The lovers walked into the town with their horses following behind them. Zhao Renshu asked everyone he met where is central hall.
Guo Baiyu, "Do you really need to make it a mission?"
Zhao Renshu, "Yes."
Ping'an, "I don't even like white."
Zhao Renshu teased, "Are you sure?" He wrapped his left arm around her waist. "Last I check, you love white." He kissed her on the cheek.
Ping'an, "When did I say that?"
Zhao Renshu pointed at Guo Baiyu, "Don't tell me you don't love this white jade?"
Ping'an, "I meant the color white."
Zhao Renshu, "Look at his flawless white skin." Then a man walked past him. He grabbed the man's arm. "Can you tell me where is the clothing store in the central hall by the water-fountain?"
The man was confused, then looked from left to right, "You are in the middle of the central hall." He pointed to a water-fountain as high as a house. "There are clothing stores everywhere. Just choose one. Don't waste my time." He pulled his arm away from Zhao Renshu.
Zhao Renshu opened his mouth and murmured, "She could have told me the name of the store."
Man, "No shop is open until late evening."
Guo Baiyu laughed at the disappointed Zhao Renshu.
Ping'an, "Why is that, sir?"
Man, "Today, is a special day. The young master and young mistress decide to do a public marriage."
Zhao Renshu stroked his chin with the thumb of his left hand, "Interesting."
Ping'an, "Let's go see. I have never seen anything like this before."
Zhao Renshu, "Don't tell me you want another husband?"
Ping'an, "Nonsense. Keeping a log about this matter would be a good thing." She turned around and squeezed his left cheek gently. "Don't say we didn't invite you."
Zhao Renshu, "I want to wait for the shops to open, and beside, I don't need another wife."
Guo Baiyu held Ping'an's right hand, "You wait here then, we are going."
The lovers followed the man away.
Zhao Renshu called out, "Hey, you two really going to leave me here!" He dragged his horse and ran after them.
The lovers tied their horses outside the arena and walked in. The arena is full of people of all ages. On the left side of the stage are four rows of chairs. There are ten chairs in each row, all seated by people. An older man walked onto the stage and stood in the middle of the stage.
The lover walked to the front row, and then Zhao Renshu suddenly ran into a familiar face.
Zhao Renshu, "Sorry." Zhao Renshu looked, and it is the Huang sisters. Zhao Renshu bumped right into Huang Hongse's right shoulder. He chuckled and said, "Huh....What a small world?"
Huang Hongse looked at him with the murderer's eyes, "Don't stand too close to me, you might dirty my air." She rolled her eyes with arrogance.
Zhao Renshu, "You..." He pointed his right pointing finger out and nodded.
Old man, "Citizens of Waterfall City, today is a special day. Our Young master and young lady." He pointed to the front row seat. "It has been decided that they will have a public marriage. Any single ladies and gentlemen, no younger than sixteen or older than thirty-five years of age are welcome to participate in this competition."
All the citizens of Waterfall City cheered.
Two male servants walked on the stage. One servant held the big scroll, the other slowly rolled away and opened the scroll.
The paper wrote:
"Meet or part, live or die
Took an oath, swore our lives."
Old man, "As long as you correctly answer, any virginity status, our young master will marry you. Gentlemen who can defeat our young master in battle will marry our young lady."
A young man about twenty years old jumped onto the stage, "I will compete with the young Master Lim." He drew his sword.
An older man shook his head and said, "He is fool, Lim Peizhi is the best fighter in Waterfall City. What is he thinking?"
Another middle-age man, "He will defiantly lose."
A young teen asked, "Is he very that good?"
Older man replied, "If Lim Peizhi ranks second in Waterfall City, no one will dares to say they are number one."
The lovers looked at the group of people and listen to theirs conversation.
Ping'an looked at Guo Baiyu, "Baiyu, can you solve that poem?"
Guo Baiyu smiled at Ping'an, "The last line is: Walk with you side by side, be your cane throughout your life, I will always be beside you, until hair are grey and our days are due." He smiled at Ping'an and held her hand.
Ping'an smiled at him, "Who wrote it?"
Guo Baiyu said, "I did, back when I first met you."
Zhao Renshu, "Wow, I need to start writing poems." He gave Guo Baiyu a thumb's up.
