All people have to endure the seven sufferings and eight difficulties of life. The seven sufferings alone are enough to make life painful—birth, old age, sickness, death, being together with hated ones, being apart from loved ones, not getting what we want. The first four sufferings are unavoidable, the last three sufferings are self-imposed.
In the end, everything comes down to a single word: greed.
That is why the most important thing in life is the concept of “stop, composure, tranquility, peace, thought and ability”. First, we must stop. Once we have stopped, we can compose ourselves. Once we have composed ourselves, we will find tranquility. With tranquility comes peace. With peace, we can think. It is only when we think that we can get what we want.
However, most people are unable to do this.
Hung Yu Fei was an impulsive trickster. However, if you pay attention, you will find that all her reckless actions stem from the sufferings of being together with hated ones and not getting what she wants. Hung Yu Fei was unable to stop herself and her emotions, which was why she tried to use the Crimson Kiss to get Wun Fan to reciprocate her feelings.
It didn’t matter that he was only eleven years old…
The Crimson Kiss, Flower of Everlasting Protection is an ancestral technique of the Hung Clan. Every woman can only use it once in their life. It is a technique that can alleviate the suffering of not getting what you want. It has the ability to extract a portion of a woman’s virginal blood and infuse it with a martial technique. With a red flower as a vessel and blood as the medium, a brand will be placed within the target’s body on their martial heart. This brand will permanently improve their regenerative ability.
However, nothing comes for free. In fact, things that are free often cost the most.
The greatest cost of the Crimson Kiss is that a love mark will be left on the target’s martial heart. This will make the target fall deeply in love with the user. They will never have any second thoughts about other women. It is a very powerful and unreasonable technique.
However, when Hung Yu Fei used this technique, Wun Fan was protected by the Spiritstartler Ring and was completely unaffected. Her love ended up being completely one-sided. It was a little sad…
“Sister Huen?” cried Hung Yu Fei when she heard the proposal. She was at such a loss that she forgot to call Hung Yuk Huen aunty. She liked Wun Fan and even used the Crimson Kiss on him, but wasn’t it too early to be talking about marriage?
“What?” said Wun Fan in confusion. He thought he was hearing things.
Wun Siu Lan, Chan Chi Yuet and Fung Ching all looked shocked. The sudden plot twist was too much for anyone to keep up. The only one who remained composed seemed to be Wun Ching Yeung, who said, “Haha, Miss Hung, you must be joking.”
Wun Ching Yeung was actually pretty shaken up by this as well, but he forced himself to look calm. He glanced at Wun Fan while thinking to himself, Did this snotty little brat do something stupid and force himself on the girl? Is that why this is happening?
Wun Ching Yeung could have never guessed that the truth was quite the opposite. Wun Fan wasn’t the one who forced himself on Hung Yu Fei. She was the aggressor.
“Clan Leader Wun, Yuk Huen has no intention of joking. The truth is that our young lady used an ancestral technique of the Hung Clan to save the young master of your clan when his life was in danger. The technique healed his wounds and left a love mark in him. That love mark is a symbol of everlasting love,” said Hung Yuk Huen calmly and clearly. She pointed at Hung Yu Fei and said firmly, “Our young lady has entrusted her heart with your young master. This technique can only be used once in a woman’s life. Imagine how our young lady will feel if you reject this marriage proposal.”
Naturally, Hung Yuk Huen had no right to arrange a marriage for Hung Yu Fei. However, her words rang true. Now that Hung Yu Fei had used the Crimson Kiss, it would be a disaster if the boy refused to acknowledge her feelings. She would have wasted that precious technique completely.
Of course, the most important reason Hung Yuk Huen was pushing for this marriage was because she had to look out for herself. Hung Yu Fei had used the Crimson Kiss in front of her. When Hung Yun Gak finds out about this when they return to the origin house…
Wun Ching Yeung felt a headache coming on. He stared at Wun Fan. How did this kid manage to bring back so much trouble with him after a quick trip outside? He looked around him. There was Chan Chi Yuet and Wun Siu Lan involved in this situation as well. How did Wun Fan attract so many girls? He was just eleven years old! And how did he get the origin house of the Hung Clan involved as well?
It almost felt like a dream.
Wun Ching Yeung took a good look at Hung Yu Fei again. The girl looked cute and seemed to have an upbeat personality. Her short hair made her seem wilful and straightforward. She seemed like a good match for Wun Fan, so he stuttered as he said, “About that, Miss Hung, would you mind coming into our mansion to further discuss it?”
Hung Yu Fei was the center of everyone’s attention now. She could feel everyone looking at her. She typically did whatever she liked without considering other people’s feelings, but she couldn’t bear the atmosphere. Her face turned red and her body started trembling nervously.
