Chapter Twenty Nine.

Lei Qiang and Hong Yi enter White Pavilion hurriedly with Hong Yi asking what mask color Lei Qiang would like to wear.

"How many mask colors do I have?"

"Many."

"What color do you think Duan Xinyue will wear?"

"I have no idea."

"Then carry all the masks."

"Huh? My Lord that means we have to carry matching robes for each mask . Wouldn't it be troublesome?"

"What will gives you the right to complain?"

"It's indeed true what they say. When a master is in love the servant is the one that suffers the most,"Hong Yi mumbles.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing.Are the disciples going too?"

"Yes but they should come back before eleven."

"Fine. What about the masks?"

"We'll buy another one in Meanders City. After all it's fun to buy a new mask rather than wearing an old one."

"That's right. My Lord you sound so sensible today."

"Are you trying to say I sound insensible other days?" Lei Qiang asks rising from his seat and ready to attack the foul mouthed Hong Yi.

Meanwhile at the girls' pavilion,Mu Zixin is waiting outside for Chen Ruolan. Though they will leave as a group,Mu Zixin and Chen Ruolan promised each other to spend time together. Cai Huifen is the first to walk out. She's wearing a white dress.

"Senior sister where is your mask?"

"What mask color is Brother Rong wearing?"

"A green one."

"What shade of green?"

"I don't know green color has shades too."

Chen Ruolan comes outside wearing a blue dress and a blue mask.

"Senior sister..."

"Ruolan,can I borrow your green dress?"

"Sure,you can go and take it from my room."

"Thanks," Cai Huifen heads inside leaving the two to catch up with each other.

Meanwhile at the boys' pavilion,Hong Rong is inquiring secretly what mask color Chen Ruolan will wear.

"I heard Mu Zixin say they will wear the same color."

"And what color did Mu Zixin wear?"

"Sky blue."

"Thanks." Hong Rong goes back to his room to change his mask and clothes.

"Why is senior brother asking about Sister Ruolan?"

"He likes her."

"I thought he likes Sister Huifen."

"Apparently Sister Huifen is suffering from unrequited love,the same as our Senior brother here because Sister Ruolan likes Mu Zixin and Mu Zixin likes her."

"Mu Zixin ? Isn't she older than him?"

"Age is just a number."

After changing,Hong Rong joins the boys who stop gossiping after seeing him. They leave together and wait for the girls at the gate. The girls come after a while with Cai Huifen walking proudly while leading them. When she sees Hong Rong wearing a blue mask she becomes disappointed but no one notices since she's wearing a mask.

Meanwhile at Qingfeng Pavilion Duan Xinyue is having trouble choosing what color he should wear. Qin Lanhua is there to help him make a choice.

"Are you all girls wearing red?"

"No,Su Jiali is wearing white."

"White? Didn't you say you would wear the same color?"

"She said she would like to wear a white one."

"I know what I will wear."

"And what will you wear?"

"Black."

"Do people wear black to such celebrations?"

"Yes. Last year Deputy Xu Kong was wearing a black attire."

"I thought people fear wearing black."

"No. Most people like to match colors with their loved ones and other colors tend to match better than black ones."

"So we'll have a black dragon tonight?"

"Yes."

Hong Yi has been lurking around Qingfeng Pavilion to find out what mask color Duan Xinyue will wear. When he finally finds out he returns quickly to the carriage to report to Lei Qiang. Apparently they carried robes of all colors and stuffed them in the carriage since all clothes shops are closed and they won't be able to purchase any color they like.

"People rarely wear black. Why would he choose black?" Lei Qiang thinks aloud.

Lei Qiang changes his robes and heads out to buy a mask. He meets Wei Yi on his way to the celebration arena and they go together. The celebration is taking placing in the middle of the city. The city is crowded with people wearing different kinds of masks.Wei Yi is wearing a white mask and white robes. A temporary podium has been created and set for the perfomers.Qingfeng Pavilion will be the last to perform on stage so Duan Xinyue is roaming around the city with Du Yichen.

Although Lei Qiang is with Wei Yi ,his thoughts seem to be somewhere else. He is looking around trying to locate Duan Xinyue. The county officials are having fun while drinking and watching the beauties dance beautifully on stage. Finally the long awaited moment arrives as Qingfeng pavilion takes over the stage. Duan Xinyue arrives a little bit late but he stills makes it. Everyone takes their respective position and the angelic melody accompanies the beautiful dancing styles. When the performance reaches it peak people scream ,clap and howl in excitement. The screams fill the air that what happens next makes everyone's heart skip a beat. The temporary podium suddenly starts collapsing as the girls stumble losing their balance. Qin Lanhua manages to jump with a few girls from the podium. Su Jiali who is left screaming on stage decides to jump and ends up in Wei Yi's hands. Duan Xinyue is too startled to realize what's going on. When people start screaming his name he finally realizes what's going on and jumps just as the whole podium structure is about to collapse completely.