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It was already evening when Leng Yue got up. As soon as she opened the door, she found a row of guards waiting outside.

"Miss Leng," the leading guard stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Miss, the city lord invites you."

Leng Yue followed the guards to the Imperial Garden and saw a banquet set up in the pavilion. Chou Doufu, the old man from the frontier, Gu Mutian, Ouyang Mingri, and Sima Changfeng were all present. Leng Yue stepped forward and bowed, "City Lord, Senior, and my two brothers."

"Miss Leng, I have not been able to formally thank you for saving my life. The city lord specially set up this banquet. I hope you will not be polite." Ouyang Mingri said with a smile.

"Thank you. But... is there no one to take care of Miss Shangguan?" Leng Yue asked.

"I'll take care of it," Sima Changfeng said. "I'll offer a toast to the young lady first."

"Brother Sima, you're welcome. Please." Leng Yue picked up the cup and took a sip.

Sima Changfeng drank the whole thing in one gulp. After finishing his drink, he said, "I want to go take care of Yan'er, so I'm sorry I can't accompany you any longer. Please don't be polite, young lady."

"Thank you, Brother Sima," Leng Yue said, "Aren't you going to bring some food back?"

"I'll have the imperial kitchen prepare it and send it to Brother Sima, so don't worry, young lady," Chou Doufu said with a smile, "Please take a seat."

"Okay." Leng Yue said with a smile.

After a day of sleep, Leng Yue was really hungry. Looking at the table full of delicious food, Leng Yue began to swallow her saliva secretly. However, etiquette was still necessary, but Leng Yue didn't know what the dining etiquette in the palace was, so she could only sit down first.

"Miss Leng, we don't know what you like to eat. Try these and see if they suit your taste," said Stinky Tofu.

"Thank you, City Lord." Leng Yue said.

"Miss Leng, I toast you with this glass of wine," said Ouyang Mingri.

"You're welcome, sir. But I don't drink alcohol. Can I have tea instead?" Leng Yue asked.

"Of course, serve tea. Please, young lady." Ouyang Mingri said.

"Thank you." Leng Yue picked up the teacup and drank it all.

"Hehe, girl, eat whatever you like. Don't be polite." Gumutian said with a smile.

"I'm really hungry, thank you, I'm welcome." Leng Yue said, and then he started eating, completely forgetting about etiquette. Hey, don't you even need to be polite to the city lord and the senior?

However, things are not that simple. I had just taken a few bites when a barrage of interviews came.

"I wonder where Miss Lengyue is from?" Gumutian asked.

"Miss Leng, your medical skills are so superb. I wonder who your master is?" asked the old man from the border.

"Miss Leng, is there anyone else in your family?" asked Chou Doufu.

Leng Yue glanced at Ouyang Mingri and asked calmly, "Do you have anything you want to ask?"

Ouyang Mingri smiled slightly: "Young lady, you are very smart. You should know that there is a reason why we are questioning you like this."

"Yeah, I know. We should always be on guard against others. My hometown is Shandong. I don't know any medical skills and I don't have a master. There is no one else at home. If I eat well, the whole family will not be hungry." Leng Yue said.

"Where in Shandong are you from, girl?" Gumutian asked.

"The girl doesn't know medicine, so how do you know how to treat Mingri and Xiaoyanzi?" asked the old man from the border.

"The girl doesn't know martial arts and has no internal strength, so how can we supply her with true energy?" Ouyang Mingri asked.

What kind of thank-you dinner? It was like a Hongmen Feast. While her feelings were understandable, Leng Yue was still a little unhappy. Besides, some things weren't about not wanting to be said, but simply couldn't be explained. Not only did they want an explanation, but Leng Yue herself also wanted a convincing and reasonable explanation.

"You won't be able to investigate anything," Leng Yue said, "because there is no such person as me in the world. It's true that I don't know medical skills or martial arts, but Master Ouyang and Senior Bianjiang know the principle of how I cured you two. As for Shangguan Yan, it's very simple. What I gave her was not internal force, but natural force." Although Leng Yue was a little impatient, he still explained it seriously.

"The power of nature?" Ouyang Mingri looked puzzled.

"That's all Leng Yue has to say. I don't care whether you believe it or not. Anyway, you guys are all fine now. When Miss Shangguan wakes up depends on her own fate. Leng Yue says goodbye." After saying that, he turned and left.

"Please stay, young lady," said Chou Doufu. "We believe you. No matter your origins, you are my friend, Huangfu Renhe, and a friend of all of us. I believe you must have your own reasons for not wanting to speak. We were too abrupt, so please forgive us."

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I made Miss Lengyue angry. Ouyang will drink a glass of wine to apologize tomorrow." After saying that, he raised his glass and drank it all.

Leng Yue sneered and squeezed out two words from between his teeth: "Two cups."

"Okay, okay, two glasses is enough." Ouyang Mingri raised another glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp. He said with a smile, "Miss Leng, is this okay now?"

"That's more like it."

On Shangguan Yan's side, Sima Changfeng was guarding her lovingly. He gently held Yan'er's hand and stroked her delicate face. She was completely unconscious, and no matter how Changfeng called her or pronounced her name, she remained unresponsive.

Changfeng felt disheartened, but then he suddenly realized that this was the best. At least now, they didn't have to discuss any grudges or worry about any hatred or resentment. Right now, forever, wasn't it wonderful?

Changfeng smiled. Wasn't this the life he and Yan'er had always dreamed of? He could take care of her with all his heart. He loved caring for her so much. However, Yan'er couldn't act coquettishly around him for the time being.

