Alluring Fairy's Gift, the Girl's Hair Ribbon

"Miss Xiyue." Chen Ping'an smiled and put his hands together in a proper salute. "We meet again."

The pretty girl standing at the moon gate was Xiyue, the sword-bearing girl at Gu Qingcheng's side.

Today's Xiyue seemed somewhat different from before.

The girl wore a moon-white dress that fluttered lightly in the wind. A pale gold hair ribbon was tied around her cute double-ringed buns.

From afar, if one did not look carefully, she was the very image of a younger version of Gu Qingcheng.

Come to think of it, in the few times Chen Ping'an had met Xiyue, her attire had often been different.

Sky blue, pendant pink, coral pink—she had worn them all.

If one thought about it carefully, such attire was actually somewhat overstepping the bounds. Yet no one had ever raised an objection.

Clearly, as Gu Qingcheng's sword-bearing maidservant, the girl held an extraordinary position within the Gu Family.

Chen Ping'an noticed that the sword the girl usually held with both hands was now cradled in one hand. It was not because she did not wish to use both hands, but because her other hand carried an exceptionally thick, narrow wooden case.

The case looked neither like gold nor iron, and appeared dead heavy. Paired with the girl's delicate little body, it created a rather comical image of tender weakness.

Seeing this, Chen Ping'an could not help finding it rather amusing. That was why he had greeted her just now, half teasing and half serious.

When she heard Chen Ping'an call out Xiyue's name, a trace of unnaturalness clearly flashed across the girl's face. However, she quickly returned to normal and said in a crisp, sweet voice, "Congratulations, Son-in-law, on your transfer to Xuanling."

Chen Ping'an smiled, unconcerned, and walked toward the pretty girl.

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