Chapter Thirty-Eight: Treading on Spring

  The azure sky floats with a few white clouds, the spring breeze drifts and the white clouds change their posture constantly, then go with the wind. The willow branches by the river spit out tender buds, and the reeds also drill out to reveal green leaves. The calm water in the river channel awakens from its winter serenity, dressed up in lush green by nature's colors.

  Along the river, Li Yunfei and his companions felt the unique breath of spring, and their mood improved a lot. The warm spring breeze blew over, mixed with a few strands of fragrant grass scent, and Li Yunfei couldn't help but sigh again, this ancient environment was really too good. Looking at the emerald green willow branches swaying in the wind, constantly stretching their waist, like a fairy dancing, Li Yunfei suddenly took out a white jade flute with great interest.

  "Impossible! Are you still going to play the flute? Brother Yunfei, how can others compete with this?" Li Qing saw Li Yunfei take out the white jade flute and couldn't help but sigh for those talented young men, it's just their bad luck that they were born in the wrong time.

  "Hmph! What's there to be so pleased about? Who knows if it sounds good or not, maybe it's unbearable! Little Chili Pepper never forgets and pours cold water on Li Yunfei. Seeing Li Yunfei's pleased expression, she doesn't know why but feels uncomfortable in her heart."

  "I'm also skeptical! Young Master Wang, I've never seen you play any musical instrument before!" Xiaolian was also smiling as she looked at Li Yunfei. She had been serving Li Yunfei for many years and had never seen him learn to play any musical instrument, so she was deeply suspicious of his abilities. Xiaolian still liked to call Li Yunfei "Young Master Wang" even when there were other people around, but only the two of them could address each other in such a familiar manner.

  "Ah!? Xiaolian, you don't believe me either?! Humph! I'll show you what music is all about! Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Li Yunfei to perform a piece for you - 'Good Spring Light'!"

  Li Yunfei had a deep affection for China's classical musical instruments in his past life, especially the convenient-to-carry flute and sheng. He had put in a lot of hard work to master these instruments.

  "Cough! Cough! You're so good at talking nonsense, hurry up and perform already! It's getting boring just walking like this, let's have some fun! " Xiao La Jiao didn't forget to take a jab at Li Yun Fei, and with Xiao Lian's words, she gained even more confidence, not putting Li Yun Fei in her eyes. She wanted to see how Li Yun Fei would make a fool of himself!

  "Yes! Brother Yunfei, what you said about 'Good Spring Light' is indeed very much in line with the atmosphere, but I don't think I've ever heard of this song before! However, since it's a product from Brother Yunfei, it must be a masterpiece. We will certainly listen to it with great respect!" Although Li Qingyu's words were very tactful, Li Yunfei couldn't help but hear the doubt in his tone.

  "Hum! You'll be surprised, this is something from thousands of years later, how would you know?!" Actually, Li Yunfei learned this tune mainly by watching TV and memorizing it because he thought the tune was very lively and could relax people's mood, so he decided to learn to play it.

  Li Yunfei put the white jade flute to his lips, and with a light touch of his fingers, lively notes flowed out from the flute, piercing everyone's ears, instantly making people feel much more cheerful. Of course, Li Yunfei was too, now he felt as if his soul had taken flight. His footsteps also quickened, and Xiaolian and the others saw Li Yunfei like this, couldn't help but smile knowingly. They were also moved by this melody, and they all started running happily with Li Yunfei.

  "Wow, so many people!" Because Li Yunfei and his friends quickened their pace, they soon arrived at the spring outing spot. Everywhere they looked, they saw scholars gently swaying their fans, and of course, there were also beauties accompanying them. It was a warm spring day, just the right time for scholars and beauties to meet. Those scholars were trying to win over the beauties with their poetry, looking quite ridiculous in the process. The arrival of Li Yunfei and his friends caused a noticeable stir among these people.

