"Hehe…" Ouyang Qiao Qi raised her head and silly smiled at An Bing Qing before adding with some reproach, "Qiao Qi had paid a visit on big sister birthday's date but Uncle An said you were in closed-door cultivation. Qiao Qi couldn't wait for big sister to exit because of those hateful old men at home but Qian Qi was able to persuade daddy to let Qian Qi come here".
'So that's what had happened', An Bing Qing thought; it had been strange and a great surprise for her to see Ouyang Qian Qi here, she hadn't come in the past.
'But how had Qi'er convinced Uncle Ouyang? She was thirteen and if I remember correctly, she is only at the fourth-gate of Mundane. Hmm…' Usually, the younger generation of prominent families will go out to this kind of events only if they had broken through Mundane Core.
When she was about to ask her about how she had done it, a charming voice came from her left, "Hoh, so Qi'er only missed my little sister but not me".
An Bing Qing and Ouyang Qian Qi turned around; the owner of the voice was An Yu Yong who had poked his face over An Bing Qing's shoulder from behind while he still supported her.
Ouyang Qian Qi flushed and she quickly lowered her face before hiding her face within An Bing Qing's bosom. "Qian Qi missed big brother a little".
"Hmm… a little? That's not enough, I'm feeling depressed", An Yu Yong said with a reproaching and teasing tone.
An Bing Qing's mouth twitched a bit, 'This brother of mine is truly a charmer'. However, she felt glad and pleasant at this sight but a gloomy emotion spread in her heart as soon as she remembered one of the many tragic events of the past.
That occurrence involved her eldest brother and Ouyang Qian Qi. In the past, they had been engaged but their marriage was dragged as time passed because of various factors. In the first instance, it was because most of the Elders of Ouyang Family opposed as they had in mind –a better prospect; Ouyang Family was an Ancient Clan that had also decayed, but in terms of strength it was middle clan which mean that they possessed Soul Seed Cultivators within their ranks. Therefore, even if they had the support of Ouyang Clan's Patriarch, the marriage kept on being postponed. And lastly, it was because of her eldest brother's absence as he had followed his Master without coming back and Ouyang Qian Qi became the Crown Prince's Concubine against her will at the end.
Things only became more tragic with the passing time and she met her demise in the prime of her life.
An Bing Qing´s heart soured but she still maintained her mirthful smile as she secured Ouyang Qian Qi within her embrace. She will help them in this lifetime.
Ouyang Qian Qi raised her head at An Yu Yong's speech; she stole him a glance was met with his glittering pitch black eyes. Her flush increased but she refrained from hiding again, she pouted her mouth to speak but she didn't know what to say.
"Pffth", An Bing Qing laughed with moderation at this; Ouyang Qiao Qi looked so adorable.
An Yu Yong also wanted to laugh as his little sister had taken the lead but he saw that Ouyang Qian Qi turned her head around and looked at An Bing Qing with pitiful eyes; hence, he contained it. Then, he heard, "Big sister, it isn't funny". She understood why An Bing Qing had laughed.
This time, An Yu Yong couldn't help but laugh out aloud; his laughter was followed by the now ringing laughter of An Bing Qing.
Ouyang Qian Qi felt wronged but not knowing where to hide, she could only choose to embrace An Bing Qing tightly.
The trio was immersed in their own world and didn't take notice about the different kind of glances they were receiving; they even weren't aware of the passing time, the inauguration should have already started but luckily, it seemed that this time it was going to start late.
The Elders that earlier had been praising the twins standing were now shaking their heads secretly at such behaviour. Many of the young ladies that were able to assist looked at An Bing Qing and Ouyang Qiao Qi with unfriendly gazes, they were displeased; the pair of sisters was the youngest here and even if their manners were blatant, they were drawing the attention of some of their possible prospects, how could these prideful females be happy when such naive and weak girls gathered the eyes of good men?
The thoughts of those females weren't unfounded but they weren't correct at all. Most of the young men that were looking were uninterested; they needed a woman that filled theirs and their families' standards. Still, some of them had other ideas which differed if they were actually a dragon among their peers or just arrogant men.
Wang Shu had been looking at An Bing Qing's change in her way of conducts and finally began to understand a little about it.
Before he could begin to make his conjectures, Li Hao Shan voiced his thought, "Wasn't she an icy beauty? How did your girl suddenly become so lively and flagrant?"
Wang Shu didn't answer his questions; he didn't need to do it. However, the –your girl wording, made him shook his head internally; this friend of his couldn't talk without jesting around.
"Hmm… They are Ouyang and An families' young ladies. No wonder they are so cheerful. Without a messy backyard, everything is shiny, I guess", Li Hao Shan answered himself and then added, "Well, it is not like you don't know how it is. Tsk, tsk… but the question here is if this is a blessing or a curse".
Yet again, Wang Shu didn't provide any reply. He just kept looking in An Bing Qing's direction with the same calm and ethereal expression.
Suddenly, a young man in his middle-twenties that clad a gaudy purple robe with golden dragons embroidered walked with a high and mighty poise towards where An Family was...