Chapter 473 Outing (1)

herself against the musician; she must know that such a move would provoke conflict, but why then come anyway"Yes!" Daoist逍遙 didn't hesitate, responding loudly to the girls."Are you alright" the teen...Chapter 473: Spring Outing 1

"I don't know. Although they have feelings for each other, it seems like Mother is atoning for something and Father is punishing himself. I'm not sure what happened between them; it's just my guess. By the way, Brother, why did you suddenly ask this" Yinping looked puzzled as she watched Xianyao, only realizing her own question after finishing her sentence.

"I've been drinking with your father recently and feel that there might be some issues between them. I want to see if I can help." Xianyao made up an excuse casually.

"Then Brother must try to cheer Father up, because he's never happy lately. When I try to make him laugh, it’s just a surface smile, which makes me feel uneasy," Yinping said, her mood turning slightly gloomy.

"... Never mind that, Yinping, your current progress is great. In less than three months, you can become a King Rank, and then you'll be much stronger than your friends." Xianyao smiled as he shifted the topic to avoid making Yinping feel worse.

"Really Haha! Then no one will call me stupid anymore. Brother, continue teaching me and give me medicinal pills," Yinping jumped up in delight.

"Of course, I'll also teach you a set of sword skills." Xianyao smiled; it would be easy to teach Yinping sword skills since she could learn quite quickly.

...

"Xianyao, why are you always heading to the brewery lately Are you no longer focusing on making pills" Third Master asked during dinner. He was very concerned about Xianyao's future and felt that pill-making would elevate his status in the family, making it a crucial matter.

However, over these past few days, Xianyao had been busy brewing wine at the brewery and only occasionally visited the alchemy room, which worried Third Master. He was concerned that Xianyao might be neglecting important matters for leisure.

"That's right, Fourth Brother. You should focus on making pills for the family to stabilize your position in it. This is a rare opportunity," Luo Lingyu said seriously.

"Yes! The more pills you make, the faster I can advance my cultivation. If this continues, I'll reach peak Imperial Rank within one year." Lingling interjected; she seemed only concerned with her own progress.

"It’s fine. Brewing wine isn't bad either!" Lingjiu expressed her opinion. Xianyao's brewing skills were impressive and brought her much joy. She naturally supported him in continuing to brew.

"That's right, brewing is good too. You won’t understand the benefits of alcohol," Xianyao nodded.

"Mm-hmm, that’s true…"

"Lingjiu, if you don't speak up, no one will think you're mute." Luo Lingyu said with annoyance.

"…” Lingjiu fell silent.

"Alright. I won’t go to the brewery tomorrow," Xianyao said; he had already finished most of his brewing and only needed to complete a few more batches later on.

"That's right, in future you should prioritize important matters."

“I do everything seriously every day!” Xianyao responded solemnly.

"... Alright then. Tomorrow you should go to the alchemy room,"

“No, I need to visit the swordsmith tomorrow to refine some materials for my sword,” Xianyao replied.

"..."

No matter how much they spoke, Xianyao still wouldn’t go back to the alchemy room. They felt somewhat helpless but would think differently if they knew his level of proficiency in pill-making.

“Xianyao, I have something important to tell you,” Third Master suddenly said.

"What is it" Xianyao asked puzzledly; the sudden gravity was more serious than when discussing alchemy.

"Let me put it this way: you're already in your late teens. By now, I had already married and fathered a daughter," Third Master said with a smile.

"..."

Aren’t you telling me that I should get married and have kids

"I know you've been busy lately and haven't had time to meet girls. This is an important matter for life, so it shouldn't be put off for other reasons. Therefore, your mother and I... we’ve found several suitable girls for you," Third Master smiled.

Xianyao didn’t refute being called “mother.” He was too lazy to argue about this but more importantly, he couldn’t deny that the arrangements had been made on his behalf.

“You want me to go on a date Sorry, no time!” Xianyao refused.

"Don't be like that. You won't lose out; don't consider it as dating but rather a gathering of young people! If you fancy any, just marry them. Men can have more than one wife, so if you meet someone better later on, you can marry her too," Third Master said with a smile.

"Humph!" The women at the table were displeased by this but could accept it if Xianyao agreed to it; they would be happy for him to have more.

Currently speaking, Xianyao was the only male in their household!

"I’m far too young. No rush," Xianyao said with a shrug, using this as an excuse given the situation.

"Didn't I just say that by the time you were my age, I had already married and had children," Third Master said again, implying that it was too late for him.

"You should be worried about Sister Lingyu; she's almost unmarriageable!" Free-and-Easy replied in a bad mood. After saying this, he felt an intense killing intent.

