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Chapter 76: All the People Who Make You Unhappy Must Die (2)
Yun Luofeng felt uneasy in her heart. Could it be that something happened to that guy?
However, when she got back to her room in the rear mountain, she realized her worry was completely unnecessary...
The moonlight shined down, landing on the man's grim and exceptional features. Currently, the man's back was facing the moonlight, a black, sturdy robe visibly highlighted his perfect physique. His facial features were very refined, and his pitch-black eyes—akin to the deep, dark night—were staring without blinking at Yun Luofeng, who was pushing the door to enter.
"You're back?"
The man's voice was gruff and magnetic, as though it was a magnet easily drawing in other people's hearts.
"Yes?" Yun Luofeng lifted her eyebrows slightly. "Were you looking for me?"
The man gazed intently at Yun Luofeng, his cold and unmoving face was devoid of emotions.
"I have a book with me and came to look for you so we can study it together."
Yun Luofeng raised her eyebrows yet again, her sight gradually landing on the yellow book that was clasped in the man's hand.
Chungong Tu?
The young girl's utterly beautiful face displayed a streak of astonishment, and then she looked up, her eyes intently staring at the man in front of her.
"Yun Xiao, are you doing this on purpose?"
If a man holding Chungong Tu came barging into your room, saying he wanted to study it with you, you would also have indecent thoughts, even if your previous impression of this man was that of an extremely pure and innocent person.
Yun Xiao was perplexed and could not understand why she would get this vexed after looking at this book. However, Yun Xiao was very honest and nodded. "That's indeed my intention."
Lin Qiong told him that Chungong Tu could only be studied by two people together, so he really did intentionally wait for her here.
No matter how Yun Xiao thought about it, he would not have thought that Lin Qiong, as his subordinate, would have the nerve to trick him!
"Yun Xiao!"
Yun Luofeng chuckled. Pushing the man's body towards the corner of the wall, her eyes revealed a streak of dangerous light. "Do you know what kind of book you're holding? And you brought it so we can study it together?"
Yun Xiao frowned, his heart finally sensing that something was amiss. "It was Lin Qiong. When he gave Chungong Tu to me, he told me that I need to study it together with you, that's why I came looking for you."
"Who is Lin Qiong?"
"My subordinate."
The man's deep voice startled Yun Luofeng. She already guessed that Yun Xiao's identity was anything but ordinary, but since Xiao Mo told her that Yun Xiao completely lacked malice towards her, she did not investigate his identity.
"Will you believe anything that other people tell you?"
Yun Luofeng narrowed her eyes, her body pressing tightly against Yun Xiao to the extent that Yun Xiao did not even dare to move the slightest bit. Otherwise, he would feel his whole body becoming incomparably hot and dry. It was an intriguing feeling that he had never experienced before...
"Yun Xiao, I have a question for you. When the Mu residence was incinerated, was it you who ordered someone to do it?"
It was only their Yun clan that bore animosity towards the Prime Minister Estate! Moreover, there were not many who had the courage to set the Prime Minister Estate on fire!
"They made you unhappy."
The man's voice was cold and gruff. "Anyone who makes you unhappy must die! However, since you don't want me to avenge you, I didn't kill them!"
Yun Luofeng's heart suddenly trembled. She was someone who had lived two lifetimes, but this man was the first person who was willing to kill for her.
"Yun Xiao, didn't you want to study Chungong Tu with me?" After coming back to the present, Yun Luofeng's eyes contained a hint of teasing. "You can open this book now. If there's anything you don't understand, I will teach it to you. How about that?"
Yun Xiao was an obedient, good man particularly when it came to Yun Luofeng—he was completely obedient to the extent of acceding to her every command.
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Chapter 77: The Unfortunate Lin Qiong (1)
Thus, after hearing the girl's words, he earnestly opened Chungong Tu...
Inside the yellow book, illustrations of various poses of men and women were projected into his eyes, making him blank out on the spot, and his cold expression freezing in an instant.
Yun Xiao was truly pure like a piece of white paper in the men and women department, but it did not mean that he was foolish! The positions illustrated in Chungong Tu were incredibly graphic, so how could he not understand?
Lin Qiong!
A wave of fury rushed forth from Yun Xiao's heart as he tightened his grip on the yellow book in his hand.
Lin Qiong had actually brought him this type of thing! More importantly, he even opened it in front of Yun Luofeng...
The unfortunate Lin Qiong was still unaware that his own master was harboring a grudge against him! It was to the extent that he would never experience a good day from now on...
"I..."
Yun Xiao's heart became nervous as he rushed to clearly explain himself to Yun Luofeng, afraid that the lady would group him with those lecherous and obscene men.
However, just as he turned his head, and hadn't had time to offer an explanation, he was met with a pair of faintly teasing eyes.
The girl's eyes contained a vague smile as they assessed the man in front of her and were filled with interest. Her expression was akin to appreciating a piece of perfect artwork.
Just now, the proximity between the two was very close. Yun Xiao could smell the faint fragrance coming from the girl in front of him. A current of strange impulse zinged his heart, making his body burned and feverish. He did not know why would the illustrations of the intertwined man and woman that he just saw would suddenly leap into his mind.
"Do you want to study Chungong Tu with me?"
Yun Luofeng's voice was the last straw that overwhelmed him. With a rumbling sound, an intolerable restlessness rushed through his mind, which made his body react involuntarily...
Having sensed the anomaly from the man, Yun Luofeng's lip corner hooked up in a teasing smile as she pulled away from Yun Xiao's body.
"Yun Xiao, this is what you get for coming to find me to study Chungong Tu." Yun Luofeng smiled bewitchingly. "If you come after me again later, I won't let you off anymore."
After Yun Luofeng's body left him, the man felt a little better. Even he himself did not understand why would someone who had always been cold-hearted and emotionless like him possess this kind of impulse towards the girl in front of his eyes!
"You can leave." Yun Luofeng clapped her hands, looking at the man standing in front of her with a slight smile. "Also, don't believe the words of that subordinate of yours from now on so as to avoid being led astray by him."
Poor Lin Qiong still did not know that a few words from Yun Luofeng had sealed his fate...
"Okay," Yun Xiao obediently nodded, "if you don't like him, I can have him banished."
"Banish? That's not necessary. It's fine as long as you don't listen to everything he says from now on." Yun Luofeng smiled, taking two steps towards Yun Xiao, once again pressing him to the corner. She domineeringly declared, "Remember, only I can train you."
A wave of discomfort visibly appeared on Yun Xiao's face, the impulse that he previously suppressed with great difficulty rushed forward once again after the girl's approach. Fortunately, Yun Luofeng did not torment him this time. After seeing a bit of fervor on his complexion, she slipped away.
"Leave, I need to rest." Yun Luofeng yawned lazily, raising her brows at the man in front of her.
The man pursed his lips slightly. He stared at Yun Luofeng with dark eyes containing complex emotions and finally sent her a deep look before turning around to walk towards the boundless night sky...
