Chapter 474 Outing (2)

thing to Miss Three. At most, she might just harass her! With you here watching over her, there shouldn't be any problems. This is actually good. Otherwise, she might cause trouble to others!""This is...Chapter 474 Outing Part 2

"This Master Three really is a rogue, why didn't he tell me this It's making it seem like I'm one of their servants. However, being a servant isn’t bad either; I was originally just a house guard!" Although Xianyao grumbled about Master Three, he wasn’t too bothered by it because he had always been a house guard anyway. This is the best arrangement, and no woman would be interested in him.

Forget it, I should have put everything back on the horse earlier. I thought they were going to gather everyone, but looks like I was mistaken.

Naturally, there are still people gathering; those who know each other are chatting away in groups. They’re just waiting for the guards to arrive and then set off.

Of course, a guard escort is required. The identities of these young masters and misses aren’t simple. No matter who it is, they can organize an escort team. With so many people together, it’s even more necessary to prepare a powerful escort force.

Luckily, nobody spoke up about this outing, otherwise Xianyao would have had to wait around again. The organizers and leaders of this event were all among these young masters and misses. Perhaps they didn't have the ability to take on such a role, but it’s also a kind of training; it's tradition.

"You! Help me move my luggage!"

Just as Xianyao was about to mount his horse, a girl who exuded the air of a rich miss appeared and pointed at him. She had mistaken him for her servant. Whether or not he truly is her servant isn’t important; she just called on him to move some luggage.

Will Xianyao comply

"Sure thing! I'll help you immediately!" Xianyao nodded, it's just a matter of moving some luggage. It’s not a big deal and is simply an act of kindness.

If the Young Lady was here, she would have kicked Xianyao to tell him not to listen to such women, but for Xianyao, this is merely an act of kindness, so he isn’t bothered by it. If he were to tangle with this rich miss, it might cause more trouble.

While moving the luggage, Xianyao wanted to tell this rich miss that she looks like she’s going for a move rather than an outing due to all her boxes but didn't say anything out loud.

Since Xianyao was busy with moving things, no one else called on him. Usually, people don’t change carriages often; most have their own carriage and only a few want to share so they can chat together.

The rich miss who had asked for help didn't need to share either. She simply brought two carriages: the first was her own where she sat and arrived slightly ahead, while the second carried her luggage following behind specifically to deliver it to her. People like this aren’t rare.

"Not bad! This is a reward from me!" The rich miss threw Xianyao a silver ingot, at least three taels in weight. She's quite generous with her money!

"Thank you for the tip, Miss," Xianyao smiled and then mounted his horse to follow along behind the carriages.

The destination of this outing is South Mountain Yanhua. This mountain itself has beautiful scenery, strange peaks, unusual stones, small streams, waterfalls, though not particularly distinctive, it’s still better than many other places.

Below Yanhua Mountain there's a plain covered in rapeseed flowers, very beautiful and an ideal spot for spring outings.

This destination was chosen by the leaders of this outing. Among them seems to be someone from the Luo family, but Xianyao doesn’t recognize them; they also don't know him.

Aside from Master Three’s family, there are very few people in the Luo family who know Xianyao. If it were before, Lüo Junjie might have been one of them and would definitely be a leader, but recently he hasn’t participated; he's getting older and isn't suitable anymore.

Many also oppose Lüo Junjie participating because he is too promiscuous, harming many innocent girls, yet refuses to take responsibility for his actions. This event already has some inter-clan marriage elements as well as a certain matchmaking aspect; being promiscuous is fine but one must be responsible. Therefore, Lüo Junjie isn't very popular.

"Scenery abounds everywhere in this land. There's no need to go far away when beautiful places can be found nearby."

Upon arriving at the destination, Xianyao made a remark due to the endless field of rapeseed flowers with its little streams and rustic bridges that decorated it beautifully.

This kind of beauty isn’t hard to find; most places have something like this. That’s why Xianyao was moved by the sight.

Some people tend to travel far for scenery, but often nearby views are even better than distant ones. You don't need to go very far to enjoy a trip; outings close by can be equally enjoyable too, just like this one.

"We’re here! Let’s travel light and leave some servants to prepare food at the village ahead!"

