He nodded and said to Madam Su, “Rest assured, Madam.”
After saying this, he shortened his strides, and his entire posture changed significantly. In just that brief moment, from his appearance to his demeanor, he truly became indistinguishable from a lady from a prestigious family.
At the entrance of the Su Mansion, Su Jun was already waiting.
From a distance, he saw a graceful figure walking slowly, supported by a matron.
If he hadn’t seen Lian Li’s face and noticed that he was half a head taller than Su Fu, he would have almost thought his family had found an exceptionally beautiful woman at the last minute.
He looked at Lian Li and whispered under his breath, “Why isn’t he a girl?”
Yun Huizhou, who was standing to the side holding his blade, heard the murmur. He glanced sideways at him and quickly looked away.
He grumbled inwardly; Lian Li wasn’t a girl to begin with. Su Jun’s words were truly strange. Could it be that he regretted Lian Li wasn’t a girl? If he were a girl, what exactly did the Eldest Young Master Su intend to do?
A pity, then, that Lian Li really wasn’t a girl.
As Lian Li was about to step out the door, he pulled a piece of gauze from his bodice and draped it over his face. The gauze was quite thick; once it was on, nothing could be seen of his face except for his eyes.
Even his forehead was covered by heavy forehead ornaments.
Supported by the matron, he stepped into the sedan chair in front of the Su Mansion.
A large crowd of onlookers had already gathered before the Su Mansion, all hoping to catch a glimpse of Miss Su’s beauty.
Suddenly, a person rushed out from the crowd and blocked his path. Lian Li almost kicked the man away.
His leg was already lifted when he remembered he was currently Su Fu. Seeing that the person rushing over had no martial arts skills and posed no threat, he stiffly feigned a frightened expression and withdrew his foot.
The man who had suddenly appeared looked at him with a face full of excitement and affection. From somewhere, he produced a bright, beautiful flower and held it out. “Fresh flowers for a beauty, Miss Su.”
Lian Li hurriedly lowered his head, not letting the man see his eyes clearly. He suppressed the churning in his stomach and the urge to kick the man away, looking instead toward Su Jun… and then to Yun Huizhou beside him. His eyes were filled with a plea for help.
Yun Huizhou hadn’t expected such a sudden development either and was clearly stunned for a moment.
Reasonably speaking, with his alertness, he should have been able to stop the person immediately. However, Su Jun’s earlier mutterings had caused Yun Huizhou to be preoccupied with grumbling about him.
Now that he had reacted, he was naturally prepared to step forward and toss the man far away.
Unexpectedly, Su Jun reached out to stop him. Yun Huizhou frowned, a surge of irritation rising in his heart; he felt like throwing Su Jun out as well.
After stopping him, Su Jun said, “Young Hero Yun, it is more appropriate for me to go.”
With that, he dismounted and headed toward Lian Li.
At this time, the matrons accompanying Lian Li were also startled by the sudden intruder. Once they regained their composure, one protected Lian Li while the other moved to separate the man.
As for that flower, Lian Li wouldn’t take it even if his life depended on it, whether he was representing himself or the Miss Su he was currently impersonating.
However, the man was too persistent. A single matron actually couldn’t pull him away; he reached out his hand, trying to grab the hem of Lian Li’s skirt.
The surrounding servants rushed forward to help the matron pull the man back.
But today was an important day for the Su family, and the Su family had always been people of status. They didn’t dare to be too rough in their movements, fearing that if they accidentally threw the man to the ground and he got hurt, he might act like a rogue and cause even more trouble.
Their worries were proven right. Seeing the distance between himself and “Miss Su” widen and that “Miss Su” wasn’t responding to him, the man began to shout loudly.
“Miss Su, I truly admire you! From the first moment I saw you, my heart was captured by you. I will treat you well, and I’ll be much gentler than those martial artists!”
“Miss Su, don’t hold the martial arts marriage competition. Look at me! Compared to those people you’ve never met, I grew up in Fengyi City. As long as you ask around, you’ll know everything about my background.”
“Do you know? Ever since I found out you were holding a martial arts marriage competition, I haven’t been able to sleep. Every time I lie in bed, I think…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Su Jun appeared in front of Lian Li. Su Jun’s personal servant also rushed over, using a handkerchief to cover the man’s mouth, preventing him from finishing his words.
“The hour is approaching. Please escort this gentleman away.” As he spoke, Su Jun slightly raised his hand and cupped his fists toward the surrounding onlookers. “Today is an important day for the Su family. The Su family has prepared some small gifts; I hope everyone will do us the honor of accepting them.”
After saying this, he whispered a few words to the servant beside him. The servant nodded and immediately ran back into the Su Mansion.
Lian Li was close by, and his hearing had become much sharper after practicing martial arts. He heard that Su Jun intended to distribute red envelopes to the people currently watching at the gate.
Calling it a red envelope was really just a way of saying he was using money to shut their mouths.
Lian Li marveled in his heart; the Su family was truly wealthy.
After handling the matter, Su Jun turned to look at Lian Li. He gave a slight smile and said softly, “Are you alright? No need to be afraid.”
On the other side, Yun Huizhou: “…”
Seeing that Su Jun hadn’t immediately returned after handling the matter and had instead given Lian Li such a flamboyant smile, Yun Huizhou’s fingers twitched. He told himself to endure and not throw Su Jun out.
Lian Li was also momentarily silent. He was fine, but brother, the way you’re acting is a bit hair-raising.
But he certainly couldn’t say that. Thus, Lian Li could only shake his head slightly and quicken his pace to enter the sedan chair.
There were still many people staring at him. Fortunately, after putting on the veil, Lian Li kept his head down. Although he still walked with “lotus steps,” he entered the sedan chair very nimbly, not allowing the onlookers’ gazes to linger on him for too long.
Lian Li was the last to arrive. Once he was in the sedan chair, the people of the Su Mansion set off.
To be honest, the inside of the sedan chair was a bit bumpy, but Lian Li was no longer the same Lian Li from a year ago. He could sit quite steadily inside.
The venue for the martial arts marriage competition was not far from the Su Mansion.
It was already very lively. Lian Li wanted to lift the curtain to look outside, but then he felt that since he was currently impersonating Miss Su, it was better to appear before the public as little as possible.
After getting out of the sedan, the matron supported him as they walked toward the seating area behind a screen.
In just this short fifty-meter walk, almost everyone present fixed their gaze on him. He felt as if thorns were pricking his back.
He began to regret his suggestion to impersonate Miss Su.
His pace quickened, and the matron almost couldn’t keep up.
Finally, he reached the area behind the screen and sat down. He let out a long sigh of relief, which nearly blew away the light gauze covering his face.
He hurriedly pressed the gauze back onto his face with his hands. After that, he didn’t dare move again.
Master Su had already taken his seat. Madam Su, who had arrived in another sedan chair, sat beside Master Su, and Lian Li sat on the other side of Madam Su.
Su Jun, meanwhile, went to stand at the edge of the martial arts stage to preside over the entire martial arts marriage competition.
