Chapter 118 The dignified head of the Six Doors is less charming than silver.

"Nonsense."

Before Jin Shu could figure out what was going on, Li Jin feigned anger and spoke in a deep voice, pulling Jin Shu behind him: "Does Father know you're dressed like this?"

In terms of presence, Li Qian was in no way inferior to him. She put her hands on her hips and curled her lips into a smirk: "I know, and I was sure you would dress like that too."

She rolled her eyes at Li Jin, raised her hand to stroke her non-existent beard, narrowed her eyes, let out a cold laugh, and said in a deep voice, "Hmph, fine, it's safer to blend in with them."

Those two sentences left Li Jin feeling choked up, forcing him to swallow the rest of his long speech.

Seeing his frustration, Li Qian walked towards Jin Shu, her tone even louder: "When I sneak over here usually, you never say anything. Why are you so upset about the clothes today?"

After saying that, she looked at Jin Shu, chuckled, and reached out to take her arm: "Jin..."

With a "smack," Li Jin slapped her outstretched hand away, his face darkening. "Watch your place."

Seeing his darkened face, Li Qian reluctantly took a half step back, raised her hand and coughed lightly twice: "I'll have to trouble Mr. Jin today."

At this point, Jin Shu finally came to her senses and nodded twice blankly: "Your Highness is too kind."

"Since I'm traveling incognito, I'll have to trouble you to call me Yunqian." She smiled and nodded, unusually adopting a princess-like demeanor.

The carriage swayed and rocked for an hour. In the months since he entered the Six Doors, Jin Shu had never seen Li Jin with such a strange expression.

With his arms crossed and eyes closed, he leaned against the carriage wall, struggling to suppress his agitation as he listened to Li Qian's incessant chatter.

From schoolwork to needlework, from playing the piano to horseback riding, from which lady got a new treasure to which lady suffered a setback, it all poured out of Li Jin's head as if she had been holding back her feelings for a long time.

"That Consort Shu is really bored. She wanders around every day and comes to my mother's place every few days to try to arrange a marriage for you."

Upon hearing this, Li Jin slowly raised her eyes and glanced at Li Qian's face: "You've been talking for an hour, aren't you tired?"

Seeing that he opened his eyes because of this, Li Qian glanced at Jin Shu sitting opposite her and playfully nudged Li Jin with her elbow: "What, afraid of being misunderstood?"

"You!" Li Jin raised his hand, rubbed his cheeks vigorously, and took a deep breath.

What sins did he commit to deserve being her bodyguard? He should have just stayed away from the study that day; then this lousy job could have been conveniently handed over to Yunfei once again.

The carriage finally came to a slow stop outside Xiangji Temple. A guard outside lifted the curtain and said, "Your Highnesses, Xiangji Temple is just ahead. There are so many people praying for blessings today that the carriage can't move any further."

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Qian was the first to jump out of the car.

Outside Chang'an City, under the azure sky and white clouds, the scorching sun beat down on her face.

Li Qian pulled out a folding fan from her waistband, flung it open, and waved it in her hand, looking like a spoiled young master.

Li Jin, standing behind, finally had some peace and quiet and breathed a sigh of relief: "Hurry up and go around, hurry up and pay your respects."

Then hurry back to the palace.

I really don't know how Yunfei gets through this day every year. It's only been an hour, and Li Jin is already exhausted.

However, this is just the beginning.

Many people came to pray for the earth during the hottest days of summer. The vendors in front of Xiangji Temple lined up in rows. Li Qian finished browsing one stall and moved on to another. Before they even reached the temple, Li Jin and Jin Shu were already carrying so many things that they could hardly carry them all.

"Do you remember the person I told you about before, the one who's been bothering me for over twenty years?" Li Jinsheng asked expressionlessly, carrying a large pile of things.

Looking at Li Qian's stunning profile, Jin Shu frowned and nodded: "Young Master, you have truly worked hard these past years."

"Heh." Li Jin sighed, "I don't know what heinous crime I committed in my past life to be entangled with this crazy girl."

Jin Shu laughed: "It's not that bad. Between siblings, wouldn't this add a lot of warmth and human touch?"

The smell of fireworks...

Li Jin's eyes twitched: "If Mr. Jin likes it, he can give it to you as a younger sister."

"No, no, no." Jin Shu shook her head repeatedly, "I can't afford to raise them, I can't afford to raise them."

After saying that, she added another box to her hand and quickly adjusted it to avoid dropping it.

The sun was high in the sky, blazing hot, and it took the three of them half an hour to walk just a few hundred meters.

Only after entering the temple and finding a secluded corner did he hand the things in his hand to Bai Yu: "You traveled all the way to Xiangji Temple just to eat a vegetarian meal there?"

Li Jin raised an eyebrow: "Is it because the conditions in the palace are too good? Are you tired of eating delicacies?"

“You don’t understand. I heard that if you donate some silver after eating the vegetarian meal at Xiangji Temple, you can get a blessing lamp.” He grinned and said, “It’s really effective!”

"It is said that if couples order this, they will fall in love and grow old together."

She paused deliberately as she said this.

In my imagination, the two people in front of me should be blushing and looking a little shy.

But reality was far from the truth. Jin Shu remained expressionless and unconcerned, while Li Jin looked on with disgust, arms crossed, as if looking at some strange being.

The cicadas chirped past, and the heat wave swept past the crowd at the entrance of Xiangji Temple, only to be met with Li Jin's icy aura and detour.

Li Qian got a little anxious: "Hey! Anyway, it's very effective for praying for love, and it's also very reliable for praying for wealth and career advancement!"

The password suddenly became correct.

"Let's go," Jin Shu said. "We've come all this way, let's ask for a favor."

Seeing Jin Shu say that, Li Qian chuckled, reached out and grabbed her arm to pull her forward: "Everyone who came here to pray for love before has had their prayers answered!"

"What about those seeking wealth?" Jin Shu asked.

Li Qian paused, turned around in surprise, and met her very sincere expression: "How did the money-seeking go?"

She pursed her lips and said listlessly, "...It worked, didn't it...yes, it worked, didn't it..."

Jin Shu nodded and said seriously, "Then let's light a big one later!"

Seeing her suddenly become so energetic, striding ahead of the two of them, Li Qian blankly raised her hand and wiped the corner of her mouth: "No way..."

Li Jin glanced at her, sneered, and was about to speak when she heard her sigh, "You, the dignified head of the Six Doors, are not as charming as silver?"

These words stunned Li Jin. He reached out to pinch her ear, just then a commotion broke out in the crowd.

Directly beneath the stone archway of Xiangji Temple, a boy lay on the ground, his face pale, convulsing, his hands gripping his neck, his eyes wide open, his mouth opening and closing as he gasped for breath.

When Li Jin, holding up the sign of the Six Doors, pushed through the crowd and stood in front of the boy, he saw the boy raise his hand and grab Li Jin, his lips pursed and his fingertips turning purple.

Then, his arm fell to the ground, and he died with his eyes wide open.

Jin Shu squatted down, checked the boy's breath, pressed the boy's carotid artery, and after a while, shook her head.

"Dead."

"I see." Li Qian stood to the side, waving a fan in her hand, and spoke up amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd: "This is a murder case!"

Jin Shu was stunned.

Li Jin was stunned, thinking to himself: Oh no! This crazy girl is going to do something reckless!