Hoshino Meigetsu said to Xiao Xia, somewhat angrily, "Hoshino Junka, can you stop being so violent? You always think about solving everything with force. Can you use your brain a little?"

"If we had acted just now, at least we could have kept that Divine Doctor here. But now, the Divine Doctor has been taken away by them. What more can you do?" Hoshino Junka said, a bit displeased.

Hoshino Meigetsu thought for a moment and said, "Let's go home right away. We need to discuss it with everyone and prepare in advance."

By this time, Ling Zhenfei had also arrived at the Watanabe household, where Watanabe Nagayumi was already waiting for him.

"Mr. Ling, you've finally come back."

"Hello, Mr. Watanabe, may I ask what happened that you urgently called me back?" Ling Zhenfei hurriedly asked, wanting to know what was going on.

Watanabe Nagayumi gestured to the chair beside him and said, "Please have a seat, sir. I've just brewed the finest Wuyi Mountain Rock Tea. Please try some."

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback; wasn't it said that Watanabe Nagayumi was in a great hurry? But now, he didn't seem to show any urgency.

"Could it be that the gentleman is not in a hurry, and called me back just to drink tea?"

Watanabe Nagayumi said, "Fine tea should always be enjoyed by someone who understands it; otherwise, it would waste this pot of good tea. This is the finest Wuyi Mountain Rock Tea, and it comes from that very mother tree."

Ling Zhenfei was no longer anxious. He now understood that the reason for calling him back was because he had dinner with Hoshino Meigetsu in a tavern, and there was fear of something happening.

If those two had been a bit slower, by now Ling Zhenfei might have already made friends with Hoshino Meigetsu and might even have been a guest at Hoshino Meigetsu's home.

Knowing Watanabe Nagayumi's intentions, Ling Zhenfei settled down, sat on the chair, picked up the teacup, took a good sip of the tea, nodded, and said, "Good tea, truly good tea."

Watanabe Nagayumi was very satisfied with Ling Zhenfei's behavior. If Ling Zhenfei had gotten angry about being called back just for tea, it would certainly make Watanabe Nagayumi think differently.

This would indicate that Ling Zhenfei didn't want to come back, and by not coming back, he would be out mingling with many people outside, potentially even making friends with people from Ittō-ryū or others from the Hoshino Family.

"Good tea still needs to be consumed by someone like you, who understands tea, sir. Please." Watanabe Nagayumi poured another cup of tea for Ling Zhenfei and gestured for him to enjoy, showing considerable respect for Ling Zhenfei.

"Mr. Watanabe, you're indeed remarkable. There's only that one mother tea tree for Wuyi Mountain's black tea, and it produces very little tea each year. How did you manage to get some?"

Ling Zhenfei was very curious about Watanabe Kazushi; Wuyi Mountain's black tea only produced a few ounces a year, which he somehow managed to have, likely making it very expensive.

Watanabe Nagayumi said, "You may not know, sir, but I love drinking tea. I've personally climbed Wuyi Mountain and Meng Mountain Summit, spending a lot of money just to get that little bit. If it weren't for your visit today, I would have been reluctant to drink it."

It was true; tea leaves were originally very ordinary, something every household could drink, but there are significant differences between tea leaves. High-quality tea leaves can cost tens or even hundreds of thousands per ounce.

"Mr. Watanabe, earlier at the restaurant, I encountered the Celestial Maiden from Ittō-ryū. I also ran into her yesterday. Your Watanabe No even had a fight with them. It seems that the relationship between your two families isn't very good."

Ling Zhenfei knew about the earlier encounter with Hoshino Meigetsu outside, which those two must have already reported to Watanabe Nagayumi. Rather than keeping it a secret, it was better to ask Watanabe Nagayumi directly.

By asking directly, it showed a high level of confidence without anything to hide, otherwise it could cause Watanabe Nagayumi to become suspicious.

Watanabe Nagayumi was also surprised, not expecting Ling Zhenfei to ask him directly. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let me tell you, Mr. Ling, the Hoshino Family is a group of very shameless people."

"What's this about?" Hearing Watanabe Nagayumi say this made Ling Zhenfei even more curious.

Watanabe Nagayumi said, "In our small city of Bin Qi Wu, for many years it's always been our two major schools, the Iga-ryu and Ittō-ryū. The two largest families are our Watanabe Family and the Hoshino Family."

Originally, our families had different philosophies. Our ancestors and their family had once been very close, but the Hoshino people were too treacherous, always setting traps for others with underhanded tactics.

Sometimes, they even framed members of our Watanabe Family. Over a decade ago, the Hoshino Family made a mistake that nearly led our Watanabe Family to irreversible ruin. Since then, we became rivals.

Now, the relationship is somewhat eased. If it were ten years ago, there would be fights every day in Bin Qi Wu, with the two major families battling to the death."

After hearing Watanabe Nagayumi's explanation, Ling Zhenfei felt he understood a bit; it was pretty much as he imagined it. It was just that the two families had a longstanding feud for over a decade.

The two talked while sipping tea, when suddenly Watanabe Nagayumi looked up, and Ling Zhenfei also felt a surge of Northern Spiritual Energy coming their way, prompting him to look out into the distance quickly.

From afar, something was flying towards them. It wasn't flying fast, and when it got closer, Ling Zhenfei saw it clearly, and couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart.

He saw that it was a paper crane, a Thousand Origami Crane flapping its wings as it flew over from a distance.

Ling Zhenfei was shocked; this was the first time he saw a Thousand Origami Crane actually fly; it truly amazed him.

However, Watanabe Nagayumi was even more shocked. He also saw the paper crane and blurted out, "Paper Crane Messaging."

"What does Paper Crane Messaging mean?" Ling Zhenfei asked.

Watanabe Nagayumi's face looked very grim as he said, "It's a closely guarded secret of the Hoshino Family. It's a method used to convey messages, and it's rarely used anymore."

"Do you mean to say this Thousand Origami Crane is sent by the Hoshino Family, but is the message meant for you or for me?" Ling Zhenfei was very curious.

Watanabe Nagayumi said, "That depends on who the paper crane lands on in the end. I don't know who it's intended for either."

The two of them watched as the paper crane flew in from the door and then stopped in front of Ling Zhenfei. Ling Zhenfei reached out and caught the paper crane.

Ling Zhenfei's mind turned for just half a second, and then he handed the paper crane to Watanabe Nagayumi.

He said, "I've just arrived here, and someone has used the Paper Crane Messaging to send me something. I probably wouldn't understand it, so please, Mr. Watanabe, take a look."

Watanabe Nagayumi was taken aback, not expecting Ling Zhenfei to hand him the paper crane, but he took it anyway and unfolded it, finding indeed a letter inside.

Watanabe Nagayumi glanced at it and then said to Ling Zhenfei, "This is an invitation letter from Hoshino Meigetsu, inviting Mr. Ling to the Hoshino Family as a guest."

The reason Ling Zhenfei was so willing to hand over the paper crane to Watanabe Nagayumi was because he had long anticipated the content of the crane. After seeing Hoshino Meigetsu only twice, what more could it convey?

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