Chapter 211: Shi Shi Qingxuan

Lin Fan left the small world and arrived at his room in the Spring Flower Building, then he left the Spring Flower Building alone.

"Lin Fan, where are you going?"

Lu Lu Xiaofeng brought Hua Hua Manlou to chase after him and caught up with Lin Fan at the gate of the Forbidden City.

"Wandering the Jianghu, making the world my home."

Lin Fan rode on his 'Night-Shining Jade Lion' and said to the two with a smile.

"What about those confidantes of yours? Why are you setting off all alone? Why don't you stay one more day, and I'll treat you to a night of fun at the Yichun Pavilion?"

Lu Lu Xiaofeng thought Lin Fan had a conflict with his women, so he wanted to guide him.

"No need. Just common powder and grease, not to my taste. I'm setting off. Lu Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Hua Manlou, the Jianghu road is long, we'll meet again if fate allows!"

"Take care!"

Lu Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Hua Manlou said in unison.

"I'm off!"

Lin Fan turned his horse's head onto the official road and then galloped away.

"Lin Fan is truly free and easy. It seems there is nothing in this world that he particularly cares about!"

Hua Hua Manlou looked at Lin Fan, who was leaving gracefully, and felt some emotion.

"You are wrong. What he particularly cares about are those women of his. As the saying goes, 'a dragon has a reverse scale; touch it and you die.' Offending his women is definitely worse than offending him!"

"That's true."

Speaking of this, Hua Hua Manlou and Lu Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but look at each other and smile.

As the saying goes, heroes have a hard time passing the beauty pass. Lin Fan is young, romantic, and has peerless martial arts; I'm afraid only peerless beauties can cause fluctuations in his emotions.

Lin Fan rode westward all the way. He didn't know where the west led, but that didn't matter, because he was aimless anyway, going wherever he ended up.

It wasn't until twilight that Lin Fan faintly heard the sound of a flute, so he slowed his horse and approached slowly, listening carefully.

The notes flowing from the emerald jade flute rippled slowly in the bamboo forest between the mountains. The flute sound rose and fell melodiously in the atmosphere of the natural night wind brushing the bamboo leaves.

Lin Fan quietly examined the small building in the forest through the gaps in the quiet woods.

The small building had a window half-open and half-closed, and a woman with a graceful figure and a cold expression was leaning against the window playing the flute. For a moment, Lin Fan couldn't bear to interrupt her.

She was like an elf of the mountains, as clear as a celestial being and yet movingly beautiful. The flute sound she played was melodious and clear, as if telling the girl's inner thoughts.

A beautiful woman playing the flute in the sunset was like an elegant painting of a lady.

In the end, Lin Fan couldn't help but take out his 'Heavenly Demon Zither' and play, the zither sound echoing her flute sound.

The flute sound paused for a moment and became a bit chaotic, as if the owner of the flute sound had been startled, but with the guidance of Lin Fan's zither sound, the flute sound gradually returned to peace and entered a state of perfection. The two played in harmony, the lingering sound endless.

"I don't know which master has arrived. Shi Qingxuan failed to welcome you, please forgive me."

After the song ended, the girl gripped her jade flute and walked out of the small building, asking toward the quiet forest.

"I am Lin Fan. Passing by this place, I was attracted by your flute sound and couldn't help but join in with the zither sound. If there is any disturbance or offense, please forgive me, Miss!"

"Heavenly Secret Young Master Lin Fan?"

The girl stared at Lin Fan with curiosity for a few moments, then seemed to realize it was impolite, so she quickly withdrew her gaze.

"It is indeed me. You live in seclusion in the quiet forest, your flute art is unparalleled in the world, and you are such a peerless beauty; you must be Master Shi Shi Qingxuan, right?"

Lin Fan looked at Shi Shi Qingxuan with burning eyes and asked.

The tables had turned; just now it was Shi Shi Qingxuan curiously examining Lin Fan, now it was Lin Fan's turn to look straight at Shi Shi Qingxuan.