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Chapter 78: The Unfortunate Lin Qiong (2)
"Master, that was such a great opportunity just now, Why didn't you pounce on him? Why didn't you?" Xiao Mo's indignant voice could be heard from inside her mind.
"Pair cultivation, that is pair cultivation! The skill it increases isn't little, so why didn't you eat him clean?"
Yun Luofeng smiled wickedly. "Yun Xiao, that guy, is still lacking in training. Wait until after I finished training him to speak of it again. Moreover, though I'm somewhat interested in Yun Xiao, I have yet to develop an affection for him."
"Master, what's not good about Yun Xiao? You have him at your beck and call, he is obedient, and his physique is fantastic! His strength is also exceptional, and most importantly, he still hasn't been with any woman! What area does he still need training?"
Xiao Mo was immensely dissatisfied. A great opportunity like this and his master had given it up. If it were him, he would pounce first and talk later!
Matters like feelings can be slowly nurtured later on!
The night was like water.
In the silent courtyard of Yun residence, a plopping sound of something falling into water could be heard. Splashes of water splattered everywhere, spraying on the man's perfect figure.
The man submerged his entire body into the cold water, and the feverish heat in his body gradually receded. After waiting for his body to recover, he leaped out from the lake, standing on the ground.
His long black robe was soaked from the water, sticking tightly on his body, abdominal muscles were also exposed in the moonlight.
The man's hair was drenched as well. Water droplets followed the perfect contour of his face and unhurriedly cascaded downwards. If any woman saw this sexy and tempting scene, she would definitely succumb to his charm from then on.
Back facing the boundless, black night, he said, "Lin Qiong, increase your punishment."
No one saw a faint shadow cupping his hands in salute at the man, and then disappearing into the night sky.
Yun Xiao was about to depart from the lakeside when he saw the Chungong Tu that he tossed to the side before entering the lake. After thinking a little, he still picked Chungong Tu up and headed towards the direction of the rear mountain.
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Ever since the Medical Pavilion released an extraordinary item such as the Spirit-gathering Medicinal Liquid, it became livelier than it was previously.
Practically, first thing in the morning every day, there would be a countless number of people showing up to linger with the intention of seizing the Spirit-Gathering Medicinal Liquid as soon as they possibly could! Thankfully, Yun Luofeng gave several doses of Spirit-gathering Medicinal Liquid to the Medical Pavilion, preventing these people from making a riot at the scene.
At this time, inside the Medical Pavilion inner hall, Elder Rong watched the grandfather-granddaughter pair sitting in front of him and chuckled. "Elder Ning, your arrival at Long Yuan is quite fortuitous, I went out some time ago, and only just arrived here this morning. How is it? Did you find that godly doctor?"
Elder Ning, this old man, ever since he contracted an incurable disease, he has had an ailing appearance. It had already been a long time since he looked as radiant and energetic as today. It was apparent that he found a life-saving method.
"Elder Rong, you spoke correctly. I did find a famous doctor indeed, however, she isn't someone we personally know. Rather, it's a prestigious doctor who is hidden among the people. My illness is as good as cured."
"Oh?" Elder Rong raised his brow. "That's really great. Truthfully, because our Medical Pavilion couldn't cure you, I've always felt guilty at heart. So when I heard that you'll be coming here, I was actually planning to introduce you to a doctor this time! This doctor is truly an exceptional genius, and she even has a cure for Man Luo Flower's Poison. As a matter of fact, I just returned from bringing Daren here."
Hearing that, Elder Ning was also startled while responding with a wry smile, "It turns out that Long Yuan has many geniuses. The miss that I met is also a genius. She already promised to treat me, so I don't need to trouble Elder Rong this time. I believe in her ability. Just the same, I still would like to compare with Elder Rong which doctor that we know possess a stronger medical expertise."
No matter what, these two old men would never have imagined that the exceptional genius that they knew was actually the same person.
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Chapter 79: Battered Jing Lin (1)
"Elder Rong."
While the two old guys conversed, the cyan-robed Lin Xiao quickly came in through the door, cupping his hands in salute, and reported, "Reporting to Elder Rong, the imperial clan's imperial doctor, Jing Lin, came to request a meeting."
Jing Lin?
Elder Rong furrowed his brows, no longer having the relaxed disposition he had while he was conversing with Elder Ning, his entire aged face showing impatience. "I already said that I won't see anyone from the imperial clan!"
"Elder Rong, that Jing Lin says he has a several-hundred-year-old medicinal herb in his possession that he wants to gift to Elder Rong."
Lin Xiao reported all the words to Elder Rong that Jing Lin had spoken outside the door. His tone was flat, as though he was speaking about an irrelevant matter.
Jing Lin's hundred-year-old medicinal herb could be considered as a treasure in the eyes of other people. However, it was a pity that their Medical Pavilion did not care about a hundred-year-old medicinal ingredient!
"Hundred-year-old medicinal herb, what a big gift!" Elder Rong snorted, his face showing derision. "Lin Xiao, do you know why Jing Lin would come to the Medical Pavilion and pay me a visit?"
"Elder Rong, this Jing Lin's appearance is completely flustered. I surmise that he came here on behalf of His Highness the Crown Prince! This morning, I already heard that Crown Prince's spirit energy completely vanished overnight. Jing Lin has already exhausted every means possible and still couldn't make him recover. Therefore, this subordinate boldly suspects that he came here for Crown Prince."
Within a night, the matter about the Crown Prince completely losing his spirit energy spread throughout the entire Longyuan. Of course, this did not escape from Yun Luofeng's special broadcasting. With Jing Lin's medical skill, he certainly could not cure the Crown Prince. As such, he could only come to Medical Pavilion to seek help.
"Go back and inform Jing Lin that our Medical Pavilion doesn't treat people from the imperial clan!" Elder Rong coldly stated.
Elder Ning regarded Elder Rong with some astonishment. Even though the ego of the Medical Pavilion's doctors was quite enormous, and they were awfully difficult to request, Medical Pavilion had always given face to the imperial clan. What's more, the other party was none other than the imperial clan's His Highness the Crown Prince.
Just now, he actually firmly rejected the other party's request?
Elder Rong seemed to understand the confusion inside this old guy's heart and thus explained to him, "Elder Ning, we previously talked about the exceptional genius who's able to treat Daren's Man Luo Flower Poison. That genius just happened to have an enmity with Crown Prince. If I save the Crown Prince now, and she becomes unhappy and doesn't treat Daren, then who will I find to cry to?"
Hearing these words, Elder Ning was stunned. "This coincidental? The genius that I know also happens to harbor a grudge against the Crown Prince. Last night, I even witnessed how she retaliated against the Crown Prince."
Elder Rong slightly jolted and was about to say something; however, just then a clamor was heard from the outside, faintly accompanied by the sound of Jing Lin's bellowing.
