goodbye

The topic seemed rather heavy, and the lively atmosphere from before suddenly became quiet.

Jiang Chaoyu glanced at the rouge beside her and changed the subject, saying, "This box of rouge is quite beautiful."

Hongyuan noticed that the box of rouge was the hottest item in the shop that day, and every woman who saw it wanted to buy one. So she said her usual words again: "Miss Jiang, you have good taste. This is the only box left in our shop."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuyao immediately said, "In that case, let's pack it up."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chaoyu's eyes widened as she looked at Jiang Yuyao. Jiang Yuyao glanced at her sideways and asked, "What? Isn't it only natural for an older sister to buy things for her younger sister?"

Jiang Chaoyu felt that her relationship with Jiang Yuyao seemed to have eased somewhat, and was not as strained as before.

She nodded hurriedly and said, "Thank you, sister."

Actually, I just picked up the rouge casually to change the subject, but I never expected it to be a hot item in the store.

Upon returning to the manor, Jiang Chaoyu's courtyard was farther away than Jiang Yuyao's, so she was stopped by Jiang Yunxin in the corridor before she even reached the courtyard.

Jiang Chaoyu looked up at Jiang Yunxin and said, "I wonder what you mean, elder brother?"

Jiang Yunxin stopped Jiang Chaoyu only to inquire about Jiang Yuyao. "How were things between you and Yuyao today?"

Jiang Chaoyu tilted her head, as if she didn't understand the meaning of Jiang Yunxin's words, "I wonder what you mean, elder brother?"

"Oh."

Jiang Yunxin sneered, his eyes seeming to want to kill Jiang Chaoyu, "I thought you were stupid, but now I think it was just an act."

These words left Jiang Chaoyu completely bewildered. From beginning to end, she seemed to have never been putting on an act in front of Jiang Yunxin, but was merely showing her true self. Yet now, Jiang Yunxin was saying this to her, which made her seem truly suited to be a martial artist.

Ignoring Jiang Yunxin's sharp gaze that seemed to want to see through her, Jiang Chaoyu smiled and said, "I don't know what you mean, elder brother. If you're asking my elder sister, then I can't answer."

After saying this, Jiang Chaoyu bowed and left, leaving Jiang Yunxin behind, who was angry and staring intently at Jiang Chaoyu's back until she disappeared at the end of the corridor.

However, Jiang Chaoyu, who was walking away, didn't care about the commotion behind her. Their love and hate had nothing to do with her. She was just an outsider. If she said anything more, she would only bring trouble upon herself.

"Miss, what did the young master mean by what he just said?"

When Cui Cui asked this question, it aroused Jiang Chaoyu's suspicion. She stopped and turned to stare at Cui Cui, her probing gaze trying to find out what Cui Cui meant. However, the insightful look in her eyes made Cui Cui a little stunned. It was different from the way the young lady usually treated her. She realized that she might have said something wrong.

So she knelt down in front of Jiang Chaoyu, kowtowing and saying, "Miss, Cui Cui was wrong."

Jiang Chaoyu squatted down in front of Cuicui, stroked Cuicui's face and said, "Cuicui, there are some things you shouldn't ask about."

After saying this, he got up and went back to the courtyard.

When Jiang Chaoyu returned to the courtyard, she seemed to realize that her previous behavior was wrong. Why did she have such a frightening moment? Why did she think that Cui Cui should kneel?

Seeing that Cui Cui hadn't entered the room, Jiang Chaoyu took out the notebook she had written down earlier. The pages were still stuck together very tightly, but with a gentle pull, it seemed that some of the contents could be glimpsed.

Jiang Chaoyu closed her left eye and focused intently on the scene with her right eye.

It seems to say something like "Going home...to...home...with Mom and Dad..."

Looking at these words, his flat brows furrowed completely. What does "parents" mean?

She seemed to have forgotten some memories, but that's not right. She was a member of the Jiang family. She had memories from childhood to adulthood. Her mother caught a cold while trying to save her and died from the illness. But she didn't seem to have any memory of falling into the water. Could it be?

Jiang Chaoyu was shocked; she must have forgotten something.

He put the storybook down, turned around and saw Cuicui come in, so he quickly took her hand and said, "Cuicui, when did you come with me?"

Cui Cui was somewhat flattered by being pulled along, but she could only honestly answer, "I only came after Madam fell ill."

So, Cui Cui didn't know either.

Jiang Chaoyu was somewhat discouraged and gently put down Cui Cui's hand.

But she remembers very clearly that she acquired the skill after falling into the water.

"Okay, Cui Cui, you can go now. I want to rest for a while. If anyone comes later, just say I'm asleep."

"yes."

Since I can't find the answer myself, I'll have to go to the Crescent Moon Gate to find it.

"Space locked, proceed!"

She thought this trip to Crescent Moon Gate would be no different from usual, but when she finally stood firm, she found that many people were running around.

Amidst the chaos of the crowd, Jiang Chaoyu spotted Xu Ninghui in a moment of panic and grabbed his arm to stop him.

"Junior brother, what's wrong?"

Everyone looked tense, as if they were preparing for a major battle.

"According to sources within the Message Pavilion, someone is planning to attack the Imperial City, but the Sect Leader has just signed an agreement with that person in the Imperial City, promising to protect that person for at least ten years. Therefore, the Sect Leader has gone to meet the enemy."

Upon hearing this news, Jiang Chaoyu's pupils dilated in shock. She had never heard of this before. So the emperor's position was so secure because he was in cahoots with the organizations in the capital. Now he had also made an agreement with the Crescent Moon Gate, which was why the outsiders could not attack the capital.

