Chapter 51 Can't go...

Chapter Fifty-One: Cannot Go

"Does Ah Hao want to go up to the arena?" Young Master Mingyue asked.

“No.” Linghao shook her head. “I don’t want that deer-slaying knife. We can just go to the appointment and watch the fun.”

Although the deer-slaying knife was a fine weapon, she didn't use it, and besides, it caused too much trouble; she didn't like it. So, she'd just watch the spectacle; nothing more.

"Okay, we'll go together then." Young Master Mingyue liked the "we" that Linghao used; it sounded so nice.

"Boom—!" Another clap of thunder.

Gongzi Mingyue's bad premonition grew stronger, although he didn't know what it was, he felt something was very wrong. As a result, his expression became increasingly grim.

"Mingyue, let's go inside and rest." Linghao thought he was frightened by the thunder, so she quickly helped him inside.

Although there were several claps of thunder during the day, the rain was slow to fall. Linghao and Gongzi Mingyue had dinner together and discussed what to do with the young master.

Linghao wanted to send the young master to the authorities, but considering the carefree Marquis behind him, she felt she couldn't do that. Otherwise, she might be sending the authorities into big trouble, or even causing bloodshed.

However, it wasn't appropriate to keep taking care of the young master like this, and Linghao didn't have that much patience. She didn't like the young master, and naturally didn't want to keep taking care of her. She had been quite decisive when she dealt with the young master before, but unexpectedly, dealing with her had become the problem.

"Why don't you leave it to me?" said Young Master Mingyue.

"I'll give it to you?" Ling looked at him.

Young Master Mingyue nodded. "I'll have someone send it to the capital. My elder sister is there; it's best if she can handle it."

"You keep mentioning your older sister. What does she do?" Linghao asked curiously. "It's okay if you can't tell me. I was just asking casually."

“She is the emperor.” Young Master Mingyue felt there was nothing to hide. “She has always been dedicated to reforming the martial arts world, so it is most appropriate for the young master to entrust the task to her.”

Ling Hao reached up and touched her chin. Thankfully, it hadn't fallen off, saving her face in front of her friends. "Your elder sister is the emperor? The current emperor of the Great Zhou?"

“Yes.” Gongzi Mingyue nodded, as if there was nothing wrong with it.

"If that's the case, then aren't you a member of the royal family?" Ling Hao was somewhat surprised, but she had no intention of bowing down to him. The look in her eyes was more of a sense of wonder, and a kind of magical feeling that "I'm actually friends with a member of the royal family."

“I’ve been removed from the royal family,” Gongzi Mingyue said, his eyes half-lowered. “Although my elder sister has been kind to me, I am not a member of the royal family and I have no surname.” His useless biological father was more trouble than he was worth, and his failure only dragged him and his brother down with him.

However, Prince Mingyue did not want his biological father to succeed. He was arrogant and incompetent, possessing nothing but good looks. If he were to become emperor, it would be a disaster for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought that up." Linghao looked at him apologetically.

"It's alright." Gongzi Mingyue looked up and smiled as she spoke. "I'm doing very well now. Although my sister is busy, she still cares about me. Now I also have you, Ah Hao. I feel that everything is great."

Linghao, unaware of the true nature of the person before her, thought he was a pitiful yet positive person, and immediately nodded, saying, "That's right, you still have me as your good friend."

"Boom—!" A bolt of lightning was followed by a clap of thunder, which was very bright in the night sky and also stirred up a wind, which carried moisture.

Ling Hao frowned. "Let's go back to our room and rest."

“Alright.” Young Master Mingyue nodded. “I will have someone keep an eye on the young master first, and then escort her to the capital tomorrow.”

"Hmm." Linghao exchanged a few more words with Gongzi Mingyue, and the two parted ways to return to their respective rooms.

The moment she stepped into the room, a torrential downpour began. Linghao closed the door behind her, thinking to herself that it was a good thing she and Mingyue had gone back to their room.

Meanwhile, as soon as Gongzi Mingyue stepped into the room, he saw that it was raining outside. He subconsciously looked at the mirror in the room and saw that the pair of eyes in the mirror, which were full of joy, had changed, becoming sinister and full of anger.

"Idiot." Gongzi Yu flicked his sleeves. So many things he'd planned to do had been ruined by that idiot Gongzi Mingyue. Was there something wrong with his brain? All he did all day was say "good, good, good." He might as well just stick to that Linghao.

Thinking of this, Gongzi Yu's face flushed with anger again. If that idiot Gongzi Mingyue really clung to Ling Hao, he might actually be quite happy. At this thought, he slammed his fist on the table, shattering it in anger.

No, he had to leave quickly, otherwise if he waited until the next rain and when Young Master Mingyue appeared, he wouldn't be able to leave. Thinking this, Young Master Yu left the room, "Poetry."

The poem, hidden in the shadows, appeared: "Young Master." That tone, that expression—it was clearly the eldest young master. What a mess! She didn't want the eldest young master to appear lately.

The second young master's temper had improved considerably since he became friends with Miss Linghao, but the eldest young master's temper remained terrible. Sigh, she didn't want to be around the ill-tempered eldest young master. Despite her heart being filled with resentment, her skillful poetry revealed not a trace of it.

"Prepare the carriages, I'm leaving now." Gongzi Yu didn't want to wait any longer. "Wait, prepare two carriages, going in different directions." While preparing the carriages, he wanted to change out of his gaudy clothes. That idiot Gongzi Mingyue couldn't even pick out clothes properly.

The thought that he had chosen this outfit to match his wife's made him furious.

"Yes." Shici nodded and went to do his work.

Linghao, who had already fallen asleep, felt something was amiss and her heart pounded with fear, causing her to suddenly wake up. Then she heard noises outside, which, despite the heavy rain masking much of the sound, she still managed to hear them.

Ling Hao suddenly stood up, put on her clothes, grabbed her sword and a bamboo hat, and walked outside. She heard the sound of a carriage leaving, which made her feel even more uneasy. She chased after it to the gate and saw a carriage driving away.

Another carriage was parked at the entrance, and a man dressed in gray was about to get on it.

"Who goes there?!" Ling Hao shouted sternly.

The man turned around, just as a bolt of lightning ripped across the sky, allowing her to clearly see his appearance. "Mingyue?" Upon meeting his eyes, she sensed something was wrong. "No, you are not Mingyue, you are Gongzi Yu."

Mingyue had never mentioned that her brother looked almost exactly like her, but she still noticed their differences.

Gongzi Yu was surprised that she could recognize their differences at a single glance. Apart from those who knew the inside story, no one had ever been able to tell them apart, not even Yu Qin and the others. How could she…?

"What are you doing here?" Ling Hao remembered that Mingyue had said that the brothers didn't get along, and that the older brother, Gongzi Yu, didn't like him either. Why was he here... No! She suddenly ran towards the direction the carriage had just left from.

Gongzi Yu leaped forward and blocked her path. "You can't go."

A note from the author:

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In the next chapter, why did he beat up his friend on a rainy night?