The young man was kicked so hard that he flew over and landed on the ground in front of his lovers. Lim Peizhi jumped off the stage and walked towards the lovers.
Lim Peizhi asked coldly, "Who answered this poem just now?"
Lim Peizhi is six feet tall. His body is slim. He is very handsome, with a light brown mole the size of a small pea located at the corner of his left eye towards the left temple.
Zhao Renshu pointed at Huang Hongse with his finger, "It's her." He giggled. "I heard she answered this poem."
Lim Peizhi looked at Huang Hongse. Huang Hongse stared madly at Zhao Renshu.
Huang Hongse unsheathed her sword, "Jerk!" She attacked Zhao Renshu.
Zhao Renshu gently pushed Ping'an back into Guo Baiyu. Lim Peizhi glanced past Zhao Renshu, he saw the handsome Guo Baiyu. He can't take his eyes away. There should be no man more handsome than him. He couldn't believe it. Zhao Renshu dogged Huang Hongse's attacks he went straight behind Lim Peizhi. Huang Hongse swung her sword at Lim Peizhi, and her attack was blocked by Lim Peizhi.
An old man called from the crowd, "Peizhi, wait."
Lim Peizhi, "Uncle Huang."
Huang Honghui, "Peizhi, this is my sister's daughter Huang Hongse."
Lim Peizhi, "Your sword skill is not bad. Did you really answer the poem?"
Huang Hongse, "I will not answer such idiotic poem." She sheathed her sword.
Huang Yueliang, "Uncle Honghui."
Guo Baiyu walked to the group. He gave proper greetings.
Guo Baiyu said, "I do apologize. I am the one who answered this poem. Hearing such a soft tone, your spiritual power must be very strong."
Lim Peizhi said, "If you beat me, you can marry my sister today." He pointed to a beautiful lady in a light green dress. Lim Yuehai walked towards them. "My twin sister, Lim Yuehai."
Lim Yuehai, "May I ask, do you know the tile of the poem and who composed it?"
Guo Baiyu said, "You and Me, it is composed by the late childe Gou of the Gou family in Capital City."
Lim Yuehai smiled and said, "Can I quote another poem for you to guess?"
Guo Baiyu said, "I'm sorry Miss, I am not qualified." He smiled at her.
Lim Yuehai, "May I know your name?"
Guo Baiyu replied, "Guozhao Baiyu."
Lim Yuehai smiled with two big dimples, "Young master Guozhao, you are very talented."
Guo Baiyu, "Not at all." He looked at Zhao Renshu. "Renshu, let's go."
The lovers walked out of the arena.
Huang Hongse gritted her teeth frantically and said, "Renshu."
Huang Honghui, "I have booked two rooms in the Star Inn for the two of you."
The three Huangs also walked out of the arena too.
Lim Peizhi turned around and said, "Since the first poem was solved, bring out the second poem and continue."
Sitting at the dining table in the Star Inn, the couples waited for their food. Zhao Renshu poured himself a cup of wine.
Ping'an sighed, "If Guo Longtong were here, he would definitely win the competition easily."
Zhao Renshu choked on his wine.
Zhao Renshu, "Are you trying to kill me." He cleared his throat. "The only thing he can hold is his fan. No offense, but he can't even defend himself from rat's attack. Do you see how strong that young master Lim's attack is?"
Huang Hongse coldly said from behind as she walked in, "You are the same. Why mock others?"
Zhao Renshu turned around and saw the arrogant Huang Hongse and the beautiful Gou Baiyu's twin Huang Yueliang.
Zhao Renshu ignored Huang Hongse, "Miss Huang, which store did you buy that dress from?"
Huang Yueliang, "The store next to the water-fountain in central hall."
Zhao Renshu frowned, "Miss, there are about fifteen stores there."
Huang Yueliang, "I'm sorry, I told you exactly how the maid told me."
Zhao Renshu was very irritates, "Ah.... Thank you anyway."
Huang Hongse mocked, "No matter what color the firefly wears, it will never be as bright as a star." She rolled her eyes at Zhao Renshu.
Huang Yueliang murmured, "Hongse."
Zhao Renshu, "We are talking about clothes....Why you..."