Wun Fan wasn’t doing much better either. Siu Lan was gazing at him with killing intent in her eyes. Her gaze felt like a giant weight on his shoulders.
Chan Chi Yuet, on the other hand, shook her head and spoke softly. Her words echoed in Wun Fan’s ears, “Wow, amazing job, little brother. Truly charismatic. The daughters of three of the four major clans of Nap-Lan Empire are interested in you. I’m really interested to know what the Fung Clan thinks of you.”
She intentionally glanced at Fung Ching and chuckled before saying, “Why not you just marry everyone and unite Nap-Lan Empire into a single clan while you’re doing it?”
Fung Ching quickly waved his hands and shook his head with an expression of disgust. He thought to himself, No thanks, I like women.
That said, he was genuinely impressed with Wun Fan. The boy had managed to tame the daughter of the head of the Hung Clan’s origin house.
“What? Hung Yu Fei likes me?” said Wun Fan abruptly. He looked completely at a loss. Hung Yuk Huen found his reaction a little arrogant.
Wun Fan knew how Chan Chi Yuet felt about him. Wun Siu Lan’s feelings were clear as day as well. Only an idiot would not have noticed it. However, he didn’t understand Chan Chi Yuet’s words. Since when did that brat like him? If she liked him, why did she always cause trouble for him when they were in the Green Sea Forest?
Hung Yu Fei immediately flew into a rage when she heard Wun Fan’s words. She was embarrassed and furious as she shouted, “Who said I like you!”
She didn’t want to remain here anymore. This situation was unbearable. She quickly fled the scene with her movement techniques and vanished from sight.
Hung Yuk Huen was not in a hurry to chase after her. She said politely, “Clan Leader Wun, Yuk Huen will visit again. Please consider the proposal seriously. Perhaps the next time I visit, it will be with the young lady and my master.”
“May I ask who your master is?” asked Wun Ching Yeung. He was doing his best to keep a smile on his face.
“Oh, I have not told you yet. My master is the head of the entire Hung Clan, Hung Yun Gak. Our young lady is the only lineage daughter of the origin house, Miss Hung Yu Fei,” said Hung Yuk Huen with a smile on her face. Her tone suddenly turned stern as she said, “The clan head will receive news of this within the day. Please be ready, Clan Leader Wun.”
Having said that, Hung Yuk Huen took out a red leaf and threw it into the air. She leapt and landed on the leaf, using its power to move quickly. She caught up to Hung Yu Fei in the blink of an eye. Hung Yu Fei hit Hung Yuk Huen on the arm several times out of embarrassment.
Wun Ching Yeung was still trying to process everything, but he knew this wasn’t the place to talk. He said, “Miss Chan, young man, forgive me but the Wun Clan is not taking guests today. I have some matters I need to discuss with my son. I’m sorry to ask you to leave.”
With that, he gave his respects to the guests and walked angrily back into the Wun Mansion.
Chan Chi Yuet looked at Wun Fan with sympathy and caressed his face. She said, “Alright, be careful. To think the girl was Hung Yu Fei. I heard of her back in the capital. She is a spoiled girl who does what she likes, but she hates when people are insincere around her. The story goes that she put laxatives in the third prince’s food because she found him very pretentious. It was just meant to be a prank, but she ended up causing so much trouble in the capital that the Hung Clan’s head had to be summoned to the palace.”
She suddenly lifted Wun Fan’s chin. It was a weird sight, with the girl being tall and the guy being short. She said, “You always disliked people who caused trouble. I’m sure you were very mean and harsh to her, which probably made you stand out, which was what made her fall in love with you.”
“Ah…” said Wun Fan. He didn’t fully understand what Chan Chi Yuet was saying, but it sounded logical. Fung Ching, on the other hand, was completely shocked. He couldn’t believe that this woman had managed to figure out everything, including Hung Yu Fei’s feelings, in a matter of minutes from just a few clues.
Truly, there were many capable individuals in Nap-Lan Empire.
Siu Lan said nothing. She scoffed and quickly returned to the mansion. Wun Fan slapped Chan Chi Yuet’s hand away and rolled his eyes as he said, “That’s enough. I’m heading back first. If possible, could you recommend an inn to this guy from the Fung Clan?”
“Ooh, someone from the Fung Clan,” said Chan Chi Yuet. She noticed the longbow he carried, so he didn’t expect him to be a member of the Fung Clan. She put on her usual amicable front and said softly, “Mr. Fung, I will have my subordinates arrange a place to stay for you.”
“Thank you, Miss Chan!” replied Fung Ching hurriedly.
“I’ll go find you tomorrow,” said Wun Fan before turning around and marching into the Wun Mansion, toward his death.97Please respect copyright.PENANAJF2AGzOSgG