Extra 2 (Part 1)

Special 2: Brother’s League (Section Middle) 1

Ten years ago, if someone asked which restaurant was the best in Da Shi, the answer would be Wu Yi Zhai. However, these years, it was the Cui Yu Zhai whose reputation had been spread around Da Shi. There were even customers from thousands of miles away coming to Cui Yu Zhai just to taste the foods they would never find anywhere else.

Thus, in the last three years, Cui Yu Zhai had opened branches in Feng Cheng imperial city, Shui Yue City whose population was the largest in Da Hui, and Huang Cheng – the imperial city of Blood Union. Their profit came like flows of water.

The owner of Cui Yu Zhai, also the new leader of He Yuan, Master Lin Xiao, was eighteen years old this year. Honorably, he had become the nominee for the title of the most favorite man in Da Shi. Although Lin Xiao was really nice and he wasn’t one of the great Four Handsomes, his excellent appearance, his gentle manner, his super cooking achievement, and his noble identity had helped him surpass the Four Handsomes of Da Shi and attracted the looks of people, both young and old. Even Lin Xi, the future Emperor and the Third Young Master of the Lins – Lin Xiao’s blood brother, couldn’t defeat his outworldly charms.

This attractiveness didn’t relate to wisdom but feeling.

Lin Xiao always brought people his tenderness and warmth like the spring wind. Whosoever had ever talked to him for a while or tasted his foods would feel so touched and then grow their fondness toward this gentle and handsome youth with his great cooking skills.

Night fell on the main street in Fan Luo City, bustling and hustling people were waiting for the Fairy Festival on the seventh of the seventh lunar month. However, these years, the Fairy Festival has changed. The beautiful young ladies walking on the stilts weren’t the talented beauties from the noble families in Da Shi anymore. Instead, they were chosen from the performing competition on dragon boats during that year’s Dragon Boat Festival, which happened before the Fairy Festival. The talent competition was also changed: it allowed ordinary people to join freely. The fairies to be chosen were no longer only the noble ladies but all the unwed maidens over the age of thirteen.

That was also why the Fairy Festival, or Qixi Festival, had become more exciting. The excellent young men in the areas around came to see the beauties. Also, the maidens’ families came to cheer them on. Indeed, people came to the street and congregated at Hu Cheng Square. After walking down the main street, they needed to take the boat. Performers were singing and dancing on the boats, pushing the Qixi Festival’s night to its pinnacle of light.

“Tch, tch! I couldn’t imagine so many people were here. Later on, could they be dismissed safely?” Si Fang Chen grinned, shaking his head.

People quickly noticed the group of beautiful young people strolling on the Square, heading to Cui Yu Zhai in the middle of the main road.

Some recognized them so they waved and cheered. Some covered their faces, shyly peeping because of the handsome young men. Some had their hearts beat faster as they were touched because of the four young ladies, of which one was icy-cold, one was tender and mild, one was generous and noble, and the last was quiet but elegant…

“A Chen, save your cheap smile. Don’t you think it’s chaotic enough? How much do you want to stir it further?” Xue Yuan walked next to Si Fang Chen, smiled and shook his head. He had seen the same bustling scene every year, and besides reluctance, he didn’t feel anything else these days.

“I didn’t smile.” Si Fang Chen couldn’t help but frown, protesting. He had just flashed his bright teeth, which stunned two ladies at their spots. Fortunately, he knew that he was the one that topped the Great Four Handsomes, and with his moves, nobody could resist or deny him. Otherwise, he would have thought that his face was too ugly it exceeded the standard that he had scared the two girls and made them faint as soon as they saw his face.

“Right, you just flashed your wolf teeth and scared two charming sisters.” Lin Xi wrapped his arm around Si Fang Chen’s shoulder, sniggering in his ear. “I heard that some girl gave you a scented sachet at the Boat Dragon Festival?”