"What happened outside the door?" Elder Rong stood up, frowning. "Lin Xiao, you go and see what's going on out there. Why is it so noisy?"
"Yes." Lin Xiao cupped his hands in salute and headed outside the door.
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In the main hall, Jing Lin's furious gaze unwaveringly stared at the peerlessly beautiful young girl in front of him, the flame in his eyes nearly leaping out.
"Yun Luofeng, you poisonous woman, after hitting Wushuang yesterday, you still have the guts to appear in front of me today! You're just jealous of Wushuang! I'm warning you, if you dare to make things difficult for Wushuang in the future, don't blame me for being merciless!"
Jing Lin's impression of Yun Luofeng had always been that of a trash. In any case, he was unwilling to believe that this good-for-nothing young girl truly possessed exceptional medical skills! In addition, Wushuang admitted that she was unable to diagnose that old man's condition!
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Chapter 80: Battered Jing Lin (2)
Thus, he concluded that the old man must have been someone that Yun Luofeng had solicited for the purpose of purging off the "trash" title in front of everyone! Otherwise, how was she able to wake the old man up with a pierce of a needle for a condition that even Wushuang was unable to diagnose?
Yun Luofeng languidly lifted her eyes, casting a sidelong glance at the old man who was blocking her path, the corner of her lips raised in a curve. "There's one thing that you've mistaken. The one who hit Mu Wushuang wasn't me, it was Gao Ling! Furthermore, I didn't come here for you. I only came here to look for Elder Rong!"
Early this morning, Elder Rong sent someone to the General Estate to invite her to come here, so she came to the Medical Pavilion at this time of the day.
Who knew, as luck would have it, she would actually run into Jing Lin? Even without thinking, she could deduce that this Jing Lin definitely came here due to the condition of Gao Ling. Unfortunately, unless she extended a hand, those from Medical Pavilion would not be able to treat Gao Ling...
"Yun Luofeng," Jing Lin sneered at her, his gaze full of intense contempt, "the number of people who come to Medical Pavilion requesting to see Elder Rong every day is innumerable. For a trash such as yourself, do you think he would be willing to meet you? Even Wushuang was declined when she came to request a meeting, to say nothing of you. People should know how to conduct themselves with some self-awareness so as to avoid disgracing themselves later on."
Yun Luofeng stretched lazily, raising her brow to look at Jing Lin. "Someone without genuine talent and knowledge like Mu Wushuang, if I were Elder Rong, I would also not see her."
Whether it was through words or actions, Yun Luofeng would not let herself suffer a defeat!
Jing Lin was instantly dumbfounded. He could not understand where this girl got the nerve to say such arrogant words.
Mu Wushuang was without a genuine talent and knowledge?
Was it possible that she, who randomly found an old man to feign an illness, was the one with genuine talent and knowledge?
That was a big fat joke!
"Yun Luofeng, you're surely without any upbringing. Thankfully, your parents passed away early. Otherwise, they would eventually be angered to death by you!" Jing Lin coldly laughed.
He was the royal physician of an imperial clan, and even the Emperor would give him a bit of face. Perhaps the world needed to be wary of General Yun Luo, however, he did not have to suffer any threats from the old man, Yun Luo!
Therefore, Jing Lin could say these words at this time...
Yun Luofeng slightly narrowed her eyes, a dangerous light flashed across her eyes. Her tone was as languid as always, but it clearly had an uninhibited imposing manner.
"Yun Xiao, it'd be fine as long as you don't kill him!"
Jing Lin's face carried a sneer and was about to mock her some more when suddenly, there was a burst of powerful, oppressive force pressing down on his head. When Jing Lin regained his senses, a fist had landed on his face with a rumbling sound, blasting his body away with a loud bang, before falling to the crowd.
"You dare!"
Jing Lin was furious, his eyes intently glared at the cold man walking towards him. "I'm an Imperial Physician. If you hurt me, you will be charged with contempt of Imperial Clan!"
Yun Luofeng smiled faintly and lowered her body to look at Jing Lin, who had fallen to the ground.
"I did hit you. What can you do to me?"
Unbridled, arrogant, domineering!
I did hit you. What can you do to me?
The current Yun Luofeng vividly and thoroughly displayed the inherent qualities of hedonistic offsprings from an affluent family, as though she ought to be like this!
That's correct! This Yun Luofeng was the General Estate's only daughter, and the General dearly spoiled this only granddaughter to the extreme! She indeed possessed the qualifications to be arrogant! Furthermore, the strength of the man wearing a mask next to her wasn't weak at all. No wonder General could be reassured about her going out alone!
"Yun Luofeng, you're really unreasonable! This is the Medical Pavilion. You dare to stir trouble in the Medical Pavilion, even that grandfather of yours can't protect you!" Jing Lin saw the cold man walking towards him again, and his gaze involuntarily began to panic.
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Chapter 81: Battered Jing Lin (3)
The man said nothing and silently approached Jing Lin. His large hand grabbed the old man lying on the floor, as though picking up a chick, and ruthlessly tossed him to the side!
Bang!
The elderly man's body slammed against the door, his throat became sweet in an instant, and he sprayed out a mouthful of fresh blood. His complexion was livid due to rage.
"Yun Luofeng!" he roared savagely, glaring intensely at Yun Luofeng with cruel eyes.
Just then, a voice suddenly came through, breaking the mutual hostile atmosphere.
"Our Elder Rong won't be seeing visitors today, so..."
Lin Xiao was about to make all the people present leave when he suddenly spotted Yun Luofeng standing amongst the crowd and could not help but startle.
Jing Lin was oblivious to this anomaly and scrambled to rise from the ground, his large hand caressing his injured chest and his complexion was extremely unsightly. "Shopkeeper Lin, someone's stirring up trouble at your Medical Pavilion, will you just ignore it?"
Lin Xiao knitted his brows, subconsciously looking at Yun Luofeng, whose arms were folded across her chest.
Yun Luofeng's face was enigmatic as she stared at Lin Xiao with wickedly smiling eyes.
Lin Xiao bitterly chuckled. Elder Rong's stance on Miss Yun was very obvious. Even if they had to give up on the imperial clan, they would still need to protect her safety! However, he couldn't gauge the attitude of Miss Yun at all. What if she did not want to reveal her brilliant aptitude in medicine, and he exposed her identity instead? He's terrified that he would cause her ire.
Lamentably, Lin Xiao did not know that Yun Luofeng's skill in medicine was already exposed last night...
"Our Medical Pavilion will settle this matter ourselves."
Lin Xiao tightly furrowed his brows. All he wanted to do right now was to make Jing Lin leave. As for the other matters, they were not something he could question.
"Of course I believe in your Medical Pavilion's skill." When Jing Lin heard these words, he even thought the Medical Pavilion would give justice to him, and his aging appearance could not refrain from showing pleasure. "But this Yun Luofeng isn't only conceited and arrogant, she's also incomparably cunning. I'm afraid that your Medical Pavilion would be unknowingly deceived by her. Just like yesterday, she randomly hired an old man to pretend to be sick and then volunteered to save that old man. As a result, everyone believes that she has an outstanding talent in medicine, when in fact, she's still the same useless person like before!"
