Volume 1 Chapter 147: Who Are You (3)

  Chapter 147: Who Are You (Three)

  The top-grade sandalwood incense from Nande is faintly burning, but is it from his hometown or an enemy country? And as he stands here, is this a home or a prison?

  Yuan Cheng lay on his side on the cool bed, wide awake.

  Have you ever had a deep sleep without dreams until dawn?

  Never had. How could it be?

  Sometimes, I still dream of my father with blood on his face and my white-haired grandfather. Sometimes, I still dream of playing with my elder brothers. Sometimes, I still dream of my mother's warm and loving hands holding me close and singing to me.

  After becoming the champion of South Germany, endless were the social engagements, empty courtesy and vigilance, sleep seemed to be just a formality. For three days and nights, he would eat and drink, while others were sleepy-eyed, he was still lively and in control of the rhythm on stage that he needed. He could rest for two hours with his eyes closed, and that day's rest was already a luxury.

  A fifteen-year-old boy who topped the imperial examination, everyone called him a child prodigy. Child prodigy? Without paying hard efforts, being a child prodigy would only waste one's talent and end up as an ordinary person. He didn't know if he was a child prodigy or not, but he knew that in ten years of studying by the window, not even an hour had been wasted.

  Time, to him, seemed forever less than others. After the person who saved him passed away, who else was truly kind to himself? He bought everything around him with money, but ironically, he also became a thing that could be measured by silver in other people's eyes. Loyalty, care, and affection, he could buy, but they were all fragile decorations. On the day he went to prison, one by one, they were crushed in front of him, leaving no residue. Although he had never had any expectations, when it came to this day, he smiled on his face, but also felt a loss in his heart. He thought that among so many things that belonged to him, at least one thing was real.

  Is it purple? The most beautiful peony in the Jade Tomb. She said she was a person from the Jade Tomb, and indeed her name belongs to the Jade Tomb. The Jade Tomb has already been destroyed, will she have national hatred like him? Looking at her jumping over the wall, it's really hard to see if there is any hatred, seemingly quite content with this lively situation.

  "Your Excellency, the person has already exited through the North Gate. As per your instructions, we did not continue to follow them. However, leaving the gate unbarred seems inappropriate. Your safety is our responsibility, and this garden is quite large, making it easy for people to hide. The guards must be extremely cautious. Leaving one of the gates open, especially the remote North Gate, is truly—” A shadow appeared outside the window, tall and thin, pressed against the snow-white paper window, with a slight bow at the neck.

  Yuancheng opened his eyes, and a flash of light appeared inside. He only said two words, "Keep it."

  The shadow immediately responded briefly and obeyed.

  "Does the person who wants to take my life think that just because my door is closed, they will give up?" What difference does a door and a wall make to such people?

  The shadow didn't respond but still stuck to the window, without moving an inch.

  "Embroidered clothes." He still had something to ask.

  "Prince." Through the window, the shadow seemed to have known what Yuan Cheng was going to say before he even finished speaking.

  "Weren't you just by my side?" Mu Zi and another maid who had jumped down from the wall earlier.

  The task.

  "Do you know why another girl suddenly threw herself back against the wall?" He was somewhat concerned. If it weren't for Mozi's quick reflexes, that fall might not have been light.

  "...The shadow fell silent for a moment,"Because of me."

  "It's indeed the case." He was right again. Another lass apparently descended with Muzi, presumably skilled in martial arts. "Seeing a master like you, they automatically retreated?"

  "She is my junior sister."

  "Since you're her senior, why do you run away when you see me?" Oh? It turned out that it wasn't just him who bumped into us, but also Huayi.

  "My master only accepted male disciples, but he brought back a little girl as his last disciple. He had the intention to teach her, but then said he made a mistake, thinking she was a boy, and didn't want to teach her martial arts anymore. He left her with us, the senior disciples, and ran away. At that time, we were still young and playful, and our master's words were not easy to listen to, so sometimes we lost patience with her, making her very afraid of us.

  Years later, I saw that little girl again, and her lightness skills had improved a lot, but her internal power was still not refined."

  "Now you're all closer, why not take the opportunity to improve your sibling relationships." But listening to this, it sounds like a few half-grown brats bullying a little girl, no wonder they didn't dare stay and ran away.

  "I've come here in these clothes just to ensure the young master's safety." I'm acting on orders and have no time to bother with anything else.

  "It's no wonder you're not likable, your junior sister must be avoiding you for the same reason. Huayi, how old are you this year?" Having met an old acquaintance, Yuancheng was in a better mood than ever before, and although he hadn't slept all night, he looked refreshed and spirited.

  "......" The shadow nodded, "Hua Yi and Gongzi are of the same age, twenty-four."

  "You really are an old acquaintance." Hua Yi had been ordered to protect him since yesterday.

  The shadow shook again, this time silently.

  "Have you ever married?" The sky was about to brighten, looking for someone to talk to.

  "Never." Not only was his personality unlikable, but his appearance wasn't good either. His usual stern face would scare children to tears.

  "You don't seem to like talking." A person who only answers one question at a time, unless it's related to his duties.

  "My task is to use a knife, no need to use mouth." It's better to avoid talking if possible.

  "It's not like that, your deputy is quite eloquent." Is it because of his personality? Few words.