Soon after, the organizers of the outing began dividing tasks. They led these young masters and misses through the rapeseed fields via little paths they rarely use, naturally avoiding worse roads.

The young masters and misses travel light with only a few servants accompanying them; Xianyao can only walk while leading his horse. He didn’t bring any servants along and had to take care of everything himself.

Luckily there are enough servants now, so Xianyao doesn't stand out too much otherwise people would have picked him out to question earlier.

"Let's fly kites!"

Several misses brought out their kites and started flying them in the fields. Kite-flying is a significant part of spring outings, especially under these conditions where the wind is good making it seem almost inevitable for kite-flying to take place.

Thus, kites began to soar into the sky one by one. Some young masters took the initiative to fly kites with their preferred ladies, of course, under the condition that none of them had been rejected.

The kites brought out by these ladies were mostly exquisitely crafted.

"Sure enough, flying kites is an essential part of spring outings. Fortunately, I prepared some materials to make a kite!" With a few bamboo strips and a sheet of white paper, Free-and-Easy quickly made a kite. This kite was rather ordinary in design: it depicted a fish with one body and two tails, without any adornments on the white paper.

The most important aspect of flying kites is not their appearance but whether they can soar into the sky. It's about how high they can fly. See my white fish kite; it will definitely reach the highest altitude! Free-and-Easy was also capable of making those technical kites, but he didn't want to exert himself just for fun.

"Whose kite is this It looks so ugly!"

When Free-and-Easy's kite flew into the sky, some voices were heard. They thought his kite was rather plain compared with their kites.

"Is it an octopus"

"No, I think it’s a cuttlefish!"

"What difference does it make"

In fact, Free-and-Easy's kite did resemble both creatures. It depicted the side of a fish with a large head and two small tails…

"It’s flying so high! It has surpassed everyone else!"

Soon enough, Free-and-Easy's kite reached its highest point and even soared far beyond all others, making it stand out like an ugly crane among chickens.

"Fly your kites higher! How can something that ugly be above us"

The young ladies were a little upset. To them, Free-and-Easy’s kite was too plain and unappealing to dominate the sky.

“Challenge me then. I’m also an expert at flying kites!”

Free-and-Easy easily accepted their challenge and defeated one kite after another with his own. His kite flew so high that some strings couldn’t handle it, breaking or tangling together.

"Damn it! Who is the owner of this ugly kite"

The owners whose lines broke were furious as they tried to find out who owned such an unremarkable kite. After searching for a while, they found Free-and-Easy highly suspicious.

Originally, no one would have noticed him, but his appearance stood out so much that it aroused suspicion. How could a servant be flying kites Who was his master

In this moment, everyone concluded from his attire that Free-and-Easy was merely a servant. Servants did fly kites for their masters, but who would allow one to join them in such an occasion

"Young man, where is your master" Several young noblemen approached him coldly.

"Master You mean my boss She’s somewhere else. I heard she was fighting on the Skywind Grassland last month and then moved to Jiangling City for battle…" replied Free-and-Easy, referring to Lone Star, whose recent battles he mentioned.

"We’re asking where she is now!" The young lords were getting annoyed; they didn’t care about her whereabouts before.

"I don't know. Wait a few days for her letter and I’ll ask." Replied Free-and-Easy, continuing to fly his kite.

"What do you mean Is she not here" A young lady asked suspiciously, cleverly pointing out the critical issue.

"Of course, she’s not!"

“Then why are you here” The young lords pressed on. Without his master, what was a servant doing there

"I came for a spring outing. I didn’t want to come but was forced into it! Anyway, let me enjoy myself; just leave me alone." Free-and-Easy replied with a smile.

"I think this young man sneaked in. There are always such people trying to gain an opportunity," remarked one lady disdainfully as she made her judgment that he was merely a parasite.

“I agree, this fellow must be like a toad hoping for swan meat,” said another young lord nodding.

The moment everyone agreed on Free-and-Easy’s status as an intruder, they immediately sent people to drive him away. They didn’t want to do it themselves; guards would suffice.

This situation also drew some people’s attention. One of them recognized Free-and-Easy but only knew him casually. (To be continued…) the darkness. One's strength is also affected to a certain extent, so generally speaking, there won't be any activities in the evening; it's mostly about resting.In the meantime, while everyone was s...