  "Hey, you guys say, aren't they a pair of cut sleeves?"

  "It's just a broken sleeve, but look at those two, they must be deeply in love, which is better than men having multiple wives and concubines."

  "Look at that young man in white clothes, he must be a martial arts master. A man like him is definitely capable in bed, much better than that bookworm from my family."

  "Sister, how can you say such a thing, aren't you ashamed?"

  But as the two people's distance was very close, Su Mo and Wen Ren Yi exchanged a glance, their eyes locked, gentle breathing lightly brushed against each other's face, carrying the faint scent of men's mint, making Su Mo recall the man's stolen kiss that one night. Then Su Mo immediately looked away from him, at the same time Wen Ren Yi's ear heard the women's conversation, glanced at Su Mo, and couldn't help but have wild thoughts flying in his mind, his ears slightly reddening, his pale face also subtly flushing red.

  Perhaps because they were both women, Su Mo didn't have any wild thoughts about those words.

  After that, Su Mo did not use the space of the Heavenly Book in front of everyone, but instead asked his boss to send the clothes into the Su family's shop by horse-drawn carriage.

  Wen Ren Yi glanced at the delivery cart, his handsome face as jade-like as ever, expressionless, and said in a low voice: "By the way, who were those clothes bought for?" At this moment, if one looked closely at him, they could see that his eyes had a hint of loss.

  "I bought it for myself." Su Mo smiled lightly, his clear eyes like water, his expression calm.

  "Can you wear my clothes?" Wen Renyi raised an eyebrow and asked softly.

  "I have three older brothers." Su Mo's eyes were clear and bright.

  "So you have three older brothers, it seems that I will meet them in the future. Remember to introduce me to them, and I must pay a visit."

  "No need to visit, it's just a fake marriage between us, what's there to care about?"

  Wen Renyi only responded with a lukewarm "oh", his eyes filled with disappointment, but the disappointment quickly subsided.

  The lanterns have just been lit, and night is falling.

  The two of them left the clothing store and walked in silence until they saw a blind fortune teller standing on the street.

  "Two of you, slow down." The blind man rolled his eyes, coughed a few times, and said with great confidence: "I just heard the footsteps of the two of you. I calculated that you are the last guests tonight, so please pity this old blind man, give me some coins to eat a bowl of rice, and I will calculate your fate for you."

  Su Mo twitched the corner of his mouth, and a stunningly beautiful face that was neither angry nor displeased showed no emotion.

  However, she never calculates her fate and rarely believes in fate.

  Wen Renyi suddenly stopped in his tracks, casually tossing down a silver ingot. "Alright, you calculate whether the two of us can get married."

  That blind man happily touched the silver and said in a low voice: "You two have a husband-and-wife appearance, very good, I guarantee that you can get married immediately."

  The couple looked at each other? Su Mo was speechless and gazed up at the sky, secretly thinking: I didn't expect this man to actually like this kind of play?

  As long as there is money, even a blind man will say so.

  Wen Renyi's lips curved slightly, and a hint of a smile emerged from his dark eyes, seeming to be in a great mood. He tossed another silver ingot and said, "So calculate when we can get married."

  The blind man picked up the silver and exclaimed with joy: "Soon, soon, it will be within seven days that we can get married."

  Su Mo couldn't help but purse her lips and shake her head slightly.

  Wen Renyi's eyes showed even more satisfaction, but he lost another silver ingot. He said in a light tone: "Then let's count again... how many sons and daughters do we have?"

  Su Mo's lips slightly parted, and he glanced at him sideways, but saw Wen Renyi's face unusually serious.

  The blind man pinched his fingers and calculated, smiling at Wen Renyi: "You have a son and a daughter in your fate, with both children complete."

  He then turned to Su Mo and said with a pause: "However, this young lady's fate has five sons and five daughters, what a blessed person!"

  He had a son and a daughter, but she was... Wen Ren Yidong's face suddenly sank, his dark pupils congealed.

  Five sons and five daughters? Su Mo couldn't help but rub her temples, was she a pig?

  What is this thing called?

  "You're wrong, let's go." Wen Renyi was slightly annoyed and narrowed his eyes, pulling Su Mo away with big strides.