The corner of Yun Luofeng lips tilted up. She did not think that Jing Lin would go as far as making an excuse like an elderly man faking an illness just so he could convince himself that she could not really treat the old man!
"Lin Xiao!" An old voice slowly traveled behind Lin Xiao.
The Medical Pavilion inner hall's curtain was lifted, and two elderly men came out from it.
One of the old men was dressed in a white robe, having the manner of an immortal and the bearing of an expert. The other old man wore a cyan robe, and his aging face showed an ailing appearance. A pretty young lady closely accompanied him on the side. The girl was currently lending her arm to support the cyan-robed old man to slowly come out.
"Elder Rong, Elder Ning."
Lin Xiao turned to face the two elderlies, respectfully cupping his hands in salute.
"Humph! I don't know who dares to cause trouble at our Medical Pavilion! Quickly get lost already!" Elder Rong's temperament was extremely volatile, his sight sweeping everyone in the main hall until it finally settled on Jing Lin.
Jing Lin naturally was oblivious that the person that Elder Rong spoke of was him. He even thought that the other person was rebuking Yun Luofeng; a touch of pleasure flashed through his eyes, and, thus, he roared at Yun Luofeng, "Yun Luofeng, didn't you hear Elder Rong's words? Make yourself scarce from Medical Pavilion this instant! Medical Pavilion will never welcome an arrogant person like you!"
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Chapter 82: Battered Jing Lin (4)
Yun Luofeng folded her arms across her chest, her body leaning lazily against Yun Xiao's body. She raised her brow while looking at Jing Lin, whose face was fraught with anger.
"The one who should get lost here is you."
"Ho ho!" Jing Lin snickered twice, the ridicule in his eyes became even more pronounced. "I'm the Imperial Clan's Imperial Physician, and you're just a trash that everyone disdains. Anyone would know that the person Elder Rong was referring to was you! And yet you still shamelessly stay here. You have the same conduct as your grandfather! That time, I already warned him, Imperial Physicians like us would never extend our hands to save Yun Qingya. In the end, he still shamelessly knelt on the ground and begged us! Humph! Did he think that merely kneeling would help? No! Even if he committed suicide in front of me, I still wouldn't help him!"
It could be said that Yun Luofeng's state of mind, in the beginning, was still calm and insipid, but now her chest was rising and falling ruggedly.
Just imagining the scene of Grandfather desperately kneeling down at that time, her heart would surge with boundless fury! However, he did not receive any help despite having knelt and instead, he suffered even more humiliation!
Could you imagine a white-haired and aging old man helplessly kneeling in the biting, cold wind to save his son, and the people around him gave him nothing but derision and mockery!
How heartrending and tragic was this?
Compared with the humiliation that he suffered, he was more distressed by the grave injury of his son! If it were not for her second uncle luckily surviving, perhaps the old man would once again experience the pain of seeing his child die before his eyes!
The entire Medical Pavilion became silent following Jing Lin's words.
Everyone could feel a burst of oppressive atmosphere, as though the surrounding air had frozen...
"Yun Xiao."
Yun Luofeng's voice unhurriedly rung in the midst of this oppressive atmosphere. "You said I shall avenge my own grudges! Only personally exacting my revenge will make me happy!"
Just now, no one else felt it, but Yun Luofeng clearly sensed the desire to kill from Yun Xiao!
She was aware that Yun Xiao undoubtedly possessed an intent to kill! Were it not for her words, Jing Lin's head would probably be separated from his body in the next moment! Even so, was this something she desired?
No!
This was by no means the result that she wanted!
Jing Lin was most proud of his own medical expertise! Only by ruthlessly stepping on his medical expertise would he succumb to an endless despair!
"Jing Lin, you stood aside and watched someone die, and it wasn't your wrong! But you helped Mu family, and that's where you've committed a grave mistake. I can forgive you for leaving someone to die, but I can't forgive you for consorting with the Mu family!"
Yun Luofeng's gaze was bewitching and righteous as she slowly walked towards Jing Lin.
Jing Lin sneered, raising his head to watch Yun Luofeng. Just as he met the girl's black eyes, there was a rumble in his mind, as though his spirit received a hard blow, and his entire body could not help but quiver.
Slap !
A slap heavily landed on Jing Lin's face, a bewitching and arrogant voice reached his ears.
"This slap—you are standing as a substitute for the Mu Family to pay my parents back!"
Slap!
Yet another slap!
Jing Lin's mind was in a daze, utterly incapable of responding.
"This slap is on behalf of my grandfather! You can witness the death of a person and do nothing, but you don't have the right to humiliate an old father who yearned to save his son!"
Slap!
A slap heavily struck once again, Jing Lin felt gold stars flashing in front of his eyes, and his whole person became light-headed.
"It looks like you also think you committed a crime, so you aren't dodging or evading! Since it's like this, I will reward you with a few more slaps."
Wasn't it like that?
In the eyes of everyone, it was because Jing Lin was too ashamed that he did not dodge nor evade Yun Luofeng's slaps. However, no one was aware of the impact that also came from the depths of his spirit at that instant...
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Chapter 83: Elder Rong Getting Angry (1)
Jing Lin regained his senses with great difficulty and had just realized that he had been slapped several times by Yun Luofeng in public surrounded by numerous spectators! He grew incredibly furious in an instant. "Yun Luofeng, you actually dared to be impertinent here in Medical Pavilion! You must immediately kowtow and admit your mistakes to me; otherwise, I definitely won't forgive your behavior today!"
Yun Luofeng accepted the handkerchief that Yun Xiao handed over, carefully wiping the hand that she just used to slap Jing Lin, as though Jing Lin's face had some bacteria contaminating her hand.
"Yun Luo..."
Jing Lin clenched his fists in rage but before he could angrily rebuke her, Elder Rong's impatient voice was heard from the side.
"What are you still doing here? You dare to stir up trouble at my Medical Pavilion, so why aren't you getting lost instantly!"
Jing Lin resolutely swallowed back the mouthful of rage that he was about to spew forth. His haughty gaze landed on Yun Luofeng's bewitching and beautiful appearance, he coldly snorted, "For now, I will consider Elder Rong's face and let you off the hook. Don't tell me you didn't hear Elder Rong's words? Scram!"
After hearing these words, Yun Luofeng did not make any movements, and her eyes smilingly looked at Jing Lin.
Jing Lin became even more disdainful. He had seen people with thick skin before, but never had seen one to this degree! Elder Rong's words were already expressed this bluntly, yet she actually shamelessly continued to stay here! She indeed proved herself as Yun Luo's granddaughter, even the extent of her insensitivity could not be matched by anyone.
Just as Jing Lin wanted to scorn at her more, Elder Rong spoke again, "Jing Lin, I'm telling you to scram, don't tell me you didn't hear me?"
