The Arrival of the Sacred Lady (3)
âYou were asleep this morning and I heard from Fatty you slept late last night, so I didnât want to wake you up,â answered Ye Lang.
âYou still shouldnât have left without telling me!â yelled Xuan Yuanbing.
âHey, I did leave a message for you to your guards. Didnât they read you my message?â Ye Lang tilted his head in confusion.
âThey didâŠâ muttered Xuan Yuanbing quietly. Ye Lang wasnât in the wrong here.
âThatâs bad news then!â exclaimed Ye Lang. âDidnât they say that you werenât allowed out?! They were very against it the last time I told them about bringing you here, they said the Sacred Lady of Light would never appear here! Ah⊠I see, you sneaked out! You broke the rules!â
âHey! I didnât sneak out! Besides, no one could stop me. Iâll lose my status as the Sacred Lady at most, but that would mean we can finally hang out! You said youâd protect me too!â replied Xuan Yuanbing with a bright smile.
âProtect youâŠ? I think it would be more of the oppositeâŠâ muttered Ye Lanyu under her breath.
Xuan Yuanbingâs sacred status and Tian Level capabilities were far beyond Ye Langâs level, she had absolutely no need for his protection!
âYeah, Iâll protect you. If anyone dares bully you, just tell them my name- but it seems like everyone only knows me as the prodigal son, which isnât too useful!â said Ye Lang unconcerned with a wave of his arm.
âThatâs alright, itâs the thought that counts!â Xuan Yuanbing was very delighted to hear that.
As the chatter between Ye Lang and Xuan Yuanbing went on, two Light Riders suddenly appeared the Sacred Lady. The riders were here to fulfil their duty as her bodyguards.
They didnât ask for Xuan Yuanbingâs return, they were merely there to protect her. The two Light Riders stood beside the Sacred Lady silently.
It was not within their powers to control her behaviour, they had done their duty to deliver the Popeâs message to Xuan Yuanbing. Her subsequent response was none of their concern.
Another person arrived a moment after them and it was the representative from the organizing team! They needed to escort the Sacred Lady and Ye Lang out of the venue for they were hindering the progress of the competition. A short while was fine but they had been at it for too long.
Everyone was growing impatient!
âSacred Lady, young prince, could you kindly return to your seats if thereâs nothing else left to sort? The competition needs to go onâŠâ muttered the representative softly.
âSee, I told you to take your time for your battle⊠Fine, weâre done anyway. Fatty, pack your things, letâs go somewhere more comfortable to continue our feast!â responded Ye Lang. It was a pity that they couldnât carry on with their antics but he was considerate, choosing to leave instead.
âYouâre going to continue eatingâŠ?â asked Xuan Yuanbing in disbelief.
âOf course! Her cooking is delicious, want to try some?â offered Ye Lang bluntly as he cast out some purifying formations to help Zhen Xiaoyan clean up.
âOh, that sounds like a good idea! I havenât eaten anything and Iâm starving!â Xuan Yuanbing blushed a little at the sound of her tummy rumbling.
âMy lady, isnât this too oily for youâŠâ reminded one of her Light Riders, genuinely concerned for her health.
âHaving teppanyaki first thing in the morning does sound very hard on the stomach⊠I have some bread and water, you can have it,â said Ye Lang before he began to reach around in his space ring, searching for the bread and water.
âAw, youâre so thoughtful!â cooed Xuan Yuanbing with a gentle smile, holding her hands out to receive Ye Langâs offering. Her heart was warm as she began to munch on bread.
Xuan Yuanbingâs entire being was filled with warmth, a warmth that was bestowed upon her by Ye Lang. He actually cared about her!
Blissfully unaware of his true intention, Ye Langâs next reply killed the mood-
âYouâre welcome! With you full, thereâs one less person eyeing my food!â
ââŠâ
Just like that, Ye Lang and Xuan Yuanbing were âchasedâ off the grounds, the Light Arena resumed its intended programme. The departure of the two âfamous figuresâ had left the audience with some food for thought.
Some were pondering the seemingly intimate relationship between the two while some were thinking about the possible impacts of the relationshipâŠ
There was a misunderstanding brewing among the students who knew about Ye Langâs special status in Sheng City. The incident led them to believe that Ye Langâs status had stemmed from his relationship with the Sacred Lady!
Though they werenât clear about their relationship and interaction, they had felt inferior and gave themselves a reason to dislike him. Ye Lang was receiving preferential treatment because of a lady!
They couldnât help but be jealous- they wanted a slice of the action too!
Ye Lang and Xuan Yuanbing had no idea of what was going on behind them. The two were in search of a suitable picnic spot but none of the locations had appealed to them. In the end, Ye Lang had decided on a place, which happened to be the site of the demolished palace.
The site had been cleared up, then converted into a large empty square which would remain untouched until the Sheng City decided to do something with it.
A palace was unnecessary in the Sheng City as many structures here were already large with virtually no tenants. A big palace like that was more work for the city, more money had to be spent on its maintenance!
Its demolishment was probably best for the sake of the city.
âYe Lang, doesnât this place feel too empty?â asked Xuan Yuanbing with furrowed brows as she pointed at the vast square.
âWhat?â Ye Lang was distracted, the sizzling hot piece of meat in his mouth tasted amazing! Zhen Xiaoyan really was a culinary prodigy, it didnât take her long to master the art of teppanyaki.
âI mean, they should have done some landscaping here to utilize this square! Like placing some stones here, digging a river here andâŠâ rambled Xuan Yuanbing as she gestured at different corners of the site. She went on and on and onâŠ
âItâs a pity that this is not a dream. I wouldâve been able to change everything so easily!â Xuan Yuanbing was finally done with her critique, flashing a bright smile at Ye Lang.
She was the sole designer of her dream, controlling its settings and details every single time without fail- the settings of her dreams were never the same. With years of practice, she was a master!
She was possibly the best landscape designer in all of the mainland!
âThen you should continue dreaming!â blurted Ye Lang.
âGo to hell!â raged Xuan Yuanbing in response. The Sacred Lady hated the thought of dreaming and the idea triggered annoyance in her. Little did she know that in the near future, with Ye Lang running about in the outside world, the Lady would yearn for her return to the dreamland just to see his face again.