Rebirth Of A Villainess

The BaoXu sect disciple left the chopsticks by the side of his plate and rose up to meet the fox princess and the half human half fox boys .

"Greetings, Princess Xuequi . I wasn"t expecting to see you in Xuekejiu town . "

The fox princess gave a sunny smile to the good looking man that appeared in front of her, soon she turned to the twins, "These are my cousins, Mou Yidan and Mou Zimu . "

She reintroduced them to Lin Cheng in case he may have forgotten their names, pointing to each one as she called their names .

"Yidan, Zimu . This is Lin Cheng, he is a travelling cultivator and a disciple of the BaoXu sect . "

The boys nodded solemnly as they looked at the man that their cousin made reference to, one looked timidly while the other twin stared openly at him .

Lin Cheng gave a bow of deep respect to Yan Xuequi, before turning to greet the children she had with her, "Mou Yidan! Mou Zimu! How are you faring?"

"Mister Lin, my brother and I are doing well . "

The older of the twin looked back at Lin Cheng and greeted him in a casual manner, which wasn"t lost on his cousin .

"Yidan! Where are your manner?!"

Hearing the disapproval in the voice of Yan Xuequi made the twins straighten up by her side, they each gave a stiff bow to the disciple of the BaoXu sect . Lin Cheng watched silently, his eyes lit up with mirth when he saw how the fox princess was firm in her approach to the twins .

"Princess Xuequi, what brings you to Xuekejiu town?"

As he asked her, Lin Cheng motioned for them to follow him to his table .

"I brought my cousins with me to show our grat.i.tude in saving their lives when my Aunt and I could not find them . "

Yan Xuequi said part of the reason why she had come to see him, the other part she left unsaid had to do with her interest towards him which had nothing to do with rescuing her cousins .

"You and the Mou family already thanked me before, there is no reason to seek me out again for that purpose . "

When the fox princess heard what Lin Cheng said, her face darkened with disappointment, because of how much she looked forward to seeing him, she barely rested on the soft bed in her room .

"Lin Cheng, showing appreciation for a good deed that was done in the face great difficulty, can never be too much . "

Yan Xuequi replied dryly, not in the least happy that she was the only one that was excited to see their reunion .

"How is their mother?"

Since Lin Cheng was walking behind them, he could clearly see the back of the fox princess head, there was no doubt she was of n.o.ble birth, from the way she carried herself while walking ahead of him . Yan Xuequi turned back to look at him, "Aunt Hairong is back at the fox clan . "

The fox princess saw the puzzled look in the eyes of the BaoXu sect disciple, but she refused to elaborate on it, letting the words hang in the air .

"Will she be there for long?"

"Not really . "

Hearing the short response of the fox princess sent warning bells in the mind of Lin Cheng . The cultivator disciple suddenly felt pity for the little boys hanging by Yan Xuequi .

"I wonder why she had to return to the fox clan without her children? Why is Princess Xuequi in the mortal realm and not their mother?!"

Lin Cheng could not bring himself to question the fox princess, sensing that she may not be that forthcoming in her reply .

"Is Mister Mou at home?"

"He has gone to fish for the day and wouldn"t be back until evening . "

"I see . "

Lin Cheng suddenly felt that the conversation was a bit forced between them and decided it was best until they had some food in them, before resuming discussion about the things that had taken place since they last saw each other .

Finally, the four of them took a seat at the table, after Lin Cheng had to arrange the seats in such a way that all four could be seated comfortably . Yan Xuequi and Lin Cheng sat on each end, while the twin brothers sat at the middle of both adults .

Soon after, an attendant at the inn noticed that a new set of people had arrived at the table of Lin Cheng .

"Miss, young masters is there anything you would like to order?"

Yan Xuequi turned to her cousins to ask what they wanted from the menu .

"Dumplings!"

Mou Yidan spoke, in an animated voice, while his younger brother, Zimu said, "I"ll like some noodles . "

"Miss?"

The chubby tall attendant called out again to know what the fox princess would like to be served .

"I want three bottles of your finest wine, some rice cakes, four bowl of noodle soup and rice with some vegetables and a lot of diced meat!"

When the attendant heard what Yan Xuequi said, his eyes widened, the expression on his face read "you can"t be serious", it was a little while later and his face cleared to show a tight smile .

"Let"s see if she can afford it!"

It was a good thing that the fox princess could not read minds, because the whole inn would have been turned upside down .

Lin Cheng"s food remained where it was, untouched as he waited for those of the fox princess and that of the children to be brought to the table .

"Lin Cheng! You don"t have to wait for our food to be brought to us!"