Jing Lin was about to speak but because of Elder Rong's impatient speech, he choked on his words, nearly losing his breath and hiccupping. Suddenly coughing twice, his old face turned beet red as he stared at Elder Rong with dull eyes.
"Elder Rong, the person that you were referring to was me?" He pointed at himself, looking incredulous.
Elder Rong indifferently said, "Who else would it be besides you? I, Elder Rong, have never seen anyone thick-skinned to this degree in my entire life. I already told you to get lost twice, yet you're still in my Medical Pavilion!"
These words were what Jing Lin had used to mock Yun Luofeng, but they were now returned to him by Elder Rong.
Jing Lin's body froze, and his complexion turned pale as he stuttered, "Elder Rong, the one who came to the Medical Pavilion to cause trouble was clearly Yun Luofeng—"
"Ha ha," Elder Ning chuckled, his eyes, which were neither cold nor warm, stared intently at Jing Lin. "Us two old men, only saw you relying on your force to harass people and bullying that girl. Now that you've been beaten, could it be that you're still counting on Medical Pavilion to stand up for you? Elder Rong told you to scram, so you should immediately get lost from the Medical Pavilion already! Otherwise, even if Elder Rong doesn't do anything, this old crock won't let you off!"
Jing Lin's face turned from white to green and from green to red again. He took a deep breath and gave a hollow laugh. "Elder Rong, you must have misunderstood. I didn't bully this girl like a giant bullying an ant. It was her who had someone beat me! So the person who's causing trouble isn't me, but it's actually this girl!"
Even now, Jing Lin still could not quite make sense of the situation, so he thought it was only due to Yun Luofeng's young age that Elder Rong believed he was bullying her!
"Elder Rong, this girl is too insidious and cunning. Last night, she found an old guy to feign injury in a futile attempt to deceive everyone! Thankfully, my disciple possessed brilliant medical skills, so she had long realized that the old guy was just pretending. So not only did my disciple not wake up that unconscious old man, she also didn't expose her for the sake of their old friendship."
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Chapter 84: Elder Rong Getting Angry (2)
Jing Lin exposed a smile, glancing haughtily at the stoic Yun Luofeng behind him.
At the moment, he was still oblivious that the two old men's darkening expression was due to his words. Except neither of the two spoke just yet because they still wanted to hear what he was going to say next.
Jing Lin mistakenly believed that the two elderly men agreed with his words and thus continued to speak, "Someone who's treacherous, cunning and extremely daring like her simply cannot be generously treated. I understand that the two of you are only helping her because she's still young, I just don't want the two of you to be blinded by her."
Elder Ning smiled faintly, his smile cold and distant. In the boisterous main hall of Medical Pavilion, his voice was slowly heard.
"This one—you must be the master of that Mu Wushuang from yesterday?"
Jing Lin was taken back for a moment, looking at Elder Ning with astonishment. He lightly furrowed his brows. "I am indeed Mu Wushuang's master, but I don't know who this venerable senior is..."
"Me?" Elder Ning faintly smiled. "This old crock is the deceitful old man whom you referred to as faking an illness yesterday."
As though struck by lightning, Jing Lin's entire body trembled involuntarily. His appalled gaze centered on the elderly man standing in front of Elder Rong.
Elder Ning was not from Long Yuan, so it was understandable that Jing Lin did not recognize him. However, he saw that this senior was together with Elder Rong, so he concluded that the old man must be someone with some status and did not dare to act rashly from the start.
Could it be that the old man, whom Mu Wushuang met yesterday, was the person in front of him?
"Elder Ning," ignoring Jing Lin, Elder Rong looked at Elder Ning with astonishment and asked, "the famous doctor that you spoke of earlier is Yun'yatou?"
"That's correct." Elder Ning nodded and glanced at Elder Rong with a strange expression. "What is it? Don't tell me you don't believe that this girl possesses such a high level of medical skill?"
Elder Rong bitterly chuckled and helplessly said, "I definitely have confidence in her medical skills! After all, the godly doctor that I told you about just now is also her! It's ridiculous that we actually wanted to compare whose acquainted doctor is more outstanding in medicine."
Listening to these two old men's conversation, Yun Luofeng lightly raised her brow, a faint smile touched her lips.
So it turned out that these two old men actually wanted to use her to compete?
Elder Rong also apparently found that he misspoke, but it was already too late for him to take it back so he chuckled dryly. "Yun'yatou, this Elder Ning and I have known each other for many years and like to compete about everything, so don't take it to heart. What's more, we are unable to compete now that it has come to this. It's not like we can let you compete with yourself, right?"
"Oh?"
The smile on Yun Luofeng's face became even more bewitching as she raised her brow to look at the explaining Elder Rong.
Elder Rong's expression became increasingly embarrassed. He was momentarily hasty in his speech and did not imagine that he would verbalize the secret between them just like that. More importantly, it was even in front of Yun Luofeng...
If at first Elder Ning's words were like lightning that struck and stupefied Jing Lin in an instant, then after hearing Elder Rong's next words, he was already so utterly dumbfounded that he could not clearly hear any of the other party's subsequent words.
In his mind, there was only a voice echoing...
Was Yun Luofeng, this trash, truly proficient in medicine? This was simply more preposterous than an ant raping an elephant!
"Jing Lin, since you aren't willing to leave, I can only throw you out!" In order to divert his embarrassment, Elder Rong turned his gaze to Jing Lin and coldly ordered, "Someone, come and throw Jing Lin out of the door for me. From now on, my Medical Pavilion will no longer welcome anyone from the imperial clan for eternity!"
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Chapter 85: Elder Rong Getting Angry (3)
"As Master Rong orders."
As soon as Elder Rong uttered these words, several men clad in black robes appeared from the shadow of Medical Pavilion.
These black-clothed men grabbed hold of Jing Lin's arms and legs and lifted him like a dead pig. They left the Medical Pavilion and tossed his body on the street in a parabolic path.
Bang!
All of Jing Lin's limbs were pointing towards the sky. He was entirely covered with dirt and cut a sorry figure! This caused all the pedestrians on the street to halt and watch from the sidelines!
At this moment, Jing Lin finally shook himself off from the intense blow and scrambled up from the ground. He did not even have the time to dust off the dirt on his body before he fled in a battered state.
"Elder Rong, Elder Ning."
Inside the Medical Pavilion, Yun Luofeng's complexion was somewhat unhappy as she said dispiritedly, "I'm a bit tired today. If you want me to treat your illnesses, send someone to the General Estate tomorrow. I'll treat you at the General Estate."
Elder Rong was momentarily stunned and wanted to urge Yun Luofeng to stay, but before he could say his piece, he was pulled by Elder Ning next to him.
Elder Ning shook his head at him, and he shifted his amiable eyes to Yun Luofeng, "Miss Yun, go back and rest well. We will look for you at the General Estate tomorrow."
