Chương 219: Hua Liuli's feelings

Hua Tianyu's breathing was ragged as he held the jade slip in his arms. His gaze was heated as he stared at the young man. The young man calmly smiled, not surprised at Hua Tianyu's actions. It was completely expected. After all, the Yihua clan was just a tiny insignificant clan in a backwater land. How would they have ever had a cultivation manual? If they could get this manual, then there was hope that the Yihua clan would birth their first deity in a few decades and become a mid ranked continent!

"That can be considered as my payment in exchange for Liuli!" The young man slowly explained under the heated stares of everyone in the room. Hua Liuli's expression changed drastically. Her body began to shiver as sadness appeared on her face. To exchange a true cultivation manual for her… forget her. Her father could give up the entire continent for this single manual!

"Just Liuli?" Hua Tianyu froze. He expected to hear something unreasonable. Even if the young man wanted the Yihua clan to become his loyal servants, it wasn't unexpected and could actually be discussed. But to give a cultivation manual for just Hua Liuli… was a bit too unreal.

"That's right. Just Liuli" the young man replied, his lazy eyes sweeping over Hua Tianyu and the first elder's heated expressions. He couldn't help but snicker. To him, this was all just a joke. Watching ants take a mere mortal grade manual which he would disdain to use as a divine tome, he couldn't help but laugh inwardly. These clowns were just too amusing to watch. Hua Tianyu had an expression of struggle on his face. On one hand, he was tempted to accept this unreal deal.

Doing that would mean a true blue cultivation manual for the Yihua clan. This could alter their future completely! And on the other hand was his only daughter whom he loved. He also knew that she hated this young man and would rather die than to marry him. He was unable to make a decision immediately. The manual that could raise the Yihua clan to new heights or the feelings of his beloved daughter? Everyone quietly waited for Hua Tianyu to make his decision.

"Father! I'll rather die than to marry him!" Hua Liuli couldn't hold back her outburst and shouted, tears glistening in her eyes. Everyone froze. The young man's expression slowly turned ugly. For a mere ant to pique his interest, he viewed it as Hua Liuli's honor to become his concubine. He expected her to grovel at his feet for it. But she actually rejected him so vehemently. It was a great slap to his face. Seeing the young man's ugly expression, Hua Tianyu's heart leaped to his throat.

"Hua Liuli! Do not speak a word again! I will decide what happens!"

"It's alright. Let her speak" the young man's calm expression returned and he turned to Hua Liuli.

"Liuli, tell me why you dislike me so much" Long Feng also perked his ears to listen while lifting his cup of tea to take a sip. It was really good tea!

"Hmph! There's no reason. I just don't like you!" Hua Liuli replied without giving him face.

"There's no way you can dislike me without any reason. Tell me, what about me do you dislike?" The young man asked. He was asking not because he cared about her opinion, no. She was just an ant to him. An ant that managed to awaken his possessive nature. What he truly cared about was what she found displeasing about him particularly so he could hide it better next time. Hua Liuli hesitated for a while, staring at the face of the young man.

She realized that if she didn't find a way to make him disinterested in her right now, she would find it hard to avoid the fate of being forced to marry him. Thus, she decided to take a bold step!

"I-there is someone else in my heart!" She replied in a mosquito thin voice. Hua Tianyu's face convulsed with shock and fear of the young man flipping out in rage. No one could save the Yihua clan in that case! Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.

"Hua Liuli! How dare you!" He thundered, his heart filled with panic. Long Feng also froze, his eyes glancing over to Hua Liuli in shock. Was it true? Did she really love someone? The young man's smile froze. Then he forced himself to smile a little unnaturally, but the coldness In his eyes was terrifying!

"Really? And who is that person?" Hua Liuli immediately shook her head.

"I'll not tell you. Who knows what you'll do to him?" The young man's eyebrows twitched.