"It"s already cold, I"ll wait and we can all eat together . "

The fox princess looked at the food that was laid in front of Lin Cheng and she could tell from the looks of it that it was cold just as he said, there was no sign of steam coming out of them .

"Let me ask one of the inn attendants to change your plate, you can"t be eating cold food . It"s not good for your body!"

The BaoXu sect disciple raised a hand to halt her movement, "It is sinful to be wasteful! Many are out there in the cold and heat begging for sc.r.a.ps of food . I will not be that person that will willingly throw away food just because it is cold! That is almost like spit on the faces of the needy!"

When Lin Cheng spoke, the twins whose eyes was dull from boredom suddenly lit up, it was as if they were looking at their hero . Meanwhile, their cousin did not see the same thing as them, instead she was upset that he chose to uphold the teachings of his sect when it may not be convenient for him .

"If that is what pleases you, do as you want!"

He saw the anger that was reflected in her eyes and could not help smiling back . At the back of his mind, Lin Cheng thought that the eyes of the fox princess was beautiful and enticing in the way it drew him into your glowing orbs .

Later, two attendants came to their table, placing several trays in front of them . Even though the fox princess had asked to be served wine, there was also a bottle of water and cups on the tray that came with the food .

Lin Cheng waited on the three to begin eating, before picking up his chopsticks to eat .

"Mister Lin, would it be possible for you to teach my brother and I to fight?!"

The BaoXu sect disciple vaguely remembered that the older twin had asked to be taught the sword skills of his sect, but he gently turned him down, because it was against the rules of the sect to teach someone was not yet a disciple of the BaoXu sect their secret sword technique .

"It seems that he isn"t going to give up . "

Mou Yidan spoke with his mouth full of dumplings, which made his cousin give him the "eye" that could be interpreted as a dirty look for acting inappropriately at mealtime .

"Yidan, you know better than to talk with food in your mouth!"

The older twin sent a look of discomfort to his younger brother, the two turned to look at their cousin almost at the same time, the look in their eyes read, "What is the matter with you!"

"Stop staring! It is considered rude! Or else the eagles will come and pluck your eyes!"

Although, they were half foxes by nature, their human side feared what the fox princess said and each twin hurried to cover their face, as though fearing an actual eagle would swoop in and pick their eyes out one by one .

Lin Cheng didn"t know when the laughter within him escaped, there was rice and dumpling everywhere . Seeing how humorous it was, the twins also joined in the laughter . The sound off their voice could be heard by those upstair and nearby tables downstairs .

"That is such a fine looking man!"

"Yes, see how beautiful his wife is!"

"Are those their children?!"

"They are brothers right? They have to be, they look so much alike!"

"The heavens have really chosen to bless some people!"

"What a great couple!"

"I heard that if you come across twins, one would be blessed with good fortune!"

"Is that true?!"

"That"s what the buddhist monk at the temple said!"

"If it is from a buddhist monk, it sure is true!"

"Just look at them, so well dressed and full of happiness!"

"Don"t stare too hard!"

"What about you? Aren"t you also about to fall from your seat?!"

"I need to offer some prayer, this year has not been so good . Who knows, my fate could be changed by those twins!"

"True! I also will plead to the G.o.ds to bless my family with good harvest!"

"He is so handsome!"

The young maidens among them could hardly help themselves from looking at Lin Cheng .

"If he weren"t married, I would have gone to meet him!"

"I don"t mind if I"m his concubine, as long as he can be my husband!"

"Nothing good comes from being a concubine!"

"Tsk! Tsk! You will forever be under the main mistress!"

"You see how beautiful his wife is, do you think that he would want to take in a concubine?!"

"Men are all the same everywhere, a beautiful wife can never be enough for them!"

"True! I heard, even those from the top n.o.ble houses are always fighting . There is never a moment of peace!"

Lin Cheng was unaware that he and the fox princess were the center of gossip, the ones who knew were the twins whose keen hearing could pick some of the things that was whispered and the fox princess .

"I don"t know what came over me, I"m so sorry for spilling my food all over the place . "

Dots of red colored the pale jade skin of Lin Cheng, he was ashamed to have been caught acting without proper manners .

"As your wife, let me take care of you . "

Yan Xuequi smiled sweetly at Lin Cheng, who made a greater mess of their table, the twins gazed at the two with curiosity in their eyes . They didn"t know what to make of their cousin addressing herself as the wife of their new hero .

"What is wrong with Aunt Xuequi?"

Mou Yidan whispered to his young brother, who gave a shrug that meant he too had no idea of why his cousin was acting strangely .

Meanwhile, Lin Cheng avoided looking at the fox princess, fearing that he would lose what was left of his sanity!