"Okay." Yun Luofeng did not respond, hooked her arms around Yun Xiao's neck, and closed her eyes gently. "Yun Xiao, take me back."
Yun Xiao pursed his thin lips, bent down, carried Yun Luofeng in his arms, and walked out of the Medical Pavilion in huge strides.
"That damned Jing Lin!"
After Yun Xiao left with Yun Luofeng in his arms, Elder Rong could no longer suppress his rage and finally exploded. "I've already made an agreement with Yun'yatou today! In the end, it's all because Jing Lin was seeking trouble that it angered Yun'yatou to leave causing Daren's treatment to be delayed again!"
The way Elder Rong saw it, if it weren't for Jing Lin, Yun Luofeng would not have left like this. Even if Jing Lin suffered a loss here, it still did not eliminate the fury in his heart!
Suddenly, Elder Rong appeared to have thought of something as he walked to the cabinets where the Medical Pavilion stored its medicinal herbs. With a crashing sound, all valuable medicinal ingredients were flung onto the ground by him!
After thinking a bit, he also picked up a bottle of Spirit-gathering Medicinal Liquid and smashed it onto the ground!
CRASH!
The bottle filled with Spirit-gathering Medicinal Liquid shattered into smithereens, leading to the snow-white Spirit-gathering Medicinal Liquid to splatter on the ground and quickly evaporate into thin air.
"Elder Rong!" Elder Ning was stupefied for a moment and upon recovering, he bellowed furiously, "Have you gone insane?"
Elder Rong ignored Elder Ning's outburst and ruthlessly stepped on the medicinal herbs on the ground until all of the valuable medicinal herbs were trampled beyond recognition. Then he took a deep breath and his cold eyes swept over everyone in the Medical Pavilion.
"No one is allowed to disclose a single word about today's matter, especially anything about Yun'yatou! If anyone leaks even a little bit, you will definitely be pursued to death by my Medical Pavilion!"
Everyone could not help but shiver as they swore, "Elder Rong, don't worry, even if we die, we won't reveal a single word!"
"Great!" Elder Rong nodded with satisfaction. "I also want all of you to spread a piece of news! You will say that Jing Lin made things difficult for the General Estate's Eldest Miss, Yun Luofeng, at my Medical Pavilion, but Miss Yun's guard protected her, thus causing him to fail. However, during his skirmish with that guard, he ruined my Medical Pavilion's medicinal herbs, and even the precious Spirit-gathering Medicinal Liquid was not spared from his violent act!"
It was only now that it dawned on Elder Ning what Elder Rong wanted to do, and he could not help but become stupefied.
Domineering!
This was way too domineering!
As expected, you could offend anyone but Elder Rong, this old man. Otherwise, when he dug a hole for someone, it would be to go after their life!
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Chapter 86: Elder Rong Getting Angry (4)
"Lin Xiao, I will list a bill later, and then you can bring it to the Imperial Palace and make Jing Lin compensate according to the damage! If I don't make him lose his fortune, then my name isn't Rong!" Elder Rong's eyes were spitting fire as he said through gritted teeth.
Elder Ning helplessly shook his head. "I was just thinking that you were angered to craziness by Jing Lin; I didn't think that you would actually use this type of method to dig a hole for him! With the pressure from your Medical Pavilion, Jing Lin wouldn't dare to not compensate."
"Humph!" Elder Rong coldly harrumphed. "Who let Jing Lin, that old bastard, anger Yun'yatou away! How can I not make him let out some blood? Now you will go spread this news, my Medical Pavilion will take responsibility for everything, so Jing Lin wouldn't dare to do anything to you! But if I find out that you helped Jing Lin, don't blame my Medical Pavilion for being merciless!"
A harsh light flitted across Elder Rong's eyes, and his voice was cold and grave!
"Grandfather," Ning Xin lent her arm to support Elder Ning and said with a smiling expression, "with Elder Rong avenging Miss Yun, you can be reassured. But this Jing Lin is truly bringing disaster upon himself!"
Elder Ning smiled wryly as he said, "Xin'er, you're correct. With Elder Rong taking care of it, who still needs this old guy? He's merely the imperial clan's royal physician, so if I took care of it, then that would truly be thinking too highly of him."
When he uttered the last sentence, Elder Ning's typically indifferent appearance took an air of arrogance.
As Ning Family's family head, he naturally had the right to be arrogant! This point was indisputable!
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~ Yun Residence ~
Ever since Yun Luofeng was brought back by Yun Xiao, the entire Yun residence was in an uproar! Qingyan hurriedly sent someone to inform Yun Luo, and then closely followed Yun Xiao in entering the rear mountain.
However, without waiting for Qingyan to step into the room, the room's door was fiercely slammed shut with a bang, nearly injuring Qingyan's little nose.
She stood outside of the door with a face full of resentment and muttered, "Now that Miss has Yun Xiao attending to her, she doesn't need this servant anymore. Miss values lovers over friends as expected. Forget it, I should better go wait for General to return instead."
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Inside the room, Yun Luofeng watched the man standing at the entrance, tightly knitting her brows. "Yun Xiao, leave as well."
Yun Xiao did not move, his cold eyes were intently watching the young lady's somewhat pale complexion.
"Earlier... did you forcefully raise your strength?"
Yun Luofeng closed her eyes weakly.
Her strength was only at early-level spirit cultivator, intermediate rank, but Jing Lin was at middle-level, low-rank. They had an entire two-rank difference between them! The reason why Yun Luofeng was able to hit him while he remained immobile was due to the God Code's strength that she borrowed to forcefully raise her spiritual strength!
Thus, she could use the spirit to attack Jing Lin, causing him to lose his mind for a short time.
Of course, this method had a consequence that was neither light nor heavy. This consequence was that when Yun Luofeng's spirit strength regained its original state, it would make her spirit extremely weak! Hence, she had to have Yun Xiao bring her back.
Yun Luofeng opened her eyes unhurriedly, her voice was devoid of its former arrogance as she weakly said, "I'm fine, leave first."
This time, the typically obedient Yun Xiao did not comply with Yun Luofeng. Not only did he not leave, but he actually walked in front of her. His eyes watched her solemnly and drawled in a magnetic voice, "Why didn't you let me do it?"
Yun Luofeng lifted her eyes, regarding the man standing beside her. "I wanted to do it myself."
There were no other reasons except for the desire to teach Jing Lin a lesson herself—even if it led to her weakened spirit!
"Your strength only belongs to you, it doesn't belong to me! Yun Xiao, do you understand?"
"If you need..." The man's grim eyes stared intently at Yun Luofeng. "My strength can also belong to you."
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Chapter 87: Spies from the Palace (1)
In her past life, Yun Luofeng once read a saying on the Internet that made her incredibly moved.
The saying went like this: "If you want to kill someone, then I will help you hold your sword." Although the current Yun Xiao did not say this sentence, the meaning behind his words was the same as these familiar words.
