"This…" Zhao Sanchong hesitated for a moment before saying with a face full of apology, "My Young Master never likes to see outsiders."
Seeing this, Wang Yuqi immediately called out to outside the shop, "Wang Si!"
Before her voice faded, the middle-aged coachman who had just been guarding outside the shop suddenly took a step, instantly covering a distance of three zhang and appearing before everyone.
He bowed forward, respectfully saying, "Miss, what are your orders?"
Zhao Sanchong was inwardly greatly alarmed. The middle-aged coachman was extremely skilled, clearly a top martial arts expert, yet he had now become the Wang Family's coachman.
Wang Yuqi instructed, "Wang Si, make him take us to see his Young Master."
"Hold on!"
Seeing that the act was about to be ruined, Zhao Sanchong quickly shouted, "Don't make a move, I'll take you there."
"Lead the way!" Wang Si said with a chilling tone.
…
A quarter of an hour later, led by Zhao Sanchong, the group arrived at an exquisite and elegant courtyard.
Before even entering the courtyard gate, the Wang Family sisters heard strains of zither music coming from the backyard.
The zither music was at times grand and majestic, with a natural rhythm, rising and falling like a towering mountain; at other times, it was gentle and flowing like water, full of endless meaning.
Hearing such enchanting zither music, the Wang Family sisters involuntarily became immersed in the melody.
Seeing this, Zhao Sanchong couldn't help but marvel at Ninth Young Master's cleverness and deep understanding of human hearts.
After a good while, when the zither music slowly faded and dissipated, the Wang Family sisters finally woke up, as if in a daze.
Do not wonder why the Wang Family sisters were so flustered. The true reason lay in the Wang Family's founder being a rogue cultivator.
Due to the hardship of cultivation, the Wang Family had always focused on cultivation. Other arts like zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting were considered distractions.
Therefore, Fragrant Swallow Valley was always very quiet, with an unusually dull atmosphere. The Wang Family sisters had never heard such beautiful zither music in all their lives.
"Quickly take us to see your Young Master!" Wang Yuqi urged impatiently after regaining her composure.
Although Wang Yuyan, beside her, didn't speak, her eager expression revealed her thoughts.
"Young Ladies, please follow me!"
Zhao Sanchong finished speaking and immediately led the three into the courtyard, through the front hall, and then along a corridor. The group then turned into a garden with rockeries and flowing water.
Under the octagonal pavilion in the center of the garden, a young master in white, with a face like polished jade, eyes like bright stars, and an exceptionally elegant demeanor, sat behind a zither table, bowing his head and slowly tuning an ancient zither.
As the saying goes, "When a golden wind and jade dew meet, it surpasses countless encounters in the human world."
The grand scheme Zhao Sheng painstakingly laid out for the Wang Family sisters had an immediate and miraculous effect.
Food and sex are human nature!
It's not just men who appreciate beauty in this world; women do too.
Zhao Sanchong led the three to the octagonal pavilion and announced loudly, "Young Master, guests have arrived!"
Zhao Sheng "as if" startled, suddenly looked up at the Wang Family sisters.
At such close proximity.
Zhao Sheng's extremely handsome face was completely revealed before their eyes.
In the bloom of youth, which maiden does not harbor romantic feelings? Even knowing that the person before them was a mortal, the two Wang Family sisters couldn't help but feel a stir in their hearts.
Zhao Sheng paused slightly, then asked in a deep voice, "Shopkeeper Zhao, who are they? Why did you bring them to see me?"
According to the script, Zhao Sanchong introduced the purpose of the Wang Family members to his Young Master, and then naturally brought up the topic of perfume and fated individuals.
After listening to Zhao Sanchong's words, Zhao Sheng finally smiled, and his attitude became gentle.
He gestured with his hand, pointing to the several futons beside the zither table, and said, "Two distinguished guests, please be seated!"
The Wang Family sisters exchanged glances, then walked into the octagonal pavilion and sat on the futons, their postures very graceful.
"My name is Zhao Zhiqin. May I know the esteemed names of you two young ladies?"
"My name is Wang Yuyan."
"My name is Wang Yuqi."
As soon as Zhao Sheng finished speaking, the Wang Family sisters responded in unison.
"Oh, so it's the two sisters of the Wang Family. My apologies for the oversight!" Zhao Sheng nodded gently and elegantly.
Wang Yuyan said directly, "We are here today for that unique perfume. Young Master Zhao said that this perfume is only given to fated individuals. May I ask what kind of person you refer to as a fated individual?"
Zhao Sheng was silent for a moment after hearing this. Then, in a low voice, he told them a poignant love story.
This story was adapted from famous love stories of his previous life, such as the Magpie Bridge meeting, and Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.
It told of a poor boy and a rich young lady who fell in love, but were ultimately torn apart by the young lady's father. After being humiliated, the poor boy diligently practiced martial arts and eventually became a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, while the rich young lady was forced to marry into a prominent family, and from then on lived in melancholy, passing away very early.
"…Before her death, that poor soul, to commemorate this love that ended without fruition, concocted a unique perfume in the world, named Golden Wind and Jade Dew. There is a poem to prove it!"
At this point, Zhao Sheng couldn't help but recite, "Clever clouds weave their patterns, flying stars transmit their sorrow, the Milky Way stretches far and wide in secret passage. When the golden wind and jade dew meet, it surpasses countless encounters in the human world. Tender affections are like water, a good time like a dream, how can one bear to look back at the path to the Magpie Bridge? If two hearts are meant to last, why cling to day and night?"
The charm of words can undoubtedly transcend time and space. Even in a different world, the tender poetic imagery contained within the lines of "Que Qiao Xian" instantly touched a certain innocent young girl.
Hearing this poem, Wang Yuqi's eyes were misty with tears, and she was so moved she almost cried, while Wang Yuyan's expression was calm, only her gaze softened considerably.
Seeing this, Zhao Sheng secretly nodded, and finally deliberately sighed, "What is love in this world, that it makes people willing to die for each other? Golden Wind and Jade Dew is only given to fated individuals who truly understand what love is."
"Two Young Ladies, do you consider yourselves fated individuals?"
Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi looked at each other, both shaking their heads.
Born into a cultivation family, the two had never experienced what love was. The clan members in their family were all arranged for marriages by their elders; there was no talk of love at all.
Zhao Sheng sighed softly, showing a regretful expression, then said with pity, "I'm very sorry, it seems that Golden Wind and Jade Dew is not fated for you two."
Wang Yuqi opened her mouth to speak, but was pulled by Wang Yuyan beside her, and had to close her mouth again.
"Young Master, we have gained much from hearing such a moving story. Since we are not fated with it, we will not insist."
Wang Yuyan quickly regained her composure and suddenly said, "However, I have an impertinent request. I wonder if Young Master is willing to hear me out."
"Speak freely!" Zhao Sheng nodded, indicating.
"I want to ask if Young Master has any intention of selling the perfume formula?"
Goodness! I admit I covet your bodies, but you are not kind either, actually eyeing my chicken.
"Could it be that the value of the perfume is far more than this?"
A thought suddenly flashed through Zhao Sheng's mind, then he decisively shook his head and said, "The perfume formula was left by my ancestors and is not convenient to pass on to outsiders."
Wang Yuyan's face was full of regret after hearing this.