Chapter 276 That's my territory!

Yun Zhao lifted his head from Lian Yin's neck, his eyes glazed over, still half asleep.

"Hmm... let me think."

She thought for a moment, and then her eyelids began to droop.

"The one who hit someone, Xiaohua, um, yes..."

With a thud, Yun Zhao landed headfirst on Lian Yin's shoulder.

She fell asleep.

Wei Jingchen: _

"Young master, the child is young. He's been busy all day and was woken up. His mind is probably still foggy!"

Lianyin pinched the little dumpling's chubby cheeks; the red marks were still there!

Wei Jingchen understood and gestured for Lianyin to take her back to sleep.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow. You guys keep an eye on the ship and wait for Lao Qian's news."

He gave them a few instructions, then stayed inside the house.

Lianyin put the person back on the bed and covered her with a blanket.

As soon as Yun Zhao touched the bed, he rolled up in the blanket and tumbled to a corner.

"Pfft!"

Lianyin chuckled and poked the little dumpling's bottom, unable to suppress her laughter.

Wei Jingchen raised an eyebrow, somewhat puzzled, as he watched her action.

"Sister Lianyin, what are you doing?"

"Don't you think Miss Yun Zhao is adorable, young master?"

Lianyin smiled as she tucked the blanket around the little dumpling.

"That's a bit silly."

Wei Jingchen said.

Lianyin: ...

“Young master, you were like this when you were a child.”

Wei Jingchen almost choked.

"Ah, the young master used to trip over his own foot when he practiced martial arts, how adorable!"

Lianyin shook her head regretfully.

"Senior Sister!"

Wei Jingchen finally couldn't help but whisper a word.

It's been so long since I called her "senior sister".

Lianyin turned to look at him, and the two smiled at each other.

"Okay, I'm just teasing you. Don't be so tense all the time."

Look, isn't someone like Miss Yun Zhao wonderful?

Lianyin walked over to Wei Jingchen, sat down, and poured herself a cup of tea.

"Tsk, this tastes awful. It's so much worse than what we used to have at the Prince's residence..."

"Lianyin!"

Wei Jingchen scolded her in a low voice, indicating that there were other people in the room.

She's asleep!

Lianyin was helpless.

Yun Zhao, standing in the corner, blinked to himself.

Okay, I'm asleep now~

"Walls have ears. Zhaozhao can understand what animals are saying. That tiger is very clever."

You and I both know this matter must not be heard by others. If it happens again, you will be sent back to the capital.

Wei Jingchen straightened his expression, and his tone became more serious.

"Yes, yes, I know I was wrong!"

Lianyin shrugged, but she wasn't afraid of him.

After all, she's his senior sister; she even held him when he was little!

"Young master, you're only twelve years old. Don't act like you're twenty."

How wonderful it would be to be like Miss Yun Zhao, intelligent when she needs to be.

Being lively and innocent when it's time to be a child—that's what children should be like!

Lianyin earnestly persuaded him.

“Lianyin, I am not like her.”

Wei Jingchen looked at the little dumpling curled up in the corner, his eyes filled with a doting affection that even he himself was unaware of.

"The young master dotes on her so much, is he perhaps treating her like he did when he was a child?"

Lianyin's voice also carried a touch more gentleness.

The young master was just like Yun Zhao when he was a child.

Clever, yet retaining a childlike innocence and liveliness.

When did things become like this?

Was it when the entire Prince's family was slaughtered?

Or should we follow these people and hide everywhere, watching our subordinates fall one by one?

Or was it in the treacherous capital city, when one had to kill to silence witnesses in order to save their own life?

Lianyin didn't know how long this would last, but she hoped that the young master's life would be shrouded in hatred.

After a long while, Wei Jingchen murmured, "Lianyin, she is a very smart child, she shouldn't be overwhelmed by hatred."

He shouldn't live like that, hiding in the shadows.

For a moment, the entire room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Yun Zhao, standing in the corner, was stunned and remained speechless for a long time.

Are we overwhelmed by hatred?

That's what Yun Zhao thought when he was first reborn.

