HLnovel 82nd misunderstanding
82nd misunderstanding
"Haunted? Oh, that happened in the beginning. We weren't in the courtyard during the day, and we would only come back at night to repair it. We made some noise at night, which disturbed them, so the people in Qingfeng Lane thought it was haunted."
Was it a problem with the noise? There was clearly no one in the courtyard making strange noises in the middle of the night, okay? Wu You thought to herself.
“That night, my subordinates were digging holes to plant trees, and Bei Yi was repairing tiles on the roof when we heard people climbing over the wall. We were going to go over and scold them to leave, but when we turned around, we saw several people fall off the wall, and the rest were shouting ‘There’s a ghost!’ and they went down.”
"My subordinates and Bei Yi didn't pay any attention and continued with their work. It seems that we didn't take off our masks when we came back, and it was dark at night, which scared them and caused the ghost story to spread."
"It seems it's all a misunderstanding, spread by word of mouth. Qingfeng Lane has been called a ghost lane." Wu You understood; there's no such thing as a ghost in this world.
"Now you've caught those two beautiful ghosts, what are you going to do with them?" Qiao Wanmian teased.
"A beautiful ghost?" Nanfeng was somewhat confused.
"Ahem, of course it's for guarding the house." Wu You didn't look at Nan Feng; how could he talk about someone else's behind their back in front of them?
Nanfeng thought for a while before realizing that the beautiful ghost the two were talking about was actually herself. She wanted to refute it, but didn't know what to say.
"Continue, continue."
"We searched like this for over a year, with the intervals between our returns getting longer and longer. So Bei Yi suggested that we take turns going out, one of us searching at a time. That way, we could find the princess as soon as she returned, without missing a chance."
"So, those who went out to search determined a certain area to look for, while those who stayed behind would vigorously develop Spring Dew and Autumn Frost, rapidly expanding the intelligence agency to various cities, all in order to find the princess's whereabouts."
"Spring Dew and Autumn Frost are also following Her Highness's instructions, making good plans for development every year. Some of the little beggars we took in in previous years have entered the imperial court as officials, while others have gone into the martial arts world to punish evil and promote good."
"Do any of those who have entered the imperial court possess any secrets, such as those concerning spring dew and autumn frost?"
Wu You hurriedly inquired, "This is a big deal. If it is, does that mean the imperial court knows a lot about this?"
I'm afraid I'll never be able to have any connection with spring dew and autumn frost again.
"No, that's not true. We have always adhered to the princess's ideals and separated ourselves from the court. Before that, those who left Spring Dew and Autumn Frost were not allowed to come into contact with the core of Spring Dew and Autumn Frost."
"We will simply raise them to adulthood. Those who are willing to take the imperial examinations will continue to live there, and we will repay part of the debt when we receive our salaries in the future."
"That's alright."
"However, His Majesty had previously intended for his subordinates to hand over the Spring Dew and Autumn Frost to him, especially the Intelligence Bureau, but his subordinates refused."
"Several people in important positions were leaving, and I did not stop them. I just lit the Forget-Dust Incense the night before they left, so that they could forget everything in the spring dew and autumn frost."
"Well done," Wu You agreed, surprised that someone from the palace would refuse the emperor. Wu You was deeply impressed by Nanfeng and his group's actions.
"The moment I became Her Highness's bodyguard, I became Her Highness's person. I will never do anything against Her Highness's will, not even to my former master." Nanfeng's words were unquestionable.
"I didn't expect that you, as a royal princess, would not want to have any connection with the capital. Why is that?"
After listening for a long time, Qiao Wanmian couldn't help but speak up.
"What's so strange about that? I'm just an ordinary person, not a royal princess. It's just a series of coincidences. The capital has many rules, and I'm a free spirit, so naturally I stay away from it as much as possible."
"So you're the Princess Fu Hui, who was suddenly bestowed a title by the Great Xi Dynasty ten years ago, despite not being of the same surname?"
"Mm." Wu You nodded, not denying it.
Qiao Wanmian was somewhat conflicted: "But Princess Fuhui, who was granted the title back then, was almost eighteen years old. Why do you look only twenty-one or twenty-two years old after ten years?"
Upon hearing this, Nanfeng also looked at Wu You. Although Wu You was still wearing a mask and it was impossible to tell what was going on, Nanfeng wanted to hear the reason behind it.
Of course, only four years have passed, so she naturally looks only twenty-one or twenty-two years old. Wu You thought to herself, but she couldn't say this to them.
"Sigh, back then I was preparing to go into seclusion to improve my martial arts, but I accidentally went astray and suffered a qi deviation, causing my appearance to regress by five or six years. So in the days that followed, I dared not make any big moves, for fear that the same thing would happen again."
"So much so that over the years, my kung fu hasn't improved much, and my appearance has changed with time, becoming what it is today." Wu You shrugged, indicating that he didn't know either.
"Your Highness, please take your subordinates and Bei Yi with you next time you go into seclusion. We will protect you and this problem will not happen again."
Nanfeng hurriedly said, fearing that his master would abandon him again and leave alone.
"Youyou, do you have any other discomfort? Should we see a doctor?" Qiao Wanmian held Wu You's hand and examined her carefully.
"Yes, Your Highness, should I go to the Imperial Hospital to find a physician to examine you?" Nanfeng asked anxiously from the side.
"Stop, stop talking. I'm fine now. If you don't believe me, check your own pulses." Wu You placed her hands in front of the two of them. There's no need to worry about something that never existed.
Qiao Wanmian grabbed Wu You's left hand and placed her fingers on Wu You's left wrist.
Nanfeng, on the other hand, first took a handkerchief and covered Wu You's right wrist before extending her fingers over it.
Both of them felt relieved when they sensed Wu You's strong and steady pulse.
"Youyou, why didn't you come out sooner? Why did it take you so long to show up? Nanfeng and the others didn't have to search for so long."
Qiao Wanmian was curious. Since seclusion was no longer useful, she naturally wanted to come out of seclusion as soon as possible.
Ah... this... is that something I can say to outsiders? I can't very well say that I don't even know if I'll ever be able to come back.
It's time for storytelling again.
"Do you think I didn't want to come out? Well, I still couldn't. My original intention was to find a beautiful place to cultivate in seclusion, but who knew that I would fall into a cave while walking."
"I rolled along the cave for a very long time before finally landing on the ground. It seemed to be a world of its own, where you couldn't see the sun in the sky, and it was shrouded in mist all around. It was also very poisonous, so no one dared to go near it."
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Lotus Tower Small Theater
Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance Medicine Demon: I heard there's a place even more poisonous than my poisonous miasma, so I came to see for myself. Where is it?
Wu You: There's no comparison. You're not even as good as their little finger.
Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance Medicine Demon: Ah, I'm so angry! Believe me or not, I'll poison you with the Green Tea Poison.
Li Lianhua: What did you say? Get out!
Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance Medicine Demon: I was blind to your greatness. Time to make a run for it!