The Young Swordsman of Dalu

The next day, Wen Fei came to the post station to say goodbye to Li Wei. Li Chaoyang got into the car without saying a word to him.

"Wenfei, you must be thinking of going to Wenxian Pavilion to find me!" Li Wei instructed.

“I will go,” Wenfei said.

“Remember to write to me and tell me about the beautiful scenery you saw and the stories you heard,” Li Wei said.

"I will, goodbye! Have a safe journey!" Wenfei watched their carriage disappear into the distance.

Li Wei left with Li Chaoyang, and Wen Fei felt empty inside, as if he had lost something.

"Could it be that I've fallen for Li Wei, that tomboy?" Wen Fei said. "I can't believe I've actually fallen for her."

As soon as Wen Fei entered the Prince Wen's residence, he heard Wen Tao roar in anger: "Wen Jie, don't you ever give me a break? Your elder brother is already married, and you're twenty years old now. A few days ago, I met Imperial Physician Liang and told him about your marriage to Fei Yan. He said he would give us news as soon as possible, but you said you're not getting married. Why? Tell me!"

Wenfei walked to the front hall and saw Wenjie standing there, Wentao pacing back and forth angrily, and the princess was also anxiously watching from the side.

Seeing his second brother's indifferent expression, Wenfei knew that he was determined to fight against their father to the death. He didn't know how to help Wenjie, but Wenjie looked at him pleadingly, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward.

"Father, Fei Yan's father has been away from home for many years and there has been no news of him since. Perhaps it is not appropriate for Imperial Physician Liang to preside over Fei Yan's treatment?" Wen Fei said cautiously.

"Nonsense! Even if her father never comes back, Feiyan can't get married?" Wentao said.

"The Liang family hasn't sent any news yet, Father. Please don't worry, we can discuss everything as a family," Wen Fei said with a smile.

"Stop trying to smooth things over, you brat! Get back to your yard!" Wen Tao said, annoyed that Wen Fei was in the way.

"Second brother, this is all I can do to help. The rest is up to you." Wenfei said and returned to his courtyard.

Wenjie cursed him ten times in his heart: "You brat, you messed up at the crucial moment."

After Wenjie confessed, Liang Feiyan cried all night. In fact, she knew that matters of the heart could not be forced. She had many things to do, so why waste too much energy on this troublesome matter?

The old imperial physician Liang told Liang Feiyan about Prince Wen's urging for marriage. Liang Feiyan just smiled knowingly and said, "Grandpa, please wait a little longer! I still need to go back to Wenxian Pavilion to continue my studies. Let's talk about it after I finish my studies!"

“Very well! Since your father isn’t in the manor, your mother and I can’t really make decisions for you,” said the old imperial physician, Liang.

“Grandpa, Wenfei said my father might be in the Western Regions. Wenfei once heard the Feng family mention a doctor from the Great Lu Kingdom who cured Feng Kuo’s illness. Wenfei feels that doctor is my father,” Liang Feiyan said.

"Let him go. If he wanted to come back, he would have already," said the old imperial physician Liang helplessly.

“Grandpa, don’t worry, Father will definitely come back!” Liang Feiyan comforted him.

"When do you plan to set off back to Wenxian Pavilion? Let your mother prepare you properly," said the old imperial physician, Liang.

“Master Li and the others have been gone for a few days now. Although he allowed me to stay at home for a few more days, I still want to go back to Wenxian Pavilion as soon as possible to finish my studies. That way, I can graduate sooner and come back to be with my grandfather and mother,” Liang Feiyan said.

"It's kind of you to be so filial, alright! Let's set off immediately!" said the old imperial physician Liang.

Inside the Prince Wen's residence, Wen Fei was saying goodbye to the old princess, who was crying her eyes out.

"Wenfei, Grandma is getting old. Are you really willing to leave her in the mansion and go wandering alone? Won't that break my heart?"

“Grandma! I’m not going to wander around, I’m going out to try my luck. You wouldn’t want your grandson to stay at home all day doing nothing and causing trouble, would you? I’ll be back to see you soon. I’ll always keep you in my heart and think about you all the time,” Wenfei said, pointing to his heart.

"I'll be waiting for you to come back to the manor. You must come back!" the old princess urged.

"I will definitely come back!" Wenfei held his grandmother's hand, feeling a warmth he knew all too well.

At the entrance of the Prince Wen's mansion, the two brothers, Wen Jie and Wen Fei, led their horses and looked towards the gate.

"Second brother, Father didn't come to see us off. It seems he's still angry," Wenfei said.

"The Liang family also wanted to postpone the wedding, and it must have been Feiyan who played a role in this," Wenjie said.

"Second Brother, I think Sister Feiyan is a really nice person. You should think about it again," Wenfei said.

“When I met Feiyan, I was just a clueless kid. Shangguan Xingyun was the first woman I ever liked,” Wenjie said.

“But everyone knows that Young Master Wen and Miss Liang have been engaged since childhood. You need to be mentally prepared; it’s not easy to be criticized by society,” Wen Fei said.

"Let time tell!" Wenjie said.

"Sister Feiyan is also going back to Wenxian Pavilion today. You're going the same way, so you might run into her on the road. Don't be too embarrassed then, Second Brother," Wenfei said with a mischievous smile.

“You rascal! Stop talking about me. Where are you planning to go first? Why don’t you come back to Nanshan with me first, and then the two of us can go to Beijiang City together? Sang Ziqi wrote to me that Ayiguli is about to give birth,” Wenjie said.

“I’ll definitely go to Beijiang City. I’ll prepare a big red envelope for Brother Sang’s baby then. I’ll go to Wuliang Mountain first to bury my master’s remains. Then I want to go to the South China Sea. That’s where my mother and father met, and it’s also where my mother stayed for the last time. I want to go and see it. It just so happens that my third brother is there. We haven’t seen each other for a long time. My second aunt asked me to bring him some things,” Wenfei said.

"Alright, I won't force you. Take good care of yourself on your journey, and stay calm in any situation," Wenjie instructed.

“I’ve remembered Second Brother!” Wenfei said.

"You two rascals, don't forget that your aging parents are waiting for you to come back and take care of them." Prince Wen and his wife had arrived at the door at some point.

"Father, Mother, please take care!" Wenjie and Wenfei knelt on the ground.

"Go forth! The waters are deep enough for fish to swim freely, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly freely. I hope you can both find your own place in this turbulent world." Wen Tao looked at his two sons with satisfaction.

"Father! Mother! Farewell!" Wenjie and Wenfei rode away.

"In the blink of an eye, the children have all grown up, and we've grown old! I really envy them riding horses so freely! How carefree they are! I miss my youth!" Wentao sighed.

"Are you thinking about how to be a playboy again?" The princess raised her hand and slapped Wen Tao.

"I wouldn't dare! I really wouldn't dare!" Wen Tao shouted as he ran into the palace.

Wenfei bid farewell to Wenjie at the crossroads, "Second Brother! See you in the martial world again!"

"Goodbye Jianghu!"

(End of Volume 1)