Chapter 479 Sky Lanterns (3)
âAre your lanterns all different-coloured? Made of bamboo sticks?â asked Ye Lang.
âMost of them. Some are made of wood,â replied Zhu Yeâer.
âWe donât want heavy ones, the lighter the better!â
And just like that, Zhu Yeâer produced almost a thousand lanterns. The colourful lanterns were a pretty sight.
Then, Ye Lang started to teach everyone present how to make Sky Lanterns. There were so many of them, he obviously had to let the attendees make their own.
Everyone grew excited after seeing his first lantern hence most of them agreed to participate. Even the people who were doubtful enrolled themselves too. Wasnât them making their own a better proof of their point?
âCome, are you all ready?â asked Zhu Yeâer. Although Ye Lang was planning this, Zhu Yeâer was the spokesperson for the event. This was because one, Ye Lang was lazy, and two, Zhu Yeâer was better at controlling the crowd.
At the same time, there were also miscellaneous affairs that required her attention like the tools, lighters, candlesâŠ
âYes!â shouted the audience.
âLightâem up!
Zhu Yeâer lighted a lantern sheâd just made, then gently released it up into the air.
âWoahâŠâ
There were squeals of joy ringing across the yardâŠ
Very soon, the skies of the Imperial City lit up with a magnificent sight- a thousand lanterns rising up in the air. Every citizen of the city stopped what they were doing to watch the lanterns.
âWhatâs that?â
The same question popped up in every corner of the city. No one knew what they were, but they all agreed it was gorgeous.
Under the full moon, the slow rise of the Sky Lanterns all looked like starlight going back to the skies. It was like a dream.
After this day, Zhuâs Soup House would soon become the focal point of everyoneâs attention, making it even more popular across the city!
However, what made Boss Zhu the happiest was this: she had new products to sell! Namely, teddy bears and Sky Lanterns.
Although it was too soon to see how well her teddy bears would sell, the Sky Lanterns sold like hotcakes. In the weeks that followed, the trend of releasing Sky Lanterns at night never stopped- not only at the imperial city but across the Soaring Sky Empire and then people across the mainland were doing it too.
This wasnât what Ye Lang had expected, heâd only intended to have some fun.
The happiest person right now was obviously Zhu Yeâer. She was already very wealthy from selling weight loss medicine, that was how she came to own so many assets.
However, the business of selling lanterns had a customer base that extended to commoners. It was exhilarating.
After this festival, Zhu Yeâer was soon busy with work and stopped following Ye Lang. He was relieved too. Thank goodness for that or heâd have to avoid Zhuâs Soup House for a while.
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The day before the group hunting event. Ye Lang was also at the field with Li Yue. As long as she was there, he would be too!
Whistleâ
Ye Lang made the most powerful shot he could, mustering all his internal Qi. The target shattered with a huge boom.
The entire field fell silent. Everyone wondered how powerful that shot must have been. No human would be able to survive an arrow like that.
ââŠâ
Li Yue stared at Ye Lang solemnly, growing increasingly confused about who Ye Lang was. Why was he always where she was? Yet they never talked.
If he wasnât one of her admirers, were these all mere coincidences?
But what were the chances? And if he WAS one of her admirers, why hadnât he made a move yet?
Li Yue decided to make the first move. She had to know what Ye Lang wanted.
She approached Ye Lang under the surprised gaze of everyone, then asked, âMr Fox, will you be attending tomorrowâs group hunt?â
âYep!â he nodded. His answer felt very distracted, for his attention was still on the arrow.
âCan we form a team?â asked Li Yue.
Hmmph, I canât believe Iâm giving you a chance to get closer to me. If youâre planning on winning me over, youâll have to say yes!
âNo, itâs alright. I want to hunt alone, I wonât be participating in any teams!â Ye Lang refused her invitation immediately. This was according to Athenaâs plan too. Ye Lang must operate alone for his convenience if he wanted to get closer to Li Yue.
However, this was different. Li Yue herself had initiated the offer. If it were up to Athena, she wouldâve advised to not agree immediately, but not refuse either.
That did not cross Ye Langâs mind, therefore he rejected her offer as if she was some other random participant who invited him into their group.
âOh, apologies then! Bye!â she made a small bow then left.
Hmmph, what was that?! I invited you into MY team, and you refused?!
Although this was what Li Yue had hoped- to prove that Ye Lang wasnât one of her admirers-, it still didnât feel good to be rejected by another person.
âOh my goodness, what just happened? That fox kid REFUSED Miss Li Yueâs offer?!â
âI canât believe it either! I saw it too, this is unexpected! Damn!â
âRight? Miss Li Yue extended the offer personally too⊠And he refusedâŠâ
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âAre you dumb? Why did you say no?!â asked Coldblood Five.
âWhat?â Ye Lang obviously didnât understand.
âYou refused Li Yueâs invitation! Sheâd voluntarily initiated the offer, that means our plan worked! Are you trying to be a tease or something?!â cried Coldblood Five.
âHuh?! Li Yue initiated an offer? Why donât I know about this? When was this?â
âWhat? Please donât tell me you didnât notice that was Li Yue talking just now!â Coldblood Five realised Ye Lang hadnât rejected Li Yue- he wasnât even aware of her existence!
âWhat do I do now? Athenaâs going to nag me to death if she knew I rejected Li Yue! No, I must go talk to herâŠâ he said frantically.
He was panicking not because of what he did but out of fear of Athena. This was Athenaâs plan, and heâd single-handedly ruined it!
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