Brocade Robe Unparalleled

Chapter 80 A'Luo's Background
Lin.

A'Luo was washing vegetables by the well when she heard footsteps at the door. She immediately stood up and ran over happily: "Brother Lin, you're back..."

Looking at the aloof woman beside Lin Xuan, she paused for a moment, then became somewhat reserved and whispered, "Wenren, Lord Wenren, how are you?"

Wenren Yue nodded slightly: "Hello."

A moment later, A Luo poured Wenren Yue a cup of tea and said, "Thank you for what happened last time, Lord Wenren."

Wenren Yue accepted the teacup offered by her and said calmly, "You're welcome."

Seeing that A'Luo was so reserved in front of Wenren Baihu, Lin Xuan took the initiative to step forward and said, "Sir, please sit here for a while and have a cup of tea. I'll go cook. A'Luo, can you help me?"

A Luo breathed a sigh of relief and followed Lin Xuan into the kitchen.

She peeked outside and whispered to Lin Xuan, "Brother Lin, what brings Lord Wenren here?"

Lin Xuan explained, "The cook at the company took leave, so there was no one to cook for her today, and I invited her to my house."

Aro lowered her head and whispered, "Oh..."

She thought to herself, "Tian Qingluan isn't here today, but Wenren Yue is. I just hope this Lady Wenren won't be like Tian Qingluan, showing up every single day..."

On this festive occasion, with an additional distinguished guest at home, Lin Xuan prepared a slightly more lavish meal than usual.

He had just placed the food on the table when a figure walked in from outside.

Tian Qingluan looked at the sumptuous meal on the table, then glanced at Lin Xuan, her tone tinged with a hint of jealousy: "Why are you eating so well while I'm not here?"

"We have guests at home today." Lin Xuan looked at Wenren Yue and said to Tian Qingluan, "Let me introduce you. This is Lord Wenren. You should have heard of him."

Then, he introduced Tian Qingluan to Wenren Yue: "This is Miss Tian Qingluan of the Tian family."

Tian Qingluan had already noticed Wenren Yue. After confirming her identity with Lin Xuan, she curtsied to her and smiled, "Qingluan greets Lord Wenren."

Wenren Yue nodded slightly: "I have long admired Miss Tian's name."

Fortunately, Lin Xuan prepared more food today, otherwise it probably wouldn't be enough for four people.

Not long after, they arrived at the stone table in the courtyard.

As usual, Tian Qingluan and A Luo sat on either side of Lin Xuan, while Wenren Yue sat opposite him.

This table is finally full.

Lin Xuan looked at Tian Qingluan and asked, "Why are you back again?"

Tian Qingluan said, "The village has been arranged. I figured I was coming to pick you up anyway, so I came ahead of time."

There were actually two reasons why she came back early.

Firstly, having gotten used to Lin Xuan's cooking, they found the local food in the village unpalatable.

Secondly, it also allows me to keep an eye on A Luo to prevent her from using any cheating methods outside the game while I'm away.

Wenren Yue ate quietly, silently picking up her chopsticks without uttering a word.

However, after tasting each dish, she would silently glance at Lin Xuan.

It's hard to imagine that these simple ingredients could be transformed into such deliciousness in his hands.

There were unfamiliar people around, so A'Luo and Tian Qingluan didn't say anything, but just silently served food to Lin Xuan.

Wenren Yue saw this scene and her gaze swept over the three of them, seemingly lost in thought.

At one point, Tian Qingluan looked at Wenren Yue and suddenly said, "If Lord Wenren has nothing to do tonight, why not go to Black Stone Village for some fun? Lin Xiaoqi and the others will be there tonight too. You can stay in the village for the night and come back together tomorrow..."

Wenren Yue put down her chopsticks and subconsciously looked at Lin Xuan.

These days, Lin Xuan has arranged everything for her perfectly, whether it's her duties at the company or matters in her daily life. This makes her instinctively ask Lin Xuan for help whenever she encounters a problem...

