Chapter 43: The Jade mouth!
Nevertheless,
Ling’er’s words lingered in the air like the final breath of a dying incense coil, bold and trembling, yet unwilling to curl into retreat.
Yi Xin Xue, rising from Zhao Fan’s lap, her movement light as drifting mist over spring waters, let a faint smile grace her lips, one that held neither approval nor scorn, only the wisdom of a woman who had seen many suns bloom and fade, like a mountain a costume to weathers.
Yet, she can’t deny, that the young are really bold blooming like sunflowers.
"Holy Maiden is indeed blooming with boldness," she said, brushing her sleeves as though dusting away the weight of an unseen challenge.
"But boldness is a wind, only strong for a moment, then gone. Let us see if your roots run as deep as your blossoms shine..."
She turned to Zhao Fan with reverence wrapped in silk-thin grace. "This one only wonders," she said, her voice rippling like a calm lake reflecting storm clouds, "whether this humble one may follow into the Celestial Assembly,"
Hearing this, Ling’er looked at her like a cat to a mouse, yet, she couldn’t open her mouth.
"The maid is unwise, the path of Celestial assembly lies with the sect, I fear, the one you should be asking would be the Holy Maiden," He said calmly as a breeze.
"Forgive me, this concubine made a mistake..." She bowed and looked at the kneeling Holy maiden who had a wide open mouth showing her tongue.
"I wonder if Sister Ling’er allow this grace to follow into the celestial assembly,"