Peace Order
Chapter 678 - 66: The Reunion of the Head Magician, The Silver-Haired Legend Finally Arrives!

Chapter 678: Chapter 66: The Reunion of the Head Magician, The Silver-Haired Legend Finally Arrives!

The young Taoist with the sword had left, and it took Gongsun Wuyue a while to come back to her senses, only to see Gongsun Feixue looking at the retreating figure of the young man, a glint of fascination in her eyes. Since ancient times, heroes have loved beauty, yet beauties also have loved heroes.

Gongsun Wuyue patted her hand and said, "He’s already walked far away; what are you still looking at?"

Gongsun Feixue retracted her gaze, her cheeks reddening involuntarily, and said, "Grandmother!"

Gongsun Wuyue said, "It seems my child is not destined for such a fate."

She examined her granddaughter and found her to have the bearing and ease of the heroes of the Martial World, saying, "My child, with her fine appearance and good looks, is one of the best, kind-hearted, and adept in both swordsmanship and Mechanical Techniques."

"Such a good person is indeed worthy of anyone."

Gongsun Wuyue ruffled Gongsun Feixue’s hair, comforting her as elders in ordinary families would, "It’s just a lack of destiny."

Gongsun Feixue asked, "What is destiny?"

Sighting a gentleman, why shouldn’t one be delighted?

Meeting a peer hero is surely heartfelt, and waves of emotion are natural. When Gongsun Feixue said such words, Gongsun Wuyue already knew that ripples had stirred in her heart, accompanied by a trace of defiance and reluctance.

She smiled gently, embracing her granddaughter, and said, "You, my dear child, are kind-hearted and possess the boldness of a hero, straightforward and decisive. If you had met Li Guanyi earlier, your personalities surely would have been well-matched. Imagine how you might have encountered each other?"

"You might have been riding horseback past the road, stumbled upon him with dizzy eyes from hunger, and gallantly invited him to a roadside restaurant for a hearty meal. He, in turn, wouldn’t accept your generosity without giving something in return, perhaps a poem or a melody on the zither."

"You would be surprised, and then with back and forth exchanges, your relationship would grow stronger."

"Until later, wandering the Martial World, standing for justice, and gradually, affection would develop... Everything falling into place naturally, using the Gongshu Family’s Mechanical Techniques, you would help him rise to prominence in the world."

"My wonderful child, certainly has the insight and breadth of mind for this."

Gongsun Wuyue extended her hand to stroke Gongsun Feixue’s hair tips, whispering:

"It’s just that without destiny, it refers to when a fierce tiger breaks a leg, is weak, that person who extends a hand to him, who smiles at him, isn’t you."

Gongsun Wuyue seemed to see again the gentle Taoist she encountered in her youth.

She lowered her gaze, as if consoling Gongsun Feixue, and perhaps herself as well.

She whispered softly:

"This is, having no destiny."

When Li Guanyi returned to his dwelling, Shaking Light was amusing a Qilin with her fingertips.

The Qilin stared at the girl’s palm, where she held a small nut, deftly switching it between hands, then brought both closed palms, backs up, towards the Qilin. The Qilin glanced at the left, then the right, its tail swishing rapidly.

It should have been clear to see, clear to sense.

But Shaking Light’s Mystical Skills and Formation were unmatched among the younger generation, confusing even the Qilin, which hesitated then extended its paw, pressing it on the girl’s right hand. Shaking Light revealed her palm impassively.

It was empty.

The quick flicks of the Qilin’s tail on the bed abruptly stopped.

???

Shaking Light spoke with no expression on her face, her voice composed: "The Qilin is a Divine Beast, naturally living in secret realms, sensing aura, also emitting its own power, occupying spiritual land."

"You’ve lived among humans for hundreds of years."

"In the beginning, people doted on you, then later they confined you, and you never utilized this ability."

"It’s been wasted."

The Qilin didn’t care about these things: "I am a Qilin, a Qilin!"

"In little more than a year or two, I’ll come of age, and after five hundred years, I’ll naturally possess the strength of a Grandmaster Level human, hmm, and besides, I’ve been running around on battlefields with Guanyi."

"Arrows can hardly penetrate my Scale Armor, what need have I to train any aura?"

"Guanyi doesn’t push me!"

"Who else would dare to push me?!"

"Who else would even try to push me?!"

"Hmph, impossible, now give it to me!"

It bowed its head, nudging Shaking Light’s left hand with its horn, only to find that the left hand too was void of the nut. Stunned, it turned its head to see the girl’s fair hands, and the nut was being held between her fingers behind her back.

It was just that Shaking Light’s Mystical Skills had hidden the nut’s energy, thus the Qilin had not noticed it.

With a flick of the girl’s fingers, the nut flew up, and the Qilin opened its mouth, catching the nut precisely.

Ow whoof.

The silver-haired girl looked at the Qilin without much expression: "It’s because you rely too much on the innate talents of the Qilin that you failed to detect my Mystical Skills."

The Qilin, in a huff, turned away and sat down.

As it had transformed into a long-furred cat, its plush fur made it appear plump and round.

Its tail was soft, smacking the bed petulantly, clearly sulking and ignoring everyone.

Then laughter echoed through the room.

The silver-haired girl was chewing on the nut, her cheek puffed out on one side, munching away, and as she turned her head, the Gongsun Family’s guestroom had its unique charm, with a pond and trees outside the window, and the young Taoist with a sword at his waist, leaning against the window, smiling warmly.

Li Guan pressed his hand against the window, vaulted inside, took hold of the Qilin, and offered it a fruit. The Qilin, not yet of age, was like a young human, mischievous and particularly gluttonous. It had been merely frolicking with Shaking Light and had not really been angry.

Seeing that it ’deceived’ the fruit successfully from Li Guan’s hand, it was naturally overjoyed and started eating. Li Guan briefly mentioned the recent events, saying, "The matters of the Mo School are conveniently on the way. I was going to the Academy to visit the Palace Master anyway."