Rebirth of Jinxuan

Two men dressed as servants were pinning a ragged boy to the ground. The boy struggled desperately, crying out, "Let me go! Let me go!" A burly man stood to the side, holding a whip in his hand, his eyes fierce, about to strike...

Seeing this, Lu Jinxuan lightly touched the ground with her toes, her figure as swift as a swallow, and in the blink of an eye, she landed on the plum blossom stake and picked up the crying little boy.

The little boy trembled in her arms and cried even harder.

Lu Jinxuan glared angrily at the burly man and said sternly, "In broad daylight, how dare you abuse a child like this? Is there no law left?"

The burly man was clearly stunned by this sudden turn of events. Looking at the agile woman in front of him, he dared not make a move.

When he saw Lu Jinxuan's face clearly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He then cupped his hands and said, "This young lady, I am Hu Yunzhou, the eldest son of the Hu family. I am not abusing a child, but disciplining my son."

Lu Jinxuan snorted coldly, "Education? Is this how you educate your child? Making him stand on the plum blossom stakes in the sun until sunset? How is this any different from beating a child?"

Just as Hu Yunzhou was about to explain, the little boy timidly peeked out from Lu Jinxuan's arms and called out in a childish voice, "Mother..."

Lu Jinxuan's anger froze. This child actually called her "mother"?

She looked down at the little boy in her arms, and could vaguely see Hu Yunzhou's shadow in his features.

A hint of embarrassment crept onto her face. She coughed lightly, put the child back on the ground, and explained, "Young master, it's a misunderstanding! I'm a friend of Hu Xinyue, here to see her. I was passing by when I heard the child crying and thought it was some kind of trouble, so I acted rashly..."

Before she could finish speaking, a clear voice called out, "Sister Jinxuan!" Hu Xinyue was seen running over, lifting her skirt, her eyes sparkling with surprise.

A young maidservant followed behind her, panting as she reported something.

"Xin Yue!" Lu Jinxuan didn't care about anything else and quickly went to meet her. The two hugged each other tightly.

"Why are you here?" "I heard from the maid that there was a woman with excellent skills in the courtyard, teaching my older brother a lesson. I wondered who it was, but it's you!" Hu Xinyue smiled, her eyes crinkling, and then looked at the little boy next to Lu Jinxuan, "Yiting, why don't you call her aunt?"

The little boy, Hu Yiting, clung tightly to Lu Jinxuan's leg, repeating in a childish voice, "Mother! Mother!" Hu Yunzhou coughed awkwardly to the side and gave a wink to the little maid beside him.

The maidservant quickly stepped forward, trying to pull Hu Yiting away.

Hu Xinyue then noticed her brother's ashen face and quickly introduced him to Lu Jinxuan, "Sister Jinxuan, this is my eldest brother, Hu Yunzhou." Lu Jinxuan felt embarrassed again, but managed a forced smile as a greeting.

Just as Hu Xinyue was about to continue speaking, she saw the maid whisper a few words in her ear.

Her expression changed, and her gaze towards Lu Jinxuan became serious.

"Sister Jinxuan, you said you had something important to tell me..." Before Lu Jinxuan could speak, Hu Yiting pointed at her and complained in a childish voice, "Mommy, she glared at me!" Lu Jinxuan subconsciously glared at Hu Yiting. This little devil, he really knows how to make trouble!

This scene struck Hu Yunzhou as quite interesting; despite her extraordinary skills, she also possessed a childlike quality.

Lu Jinxuan took out an exquisite porcelain bottle from her sleeve and handed it to Hu Yiting. "These are candies that your Aunt Xinyue specially prepared for you. Quickly thank her." Hu Yiting took the porcelain bottle, opened the stopper, and a rich medicinal fragrance instantly filled the air.

Everyone present was stunned. These were not candies, but clearly pills!

Moreover, it's an extremely high-quality elixir!

Hu Yunzhou's expression changed, and he stepped forward to take the porcelain bottle, but Lu Jinxuan skillfully avoided him.

"Xin Yue, when did you become so generous? This pill is no ordinary medicine." Hu Xin Yue was also stunned. When did she prepare the pill?

Moreover, it's such a precious elixir?

She looked at Lu Jinxuan suspiciously, "Sister Jinxuan, are you kidding me?"

Lu Jinxuan smiled slightly, "My son has become a disciple of Hall Master Qingfeng. This pill is merely a practice piece for him." "Hall Master Qingfeng?!" Hu Xinyue exclaimed in surprise. She recalled the rumors circulating in the city about Hall Master Qingfeng's newly accepted genius disciple. Could it be...?

A blush crept onto her cheeks. She had once told Lu Jinxuan that she admired the disciples of the Alchemy Hall, and now…

Hu Xinyue grabbed Lu Jinxuan's hand. "Sister Jinxuan, let's go back inside and talk!"

Hu Xinyue pulled Lu Jinxuan by the hand and practically dragged her into the side room. The door slammed shut, leaving Hu Yunzhou standing alone in the courtyard, staring at the closed door with a complicated expression.

The strange medicinal fragrance lingered around his nose from the pills he had just taken, and his mind was in turmoil.

That was no ordinary product; it was even more refined than many high-grade pills he had ever seen!

A child's practice piece?

how can that be!

"Go, summon the head steward!" Hu Yunzhou ordered the maid who was still standing there dumbfounded.

The maidservant then came to her senses and stammered somewhat awkwardly, "Young Master, Miss instructed that dinner be delivered to our room, and she also wanted a few extra dishes, and..." She secretly glanced at Hu Yunzhou's expression, her voice growing even lower, "...and wine..."

Hu Yunzhou couldn't listen to these trivial matters and impatiently interrupted, "Go when I tell you to! What are you dawdling for!" The little maid dared not delay any longer and ran off to find the head steward.

Inside the room, Hu Xinyue excitedly pulled Lu Jinxuan aside and asked her all sorts of questions, from how Lu Yuhang became Qingfeng's apprentice to the child's daily life, she wanted to dig out every detail.

Lu Jinxuan patiently answered her questions, occasionally making a joke. The atmosphere between the two was relaxed and pleasant, as if they had returned to their teenage years.

As night fell, a maid brought over a sumptuous dinner and a pot of fine peach blossom wine.

Hu Xinyue personally filled Lu Jinxuan's wine glass, "Sister Jinxuan, let's drink until we drop tonight!" Lu Jinxuan smiled and took the glass, the two smiled at each other, and raised their glasses to drink together.

It wasn't until the moon was high in the sky that Lu Jinxuan returned to her room with the help of her maid.