  "You're not giving us any silver coins anymore?" The blind man sighed.

  "Scoundrel of the rivers and lakes, don't let me see you again next time, or I will not show mercy." Wen Renyi coldly snorted.

  "Why... in these times, no one believes those who speak the truth? I'm being absolutely sincere." The blind man immediately shook his head.

  "Blind kid, your mom is calling you home for dinner." A woman shouted from a distance.

  "Here it is, here it is." The blind man put away the silver and slowly walked away.

  ……

  The night wind came, and the inner courtyard of Jinyu Hall was quiet, but some metal friction sounds could be faintly heard.

  All I see is the quiet courtyard with flickering lights, windows open, and a gentle breeze blowing in from outside.

  A lamp burns on the table, its flame like a bean.

  A man in white clothes was facing the light, his eyes half closed, and he was lightly carving a rare purple sandalwood with a dagger.

  His hands moved ceaselessly, his eyes didn't blink, his expression extremely serious, the purple sandalwood in his hands was carved into delicate arcs knife by knife. The dim yellow light shone through the misty air, reflecting the man's exceptionally handsome face.

  Gradually, the purple sandalwood took shape, and then he puckered his lips and slowly polished it. Finally, a hairpin appeared in his hand, with an extremely elegant and simple style, very suitable for young men and women to wear. Although the hairpin was plain, its color revealed a classic and serene charm.

  Facing the candlelight for a while, Wen Renyi wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his eyes showed a very satisfied expression.

  By this time, the man had crafted a precious purple sandalwood hairpin. He had spent three whole nights on it, putting in a lot of thought and doing everything himself before finally completing it. Then he quietly put it into his wide sleeve.

  He got up and went to the next room, just seeing Su Mo wearing a shirt, staring at the account book in front of the candle.

  "Master Wen, why have you come so late?" Su Mo gently covered the teacup and looked at the man in front of her with surprise.

  "I have something for you." Wen Renyi looked at her and said calmly.

  "Why are you giving me things?" Su Mo pursed her lips and looked at him, slightly raising an eyebrow.

  The man slowly took two steps forward, slowly stretched out one hand, and in his hand was a simple hairpin. The man's gaze fell on Su Mo's white face, and he said slowly: "Because after going to the Qi Guo Imperial City in a few days, if my mother asks me what token of affection I gave you, if I say nothing, I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain." He explained these reasons with an unprecedented straight face.

  Looking at Su Mo's gaze like a starry sky, he was clear and discerning, the man secretly drummed in his heart, feeling that this reason seemed to be flawless.

  When Su Mo saw the hairpin made by his opponent's own hands, he was taken aback.

  Although the hairpin is not luxurious, at first glance it's clear that it was made with care.

  Whether an object is made with care can be seen at a glance by a craftsman.

  If he had given her any other gift, she would not only have taken it to heart but also refused it. However, this object somehow moved her.

  But Su Mo felt a bit uneasy, and pressed his lips together: "If you give me peaches, I'll repay you with plums. If your mother asks what I gave you, shouldn't...I also do something in return?"

  Wen Renyi said in a low voice, his face unchanged: "In theory, it should be so."

  Su Mo couldn't help but think of the extremely disappointed look in his eyes when he was at the clothing store, and before he knew it, he opened his mouth and said, "How about I make a piece of clothing for you?"

  "What will you do?" Wen Renyi's low voice was filled with a hint of joy, his eyes fixed intently on Su Mo, gradually burning with heat and filling with hope.

  "It's barely passable." This time Su Mo was somewhat embarrassed, in fact, her needlework wasn't very good.

  At that time she had made it for A Yun, but unfortunately the other party did not have the opportunity to wear it.

  Looking at Wen Renyi's ink-black eyes quietly watching her.

  "Why are you looking at me like that?" Su Mo raised an eyebrow.

  "Isn't he going to take my measurements?" He had already spread out his arms, and all that could be seen was the man's broad shoulders, sturdy chest, and slender waist. With a physique like this, whatever clothes he wore would have an elegant and refined air about him, mature and handsome, with a stable and calm demeanor. In short, he was very pleasing to the eye.

