The Lantern Festival was a lot of fun, and Shang Changge didn't return to the Princess's residence until 9 PM.

Inside the magnificent hall, a priceless, enormous luminous pearl illuminated the vast space.

Shang Changge sat in the main seat, took the warming and nourishing soup handed to her by Qingyao, took a sip, and then opened her red lips to give the order:

"Bring Mi Chan here. I have something I need her to do."

Qingyao was very skilled in light-footed martial arts and knew the way to Michan's residence well. She carried and hugged Michan all the way and quickly brought her there.

As someone in the know, Shang Changge saw through the ambiguous relationship that the two were trying so hard to hide.

Pretending not to know or see, he put down the empty soup bowl and got down to business:

"I saw Ge Yunshu at the lantern festival tonight. Do you want to take revenge yourself?"

Without hesitation, Mi Chan nodded: "Yes!"

In recent days, she has become increasingly certain that Ge Yunshu is the little girl who was by Ge Wuqing's side back then.

Regardless of whether Ge Yunshu was involved in the deaths of her parents, sect members, brothers, or sisters back then,

Just because Ge Yunshu is Ge Wuming's daughter, she would kill her!

Shang Changge: "Alright, then for the next few days you and Qingyao will stay close to me. She's here for me."

After dismissing the people in the hall, the three of them, master and servants, briefly discussed their plans for dealing with Ge Yunshu.

An hour later, the night was as dark as ink.

The princess had already settled down in her bedchamber, and the entire princess's residence fell silent.

Qingyao was Shang Changge's personal maid, and unlike the other maids,

She had her own courtyard, which was very close to the princess's bedroom, and the courtyard was decorated and furnished quite nicely in all aspects.

Tonight, an uninvited guest arrived in the courtyard. Apart from a dim nightlight, all the other lights in the courtyard were off.

inside the house,

Qingyao lay on the bed like a dead fish, her whole body stiff.

Unlike her stiffness, Mi Chan was completely soft, lying on her side next to Qing Yao while holding Qing Yao's arm.

Mi Chan was very downcast. Her naturally charming voice was filled with the sadness and grief of having just cried bitterly, and her tone was very nasal.

"Qingyao, do you think Ayuan will forgive me as his older sister?"

Actually, I don't even expect A-Yuan to forgive me. It was my fault. I shouldn't have impulsively chased after him and left him alone in the dilapidated temple..."

"I don't know how Ah Yuan has managed all these years. He looks so thin; he must have suffered a lot..."

"I've been searching for him for so many years without success, but I never expected to meet him at the princess's residence."

However, we met but did not recognize each other. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on us and used a pipa melody to kill the Ge family, and by a stroke of luck, we were able to...

But I didn't recognize A-Yuan; it was A-Yuan who recognized me. Thank goodness, thank goodness he was willing to acknowledge his unworthy older sister as his own…

Mi Chan grew increasingly heartbroken and distressed as she spoke, and in her grief, her eyes, which had just been filled with tears, welled up again.

Tears fell in waves, soaking Qingyao's inner garment once again.

Qingyao couldn't bear it, and just like before, clumsily took out a handkerchief to wipe away Michan's tears:

"Don't cry, your eyes will be swollen tomorrow. Go to sleep, maybe Ge Yunshu will appear tomorrow. If you don't sleep now..."

Despite her usually cold demeanor, Qingyao is actually quite good at comforting people. But it's better if she doesn't offer comfort...

The more they tried to comfort Mi Chan, the more she cried, and she couldn't stop.

Qingyao sighed and gently embraced the tearful Michan.

In the darkness, to Mi Chan's astonishment, he sought out his relatives for the first time.

"Don't cry, it's a good thing to be able to reunite."

"The mistakes of the past have already been made and cannot be changed. All we can do now is try our best to make up for them in the future."

"Sister Qingyao..."

"Yes, I'm here. Go to sleep."

The next day, it was cloudy but didn't rain.

Shang Changge usually doesn't like to go out in this kind of weather, but in order to give Ge Yunshu the opportunity to assassinate her, she condescended to go out.

Our destination was the theater we'd visited yesterday; the new group of actors who arrived yesterday weren't from the same troupe before.