Yun Luofeng's heartstring was tugged at that moment. She lifted her eyes to stare at the cold, gorgeous man in front of her, her bright eyes extremely grave.
"Yun Xiao, what if I don't need your strength and was determined to do it by myself?"
Yun Xiao furrowed his brows, clearly pondering on Yun Luofeng's question. A long while later, he looked at Yun Luofeng again with determination in his pair of cold eyes.
"I can help you restrain his arms and legs so that he would be incapable of resisting, and then you can vent your anger as much as you want," the man responded to Yun Luofeng's question in a deadly earnest manner.
His expression was completely solemn and serious, making one feel that he was capable of doing what he said.
"Yun Xiao, why do you treat me so well?" asked Yun Luofeng. Her profound eyes were gazing at Yun Xiao.
Yun Xiao pursed his thin lips, his cold eyes were fixated all along on Yun Luofeng. "I don't know! But what I understand is I want to protect you."
I want to protect you—
These five words made every nerve of Yun Luofeng quiver; she massaged her forehead, assaulted with a slight headache, and weakly said, "Yun Xiao, if you're done talking, then leave. I would like to quietly rest my body."
Yun Xiao silently took two steps towards Yun Luofeng again, still going against her command.
"Yun Xiao—"
Seeing such a disobedient Yun Xiao, Yun Luofeng's brows lifted imperceptibly. She raised her head to look at the man's cold appearance, however, right at that moment, the man's warm palm had already landed on her chest...
Yun Luofeng narrowed her eyes slightly, a dangerous glint flickering across her eyes.
She did not expect that a pure and innocent man like Yun Xiao would take the initiative to attack her.
Just as Yun Luofeng was about to tease this man, a warm feeling slowly flowed from her chest into her spirit. She could feel that her previously weakened spirit was gradually recovering.
Only then did Yun Luofeng realize that this man was not making a move on her but was nourishing her spirit for her instead.
At this time, the man in front of her had his palm pressed against her chest. Seeming to be able to feel the young lady's soft body, a strange sensation acutely surfaced in his heart in an instant. That feeling was somewhat irrepressible like a volcano on the verge of erupting.
However, he quickly calmed his breathing down and treated Yun Luofeng's injured spirit with single-hearted devotion.
"Master, I've long told you not to use this method to raise your spiritual strength, but you just won't listen."
Xiao Mo's resentful voice traveled inside her mind. "If you want me to forgive you, you will devour Yun Xiao cleanly right now! In any case, this kid still hasn't experienced that yet, so you're not the one losing!"
Yun Luofeng did not pay heed to Xiao Mo's prattle.
However, Xiao Mo possessed a persistent heart and continued nagging incessantly, "Master, don't you want to become stronger? You now have a quick shortcut to becoming strong. You just have to consume this little tormenting minx in front of you, then you can become strong!"
Little tormenting minx?
Yun Luofeng nearly spurted out a mouthful of blood. She sized Yun Xiao, who was in front of her, up. No matter what, she could not associate this cold man with the word "minx."
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Chapter 88: Spies from the Palace (2)
"What's the matter?" Yun Xiao saw Yun Luofeng regarding him with a very strange expression and lightly furrowed his brows.
"Yun Xiao, has anyone ever told you that you are extremely delicious?"
It had to be said that the man in front of her indeed possessed the ability to captivate people. His utterly stunning appearance and his exquisitely perfect facial features, not a single one did not entice people to commit a crime! Especially that eight-pack abs—it was absolute perfection! If he stripped his clothes and went outside, the muscles on his chest would probably be groped until it became thoroughly smooth.
Yun Xiao looked towards Yun Luofeng with some astonishment, as though not understanding why she would suddenly say that.
"No," after thinking for a moment, Yun Xiao honestly answered Yun Luofeng's question.
There really was no one who would dare to speak with him like this. Once his status was out in the open, even those women, who had never seen his appearance under the mask, would actively seek him out.
But those women did not survive...
Yun Luofeng watched Yun Xiao's rather uncomfortable appearance and burst out laughing all of a sudden. "Yun Xiao, just how much longer will you keep laying your hand on my chest?"
She cast a glance at Yun Xiao's hand, which was still pressing against her chest, and a bewitching amusement appeared in her black eyes.
Yun Xiao's expressionless face grew rigid for a bit before he retracted his hand and coldly stated, "Your body is already fine, so I shall take my leave."
After saying these words, he turned around and headed out of the door. No matter how steady his steps were, Yun Luofeng was able to still see a trace of panic.
"Looks like this guy isn't completely clueless about the affair between men and women." Yun Luofeng narrowed her eyes as she stared at Yun Xiao's retreating silhouette, her smile revealing a trace of bewitching charm. "He's just lacking a bit of training."
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The entire Yun residence was aware that the Yun Family's eldest miss, Yun Luofeng, was carried back by Yun Xiao. So when Yun Luo, who was currently outside conversing with someone while drinking tea, heard about this matter, he hurriedly left behind everyone and rushed back to the General Estate. Only after seeing a safe and sound Yun Luofeng did he release a sigh of relief.
However, even though Yun Luofeng did not suffer from any harm, the typically protective-of-the-weak old man still exploded with fury. If it weren't for Yun Luofeng restraining him, he would have already burst into the Imperial Palace to settle the score with Jing Lin!
At the same time, the entire Imperial City of Long Yuan was in an uproar. The reason was none other than Jing Lin making things difficult for Yun Family's eldest miss at the Medical Pavilion and even damaging the Medical Pavilion's property leading the Medical Pavilion's elder to fly into a rage and send someone to enter the palace to settle accounts with Jing Lin for the damaged medicinal herbs.
Jing Lin had unspeakable bitter suffering. What could he say? That he was wrongly accused? Who would believe him?
As such, he could only swallow the pain and silently bring forward all of his fortunes to compensate the Medical Pavilion.
Within a night, Long Yuan's prestigious imperial physician, Jing Lin, became a pauper in the truest sense of the word! The current him could not even afford medicinal herbs.
While Long Yuan was engulfed in this storm, the culprit, Yun Luofeng, was peacefully cultivating in her home, undisturbed by external affairs.
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~ Rear Mountain ~
Yun Luofeng settled herself inside the bathtub, slowly opening her eyes. She exhaled a mouthful of foul air and said, "Xiao Mo, I already broke through to early-level advanced-rank spirit cultivator."
"Humph!" Xiao Mo was still making a fuss over Yun Luofeng's willfulness, his tone carrying resentment. "If you just listen to me and dual cultivate with Yun Xiao, you would have already reached intermediate-level spirit cultivator by now!"
Yun Luofeng's face darkened. This little guy truly would not let it go until he had his way.
"Forget it, we won't discuss the matter of cultivating anymore. The mission that I gave Milk Tea earlier should already be completed."
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Chapter 89:- Spies from the Palace (3)
Squeak!
