Lingyuan spun around a few times on the spot, inspecting herself.
It was obvious she really liked this new outfit.
What would she do if she knew it had been inspired by Fujin's new clothes?
After admiring herself to her heart's content,
she came over to ask Mu Yang again.
"How is it? Does it look good?"
Mu Yang smiled without answering.
"Say something! Does it look good or not?!"
Mu Yang still did not respond.
He walked around Lingyuan and out of the little wooden cabin.
"Hurry up. We're going to be late."
Lingyuan chased after him.
"You did that on purpose, didn't you?!"
She even raised her claws.
No, her slender jade-like hand.
As if she were about to hit Mu Yang.
Mu Yang said only one word. "Wrong."
Lingyuan was utterly baffled by that.
She asked whether she looked good, and he said "wrong"?
Mu Yang turned serious.
"In a human village, what should you do if someone ignores you?"
Mu Yang had asked this question
because, after receiving the notice a few days ago,
Lingyuan had come to find him herself.
She had asked him to teach her some rules for surviving in human society.
As a mountain ruler who lived deep in the wilderness,
Lingyuan despised the rules of the human world most of all.
There were too many of them, and they were too troublesome.
But she did not want to cause trouble for Fujin.
If her recklessness ruined Fujin's first Dragon Casting Ceremony,
she would truly be ashamed beyond bearing.
Mu Yang had actually found it a little difficult as well.
In his memories,
his daily life had consisted of nothing but sword practice.
Nothing else!
So he did not know much about the customs of the ancestors of Sunken Jade Valley.
He could not exactly teach her according to modern people's ways, could he?
So he went to find the Medicine Master.
After discussing it together,
they settled on a few simple and blunt rules.
The bottom line was that she could not hit people.
Mu Yang's refusal to answer her question just now
had been a simple test before they set off.
Mu Yang could withstand a slap from her.
The people of Sunken Jade Valley might not be able to.
Upon hearing Mu Yang's question,
Lingyuan finally remembered that.
She immediately hid her raised little hand behind her back.
"I'm sorry..."
On the way to the human village,
Mu Yang briefly went over those rules with her again.
A great many people would be attending this Dragon Casting Ceremony.
It would be better not to cause trouble if possible.
Mu Yang watched Lingyuan nod once at every sentence,
and secretly thought,
She was putting on a convincing show.
But it would probably go in one ear and out the other.
The moment they got there, she would surely forget it all.
After living together for so many years,
Mu Yang knew her temperament inside out.
By the time the two arrived,
the Dragon Casting Ceremony had only just begun preparations.
The so-called Dragon Casting Ceremony
was actually somewhat like Dragon Country's New Year.
It was a day of celebration.
And it was extremely lively.
On this day, they celebrated the harvest.
They used laughter and beast dances to drive away years of disaster.
The reason this day was called the Dragon Casting Ceremony
was because, on this day,
the ceremony's host,
which was Fujin's current role,
would lead everyone to the water's edge.
There, they would cast Dragon Offerings, shaped like giant eggs, into the water.
Dragon Offerings could calm rivers and bring favorable winds and timely rain.
Of course, they could also become tools of slaughter.
That was also why Fujin wanted to take over this position.
She did not want bad people to use the Dragon Casting Ceremony
to destroy this place she loved most
and these humans she cared for.
After the dragon casting came the joyous temple fair.
The temple fair continued until late at night.
Only then would the day's festivities truly come to an end.
As soon as Mu Yang and Lingyuan entered the settlement,
almost everyone was busy making preparations.
Some were preparing food for the ritual feast.
Others were in charge of the beast dances.
Everyone was busy.
Yet none of them could hide the joy on their faces.
Mu Yang muttered,
"I wonder where Fujin is."
Lingyuan grabbed him.
"This way."
Mu Yang was dragged by Lingyuan as she ran through the village.
The two of them had already been conspicuous.
One was a beautiful white-haired youth in black carrying a sword.
The other was a tall, voluptuous beauty with wavy hair.
With all the commotion of them darting through the streets,
they immediately became the center of attention.
Everywhere they passed, people turned to look.
The people here were not so reserved.
Several young girls swooned over Mu Yang.
They openly expressed their boundless admiration.
"That white-haired boy is so handsome! I wonder whose family he belongs to. I should ask my father to propose marriage."
"How could there be someone so beautiful in this world?!"
"Do you think I'm just the right age for him?"
An elderly grandmother beside them heard this and smiled as she shook her head.
"Oh my, the girls are staring so hard their eyes have gone straight. What a pity."
"He is an immortal, not someone we can yearn for."
Upon hearing that,
the young girls all gathered around.
They asked the grandmother to tell them more stories about the Young Immortal.
Mu Yang was dragged by Lingyuan around more than half the village.
He was already feeling somewhat dead inside.
I'm tired. Fine, whatever.
Just as he was thinking that, he suddenly felt the force ahead of him vanish.
Mu Yang quickly steadied himself.
He had nearly fallen flat on his face.
When he looked closely,
well, well, Lingyuan.
So this was what it meant to forget your friend at the sight of beauty!
The moment Lingyuan found Fujin, she let go and rushed over.
She gave Fujin a bear hug.
Mu Yang felt a little weary.
He slowly walked over to the two of them.
Lingyuan kept striking poses.
She was showing Fujin her new outfit.
"Does it look good?"
Fujin examined it carefully.
"Mm... it looks good, but why does it feel a little familiar?"
After saying that, she looked at Mu Yang with suspicion.
"Since when did you have this kind of talent?"
Mu Yang spread his hands.
"Inspiration struck."
"What inspiration struck?"
The Medicine Master's voice sounded from behind him.
Mu Yang turned around.
He discovered that the Medicine Master had also changed into a new outfit today.
She usually wore plain white.
Today's garment had several flowers accented in ink-black.
Mu Yang answered,
"Inspiration for new clothes."
"This outfit I'm wearing."
Lingyuan smiled and struck another pose.
It was obvious that she truly loved this outfit.
The Medicine Master recognized at a glance that its design corresponded to Fujin's outfit.
But she could not resist making a little joke.
"Ah, if only you had a little more inspiration, I would not have needed to design this outfit myself."
"They all said today was the best day to wear new clothes."
The Medicine Master also struck a pose like Lingyuan.
"How is it? Does it look good?"
Mu Yang knew the Medicine Master was teasing him.
Now she was giving him a way out.
So he readily took it.
"It looks good."
The Medicine Master smiled slyly.
"Do the clothes look good, or does the person?"
Mu Yang was struck speechless for a moment.
Seeing Mu Yang frozen where he stood,
she patted him on the shoulder and chuckled.
"On the way here, lots of young girls were talking about you."
"You can't even handle such a simple trick. How am I supposed to rest easy?"
Mu Yang truly hadn't expected the Medicine Master to pull something like this.
He only said that his heart was devoted solely to the Sword Dao.
He had never considered such matters.
He then shifted the topic to Fujin.
He asked whether she was nervous about the Dragon Casting Ceremony.
However, somewhere Mu Yang hadn't noticed,
someone had already taken his answer to heart.
That person was Lingyuan.
Our adorably dazed beauty was sulking again.
Well, well, Mu Yang.
When I asked whether I looked good, you dodged the question.
You even turned it around and blamed the etiquette class.
But when it came to the Medicine Master, you answered without hesitation that she looked good?!
Fine. Fine. Fine.
Mu Yang, you've done very well!
As for Lingyuan's thoughts
and the coming "disaster,"
Mu Yang remained completely unaware.
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