NOVEL NEXT Chapter 610: Reaching the Peak 19
"Tan sister, no need to be polite. Guests follow the host's lead. Tan sister's task is also business. Feiyu brother is very skilled at hosting. We're all having a great time."
The current Liang Ziqian is only fifteen years old, still quite youthful in both appearance and temperament. Although some traces of future cold and noble elegance are there, he hasn't reached that perfect state yet. Despite his efforts to restrain himself, his eyes reveal some curiosity and scrutiny toward Tan Shuangshuang, the Tan Family's top genius.
After exchanging some pleasantries with Tan Feiyu and Liang Ziqian, Tan Shuangshuang calmly bid farewell to Liang Ziqian, advised Tan Feiyu a bit, then took Fei Hu to hand over her task.
As soon as she came out of the task handover area, Tan Shuangshuang was called over by her grandfather, Tan Wencheng. Tan Shuangshuang knew the reason her grandfather called her.
As expected, Tan Wencheng saw Tan Shuangshuang and said directly, "Shuangshuang, someone from the Liang Family, your fiancé's side, came to visit us. Although your engagement with Liang Ziqian is invalid, the other young ones can still marry. The Liang Family's visit this time is to let the young ones from both families get along and build some relationship."
Saying this, Tan Wencheng's eyebrows unconsciously furrowed, "However, I don't know if the kids from both families are being reserved or what, but they just won't come together. As the leader of the Tan Family's younger generation, you should set an example and establish a good relationship with the young ones from the Liang Family."
As Tan Shuangshuang expected, Tan Wencheng was saying the same thing as he did in the past life, and Tan Shuangshuang, just like the past life, readily agreed.
"Don't worry, grandpa. When I came back earlier, I saw Liang Ziqian with Feiyu at the door. He seems to be a bit aloof, but he's not difficult to get along with."
Tan Wencheng chuckled as he touched his granddaughter's head; everyone knew that within the Tan Family, his precious granddaughter had the coldest temperament. She never smiled, although she never lost her temper, none of the younger Tan Family members weren't afraid of her.
Even the most rebellious and unruly Tan Feiyu, who couldn't be subdued by his father, feared and respected this elder sister. Now, this person with a cold temperament seriously comments on someone else's cold temperament, making Tan Wencheng feel inexplicably amused.
Having not seen her grandfather in a long time, Tan Shuangshuang had many things to say, from her closed-door cultivation to the task process, including the Transformation Technique, though she said it was bought from the Martial Arts Pavilion outside instead of revealing its true origin.
The Transformation Technique isn't a particularly precious Cultivation Technique and Martial Technique; although its effects are magical, it isn't too expensive. Tan Shuangshuang can afford it as she has plenty of Spiritual Pearls, so Tan Wencheng didn't doubt her words.
After enjoying a meal with Fei Hu at Tan Wencheng's place, Tan Shuangshuang got up to return to her courtyard. She needed to plan where to take the Liang Family crowd tomorrow for a trip and let the young ones build some relations.
While pondering in her heart, Tan Shuangshuang couldn't help but recall the couples with great relationships from the past life, thinking that she could pay special attention to them this time.
Early the next morning, Tan Shuangshuang had just gotten up when Tan Feiyu spiritedly came running to find her, eager to go to Heavenly Snow, explore, and expand his horizons.
Heavenly Snow is a classic forced into creation using a special array. Qingyun City has spring all year round, never experiencing winter, thus its people have never seen snow. Later, cultivators from extremely cold places saw an opportunity and set up a grand array, creating a snow scene.
This snow scene has everything from rime to ice hangs, and many snow mountains suspended in air, hence named Heavenly Snow, specifically for people to visit. For people who've never seen snow, this scenery is novel.
However, Heavenly Snow charges tremendously; entering to play once costs ten Spiritual Pearls per person, which even children from major families can't afford to play unless their elders give them money to do so.
Even if elders gave money, few children are extravagant enough to spend ten Spiritual Pearls for a trip to Heavenly Snow. In this world, where martial arts reign supreme, playing is trivial; cultivation and becoming stronger is the mainstream.
Of course, there are those like Tan Feiyu who can't forget the desire to play; he's long wanted to visit Heavenly Snow but never had the money, and his father wouldn't give it to him. Later, after the incident with Mr. Lan where Tan Shuangshuang divided half of the Spiritual Pearls with him, he had money but lacked companions.
Though Tan Feiyu had many friends, cousins, and siblings, the closest companion was his cousin Tan Shuangshuang. Hence, when it comes to going out, Tan Feiyu first thought of going with her, yet Tan Shuangshuang was either in closed-door training or busy with tasks, leaving no opportunity.
This time, with the Tan family hosting Liang Ziqian and his group, Tan Feiyu thought again. Now, he also has money, and given that the Liang Family lives in Feiyun City, which also experiences spring year-round without snow, it's perfect for this group to visit Heavenly Snow to broaden their perspectives.
However, this involves a significant expense. While Tan Feiyu indeed has money, his father doesn't confiscate it from him. Still, if Tan Feiyu spends such a large sum at once, he'll certainly get a good beating for being wasteful.
Tan Feiyu dared not act alone, so he came to find Tan Shuangshuang. She is absolutely cherished in the Tan Family, with neither her grandfather nor her father willing to punish her. Added to this, Tan Shuangshuang mentioned yesterday that she planned to take Liang Family members out to play, which suited Tan Feiyu's intentions perfectly.
Tan Shuangshuang didn't mind, as she had plenty of money and didn't care about the cost of playing in Heavenly Snow, so she agreed directly. Tan Feiyu immediately jumped for joy and turned to gather all the Liang Family members, no matter if they're eating or sleeping.
After sending Tan Feiyu away, Tan Shuangshuang's mind fluctuated again, for a simple reason: she remembered Liang Ziqian and Hua Qingcheng's first meeting seemingly happened at Heavenly Snow.
At that time, there was no ambiguousness between Hua Qingcheng and Liang Ziqian as there would be later at Bishui Sect; the two were just normally interacting, which is why Tan Shuangshuang dared to pursue Liang Ziqian.
Tan Shuangshuang wasn't interested in being a third wheel; if Liang Ziqian indeed had something with Hua Qingcheng at this point, she would never intervene as a third party in their relationship.
This time, going again to Heavenly Snow, the timing and location are different; she wonders if Liang Ziqian will meet Hua Qingcheng again and play a game of true love undefeated.
While Tan Shuangshuang got lost in thought, her hands mechanically groomed herself, and the courtyard suddenly became noisy, as Tan Feiyu had already gathered everyone and was shouting for Tan Shuangshuang to come out.