"I never thought that even the warehouse of the Wangquan Family is so neatly organized. Compared with our Divine Volcano Manor, there's quite a gap," said Dongfang Huaizhu with a joking smile as her eyes scanned the surroundings.
"At my age, perhaps the only thing I can do for the Wangquan Family is these kinds of things," said Steward Fei with his eyes narrowing into slits.
"Steward Fei, why do you take such good care of our Divine Volcano Manor? Qin Lan and I feel quite embarrassed," Dongfang Huaizhu finally voiced her doubt.
"It's Wangquan Zui, the young miss of our Wangquan Family, who is the elder sister of the eldest young master. She specifically told me to take good care of you and Miss Qin Lan," said Steward Fei as he looked at Dongfang Huaizhu.
Hearing Steward Fei's words, Dongfang Huaizhu was overjoyed.
"Wangquan Zui..." Dongfang Huaizhu murmured in the end.
Steward Fei rolled his eyes and said, "Miss Huaizhu, could you please take these bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen?" He pointed at the stack of bowls and chopsticks beside him.
"Sure," Dongfang Huaizhu nodded and then reached out her arm to pick up the bowls and chopsticks on top.
"I'll take my leave first, Steward Fei," Dongfang Huaizhu turned her head and said.
"Thank you, miss," Steward Fei still had his classic look, smiling with his eyes narrowed.
Dongfang Huaizhu carefully carried the towering stack of bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen. On the way, since she didn't know the way, she took many detours.
When Dongfang Huaizhu finally reached the kitchen, unexpectedly, she slipped and "clattered", the bowls broke all over the floor.
"Who are you, you little yellow-haired girl?" A well - dressed woman was furious, holding a thin wooden stick in her hand.
Dongfang Huaizhu was only focused on cleaning up and ignored the woman's voice. The woman's expression became even more ferocious, as if she wanted to swallow Dongfang Huaizhu alive.
Dongfang Huaizhu wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked up at the sky, and found that it was getting late.
The woman grabbed Dongfang Huaizhu and swung the thin wooden stick at her. "Are you in charge of the kitchen? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Dongfang Huaizhu dodged and felt a bit ashamed. She blamed herself for being too focused and not noticing the woman's arrival. "I didn't mean it. I'll clean it up right away!"
But at this moment, Dongfang Huaizhu suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground. Just as she was about to close her eyes at the last moment, the woman showed a strange smile.
Dongfang Huaizhu was woken up by Xiaoyou. When she opened her eyes, she saw Xiaoyou with her head upside - down looking at her.
Suddenly, Dongfang Huaizhu was startled and quickly stood up from the rock. After she saw clearly that it was Xiaoyou, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sorry, I thought it was someone else," Dongfang Huaizhu brushed the weeds off her skirt with her hand and then looked at Xiaoyou with an apologetic face.
"It's okay. I should be the one saying sorry. I'm late today. Otherwise, you wouldn't have fallen asleep," Xiaoyou covered her mouth with one hand and said with a smile.
"No, you came just in time. I was just bored so..." As Dongfang Huaizhu was speaking, she suddenly remembered that she had fainted and then appeared here. She also noticed that Xiaoyou had changed her clothes.
"Let's start now!" Xiaoyou said with a smile.
Suddenly, Dongfang Huaizhu felt her mind become extremely clear and gathered all the clues together. She didn't answer Xiaoyou but stared intently.
"You are Wangquan Zui, the young miss of the Wangquan Family, aren't you?" Dongfang Huaizhu suddenly said.
Xiaoyou was stunned for a moment and then said shyly, scratching her head, "You already know."
Dongfang Huaizhu wasn't angry about Wangquan Zui hiding her identity. Instead, she was a bit curious.
"Why did you make up an identity to meet me?" Dongfang Huaizhu faced Wangquan Zui.
"I just didn't want you to feel too indebted to the Wangquan Family," Wangquan Zui replied.
Dongfang Huaizhu just smiled and said, "So that's it." Although she said so, there was still a little uneasiness in her heart. She didn't know if Wangquan Zui was telling the truth or not.
Wangquan Zui showed Dongfang Huaizhu a way to practice martial arts.
Dongfang Huaizhu imitated Wangquan Zui and sat on the ground.
Following Wangquan Zui's instructions, Dongfang Huaizhu circulated her inner breath in her body. However, she found that whenever she tried to direct the airflow to her dantian, it was always blocked by a strange barrier.
Wangquan Zui seemed to notice Dongfang Huaizhu's discomfort. She reached out her arm and touched Dongfang Huaizhu's back to detect. Frowning, she said, "Your body?"
Dongfang Huaizhu quickly turned around and said, "Is it because I lack talent?"
Wangquan Zui shook her head and said with a complicated expression, "It's a problem with your body. Your body is very different from others'."
Seeing Dongfang Huaizhu lowering her head, seemingly very frustrated, Wangquan Zui quickly comforted her, "Don't be sad. I'll take you to see a master tomorrow. We will definitely solve your problem."
Dongfang Huaizhu then raised her head and nodded.
After practicing for a while longer, Dongfang Huaizhu saw that it was getting late and told Wangquan Zui to go back and rest early.
Dongfang Huaizhu walked back to her room in small steps.
Dongfang Huaizhu instinctively reached for her waist, but her face turned pale.
The hairpin was gone! The hairpin that Wangquan Baye had left in her room before, which was also the token of love between them according to Dongfang Qinlan, had disappeared!
Dongfang Huaizhu only felt her head buzzing.
She pushed open the door and started to search carefully along the way she came.
Just as Dongfang Huaizhu was searching intently and didn't notice a figure approaching her, she quickly stood up. With the help of the moonlight, she saw that it was Jin Renfeng.
"Junior sister, why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night? What are you looking for?" Jin Renfeng joked with a smile.
Dongfang Huaizhu sighed. She didn't expect to meet Jin Renfeng in the middle of the night. Then she said, "My hairpin is missing."
"Senior brother, could you please help me look for it?" Dongfang Huaizhu looked at Jin Renfeng.
Jin Renfeng quickly put on a smiling face and helped her look for it, looking rather obsequious.
The two searched along the way for an hour under the night sky. Jin Renfeng even lit a fireball in his hand to illuminate the way. But they found nothing.
Seeing that it was getting late, Dongfang Huaizhu finally sighed.
She sent Jin Renfeng away and had to go back to her room.
Watching the first rays of the sun rising, Dongfang Huaizhu decided to go to sleep first. She would think about the rest of the things tomorrow.
At this time, a woman's figure approached a room with a flickering candle. The woman raised her hand and knocked on the door.