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Chapter 7: Part Five

Chapter 7
Banyue, where the xinlan flowers grow...

Part Five
the orchid and the ghost flower makes the prince nervous

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"So," San Lang sits beside the flower, naturally swinging an arm around the other's waist. The youth rests his head on Hua Yunlan's shoulder, obviously content with their position. "Are we going to wait until the storm blows over?"

Nan Feng, confused by their sudden intimacy: "???"

Fu Yao, not knowing how to respond: "????"

Xie Lian, envious of their closeness: "At this rate, we'll have to." I also want to embrace Yun-shifu!

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"By the way, San Lang, there's something I'm curious about." Xie Lian leans forward to glance at San Lang from Yun-shifu's other side. "That State Preceptor of Banyue, is it a man or a woman?"

"Did I not mention earlier? She's a woman."

"The people I saw earlier while we were at the inn, their footsteps were graceful and strange, definitely not those of mortals. And the one in white was a female cultivator so I thought..."

Fu Yao finds his words a little strange. "It's not easy to identify whether they were a man or woman by the robes, and they looked taller than the average woman. Are you sure you saw it right?"

Nan Feng interjects. "Furthermore, there was another black-clad figure traveling with her. Who could that be?"

"That pair was a man and a woman." Everyone suddenly looks at Hua Yunlan, who was looking at the small cactus. Who knows where it came from; they were certain that there was nothing but sand in the cave earlier. The cactus can fit in the palm of one's hand, it is rather cute, actually. "My little friend here says that's all she knows." The cactus suddenly trembles side by side as if confirming Hua Yunlan's words.

"There we have it," San Lang rests his chin on the flower's shoulder. "Miss Cactus, your flower looks so pretty! Thank you for your information, by the way. We really appreciate it." The cactus's flower trembles, and if their eyes are not deceiving them, the flower appears to have turned a little red.

A cactus blushing???

Its petals slowly fold at the edges, as if expressing its embarrassment. The cactus sways side by side, dancing to an unheard rhythm, before its petals unfold and the entire flower shakes. To Nan Feng and Fu Yao, this weird but oddly adorable sight baffles them greatly. They had never seen such a spiritual plant before, one that can understand human speech and express its feelings so freely.

Xie Lian's eyes are wide in wonder. "Where did Miss Cactus come from? From what I've seen, there are few cacti we've passed so far and this miss shouldn't have been one of them." The crown prince adapts rather quickly, addressing the succulent plant with a miss. Because of this, Miss Cactus shakes its flower towards his direction, expressing her approval of him. Xie Lian laughs and extends a finger, letting the flower 'shake hands' with him.

Seeing this, Hua Yunlan's gaze softened even further.

San Lang watches at the side. One prince gege smiles like the afterglows and one flower gege smiles softly as if he were looking at his child... wait, no, that's the wrong analogy.