At the pier, in an ordinary wooden house.

A woman in a bright red arrow-shaped dress threw a cloth bag on a crude wooden table. The bag’s drawstring had been untied in advance, and several heavy gold ingots rolled out of it. A middle-aged shopkeeper in his early forties sat behind the wooden table. When he saw the pure gold ingots, his eyes lit up and he stroked his long beard and said, “Good, young lady, you are very generous!”

“Now, can I get on board?” Hearing what he said, the girl in red immediately became proud. She was young and beautiful, with a pair of bright eyes, as bright as the stars in the sky. Not to mention, she also had a good family background – she was the youngest granddaughter of Mrs. Jin of Wanfu Wanshou Garden, and was known as the “Fire Phoenix” by the people in the world, Jin Lingzhi.

She came here because she heard that there was a special boat at the pier that would take passengers to a very special place, where as long as you had money, you could buy anything you wanted – of course, only the rich and powerful could buy a seat on the boat.

Jin Lingzhi certainly had no shortage of money: Wanfu Wanshou Garden was originally a wealthy place, not to mention that she was the most beloved granddaughter of Mrs. Jin. In fact, she didn’t have anything special she wanted to get, but people have this mentality – the more they hear people brag about it, the more they want to see it, to see what unique mysteries this mysterious den of money-losing has.

However, the shopkeeper shook his head and pushed the bag back: “Miss, you should take it back. We really can’t do this business today.”

Jin Lingzhi raised her eyebrows and said angrily, “Why, you still want to ask for too much? Do you think I am easy to mess with and I will believe whatever you say?!”

There was a beautiful sword hanging on her waist, and she couldn’t help but put her hand on the hilt. The shopkeeper knew that she was impatient and arrogant, so he didn’t dare to provoke her. He quickly smiled and said, “Miss Jin, you misunderstood me. How can I afford to offend you? It’s really unfortunate. A guest has already booked the whole boat today. Let alone you, even if your grandmother, Old Lady Jin, came, I would have to apologize! Otherwise, who in this world would have a problem with money? Don’t you think so?”

He spoke very sincerely. Jin Lingzhi thought about it, pouted and asked him, “Who is so domineering? Tell me what you are talking about! If I catch you talking nonsense… hehe!”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, “No, no, no, as long as you go out of this door and ask around, everyone will know. It’s the young master of Wuzheng Villa, Mr. Yuan Suiyunyuan, who said he wants to go out to sea with his friends and stay on the island for a few days.”

He looked around and said to Jin Lingzhi cautiously, “This is the master’s personal order, asking us to entertain you well. What a grand ceremony! However, Young Master Yuan is very popular these days. Miss Jin, you know that there are not many opportunities to get along well with him. My master can’t miss this opportunity!”

In fact, Jin Lingzhi had already calmed down when she heard the name of “Wu Zheng Villa”. Even though Wanfu Wanshou Garden had many friends and talents, it could not compare to Wu Zheng Villa with its long history and great power. Moreover, the young owner Yuan Suiyun had just traveled to the desert and killed the famous witch Shi Guanyin. He not only rescued the heroes who were captured by her, but also exposed Shi Guanyin’s conspiracy to secretly kill the King of Qiuci and control the entire Western Regions through Qiuci. He helped the new King of Qiuci to ascend the throne and consolidate the royal power. He was truly famous and unrivaled.

After all, he is only a young man now! How many people at this age are still practicing hard in the mountain gates, and dare not set foot in the martial arts world?

In the past, when people talked about this person, they couldn’t help but sigh that he was blinded due to illness, but now, no one mentions this matter anymore. Instead, they all say that the former young master is a genius and a hero with unparalleled talent, and he is worthy of the name of his ancestors.

“Okay, I get it.” Since she couldn’t afford to offend this man, Jin Lingzhi could only put away her temper and folded her arms. However, she was a little unwilling to give up, and added: “I will come back in three months. Humph, I don’t believe that I can’t get on that island!”

The shopkeeper certainly would not push away a customer like her who was determined to spend money. He bowed and bowed as he escorted her out the door. The magnificent ship was parked at the dock. Against the backdrop of the blue sea and sky, it was as beautiful as a dream. Jin Lingzhi looked over and saw a young gentleman holding a jade fan, surrounded by a group of guards, boarding the ship like a star holding the moon.

As if he noticed her gaze, he suddenly turned around and glanced at her. He had a delicate appearance, but a pair of eyes as lively and gentle as water, and smiled at Jin Lingzhi from a distance.

Jin Lingzhi felt her face flush and she turned her head subconsciously. When she turned back, the man had disappeared over the side of the boat. She patted her cheeks and asked repeatedly, “Is that Yuan Suiyun?”

“Yes, that is the former young master.” The shopkeeper replied with a smile.

Without mentioning Jin Lingzhi’s turbulent thoughts, the ship quickly left the port and sailed onto the calm sea. Yun Chuxiu stood on the side of the ship, looking at Li Zixi, who was lying on the bed and vomiting non-stop, in silence.