"I'm not a man of the world, but I choose to follow the path of the world." Yan'er has been exhausted over the years. She needs to rest. Once she's rested enough, she will surely wake up. Yes, it must be like this.

"Sleep well, Yan'er, Changfeng will always be with you." Changfeng said.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed by.

"Who?!" Sima Changfeng growled and became alert.

I opened the door, but no one was there.

Not far away, the laughter of Gumutian and the old man from the border could be heard. It seemed that everyone had eaten and drunk enough.

"Brother Sima, why haven't you touched your food? Let me ask someone to heat it up." said Chou Doufu.

"No need, I'm not hungry." Sima Changfeng said, "By the way, did you see any figures just now?"

"A figure?" Everyone looked at each other.

"Could it be someone from the Shenyue Sect?" Ouyang Mingri asked.

"It's possible." Sima Changfeng said.

"Didn't Bantianyue fall off the cliff and die?" Gumutian said.

"Didn't Bingxin and Baitong also fall off a cliff and escape death?" Leng Yue said.

"Bing Xin and Bai Tong? They fell off a cliff?" Chou Doufu's eyes widened and he asked, "How come I didn't know?"

Bianjiang and Gumutian also looked at Lengyue with suspicion.

Leng Yue regretted her hasty words. Even if she knew about their past, there was no need to tell them. Now, Leng Yue had made herself even more suspicious.

"Yes, I know everything about you. I am a fairy who has descended from heaven, but I only know the past, not the future. The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed, and I didn't want to say it." Leng Yue said, "Shangguan Yan is still unconscious. If the Shenyue Sect has really come to us, then the most important thing right now should be how to protect Shangguan Yan and prevent a surprise attack from the Shenyue Sect."

"Miss, do you have any solution?" Ouyang Mingri asked.

"The only thing I can think of for now is disguise," Leng Yue said.

"You mean, disguise Xiaoyan'er as someone else?" Gumutian asked.

"Yes, but I can't think of a suitable person to disguise myself as. Although I can think of two, they both have drawbacks." Leng Yue said.

"Tell me about it." Ouyang Mingri said.

"One way is to disguise yourself as an ordinary palace maid, but I'm afraid that will make them more suspicious, because it's impossible for an ordinary palace maid to go through so much trouble to wait on her day and night." Leng Yue said.

"What about the other one?" asked Stinky Tofu.

"The other option is to disguise yourself as Madam Yuzhu. Madam Yuzhu is the city lord's mother-in-law, so it's natural for her to live in the palace. But there are two disadvantages: first, if anyone from the Shenyue Sect has seen Madam Yuzhu outside the palace, they will definitely become suspicious. Second, since Madam Yuzhu is the biological mother of Young Master Ouyang, it will be inconvenient for Brother Sima to take care of her." Leng Yue said.

"Don't worry about that," Ouyang Mingri said. "Even if Madam Yuzhu is my biological mother, I can't wait on her day and night. It's fine for Brother Sima and I to take turns caring for her. Even if someone from the Shenyue Sect sees the real Madam Yuzhu outside the palace, it will take some effort to distinguish the real from the fake."

"Yes, yes. During this period of time, we should take good care of Xiaoyan'er's injuries and try to wake her up as soon as possible. Maybe by the time Bantianyue and the others find something suspicious, Xiaoyan'er will have already woken up." Gumutian said.

"In that case, it would be more appropriate to dress up as Madam Yuzhu," said the old man from the border area.

"Brother Sima, what do you think?" Leng Yue said.

"As long as Yan'er is safe, I have no objection." Sima Changfeng said.

"But the Dragon Goddess has disappeared, and Brother Sima is still in the palace. I'm afraid they will still be suspicious." Ouyang Mingri said, "We need someone to pretend to be the Dragon Goddess."

"Can you make a fake tablet for Miss Shangguan and lie to them that Shangguan Yan has..." Leng Yue said.

"I don't agree." Sima Changfeng said with a serious face.

"I don't agree either." Gumutian said with a pout.

"I also think this method is inappropriate," Ouyang Mingri said. "If Shangguan Yan is truly dead, Brother Sima will surely be disheartened and retire from the martial arts world. Why would he stay in the palace? Even if a fake memorial tablet is made, it's still a cover-up, which makes it even more suspicious."

"What should we do then?" asked Stinky Tofu.

"You pretend to be the Dragon Goddess." Ouyang Mingri pointed at Leng Yue and said, "This is the only way at the moment."

"Me? No, no! I don't know martial arts, won't it be exposed immediately? I don't agree." Leng Yue said.

"You don't need to fight with anyone, just pretend, and leave the rest to Brother Sima." Ouyang Mingri said.

"But I can't always refrain from taking action. What if Ban Tianyue comes and sees that I don't know how to use sword and knife together? Wouldn't that be exposed?" Leng Yue still felt that something was wrong.

"Bantianyue will not show up easily. During this period, we will do our best to save Miss Shangguan. As long as she wakes up, you don't have to pretend anymore." Ouyang Mingri said.

"This... okay. I have another idea, which is to make two masks for Miss Shangguan, and the second layer will be made in my appearance." Leng Yue said.

"Good idea!" Ouyang Mingri said, "This way, even if Bantianyue really does remove Miss Shangguan's first mask and sees that the person underneath is not the Dragon Goddess, she will definitely think her deduction was wrong and that this is all a scam."

"Moreover, your rooms are next to that room. Once there is any movement, it will be easy to know. Even if Bantianyue really comes, we can besiege him. This is actually a trap." Leng Yue said.

"Okay, let's do it!" said Gumutian.

"I'm sorry for putting you through this, Miss Leng." said Chou Doufu.