“What did you say, Fourth Brother!” Luo Lingyu appeared behind Free-and-Easy and patted his shoulder.

"I said that you are almost unmarriageable…" Free-and-Easy replied honestly.

"Die..." Luo Lingyu punched Free-and-Easy in the head.

“These are the facts, you're already quite old and those younger than you have gotten married. If you still haven't married, does that mean you have someone special” Free-and-Easy said innocently while touching his head.

"I don’t need your concern for me. You just take care of yourself and attend the arranged meeting my father has set up," Luo Lingyu said coldly. Although she didn't like Free-and-Easy bringing up her marriage, she could sense that he was worried about her; in actuality, she wasn't too upset but merely irritated by his mention of it.

“I don’t want to go, I’m not ready to settle down yet,” Free-and-Easy said with a shake of his head.

"It’s okay. This time, it's just a gathering; many girls will be there, and naturally, quite a few young masters will also attend. I’ve secured a spot for you, so don’t waste it," Third Master explained to Free-and-Easy. It turned out that this wasn't a one-on-one meeting but rather a group相親聚會，隻是出席的女孩比較多，是個認識女孩的機會。

Actually, this was not an individual match-making session, but rather a collective event for socializing and matchmaking where many girls would attend.

"In that case, I could give my spot to Sister Lingyu," Free-and-Easy said. Since there were also quite a few young masters present, it might be best for Lingyu to go; she might even find her ideal suitor.

“Don’t you think I want to Originally, this spot was meant for her… uh…” Third Master seemed to slip up and reveal that Free-and-Easy had just been a backup option.

"Sister Lingyu, why don't you go"

“I’m busy with work. Besides, I'm not in a hurry; martial artists can still be like young maidens until they are thirty. You’d better figure out some good medicine to help me stay youthful," Luo Lingyu said, apparently not wanting to discuss this topic further.

Does that mean she already has someone special Given the situation, it seems so.

"Then let's talk about Lingjiu… forget it…" When Free-and-Easy looked at Lingjiu, he gave up immediately.

“What do you mean” Lingjiu asked Free-and-Easy. While she was certain that she wouldn't go, her attitude towards his approach irritated her.

"So are you going"

"No!"

"Then what’s the point of asking Golden Lock seems to already have a lover and doesn’t need it. Needle, why don’t you go and broaden your horizons," Free-and-Easy skipped over Golden Lock and turned to Needle.

“I’m busy with something else; I won't be going!” Needle said blushing.

"Lingling, looks like it’s only you. Why don’t you go have some fun" Free-and-Easy smiled at Lingling, who had the highest chance of agreeing and indeed did.

“Sure！”Lingling agreed readily; she didn’t mind going to see what kind of people would be there.

"..."

"Lingling is still too young. It looks like you’re the one who has to go. No need to refuse, anyway you don’t have anything else to do tomorrow, so just head out," Third Master said; if it were Lingling, he thought she was still too young and needed to focus on her cultivation, not be distracted by romantic matters.

“Tomorrow we’re leaving. It sounds like this will take a few days” Free-and-Easy frowned.

“It’s an activity; it's an outing for appreciating spring scenery. In previous years, they were near West Mountain, but this time it might be by the Falling Flower River. It may last one to two days,” Third Master said.

"So it is a spring outing then, that’s fine with me, I’ll just go and have fun," Free-and-Easy replied. Occasionally going out for fun was something he often did; he wasn’t particularly against going on an outing and in fact had nothing better to do recently.

“So you’re going” Third Master said happily.

“Yeah!” Free-and-Easy nodded, not seeing it as a one-on-one date but rather as a group event where he wouldn’t be noticed anyway, no different from a regular outing.

The only thing that puzzled Free-and-Easy was-

"Why is there so much fuss about a spring outing and why do we need spots when anyone can go"

On the second day, Free-and-Easy understood why this event required spots. It turned out to be a high-level spring outing activity that only those from prominent families in Moonflow City as well as the royal family could attend.

All these people seemed not to be going on a spring outing; they were dressed in splendid attire and accompanied by servants, bringing carriages and all sorts of things. At least at the start of their journey, this was the case.

Free-and-Easy, however, now wore a fur hat, suitable clothing for mountain hiking, and carried a backpack with an outfit change, some dried food, and various emergency tools—just in case.

This was a normal outfit for a casual spring outing. The problem was that this was the attire of a commoner rather than the young ladies' and masters'. They were there to have fun without worrying about anything but bringing along servants.

Thus, standing among them, Free-and-Easy looked like one of those people's servants! (To be continued)o what she had in mind. Of course, the eldest Miss found this quite different."Sis isn’t robbing; I’m collecting protection fees. If they have any problems, they can find me, and for a fee, I’ll prote...