Her family was brutally murdered, and she herself was a knife in the hands of her enemy.

How could Yun Zhao forget such hatred?

Yun Zhao's body was still only that of a five-year-old. After riding the tiger for a whole day, she simply couldn't take it anymore.

The two remained silent for a long time before Yun Zhao drifted off to sleep.

My consciousness seemed to return to a past life.

I recall that spring day when I went boating on the lake before I got married.

She was pushed into the lake by Ling Xuerou, and the point of impact was between the boat and the riverbank.

No one saw her.

The river was cold in spring, and she almost drowned in that deserted corner.

It was the boat from Tingyu Pavilion that saved her.

When she woke up again, Lianyin, who had only one arm, was standing by the bed staring at her, which startled her.

Ling Xuerou made a big fuss about her falling into the water and going missing, attempting to ruin her reputation.

To protect her reputation, the young master Jun used the excuse that Lady Xu, the owner of a clothing shop, had invited her to go boating on the lake, and sent her back to the Marquis's residence.

When she got off the carriage that day, inside the carriage, Young Master Jun only left her with one sentence.

"The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Dingyuan is ruthless. Are you sure you want to continue following the Marquis of Dingyuan's arrangements?"

How did she answer?

"If it weren't for the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion taking me in, how could I, the daughter of a disgraced official, have established myself in the capital?"

Later, she traveled the world with her master.

Gradually, I came to understand what Master Jun meant by "a person stands on their own two feet."

Unfortunately, my past self realized this too late.

When Yun Zhao woke up again, he was in great pain all over his body.

"hiss!"

She felt as if her arms and legs didn't belong to her, and she twisted her body to get up.

The door was pushed open, and she looked up abruptly.

It is Lianyin.

"Awake? Come on, wash up and have some porridge."

"Yes, Sister Lianyin..."

When she opened her mouth, her voice was so nasal that even she was stunned.

"Did you catch a cold?"

Lianyin paused for a moment, then quickly stepped forward.

I checked his forehead; he didn't have a fever.

Yun Zhao rubbed his arm, which was very sore.

"She probably caught a slight cold..."

No wonder my arms and legs hurt so much; I guess I got chilled by the sea breeze last night when I went out to steal something.

"We're taking you back to Fengyun City today. Go find a doctor to check on you as soon as possible!"

"Hehe, I am a doctor!"

Yun Zhao grinned and pulled her little pocket, taking out a medicine bottle from it.

Lian Yin then remembered that she herself was the disciple of the old master of Medicine King Valley.

However, Renin is unaware of this at the moment.

She feigned surprise: "You know medicine?"

"Oh~ Zhao Zhao's master is the old master of Medicine King Valley!"

Yun Zhao obediently puffed out her small chest.

"I never expected someone so young to be so talented!"

The two cooperated well and their performance was quite convincing.

When Wei Jingchen came in, Yun Zhao was already sitting listlessly at the table, drinking porridge.

What happened?

Yun Zhao lay there, letting out a soft moan with a heavy nasal tone.

"Did you catch a cold? Did you take any medicine?"

Wei Jingchen strode forward and reached out to touch her forehead.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Luckily you don't have a fever. The sea breeze at the dock is cool. You should hurry back to Linjia Village. Your parents must be worried sick."

"I need to go back to Fengyun City first. Hu Family Fortress is my territory now!"

Yun Zhao sat up, proudly raising his head.

There's an unwritten rule in Fengyun City: whoever occupies the land owns it.

She destroyed Hu Family Fortress; she became its new master.

"You're really amazing."

Wei Jingchen helplessly rubbed her head.

"I'll arrange a carriage for you later. Don't ride the tiger anymore; it's such a long journey, it'll be bumpy for ages."

Yun Zhao nodded with a sense of unease.

Then she looked up at him and said, "Brother Jingchen, what happened to you guys last night? I think I dreamt about you!"

Wei Jingchen raised an eyebrow and asked, "Don't you remember?"

Last night, the Yuan family's boat was stolen. They searched everywhere, including your place.

"Huh? The Yuan family? What are they doing here?"

Yun Zhao was greatly surprised.