"Liuli is really funny. This person doesn't even exist. Liuli probably made up this lie to make me get angry and let you go right?" He questioned with an amused tone. Yet the coldness in his eyes only deepened! Hua Liuli panicked and shook her head"That's not true! I really do love someone else!" Hua Tianyu who had began to calm down couldn't help but shiver again and wish he could chase Hua Liuli out of this room to stop her from worsening the situation!

"Liuli must be joking. If you won't even mention who it is, then how will I believe that he's real and it's not a lie?" The young man asked. Hua Liuli hesitated and kept quiet, not knowing what to do.

"Tell me who it is. If he's real, I promise not to talk about this marriage again as long as he lives" the young man coerced with a faint smile. Hua Liuli stared at his smile and hesitated before she stammered a reply"P-promise you won't get mad? You won't hurt him?" The young man nodded, the chill in his eyes enough to terrify Hua Tianyu. But Hua Liuli couldn't see this, nor could Long Feng. Hua Liuli ceased hesitating after getting the young man's word.

"I-it is… Big brother Long Feng!" Hua Liuli's face and neck turned beet red as she said this, her eyes glancing at Long Feng. Silence! Absolute silence filled the room. Long Feng was the first to react and when he understood what Hua Liuli just said, he chocked on the tea he just swallowed. Cough! Cough! The shock in his heart couldn't be described with words. What was going on with this day? Everything that was happening seemed to make no sense at all to him.

He was summoned by the guest Elder of the Yihua clan, then this mysterious and terrifying young master also summoned him. If that wasn't enough, he offended this young master by 'rejecting' his proposal, which he was helpless about. After that, he actually saw a true cultivation manual with his own eyes for the first time in his life. He thought that was the end of it and he settled down to watch the show before him, but who knew… Hua Liuli just dragged him to the center of the storm. Crack!

The tea cup in the hands of the young man shattered and the tea splashed everywhere. His stiff gaze landed on Long Feng and his face twitched, his smile quite forced.

"So it's Long Feng… not bad. His talent is barely good when paired with this low ranked continent" He spoke. Long Feng didn't know if it was an illusion, but he had a feeling that this young man's gaze was filled with icy killing intent and his words seemed to come out like he was speaking through gritted teeth. But he himself was too shocked to think much. He stared at the blushing Hua Liuli, utterly speechless.

"Enough! Liuli, you are not to speak a single word again!" Hua Tianyu finally couldn't stand still again and had to interfere before Hua Liuli caused more damage. At the same time, he glanced at Long Feng, complicated feelings filling his heart.

"It's fine Clan Chief Hua. Liuli simply spoke her feelings. There's nothing wrong with that" the young man forced a smile and replied. Then he smiled at Long Feng. He truly assessed Long Feng right now, before having not even bothered to give him more than a casual glance.

"Long Feng right? You're quite lucky to have won Liuli's heart" he grinned. Yet Long Feng couldn't bring himself to smile. He had a faint feeling that this young man was suddenly like a wolf staring at him with savage eyes filled with killing intent. But the youth was clearly smiling amiably. This conflicting feelings left him confused.

"Young master, how about we temporarily forget about this matter?" Hua Tianyu proposed to lighten the tension.

"Hm. That's right. I have after all promised Liuli to forget about this as long as he lives" the young man agreed, his expression becoming lazy and Indifferent again. Hua Tianyu sighed in relieve and turned to face Long Feng.

"Long Feng, it was a pleasure meeting you. We have some matters to discuss. Liuli will see you to the door. I hope you can shine during the hundred continent meeting!" Long Feng couldn't have asked for anything else! He rose to his feet and clasped his fists at Hua Tianyu, the first elder and the young man.

"Senior is too polite. It's my duty to bring honor to my homeland. It was this Junior's honor to meet you all. I'll be taking my leave!" He didn't hesitate to rush to the door, swing it open and prepare to leave.

"Liuli, see the guest to the door. And then go get some rest!" Hua Tianyu ordered Hua Liuli, using this chance to stop her from returning.