  Su Mo's mouth slightly curled up at the corner, "No need, just give me one of your clothes, I'll take care of it."

  "Okay, wait a moment."

  Wen Ren raised his lips and immediately turned around to leave, coming to his own room, taking out a long shirt that he usually wore from the closet.

  Inside the courtyard, birds chirp and flowers bloom fragrantly, with a gentle breeze blowing softly.

  The night color is like thick ink, which cannot be dissolved. The dense stars in the night sky are twinkling, the Milky Way is shining brightly, the moon is like a wheel, quietly suspended in the air, the cloud threads are like hair, soft and ethereal, at a glance it seems to absorb people's souls.

  Two men walked in a line, one in front of the other, and they were Yu Ran and Xia Feng.

  At this moment, the handsome and elegant young man in front of him gently pushed open the door with his fan, without knocking, and sat down at the table. He stretched lazily and slowly yawned, saying: "This time, Jin Yutang's affairs are really more tiring than dancing. I slept for a whole day before I could fully recover. However, this sleep of mine was truly a bit too long! It seems like I missed something, didn't I?"

  Wen Renyi walked out of the inner room, humming a soft tune, and cast him a sidelong glance.

  "Hey, you're not saying anything, is your conscience bothering you?"

  "You've never missed anything, you're just overthinking." Wen Renyi forced a response.

  "Oh?" Yu Ran's gaze fell on Wen Renyi's hand, her eyes narrowing slightly as she pursed her lips: "That... I seem to have just heard someone offer to make clothes for you. Why didn't I know about this wonderful thing?"

  Wen Renyi's eyes didn't flicker at all, his face just sank and he said: "You were eavesdropping?"

  Yu Ran smiled lightly and let out a breath, saying: "The Jin Yu Hall was originally my territory? Every corner has my people, how can you sneak around and listen?"

  Wen Renyi let out a cold hum and suddenly looked at Xia Feng: "Do you think he's shameless?"

  Xia Feng also stood in front of the door, with a faint smile, "Out of ten people, nine would say that Dye Gongzi is extremely shameless."

  Yu Ran fanned himself and said nonchalantly, "When one or two people say I'm shameless, I don't need to pay attention because it's just nonsense. But when many people say I'm shameless, then this young master has a problem now. I think the swindlers in this world are getting more and more numerous, it's really a sign of declining morals and people's hearts are not as they used to be."

  "Mr. Wen, you are indeed shameless."

  Yu Ran made no attempt to conceal the shameless look in his eyes, and when he exchanged glances with the other person, it seemed to spark some flames.

  In the air, there seems to be a faint smell of gunpowder lingering.

  As he spoke, he slowly shifted his body to the side, deliberately waving his clothes in front of him and said coldly: "You are wearing clothes from famous shops all over Beijing, a pair of shoes costs at least 1,000 taels of silver, and your underwear is made of the finest material. How many people's underwear can be worth 100 taels of silver? So, she won't make clothes for someone like you."

  Yu Ran immediately turned around and shouted towards Su Mo's room: "Qingqing, I also want clothes, can't you make one for me? I'll pay silver."

  Wei Renyi snorted and said, "Whatever you say is useless, she's not short of money now, and she won't do it for you."

  Su Mo had already heard the movements of the two men, but he sat at the table flipping through a book, ignoring them.

  At this moment, Yu Ran's gaze fell on the wooden shavings on the ground in the house. He stepped on it with his toes and curled up the corner of his mouth. In his heart, he already knew roughly.

  He then placed his fan on the edge of his lips, his eyes wandering as he said lightly: "It seems that you are carving a hairpin for your fiancée, although it's a rule in our clan, I didn't expect you to actually do so. You're not even formally engaged, why take it so seriously?"

  "In my heart, this proposal was true." Wen Renyi gave him a cold glance.

  "Alright, whatever you've done must be ugly, Qing won't like it." Yu Ran looked at him with disdain.