They need to get to know each other better to improve their coordination during the performances.

She's been obsessed with acting lately, so it's understandable that she couldn't wait to do it today.

At 3:45 AM, at the opera house.

As always, Shang Changge spent lavishly, booking the entire theater; the performance had already begun.

It started raining outside sometime during the day, with raindrops the size of soybeans falling quickly and heavily.

"After leaving the city and passing through the pass, we saw woodcutters carrying firewood on the mountain."

"Getting up early and working late is hard work, and carrying firewood to make a living is also difficult."

"For whom does he carry firewood..."

Shang Changge sat in the audience watching the performers sing on stage.

Besides Qingyao and Michan, there were seven or eight accompanying guards inside the theater.

Two people were guarding the entrance to the opera house, while the rest of the people were either standing behind Shang Changge or inside the opera house.

Last night she sensed Ge Yunshu's presence, and Ge Yunshu must have also noticed that she had sensed it.

If she doesn't symbolically bring two more people with her when she goes out today, it would seem like her behavior is quite unusual.

"Crackling and popping..."

"I will escort your virtuous brother down the mountain..."

The rain was falling, the play was being performed, and everything seemed so normal.

suddenly,

On stage, the actress waved the wide sleeves of her costume, and the actresses behind her collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

She drew her soft sword from her waist and leaped forward, the sharp blade aimed directly at Shang Changge.

Ge Yunshu: "Shang Changge! You shameless woman!"

"Today, I will make you pay for your crimes in blood, to comfort the spirits of my deceased father and two uncles in heaven!"

"Assassin!" "Princess, be careful!"

Shang Changge sat calmly in his chair, neither dodging nor parrying Ge Yunshu's sword nor the poison she swung at him.

He pinched the soft sword between his fingers and used brute force to break the entire sword in two. Then, he raised his foot and used the same brute force to kick Ge Yunshu five meters away.

"Mi Chan".

Mi Chan had already taken Qing Yao's sword when Ge Yunshu rushed over, and Shang Changge spoke as he charged towards Ge Yunshu.

The two started fighting.

Shang Changge had no intention of intervening any further, and sat calmly in the pear wood chair, casually turning his wrist.

A sigh escaped my lips:

It's terrible to have no internal energy; you can only rely on brute force.

Yes, brute force. Since she transmigrated into this book, she has only used brute force in her fights; she has absolutely no internal strength.

After all, it's a fact that the original owner didn't know martial arts, and besides, internal energy isn't something that can be acquired overnight.

It takes ten years of dedicated martial arts practice to acquire such power. She's only been in this world for less than six months and her martial arts skills are still mediocre. What kind of internal energy does she have?

She possessed skill, not martial arts in the traditional sense of this world. The reason brute force could contend with the internal strength of the people here was...

Firstly, it's due to the power of superpowers; secondly, it's truly monstrous that zombies, despite being incredibly strong, can survive even with missing limbs and half a head.

"Smash—!" "Cough—"

The sound of a longsword falling to the ground and the coughing up of blood from an injured person pulled Shang Changge back to reality, and he looked in the direction of the sound.

Tsk, Mi Chan lost.

Helpless, Shang Changge was about to have Qingyao and the others go over and help escort Ge Yunshu downstairs.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw an actor who had fallen on the stage stand up and leap off the stage towards Ge Yunshu.

And in an instant,

They subdued Ge Yunshu and quickly and accurately fed her a pill.

Shang Changge smiled, guessing who was disguised as a performer, and stopped talking.

This is a family feud between siblings, and she, as an outsider, has no need to meddle.

After feeding Ge Yunshu the medicine, Jing Xiuming released her and pushed her aside. His face, made up as a courtesan, remained expressionless.

The way he looked at Ge Yunshu was as if he were looking at a dying person.

As soon as Ge Yunshu was freed, she gripped the dagger in her hand and retreated to a position that she considered relatively safe.

"you--!"

"What did you just feed me?!"

Ge Yunshu assumed that Jing Xiuming was someone Shang Changge had arranged in advance to see through her plan, and asked about the pills without asking who it was.