HLnovel Chapter 555 Even More Afraid of Knowing the Answer
Chapter 555 Even More Afraid of Knowing the Answer
Hua Rui always thought that her sister must feel the same way she did.
In all the years since we separated, I have missed him every moment.
But now she couldn't help but feel timid, timid to know the answer.
She tried to find reasons to convince herself, but her mind kept wandering uncontrollably, and her heart was in turmoil.
It didn't start with the appearance of this person in front of me; it started even earlier, from the time she was asked to kidnap Sheng Yunjiao, or even earlier, from the time she helped her find the Bewitching Mandala.
It was already in chaos.
"If you're so determined, are you afraid of knowing the answer?" Lu Yangyang was also curious to know what the Crown Prince and Xueyan would do to achieve their goal of finding Yuechuan Kingdom.
She had a bad feeling.
Hua Rui bit her lip so hard that it bled, the taste of blood spreading in her mouth, yet her eyes still showed struggle.
She didn't want to believe Lu Yangyang, but she couldn't convince herself otherwise.
I'm even more afraid of knowing the answer.
But if she continues to run away like this, those sisters who took her in and cared for her when she was in danger and helpless will be implicated.
To outsiders, Huayuelou might have seemed like a low-class, even filthy, brothel, but it was the place that gave her warmth in her desperate situation, her...home.
It may sound a little ridiculous, but who would consider a brothel as their home?
When she was five or six, she was separated from her sister and fell into the hands of human traffickers. She was sold from one place to another, suffering immense hardship until she was twelve or thirteen and ended up in a brothel. She thought that the worst fate awaited her, but in reality, from then on, she had a place where she could eat and stay warm, and a group of sisters who, though they seemed to bicker and throw tantrums, always comforted each other. As she grew older, she didn't want to work as a prostitute, so her mother made her practice the zither diligently, telling her that in this world, if you don't want to sell your body, sell your talent. When your talent can shield you from most of the filth, you can survive that way.
She practiced the piano so much that all ten of her fingers bled, almost ruining her hands, before she achieved her current fame.
She worked so hard to find her own path.
She also received help from the sisters at Huayuelou, and her mother shielded her from many difficulties and hardships.
She had actually saved enough money to redeem herself long ago, and could have found a suitable husband by relying on her talent and the reputation she had deliberately cultivated. It was just that she didn't want to leave.
She had long been accustomed to all sorts of heartless and fickle men, none of whom could compare to the genuine affection she found at the Flower Moon Pavilion.
And now all of this... is about to be ruined by her own hands.
She still didn't have the courage to face it.
“I’ll take you there,” Hua Rui’s unfocused and empty eyes suddenly hardened. She looked at Lu Yangyang and said, “I’ll take you there. I will pay for the sins I’ve committed. I will help you save people. I only ask one thing of you: don’t implicate Hua Yue Lou.”
"Okay." Lu Yangyang looked at her steadily: "It's a deal."
"I swear in the name of the God of Gu that I will never break my promise." Hua Rui slowly raised her hand.
Seeing that she agreed, Lu Yangyang didn't say anything more. She pointed to the soft couch behind her and said, "It's still early. Let's rest for a while. We'll set off early tomorrow morning."
Hua Rui made her decision and stopped hesitating, nodding slowly.
Lu Yangyang had someone stand guard outside the door while she went to the next room to wait for Wen Qingqing and Mingxiu to arrive.
"Yangyang, what happened?" Wen Qingqing asked anxiously as soon as she entered the room.
Lu Yangyang waited for them to come in, then went up and closed the door. "It's a long story, so I won't go into details. Qingqing, haven't you always wanted to go to Miao territory?"
Wen Qingqing: "Huh? Didn't we say we'd go to Jinzhou first?"
"It happened so suddenly. We'll set off for Miao territory first thing tomorrow morning. Have you packed everything?"
Wen Qingqing exclaimed excitedly, "Really? Really? No problem, I can leave right now!"
Lu Yangyang pointed to the next room: "The girl next door, Hua Rui, is from Miao territory. She is the younger sister of Xueyan, the head maid of the First Prince. Go and keep an eye on her. I have a few words to say to Mingxiu."
Wen Qingqing gave her a no-questions-asked gesture and happily went next door.
Mingxiu stared longingly at Lu Yangyang, clearly having guessed that Lu Yangyang intended to abandon her.
Lu Yangyang took out a black crescent-shaped token from his pocket and handed it to her: "This crescent-shaped token was given to me by His Highness. It is the token of the Governor-General of the Southwest. It can be used to mobilize a portion of the troops in the Southwest at critical moments. Keep it."
"Sister?" Mingxiu looked at her in shock.
“The prefect and his wife you met today are my second uncle and aunt. Their daughter, Sheng Yunjiao, is my cousin and my most important friend. She is in danger, and I have to go find her.” Lu Yangyang said to her earnestly, “Originally, I should have gone to Jinzhou first, found His Highness, and discussed with him how to rescue her, but there have been other changes in this matter.”
“I told you about the Crown Prince before. I just found out that he came to the southwest because he wants to obtain the Longevity Gu from the Yuechuan Kingdom, which Miao Jiang serves. I have a preliminary guess that the Crown Prince captured Yan Yue to incite His Highness to attack the Yuechuan Kingdom. With His Highness’s keen senses, I think he has already realized the problem and taken action.”
“But these are just my guesses, so I need someone absolutely trustworthy who won't attract attention to go to Jinzhou and deliver the message to His Highness on my behalf.” Lu Yangyang looked at Mingxiu: “Can you do that?”
Lu Yangyang was in a hurry to get to Miao territory because she suspected that Sheng Yunzhu was the one who had captured Jiaojiao. She didn't dare to imagine what Jiaojiao would suffer if she fell into Sheng Yunzhu's hands.
This is both a coincidence and not a coincidence regarding Yan Yue's disappearance.
Because only Sheng Yunzhu knew the bond they had formed in their youth. She had the Crown Prince capture Jiaojiao, possibly to vent her anger, or perhaps to force Yan Yue to do something he didn't want to do. These things might not be related to the situation in the Southwest.
But it is related to the Yuechuan Kingdom and the Longevity Gu.
Therefore, she must find them as soon as possible in order to find a way to stop them.
But she still needed someone reliable who wouldn't be easily detected to inform Zong Que, because she wasn't sure if Zong Que had already discovered the existence of Yuechuan Kingdom.
Therefore, Mingxiu is the most suitable candidate.
Mingxiu was intelligent and had been with Lu Yangyang and the others for some time, so she knew that this matter was of great importance. Therefore, she nodded without hesitation, "Sister, I can do it."
"I'll have my second uncle find someone to take you there. Be careful in everything you do. If you encounter any danger, staying alive is the most important thing. Do you understand?" Lu Yangyang instructed her.
Mingxiu hugged her arm, tilted her head back and smiled, "Then I'll wait for Master to come and check my studies during this time!"