A group of people immediately went weak in the knees and knelt down one after another to plead for mercy. "Spare our lives, heroic lady! Spare our lives! We were blind and failed to recognize your eminence. Please don't take us to task!"
The gentle - looking man beside them was stunned for a moment, then suddenly let out a bitter smile. It seemed that his father's name was not as well - known as that of this young girl.
While he was distracted, Ji Feiyu was having a great time. "Alright, if you want me to spare you, it's simple. You should all join hands and beat him up! Focus on his face and belly. When you've beaten him enough, I'll let you go!"
Hearing this, those people quickly got up. After a brief hesitation, someone covered the lecherous old man's head with a cloth, and they all started punching and kicking him. The lecherous old man gasped intermittently, "You bunch of scoundrels... You ungrateful wretches... How could you believe the nonsense of a little girl!"
Ji Feiyu burst out laughing happily. She then reached out to pull the handsome man beside her and whispered, "Let's go. Let them fight among themselves. I'll treat you to a drink."
The gentle - looking man was so frightened that he took a step back. Ji Feiyu immediately realized that this fool had taken it seriously. So she leaned over and whispered an explanation, "I was just kidding them. I'm not the Night - time Red - Clad Lady, and I don't have much poison on me. I won't waste it on these minions..."
The man felt embarrassed and forced a smile. "I'm really not good at drinking. I've been away from home for a long time, and now I must return. Thank you so much for helping me out just now. Please accept my bow."
Ji Feiyu quickly supported him. "There's no need for this. You'd better stay away from such martial - arts - world affairs in the future. They're not really suitable for you. I'm leaving."
"Hey!" The man called out to stop Ji Feiyu as she turned to leave.
Ji Feiyu looked back, puzzled. "What else?"
The man blushed and then said, "May I know your... name, miss?"
Ji Feiyu replied, "What fancy name? I don't buy that. Just call me Ji Feiyu."
The man looked down at her, bowed again, and said, "Oh, Miss Ji Feiyu."
Ji Feiyu smiled and didn't take it seriously. She picked up her jade flute and walked away, completely unaware that this wooden - headed man would miss her for many years because of that smile.
In the days to come, no matter how hard he tried to investigate, he couldn't find any information related to her. He thought she was just a fleeting dream from his days of youthful arrogance. Little did he know that not long after they met, she entered the deep palace and became the mother of the nation. To keep a low profile, her name as the mother of the nation was not announced to the world at that time. During the enfeoffment ceremony, only the surname Ji was used. Since the Ji family had declined, the mother of the nation could be said to have no background at all. Therefore, the Ji family was not mentioned in the court, and naturally, neither was the name Ji. It wasn't until many, many years later, when the mother of the nation sacrificed herself for righteousness and her deeds spread throughout the world, that her name became well - known to almost everyone. But everyone had forgotten that many, many years ago, there was a woman who threatened the bad guys under the guise of poisoning. She was dressed in red and also called herself Ji Feiyu.
002
Ji Feiyu watched as those people beat up the lecherous man with gusto. After bidding farewell to that wooden - headed man, she quietly left. The atmosphere for drinking here was completely ruined. It would be better for her to find another place.
Just as she was thinking this, a white jade wine bottle appeared in front of her, followed by a corner of a blue robe with a faint sea - cloud pattern. She squinted and looked up to see the face of the "Flower Butterfly" that could charm the whole world.
"Do you want to drink? I've just found a perfect place." The "Flower Butterfly" looked dashing in his blue robe, and with his innocent smile, he looked like a peerless young gentleman.
Ji Feiyu rubbed her eyes and then asked, "Is it really you? No disguise?"
The "Flower Butterfly" gently tapped her head and glared at her. "What are you talking about? This is the real me. Isn't it a good - looking face?"
Ji Feiyu smiled but didn't answer. Instead, she directly asked, "Where are we going?"
The "Flower Butterfly" raised his eyebrows. "You'll know when you come with me."
Ji Feiyu followed him helplessly. He was always so mysterious that she could never figure him out.
...
There was a strong wind on the mountaintop.
Only the light silk curtains on the pavilion fluttered in the wind.
Ji Feiyu and the "Flower Butterfly" drank glass after glass of wine and talked in fragments.
"You know... how could he be so oblivious? What that woman is thinking... Nine out of ten people can tell..."
The "Flower Butterfly" chuckled. "Maybe he's just pretending not to know. If I were courted by a woman I didn't like, I'd also pretend to be oblivious..."
Ji Feiyu let out a burp. Her face was already flushed. She pointed at the "Flower Butterfly" with a charming look in her eyes. "You men are all no good! You don't know how to say no."
The "Flower Butterfly" laughed and half - joked, "It's not that we don't say no. We just say no in our hearts. As for the physical advances, just come on! Hahaha..."
"Shameless!" Ji Feiyu scolded.
The "Flower Butterfly" said, "This is just how men are. Moreover, I guess your man is deliberately testing you. He just wants to see if you care."
Ji Feiyu's eyes were hazy with drunkenness. She pouted. "I don't care at all! Why should I care... Men are all no good..."
The "Flower Butterfly" leaned over and poked her face. "That's not true. Men are all good things, really good things..."
Ji Feiyu waved her hand to push him away, but she was too weak, so the push became a caress. The "Flower Butterfly" was completely flustered by this caress. He quickly withdrew his hand. His heart was pounding. Seeing that Ji Feiyu was a bit drunk, he said, "You're drunk. I'll take you back. Which inn are you staying at?"
"No, I don't want to go back!" Ji Feiyu still had a bit of consciousness.
The "Flower Butterfly" felt that he had been flirted with by her. His mind was in a complete mess. He said honestly, "I can't stand it when I see you like this."
"What can't you stand?" Ji Feiyu felt that her head was so heavy.
The "Flower Butterfly" was a bit helpless seeing that she didn't understand. When he saw that she was about to fall, he quickly supported her and said softly, "I just wanted to comfort you a bit, but you've drunk more and more. You're really..."
Ji Feiyu had already lost consciousness and fell heavily onto the "Flower Butterfly". The "Flower Butterfly" had no choice but to pick her up and take her down the mountain first. Otherwise, if she got drunk and blew the mountain wind, she would surely catch a cold.
After getting down the mountain, the "Flower Butterfly" randomly found an inn and settled her there first. He carefully laid her on the bed and thought that he still had to ask someone to find Yong Yaxuan. Just then, there was a knock on the door. The "Flower Butterfly" rushed out in a hurry.
For a while, he didn't come back...
003
Yong Yaxuan didn't really care when he saw Ji Feiyu go out at first. It wasn't until someone came running to tell him that his woman had been carried into an inn in a coma by a man that he realized things had gone wrong.
You naughty Yu'er, can't you just let me worry less? Someone rushed towards the inn while secretly regretting in his heart.