  "So his knife is not as fast as mine." Those who can talk, cannot fight. Suddenly remembered the nagging of my junior sister at that time, all the senior brothers were silent, and she could still talk nonsense by herself.

  "It's obvious." An existence that is easily overlooked, like a shadow, but when something unexpected happens, Hua Yi's powerful aura is enough to make the opponent tremble with fear. He doesn't know martial arts, yet he can sense an astonishing fighting spirit. "If your junior sister is here to launch a sneak attack on me, will you show mercy?"

  "It won't work." They were fellow apprentices who studied together for a few years, but they didn't have a deep brother-sister relationship.

  To him, a girl who was half his size and not even as tall as the winter melon, was just a troublesome burden. Every time it was his turn to take care of her, he didn't have much of a smile on his face. Of course, he wasn't someone who often smiled foolishly anyway. However, on the day that Xiao Yi left without saying goodbye, he felt the same sense of betrayal and anger as his senior brothers did. After all, they had been together for so long, even if they didn't get along well, there was still a bond between them as fellow disciples. Not saying a word before leaving was really not understanding the rules. The eldest senior brother's only warning to Xiao Yi was that everyone in the sect was older than her.

  To be honest, he was shocked when he saw Xiao Yi jumping out. Someone who thought they would never see in this life, without any warning, appeared in such a way, it's hard to remain calm. Xiao Yi suddenly jumped back into the wall, probably scared by his facial expression at that time.

  "Even if you're Shifu's sister, can you really take someone down with a single slash of your sword?" Yuan Cheng wasn't quite convinced.

  "If the young master permits, I will spare her life. Moreover, her martial arts skills are poor and won't pose a threat to you, sir. Within twenty moves, I can strike her acupoint and make her unconscious for three days." This move was first revealed by Second Brother when Little Clothes was being noisy, and since then it has been used by everyone. However, he had only practiced it and never actually used it on anyone before.

  This man is actually honest, with a good heart and eyes that are not evil, but has the face of a bad person. Yuan Cheng smiled and said it's okay. The shadow immediately disappeared from the window. It's unknown whether he was asked too much, but his disappearance seemed hasty.

  He lifted his hand, and between his thumb and index finger was a pure white bead that had taken on a purplish-red hue from the warmth of his body. He had once thought that there would never be anything that truly belonged to him, but now he did.

  This Water Purification Pearl was originally used by him as the price to exchange for his life, but he never thought that the smuggler Mo Ge would return it to him with "Jade of Clarity". Before this, he had not done anything for her, only interacting with sincerity. He did not know that she would, just because of him, not fear the once powerful and prestigious Nan De Prime Minister, nor try to gain benefits from the possibly still profitable prisoner, and even return the Water Purification Pearl that was already in her hands back to him.

  If he was still handsome and elegant, he could have assumed she had a crush on him. As a young man who had just entered the officialdom with great fanfare, he had encountered countless women who threw themselves at him, but the type of woman he disliked the most was the kind that was sticky and brainless. However, at that time, he was disfigured and clumsy, and his appearance was so bad that even he himself despised it. But when talking to her, he could feel a considerable amount of wisdom. And looking at how she acted, she was indeed straightforward and not inferior to men. If she had a crush on him, then she must be blind.

  So he can think that his life is more precious than a water purification pearl worth 200,000. For the first time, it's not him giving value to others with his power, but others giving value to him.

  Mozzie, if he looked at her with those eyes that seemed to see right through people's hearts, she shouldn't have expected him to repay the favor. She didn't expect him to repay the favor, so did he want to take the initiative to pay back this emotional debt?

  Let him think about it.

  "You don't know?" A pure gold fan fluttered, and a golden breeze blew gently.

  Mozi sat there, dazzled by the golden light of the young master on the main seat, and accidentally spilled a few drops from the cup in his hand. In fact, whether it was a golden fan or a paper fan, the effect of stirring up the wind was the same.

  "Be careful, Mo Jie." A cute face with a bookish bun suddenly appeared and smiled mischievously while holding onto Mo Zi's hand.

  "Thanks, little brother." Once born, twice familiar. It wasn't until they whirled in again like the wind that Mozi discovered this pair of twins could actually do lightness skills.

  "Mò jiějie, wǒ shì qiān liǎng." Bāng tā de shūtóng jiūzhèng tā.

  Translation:

  "Sister Mo, I am Qianliang." Her book boy corrected her.

  "Third Sister Mei, don't listen to him, I'm the one who's worth a thousand taels." The person next to Jin Dashi retorted.

  Mozzie can't tell who's who either, anyway they're competing to be the best, probably a lifelong goal, so just smile and nod, ah yeah.

  This is Jin Dashi's money house.

  She didn't come from the Wangfu, but rather the Yuanfu. She didn't go to the Wangqiu Building, instead rushing straight to the Jin Yin Qian Zhuang. Because she couldn't figure it out, she urgently needed proof.

  "I don't know." If she knew, why would she come all the way here to ask if someone had taken away the Water Purifying Pearl? As a result, she invited this young master Jin to come in and have some tea.

  "He took it away." Jin Dashi seemed rather nonchalant, the tea lid clinking against the teacup, making a clear ringing sound.

  Why does everyone think I'm angry?

  "Who took it away?" Zi Mo asked again.

  "Who else? Of course, it's the first good official." Good official?

  He's a sly and cunning guy who always manages to get away with things, but he can't gain any advantage from that fellow.

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