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Chapter 66 - Yu'er the dancer (IV)

At night, they sit around the backyard and think how to reject the order. Fei stroll in while fanning himself and he see a group frowning. Meng Lan tells him the problem they have on hand.

"So there is no solution but cook a feast for them...."

"Meng Lan, how about... we buy those meals from a reputation restaurant. Since they are giving us so much gold. Just spend bit of it and we order the food..."

"Heavens! That is a really good ideal! Now how do we get the food deliver?"

"We will order at the counter. Bring it in through the back door. Pretend to cook. Plate it our way and deliver to the maids. Dang! It's done! Go home after that. What do you think?"

"Dong Mei! That is wonderful!"

"Also we need to use bit of magic to blind the cooks and maids."

"This sounds so fun! I want to join in!"

"Fei, you know you can't ..."

"Why not? I can join in as a distraction. I can morph as a crane and appear at their garden. While they are viewing me. You all can plate it fast and get the maids to serve it..."

"So everyone agree... So let's do it that way. Tomorrow i will accept the order."

Five days later, the fest day arrives. Hu Li and Dong Mei rush to pick up their orders from different restaurants. Driving their carriages to the back alley they bring their orders in. The back door is quiet without a servant nor maid. It is rather strange. Meng Lan who comes from the front door inform them that the servants and maids are dismiss from the kitchen. Hu Li and Dong Mei hurry to remove the dishes and change the plates. Soon all the dishes are plated with JunWang mansion's plates. Meng Lan who is watching what the guest and the JunWang Yue Sheng Cai in the main hall. She watch a big crane accession from the sky immediately the guest and the JunWang along with some maids walk to the gardens. They admire the hug crane who is walking around. Meng Lan hurry to cast her spell on everyone in the mansion in stand still. Hu Li and Dong Mei using their spell to have the dishes appear on the side table of the dining hall. While they start the fire in the kitchen so that it look like they cook something in there. Plus they mess up the kitchen too. Finally everything is done and on cue the crane fly away. The maid see the dishes on the side table and start serving once the guests all are seated. That night, everything is going on smoothly. While Hu Li and Dong Mei is poking the fire in the kitchen stove. The two girls are bored. Finally they hear laughter and mumbling. They pack up their plates and hurry to the backdoor. Loading everything up, she hear footsteps behind them. Hu Li turn around to see the man wth Sheng Qin's face. She stop at what she is doing. 

"Aren't you going to introduce yourself? Since you know who i am."

"JunWang, you already know who i am." 

"Well you did not formally introduce yourself to me."

"I am not an important person so..."

"You may claim that you are not important but i see you everywhere. "

Dong Mei stay inside the carriage and decided she shouldn't be outside. While Hu Li is standing there staring at the face of the man she once know. Why repeatedly she have to meet him? 

"I know you are someone who is a friend of Fei Shi Ren. I hear him call you Hu Yu'er. Is that correct?"

Hu Li did not reply. She is frustrated and at that moment she wish she can cast her spells on him. 

"Your highness, what can i do for you actually?"

Yue Sheng Cai walk up tp her. He smirk and put his face near her. 

"Dance for me, will you?"

Three days later, Fai finds Hu Li siting on the swing chewing her apple. He watch her goes up and down. Hu Li stare at him as she swing and chew. 

She stop and look at him intensely. 

"Can you advise your friend to stay away from me?"

"Can you tell me what he have done that you dislike him?"

"That is not the point here."

"Well you can cast your spells on him. So why worry?"

"My spells doesn't work when i'm in a bad emotional state."

"So back to my question. What have he done that you dislike him."

Hu Li continue to sit on the swing and swing higher each time. Suddenly she stop. She stands up and look at him. Hu Li reach out and take his long strand and play with it. She look up to him. 

"Are you sure, you want me to go near him?"

Fei look confused for awhile. Hu Li can see the clouds in his eyes are moving around. He open his mouth slightly but no words come out. 

"Forget it. I will go find him one of these days."

She let go of the strand of hair and walk away. He watch her disappear behind the door that leads to the inn. He sigh and wonder what is that all about. He touch his own hair. It's warm and nice after she touch it. 

Madame Han comes to the inn again for help. Hu Li again help her to be one of the background dancer. That night she dress up in black and gold with the main dancer. Tonight it's a mask dance so there is no makeup needed. Her hair is pile up with gold accessories. She have bells on her wrist, feet and waist. Fake long nails are added on each of her own fingers. The black mask with gold rim only covers the upper part of their faces thus each girl paint red on their lips. Once the music starts, they dance on stage with the bells chiming away 

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