Just as Yun Luofeng mentioned the gold-seeking hamster, Milk Tea, a call drew her attention. Not long after, she saw a little, milky-white hamster making its way inside through the crack of the door, calling Yun Luofeng with its squeak.
"Did you finish digging the underground training ground?" Yun Luofeng held Milk Tea in her palm and asked, "Did you leave behind the three big pits that I told you to retain?"
"Squeak."
Milk Tea nodded its head frantically, blinking its eyes at Yun Luofeng, and tried to act cute as if it was asking for a reward.
"What about those people that I had you supervise? How did it go?"
All this time, Milk Tea worked to excavate the underground training ground in the morning and was responsible for supervising the recruits at night! Of course, as a reward, Yun Luofeng did not treat it unfairly and every day, she rewarded it with a Spirit-gathering Medicinal Liquid.
"Squeak." Milk Tea nodded its head once again, earnestly looking at Yun Luofeng.
"This is your reward for today." Yun Luofeng picked up a vial of Spirit-gathering Medicinal Liquid and tossed it to Milk Tea.
Milk Tea hastily held the Spirit-gathering Medicinal Liquid and used its teeth to tear the lid open, gulping down the medicinal liquid.
Gold-seeking hamsters were different from humans; its cultivation relied on endlessly devouring medicinal herbs! And this Spirit-gathering Medicinal Liquid that was created from medicinal herbs was naturally its food! However, compared with the Spirit-gathering Medicinal Liquid, its longing for the spiritual herbs from a few days ago was more intense.
"Squeak, squeak."
After it finished drinking the Spirit-gathering Medicinal Liquid, Milk Tea smacked its mouth and called Yun Luofeng a couple times while excitedly gesticulating with its hands and feet.
"Master, it is saying that it witnessed a man leaving General Estate covertly once, and after following him, it discovered that man sending a letter to an old man with an effeminate voice," Xiao Mo faintly spoke to explain as though understanding the confusion in Yun Luofeng's heart.
Apparently, the little guy here has yet to cool his temper.
"An effeminate voice?" Yun Luofeng lightly stroked her chin and chuckled. "Besides the palace's eunuchs, there isn't anyone with a voice that's too effeminate. As expected, it appears that the Emperor doesn't trust the General Estate and planted a spy here! Milk Tea, lead the way. I want to go see that person!"
The reason why she bidded her time these past days was to lure out the spies from the palace! It was clear that the spies had lost their patience and revealed their aim this quickly.
"Squeak, squeak!" Milk Tea cheerfully called twice and scurried down from Yun Luofeng's palm, and swiftly flew out the door while swinging its little butt.
Yun Luofeng did not think twice before closely pursuing it.
At this moment, people were crowded to a bursting point inside the dim and damp stone room. The entire two hundred people dwelling inside the stone room―the degree of crowding could be imagined.
After experiencing Yun Luofeng's neglect these past few days, these people were already becoming impatient. If not for General Estate's considerable salary, why else would they stay in a prison like this?
Amidst everyone's boisterous discussion, a laidback voice was suddenly heard, leading everyone's conversation to an abrupt stop.
"It looks like you guys were doing quite well these past few days, considering that you still have the energy to talk loudly."
The girl's back was leaning against the stone wall, her completely spotless white clothes was in contrast to this dusky stone room. A languid and wicked smile was displayed on her peerlessly beautiful appearance as her dark eyes quietly regarded the suddenly quiet crowd.
"Miss Yun," a dissatisfied voice was heard from the crowd, "after recruiting us, you left us here and paid no heed to us. Just what do you want to do? Were we brought here just so you could treat us this way?"
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Chapter 90: Spies from the Palace (4)
Yun Luofeng lightly raised her brow, her gaze turning slightly towards the person who spoke.
It was a handsome youth with delicate eyebrows, which were somewhat knitted from dissatisfaction. Perhaps due to staying in this stone room devoid of sunlight these past few days, his cheeks were close to becoming a translucent white. It was obvious that he was young, but his eyes contained a feeling of having experienced the vicissitudes of life.
"What's your name?" Yun Luofeng looked at the handsome youth and asked with upturned lips.
The handsome youth did not expect that Yun Luofeng would notice him this swiftly, so he was stunned for a moment. His eyes wandered around in a circle as he said, "Yi Ling! My name is Yi Ling!"
"What I want is your real name! Tell me, what is your real name?" Yun Luofeng folded her arms across her chest, though her tone bore no trace of impatience.
The youth was startled, his eyeball continued to wander as he insisted, "Yi Ling is my real name!"
"Well then, let me change the question: where did you go last night?" Yun Luofeng watched the youth while smiling. Her black eyes seemed to be capable of discerning everything. Nothing could escape her scrutiny!
The youth's face began to sweat. When he left yesterday, no one was trailing after him, so why would Yun Luofeng ask him this question? She was definitely pulling his leg on purpose!
What the youth did not know was, indeed, no one was following him last night, there was only a little hamster sneaking behind him.
"Ye Ling?" Yun Luofeng's smile became more pronounced. "Reportedly, a few years ago, Liujin Kingdom was defeated. In order to seek peace, they sent Liujin Kingdom's most talented third prince, Ye Ling, as a pawn! Third Prince was originally the next generation's sovereign but suffered the fate of being a pawn! Therefore, I want to ask—should I call you Yi Ling or Third Prince?"
The youth's complexion transformed dramatically, his eyes staring at Yun Luofeng in horror.
"You...how did you know?"
Wasn't the General Estate's eldest miss useless? How was she able to discern his identity?
"When Crown Prince first sent you all to General Estate, I didn't notice you, and yet you could not remain calm. When you went to meet with a eunuch from the palace yesterday, you were discovered by my people!" Yun Luofeng gently patted Milk Tea's little head, smiling faintly with lowered eyes. "Of course, if you casually came up with a name when I asked you just now, I would have had no way of knowing you are Ye Ling! However, you actually used the name 'Yi Ling' to deceive me!"
She paused and looked up at the youth's deathly white face.
"Liujin Kingdom's Empress Yi is your mother. It is difficult to go undetected by using this name. I'm only curious, just what terms did that person from the Imperial Palace use to make you do his bidding?"
Ye Ling chuckled wryly. "Yun Luofeng, they all say you are trash and that you only dare to abuse your power by relying on the General Estate's name. Unfortunately, the world is blind; no one was able to see through you. You are correct, I am Ye Ling! The Emperor promised me that after staying in your estate for a full two years, he will let me go back to my kingdom! Not to mention, if it weren't for Yun Luo, that old man, Liujin Kingdom would not be defeated, and I wouldn't become a hostage!" a touch of hatred flashed through Ye Ling's eyes as he coldly spoke.
"Ye Ling, do you think this is really my grandfather's fault?" Yun Luofeng sneered. "I admit, my grandfather used to be foolishly loyal, completely obedient to that dog emperor's commands. However, it was not of his own volition! The one you should truly hate is that dog emperor! What's more, the reason why you became a hostage, I'm afraid you know better than anyone."
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