Lin Xuan also noticed Wenren Yue's gaze. Having known her for so long, Lin Xuan had a certain understanding of her.

Wenren Baihu is a typical example of someone who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. She appears aloof and always exudes a coldness that keeps people at a distance, but in reality, she is kind-hearted and full of a sense of justice. Deep down, she is not as cold as she appears.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed so easily when Lin Xuan invited her to come home for dinner.

Here, her mood was noticeably better than when she was at the Jingbian Division.

All she needed was a way out. Lin Xuan looked at Wenren Yue and spoke up at the opportune moment: "Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Black Stone Village holds a bonfire banquet to celebrate the festival together. If you have nothing else to do, you can come with us and experience the local customs and culture of Sizhou..."

Wenren Yue pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "Then I'll take my leave."

Tian Qingluan smiled and said, "Lord Wenren, you are too kind. It is an honor for our Tian family that you have come to Black Stone Village..."

With a few hours to go before the banquet, after dinner, Wenren Yue returned to Jingbian Division first, while Tian Qingluan went to inspect the various shops in the city.

The group agreed to depart from Lin Xuan's house at 5 PM.

Lin Xuan didn't waste this time. He went back to his room, changed into his training clothes, and began practicing the Zhenyue Gong.

Even if one breaks through to the seventh rank, one is still considered to be in the lower three ranks of martial arts, and one's strength will not see a qualitative improvement.

But what Lin Xuan craved most was not to improve his martial arts skills.

With each breakthrough in strength, one's mental power will also increase, and one will be able to control more mental power.

At that time, the cultivation of "The True Explanation of All Phenomena" and "The Starry Sky Technique" will be much smoother.

An hour later, Lin Xuan finished his standing meditation, took a bath, and then entered into visualization again.

With the mandala gone, he didn't need to be so careful.

In fact, as long as you don't project your mental energy outwards, the visualization itself won't be detected. With Lin Xuan's current abilities, even if he wanted to project his mental energy outwards, he couldn't.

At one point, Lin Xuan suddenly opened his eyes.

He turned his head and looked in a certain direction, towards Aro's yard.

While he was meditating, he heard some unusual noises coming from next door.

It seems that Aro is crying?

Lin Xuan finished his meditation, walked out of the courtyard, and gently knocked on A Luo's door.

After a long while, the courtyard gate slowly opened, and behind it, A'Luo, with swollen eyes, asked softly, "Brother Lin, what's wrong?"

Lin Xuan said, "Nothing, just came to ask if you're ready to leave... What happened to your eyes? Did someone bully you?"

A Luo wiped her eyes and said with her head down, "No one bullied me... Today is the anniversary of my parents' death. I was thinking of them just now and I felt a little sad."

Lin Xuan only knew that A Luo's parents had died, and did not know any further details.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is supposed to be a day for family reunion, but she lost both her parents on this day.

It's hard to imagine how she spent that Mid-Autumn Festival...

Lin Xuan didn't say anything more, he just gently pulled her into his arms.

A Luo leaned on Lin Xuan's shoulder, sobbing softly.

After hesitating for a long time, Lin Xuan finally asked, "Your parents didn't die of illness, did they...?"

Her parents died on the same day, making it highly unlikely that they died of illness.

After a long silence, Aro finally spoke: "They were killed by thieves."

Lin Xuan's body trembled slightly, and he pulled her closer, asking in a deep voice, "Who killed them?"

A'Luo hugged Lin Xuan tightly and whispered, "Brother Lin, I know you want to avenge me, but that villain has a very powerful background. He doesn't even respect the imperial court. We can't afford to offend them. Promise me you won't ask any more questions, okay..."

Lin Xuan already had a guess in his mind.

In the southwest, perhaps only certain local chieftains disregarded the imperial court.

He didn't say anything more, just held her quietly.

Tian Qingluan had just stepped into the alley when she looked up and saw this scene, and her steps suddenly stopped.

She was only gone for a short while, how come they're all hugging?

Luckily, she was careful; otherwise, who knows what they might have done while she was away…

(End of this chapter)