Hearing that, Gongsun Qing's eyes lit up. "That's right. How could I forget such an important thing! Xiao Wu, tell Twelve how you got your ability back!"
She then said to Twelve, "Come here and talk to Sister Wu. Maybe she'll help you get your ability back!" In this world which valued martial prowess above everything else, if a person didn't have cultivation ability, no one would care about them.
Twelve looked up at Feng Wu with big, limpid eyes. "Xiao Wu..." The look in her eyes was so pitiful that no one could turn her down.
Chaoge couldn't bear to see the girl like this. She took Feng Wu's hand and said, "Xiao Wu, I feel sorry for her..."
Feng Wu stood up and smiled at Gongsun Qing. "It's getting cold. I think it's going to snow. The old lady's birthday banquet is about to start. Let's head back." What? Gongsun Qing didn't know if that was a yes or a no.
Feng Wu walked in front and Chaoge followed. She kept darting glances at Feng Wu, trying to figure out what the latter was thinking. Unfortunately, when Feng Wu wanted to hide something, no one could see through her. They arrived at the main hall to find everyone there. Feng Wu had calculated the time in advance. She didn't want to kneel on the ground to celebrate the old lady's birthday, so she only went there when the celebration was over. And her timing was perfect.
However, she seemed to attract attention wherever she went. As soon as she walked in, someone cried out, "Speak of the devil. Feng Wu is here."
Lady Wang was perfectly polite when other people were around. She waved at Feng Wu with a smile. "Xiao Wu, come here and say hello to our host. My lady, this is the naughty fifth daughter of my family."
What happened in the Feng clan was known only to the Feng and Gu families. The others didn't know about Feng Wu cutting off Lady Gu's hand. Of course, the old Mrs. Gu knew all about it. Feng Wu looked at her.
Old Mrs. Gu smiled warmly, but there was a cold glint in her eyes. "Such a pretty girl. Come here and let me look at you." Old Mrs. Gu had Feng Wu sit down next to her and said, "The longer I look at her, the more I like her." She then looked up at Lady Wang. "Is she engaged? We have six boys of her age in the family. She can pick whoever she likes."
Many ladies were sitting around them along with their daughters and maids. It was a big crowd. Feng Wu recognized most of them. There was Lady Dugu, Mrs. Zuo, and Lady Northern Feng, whom Feng Wu was very familiar with. The few people that she didn't recognize were probably from the Tao family and the Long family, which was the maternal family of Lord Gu's wife.
Hearing what the old lady said, many ladies lowered their heads and chuckled into their handkerchiefs. Lady Wang seemed embarrassed as well.