Guo Baiyu stood up and looked straight at Huang Hongse, "Even though the firefly is not as bright as a star, with its pure heart, it is more lovely and brighter than any star."
Guo Baiyu is a very handsome and polite gentleman, but when he is angry, he can be very scary. He can send chill down someone's spine by just gazing at them.
Huang Yueliang apologized, "Childe Guozhao, please calm down. I do apologize." She pulled Huang Hongse closer to her. "I apologize again." The two Huang sisters and their uncle went upstairs.
The last time Zhao Renshu saw Guo Baiyu this angry was back in Peace Town, when he punched Boss Xiong on the face. Now, he saw the same anger in Guo Baiyu's eyes.
Zhao Renshu, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so angry?"
Guo Baiyu shook his head.
Zhao Renshu, "Stupid girl, we talk about dresses, but she continues to talk about firefly and star." He sat down and took a sip of wine.
Guo Baiyu, "You are the stupid one." Guo Baiyu sat down.
Ping'an, "Baiyu, let it go." She put her right hand on his right hand and squeezed it gently.
Zhao Renshu was unhappy and he asked madly, "You call me stupid....?"
Guo Baiyu sighed, "Do you not understand her?"
Zhao Renshu, "No....I don't understand what she is talking about."
Guo Baiyu, "Think about it. That's why you are stupid." He drank tea.
Zhao Renshu slowly scratched his chin with the fingertips of his left hand, "Mm...no matter what color firefly wear, it will never be as bright as a star." He stood up angrily and hovered straight at Huang Hongse. He shouted angrily, "Huang Hongse!"
Ping'an, "Renshu!"
Huang Hongse unsheathed her sword and attacked Zhao Renshu. Zhao Renshu did a single backflip in the air to avoiding the sword. He sent out a talisman when he landed on the table, the talisman turned into ten icicles, heading straight towards the Huang. Huang Yueliang conjured three guzheng strings and sent out a power sound wave to stop the icicles attack. Zhao Renshu conjured a blue talisman floating on his palm as hundreds of icicles rapidly appearing and surrounding the Huang sisters and their uncle.
The guests sitting by the stairs jumped up and backed away. The guests on the second floor stopped by the railway to look at them. The guests in the in the main dinning hall chat endlessly.
Zhao Renshu was extremely angry. He gritted his teeth and said, "Break the front and the back will stab you. Break the back and the front will stab you. Break both front and back and the sides will stab you." Zhao Renshu said aggressively, "How dare you?"
Everyone in the inn was amazed by the man's powerful talisman.
The Huang sisters didn't dare to make a move, only staring at each other. They noticed that every time Zhao Renshu closed his palm, the icicles approached them closer.
Huang Yueliang looked at Guo Baiyu, "Childe Guozhao please."
Guo Baiyu, "Renshu, enough."
Zhao Renshu jumped off the table and walked towards Huang sisters angrily. Zhao Renshu stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking directly into Huang Hongse's eyes, "Do you think you are better than anyone else?" He sneered. "Tsk... Tsk... Tsk... I hate ugly women with beautiful faces."
Huang Hongse provoked fiercely, "I hate two faces people who pretend to be something they are not meant to be."
Huang Yueliang turned to Huang Hongse, "Hongse, stop it!"
Ping'an walked to Zhao Renshu, and then she poked the floating talisman on his palm. When the talisman despaired so was the icicles surrounding the Huang sisters and their uncle. She whispered something in his left ear.
Zhao Renshu expression immediately changed, and he smiled, "Really?"
Ping'an nodded, "Mm..."
The Huang sisters was confused. He was in a state of murderous rage, and then whatever she told him made him act as if nothing happened.
The lovers returned to their table in time just as the waiter happened to deliver the food to them. The guests also returned to the table.
Guo Baiyu, "What do you say to him?"
Ping'an, "Um...."
Zhao Renshu said softly, "She said she will be on top tonight."
The two men laughed.
Huang Hongse looked at them angrily, "I hate that man."
Huang Yueliang followed her gaze, "I don't see it that way. I think you are in love with him."
Huang Hongse turned around and started walking up the stairs, "Nonsense."
Huang Yueliang, "The deepest hatred, the deepest love."