“You charlatan, are you so seasick?” He stepped forward and patted Li Zixi on the back, took out a bottle of medicine from his sleeve and stuffed it into his hand. “When you accompanied me out before, you didn’t have an attack like this.”

“It’s my first time… to go out to sea…” Li Zixi drank the medicine with difficulty, but the taste of the medicine made him vomit again. He had only sailed on the lake before, and he didn’t know how terrible seasickness was!

“But we still have to stay at sea for a month, and most of the trip will be on the boat. You won’t die here, will you?” Yun Chuxiu asked doubtfully. “Before we go too far, do you want Ding Feng to take you back in a small boat?” “I… I think so.” Li Zixi felt that if he continued like this, he might really die. Yaoyao also said, “Young Master, I’ll go with him, so that Ding Feng won’t have to take care of this guy.”

“Okay.” Anyway, he was here to revisit the old place with Lao Yuan, and he didn’t need them to serve him. Yun Chuxiu nodded, called the sailor on the bed, and asked them to call Ding Feng over.

Ding Feng came over quickly and had someone help Li Zixi down the side of the boat, and Yaoyao followed. However, he was not in a hurry to leave, but coughed twice and whispered to Yun Chuxiu: “Young Master has entered the room.”

Yun Chuxiu’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked him with a smile: “How do I look today?”

Today, she was wearing the same green dress and hair accessories as when she first came to Bat Island. At first glance, she was still the beautiful and eccentric girl. Ding Feng looked at her and was distracted for a moment, but he quickly adjusted himself and smiled and replied, “You are so beautiful, there is no need to ask this question.”

“You’re so sweet. I’m leaving now!” Yun Chuxiu patted his shoulder and ran away, leaving Ding Feng standing there. He finally turned around and stared at his back deeply.

*
Inside the cabin, a handsome young man was sitting and playing the zither. The faint sound of the zither came out of the window and drifted far away with the sea breeze. A young girl in green stood outside the cabin door and listened for a while. Only when the song ended did she step into the cabin with a smile.

“You play the piano really well.” She looked over with tears in her eyes, and the young man raised his head, his eyes immediately revealing a look of amazement.

“Miss, are you going to Bat Island too?” he said softly. “The flute on your waist is a rare treasure in the world. With this treasure, I believe your vocal skills are not inferior to Suiyun. I wonder if I would be lucky enough to play a song with you?”

“Of course!” Yun Chuxiu pulled out the Snow Phoenix Ice King Flute from his waist and raised it to his lips with a smile. Yuan Suiyun’s fingers fell on the piano, and he didn’t need to focus too much. His full emotions were already pouring out with the string music, and together they composed a leisurely piece of music – it was the song “Phoenix Seeking Phoenix”!
After the song was over, Yun Chuxiu couldn’t help laughing and threw himself on Yuan Suiyun’s legs. “What you said just now was wrong! You weren’t that enthusiastic about me when we first met, and when you told me that you were blind, you wanted to kill me.”

Yuan Suiyun hugged his back and said lazily, “So, you praised me a lot at that time, but you made them up just to save your life?”

“I didn’t, I’m different from you, I’m telling the truth!” Yun Chuxiu said confidently, kissed him on the lips, then smiled and said, “But at that time, I thought that after repairing the flute, we should go our separate ways. You and I should not interfere with each other, so there’s no need to worry too much.”

At that time, who could have imagined that the two of them would be as close as they are today?
Yuan Suiyun said: “In fact, your feelings towards me were not so pure at the beginning, right? It’s just repairing a flute, is it necessary to give such a generous reward?”

His confident and smiling face was so handsome that Yun Chuxiu was so confused that she hooked her finger under his chin and said, “Of course, if I hadn’t acted decisively at that time, you wouldn’t have such a good marriage now, don’t you think, Mr. Bat?”

Yuan Suiyun pretended to think about it, and after a moment’s hesitation, he answered frankly, “Yes, this is probably the most cost-effective deal I have ever made.”

As they said this, the two of them couldn’t help but laugh. After recalling the first time they met, they walked out of the cabin hand in hand and looked out over the side of the ship at the boundless sea. The sky and the sea are far away, and the boat of death is light. Bat Island is still in the distance, but Yun Chuxiu’s heart has already soared.

“Suiyun, I wanted to say this before. After you finish your work, let’s go out for a walk!” He leaned on Yuan Suiyun’s shoulder and discussed with him: “It’s not this world. We can go through the peach blossom forest and visit other worlds! Anyway, I want to go, you must accompany me, otherwise, you will be left without a husband!”

“At this time, shouldn’t you say something to make me happier?” Although Yuan Suiyun felt that he was much more arrogant than when they first met, even when looking at Yun Chuxiu like this, warm feelings continued to overflow from his heart, and he pushed him and responded softly –

“Okay.”

(End of this chapter)