"Could it be an organized rebellion in the capital?"

Xu Ninghui shook his head. "The organizations in the capital have been operating underground for at least a decade, and they have all made deals with that person in the capital. It's impossible. According to reliable information, they came from the sea."

"At sea!" Jiang Chaoyu was shocked. But the only maritime organization she knew of before was Zeng Chenhua's. Could it be Zeng Chenhua's doing?

"So where are you going?" Jiang Chaoyu asked anxiously, wanting to know the whole story. "Could it be that Master is going to fight first?"

Since a deal has been made with the leader of the Crescent Moon Sect, You Zhenghong will be held responsible for any problems that arise. So where is Master now?

"A city fifty kilometers outside the city walls!"

After saying this, Xu Ninghui pulled away from Jiang Chaoyu's hand, turned around and said loudly as he walked away, "Senior Sister, there's no time to talk to you anymore, all the disciples have to go there now."

However, Jiang Chaoyu had no idea what the city fifty kilometers away looked like. If she knew the map, she could definitely use her teleportation technique to travel there instantly, but she didn't know.

Even though she was extremely anxious, Jiang Chaoyu couldn't let herself lose her composure.

After catching his breath, seeing that no one was in the message pavilion, he opened the door and went to find the location where the city map was kept.

But no matter how hard she searched, she couldn't find the city map that was now so important. Jiang Chaoyu didn't care how sharp the rope binding her was; she just snapped it, even though her fingers were bleeding, and even though she didn't know when her tears had fallen and soaked the map.

In her heart, she only thought, "Master, you must take good care of yourself."

She looked at all the pictures on the shelves from top to bottom, but she just couldn't find it.

The moment I couldn't find it, I felt completely deflated and slumped to the ground. I glanced around and noticed there were three more pictures.

It seemed that all the strength he had just used up had been exhausted, and now he could only crawl over using his hands.

Perhaps they were in a hurry and unknowingly dropped it on the ground.

When Jiang Chaoyu opened the three pictures, none of them indicated where they were from.

Jiang Chaoyu clenched her fists. For her master's safety, she no longer cared about anything else.

After memorizing the appearance of the first image and visualizing its distribution in his mind, he said, "Spatial displacement locked, advance!"

But when she arrived, she found it to be an extremely remote place, barren and desolate, so it was definitely not that city.

I have two pictures left.

"Spatial displacement locked, proceed!"

When she entered again, tourists were passing by her. However, Jiang Chaoyu's sudden appearance startled the passersby. Someone said "demoness," which caused many people to throw leaves at Jiang Chaoyu.

Seeing this, Jiang Chaoyu concluded that this one was definitely not it either.

Our only hope rests on this unremarkable map; let's hope it works.

At this moment, Jiang Chaoyu had no time to care about the vegetable leaves thrown at her. "Spatial displacement lock, enter!"

When she entered, there happened to be a tree nearby. The side effect of this skill is that it consumes the user's energy and memories, so Jiang Chaoyu forgot her memories of the present world. No matter how hard she tried, she could not recall her memories of the present world.

Because her memories from her previous life disappeared, and the memories of the present world replaced hers, Jiang Chaoyu couldn't believe in her other identities.

Jiang Chaoyu leaned against a tree with one hand and placed the other on her chest, struggling to breathe. Her forehead was covered in sweat, and she looked utterly exhausted.

The moment she looked up, she saw the master hurrying through the city gate in the distance.

Just as he was about to call out "Master," he noticed that the city gate was closing extremely quickly.

Jiang Chaoyu disregarded her own health. She remembered the spatial distribution inside the city gate, and fortunately, the distance was closer, so she shouldn't have to expend too much energy.

After catching his breath, Jiang Chaoyu shouted again: "Spatial displacement lock, advance!"

This time, Jiang Chaoyu never expected that she would actually travel directly to You Zhenghong's side.

Just as You Zhenghong was about to continue walking forward, he found Jiang Chaoyu suddenly appear in front of him.

"Xiaoyu?"

"master!"

The two spoke in unison, but both were surprised. Jiang Chaoyu was surprised that she had actually arrived in front of You Zhenghong, while You Zhenghong was surprised that Jiang Chaoyu knew about this place.

Before Jiang Chaoyu could continue speaking, she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Jiang Chaoyu could only clutch her chest, and You Zhenghong quickly helped her up.

There was a hint of reproach in her words, "What are you doing here? Your wedding is coming up soon, you shouldn't be getting involved."

He casually wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a hint of self-mockery, "Does Master mean that I don't acknowledge him as a member of the Crescent Moon Sect?"

Jiang Chaoyu straightened up, no longer relying on You Zhenghong, her eyes filled with a slightly complicated expression.

"Besides, why have I never heard of my master's transactions?"

Seeing Jiang Chaoyu's reaction, You Zhenghong already knew what she meant.

Without explaining why, seeing that she was already standing there, he simply turned and left. At this point, the situation was too urgent to explain clearly.

Seeing this, Jiang Chaoyu quickly chased after them.

Before long, reinforcements arrived in the city. The sects that came at this time were unknown, and if they were not easy to deal with, they would have no choice but to fight to the death.

You Zhenghong looked at Jiang Chaoyu behind him, took her hand, and wanted to speak lightly, but his tone was very heavy as he said, "Xiaoyu, this is a do-or-die battle, if..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Chaoyu interrupted him, her eyes reddening and tears welling up in them, her voice trembling with a sob, "What do you mean by that, Master?"