  Li Yunfei and Li Qingxu were absolutely the most outstanding among those talented young men in terms of appearance, which made many people look at them with discontent, feeling that they had stolen the spotlight. However, when their gaze fell on Xiaolian and Xiao La Jiao's faces, they couldn't move their eyes away anymore, as Xiaolian and Xiao La Jiao were just too captivating.

  Let's not mention the unique dress of Xiao La Jiao and the fiery aura that emanates from her entire body. Just Xiao Lian's ethereal appearance alone is enough to make these talented men constantly swallow their saliva. "Hmph!" Xiao Lian's beautiful eyes glare, looking at these talented men who suddenly can't get along with each other. Her beauty is meant to bloom for Li Yunfei, how could she let others take advantage of it?

  Xiao Lian didn't get angry, which was good. When she did get angry, it almost took the souls of those geniuses away. Seeing these people and Xiao Lian's behavior, Li Yunfei felt a mix of emotions in his heart - aside from feeling jealous, he also felt proud. After all, being able to possess a woman that others envied made him, an originally ordinary person, feel proud.

  "Alright, Xiaolian, don't be angry anymore. How about we go over there to fly a kite?" Li Yunfei said, pointing to the empty space on the other side, which was a relatively large grassland. This side was crowded with talented people and beauties, but that side was deserted.

  "Ah! Alright! Let's go! Xiao Jiao doesn't need to bother with these people!" Xiaolian had already regarded Xiao La Jiao as her own sister, so she was being so good to her. Because Xiaolian knew that Li Yunfei wasn't someone she could tie down, and she also wanted to lay some groundwork for future favoritism. Although she wasn't a woman who liked to fight for favoritism, she had to be prepared for the possibility that Li Yunfei's future women might not be easy on her.

  Li Yunfei took away Xiaolian and Xiao La Jiao, and at the same time, he also took away the hearts of those talented scholars and some beautiful women from prominent families who thought they still had a chance. Alas, the will of heaven is hard to defy, and King Xiang was heartless, so all they could do was shake their heads and sigh!

  "Could that be Chang'an's number one beauty, Zhangsun Qinger?! She's incredibly beautiful, if I could just get a glimpse of her, I'd be willing to die!" A weak and feeble-looking scholar gazed at Xiaolian's back, sighing softly.

  "Never mind! Let's not say that she is the number one talented woman in Chang'an City, even if you compare her to that young master next to you, she is many times better than you. With your appearance, it's better to just give up! I heard that Longsun Qinger is also a proud and arrogant woman, even when facing the current crown prince, she can still hold her head high, and in front of his pursuit, she can still maintain her dignity as a virtuous and talented woman." This person next to me is still somewhat self-aware, if they can't even compare to the crown prince, then it's better to just give up on these people!

  "I was just casually saying that, but it's not necessarily the case with Chang Sun Qian'er. There are many strange women in this world, and those two strange women next to them aren't ordinary people either. I don't know which prince from which royal family they are! That person also knows how big the gap between people is. Reality isn't like that, where any melodramatic plot can happen. Reality is very cruel!"

  "No matter who they are, it's not like we can afford to offend them, just look at what they're wearing and it's absolutely not something we can afford to mess with. Alas! Look at those young ladies' hearts being stolen away, it seems like today is another wasted trip! Originally thought that maybe could catch the attention of a rich girl, then one would be able to live a life without worrying about food or clothes, for this reason even specially bought a white paper fan, looks like today was another waste!"

  "Wow! What is that? So high and so beautiful! And it's making noise too!" At this time, the girls all started chattering excitedly, looking at Li Yunfei and his friends, each of them holding a ball of string, several beautiful kites flying in the air, and getting higher and higher. Now Xiaolian and her friends were completely absorbed in this new thing, not caring about what others thought.

  "It's really amazing to be with Yunfei, there are always some surprising things, I don't know how much surprise he can bring to me in the future!" Li Qing looked at Li Yunfei who was still teaching Xiaolian and Xiao La Jiao, suddenly felt a few more curious and expectant, he completely didn't notice that his feelings for Li Yan were quietly changing!