  "Whether you like it or not is secondary." Wen Ren's eyes narrowed slightly, with a serious look in his phoenix-like eyes. He continued, "Although I don't know how to create exquisite and beautiful jewelry, nor can I carve out a perfect shape with my sword. But my mother once said that if I ever meet the woman I like, I must make her a hairpin myself, and give it to her on our wedding night as a token of love. You won't have this opportunity." As he spoke, the man's eyes drooped slightly, his thin lips curling up into a faint, provocative smile.

  Upon hearing this, Yu Ran's eyes sparkled with an unruly smile, and his slender white hand slowly unfolded the Bone Gathering Fan. He said nonchalantly: "No matter how hard you try, I will always follow you because when I set my sights on a woman, no one in this world can casually take her away."

  Wen Ren let out a faint snort at the corner of his lips, but didn't think much of it.

  At this time, Yu Ran's eyes rolled over and he said leisurely: "Yun Yi, I ask you, when are you planning to set off this time?"

  "What's with you?" Wen Renyi didn't look at him, stood up straight, and gently patted the dust off his body.

  Yu's eyes sparkled and a faint smile appeared on her face: "How is it not my business? You want to take my beloved away from me, don't you?"

  "Zhang Gongzi, no need to ask him, I know the time."

  "Oh? You know about this too."

  "Three days from now, at noon."

  "Not bad, I already knew that." Yu Yan's lips curled up with a faint smile of satisfaction. "In that case, let's go first."

  Glancing at Wen Renyi's expressionless face, Yu Ran slightly curved the corner of his lips, brushed off his sleeve and turned around to leave the house in big strides, slowly shaking his fan as he departed. Xia Feng was about to turn around when he suddenly stopped in his tracks, then threw a piece of paper at Wen Renyi before leaving nonchalantly.

  After the two of them left for a moment, Wen Renyao slowly picked up the note and opened it to take a look in a place where no one was around, and on it were densely packed rows of words.

  "Wen Ren Gongzi, back then you saved Xiaofeng's life. I know that a drop of water in need should be repaid with a gushing spring, and I also promised to do something for you without compromising my integrity. But now you're using this matter to find me, and for a moment, I don't even know what to say!"

  You actually want me to lie about your real departure time, Lord. This time, Young Master Cheng is really going to be extremely angry.

  Alas, this matter is indeed very troublesome.

  In short, this matter will definitely be discovered by Yu Ran Gongzi. As for Gongzi, I can only drag it out for the time being.

  So, Lord Wen Ren, you'd better take the young lady and leave as soon as possible.

  "Wishing you an early marriage and happiness, Xiaofeng."

  "Thank you." Wen Renyi smiled and put the note in front of the candle flame, burning it completely.

  ……

  The imperial capital of Qi, the Summer Resort, a huge mansion was built on the mountain waist, surrounded by rugged mountain roads, and a suspension bridge passed through this place. The large courtyard had not many people, but in the nearby mountains, there was an ancient temple, and the melodious bell sound gradually came.

  The house in the courtyard is where the owner lives, and the environment here is elegant, with a pool and a pavilion, and flowers and trees are lush.

  Although there is no gardener here, the flowers and grasses grow exceptionally luxuriantly, but they have a unique wild interest in the mountains.

  The interior decoration is very simple, the screen blocks the wind at the door, and there is only a vase with a painting on the table, and the room emits a faint scent of medicine.

  A woman lay on the bed, covered with a plain-colored quilt, wearing a long-sleeved Luo skirt and a blue undergarment. She looked very young, her hair was casually tied up, and on top of it was pinned a sandalwood hairpin similar to the one made by Wen Renyu. Her facial features were exquisite, her skin was as white as snow, delicate and smooth, but lacked a few degrees of normal human blood color. Her eyes had a hint of elegance and charm.

  A maid came in from outside and exclaimed: "Milady, milady, Young Master has sent a letter."

  "Oh? Quickly tell me, what does his letter say?" The woman immediately sat up straight.

  "He said he had already found a woman he liked and this time he would bring her back to visit his wife."

  "It's too good, it's really too good." The woman smiled and suddenly couldn't help but burst into loud coughing.

  "Be careful, madam." The maid hastily patted her back.

  "It doesn't matter, this time I have a premonition, he is back to get married."

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