novelraw Chapter 811: A Cold Joke No One Dares to Laugh At
Chapter 811: A Cold Joke No One Dares to Laugh At
More importantly, this time, the longsword didn’t shatter directly as before. Although there were some tiny cracks that were invisible to the naked eye and could only be detected with Divine Sense, it could be restored to its original state after being refined and forged again."Hahahaha, so it’s indeed like this." Han Yan finally found a solution and laughed out loud.
Huayue and the others looked at Han Yan strangely. They couldn’t see the changes in the sword, nor did they understand what she was so happy about. Ye Lanfeng stood to the side, raising his eyebrows slightly. Just because others couldn’t see it didn’t mean he couldn’t. He noticed the subtle changes in the sword and looked at Han Yan with some surprise. Han Yan always did things that surprised him. What kind of surprise would she bring to everyone this time? Ye Lanfeng was somewhat looking forward to it.
"Continue, continue. Soon, I’ll be able to forge a truly peerless weapon." Han Yan urged.
Huayue and the others looked at the crooked longsword, which was bent and twisted by Jiang Yuzhe due to his lackluster skills. Despite feeling deeply skeptical of Han Yan’s words, they continued to pump the bellows and forge obediently.
After a whole day of iron forging, Huayue and the others were utterly exhausted, looking plaintively at Han Yan, strongly insisting that Han Yan must take them along for dinner with Ye Lanfeng.
"Alright, alright, I’m afraid of you guys. Let’s go, tonight we’ll have a feast. Order whatever you want." Han Yan looked at the three henchmen covered in soot and didn’t want to be too harsh. She planned to let them eat well, intending to push them harder for the upcoming tasks. After all, sword forging wasn’t something that could be accomplished in just a day or two.
The three henchmen obviously didn’t realize Han Yan’s sinister intentions, each excitedly went to change and clean up before eagerly following Han Yan and Ye Lanfeng to a restaurant.
"Today, we’re going to Tianyin Building. It’s named so because there’s music played there every day." Ye Lanfeng explained to Han Yan, "It’s nothing special for someone to be playing music, but the uniqueness of this restaurant is that anyone who feels confident in their performance can try. To keep performers’ identities confidential, the performance area is surrounded by screens."
"That sounds interesting." Han Yan blinked, thinking the owner of this restaurant was quite ingenious. Anyone could step up to perform; some people, due to their status, couldn’t perform in public places. For instance, family disciples couldn’t be seen performing publicly, or they’d risk their families’ ire. But this restaurant’s idea was excellent; performing without revealing identity not only attracted customers but also fulfilled the performers’ wishes. Those who dared to perform naturally had some skills. Moreover, since it’s named Tianyin Building, it had to live up to the name.
Upon reaching Tianyin Building, Han Yan and her group went up to the third floor. The layout of Tianyin Building was different from other restaurants. There was a large atrium in the middle, stairs on both sides, and various private rooms surrounding it. The so-called private rooms were not completely enclosed; they had no doors, only screens, so the music could enter the diners’ ears. The performance area was on the third floor, so Han Yan and her group naturally chose a private room on the third floor.
Ye Lanfeng ordered two tables according to Jin Yuguang’s recommendation. Of course, the three henchmen had to eat at another table; how could they disturb the time he spent with Han Yan?
Tianyin Building, truly worthy of the name. Han Yan listened to the music being played, feeling impressed. The atmosphere of high mountains and flowing water, she wondered who was performing behind the screen.
"I wonder who’s playing this piece; it’s truly celestial." Han Yan didn’t hesitate to express her praise.
"It is indeed nice." Ye Lanfeng nodded in agreement.
The three henchmen focused on eating. Having been manual laborers all day, they were indeed tired and hungry, so enjoying the music came second to satisfying their hunger with delicious food.
Just as Ye Lanfeng finished speaking, there was a sound from the adjacent private room, as if a chair was abruptly pushed away.
Then, a voice that Han Yan recognized said, "Ye, Young Master Ye, is it you?"
Han Yan turned to look at Ye Lanfeng, wanting to see how he would respond. Because, the voice coming from the adjacent private room was unmistakably that of Princess Jin Hua.
Han Yan didn’t think this was a coincidence. Originally, she thought Ye Lanfeng’s attitude last time had explained everything and should have made Princess Jin Hua give up. Unexpectedly, Princess Jin Hua was psychologically resilient to this extent, coming back after being rejected by Ye Lanfeng.
But, doesn’t this indicate that Ye Lanfeng’s charm is even greater than she thought? Thinking of this, Han Yan rested her chin on her hand and seriously looked at Ye Lanfeng.
Indeed, he looked handsome, his strength was formidable, his identity... still unknown, remaining a mystery. However, being admired by Princess Jin Hua, and admired so fervently, Ye Lanfeng’s identity certainly wouldn’t be simple. Although she had already guessed his identity wasn’t simple, each event showed Ye Lanfeng’s identity might be even more exalted than Han Yan imagined.
"Who are you, really?" Han Yan muttered as she looked at Ye Lanfeng.
"Your man." Ye Lanfeng uttered this simple phrase in a low voice, causing Han Yan to instantly snap back to reality. Her heart beat rapidly in that moment, and her mind went blank.
Huayue and the others simultaneously dropped their chopsticks on the table, then scrambled to pick them up before burying their heads in their food. I didn’t hear anything, I didn’t hear anything.
Han Yan stared fixedly at Ye Lanfeng, while Ye Lanfeng looked back at her with a smile on his face, eyes unwavering.
Huayue and the others buried their heads in their meals, but kept glancing over with their peripheral vision. Oh, my eyes are going blind! Oh well, as long as Young Master is happy, does it really matter if the other is male or female? However, if Young Master and Young Master Ye do get together, who would take the leading role? The loyal henchmen, after slowly accepting the idea of the two men being together, started to worry about this particular matter. As the Young Master’s loyal henchmen, of course, they didn’t want anyone overshadowing their master. Their master had to take the leading role.
The peaceful room was disrupted by an incongruous voice.
"Ye, Young Master Ye, it’s you next door!" came an excited voice from the adjacent room.
"No." Ye Lanfeng replied coldly, clearly annoyed by the interruption.
Huayue and the others exchanged glances, suddenly feeling that Ye Lanfeng’s response resembled a cold joke, a very cold one indeed. But no one dared to laugh.
Han Yan almost laughed out loud. However, speaking of Princess Jin Hua, this love rival didn’t seem so easily dealt with. Her high status and thick skin made her a formidable rival indeed.