Chapter96:TheChildhoodSweethearts(1)

YunXiopenedthewindowandsawastarrysky.Tonight,thegreatstarswerestillshininginthesky.InabamboohousenotfarawayfromYunXi’shouse,peoplefromthenoblefamiliesweredrinkingandtalking,makingtheoriginallyquietsmalltownbecomenoisy.

"It’smidnight,12o’clock,"YunXiconfirmedthetime,thenlefthisroom.

Tonight,hehaddateswiththreegirls.

At1o’clockinthemorning,hewouldgotoseeEl’phyllis,theeldestdaughterofthegemstoreownerintheneighboringtown.

At2o’clockinthemorning,hewouldgotoseeMilei,theyoungladyfromtheflowershopdownthestreet.

At3o’clock,hewouldgotoseeYeLi,thelittlegirlfromthecakeshopacrossthestreet.

El’phylliswastheeldestgirl.ShewasoneyearolderthanYunXiandoftenletYunXifeelthatshewaslikehiseldersister.Mileijustmovedintothesmalltownafewyearsago.ShewasalittleyoungerthanYunXi.YeLiwasalittlegirlYunXioftentookcareofsincehischildhood.Ineverysense,shewasthecutestgirl.

Originally,YunXihadplannedtomarryoneofthethreegirlsafterHuaHuolefttown.HuaHuowasageniusandshewouldn’tstayinsuchasmalltown.InYunXi’sheart,hewouldproposetooneofthethreegirlsandspendhislifewithher.

Ofcourse,thiswasjusthispastplan.Apartfromtheeldestgirl,El’phyllis,whomaintainedarelationshipof"Wearefriends,nottwolovers"withhim,theothertwogirls,MileiandYeLiwerejusttwogirlswhowereclosetohim.

Well,atleast,YunXithoughtthatway.Tomorrow,hewouldleavethetown.HewouldgototheWhiteLotusSwordDomainswordtipdistrict,startingabrandnewlife.

Tonightwasthelastnighthewouldstayinthetown.Maybehewouldcomebacksomeday,butheknewhewasunabletoachievehisdreamofspendinghislifeinthetowntillhisdeathonhisbed.

Hewantedtobidfarewelltothetown.Therefore,heaskedthethreegirlsouttosaygoodbyetothemindifferenttimesanddifferentplaces.

At1o’clockinthemorningandbesidethestream.

"Sorry,I’mlate!"Asilver-hairedgirlinastrawhatrantoYunXi.Shewaspuffedwithaguiltylook.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袟)

Hereyeswereasclearaspurewhite;hersilverhairwashangingdownonhershoulders;herwhitestrapdresswasdottedwithlittlerubies;hertwosmalldimpleswereineffablycute.ShewasoneofYunXi’schildhoodsweethearts,El’phyllis.

HerancestorshadmovedtheirresidencefromtheWesternGod’sDomaintotheWhiteLotusSwordDomainjustlikeHuaHuoandHuaYue’sfamilieshad.EvenintheWesternGod’sDomain,hersilverhairwasalsoproofofakindofrarenoblebloodline.

AstheeldestgirlofYunXi’schildhoodsweethearts,herskinwasascrystalaswhitejadeinthemoonlight.Shehadaslenderbodyandadelicateface.Hereyesweresoglamorous.Itwassaidthatintheneighboringtown,thenumberofyoungmenwhohadaskedhertomarrythemwereenoughtocirclearoundthetownfortenrounds.

"Nevermind,Phili,"YunXismiledandcalledherbyhernickname.ThiswastheirsecretandonlyYunXicouldcallherbythatnickname.

"YunXi,itissolate...what’sthethingyouhavetotellmesolateatnight?"El’phyllisgazedatYunXiwithhopeinhereyeswhichmadeYunXifinditsodifficulttotellherthenews.

"Well...infact...I...Iwillleavethistownforaperiodoftime..."YunXididn’tdaretolookatEl’phyllis’seyes.Amongstthethreegirls,shewasthemostoutstandinggirlandwasofasimilaragetohim.Themostimportantthingwas:Sheseemedtohaveavaguefavourableimpressionofhim.

"Isee.YouwillgototheSwordPalacetogetherwithHuaHuo,right?"

Unexpectedly,El’phyllishadalreadyknownthenews.Thatwasstrange.Howcouldsheknow?Hewasusingtheidentityasgreatswordmaid"Mei"totakepartintheSwordPalace’sentrancetest.

"HuaHuowillgotoSwordPalace,butshewon’tjustleaveyouhere.Ihadalreadyunderstoodthisfromalongtimeago,"El’phyllisbravelyraisedherheadwithasadlook.Herexpressionlookedlikeshewasgoingtocryatanytime.

"No...infact..."YunXicouldn’ttellherthetruth.HowcouldhetellherthathewouldgotoSwordPalaceasamaid!

"Finally,youchoseHuaHuo?"El’phyllispinchedthebottomofherdresswithhertwohands.Shelookedasifshewasenduringsomething.

"No,notIchoseHuaHuo,butHuaHuochoseme,"YunXisurrendered.Hecouldn’tjustseeherthatexpressionanddonothing,sohetoldherthetruth.

"Well...isthattrue?So...Istillhavechance?"El’phyllis’seyessuddenlybrightenedupwithexcitement.

YunXichoseHuaHuoandHuaHuochoseYunXiweretwodifferentthings.Theyhadcompletelydifferentmeanings.Ifitwastheformer,shewouldhavenochance.Ifitwasthelatter,therewasstillhope-Evenifitwasjustanegligiblepossibility.

Shewouldneveradmitdefeattillthelastmoment!Shewouldnevergiveuptillthelastsecond!Astheproverbsaid,"Shewholaughslastlaughsbest".Shehadn’tbeendefeated!HuaHuogainedanadvantage,butthebattlehadn’tendedyet.Atleast,shehadn’thadanyleverage.

"Phili..."YunXifoundthathecouldn’tunderstandwhatshewasthinking.Herexpressionlookedstrange.

Fromtomorrowon,theywouldhavenochancetomeeteachother.Thinkingofthat,YunXi’sheartwasfullofsadness.However,atleast,hecoulddothelastthingforherandtheothers.Thiswastheonlythinghecoulddoforthembeforeheleftthesmalltown.

"Mei’er,preparetheseed."YunXispoketohisstarelfinhismind,thenstartedtousehisspecialability.ThiswastheonlyanduniquespiritualabilityhehadafterheobtainedtheStarchild’sLoveSystem.Hewantedtogiveherhisseed.

"Detectingtarget.Wonderfuladaptability.Startingtolinkthetarget."

AsYunXihadexpected,sinceHuaYueandXiaoCaocouldhaveanexcellentadaptabilitywithhim,thenashischildhoodsweetheart,El’phyllisshouldn’tbeanexception.YunXi’sseedenteredEl’phyllis’sbodywithoutanydifficulty.However,YunXisuddenlyfoundsomethingstrangeinherbody.Itlookedlikeamist-likethingthatwasprotectingapartofherbody.

YunXiwaspuzzled.However,atthistime,El’phyllisstoodonhertoesandsoftlykissedhismouth.