"This little girl is indeed Shi Shi Qingxuan. I dare not call myself a 'Master.' Young Master Lin's zither technique is transcendent and holy; how could this little girl dare to call herself a 'Master' in front of you!"

Shi Shi Qingxuan waved her hands in panic, indicating she didn't dare to accept the title.

"Zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting are tools for self-cultivation; there is no need to be so serious. You call me Lin Fan, and I call you Shi Qingxuan, how about that?"

"Ah, this..."

This was too intimate. Young Master Lin actually wanted to call her Shi Qingxuan.

"Is Shi Qingxuan unwilling?"

Lin Fan was still asking, but in reality? He had already used the name.

"No, if so, Young Master, feel free!"

"Still calling me Young Master? Today I met a friend through the zither, and played in harmony with Shi Qingxuan. Even if we aren't soulmates, we should be friends, right? Why is Shi Qingxuan so polite?"

Lin Fan pressed step by step. He could see that Shi Shi Qingxuan was the kind of weak and innocent personality who would retreat when you advanced; as long as you weren't too excessive, she wouldn't refuse you.

"Lin, Lin Fan!"

Sure enough, as Lin Fan expected, even though Shi Shi Qingxuan was a bit shy, she didn't refuse him.

"Good, we should drink a big cup of wine, but it's a pity there is no wine here. It's truly a pity."

Lin Fan laughed heartily.

"I do have two bottles of peach blossom brew in my quiet forest building, which I brewed myself, but the taste is more like water than wine. I don't know if Lin Fan will like it."

Shi Shi Qingxuan hesitated for a moment, then said softly.

"I naturally like it."

Lin Fan nodded immediately.

"But you haven't drunk it yet."

Hearing this, Shi Shi Qingxuan looked at Lin Fan with some confusion.

"As the saying goes, 'wine doesn't intoxicate people, people intoxicate themselves.' Just looking at you, Shi Qingxuan, I am already three-tenths drunk. If the peach blossom brew you made is too strong, I'm afraid I will show signs of drunkenness after drinking it, and then I will offend a beauty, which would not be beautiful. Just this three-tenths of slight intoxication is perfect for drinking and talking with you, Shi Qingxuan!"

Lin Fan smiled and leaned toward Shi Shi Qingxuan.

"Ah... then I'll go get the wine!"

Shi Shi Qingxuan's heart pounded like a deer because of the masculine scent on Lin Fan, and she hurriedly found an excuse, returning to the quiet forest building with panicked steps.

"Phew, be brave, Shi Shi Qingxuan, don't lose face in front of Young Master Lin!"

Shi Shi Qingxuan took the wine in the room, cheered herself up, and then walked out gracefully.

"Shi Qingxuan, living in seclusion here alone, don't you feel lonely?"

Lin Fan reached out to take the peach blossom brew handed over by Shi Shi Qingxuan and sniffed it gently. A faint peach blossom fragrance came from the wine bottle.

"Sometimes, but to avoid the troubles and entanglements of the world, bearing some cost is as it should be."

Shi Shi Qingxuan showed a shallow smile. She looked at Lin Fan quietly, her expression calm and elegant.

"Shi Qingxuan, have you never thought about meeting someone to grow old with, and choosing a city to end your life in?"

Lin Fan couldn't help but extend an invitation to Shi Shi Qingxuan.

"I dare not. Shi Qingxuan is afraid. The grievances and hatreds of the previous generation make Shi Qingxuan dare not hope for such things."

Shi Shi Qingxuan could understand what Lin Fan meant, but she didn't dare to take that step.

"Is a person's destination the stars in the sky? If so, which star is my destination? And which star should be Lin Fan's destination?"

"If I were a star, then I think I would be the star that appears on the horizon at dawn or dusk, and also the brightest star in the night sky, which can guide you forward!"

As he spoke, Lin Fan quietly took Shi Shi Qingxuan's cold jade hand.