"Yes father" Hua Liuli was roo busy feeling shy and excited to notice the shift in the atmosphere. Her face turned tomato red whenever she glanced at Long Feng and would hurriedly look away. She silently followed him out of the room, her young heart beating heavily against her chest. Silence immediate filled the room.

Hua Liuli walked behind Long Feng, her emotions in disarray and her heart in a fluster. Quietly staring at his back, a new rush Of red colored her neck to her forehead. They slowly walked along the hallway in awkward silence. When the palace entrance was in view, Hua Liuli finally broke the silence.

"B-brother Long Feng?" She called out in a tiny voice.

"Hm?" Long Feng paused and turned to look at her. He was honestly surprised to see her face looking flushed and bright red. Was she okay?

"You're not mad at Liuli are you?" Hua Liuli lowered her face and asked softly.

"Mad? Why would I be mad?" Long Feng asked, confused.

"W…well, back in the room Liuli s-said…" Hua Liuli hesitated before replying. Her voice was so tiny it was almost inaudible.

"Oh that!" Long Feng realized what she was referring to. He glanced at her in confusion.

"I'm not mad. I understand. You said it to get that young man to forget about the marriage proposal right? There's nothing bad in it" Long Feng laughed and raised his hand to pat her head.

"Eh?" Hua Liuli looked up, quite surprised and speechless. Was that what Long Feng also thought? Was that why he had no reaction? Seeing his smile, she realized something. This Long Feng's EQ was absolutely zero! She was tempted to agree with him and let it go, but a part of her was unresigned to this. She gathered her courage, gazed up at Long Feng's eyes and shook her head"B-but I meant what I said brother Long Feng. I wasn't simply making it up!" Long Feng froze again, truly astounded this time.

Was Hua Liuli truly serious? She… him? He was rendered speechless, not knowing what to say or do. The next few minutes passed in silence. Then Hua Liuli mustered her courage again"Brother Long Feng… d-don't you like Liuli?" Her question flustered Long Feng. He was lost for words and couldn't even form a complete thought, yet he instinctively replied"Of course I do" Hua Liuli's face instantly bloomed with a dazzling smile. Her eyes narrowed to skits as he gazed at Long Feng with excitement.

"Then brother Long Feng will marry Liuli in the future?" She blushes furiously at her own question but she didn't move her face or lower her voice.

"I-…" it was Long Feng's turn to blush and be tongue tied. It took a while for him to gather his thoughts.

"Liuli, stop playing around. You're like a little sister to me" Long Feng chided quite helplessly. Hua Liuli's smile froze. He expression fell as she stared at the floor and replied with an"Oh". Long Feng stared at her fallen expression and didn't know what to say. He could only try explaining"Liuli, don't misunderstand. It's just that I see you as a younger sister."

"But I'm not! I'm not your younger sister! I'm not your sister… and I don't want to be!" Hua Liuli lifted her head and stared into his eyes as she replied slowly. Long Feng fell silent again, his heart filled with confusion. Hua Liuli's downtrodden expression made his heart ache, and he had an instinct to just hug her and assure her that everything was going to be ok. But… When that thought appeared in his mind, the figure of a cold beauty appeared in his mind like a painting. It was Li Yue'er's figure.

He shook his head to clear these thoughts as he sighed.

"Liuli, I'm sorry." He turned around and began to walk towards the palace exit. Behind him, Hua Liuli stared at his back and asked softly"Is it Big sister Li Yue'er?" Her words made Long Feng's body to stiffen and his movement to pause. The same cold figure appeared in his mind again. A minute later, he continued walking without giving a reply. Behind him, Hua Liuli's eyes glittered with tears that slowly rolled down her cheeks as his back moved farther away.

Then Long Feng's faint voice reached her ears and made her expression brighten,"I don't know if it's miss Li or anyone else. But… I'll be waiting for you at the Long clan" And his figure left the palace.